British Naturalisation under Surinder Singh Rules

Mikethebook · Post by **Mikethebook** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 3:09 pm

After a 15 month wait, my US wife has eventually received her Residents Card. Although I'm a Brit we met and married in Austria where I was working and so decided to come back into the UK under the EEA rules . . . much cheaper. My question now concerns her getting naturalisation as wife of a British Citizen. In theory she should be able to apply after three years but I don't see anything in the legislation regarding someone coming in under EEA law. The Surinder Singh rules seems to straddle two lots of legislation. Can anyone help please?

Wanderer · Post by **Wanderer** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 3:20 pm

Mikethebook wrote:After a 15 month wait, my US wife has eventually received her Residents Card. Although I'm a Brit we met and married in Austria where I was working and so decided to come back into the UK under the EEA rules . . . much cheaper. My question now concerns her getting naturalisation as wife of a British Citizen. In theory she should be able to apply after three years but I don't see anything in the legislation regarding someone coming in under EEA law. The Surinder Singh rules seems to straddle two lots of legislation. Can anyone help please?

Five years I think, three years under UK immigration rules.

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British Naturalisation under Surinder Singh Rules

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