Permanent Residency and then British Citizenship
Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 1:37 pm
Hi All,
I somehow seemed to have let a few facts slip between the cracks here so need some of you to plonk my head. I know there are plans to change the current residency and citizenship rule but for now assuming there are no changes, my question is
Once I apply for and have my ILR granted, can I then immediately apply for Naturalization which then subsequently allows me to get my British passport?
The current rules on UKBA states
* you are aged 18 or over; and
* you are of sound mind; and
* you intend to continue to live in the United Kingdom, or to continue in crown service, the service of an international organisation of which the United Kingdom is a member, or the service of a company or association established in the United Kingdom; and
* you can communicate in English, Welsh or Scottish Gaelic to an acceptable degree; and
* you have sufficient knowledge of life in the United Kingdom; and
* you are of good character; and
* you meet the residential requirements (these are detailed in full below)
Residential requirements are
* have been resident in the United Kingdom for at least five years (this is known as the residential qualifying period); and
* have been present in the United Kingdom five years before the date of your application; and
* have not spent more than 450 days outside the United Kingdom during the five year period; and
* have not spend more than 90 days outside the United Kingdom in the last 12 months of the five-year period; and
* have not been in breach of the immigration rules at any stage during the five-year period.
Nowhere does it state there is a MINIMUM waiting period to apply for Naturalization after getting the ILR approved. So have I missed something because I always thought ILR candidates need to wait another year, which means 6 in total, before applying for naturalization.
Cheers
KP
I somehow seemed to have let a few facts slip between the cracks here so need some of you to plonk my head. I know there are plans to change the current residency and citizenship rule but for now assuming there are no changes, my question is
Once I apply for and have my ILR granted, can I then immediately apply for Naturalization which then subsequently allows me to get my British passport?
The current rules on UKBA states
* you are aged 18 or over; and
* you are of sound mind; and
* you intend to continue to live in the United Kingdom, or to continue in crown service, the service of an international organisation of which the United Kingdom is a member, or the service of a company or association established in the United Kingdom; and
* you can communicate in English, Welsh or Scottish Gaelic to an acceptable degree; and
* you have sufficient knowledge of life in the United Kingdom; and
* you are of good character; and
* you meet the residential requirements (these are detailed in full below)
Residential requirements are
* have been resident in the United Kingdom for at least five years (this is known as the residential qualifying period); and
* have been present in the United Kingdom five years before the date of your application; and
* have not spent more than 450 days outside the United Kingdom during the five year period; and
* have not spend more than 90 days outside the United Kingdom in the last 12 months of the five-year period; and
* have not been in breach of the immigration rules at any stage during the five-year period.
Nowhere does it state there is a MINIMUM waiting period to apply for Naturalization after getting the ILR approved. So have I missed something because I always thought ILR candidates need to wait another year, which means 6 in total, before applying for naturalization.
Cheers
KP
