Hello All,
I am an EU citizen (A8) working and living in the UK since 2008. As I was sure that I have completed my 5+1 years residence in the UK I decided to apply for the UK citizenship.
Today I have visited the Citizenship Checking Service in order to get my application checked before submission.
Everything was found in order apart from the Worker Registration Scheme (WRS) where I have registered shortly after my arrival (first week), when I commenced working in this country. As I had three consecutive employments within the first calendar year from the date of my registration to the WRS and the first two were only a few months short, the reviewer firmly stated that my qualifying period starts form the date when I commenced my first employment which lasted minimum 1 year period (which was my third employment since I am in the UK). This issue shifted the start of my qualifying period 10 months later, and actually because of this issue, I am even short of two months of the 5+1 residence years as well.
They phoned the Home Office, where a caseworker informed that they consider the start of the qualifying period from the date when the letter from the WRS confirming my registration with my third employer was issued not even the actual commencement of the employment which was in fact 5 weeks earlier, but it took so long the HO to process my application from the day of application)
I thought that as an A8 EU citizen I do need to demonstrate 1 year continuous employment, but there is no restriction in terms of number of employers. When I asked the reviewer's supervisor (as the reviewer was unable explain) she told me quote "This is what we have been told by Home Office".
Is this the normal procedure? And is this information correct? Was I wrong with my interpretation of the commencement of the qualifying period? As I have my AN form completed and checked, how long the referee section would be valid if I need to delay my application a further 2-2.5 months?
Many Thanks for your answers in advance.
Pistike
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