Nationality Refusal due to Council tax.

[Sana Haq]

Hello All

My question is related to council tax. We applied for husbands citizenship in feb 2016

We stayed in a property from May 2014 to Nov 2015. However the council has only got the details of another couple staying in the same property and that couple has agreed to pay the council tax for the entire period. We have never informed council that we have ever lived in this property. The other couple has always managed council tax.


do we need to worry about this?

Does HO object why we didn’t pay council tax and why the other couple took the responsibility to do it?

Please advise

Thanks

[Casa]

It depends on whether the other couple have paid the Council tax and if not, evidence that you had no liability to pay it or contribute. Whose name was on the Council tax bill?

[Sana Haq]

Thanks Casa for prompt reply

The bill is in the name of other couple

I have contacted them and they said they have set up a payment plan with the council and the first payment will be paid next month on the 25th

Is there any case where HO has rejected application because of council tax?

Please advise

Thanks

[Casa]

Not if you weren't responsible for the paying the Council tax account. It won't show as a default as the account isn't in your name.

[Sana Haq]

Thanks Casa.

So basically HO is only concerned where the bill is in our name and we have not paid it yet? Otherwise we are ok, right?

[Casa]

Well you can't be asked to pay a bill which isn't in your name.

[Sana Haq]

Yes agreed

Many thanks Casa