Which option to take for citizenship?

[Yman]

Hi there

I'm 36 now and have a Dutch passport as I was born there, but now would like to have British citizenship, and was wondering what route to take?

I lived in England since I was 5, I've studied here and have a UK degree, worked and paid taxes here, am a home owner here, married to a British Citizen and our son is British too. My parents although they live here too, have Dutch passports.

I'm not sure what status I have in the UK (ILR etc ) but I'd like to apply for British citizenship. From reading the government websites, it seems like I just need to take the life in the UK test and then apply for naturalisation straight away. Is that correct?

Any help would be greatly appreciated, many thanks.

Yman

[noajthan]

Hi there

I'm 36 now and have a Dutch passport as I was born there, but now would like to have British citizenship, and was wondering what route to take?

I lived in England since I was 5, I've studied here and have a UK degree, worked and paid taxes here, am a home owner here, married to a British Citizen and our son is British too. My parents although they live here too, have Dutch passports.

I'm not sure what status I have in the UK (ILR etc ) but I'd like to apply for British citizenship. From reading the government websites, it seems like I just need to take the life in the UK test and then apply for naturalisation straight away. Is that correct?

Any help would be greatly appreciated, many thanks.

Yman

No, HO has now made a DCPR a mandatory requirement for the privilege of citizenship (this is even before Brexit decision).

So you need to show you have been exercising treaty rights as a qualified person in UK, continuously, for 5 years.
Also any absences from UK to have been within limits.

Based on your history you are likely to have acquired PR already.
You just need to apply for the document to prove it.

See
https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... orm-eea-pr

Once you have DCPR and can meet all the other requirements for citizenship you can apply to naturalise.
The holy grail of British passport is a further and final application procedure once successfully naturalised.

[Casa]

Note: B1 level English awarded by a Home Office approved test/test provider in addition to the Life in the UK test is mandatory for BC applicants.

[Yman]

Thanks for the link Noajthn, I've lived here nearly my whole life and have gone on a few short holidays here and there for a couple of weeks at most so hopefully that'll be ok. Was hoping there was a quicker route as I feel British anyway

That's case. What does B1 level English translate into? I have a gcse in English from school and a degree in computer science which was taught in English here. Will that make me exempt got the b1 test?

Thanks all!

[noajthan]

Thanks for the link Noajthn, I've lived here nearly my whole life and have gone on a few short holidays here and there for a couple of weeks at most so hopefully that'll be ok. Was hoping there was a quicker route as I feel British anyway

That's case. What does B1 level English translate into? I have a gcse in English from school and a degree in computer science which was taught in English here. Will that make me exempt got the b1 test?

Thanks all!

A UK degree (taught in English, in UK) will cover the proof of English for naturalisation (not the GCSE).

Get the PR confirmed first.

Read ahead for naturalisation here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... e_2016.pdf

[Yman]

Thank you, just read that the residence card could take some time, I better get applying. Thanks!!

[noajthan]

Thank you, just read that the residence card could take some time, I better get applying. Thanks!!

Yes, there may be a queue for some reason

But being a local you will understand all about queues.

You have options, eg apply in own right as a qualified person (worker etc).
Or apply from 'back in the day' on basis of being an EEA child with an EAA sponsor/parent who was a qualified person.

Don't take it for granted, your documentary supporting evidence still needs to be rock-solid.
5 years of work should smash it.

Good luck.

[Yman]

Ha ha yea I wonder why

Just one other question sorry...you mentioned 2 options...is it still just the same form but I put down which option, or is it 2 separate ways to do it?

Thanks again

[noajthan]

Ha ha yea I wonder why

Just one other question sorry...you mentioned 2 options...is it still just the same form but I put down which option, or is it 2 separate ways to do it?

Thanks again

I meant there are various periods in your history in which you may have acquired PR. Eg as a dependent minor under age 21 (via your parent); or as an adult in your own right as a qualified person.

Look at your timeline and all available evidence (which needs to be rock-solid) and decide which is the best to focus on.
Use same form either way.