starfish2011
12 years ago
Hello,

I am originally from Lithuania and I have applied for UK naturalisation on the bases of living in UK since 1999. I have arrived to the account with my mother and claim asylum and we were granted temporary residency until our case was being looked at. With Lithuania joining the EU in 2004 our case was closed and our passports were returned. I am graduate of UK school and have a year at University, however had to leave my course due to financial difficulties and get a job. My first employer (in 2004) did not make me aware of the fact that I need to be registered for EU worker registration scheme. I have always had a National Insurance number and was never asked to provide a copy of the WRS.
I have now applied for UK naturalisation, however got a letter from the Home Office asking for a copy of the worker registration certificate. As the scheme is now closed I am not able to register for it now and I am left completely confused on what do to next as my application will not be taken further without it. Is there anyway that I would have been exepmt from it?
Any advice on the case would be really helpful.
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sylwiawaw
12 years ago
Dear Madam,

Exemption from registration applied only to people who were self-employed, those already in employment on 1 May 2004 and family members of other then A8 nationals. It is worth mentioning that WRS applied only to workers.
I reckon that as a student you should be in better position then non EEA nationals and therefore able to secure permission to stay under regulations/directive. 

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