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Sponsoring ILR by British citizen
Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2014 10:08 pm
by ykum
I am currently on ILR and have return to home for family reasons. My wife and son would soon be getting british citizenship.
My question is if I stay outside for more than 2 years, I will loose my ILR. My wife being a british she sponsor me after 3 years if I need to come back
What kind of visa I will be getting given I had ILR and how long do I have to wait before applying for naturalisation
Thanks
Re: Sponsoring ILR by British citizen
Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2014 6:19 am
by milan69
If married to British citizen you have to have been a resident in the UK for the last 3 years and hold ILR.
From the moment you apply for naturalization you are free to travel without restrictions.
Re: Sponsoring ILR by British citizen
Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2014 7:45 am
by Jambo
If you lose your ILR status, you are back to square one. your wife can sponsor you for a spouse visa which leads to ILR after 5 years. There are also financial requirements to meet for the visa.
Re: Sponsoring ILR by British citizen
Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2014 10:28 am
by zeusmagnanimous
Also be aware that there are certain changes being proposed (not approved yet as far as I know) that they will stop giving ILR after 2018.
http://www.immigrationboards.com/indefi ... 61418.html
Re: Sponsoring ILR by British citizen
Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2014 11:58 am
by CR001
This is not applicable to spouse of British Citizen visas. You are quoting for Tier 1 applicants.
Re: Sponsoring ILR by British citizen
Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2014 3:43 pm
by zeusmagnanimous
CR001 wrote:
This is not applicable to spouse of British Citizen visas. You are quoting for Tier 1 applicants.
Sorry I made a mistake. OP please ignore my comments above.
Re: Sponsoring ILR by British citizen
Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2014 9:04 pm
by ykum
Thank you all for the response. This is extremely useful. Hopefully I can keep my ILR active