Criminality Requirement Naturalisation

[asser]

Hi all

I was convicted of insurance offence by court in 2010 and received 6 points and £425 fine. My conviction was that the person who was driving my car was not insured. I had valid insurance and my car was insured but when police stopped us my friend was driving without insurance so i was convicted for authorizing someone to drive without insurance traffic offence code IN14 was given to me.

I was issued ILR at PEO, however I showed case worker CRB and police check, both were clear and I was grant ILR.

NOW, my Naturalisation is due, In guidance notes under good character it clearly states that driving uninsured in not a minor offence, I am sending CRB and police check again, do you think my application will be rejected even though I was granted ILR with same conviction – please advise ?? thanks

[Amber]

Hi all

I was convicted of insurance offence by court in 2010 and received 6 points and £425 fine. My conviction was that the person who was driving my car was not insured. I had valid insurance and my car was insured but when police stopped us my friend was driving without insurance so i was convicted for authorizing someone to drive without insurance traffic offence code IN14 was given to me.

I was issued ILR at PEO, however I showed case worker CRB and police check, both were clear and I was grant ILR.

NOW, my Naturalisation is due, In guidance notes under good character it clearly states that driving uninsured in not a minor offence, I am sending CRB and police check again, do you think my application will be rejected even though I was granted ILR with same conviction – please advise ?? thanks

The conviction would generally create a 3 year automatic refusal for naturalisation. So it depends when in 2010 you were convicted? Although, after this time your recklessness offence can still create a refusal, albeit discretionary. If this is your only conviction and the conviction was over 3 years and you meet the other requirements for naturalisation then I would expect you to be successful.