drink and drive

[billal]

hi everyone. i have indefinate leave to remain in UK and want to apply for UK passport . i have two times drink and driving conviction first one i was ban for year and then i was ban three years , court ask me to do SEAT course which will help to reduce the disqualification period. i have done that and they reduce 9 months out of 3 years my disqualification period. i was wondering if any one can help me ? if i apply for UK passport do i have to say yes to criminal conviction and will they accept my application. Thanks

[Buenchico]

Yes, you have to declare the convictions.

Applicants for UK citizenship have to show that they're 'of good character' which means that they have no criminal convictions. The Home Office would almost certainly refuse an application from anyone with an unspent conviction. (If you were only banned from driving, and not fined, the convictions become spent as soon as the ban ends. If you were also fined, the conviction becomes spent 5 years after the date of conviction). However, the Home Office is not obliged to disregard spent convictions. It's still unlikely that they'd grant you UK citizenship when the conviction becomes spent unless your application was made a considerable time (e.g. 10 years) after the conviction became spent. (Even then, you might still be refused).

Chris

[pinktwink]

perhaps you should give up the drink being caught twice you could have killed someone i would have given you a total ban

[helpmetoo]

why do you want a uk passport?

you wont get discount in the off licence with it

[terambulan]

I strongly recommend you ignore the UK passport as you wont be welcome in two thirds of the world, nor will you be able to drink/smoke/take & trade in drugs. If you bump into a woman you will be jailed. You cannot carry guns and knives, cant hit women and children......it's all too restrictive and not worth the hassle of getting the passport.

[Aloysius535]

Good set of racist answers here - you should all be ashamed

[daisycup]

I agree Aloysins535 - absolutely terrible.