term time and home address and other questions, please help!
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2015 2:17 pm
I am wanting to apply for citizenship very soon. I hold a EU country citizenship and so I have permission to stay, study, work, whatever, in the UK without any visas or anything. I have been here just over 9 years, and I meet the language requirements, I have an A in higher ESOL, but I'm fluent anyway, since I came here as a child, so I'll pass any additional tests if I have to. I am currently studying at a Scottish university, before that I went to a scottish high school.
Now, question 1: my parents live in scotland too, and I consider their home to still be my home, and I have my bank statements sent there, and it's registered as home address for my university, but I don't actually LIVE there, because I'm in a different city for university and rent a flat there. I'm registered with the council (for voting purposes) in the city I study in too. I move pretty much every year though, because that's just what you do as a student, all of these residences are here just for university purposes and temporary. I hope that makes sense. And here lies my problem, I don't know which addresses to put on the application form. Here's what my past addresses look like starting from now and going back:
2014-2015:Term address A/Home Address A
2013-2014: T address B/ H address A
2012-2013: T address C / H address A
2011-2012: T address D (halls) /H address A <<started uni
2009?-2011: H address B
2006/7-2009: H address A
2006-2006: H address C
I also can't remember exact dates (which day) for some of these addresses, never needed that before, only the months, and so I only know the months. How do I go about filling out the form?
Question 2: Another thing is that I don't know how to prove that I've been here continuously. I have this cardboard card with my picture and stuff from Home Office that I got in 2007 after a year, which I think shows that I'm a resident, but I'm not sure exactly because I was 14 and my parents did the paperwork and I've only seen the thing once. Other than that, I don't have any P60s because I've just been at school and university, and haven't worked. Is that enough?
Question 3!!!: I have apparently lost my SQA certificate (with my ESOL qualifications), but those are accessible online, and I have the email from the SQA with my grades, I just don't have the paper copy anymore. SQA could send me a duplicate but I only have till November before the ESOL qualifications aren't accepted anymore and it takes at least 3 weeks for them to send it so I'm not sure if I'll manage with my application in time. Do I need the paper copies?
Question 4
. The form is asking for exact dates of absences. I don't know the exact dates I was away, but it's roughly 2 or 3 weeks every year or two, so I definitely haven't been absent too much. I have no convictions, I live here, I speak English fluently with a Scottish accent, and so I meet all the requirements and more, to become a citizen, but the bureaucracy is just confusing me and I don't know where to get help!
Please help me.
Now, question 1: my parents live in scotland too, and I consider their home to still be my home, and I have my bank statements sent there, and it's registered as home address for my university, but I don't actually LIVE there, because I'm in a different city for university and rent a flat there. I'm registered with the council (for voting purposes) in the city I study in too. I move pretty much every year though, because that's just what you do as a student, all of these residences are here just for university purposes and temporary. I hope that makes sense. And here lies my problem, I don't know which addresses to put on the application form. Here's what my past addresses look like starting from now and going back:
2014-2015:Term address A/Home Address A
2013-2014: T address B/ H address A
2012-2013: T address C / H address A
2011-2012: T address D (halls) /H address A <<started uni
2009?-2011: H address B
2006/7-2009: H address A
2006-2006: H address C
I also can't remember exact dates (which day) for some of these addresses, never needed that before, only the months, and so I only know the months. How do I go about filling out the form?
Question 2: Another thing is that I don't know how to prove that I've been here continuously. I have this cardboard card with my picture and stuff from Home Office that I got in 2007 after a year, which I think shows that I'm a resident, but I'm not sure exactly because I was 14 and my parents did the paperwork and I've only seen the thing once. Other than that, I don't have any P60s because I've just been at school and university, and haven't worked. Is that enough?
Question 3!!!: I have apparently lost my SQA certificate (with my ESOL qualifications), but those are accessible online, and I have the email from the SQA with my grades, I just don't have the paper copy anymore. SQA could send me a duplicate but I only have till November before the ESOL qualifications aren't accepted anymore and it takes at least 3 weeks for them to send it so I'm not sure if I'll manage with my application in time. Do I need the paper copies?
Question 4
. The form is asking for exact dates of absences. I don't know the exact dates I was away, but it's roughly 2 or 3 weeks every year or two, so I definitely haven't been absent too much. I have no convictions, I live here, I speak English fluently with a Scottish accent, and so I meet all the requirements and more, to become a citizen, but the bureaucracy is just confusing me and I don't know where to get help!
Please help me.