Residential qualifying period.

[AntCoe]

Hi all.

This topic puzzles me a bit so any help would be great to clarify if I can apply for BC.

I arrived in the UK on 4Nov2006 and obtained ILR on 10Oct2011.

Do I qualify on 5Nov2012 or 11Oct2012?

Thanks.

[Jambo]

Both.

It's on or after 10Oct2012.

[AntCoe]

Thanks Jambu

i just can't seem to get this right in my head.

Residential qualifying period is 5 years and 1 year with ILR. This makes it six years...so i arrived on 04Nov06 so six years should be 05Nov12.

Your thoughts please?

Thanks.

[Jambo]

See 6 years?.

For naturalisation, just the last 5 years count. Doesn't matter if you came to the UK 20 years ago. Of those 5 years, at least the last year needs to be with ILR (unless married to BC).

[AntCoe]

Thanks Jambo

i get it now....my five years qualifying period will include my one year ILR.

and just one final question.

i will be moving during the time my application is being decided. Can i give my friend's address.

if so, great coz i would prefer NOT to send them a notification that i changed address coz they might mess it up and send the certificate to my old address.

cheers and thks for answering.

[Jambo]

Can i give my friend's address.

Not really.

Just notify them by writing about the change and set-up Royalmail redirection service from the old address just in case.