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Dependent Eligibility for Citizenship

Post by zaifisafi » Thu Nov 27, 2025 5:59 pm

HI

I received my Citizenship on Nov 2025, The timeline for dependents (Wife/Kids) is

Arrived in UK July 2020,
ILR July 2025

When can they apply for Citizenship ?

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Re: Dependent Eligibility for Citizenship

Post by CR001 » Thu Nov 27, 2025 6:13 pm

They can apply now if all requirments are met and you have attended your ceremony. Your wife's application will be based on 3 years residence and the requirments for 3 years residence.
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Re: Dependent Eligibility for Citizenship

Post by zaifisafi » Tue Dec 02, 2025 2:10 pm

Thank you for clarifying. I have got my naturalization certificate and passport. Please can you you elaborate what are the requirements to be met for them to apply ?

Thank you

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Re: Dependent Eligibility for Citizenship

Post by secret.simon » Tue Dec 02, 2025 3:21 pm

zaifisafi wrote:
Tue Dec 02, 2025 2:10 pm
Please can you you elaborate what are the requirements to be met for them to apply ?
Your wife will need to be physically present in the UK at the start of the three year period before the date of application, with absences of no more than 270 days in those three years and no more than one year in the preceding year.

As regards the children, how old are they? There are slight differences in requirements for children based on their age under 18. Are any of the children over the age of 18?
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Re: Dependent Eligibility for Citizenship

Post by contorted_svy » Tue Dec 02, 2025 3:55 pm

secret.simon wrote:
Tue Dec 02, 2025 3:21 pm
zaifisafi wrote:
Tue Dec 02, 2025 2:10 pm
Please can you you elaborate what are the requirements to be met for them to apply ?
Your wife will need to be physically present in the UK at the start of the three year period before the date of application, with absences of no more than 270 days in those three years and no more than one year in the preceding year.

As regards the children, how old are they? There are slight differences in requirements for children based on their age under 18. Are any of the children over the age of 18?
Absences must be below 90 days in the last 12 months (this is menial, but I couldn't let go of an opportunity to correct secret.simon :D)
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Re: Dependent Eligibility for Citizenship

Post by secret.simon » Wed Dec 03, 2025 12:15 pm

contorted_svy wrote:
Tue Dec 02, 2025 3:55 pm
Absences must be below 90 days in the last 12 months (this is menial, but I couldn't let go of an opportunity to correct secret.simon :D)
Well-spotted. I must have been elsewhere when spelling out the requirements for the umpteenth time.
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Re: Dependent Eligibility for Citizenship

Post by zaifisafi » Thu Dec 04, 2025 12:13 pm

secret.simon wrote:
Tue Dec 02, 2025 3:21 pm
zaifisafi wrote:
Tue Dec 02, 2025 2:10 pm
Please can you you elaborate what are the requirements to be met for them to apply ?
Your wife will need to be physically present in the UK at the start of the three year period before the date of application, with absences of no more than 270 days in those three years and no more than one year in the preceding year.

As regards the children, how old are they? There are slight differences in requirements for children based on their age under 18. Are any of the children over the age of 18?

My children are still studying in school, I had come on tier 2 visa and they came as dependent. Now that I got citizenship after due process. Do they wait for one year after ILR or can they apply now

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Re: Dependent Eligibility for Citizenship

Post by contorted_svy » Thu Dec 04, 2025 12:15 pm

If children are under 18 and have ILR they can apply now.
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