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mota
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British citizenship

Post by mota » Tue Jul 30, 2019 10:18 pm

Hi
Hope someone can help me.
I’m about to apply for British citizenship in a couple of weeks. this is my situation:
I arrived to UK on February 2002 with student visa, then I kept extend it till 2009 then I married my Swiss national wife in August 2009. my leave to remain finished in 31st Oct 2009 but I applied for another leave to remain on 21st November 2009 ( I applied 3 weeks late and had no idea about that I can apply through EU law) so my application was refused on 5th Oct 2010 based on my previous leave to remain that was expired when I made my application ( by 3 weeks). but with the refusal letter they sent me the EEA2 application which I applied then couple of months after I got my 5 years resident permit as a family member of Swiss national, then on Aug 2014 ( 5 years after my marriage) I applied for PR which i received after 8 weeks. now after 10 years of my marriage I want to apply for naturalisation,
Now I’m concerned if my application will get refused based on overstaying between 31/10/2009 and 21/11/2009.
Would you please advice me on this matter?
Thank you
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askmeplz82
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Re: British citizenship

Post by askmeplz82 » Tue Jul 30, 2019 10:38 pm

apply on December 2019
UK Student Visa : 04/2004 - 09/2009
EEA Residence Card : 07/2010 - 7/2015
EU Settled Status: Confirmed on 16th July 2019
Naturalisation : Confirmed on 02nd Oct 2020
Passport Approval : 21st Feb 2021
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Re: British citizenship

Post by jmedina » Wed Jul 31, 2019 1:38 am

During your "overstay" you were actually already married to an EEA National, therefore you had the free movement rights already, even if you hadn't had any documents to prove it.
I think you could apply for naturalization right away. You have your marriage certificate to prove that you had free movement rights during that theoretical overstay.
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mota
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Re: British citizenship

Post by mota » Wed Jul 31, 2019 1:39 pm

Thanks guys,
I just need to make sure if I apply now I get approval as I don’t want to loose £1400
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mota
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Re: British citizenship

Post by mota » Mon Aug 05, 2019 7:18 pm

Any ideas from moderators? :?:
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mota
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Re: British citizenship

Post by mota » Wed Aug 14, 2019 8:51 pm

Sorry guys I have a question regarding proof of residency,
Is 5 years of p60 enough or do I need an employer letter for 5 years?
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Re: British citizenship

Post by alterhase58 » Thu Aug 15, 2019 5:27 pm

mota wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 14, 2019 8:51 pm
 Sorry guys I have a question regarding proof of residency,
Is 5 years of p60 enough or do I need an employer letter for 5 years?
P60 is fine or an employer letter, not both. Useful to get a letter if you have been with the company for all that time,just one document.
This is just my opinion as a member of this forum and does not constitute immigration advice.
Please do not send me private messages asking for advice.
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