British Citizenship – 6 points after pleading guilty in court

[acroment]

Hi guys,

I'd appreciate a bit of help on this. I wanted to register to become a british citizen under the lived in the uk for the first 10 years of my life. The good character requirements state that a non custodial sentence would usually refuse an application if it occurred during the last 3 years.

I had 6 points on my licence for driving whilst uninsured back on the 13th october 2014, which i went to court to plead down the sentence.

The sentencing date was the 5th March 2015, so either way it's been 3 years since the offence occurred but what i wanted to know was that due to it being over 3 years would there be any specific reason as to why they would decline the application now specifically in relation to that offence?

I appreciate this question may seem silly, but i'm just worried about applying and losing the application fee for an application that would get refused.

[alterhase58]

You need to disclose the court penalty - if you don't this may count against you on "good character" grounds - i.e. not disclosing. Unlikely to be an issue unless you collected points and penalties on a regular basis and don't settle fines. This type of question is a regular one and doesn't appear to be an issue, as long as all the details are provided.