In the process of applying for British citizenship for my daughter. She's South African, born in SA, to a SA father. I'm her mom and am British by descent. She has lived in the UK with me for 18 years now and has had ILR for pretty much that same time (she is now 20). Her SA passport expired in 2016 and we didn't renew it as we knew we would be pursuing citizenship.
The application and UKVCAS appointment all went fine but then yesterday we received a letter asking for passport/travel documents/other evidence of UK residence from the date her passport expired. Firstly, I find this confusing as how would she leave the country without a passport? But never mind.
So now I'm trying to figure out what evidence to send and it's a bit of a mess. For part of the time she was at college/living at home, but after that she had a series of temp/short term jobs as a chef. She's awful with paperwork and didn't keep much in the way of wage slips etc. To add to this, she is now studying privately (ie. not through an official establishment) and is funded by myself (so not receiving benefits of any kind OR paying NI). I am thinking that the best possible evidence she can send is the last 3 years worth of her bank statements. They will show constant use of her card in this country, plus salary for the periods she was employed. Does anyone know if this will be enough?
For interest's sake, here is her current application timeline:
Lisa F wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2019 2:31 pmEligibility criteria: 18 years resident + 18 years ILR (granted as a minor with British (by descent) mother)
Language Criteria: B1 & Life In UK Test
Nationality: South African
Method of application: Online & UKVCAS
Date of application: 6 Feb 2019
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 6 Feb 2019
Date of debit of fees: 6 Feb 2019
Date of Biometric letter issued: N/A
Date of biometric letter received: N/A
Date Biometrics & Documents Upload: 19 Feb 2019 @ UKVCAS Cambridge
Additional documents requested (due to passport expiring 2016): 17 April 2019
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application:
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be received: