help with understanding faq 5
Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 1:06 pm
hi, i am doing my parents naturalisation form.
They are both EEA nationals who have ILR (is this the blue card?)
I have a question on FAQ 5 and just want to be sure i understand it correcttly.
Q5: I'm a EEA national/family member of EEA national. When can I apply for naturalisation?
Under EEA regulations, Permanent Residence status is obtained automatically after 5 years of exercising treaty rights. You need to hold PR status for 1 year to be eligible for naturalisation (unless you are married to a BC) so effectively you can apply after 6 years of residence in the UK. Having a PR Confirmation (following EEA3/EEA4 application) is optional and is not required in order to apply for naturalisation.
You have two options:
1. Apply after 6 years in the UK. This includes 5 years of exercising treaty rights + 1 year with PR. You will need to provide proof of the 5 years (similar to what is needed in EEA3/EEA4 application). Form AN has a specific section (Q2.4-2.6) for such application.
2. Apply 1 year after the issue date of the PR Confirmation (EEA3/EEA4). In this case, there is no need to prove treaty rights again and normally just your passport (and Life in the UK test) is required.
SO after reading the above, i am assuming my parents are option number 2? because they both have had the blue card which i am assuming is the PR card or ILR (nor sure the difference?) ? they both have had the card for over a year.
Thanks in advance
They are both EEA nationals who have ILR (is this the blue card?)
I have a question on FAQ 5 and just want to be sure i understand it correcttly.
Q5: I'm a EEA national/family member of EEA national. When can I apply for naturalisation?
Under EEA regulations, Permanent Residence status is obtained automatically after 5 years of exercising treaty rights. You need to hold PR status for 1 year to be eligible for naturalisation (unless you are married to a BC) so effectively you can apply after 6 years of residence in the UK. Having a PR Confirmation (following EEA3/EEA4 application) is optional and is not required in order to apply for naturalisation.
You have two options:
1. Apply after 6 years in the UK. This includes 5 years of exercising treaty rights + 1 year with PR. You will need to provide proof of the 5 years (similar to what is needed in EEA3/EEA4 application). Form AN has a specific section (Q2.4-2.6) for such application.
2. Apply 1 year after the issue date of the PR Confirmation (EEA3/EEA4). In this case, there is no need to prove treaty rights again and normally just your passport (and Life in the UK test) is required.
SO after reading the above, i am assuming my parents are option number 2? because they both have had the blue card which i am assuming is the PR card or ILR (nor sure the difference?) ? they both have had the card for over a year.
Thanks in advance