Spouse - list of Documents required?

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As recommended by the HomeOffice, you should refer to Guide AN before applying for naturalisation. Pages 12 - 16 deal with answers to the question 'What will you need to send with the form?'.

In particular, based on your description of your situation, you will need to provide:


The fee

The fee must be sent with the application form. Details of the current fee are available on our website.
If you do not send the correct fee, the application will be invalid.


Evidence of identity

If you were issued with a Biometric Residence Permit, you must provide/use it in support of your application, alongside:

• Your passport* or
• National identity* card or
• Home Office travel document* or
• Home Office entitlement card* or
• Home Office ARC letter* or
• Your birth certificate or
• Your photo driving licence* or
• A bank, building society or credit card statement issued to you within the last 6 months

* if you used one of these documents when you took the Knowledge of Life in the UK test you will be expected to use it again by enclosing it with your naturalisation application.

See page 4 for information about the Nationality Checking Service.


Evidence of knowledge of language and of life in the UK

We will only accept English language qualifications from the Home Office approved list of acceptable qualifications.

You will need to provide both:

• a letter confirming success in the Life in the UK Test, stamped and signed by the Test Supervisor;

and either

• a Home Office approved qualification in English at B1 CEFR or higher, from the Secure English Language Test list. You must ensure that you state the test number at section 1.23 of the form;

• an original UK degree certificate

• an original degree certificate that was taught or researched in a majority English speaking country and:
o an Academic Qualification Level Statement (AQUALS) from UK NARIC confirming the qualification is equivalent to a UK qualification

• An original degree certificate that was taught or researched in a non-majority English speaking country and:
o an Academic Qualification Level Statement (AQUALS) from UK NARIC confirming the qualification is equivalent to a UK qualification
o an English Language Proficiency Statement (ELPS) from UK NARIC showing that your degree was taught in English.

• Your passport showing that you are a national of a majority English speaking country

If you have a B1 level qualification that was accepted for the purposes of a settlement application, then you do not need to pass another English language test for your citizenship application.

If you seek exemption from this requirement on the grounds of age or poor physical and/or mental health you must indicate this by ticking the box 1.22 at section 1 on the application form. If you wish to apply for exemption on grounds of poor physical or mental health you must provide evidence from your doctor or medical professional. This must include confirmation that this is not a temporary condition. There is a form for your doctor or medical professional to complete. This is available to download from the Gov.UK website. Further guidance can be found in the Booklet AN as well as in the Nationality case
working instructions available on our website.


Applications made on the basis of residence in the United Kingdom

Evidence of lawful residence during the 5 (or, if the applicant is married to or in civil partnership to a British citizen, 3) 3 years before the date of the application

• Your passports

• If you are unable to provide your passport explain why on page 22 and supply letters from employers (including start and finish dates), payslips, P60s, educational establishments or other government departments indicating the applicant’s presence in the United Kingdom during the relevant period

If your passport is not stamped when you come into the United Kingdom, for example because you have a right of abode in the United Kingdom or you are a national of the “Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus” or Taiwan, you must send your passport and also provide alternative evidence of residence as above. If you are an EEA national, you must additionally provide the information listed below.


Evidence of freedom from immigration time restrictions

• Your passport showing permission to remain permanently in the UK

• The Home Office letter by which you were given permission to remain permanently in the UK

• If you came to the UK as an asylum seeker you should have evidence that you were not in the UK without permission between exhausting your appeal rights and being granted indefinite leave to remain.

• Evidence of being freely landed, if you did not receive specific permission because you were freely landed as a Commonwealth citizen before 1971 or arrived as a child on your parent’s passport.

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