Page 1 of 1

time scale when to apply for BC

Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 7:00 pm
by siamsteve
Hi My wife has her ILR dated 9/05/2011 she has been in the UK since Feb 2009 on a spouse visa before that was in the UK from Sep 2005 to November 2007 then out of the country waiting for spouse visa

When can she apply for British citizenship?

Re: time scale when to apply for BC

Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 7:59 pm
by osteophytes
siamsteve wrote:Hi My wife has her ILR dated 9/05/2011 she has been in the UK since Feb 2009 on a spouse visa before that was in the UK from Sep 2005 to November 2007 then out of the country waiting for spouse visa

When can she apply for British citizenship?
Feb 2012. 3 years from the date of her entry as spouse.


Period before that can be included but because of her long absence it is not possible.

Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 8:03 pm
by Jambo
February 2012 assuming you are a British citizen and that she meets the requirements.

Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 8:38 pm
by siamsteve
many thanks for the quick response yes my wife should meet the requirements she is working has got a CRB from one of her employers and of course has already passed the life in the UK test not and has only left the country for three nights in July 2010 to collect the our three daughters who all have ILR as well