I believe if she applied for FP in 2013 (outside of UK), then she had to do fingerprints. But for EEA2 Application (5 years card) in 2013-14, made inside UK, there was no biometrics. At least this is how it was for my mother who is non-EU. When we both applied for PR in 2018, she had to do biometric...

Author says that all family obtained PR in 2016. So children have permanent residence. Now, indeed, it is not clear what to choose on the form - "parents are applying for citizenship " or "other". I guess it is better to choose "parents are applying". (Though children a...

For children registration it is always "discretion". You are not UK citizen yet, since you did not attend the ceremony. I would not say that you are UK citizen, or "applying" on the form. Instead, after submitting the form, I would upload: your decision letter (and your and your ...

Well, I cited what it says (not that one is exempt, but that one "may be" exempt..). And the application form does not seem to include automatic exemption once age is entered - they filled application, and the checklist still asks about english proficiency proof (?!)... But it seems plausi...

Naturalisation guide says: "If you are aged 65 or over or have a long term physical or mental condition that prevents you from meeting the knowledge of language and life in the UK requirement, you may be exempt. You may apply for exemption by indicating this on your application." The issue...

I guess it is a different question asked: If EU citizen applies as qualified person, based on settled status, they should show that they exercised treaty rights for 5 years. If a dependant applies, based on settled status, they should show that sponsor exersised treaty rights for 5 years. I.e. I wou...

I would start by sending only documents requested when you do application. If they will need additional documents, they will ask for them (they will send a letter about it). In our case they asked for child birth certificate (which was not on the initial list of documents when we applied), but not f...

My non-EU mother (non-visa national - US passport) has Permanent Residence BRC issued under EU rules, and also settled status (attached to this BRC). She will need to travel to France in the fall, and show that BRC there (for purposes of proving that she was already granted EU residence in another c...

It is more or less the same for all western world - and your "friend" should know it. There are essentially following ways to immigrate (i.e. get legal temporary and then permanent residence status, and then eventually arrive to citizenship): - via job: get a good professional job offer (s...

As far as I remember the rules, you actually can accompany french citizen family member to France without visa, if this French citizen is resident in another EU country, not France (for example, if they are UK resident). The country X law applies if your family member is citizen of country X and res...

Adult first passport after naturalisation Application submitted online: 8/03/2020 Application received/processed: 11/03/2020 PO Liverpool Return of overseas passport requested: 24/04/2020 (Via Twitter/email) Overseas passport sent back to PO Liverpool: 19/05/2020 (Received on 21/05/2020 per Post tra...

Oh, I have them for every month from 2013 - but I remember seeing somewhere in immigration/naturalisation guides (probably for PR?) that one per year is OK. Utility bills per se clearly do not show her physical presence. Bank statements might do, since they might show everyday transactions using her...

I was a qualified person during Jan 2010-Feb 2018, but stopped working in Mar 2018-Sep 2019 due to illness - so I can't demonstrate being a qualified person in that period. I have had EEA PR since 2018, for the period 2010-2015. My sibling has been in continuous employment during Jan 2013-present -...

Thanks! Luckily, we did PR - because when 5 years of my mum were up the settlement scheme was not in place yet. I will submit utility bills (we put her name on electricity bill), and bank statements (she has joint account with me). One per year? She also has blue badge, I will submit a copy of that ...

I am a university professor to be on sabbatical leave for a year or a bit longer (up to 2 - it is still being discussed, they might want me there for 2nd year - but not more then 2). It was agreed long ago that I would spend this year in a research lab abroad. My UK university employer continues to ...

Dear all: I will soon be applying for UK citizenship for my 75 years old mother. (non-EU family member of EU citizen). She has PR from July 2018, and settled status, and she was in UK from July 2013. 1. Our main issue is that it seems she was abroad for a bit more then 450 or even 480 days (between ...

On top of being able to upload additional sheet, I think the firm itself allows for up to 30 trips (my memory is that you probably do not see all 30 lines initially, but they appear once you start filling those lines)

In my case they only asked for child birth certificate - which had parents' names, but did not mention whether parents were married or not. They did not ask for anything else - like consent of 2nd parent, or marriage certificate, etc. My guess is that it might be that if a cild is born in UK then th...

My memory tells me that one would need consent from both parents to apply for citizenship, no?
If 2nd parent is not cooperative, it might be an issue..

Last January I applied for 11 years old 1st passport (registration, born abroad and applied for BC with a parent; second parent had settled status) I sent registration certificate + kid's non-UK passports (not all, just 2) - this was all that was required. But then they asked me to also send them ki...

They asked my 17 years old to do interview when he applied for his 1st passport this January (he obtained citizenship by registration last December, applying with me).

I am not sure what you mean by time clock. Once you become a citizen, she can apply as a spouse (next day). But she can still apply in a regular way too. It is her choice (but she has to clearly state it in application). In BOTH cases they expect her to be abroad not more then certain number of days...

I contacted them by private message on twitter in late April. They said to send email with attached file with explanation, and with the subject "attention of X" (the person whom I exchanged messages on twitter with). They also added caveat "I will pass your info, but no guarantee, no ...

Spousal route still requires 270 days absences max in last 3 years before applying (and max 90 in last year). But if she was in UK for more then 5 years you can apply for discretion (same as 7 years in general case). You will have to calculate which option looks better (? less days per year of absen...

I consulted extensively on a similar case. It seems that as a minimum she should wait until she lived in UK for 7 years and until her absences are below 90 days in last year (then there is no guarantee for approval, but at least there are some good chances). In her case, she can also wait until you ...