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by zblake » Tue Feb 04, 2025 12:06 am
I hope you can help with a question regarding my naturalization application. I’d like to check if I am eligible to apply.
Here’s my timeline:
Entered the UK on a visit visa as a child in 2004 (age 13)
Received my first visa in December 2015 (through giving birth to a British child)
Switched to a spouse visa in 2018
Applied for ILR in July 2023
My spouse, who is a British citizen, moved out of our home in January 2024 (currently separated)
My ILR was approved in January 2025
Given this, could I still apply for naturalization?
To add to the above, I was arrested in 2019 with a group of friends for shoplifting. I wasn’t charged, just given a caution. Could this, or the fact that I am separated from my spouse, impact my naturalization application?
Thanks in advance for your help