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Can I apply for ILR for being in relationship for more than 3 years?
Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2017 12:02 pm
by nihad
Hello guys
I've been in relationship for more than 3 years with a British citizen but only been in UK for year and half
I've got refugee status in UK,
can I apply for indefinite leave to remain ?
cheers
Re: Can I apply for ILR for being in relationship for more than 3 years?
Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2017 12:04 pm
by CR001
You need 5 years residence before you can apply for ILR.
Having a British partner makes no difference to this requirement.
Re: Can I apply for ILR for being in relationship for more than 3 years?
Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2017 1:27 pm
by nihad
CR001 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 12, 2017 12:04 pm
You need 5 years residence before you can apply for ILR.
Having a British partner makes no difference to this requirement.
so the clock starts from the day I've been granted refugee status or does't start from the day I claimed asylum?
cheers
Re: Can I apply for ILR for being in relationship for more than 3 years?
Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2017 1:47 pm
by CR001
the clock starts from the day I've been granted refugee status
This one.
Re: Can I apply for ILR for being in relationship for more than 3 years?
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2017 9:00 am
by nihad
CR001 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 12, 2017 1:47 pm
the clock starts from the day I've been granted refugee status
This one.
but what about this:
https://www.gov.uk/becoming-a-british-c ... sh-citizen
* lived in the UK for at least the 3 years before your application is received
* spent no more than 270 days outside the UK in those 3 years
* spent no more than 90 days outside the UK in the last 12 months
* not broken any immigration laws while in the UK
Re: Can I apply for ILR for being in relationship for more than 3 years?
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2017 9:07 am
by CR001
You need ILR before you can apply for citizenship. To get ILR you need 5 years residence.
The citizenship based on 3 years residence applies to married people not unmarried partners. You still require ILR first which takes 5 years.
There is no shortcut.
Re: Can I apply for ILR for being in relationship for more than 3 years?
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2017 12:07 pm
by nihad
CR001 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 13, 2017 9:07 am
You need ILR before you can apply for citizenship. To get ILR you need 5 years residence.
The citizenship based on 3 years residence applies to married people not unmarried partners. You still require ILR first which takes 5 years.
There is no shortcut.
we are planning to get married soon, does that mean I can apply for citizenship in 3 years time?
Re: Can I apply for ILR for being in relationship for more than 3 years?
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2017 12:09 pm
by vinny
CR001 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 13, 2017 9:07 am
You need ILR before you can apply for citizenship. To get ILR you need 5 years residence.
Re: Can I apply for ILR for being in relationship for more than 3 years?
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2017 12:09 pm
by CR001
nihad wrote: ↑Wed Sep 13, 2017 12:07 pm
we are planning to get married soon, does that mean I can apply for citizenship in 3 years time?
No you cannot. You still need ILR and to qualify for ILR you need 5 years residence.
There is no quicker route or shortcut.