UK passport submission necessary for UKRC application SS rou

[heyitsme]

Is the submission of UK citizen passport necessary with application for UK residence card for family members via surrinder singh route. I understand that the Non_EU has to submit their passport but is it possible that the UK citizen can submit a certified copy of the UK Passport with the UK residence card application instead of the actual passport?

[MrSlyFox]

I'm not sure about residence card application, if you don't supply valid passport they might reject application as invalid, however the guidance for an EEA Family permit states a certified copy is good enough (although a different application it offers hope). I'd say include it unless you absolutely need it and can't wait a month to request it back from the HO.

From the EEA Family Permit Page but again might not extend to Residence card application

Documents you must provide
You must provide:

a valid passport
2 passport size colour photographs
evidence of your relationship to your British family member, such as a marriage certificate, civil partnership certificate or birth certificate
your family member’s valid passport (or a certified copy if you can’t provide the original)
a list showing when you’ve been in the UK - include the dates you arrived and left
a list of any other UK visa or immigration applications you’ve made - include whether you applied from inside or outside the UK, and details of each visa or permission to stay if you were successful
a list showing any removals, deportations or other immigration penalties you’ve had in the UK

https://www.gov.uk/family-permit/surinder-singh

[KatieWills]

A member has recently posted that her RC application was refused for not supplying her UK hubby's passport via SS route:

http://www.immigrationboards.com/immigr ... 24559.html