mm99 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 09, 2023 4:00 pm
- How soon can we apply for British Citizenship please ?
If you are a British citizen, she can apply immediately after getting ILR, assuming that she meets the absence and physical presence requirements.
mm99 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 09, 2023 4:00 pm
I have heard for dependents, they dont have to wait 1 year after getting ILR.
That applies specifically to the
spouse of a British citizen.
If they have dependent children who were now past their 18th birthday, they would still need to meet the one year requirement as usual, even if they were dependents before ILR.
mm99 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 09, 2023 4:00 pm
-Is there a requirement of absence from the UK 1 year prior to the ILR application ?
No more than 90 days in the year immediately preceding the date of naturalisation application and no more than 270 days in the 3 years immediately preceding the date of naturalisation application (for the spouse of a British citizen).
mm99 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 09, 2023 4:00 pm
-Can one travel outside UK while the Naturalization application is under process ?
Yes. But the naturalisation application should be submitted while the applicant is in the UK and they will have to return to attend the citizenship ceremony when approved.
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