Thanks guys, clears my confusion. i ll apply after the 18 april and go thru NCS or who ever it is here in glasgow.

cheers

In order to demonstrate the residential requirements for naturalisation you need to: have been resident in the United Kingdom for at least three years (this is known as the residential qualifying period); and have been present in the United Kingdom three years before the date of your application; an...

i have ILR since last march and applying for naturalization in april. Is it possible for me to to get this biometric card now before naturalization? whats the fee for it? are there any online forms for it? i live in glasgow

thanks in advance

as i stated earlier i have only been away 3 times in 3 years for canada on visit visa as my parents live there and its not been more than 30 days. i hope that wont be a problem.
thanks for your reply

hamid_awais wrote:i think you should try again

what do you mean??

i entered uk on spouse visa on 11 april 2007. never been away for more than a month in the past years ie been to canada everyyear in the past 3 years for a month holiday as my parents live there. got my ilr last year.

sorry again and yes im married to a british citizen and im pretty sure i can apply for the british citizenship as the guy in the home office explained to me when he gave me my ilr.

thanks for your replies. my fault i put the quesion wrong. i know it never runs out. its up to me if i want to have a british citizenship or use my own passport with ilr. sorry about that. what i wanted to ask was that i can apply any day after 11 april cause thats when my one year is over of ilr af...

i have been reading the forum and have a few questions if someone can help me out. a. i have ilr after 2 years of spouse visa so my ilr runs outon 11 april 2010. so when do i apply?(how many days bfr ilr runs out) b. which process is better walk-in or post? for ilr i chose wlk-in in glasgow HO and t...