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British passport after Ilr
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 11:18 pm
by naCC
Hi i got my ilr in october 2012 and went for holidays straight afterwards for 3 month ,
My question is when can i apply for British passport? Do i have to be in the uk for full 1 year before i apply for BC or how many days can i stay outside th Uk before i qualify for BC?
Regards
Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 8:04 am
by lostintot
There requirements to be met in order to qualify for a BC depending on your status i.e married to a BC or long residence.
Residential requirements
To demonstrate the residential requirements for naturalisation, you must have:
been resident in the UK for at least five years (this is known as the residential qualifying period); and
been present in the UK five years before the date of your application; and
not spent more than 450 days outside the UK during the five-year period; and
not spent more than 90 days outside the UK in the last 12 months of the five-year period; and
not been in breach of the Immigration Rules at any stage during the five-year period.
Check out the full requirements on the website below
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/briti ... quirements
Good luck