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which answers your ILR letter question.Evidence of freedom from immigration time restrictions
l The applicant’s passport showing permission to remain permanently in
the UK OR
l The Home Office letter by which the applicant was given permission
to remain permanently in the UK
I think that you just have to hope that the IND computer has the record - which shouldn't be a problem except perhaps if the ILR was granted decades ago, when "digital" meant something to do with fingers... I'm sure the old records are supposed to have been captured, but wouldn't relish the thought of relying on the dedication of a temp who knew that he/she was leaving at the end of the week....Marco 72 wrote:...What happens if someone without such a letter loses his passport?...
AG wrote:In fact what is interesting I was just told by my solicitor thta home office does not issue these letters any more.....
As I understand it, they take copies of ALL important documents, and give the originals straight back to youDo NCS do the certified copy of passport?
It's states quite clearly on page 30 of the guidance notes for naturalisation applications that all you need for proof of residence is your previous and current passports. It also states that if you cannot provide these you need to explain why on page 14 of the application form and THEN supply letters from employers, educational establishments or other government departments.Marco 72 wrote:I don't think that would work, since a passport doesn't show when you entered or left the country. My wife has a five year residence permit in her (US) passport but it never gets stamped when she leaves the country or comes back.
It is the case. I know 3 people who have naturalised and all of them only had to show their passports to meet the residence requirement. You know why? Because that's what it quite clearly says in the guidance notes.I would be very happy if all I needed to supply for proof of residence were my passport, but unfortunately that's not the case.
Hope that's clear enough for you. Sorry, I should have posted this document with my original post!Checking the residence requirements
2.1 We should assess whether the applicant has met the residence
requirements from checking the following:
• original passport(s) or travel document(s) and any Home Office papers;
or
• failing these, any other evidence (e.g. employer's letters, a Seaman's
Record Book, tax and National Insurance letters)
- 2 -
NB. Passports will not necessarily be stamped to show embarkation from
the United Kingdom. In these and other circumstances (e.g. involving lost or
stolen passports), applicants should be given the benefit of any doubt where
claimed absences cannot be otherwise verified but are within the limits we
would normally allow and there are no grounds to doubt the accuracy of the
claim. Doctors' letters, on their own, are not normally acceptable proof of
residence. However, if nothing else is available and the doctors can confirm
that they have seen the applicant on a regular basis during the period
concerned these may be accepted. A Seaman's Record Book may be
accepted as evidence that there have been no excess absences, but it is not
conclusive proof that there have been excess absences, since it only
contains dates of the seaman's joining and discharge from a ship rather than
dates of the ship's sailing from and arrival in United Kingdom ports. Letters
from shipping companies, listing sailing and arrival dates, may need to be
requested in suspected excess absence cases involving seamen.
If I were you I would print out a new application form and get your referees to resign the form and spell your name correctly. If they really are people who have known you for 3 years or longer I'm sure they wouldn't mind spelling your name properly! Otherwise just fill in the part where they have mention your name yourself and get them to sign it.AG wrote:Do you think it can be an issue if my name is spelt differently by a referee on a reference sheet?
On my application i put my first name as it is spelt in the passport but my referees put it as they know me, there is not a large deviation but still if i explain that on page 14 will it be ok?
thanx
Unfortunately this is wrong. I have just called Camden NCS and they were quite adamant that I needed to show them evidence I have been here for at least five years. Passports don't count, since they aren't stamped for EU citizens...Dawie wrote:It's states quite clearly on page 30 of the guidance notes for naturalisation applications that all you need for proof of residence is your previous and current passports. It also states that if you cannot provide these you need to explain why on page 14 of the application form and THEN supply letters from employers, educational establishments or other government departments.
It may be wrong for EU citizens but it is definitely correct for non-EU citizens.Marco 72 wrote:Unfortunately this is wrong. I have just called Camden NCS and they were quite adamant that I needed to show them evidence I have been here for at least five years. Passports don't count, since they aren't stamped for EU citizens...Dawie wrote:It's states quite clearly on page 30 of the guidance notes for naturalisation applications that all you need for proof of residence is your previous and current passports. It also states that if you cannot provide these you need to explain why on page 14 of the application form and THEN supply letters from employers, educational establishments or other government departments.