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holding EEA-PR card for 12months. Next step for citizenship

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holding EEA-PR card for 12months. Next step for citizenship

Post by moj3030 » Thu Jun 15, 2017 1:00 am

I am a non-EEA family member of an EEA National. I moved to UK in 2008. And have been married since June 2011 to an EEA national.

I had a 5 year visa as family member on an EEA national, after which I applied for EEA-PR (cost was 65pounds), I have received my EEA residency card 8months ago. Along with my residency card, I got a letter from Home Office that i will be eligible to apply for my citizenship this year June.

So I have few questions:
1. Do I need a life in UK test?
2. Do I need an English test? (I am an Srilankan National, and do not hold a University degree)
3. What are the fees for citizenship? (i read online its around 1300, and some places it showing the fee is very minimal)

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Re: holding EEA-PR card for 12months. Next step for citizens

Post by Casa » Thu Jun 15, 2017 2:39 am

moj3030 wrote:I am a non-EEA family member of an EEA National. I moved to UK in 2008. And have been married since June 2011 to an EEA national.

I had a 5 year visa as family member on an EEA national, after which I applied for EEA-PR (cost was 65pounds), I have received my EEA residency card 8months ago. Along with my residency card, I got a letter from Home Office that i will be eligible to apply for my citizenship this year June.

So I have few questions:
1. Do I need a life in UK test? YES
2. Do I need an English test? (I am an Srilankan National, and do not hold a University degree) B1 level English from a UKVI approved test provider
3. What are the fees for citizenship? (i read online its around 1300, and some places it showing the fee is very minimal) £1,156
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Re: holding EEA-PR card for 12months. Next step for citizens

Post by secret.simon » Thu Jun 15, 2017 5:27 am

You also need to meet the residence requirements for naturalisation, which are very different from EU PR.
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Re: holding EEA-PR card for 12months. Next step for citizens

Post by CR001 » Thu Jun 15, 2017 7:54 am

Just a correction to Casa's post regarding the fee. The current fee is £1282 and not £1156.
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Re: holding EEA-PR card for 12months. Next step for citizens

Post by Casa » Thu Jun 15, 2017 8:03 am

CR001 wrote:Just a correction to Casa's post regarding the fee. The current fee is £1282 and not £1156.
Thanks. Lesson not to post in the middle of the night. :oops:
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