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Dear all,

I have applied for my daughter's British passport as she was born over 6 years after I moved to the UK from France. I have received several letters from HMPO asking for more documents, and it seems like what I have sent so far doesn't satisfy their standards. Could someone explain to me how Treaty Rights are worked out for each year? Is there any specific guidance. From previous application for my other children ( they accepted my other daughter's application with the exact same documents straight away!), I thought that Treaty Rights were worked per Tax year from April to April, and then that one could only apply as exercising Treaty Rights in one way for that year, if that makes sense. My question is, what happens if your status changed over that year? For instance, I was a student until October, then was looking for work for a couple of months (still covered by CSI) and then registered as self-employed. I already sent proof of student status and insurance, proof that I was applying for jobs, proof of NI contributions paid and a few invoices for work done. The period we are talking about is about 10 years ago so I don't have bank statements or more proofs. I am at a loss about what else they need.
Thanks for any info!

umm-noor wrote:I thought that Treaty Rights were worked per Tax year from April to April, and then that one could only apply as exercising Treaty Rights in one way for that year, if that makes sense.

I have never come across any suggestion of such a rule. That has raised the unanswered question of what happens about brief periods between statuses (or indeed, between jobs) when one is not really a qualified person.

Passport Office policy on Treaty Rights:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... Policy.pdf

If you've already obtained British passports for older children- perhaps ask the Passport Office to look at the documentation you sent them at the time. Did you keep copies of what you sent?

Alternatively- you may have to get the child a Nationality Status Letter which the Passport Office will accept as evidence of British citizenship.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... us-form-ns