Question about "Return BRP within 5 days of becoming BC"

[dinushka]

hi all,

according to the quote below

***Important*** - Return BRP within 5 days of becoming BC
Postby sushdmehta » Sat Jan 09, 2016 10:47 am

Once you’ve got your certificate of British citizenship, you must send your biometric residence permit back to the Home Office (CLICK) within 5 days of either:
going to your citizenship ceremony,
getting your certificate of British citizenship

Cut up your biometric residence permit and put it in a windowless envelope with a note saying you’re returning your permit because you’ve become a citizen.

You’ll be fined up to £1,000 if you don’t return your permit in 5 days.

You can’t use your biometric residence permit for travel once you’ve become a British citizen. Apply for British passport or right of abode certificate.

I got PR through EEA family member route. The PR is pasted on my previous passport. It is not a separate card. How could I send it back?

could you people guide me please, about my situation????

[ohara]

Are you do not have a ILR BRP, it doesn't apply to you

[dinushka]

r u sure? any ref? actually i don't want to pay £1000 for nothing

[Casa]

If you have PR you don't have a BRP...so you can't return it.

[ohara]

r u sure?

Do you have an ILR Biometric Residence Permit?

[dinushka]

No I have Permanent Residency sticker pasted on my previous passport. I have my photo on it, does it mean biometric??

[CR001]

No I have Permanent Residency sticker pasted on my previous passport. I have my photo on it, does it mean biometric??

The returning of BRP (which is a card like a drivers license) is NOT relevant to you. You can ignore this requirement.

[dinushka]

thanks for the guidanc

[Stoli]

i was wondering the same thing - but then looked into procedure around obtaining first british passport and it seems there is no way but post my current national passport with the application (hello, Big Brother!).
So i would not have been able to travel on my Permanent Residence sticker anyway.. Which really sucks given that wait time for the first passport is - according to gov.co.uk - at least 6 weeks

[ASHLYRAJAN]

Hello, my citizenship ceremony was on 19th July and the letter of invitation never mentioned anything about the time frame of 5 days to send the BRP back for destruction, nor the ceremony mentioned anything. My letter from Home office says" you have to return the BRP cut into half in a windowless envelope once you have received your certificate of British citizenship" . Today I accidently visited Gov.UK and read there was a time frame of 5 days to send the BRP back. It's now been 3 weeks. I was totally unaware about the timeframe of 5 days as it was never communicated to me. I am sending them today, but I am little concerned whether I would get the penalty of £1000 specified in the letter. Please advise
Thank you