Hi again, I forgot to mention that ILR does not come with an ID card for foreign nationals anymore unlike the spouse visa. Of course this is good news because it means that you won't have to worry about losing the card. It begs the question as to why the IDFN was introduced in the first place if it ...

I have been reading some posts about this but I can't get my hear around it. My first born child is a British citizen by registration. She was born in the UK in August 2003. At the time I had already been exercising treaty rights for more than 5 years so technically I had PR automatically. But I did...

Hi there, I have been watching this thread a little. Although I haven't been travelling much lately, I was in and out of the country many times in 2009. I am a dual national of the UK and France and I hold a British passport, a French passport and a French identity card. During 2009, I am pretty sur...

Hi, I wanted to share my experience with other member. My wife applied for ILR on 5 May 2011. 2 weeks later, we received the acknowledgement letter from the Border Agency. And last Saturday (2nd July), she received her passport back with the ILR vignette in it. So the turnaround time was just under ...

actually, you need to send in ORIGINAL documents, not photocopies. If you do have to send in the odd copy, it's got to be a certified copy and you have to explain why you can't send in the original.

You don't need your husband to apply for naturalisation. You have held ILR for more than 12 months so you qualify in your own right, provided you meet all the other standard requirements http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/britishcitizenship/eligibility/naturalisation/standardrequirements/ I should th...

actually, there is: it's how much money you have in your bank account.

The test costs £34 a pop.

visit www.ambafrance-uk.org. The French Embassy or consulate normally hold a list of approved translators. They would be the ones approved to translate English documents into French, but I am sure they can also do it the other way round.

why does he not renew his Algerian passport ? This will allow him to travel back to Algeria. To come back to the UK, he would have to keep his old passport in which, presumably, the ILR stamp is to be found. Why can't he apply for naturalisation as BC for another 7 years. If he has had ILR for more ...

I am not sure what you mean when you say that neither grandparents are his grandparents. If at least one parents has settled status, the child is automatically British if born in the UK AFTER settled status was granted. Is this your situation ? If so, this is a straight forward passport application.

Hi, we need to know more.
Is you wife actually living and working in Britain ?
She has to be working here for you to be able to join her. She can't be in Poland.

Also, what were the exact reasons the UKBA rejected your applications ? What did they write ?

you both need to show that you can support yourselves, so you'll have to provide payslips for the both of you.

What you are describing in your post is not relevant. The UKBA is not concerned with your creditworthiness.

Hi, I you want to marry in the UK, you'll have to obtain permission from the Home Office first. The application carries a hefty fee. It's best to get married outside the UK. If you want to come to the UK after the wedding, that is fine, but you (the EEA national) will have to exercise treaty rights ...

as you were dealt with under EU rules, ILR is irrelevant. It's PR you are after. And it's free to apply whilst ILR costs £900.

that's correct, provided you, the husband, are a British citizen, and she meets all the other special requirements, especially the "time away" rules.

The Channel Islands are not part of the UK but under the british nationality act, they are treated as if they were.
So you will be able to count your time there towards the 5 years

On what basis have you been living and working in Jersey ?

As a side note, as you are married to the child's mother, under the law of England and Wales, you can withhold your consent to remove the child from the jurisdiction of England and Wales. In other words, your wife cannot take your child out of England/Wales without your consent. This holds provided ...

Hi, There are several issues here. The issue of your daughter's entitlement to a Dutch passport needs to be dealt with separately. You could start a new thread on this forum. Maybe someone knows about Dutch nationality law. Or you could call the Dutch consulate. I should think that your child's fath...

in the case the child was born in the UK before you became settled, the process by which the child can acquire citizenship is that of 'registration', not naturalisation.

We need to know more about your situation to answer. If the child is Dutch, then he/she can stay here. If it came to that, you would not need a passport to establish the child's claim to Dutch citizenship. By that I mean if the UKBA knocks on your door to ask you question. Now, regarding your situat...

from what you are saying, you could apply for naturalisation from January 2011 in your own rights, provided you meet all the other standard requirements. This route would not require you to prove that you are married to a British citizen. There is a residency requirement of 5 years though. It is not...

PR for an EEA national is obtained via form EEA. It is straight forward, the requirements are easy to meet and there is no fee.

Once you have PR, you can apply for BC quite easily too although it will set you back £780.

In my opinion, this is a cleaner route than the one you mention.

I am in a similar situation. I would be interested in the same info.
In my case, I am the British husband, my wife is from the United States.

you need to prove that you have been living together for the 2 years. So they are normally asking for bills and statements showing both your names at the same address. If you haven't got many of these, you can show bills/statements with just one name on them and as long as the address is common, it ...