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Can my wife apply for bc with me?

Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2012 7:58 pm
by zeeshanpervez
Dear all,

My wife came to uk 3 years back while i am here for over 5 years. we both got ILR in April 2011. I am applying for BC in April 2012. Can we make joint application for bc together OR my wife has to wait until I got my passport? Thanks in advance.

Regards

Re: Can my wife apply for bc with me?

Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2012 10:13 pm
by cricinfo
zeeshanpervez wrote:Dear all,

My wife came to uk 3 years back while i am here for over 5 years. we both got ILR in April 2011. I am applying for BC in April 2012. Can we make joint application for bc together OR my wife has to wait until I got my passport? Thanks in advance.

Regards
The safest thing you can do is apply alone and once you attend citizenship ceremony after getting approval then you can apply for your wife straightaway without any problem. If you apply together then your wife's application will be on HO discretion so it can get rejected.

already discussed

Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2012 5:45 pm
by sardar
Hi zeeshan - Please share ur experience if u went for joint application as i am sure that will help many others :)

Re: Can my wife apply for bc with me?

Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2012 10:07 pm
by helloimran
cricinfo wrote:
zeeshanpervez wrote:Dear all,

My wife came to uk 3 years back while i am here for over 5 years. we both got ILR in April 2011. I am applying for BC in April 2012. Can we make joint application for bc together OR my wife has to wait until I got my passport? Thanks in advance.

Regards
The safest thing you can do is apply alone and once you attend citizenship ceremony after getting approval then you can apply for your wife straightaway without any problem. If you apply together then your wife's application will be on HO discretion so it can get rejected.

Re: Can my wife apply for bc with me?

Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2012 10:08 pm
by helloimran
helloimran wrote:
cricinfo wrote:
zeeshanpervez wrote:Dear all,

My wife came to uk 3 years back while i am here for over 5 years. we both got ILR in April 2011. I am applying for BC in April 2012. Can we make joint application for bc together OR my wife has to wait until I got my passport? Thanks in advance.

Regards
The safest thing you can do is apply alone and once you attend citizenship ceremony after getting approval then you can apply for your wife straightaway without any problem. If you apply together then your wife's application will be on HO discretion so it can get rejected.
Yes she can, as when you apply she will have been here for three years. Apply together but ask that your application is processed first.


http://www.ukresident.com/forums/topic/ ... situation/

Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 10:04 am
by zeeshanpervez
But the lost post in the above link mentions that I cannot apply. I will ring HO today and try to find it.

Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 10:19 am
by Jambo
See similar discussion - here.

Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 11:00 am
by zeeshanpervez
Just called HO and they said my wife does not qualify so dont apply. I will wait till my certificate and then apply for her.