I have no idea what your problem is. You life here, you work here, you benefit from publicly funded services, ergo you pay taxes here (to run said services). That has absolutely nothing to do with citizenship, nothing at all. Citizenship (with according privileges like political rights) and taxatio...

First of all, as EU citizen I would never bother about naturalisation (it is an expensive procedure with no benefit that is worth mentioning) I am afraid I am of the opposite opinion. Without citizenship I cannot exercise political rights at legislative level, while at the same time paying wagon lo...

Hello, I am a family member of a EEA citizen, I completed the 5 years residence on 22 oct 2012, so my RP is expired now. You may actually be a PR already, i.e. if your EEA family has exercised treaty rights for 5 consecutive years meanwhile. BTW, I somewhat doubt you entered the UK the 22 oct 2007 ...

I've heard stories of naturilised citizens whose place of birth on UK passport indicates outside of UK being asked questions like: "How did you get this passport?"... I've seen with my eyes, and heard with my ears, this one: EU airport (not the UK!), passport check to leave the country, t...

Does it mean, that my husband can apply for naturalization after 5 + 1 years exercising treaty rights? Or after 3 years, as I am now British? Your husband, being non EEA, cannot exercise treaty rights on their own. It is the EEA citizen, in this case you, who may exercise treaty rights. I could giv...

The answer to your question is a capital NO! He will need to apply for ILR first and thereafter naturalization. The form to use for his ILR application is SETM which you can find easily on the UKBA website. From qazplm's brief description, I'd have thought the answer to her question is probably &qu...

I will be off to SE Asia for winter and will go on a few other expeditions lasting 5 to 6 months over the next few years. Should I get the BC first or can it wait? For BC there are 2 residential requirement: "... - not spent more than 450 days outside the UK during the five-year period; and - ...

I just would like to reconfirm this because the form clearly says `Passport of the British Citizen` - not citizenship certificate. I would appreciate a reconfirmation. Thank you in advance. AFAIK a British citizen may decide to live all its life in the UK, without a single travel abroad, and hence ...

Donking1 wrote:Thanks for you quick response. The email address and the content is below:

Could you give a look at the original message?
Which client are you using?

When in Spain, more than a year ago I witnessed the IOs literally waving EEA citizens through. One only needed to hold up the passport or I.D. card and pass!! I had to stop and show the guy my non-EU passport, for which he had to pretend an effort. I have seen the same approach a few times in summe...

I struggle to remember the exact dates of departure and arrival (since my passport wasn't stamped). If you are an employee, you may try my approach, described here . -How important the exact dates are? and how can it effect my application? - How should I present it in my application form? e.g. shou...

Do we need a lawyer for the appeal process in the FIRST TIER TRIBUNAL(IMMIGRATION AND ASYLUM CHAMBER)? They send a letter for the process and referred that chamber. How much will it cost to us appoximately. Food for thought: I was wondering if a solicitor is going to cost less than a CSI .. and als...

I am an eu national, have been working in the UK full time since April 2007. I intend to apply for UK citizenship next April. As a side note, the UKBA usually raise their fees in April. If I had moved in UK in March 2007, perhaps to look for a job, I'd consider applying in March. Also, I would prob...

If i change jobs and I leave a week between the 2 jobs. I don't have any gaps so far, but I thought it's likely in the future and was curious. Does it not matter as I already have permanent resident status? Or at least I assume i do I got confirmation of PR through EEA3 with 2 periods as job seeker...

friendinneed wrote:Name me an insurer who even asks what nationality you are!

In my experience, they have always asked me, and banks as well.
My understanding is that it changes the risk profile.

Remember , people pay a lot of money £851 , so the least they (we) deserve is to be updated on the progress if we ask . I would understand if it was other forms of applications where people didn't pay , but in this instance , its not so . What do you guys think ? Generally , i m not impressed at al...

They should have an online tracking system, will cost next to nothing, no salaries to pay as in case of a call center representative. You should just enter your reference number, dob and name and you could instantly know where your application is. Would make the life of everyone easier! You may not...

Application Timeline Eligibility criteria: EU citizen exercising treaty rights for 7 years (RP/EEA1 issued in 2006, PR/EEA3 in 2012) Method of application: NCS (Maidenhead) Date of application: 1st November 2012 Date of receipt by UKBA: 2nd November 2012 Date of debit of fees: 6th November 2012 Date...

Application Timeline Eligibility criteria: EU citizen exercising treaty rights for 7 years (RP/EEA1 issued in 2006, PR/EEA3 in 2012) Method of application: NCS (Maidenhead) Date of application: 1st November 2012 Date of receipt by UKBA: 2nd November 2012 Date of debit of fees: 6th November 2012 Date...

3) We have a marriage certificate from Turkey, which has English and French explanations on each section. Should we get a full English translation too and get it certified by a notary? If 3) is the red booklet, mine has always been accepted as is from the HO/BA/UK consulates. No legalisation, no ap...

I have a complicated situation and I'm running out of ideas. My bf and I left Australia in June to live in Amsterdam due to a transfer with my job. We had a hard finding residency in Amsterdam so we came to England to stay with his dad. My bf is Brazilian born but with and Italian passport. I am Au...

I would like to submit an ID instead. Can I put an ID number in, although it does not specify that option on the form? Or should I put a passport number in and send my ID card? :? Also I have a one - one and a half month gap between jobs while relocating to another part of the country, I was applyi...

marriage of in convience You just made my day :lol: Sorry about that :wink:, more seriously, here is hope you get your RC soon, and if that can helps, I didn't send any such proof as well, at some point they contacted me, but to ask a more recent payslip, so I suppose if they need anything more fro...

At the boarding gate the security officer checks the back of the passport, and from the colour code of the stick decides how to deal with the passenger. As you reached there without a stick on the back of your passport, they dealt with you logically as you had not been previously assessed. Perhaps ...

As I told I was holding only hand luggage. The control that I described above took place at the boarding gate! The fact you were holding only hand luggage, is actually the reason for the questioning at the boarding gate 8) When they interview you at the queue for the check-in, after they are satisf...