Wife - Naturalisation Application

[wpongal]

Dear Friends,

Thanks to the immense support / help from the forum - I have been successful in my naturalisation application.

My wife has been ....
1. Granted Tier1 Dependent Visa on 08/06/2012
2. Entered Country on 08/12/2012
3. ILR granted on 06/12/2015
4. My Citizenship was approved on 22/02/2016

These are my questions
A. When can my wife apply for the naturalisation application ( after the ceremony and certificate?)
B. If she is not in country at the time of successful approval letter - can she take the ceremony outside the country? -
C. What would happen in case she applies for passport from outside the country in case (B) is possible ( as her ILR is invalid?)

Many thanks,
wpongal

[CR001]

A. When can my wife apply for the naturalisation application ( after the ceremony and certificate?)

After your ceremony. You are only British once you have attended the ceremony and received your certificate.

B. If she is not in country at the time of successful approval letter - can she take the ceremony outside the country? -

No, not if you are in the UK. She also needs to be available to submit her biometrics.

C. What would happen in case she applies for passport from outside the country in case (B) is possible ( as her ILR is invalid?)

Depending on where she applies from, a British passport can take 6-12 months. She also has to return her ILR BRP to HO within 5 days of her ceremony so would not be able to travel.

[wpongal]

Thanks CR001,

(1) She would apply for the Biometrics before traveling outside UK. I can collect her Approval - we assume it should take 3 months (average) to get the approval.

(2) In the event - she gets the approval after her out of UK travel ( long term) - can she take ceremony outside UK? - Do you suggest Right of Abode application would work for her case?

Thanks
wpongal

[Obie]

The question you need to answer are:

1. Does your wife have ILR
2. How long has she lived in the UK.
3. In the 12 months preceding the application has she been absent for more than 90 day.

[CR001]

No, she cannot do her ceremony outside the UK. She will need to return for the ceremony. There are only very specific circumstances in which a person can do a ceremony outside the UK.

Why can she not wait till her approval and ceremony before traveling? If she is leaving the UK long term, how will she answer the 'future intention' question on the form?

She can't do RoA until she has attended her ceremony, which she needs to do in the UK.

[CR001]

The question you need to answer are:

1. Does your wife have ILR
2. How long has she lived in the UK.
3. In the 12 months preceding the application has she been absent for more than 90 day.

The OP gave these details, except the 90 days/12 months one.

My wife has been ....
1. Granted Tier1 Dependent Visa on 08/06/2012
2. Entered Country on 08/12/2012
3. ILR granted on 06/12/2015
4. My Citizenship was approved on 22/02/2016

[wpongal]

Thanks CR001

She is traveling for pregnancy - It is tough for us to make that happen in UK due to various technical and non technical reasons around the subject.

So, as i see - if she has an approval but has to wait beyond the 90 day limit for booking the ceremony - is there a process to request for an extension to the ceremony date? -

Also, since she is on ILR - I am assuming from the forum that RoA - Certificate is applicable on Indian passport for the baby? ( sorry to mix up topics!!)

Thanks
wpongal