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Hi All,

This is with respect to the "Evidence of lawful residence" required for naturalisation.

My wife does not have all her passports covering the five year period: one was stolen a few years ago, so there is a gap of about 15 months where she does not have the required entry/exit stamps.

She will presumably therefore need to also give a letter from employer. Can anyone point me to a draft of such a "letter from employer"?

thanks

bjbatra wrote:Hi All,

This is with respect to the "Evidence of lawful residence" required for naturalisation.

My wife does not have all her passports covering the five year period: one was stolen a few years ago, so there is a gap of about 15 months where she does not have the required entry/exit stamps.

She will presumably therefore need to also give a letter from employer. Can anyone point me to a draft of such a "letter from employer"?

thanks

Any employer worth their salt should be able to draft a straightforward letter confirming & indicating the applicant’s presence in the United Kingdom during the relevant period

You could also request a SAR from UKVI;
this would show what movements (eg entry/exits to/from UK) were logged by UK authorities &/or otherwise filed on HO computer databanks.
See https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... mmigration

You can also provide P60's and the crime reference number or evidence of new passport / lost passport etc.

Thank you both
CR001 - I was planning on providing the crime reference, but wasn't aware of the P60 option. Is this mentioned in any of the guidelines, or is this more from other people's practice?

Experience and up until recently a requirement for EU nationals applying for citizenship. For example, I was asked for my last P60 when I applied as spouse of British Citizen and had it with me so was lucky even though it was not required.

P60 proves employment and therefore residency.

Thanks CR001 - that is very useful indeed.

Given that there were also different employers in the missing period (and more than one letter will be needed), I think I'll follow you suggestion and use P60s.

So for "evidence of lawful residence" we will have:
1.Passports
2. Crime reference number for stolen passport
3. In addition for the period (approx 15 months) where the entry/exit stamps are not available
- P60s to show employment in the UK at the time
- Copies of all tickets for travel abroad during the period