Professinal Referee

[uhd4k]

Hi,

I was filling out the form to apply for Citizenship when I tripped at the referees' requirement section.

For the 1st referee, it is easy. My boss is British, over 25 year old, and has known me for more than 3 years.

For the second referee, and in short, I don't have a GP, or a nurse, or a dentist, or a teacher, or a business owner, or an engineer who has known me for 3 years and is willing to share their passport detail and sign a document threatening them with jail if they get it wrong. Those I asked declined. It seems they have to know you well to trust you, and not just know your name and face.

The only professional I could find is an IT co-worker who is a member of the British Computer Society (BCS). BCS is the chartered institute for IT in the UK, according to Wikipedia at least (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Computer_Society).

Would this work for the 2nd referee?

Thanks for the help.

[AmazonianX]

Hi,

I was filling out the form to apply for Citizenship when I tripped at the referees' requirement section.

For the 1st referee, it is easy. My boss is British, over 25 year old, and has known me for more than 3 years.

For the second referee, and in short, I don't have a GP, or a nurse, or a dentist, or a teacher, or a business owner, or an engineer who has known me for 3 years and is willing to share their passport detail and sign a document threatening them with jail if they get it wrong. Those I asked declined. It seems they have to know you well to trust you, and not just know your name and face.

The only professional I could find is an IT co-worker who is a member of the British Computer Society (BCS). BCS is the chartered institute for IT in the UK, according to Wikipedia at least (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Computer_Society).

Would this work for the 2nd referee? Yes it will work

Thanks for the help.

[uhd4k]

Would this work for the 2nd referee? Yes it will work

Thanks for the answer. One more question, please. Do referees need to actually sign the back of the photos or can I send them the document electronically with the photo being part of the PDF, and they'd return a PDF with their signature in it?

[alterhase58]

Not necessary, back of photo signature goes back to the paper days. Sending electronically is fine.

[contorted_svy]

Would this work for the 2nd referee? Yes it will work

Thanks for the answer. One more question, please. Do referees need to actually sign the back of the photos or can I send them the document electronically with the photo being part of the PDF, and they'd return a PDF with their signature in it?

Yes, all fine. the signature has to be consistent with what appears on the passport (not typed).

[AmazonianX]

Back of photos are not required to be signed any more.

[uhd4k]

And now I am confused about the fee.

The fee in my application was showing £1,580 just a couple of days ago, but now it is showing £1,630. Any idea why? Looking at guidance, I actually find both values on the gov website:

1- Naturalisation (British citizenship) from 31 January 2024: £1,500 + £80 for biometrics
2- "Apply for citizenship if you have indefinite leave to remain or 'settled status' ": £1,630

Link 1: https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... ationality

Link 2: https://www.gov.uk/apply-citizenship-in ... -to-remain

[alterhase58]

£80 was the ceremony fee, now increased to £130, earlier this month.
Biometrics UKVCAS charge is separate, free if you can get a free appointment.
announces/fees-2018-t228357.html#p2155219

[uhd4k]

£80 was the ceremony fee, now increased to £130, earlier this month.
Biometrics UKVCAS charge is separate, free if you can get a free appointment.
announces/fees-2018-t228357.html#p2155219

Thanks for the explanation. Much appreciated.