[rblatz]

So the real issue here is that U.K./EU marriages do not give a right to British citizenship. Additionally she did not provide her original passport during the application, that is why she was denied. It also sounds like since then they've changed requirements to make it unnecessary to be with out your passport for 4-6 months.

[blibble]

> So the real issue here is that U.K./EU marriages do not give a right to British citizenship

yep, and it's likely this situation will change as a result of the brexit negotiations, at the very least to match that of a British citizen marrying a non EU-citizen

[dogma1138]

You send in your passport right after that you send a letter asking for it back.

She didn't follow the procedure you also are not required to send a passport any EU ID like a drivers license or a national identity card can be used instead of a passport.