Caution help please

[rickyb]

Hi, I'd really appreciate some help here. My friend has applied for citizenship a few days ago, no acknowledgment yet, no fees taken yet. He thinks he received a caution in just over 3 years ago for Kerb crawling. It was a horrible dare gone wrong and he is hugely embarrassed and ashamed of it. He has has an enchanced CRB and it didn't show up and he has not mentioned it on the naturalization application form. However, he is very uncomfortable about this and wants to write to the home office and declare it.

I know that he should be OK with a caution after 3 years, however I am confused about the part about sexual offences making this more complicated. He believes it was a caution, he was interviewed and let let off, having signed a piece of paper admitting what he had done but not given a copy.

How would he inform UKBA, would it look bad that he sent in the form without declaring it? Also, if you think he will get refused should he cancel his card before the payment goes through and withdraw the application?

Thanks, your help is really appreciated.

[Amber]

Should be ok if declared, if not declared a potential 10 year ban for citizenship. It should be on a DBS certificate. You can check the PNC with a SAR.

[rickyb]

Thanks for your reply Amber.

How would he contact the Home Office, given that the application has already been submitted and he has not declared it in the section about cautions?

Does the acknowledgement letter give an email address or reference number that would make contact easier or should he send a Special Delivery letter with just his name/address as reference?

Thanks

[Amber]

You write via recorded delivery quoting the acknowledgement reference number.

[northstar212]

ukbanationalityenquiries@ukba.gsi.gov.uk is the email shown in both the NCS receipt and in the confirmation letter. Hope this help.

[hoormi]

Hi Ricky
Plz can u tell me what your friend did in the end? Did his application got aproved for citizenship?

Thx