Applying for Naturalisation as LTD director (self employed)

[El88]

Hi everyone,

Thank you so so much for helping us all in this process. I have some doubts on what kind of proof of living I have to provide being a LTD director/self employed and if my peculiar story (see below) will affect my application

I am an Italian citizen.
I have lived in the U.K. continuously from October 2007 to December 2016.
I moved abroad in Jan 2017 and have returned to the U.K. permanently since July 2018.
When I sent my application under the E.U. Settlement Scheme in May 2019, I was not aware that I could have gotten already the settlement status based on Historic Residence, as I thought that if I was away for more than one year, I was going to have to apply for Pre-Settle. So, I applied for Pre-Settle Status.
Last year, I discovered that I could have already gotten the settlement status, so I proved that I hadn’t been outside the U.K. for longer than five years between 2008 and 2016, and on 19/10/22, I applied.
On the 23/01/23, I was granted the Settlement status.
In the last five years, I travelled 380 days.

I have owned my LTD company since 2016 and am the only employee. What kind of proof of living do I have to provide? I only have P60 for 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, as my accountant still needs to sign me in for PAYE for 2022.

I don’t have access to Council Tax bills as I always shared houses or lived in studio flats where bills were included in the total rent.


Thank you so much

Elena

[contorted_svy]

If your accountant can generate the P60 for 2022, that will be the last piece of the puzzle. Provide that and you should be covered.

[Casa]

As the sole director of a Limited company and are paid through PAYE, you are an employee, not self-employed.

See the HMRC link below and the highlighted reference.

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.u ... arners.pdf

If the NRP is paid a salary by their own company, they are employed by that company.
If the NRP earnings consist of the profits of the company but not drawings, they are self-employed.

[MuhammadM86]

Correct, paid via PAYE then you are an employee. I am an accountant so certainly sure of this

And years that you weren’t on PAYE, you must have had dividends? If not then surely you got income from the business, how were you paying your taxes?