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anushaadapa wrote:Hi,
I got my ILR approved yesterday and i came to UK in May 2012 (Tier 1 Dependent).Do i need to be in UK for 5 years to get my citizenship ?
Yes
the general criteria .
-Lived in the UK for at least the 5 years before the date of your application
-spent no more than 450 days outside the UK during those 5 years
-spent no more than 90 days outside the UK in the last 12 months
-been granted indefinite leave to stay in the UK (or permanent residence if you’re an EEA national) - this means there’s no specific date that you have to leave
-had indefinite leave to stay in the UK for the last 12 months (or permanent residence if you’re an EEA national)
-not broken any immigration laws while in the UK.
But if your spouse has British citizenship than you need to spend 3 yeas for qualify.
-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