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Hello, I'm in the exact same situation as you right now. I'm a national of EEA and have moved to the UK since 2001. I have studied primary, secondary, bachelors and masters degrees in UK. My healthcare has always been covered by the NHS and the government never made any official announcements to say I have to have medical insurance once I reach the age 18 if I'm still studying as a student.alex1111 wrote:Hi there,
I am currently in the process of applying for naturalisation as a BC - on the surface the forms and guidance look straight forward, but after receiving some feedback from a couple of friends who have gone down this path, I realise that there are some murkier bits I need to be careful about before proceeding. I would appreciate any guidance on the following:-
I am an EEA national (23 years old) who has lived in the UK continuously for over 14 years (I also lived in the UK before this, from the age of 2 until the age of 7 or so). I went through primary, secondary and A Levels here before graduating with a BA in 2013. Since then I have been employed full-time as a civil servant.
My questions revolve around showing I have exercised treaty rights for the previous 6 years... I have never applied for certification proving I have PR, which I understand would massively simplify the application (is this right?).
The time period in question is when I was a student at University from September 2010 to July 2013... I held a number of part-time jobs over this time, but none of the contracts were continuous over the whole period of my study, which means (as a I understand it) I must show I was exercising treaty rights as a STUDENT for some of this time.
I understand this means I must prove I had "comprehensive medical insurance" to cover my stay. Obviously this is a ridiculous requirement: why on earth would I have comp medical insurance?? I live in the UK permanently and have done so for the vast majority of my life, my healthcare is wholly covered by the NHS and I even have a UK-issued EHIC card!!
So how do I get round this issue? Why does a UK-issued EHIC card not prove this? Or does it?
PS: I cannot forget the student bit and show I was living with parents as the one living in the UK was unemployed at the time - I imagine even more difficult to show exercising Treaty rights.
These requirements seem outdated and quite ridiculous.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Hello, may I ask how long did it take for the Home Office to grant you BC after you have hired your solicitor? And which firm did you hire your solicitor from?mavdi wrote:Getting BC with PR is easier because getting the PR itself is difficult. My wife got rejected once, and only received hers after we hired some expensive lawyers.
The comprehensive medical insurance is indeed a requirement which is obviously just there as "gotcha" for unsuspecting applicants like you and my wife. Luckily in our case, our solicitors successfully argued that the NHS should be counted as her comprehensive medical insurance because she had every right to use it.
Published Gov UK guidance on this matter precludes the use of UK EHIC.alex1111 wrote:Hi there,
I am currently in the process of applying for naturalisation as a BC - on the surface the forms and guidance look straight forward, but after receiving some feedback from a couple of friends who have gone down this path, I realise that there are some murkier bits I need to be careful about before proceeding. I would appreciate any guidance on the following:-
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PS: I cannot forget the student bit and show I was living with parents as the one living in the UK was unemployed at the time - I imagine even more difficult to show exercising Treaty rights.
These requirements seem outdated and quite ridiculous.
Any help would be much appreciated.