am i eligible for naturilisation?

[awdrys1]

i came as a visitor october 2000 after six month i overstayed(illegal)
then my kids born in uk(2001) and i made application for indefinate in april 2008
i got my ilr in 26/01/2010
so when can i apply for naturilisation?
can anyone guide me please
thanks in advance

[Amber]

i came as a visitor october 2000 after six month i overstayed(illegal)
then my kids born in uk(2001) and i made application for indefinate in april 2008
i got my ilr in 26/01/2010
so when can i apply for naturilisation?
can anyone guide me please
thanks in advance

Residential requirements
To demonstrate the residential requirements for naturalisation, you must have:

been resident in the UK for at least five years (this is known as the residential qualifying period); and
been present in the UK five years before the date of your application; and
not spent more than 450 days outside the UK during the five-year period; and
not spent more than 90 days outside the UK in the last 12 months of the five-year period; and
not been in breach of the Immigration Rules at any stage during the five-year period.

I assume you're not married to a British citizen therefore, you'll need to have 5 years legal residency I.e. not the time you were an overstayer. I gather you did a human rights application? 5 years from ilr unless you had legal status before that?

[awdrys1]

thanks for quick reply but still confused
is my residental period start from april 2008
or january 2010?

[Amber]

thanks for quick reply but still confused
is my residental period start from april 2008
or january 2010?

You must have had legal residence. When did your legal residence start I.e. when did you start having some sort of leave to remain valid from date? You then need to have 5 years residency then you can apply.