Documents Required for EU Nationals Applying for British Citizenship

Documents Request List – Naturalisation as a British Citizen
Documents Required
Please find below the documents request list that will be needed for your application for Naturalisation as a British Citizen. There are also forms that need completing (LINKS ARE BELOW).
For your application, we will only be using scanned copies of your original documentation. It should be noted that the Home Office will only accept original documents. If no original is available, photocopied documents must be stamped and certified true copy of the original.
Where a document is not in English or Welsh, the original must be accompanied by a fully certified translation by a professional translator. This translation must include details of the translator’s credentials and confirmation that it is an accurate translation of the original document. It must also be dated and include the original signature of the translator. These original documents should be scanned and sent to us for verification.
Please note that the documents listed are carefully explained whether they are mandatory or optional. You should collect as many documents as possible and use it as a checklist to ensure all documents where possible have been sent as soon as possible. Where you are unable to provide the original documents, please explain the reasons by adding your comments.
The documents we will require from you are as follows:
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Documents | Notes | Type |
1. Previous and Current UK Visa(s). Documents evidencing you have Indefinite Leave to Remain/Permanent Residency or EU Settled Status. | Grant of EU Settlement Status Required from 31st January 2021. Video Explanation | Mandatory |
2. If you spent time in the UK as a student or as a self-sufficient person, and had comprehensive sickness insurance (CSI), a copy of your sickness insurance policy. | Video Explanation | Mandatory |
3. Current Passport/National ID card (Full) | All pages photocopied. Video Explanation | Mandatory |
4. Previous Passports (Full) | All pages photocopied, if you have them. Video Explanation | Mandatory |
5. Biometric Card(s) | Video Explanation | Mandatory |
6. Recent Passport Photographs (x2 each) | (Photo Guidance). Video Explanation | Mandatory |
7. Marriage Certificate (if you are married to a British Citizen or making a joint application) | If you have One. Video Explanation | Mandatory |
7.1 – British Passport if married to a British Citizen | Video Explanation | Mandatory |
7.2 – Bills/Bank accounts in joint names | If you are married to a British citizen or are making a joint application. Video Explanation | Mandatory |
8. Divorce certificate (if you have been maried previously) | If you have been divorced. Video Explanation | Mandatory |
9. Your Birth Certificate | Optional | |
10. Employment Letters (for your most recent employment) | Video Explanation | Mandatory |
11. Most recent Payslips or P60s | Video Explanation | Mandatory |
12. Pension Payments/Statement | If you are on a Pension | Mandatory |
13. HMRC Self Assessment if you are self employed | If you are Self Employed. | Mandatory |
14. Most recent Bank statements (6 months) | Video Explanation | Mandatory |
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Documents | Notes | Type |
1. Previous and Current UK Visa(s) | Mandatory | |
2. Current Passport | Mandatory | |
3. Previous Passports | Mandatory | |
4. Biometric Card(s) | If you have One | Mandatory |
5. Recent Passport Photographs (x2 each) | (Photo Guidance) | Optional |
6. Home Office Travel Document | If you have One | Mandatory |
7. Home Office Entitlement Card | If you have One | Mandatory |
8. Birth Certificate | Mandatory | |
9. Parent's Marriage Certificate | If married | Mandatory |
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Test | Type | |
1. Original Life in The UK Pass Certificate | Try our Life in the UK test online. Video Explanation | Mandatory |
2. Confirmation of English Language at level B1 CEFR or higher or equivalent by one of the following: | Video Explanation | Mandatory |
2.1 Bachelor's/Master's degree obtained in majority-English speaking country including UK | ||
2.2 Bachelor's/Master's degree obtained anywhere else with confirmation from UK NARIC that it is equivalent to Bachelor's/Master's degree in UK and it was taught in English | ||
2.3 Passed an English Language Test approved by the UKVI to at least level B1 CEFR. | For this application, you can take the IELTS for UKVI test (IELTS Life Skills Level B1) OR Trinity College London test (GESE Grade 5 Level B1) – see link for more information |
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Click the Link for the Referee form to completed by the below: | Naturalisation Referee Form | Mandatory |
1. Character Reference from a person who you know personally for a minimum of 3 years who has professional standing; and | Referees must not have been convicted of an imprisonable offence during the last 10 years. Video Explanation | Mandatory |
2. Character Reference from a person, who is not a family member and who you know personally for a minimum of 3 years and is a British Citizen and either a professional person or over the age of 25 | Referees must not have been convicted of an imprisonable offence during the last 10 years. | Mandatory |
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1. Completed Travel dates Spreadsheet | Download your Travel Dates Spreadsheet Template. Video Explanation | Mandatory |
2. Home Office Letters | Video Explanation | Optional |
3. History of UK Immigration (Point of Entry to Present Date) – Bullet Points | Video Explanation | Mandatory |
4. Good Character Requirements | If you have had adverse history, you need to detail this out. Video Explanation | Mandatory |
4.1 Good Character Requirements (Driving) | NOTE: Your Driving Licence. Your Driver's License is usually not required but your driving history goes towards your good character. If there are adverse driving offences, please list them out. | Mandatory |
5. Proof of having lived in the UK for 5 Years (or 3 years if married to a British Citizen) (Bank Statements for every 4 months) Lawfully during your qualifying period exercising your EU rights. | Evidence that you were here as a worker, student, self employed, self-sufficient, retired or incapacitated person. Video Explanation | Mandatory |
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All documents should be scanned and uploaded to us to make sure they meet the requirements. You can upload your documents to your client centre.
DO NOT SEND YOUR ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS TO US UNLESS YOU HAVE BEEN INFORMED IN ADVANCE. THERE IS A FEE FOR US TO DIGITISE & SCAN YOUR DOCUMENTS. If you are posting the documents, they should be sent to our Contact Address. Please send this as recorded or special delivery for tracking purposes.
You are required to inform us. You can track your parcel with Royal Mail (track and trace) http://track2.royalmail.com.
Please let me know if you are unsure on anything mentioned here or cannot provide anything listed and we can discuss alternative documents you may provide instead, if necessary.
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