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kishore1122
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physically present in the uk before 5 years please help

Post by kishore1122 » Sat Jun 13, 2015 9:40 pm

I came to UK on Student visa in sep 2006.
Granted international graduates schema visa in mar 2008.
granted tier 1 gen in May 2009
Went to India in May 2010 and returned on mar 2011
Maternity leave +ill health (26/05/2010-25/03/2011)
all this period on paid maternity leave
Got tier 1 extension up to July 2012
Granted ilr 13/06/ 2014
All applications are in time
I want to apply for naturalization in on 18/06/15
Am I eligible to apply for naturalization
As I am physically out of the country on 18/06/2010
According to the an booklet it states
“You must have been physically present in England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands on the day 5 years before the application is received by the Home Office”
Can you please help me with my situation please help me

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Re: physically present in the uk before 5 years please help

Post by vishpb35 » Sat Jun 13, 2015 9:45 pm

kishore1122 wrote:I came to UK on Student visa in sep 2006.
Granted ilr 13/06/ 2014
All applications are in time
I want to apply for naturalization in on 18/06/15
Am I eligible to apply for naturalization
As I am physically out of the country on 18/06/2010
According to the an booklet it states
“You must have been physically present in England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands on the day 5 years before the application is received by the Home Office”
Can you please help me with my situation please help me

No , i am afraid, you need to wait. you should be physically present in UK 5 years ago on same day UK receives your application.
e.g you apply through NCS on 22June 2015 Monday, NCS post by special delivery to UKBA on Tuesday, UKBA receives it on 24June Wednesday, then your application received date is 25th June 2015 and you should have been physically present in UK on 25th June 2010

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Re: physically present in the uk before 5 years please help

Post by CR001 » Sat Jun 13, 2015 10:26 pm

You will only qualify for citizenship on or after 26th March 2016.

If you apply sooner, your application will be refused due to not being present in the UK exactly 5 years ago. There are no exceptions to this fundamental requirement.
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