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British Citizenship within 1 year of ILR? Help Please!
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 2:11 pm
by omooba17
I came to the UK in October 2005, Student Visa till Dec 07, Post study (1 yr) till Jan 09, Spousal Visa (2 yrs) till Feb 2011, Got ILR at end of Feb.
I have heard that I can apply for British Citizenship within 1 year of ILR..
Please, can anyone confirm this?
Many thanks in advance!!
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 2:22 pm
by Casa
If your spouse is a British Citizen you can apply now.
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 2:28 pm
by omooba17
Yes she is!
Thank you Casa
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 2:44 pm
by saayinla
Casa can you expanciate on this, as to my understanding the OP needs to wait for 12 months before applying albeit the 28 days before eligibility date.
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 2:51 pm
by John
Firstly, just to emphasise it, for Naturalisation applications there is no 28 day leeway. But actually that does not apply to you as you are married to a British Citizen.
Think of it this way, for those not married to (or in Civil Partnership with) a British Citizen then ILR needs to be held for at least one year. But for those married to (or in Civil Partnership with) a British Citizen, then ILR needs to be held for at least one second .... and actually that is an exaggeration!
So on the face of it you can apply now, but do ensure that you were physically in the UK exactly 3 years before UKBA will receive the Naturalisation application.
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 5:22 pm
by omooba17
Thank you for your assistance John..
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 1:54 pm
by jamil05
John wrote:Firstly, just to emphasise it, for Naturalisation applications there is no 28 day leeway. But actually that does not apply to you as you are married to a British Citizen.
Think of it this way, for those not married to (or in Civil Partnership with) a British Citizen then ILR needs to be held for at least one year. But for those married to (or in Civil Partnership with) a British Citizen, then ILR needs to be held for at least one second .... and actually that is an exaggeration!
So on the face of it you can apply now, but do ensure that you were physically in the UK exactly 3 years before UKBA will receive the Naturalisation application.
This is completely new info to me.
So john, if you may elaborate, if one is married to a british national, do they need to apply for ILR first then naturalization soon after?
or they can just apply naturalization straight?
i ask this because both processes are not cheap. you will need close to £2000 to have both one after the another
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 2:19 pm
by geriatrix
One cannot apply for naturalisation before acquiring / being granted settlement.
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 2:31 pm
by jamil05
sushdmehta wrote:One cannot apply for naturalisation before acquiring / being granted settlement.
£850 for ILR then seconds later, £836 for naturalization
This is surely money making venture for the cash straped Gvt
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 3:16 pm
by Greenie
jamil05 wrote:sushdmehta wrote:One cannot apply for naturalisation before acquiring / being granted settlement.
£850 for ILR then seconds later, £836 for naturalization
This is surely money making venture for the cash straped Gvt
you don't need to apply for citizenship - it is your choice.