除了ILR 的 Life in the UK, 申請英國公民身份也需要兩名推薦人(附推薦人要求列表)

為了確保申請人的身份和記錄得到驗證,申請英國公民身份需要提供兩名推薦人的聲明。這兩名推薦人必須對申請人有所認識。

兒童申請:

如申請人為兒童,則需一名推薦人為曾以專業身份接觸過該兒童的專業人士,例如老師、保健顧問、社工或宗教牧師。

成年申請:

對於成年人的申請,需要一名推薦人為任何國籍的具有專業地位的人士,例如宗教牧師、公務員或專業團體成員,如會計師或律師(不代表您申請此項申請的律師)。

第二名推薦人:

對於所有申請,第二名推薦人通常必須持有英國公民護照,並且是專業人士或年滿25歲。推薦人必須符合以下條件:

•不得是申請人的親屬
•不得是代表您申請的律師或代理人
•不得與另一名推薦人有任何關係
•不得是英國內政部的雇員
•在過去10年中未被判有可入獄的罪行(除非根據指南中顯示的表格可以忽略該判決)
•已經認識申請人
•願意提供有關申請人的所有知識的詳細信息
•通知內政部有關申請人不應註冊的任何原因

推薦人需要作出聲明:

•我有資格擔任推薦人。
•申請表的照片是申請人的真實樣貌。
•我了解“兩名推薦人要求”部分中的每一點。
•據我所知,此申請中有關申請人的詳細信息是正確的。
•我在此申請中作為推薦人的詳細信息是正確的。
•我了解,如果我故意提供虛假信息,我可能會被罰款高達£5,000

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Requirements of the two referees for applying for British citizenship

Requirements of a referee

Each referee should know the applicant personally.

Where the applicant is a child applying, one referee should be a professional who has engaged with the child in a professional capacity, such as a teacher, health visitor, social worker or minister of religion.

For an adult application, one referee should be a person of any nationality who has professional standing, eg minister of religion, civil servant, or a member of a professional body e.g. accountant or solicitor (who is not representing you with this application).

For all applications, the second referee must normally be the holder of a British citizen passport and either a professional person or over the age of 25.

Referees must:
• not be a relative
• not be a solicitor or agent representing you on this application
• not be related to the other referee;;
• not be employed by the Home Office;;
• not have been convicted of an imprisonable offence during the last 10 years
(unless that conviction can be disregarded in line with the table shown in the
Guide);;
• have known the applicant personally;;
• be willing to give full details of their knowledge of the applicant;;
• advise the Home Office of any reason why the applicant should not be
registered.

Referee will need to have the declarations:
• That I am qualified to act as a referee.
• That the photograph above is a true likeness of the applicant.
• That I understand each of the points in the “Requirements of a referee”
section.
• That, to the best of my knowledge, the details of the applicant given in this
application are correct.
• That my details as a referee given in this application are correct.
• That I understand that I could be fined up to £5,000, or go to prison for up to
3 months, if I knowingly give false information.

Reference: https://visas-immigration.service.gov.uk/documents/1st_Referee_Declaration_MN1.pdf

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