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Precautions for British Citizenship
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 6:19 pm
by m.j
Hi
I have got ILR recently and am planning to apply for citizenship after 1-1.5 years.
Can someone please let me know if there is anything I need to take care of for the next 1 year which might affect the application for citizenship (other than any criminal convictions).
Thanks
Re: Precautions for British Citizenship
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 6:24 pm
by Smallfamily
m.j wrote:Hi
I have got ILR recently and am planning to apply for citizenship after 1-1.5 years.
Can someone please let me know if there is anything I need to take care of for the next 1 year which might affect the application for citizenship (other than any criminal convictions).
Thanks
Absence from UK is important. See the following link:
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/briti ... cesfromuk/
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 6:51 pm
by Jambo
Please note that the examples at the top of the page refer to application when married to BC where the absences allowed are less than 270 days in 3 years. For other applications, the requirement is less than 450 days in 5 years.
Unlike ILR (under PBS categories), for naturalisation all absences count regardless if they are work related.
Re: Precautions for British Citizenship
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 6:33 am
by osteophytes
m.j wrote:Hi
I have got ILR recently and am planning to apply for citizenship after 1-1.5 years.
Can someone please let me know if there is anything I need to take care of for the next 1 year which might affect the application for citizenship (other than any criminal convictions).
Thanks
And also avoid any legal troubles - driving offences etc