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I was only 17 in 2008 and my mother didnt bother to apply for citizenship after she was married. Now I'm 20, so I would have to apply for it myself.ILR_Applicant_UK wrote:Yasmin, if you got ILR in 2008, wouldn't u have be eligible for BC a year aftr that?.
In anycase, the 90 days/yr and 90 days in the last year rule are conditions the Home Secretary has discretion over - if you meet all the other criteria, and have a valid reason explaining the absence, there is a very good chance the application would be accepted.
To give an example, (and this may not be applicable to you as I and my wife applied as a joint application), my wife was away a total of 107 days in the last yr and a total of 674 days away in the 5 yrs prior to our BC application and we both got our approvals this week.
So long its not more than 6 months I should be fine? Even its pretty close to 6 months? 176 daysx-ray wrote:As long as you meet all the requirements for naturalisation, you will be fine. Since you have not been out of the UK for more than six month, your future intention may not be in doubt. It will be a problem if for example you were away from the UK for more than six month at any one time or continuous absence, as your future intention will cast a doubt.
Good luck.
Well all my family is here anyway and I'll be going to uni next September...how do I demonstrate that it was just a temporary absence?x-ray wrote:Yes indeed, as long as you did not past that six month Mark. You just have to demonstrate that your absence was clearly temporary. If you had an established home here where any close family continued to live in the UK when you left that will help. They will by all means conduct further checks on your application since is close to six month, if their checks show strong evidence that you do not intend to make the UK your home or principal home your application will normally be refused on this basis.
Oh ok. So me traveling after submitting my application wont have any effect on it? Does the 90day in the final year rule still apply? Or once my application is sent off to home office I can travel as much as I like so long its not more than 6 months? I wanna continue visiting Italy since I love it there so much! Will it look weird to home office me visiting the same country twice within the past year? I was looking to go back there for a week or so...x-ray wrote:The reasons for your absence is requested on the form. Temporary absence could be for example a holiday or business trip. Any little insight into this or evidence could be use to support your case. You basically might have to prove it was clearly temporary if you are so worried about this issue. As I said before it has to be more than six month to be a serious doubt of your intention.
You can travel after applying via ncs as you will get your original documents back.
You can travel only on a temporary basis that is your absence should not be more than six continuous month while you application is still with the home office. If this happen home office will refuse and advise to reapply when your back. This is the rules but There are exceptions to this rules which relate to the absence having connection to the UK. Home office generally process application up to six months or more so some 5% application might be caught out. Ncs may require for to be in the UK for 5 days after submitting your application.
After home office approval you will need to attend citizenship ceremony with 90 days to avoid your application been void.
x-ray wrote:S
You are free to visit any where, Home office does not careless. You have to meet the rules for your application to be successful.
Some people say home office does not have a heart but i think they have discretion....it will only look weird to them if you have spent more than six months in Italy as that shows you do not intent to make UK your home when naturalised. Going to Italy for a week is absolutely fine.