Naturalisation vs. EEA PR - please advise
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2015 7:57 pm
Hi All,
I am Polish national living and working in UK since 2006. I have already applied for naturalisation as British citizen back in July 2015. It's been nearly 5 months now and I still have not heard about the outcome from Home Office. I hope they will get back to me by the end of January / early February 2016. In the meantime I am wondering whether to apply for document certifying permanent residence, just in case my application for naturalisation is unsuccessful.
I have registered for WRS and after a year applied and was issued with residence documentation registration certificate. I have been in continuous employment and can provide P60 certificates from 2007 to 2015 as a proof of exercising treaty rights.
Since November 2015 EEA nationals need to provide PR document with their application for naturalisation, I was lucky enough that back in July 2015 I only had to prove that I was exercising treaty rights for continuous period of 6 years as EEA nationals were automatically getting status of permanent resident after exercising treaty rights for 5 years. I fulfilled this obligation by providing WRS certificate and letters as well as my P60 forms.
I do not mind spending extra £65 now and applying for EEA PR but am wondering if this might affect my application for naturalisation which is still in progress at the moment. The reason is that I want to leave my job but fear that case worker might reject my case if I will not be in continuous employment.
I believe I qualify for EEA PR now as I am still employed. Once issued with PR card would I still have to be employed for another year to apply for naturalisation or it would it not matter and I could even be unemployed?
I would really be grateful for any advice.
I am Polish national living and working in UK since 2006. I have already applied for naturalisation as British citizen back in July 2015. It's been nearly 5 months now and I still have not heard about the outcome from Home Office. I hope they will get back to me by the end of January / early February 2016. In the meantime I am wondering whether to apply for document certifying permanent residence, just in case my application for naturalisation is unsuccessful.
I have registered for WRS and after a year applied and was issued with residence documentation registration certificate. I have been in continuous employment and can provide P60 certificates from 2007 to 2015 as a proof of exercising treaty rights.
Since November 2015 EEA nationals need to provide PR document with their application for naturalisation, I was lucky enough that back in July 2015 I only had to prove that I was exercising treaty rights for continuous period of 6 years as EEA nationals were automatically getting status of permanent resident after exercising treaty rights for 5 years. I fulfilled this obligation by providing WRS certificate and letters as well as my P60 forms.
I do not mind spending extra £65 now and applying for EEA PR but am wondering if this might affect my application for naturalisation which is still in progress at the moment. The reason is that I want to leave my job but fear that case worker might reject my case if I will not be in continuous employment.
I believe I qualify for EEA PR now as I am still employed. Once issued with PR card would I still have to be employed for another year to apply for naturalisation or it would it not matter and I could even be unemployed?
I would really be grateful for any advice.
