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You should read the original post - OP was asking about his study time, not his part-time employment.
When it comes to inputting your application you will likely be asked about CSI. Clearly you didn't have CSI so you need to explain why not, and mention your EHIC card (though it is not comprehensive cover) and any other medical cover information you may have. We have yet to see reports here of applicants being rejected due to lack of CSI. But there have been approvals for applicants without CSI.ksumsar123 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 22, 2020 9:34 amSo I've been in the UK for total of 7 years now.
Sep 2013- May 2018 I was a Master's student.
During my studies, I also had a part-time from Oct 2015 to Feb 2018.
Since Sep 2018 I've been in full-time employment in UK.
I obtained settled status in August 2019 and in September 2020 started applying for my citizenship.
I did not pay much attention to the CSI requirement until now. I've checked that I did indeed have an EHIC card, however it expired on 30/11/2017 and I was too focused on my final year uni exams to renew it. Does this mean that this gap from 30/11/2017 to Sep 2018 when I got my job could be used to decline my application?
Any advice would be appreciated.
no you don't need to apply for a permanent resident card as you have already found out it will be obsolete after 2020. settled status is basically the new permanent resident status.ksumsar123 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 06, 2020 9:58 amToday I was just about the submit my UK citizenship application as an EEA national and was double-checking all the requirements.
I saw the following line in the list of documents:
"You must have a permanent residence card before you can apply for citizenship.
So I have the PDF document confirming my Settled Status from over a year ago, does it still mean I need to apply for the permanent residence card?
Furthermore it's confusing, because their website says that the residence cards will become obsolete after 2020, so what's the point of going through the paperwork for a document which will be effective for less than 3 months.
Settled status
You’ll usually get settled status if you’ve:
started living in the UK by 31 December 2020
lived in the UK for a continuous 5-year period (known as ‘continuous residence’)
Five years’ continuous residence means that for 5 years in a row you’ve been in the UK, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man for at least 6 months in any 12 month period. The exceptions are:
one period of up to 12 months for an important reason (for example, childbirth, serious illness, study, vocational training or an overseas work posting)
compulsory military service of any length
time you spent abroad as a Crown servant, or as the family member of a Crown servant
time you spent abroad in the armed forces, or as the family member of someone in the armed forces
You can stay in the UK as long as you like if you get settled status. You’ll also be able to apply for British citizenship if you’re eligible.