Bonfire of the documents?

Perhaps this is a silly question, but it's for those of you who have completed the citizenship process (all the way to receiving a UK passport). Have you kept all of your paperwork, forms, applications, documentation? And If so, for how long?

I'd like nothing more than to burn or shred everything that I don't need (obviously keeping originals of marriage certificates and other important stuff), but I'm just curious about what others have done.

Perhaps this is a silly question, but it's for those of you who have completed the citizenship process (all the way to receiving a UK passport). Have you kept all of your paperwork, forms, applications, documentation? And If so, for how long?

I'd like nothing more than to burn or shred everything that I don't need (obviously keeping originals of marriage certificates and other important stuff), but I'm just curious about what others have done.

I have kept all of our applications. I put such a lot of work into each of them that I'm not inclined to throw them away.    I got rid of all the excess mail pretty quickly afterwards though!

I have kept all of our applications. I put such a lot of work into each of them that I'm not inclined to throw them away.    I got rid of all the excess mail pretty quickly afterwards though!

I know--I put so much time and money into the whole process, but I'm not sure I want to keep it just as a memento. I mostly worry that I might need them for something (like old tax returns), so I'm afraid to discard them.

We moved to the USA in 1987 on a company work visa and got our Green Cards after 3 frustrating attempts in 1993, and our US Citizenship in 1998.  I kept all the paperwork until we downsized from a big house in Louisiana to a much smaller place in Texas in 2004.  As part of the clear out I got rid of all the old paperwork except the Naturalization certificate.  If we hadn't moved I doubt very much that I would have got rid of all the supporting documentation as I was quite nostalgic about it even though I never looked it again.