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BLK235 wrote:As your ILR was granted outside of immigrations rules you may want to read this thread.
Also read Nationality instructions especially section 8.7.
Because you are married to a British Citizen and applying on that basis, there two main things you have to satisfy (amongst)klimov wrote:Thank you.
I think that I'll apply for a citizenship once 1 year ILR is up. I was told so by somebody who works for HO. I just thought I could do it quicker, but better to be safe then sorry. Can I apply at 11 months and 1 day? or it has to be 12 months exactly?
Yes and No.f2k wrote:Because you are married to a British Citizen and applying on that basis, there two main things you have to satisfy (amongst)klimov wrote:Thank you.
I think that I'll apply for a citizenship once 1 year ILR is up. I was told so by somebody who works for HO. I just thought I could do it quicker, but better to be safe then sorry. Can I apply at 11 months and 1 day? or it has to be 12 months exactly?
1/ You have been in UK LEGALLY for at least 3years
2/ You have ILR
Now the issue for you is, What was your status before you applied and finally got ILR?
Its not about the amount of time you have to spend on ILR in your case. So long you can show a legal status for at least 3years
klimov wrote:Yes and No.f2k wrote:Because you are married to a British Citizen and applying on that basis, there two main things you have to satisfy (amongst)klimov wrote:Thank you.
I think that I'll apply for a citizenship once 1 year ILR is up. I was told so by somebody who works for HO. I just thought I could do it quicker, but better to be safe then sorry. Can I apply at 11 months and 1 day? or it has to be 12 months exactly?
1/ You have been in UK LEGALLY for at least 3years
2/ You have ILR
Now the issue for you is, What was your status before you applied and finally got ILR?
Its not about the amount of time you have to spend on ILR in your case. So long you can show a legal status for at least 3years
There are apparently 2 ways I can go about it.
One is to wait until I have 1 year with ILR, and then to apply for a citizenship- thats for sure as I was told so by HO official,
The second route I was contemplating is : that there are no 1 year ILR rule restriction if one is married to a BC.
Immigration Time restrictions:
You must be free from immigration time restrictions when you make your naturalisation application. Unless you are married to or the civil partner of a British citizen, you should have been free from immigration time restrictions during the last 12 months of the residential qualifying period.
Direct link:
http://www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk/britis ... uirements/
Thoughts?
Good question.f2k wrote:to be honest IMO if you can apply in year i cannot see why you cannot apply immediately, so your immigration adviser maybe right in saying you can apply straight away.
With regards to HO Official telling you that you have to apply after 1year - did you explicitly mention that you were married to a BC? Also it may be worthwhile getting a 2nd opinion from another HO official.
Who told you that you can apply in 5 years time?malli wrote:i am in kind of the same situation where i claimed in 2002 and got my ILR in 2008 outside the rules and was told that i couldn't apply for NAT until 5 years time. So the question is can i really apply now?