Naturalisation and ILR for Civil Partner

[rsndll]

I'm a UK citizen, my partner is from outside the EU and has been in the UK for over 3 years. He was originally on a student visa but we entered into a civil partnership in July this year. He now has 2 years limited leave to remain as my partner.

Can he apply for naturlisation now or do you have to be in a civil partnership for the whole 3 years?

Does this by-pass the need to apply for ILR?

[JAJ]

The only way to bypass the need for ILR is to use the "ppron method" (search for it and bear in mind you need to understand it 100% if you plan to use it).

[rsndll]

Thanks for that.

I've looked through the method with my partner and are now considering trying it. However, my partner would like to get some professional help with this (not wishing to be disrepectful to the help given here). I've rung a number of immigration solicitors and described the method but none seem to think it would work - or don't understand my explanation.

Can anyone recommend a solicitor or specialist to assist with a Naturalisation application use the ppron method?

[JAJ]

Thanks for that.

I've looked through the method with my partner and are now considering trying it. However, my partner would like to get some professional help with this (not wishing to be disrepectful to the help given here). I've rung a number of immigration solicitors and described the method but none seem to think it would work - or don't understand my explanation.

Can anyone recommend a solicitor or specialist to assist with a Naturalisation application use the ppron method?

Most of the people in Embassies and the Home Office won't understand it either but it is legal and workable.

Victoria (who posts on this forum) may be the only practitioner who is aware of it. Otherwise, you'll just have to do it yourself if confident, intelligent and resourceful enough - or just do things the normal way.

[VictoriaS]

Victoria is aware of it, knows how it works, and avoids it like the plague!

I'd love to give it a go for someone, but I would really just pull up ppron's great posts from another forum where there is a step-by-step guide and follow that, and I feel a bit of a cheat charging fees for that!

However...let me think.... I'll do it, charge you my usual hourly rate, but give half to a charity in ppron's name. My business partner will go crazy if he knows I've said this, but you'd be my first ppron method applicant, so I can't take full fees for what is, essentially, an experiement!


Victoria

[rsndll]

Thank you. I will contact you.

[John]

Good on you Victoria!