Travelling After Application
Posted: Thu Aug 22, 2013 6:10 pm
Hello
Firstly, I have read the FAQ, and some of the other stickied posts, and feel my question still warrants asking. If there is a post I have missed that asks this, apologies, would love to be pointed to it.
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I have recently applied for British Citizenship on the basis of Naturalisation. I've had a work permit for 5 years and done 1 year of ILR.
I applied via NCS on the 16th of July. I explained to the application handler, that my mother was ill and I wanted to travel home (South Africa) to visit her. I was told this is fine, as I will be keeping my South African passport and can travel on that. My mother passed two days later, so naturally I flew home immediately. I have been in South Africa for just over one month now.
My concern here, and the core reason for this post is that I intend to stay in SA until the end of November in order to support my father and family at this difficult time. That would mean, by my return, I would have spent roughly 130 days outside of the UK.
Can this affect my application in any way?
Many thanks for any tips.
Firstly, I have read the FAQ, and some of the other stickied posts, and feel my question still warrants asking. If there is a post I have missed that asks this, apologies, would love to be pointed to it.
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I have recently applied for British Citizenship on the basis of Naturalisation. I've had a work permit for 5 years and done 1 year of ILR.
I applied via NCS on the 16th of July. I explained to the application handler, that my mother was ill and I wanted to travel home (South Africa) to visit her. I was told this is fine, as I will be keeping my South African passport and can travel on that. My mother passed two days later, so naturally I flew home immediately. I have been in South Africa for just over one month now.
My concern here, and the core reason for this post is that I intend to stay in SA until the end of November in order to support my father and family at this difficult time. That would mean, by my return, I would have spent roughly 130 days outside of the UK.
Can this affect my application in any way?
Many thanks for any tips.