wife british citizenship
Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2013 2:45 pm
hi my wife recently got ilr through set m application on 24th sep 2013. i am also ilr holder through long residence category.
my wife has been living with me from dec 2006 as a dependant.
now i am wondering whether she is eligible to apply BC asap or she needs to await 1 year?
also i m wondering whether in the following rules (6F) can be comprised, as i am not british citizen but settled.
Regards
(B. REQUIREMENTS FOR A PERSON APPLYING AS THE HUSBAND, WIFE OR CIVIL PARTNER OF A BRITISH CITIZEN
6. The person applying must:
a. be aged 18 or over; and
b. not be of unsound mind; and
c. be of good character (see Note 1); and
d. have sufficient knowledge of English, Welsh or Scottish Gaelic (see Note 2); and
e. have a sufficient knowledge about life in the United Kingdom (see Note 2); and
f. be the husband, wife or (from 5 December 2005) the civil partner of a British citizen on the date the application is received; and
g. meet the residential requirements set out in paragraph 7 below (but see also paragraphs 8 and 9 below).
7. The residential requirements are that: a. the person applying was in the United Kingdom (see Note 4) at the beginning of
the three-year period that ended on the date the application is received; and b. on the date the application is received, the applicant's stay in the United Kingdom
is not subject to any time limit under the immigration laws (see Note 6)*; and c. in the three-year period, he or she was not outside the United Kingdom for more
than 270 days (see Note 5); and d. in the last 12 months of that three-year period, he or she was not outside the
United Kingdom for more than 90 days (see Note 5); and
e. he or she was not at any time in that three-year period, in the United Kingdom in breach of the immigration laws (see Note 7).)
my wife has been living with me from dec 2006 as a dependant.
now i am wondering whether she is eligible to apply BC asap or she needs to await 1 year?
also i m wondering whether in the following rules (6F) can be comprised, as i am not british citizen but settled.
Regards
(B. REQUIREMENTS FOR A PERSON APPLYING AS THE HUSBAND, WIFE OR CIVIL PARTNER OF A BRITISH CITIZEN
6. The person applying must:
a. be aged 18 or over; and
b. not be of unsound mind; and
c. be of good character (see Note 1); and
d. have sufficient knowledge of English, Welsh or Scottish Gaelic (see Note 2); and
e. have a sufficient knowledge about life in the United Kingdom (see Note 2); and
f. be the husband, wife or (from 5 December 2005) the civil partner of a British citizen on the date the application is received; and
g. meet the residential requirements set out in paragraph 7 below (but see also paragraphs 8 and 9 below).
7. The residential requirements are that: a. the person applying was in the United Kingdom (see Note 4) at the beginning of
the three-year period that ended on the date the application is received; and b. on the date the application is received, the applicant's stay in the United Kingdom
is not subject to any time limit under the immigration laws (see Note 6)*; and c. in the three-year period, he or she was not outside the United Kingdom for more
than 270 days (see Note 5); and d. in the last 12 months of that three-year period, he or she was not outside the
United Kingdom for more than 90 days (see Note 5); and
e. he or she was not at any time in that three-year period, in the United Kingdom in breach of the immigration laws (see Note 7).)