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Applications for EEA residence documentation, such as EEA residence cards and PR cards, are no longer accepted. This section is here for reference, when required to establish lawful residence for a citizenship applicant or to establish a parent had acquired PR status before the birth a of a child in the UK.
IMPORTANT: Please read potential impact on family members you may wish to sponsor in the future, before you apply for British citizenship.
Our step-by-step guide should be your starting point. Please make sure you meet the criteria before submitting your application, as the fee is non refundable in case of a refusal. Also see: Issues, mistakes, errors and ommisions
Once you have settled or pre-settled status, of if you acquired PR status in the past, you are lawfully resident under that status and no longer need to exercise treaty rights, work, or even think about CSI. See our lawful residence guide.
DO NOT RING the Home Office asking for advice with your citizenship application, their operators are not immigration advisors and may provide inaccurate information. If you have any questions, please post them on our forum
DO NOT RING UKVCAS, their call charges are obscene.