Naturalization application and ceremony advice please

[sonub4ualt]

Hi,

My wife is on ILR and will be travelling to india for 1 year. Can she apply for her naturalization before travelling. If yes, can she have the ceremony abroad, and once she is naturalized , does she has to apply for british passport or can she return on her indian passport to uk.

Thx,
Sonu

[vinny]

My wife is on ILR and will be travelling to india for 1 year. Can she apply for her naturalization before travelling.

Yes. If she qualifies.

If yes, can she have the ceremony abroad,

Yes, only if you are British.

and once she is naturalized , does she has to apply for british passport or can she return on her indian passport to uk.

Not sure. Technically, her ILR ceases to exist. However, they cannot deny a British citizen entry. Else, they may simply admit her as a returning resident.

[noajthan]

Hi,

My wife is on ILR and will be travelling to india for 1 year. Can she apply for her naturalization before travelling. If yes, can she have the ceremony abroad, and once she is naturalized , does she has to apply for british passport or can she return on her indian passport to uk.

Thx,
Sonu

Another factor to consider: can Indian nationals retain dual citizenship (& an Indian passport)?

Out of interest, which country of residence was stated on the naturalisation application regarding future intentions?

If in India for a year plenty of time to apply for a first British passport.
Best of British luck.

[sonub4ualt]

My wife is on ILR and will be travelling to india for 1 year. Can she apply for her naturalization before travelling.

Yes. If she qualifies.

If yes, can she have the ceremony abroad,

Yes, only if you are British.

and once she is naturalized , does she has to apply for british passport or can she return on her indian passport to uk.

Not sure. Technically, her ILR ceases to exist. However, they cannot deny a British citizen entry. Else, they may simply admit her as a returning resident.

Many thanks Vinny, we both are on ILR. I am thinking of applying for British citizenship after which she will be applying for it. Between me and her's it will be a gap of about 45 days.

Meanwhile, if I get my British passport after she travels and if she gets naturalisation certificate (while in india), is there a provision to have the ceremony abroad and apply for her passport there, or does she have to come back on ILR and then have the ceremony here and apply for a passport here in UK.

[sonub4ualt]

Hi,

My wife is on ILR and will be travelling to india for 1 year. Can she apply for her naturalization before travelling. If yes, can she have the ceremony abroad, and once she is naturalized , does she has to apply for british passport or can she return on her indian passport to uk.

Thx,
Sonu

Another factor to consider: can Indian nationals retain dual citizenship (& an Indian passport)?

Out of interest, which country of residence was stated on the naturalisation application regarding future intentions?

If in India for a year plenty of time to apply for a first British passport.
Best of British luck.

No, indians cannot have dual citizenship at any given time (a window of 90 days to surrender passport after naturalisation)

Great Britain

okie, thanks for your suggestions noajthan

[sonub4ualt]

My wife is on ILR and will be travelling to india for 1 year. Can she apply for her naturalization before travelling.

Yes. If she qualifies.

If yes, can she have the ceremony abroad,

Yes, only if you are British.

and once she is naturalized , does she has to apply for british passport or can she return on her indian passport to uk.

Not sure. Technically, her ILR ceases to exist. However, they cannot deny a British citizen entry. Else, they may simply admit her as a returning resident.

Many thanks Vinny, we both are on ILR. I am thinking of applying for British citizenship in 1st week of octoberafter which she will be applying for it (november)Between me and her's it will be a gap of about 45 days. My concern here is do i need do hold the british passport at the time of her naturalization application?

Meanwhile, if I get my British passport after she travels and if she gets naturalisation certificate (while in india), is there a provision to have the ceremony abroad and apply for her passport there, or does she have to come back on ILR and then have the ceremony here and apply for a passport here in UK.

Other option is that she applies everything here and then travel to india. Is there anyway we can fast track her naturalization application as we have already booked our tickets at the end of November for my brother's wedding.

[noajthan]

Other option is that she applies everything here and then travel to india. Is there anyway we can fast track her naturalization application as we have already booked our tickets at the end of November for my brother's wedding.

No fast track option.

HO quotes 6 months as a ballpark SLA/OLA.
Your mileage may vary & you can track current processing times in the relevant thread in the forum.
(My wife's case took 4+ months, for some cases it can take 12+ months).