surabhi wrote:Hi,
speeding with 4 points on license will be treated as unspent conviction and , that person cannot act as a referee?
My UK citizen referee has 4 points on license and will be cleared only by next year.He got it as SP30(speeding above 30 miles at a 30 mile road) 3 years back.He cannot acts as a referee?
Any one has any idea?
Check If referee have any unspent convictions or convicted of an imprisonable offence during the last 10 years. Speeding ended up in court and/or convicted? if not I wouldn't worry.
see section 5: in AN Guide
Each referee must not be:
• related to you
• related to the other referee
• your solicitor or agent representing you with this application
• employed by the Home Office
We will not accept a referee who has been convicted of an imprisonable offence during the last 10 years (unless that conviction can be disregarded in line with the table shown on page 17 of the Booklet AN).
If you are living abroad and do not know a British citizen who is qualified to act as one of your referees, a Commonwealth citizen or citizen of the country in which you are residing may complete and sign the form, provided they have professional standing in that country, has known you for 3 years and the Consul considers their signature to be acceptable.
Checks may be carried out to ensure that the referees do not have unspent convictions and are qualified to act for you and that their signatures are genuine. It is a criminal offence to provide false information knowingly or recklessly punishable with up to 3 months imprisonment or by a fine not exceeding £5,000 or both under section 46(1) of the British Nationality Act 1981.
