Now that I have become a British Citizen, is it safe now to throw my Life in the UK test certificate and previous UK border agency correspondences (such as letters of them approving my ILR, etc)?

when i get my british passport, is it still important to keep my naturalisation certificate on my files?
if i lose my naturalisation certificate even if i already have a british passport would it be ok?
do i need to carry the certificate when i travel even if i have a british passport already?

Hi All, Would appreciate if I could receive a reply for below: First question: I am planning to move to a different address in the near future after the date of my application using the Nationality Checking Service. Therefore, I am planning to use my future address in the application form that I wil...

First question: I am planning to move to a different address in the near future after the date of my application using the Nationality Checking Service. Therefore, I am planning to use my future address in the application form that I will be submitting. Will they ask for proof of address? This is be...

thank you for your post

How about the email address in small capital letters?

Do the professional referee have to state the company number of the company he is a director of?

Thanks a lot.

I am applying for naturalisation / citizenship using Form AN. It states that I must complete the form using block capital letters and date format DD/MM/YYYY. However, my two referees in page 12 of the form had signed the form and have used the date format DD.MM.YY rather than DD/MM/YYYY. In addition...

thanks jambo. when you say the ILR is revoked and the clock starts at 0 if the ILR holder is away for more than 2 years, then does that revocation mean the person needs to go through the same 5 yrs process under work permit again or does it simply mean the person still qualify for ILR but simply hav...

thanks very much for the detailed reply may i also ask whether my foreign passport must be submitted together with my naturalisation application? i gather the naturalisation application processing can take up to 4-5 months? in that case, i won't be able to travel outside the uk at all if my passport...

I would like to ask the following: 1. Once I get the British Citizenship after getting an ILR, would my British Citizenship remain with me even if I am away from the UK for more than 5 years? I am asking because the ILR visa gets cancelled if the holder is away for more than 2 years and I want to ma...

thanks for the reply. after I got my ILR, they retained my biometric permit. there is no biometric card for ILR right? all i got is the stamp in my passport

for citizenship application after 12 months of obtaining my ILR, i do not need to keep any of my payslips, bank statements, P60s right because none of them are required for citizenship application? there is no minimum maintenance amount bank balance required right?

thanks very much for all your help! really appreciated

thanks the life in the uk original test certificate was returned to me. so do i need to keep it and submit it again for citizenship application? If I need to be physically present in the UK in the 5 yrs before the application for citizenship is received by the Home Office, does that mean the first y...

to get citizenship on the basis of 12 months ILR and 5 yrs (combination of tier 1 general and work permit): 1. Do I really need to have two referees? 2. Do I need to keep my Life in UK test and submit it again even though it was already used for my ILR application? 3. What documents do I need to sub...

i called the immigration enquiry helpline and the guy gave me the sheffield phone number who can access what is the status of my previus work permit. when i phoned the sheffield office, they said what they can see from their screen is my work permit is the normal standard one, because had it been a ...

try ringing the home office helpline and ring several immigration lawyers ask how to tell the difference, then please let us know as soon as possible as that would be helpful!

i know twes requires you to leave the uk after the end of the twes period. was that the case in your letter?

my work permit letter did start with E then 6 digits. but it has no 1SF before the E like yours.

now you got me worried as well as i had a work permit. so i double checked whether mine is definitely not TWES. based on my research, had it been a TWEST there should be something marked on the letter saying "work experience scheme" or something like that, or if not in the letter it should...

the employer letter is mandatory for work permit applicants but is optional for Tier 1 general applicants. What if i am applying based on a combination of Tier 1 general (current visa) and work permit (previous visa)? Is it still optional or is it mandatory? my guess is it would not be a requirement...

the employer letter is mandatory for work permit applicants but is optional for Tier 1 general applicants. What if i am applying based on a combination of Tier 1 general (current visa) and work permit (previous visa)? Is it still optional or is it mandatory?

ok thanks i just want to be 100% sure as the payslips I am submitting is just printed,stamped and signed... i have no letter from employer authenticating that the signed and stamped printed payslips are authentic... i take it from what you said as i already suspect anyway that the same rules for my ...

I am applying based on a combination of Tier 1 General (most recent) and work permit (previous visa). In the Tier 1 General, the guidance for payslips if they are just printed on ordinary paper is to just let the company stamp and sign it and that is sufficient. However, for ILR, there are new rules...

thanks!

thanks for sharing your experience. congratulations for getting the ILR. may i ask about section 5. you mentioned you showed evidence for maintenance. i thought there is no maintenance requirement for ILR? i remember for tier 1 general application you need to show £800 for the past 3 months but this...

I am applying using a combination of work permit (1.5 years) and Tier 1 general (3 yrs) and Tier 1 extension(6 months - most current visa). I read in the UKBA website that for work permit holders, they need to show letters from employer and payslips and bank statements to show they are being paid ab...