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You don't need to apply for PR. It is granted automatically after 5 year residence period (provided you exercised your treaty rights). You are not actually applying for PR, you are applying for a CONFIRMATION of PRspeeed wrote:hi guys
i completed 5 years on eea2 in October 2012
the law is to be on restriction free visa (Permanent resident or ILR) for one year
my question is as my application might be in the home office for 6 moths for EEA4 and God knows what PR issue date i get.
would my qualifying time for naturalization start from October 2012 or from the date the PR was issued.
thanks ....
speeed wrote:thanks for explaining it in depth,
I am almost illiterate when it comes to immigration stuff, just what i read on UKBA.
so from the inform you;'ve shared with me i understand i can apply for naturalization in October 2013.
Here is a sumup of my stay in UK
Entered UK on finance visa of an EU national October 2007 (Married 31 Oct 2007)
Completed 5 years on EEA2 Family permit October 2012
October 2012 sent application for EEA4. COA received within one week (expecting my docs back any day now)
thanks for any information u can share
icexxik wrote:You don't need to apply for PR. It is granted automatically after 5 year residence period (provided you exercised your treaty rights). You are not actually applying for PR, you are applying for a CONFIRMATION of PRspeeed wrote:hi guys
i completed 5 years on eea2 in October 2012
the law is to be on restriction free visa (Permanent resident or ILR) for one year
my question is as my application might be in the home office for 6 moths for EEA4 and God knows what PR issue date i get.
would my qualifying time for naturalization start from October 2012 or from the date the PR was issued.
thanks ....The qualifying period starts at exactly the point where you have exercised treaty rights for 5 years. From that point, wait exactly 1 year, and file for naturalization. No need for PR.
Well it's batter to apply eea4 as its free even if they refuse u will not loose anything, eea4 average take 3-4 months, if u apply for bc they may refuse and u will loose your huge fees, plus if u get pr then u no need to prove treaty rights for past 5 years!!! Just ur pr will be enough, plus apply for eea4 is not time waste, u can still apply for bc after 6 years of residance in uk, so no harm for eea4!!!!vandv wrote:I have similar situation as speed, but I still have time until 2015 when I complete 5 years under EEA2 (resident card)
I researching everywhere just to know what exactly I have to do in 2015. Should I apply to EEA4?
.......Or apply for naturalization????
If anyone can help me understand this will be appreciated!!!!!
Thank you
I have just received my PR but I'm not waiting for 1 year, im going to apply for naturalization now as I have finished 6 years with my EEA spouse on January 2013.vandv wrote:Thank you Speeed, i am really like to skip this EEA4 and just go for Naturalization if this possible... because otherwise we still applying for eea4 which takes ages...
Speeed do you know when can we apply for naturalization, if for example EEA4 been granted today, may i apply in the next month for naturalization or wait again??????
Still not sure about this "restriction free visa for at least one year" will research....
Thank you Speeed for sharing info...this is helpful and will be helpful for others....
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spike_UK wrote:I have just received my PR but I'm not waiting for 1 year, im going tovandv wrote:Thank you Speeed, i am really like to skip this EEA4 and just go for Naturalization if this possible... because otherwise we still applying for eea4 which takes ages...
Speeed do you know when can we apply for naturalization, if for example EEA4 been granted today, may i apply in the next month for naturalization or wait again??????
Still not sure about this "restriction free visa for at least one year" will research....
Thank you Speeed for sharing info...this is helpful and will be helpful for others....
Thank you Immigrationboards.com you the best....![]()
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apply for naturalization now as I have finished 6 years with my EEA spouse on January 2013.
Thanks vandv, I'm on holiday now but next month I will meet a lawyer and apply for it, I will post on here.vandv wrote:spike_UK wrote:I have just received my PR but I'm not waiting for 1 year, im going tovandv wrote:Thank you Speeed, i am really like to skip this EEA4 and just go for Naturalization if this possible... because otherwise we still applying for eea4 which takes ages...
Speeed do you know when can we apply for naturalization, if for example EEA4 been granted today, may i apply in the next month for naturalization or wait again??????
Still not sure about this "restriction free visa for at least one year" will research....
Thank you Speeed for sharing info...this is helpful and will be helpful for others....
Thank you Immigrationboards.com you the best....![]()
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apply for naturalization now as I have finished 6 years with my EEA spouse on January 2013.
Good luck spike_UK with your application! Please can you write update later on how it been for you!
Thank you nidaulhaque!nidaulhaque wrote:Well it's batter to apply eea4 as its free even if they refuse u will not loose anything, eea4 average take 3-4 months, if u apply for bc they may refuse and u will loose your huge fees, plus if u get pr then u no need to prove treaty rights for past 5 years!!! Just ur pr will be enough, plus apply for eea4 is not time waste, u can still apply for bc after 6 years of residance in uk, so no harm for eea4!!!!vandv wrote:I have similar situation as speed, but I still have time until 2015 when I complete 5 years under EEA2 (resident card)
I researching everywhere just to know what exactly I have to do in 2015. Should I apply to EEA4?
.......Or apply for naturalization????
If anyone can help me understand this will be appreciated!!!!!
Thank you
vandv wrote:Thank you nidaulhaque!nidaulhaque wrote:Well it's batter to apply eea4 as its free even if they refuse u will not loose anything, eea4 average take 3-4 months, if u apply for bc they may refuse and u will loose your huge fees, plus if u get pr then u no need to prove treaty rights for past 5 years!!! Just ur pr will be enough, plus apply for eea4 is not time waste, u can still apply for bc after 6 years of residance in uk, so no harm for eea4!!!!vandv wrote:I have similar situation as speed, but I still have time until 2015 when I complete 5 years under EEA2 (resident card)
I researching everywhere just to know what exactly I have to do in 2015. Should I apply to EEA4?
.......Or apply for naturalization????
If anyone can help me understand this will be appreciated!!!!!
Thank you
It make sense to apply first for EEA4 which takes maybe from 4-8 months and then after receiving PR in the next couple of months I can fill in application for naturalization....is this correct? Thank you
When u say u entered in the uk July 2008 on what basics ??? Was it in eea root?? If yes then u can apply in July 2013, you need to complete 5 years with eea national in shortArnonj wrote:I am a full time student; I entered in UK since July 2008. I will complete 5 years in July this year. My EEA2 will be expired on October 2014, the reason is it has been taken time 10 months for processing from home office. Can I apply for EEA4 in July? Or I have to wait until October 2014. I am student need to show my eligibility to the college because they will ask for new visa next year. I do not want to wait until next year to apply.
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It sounds like you will have achieved PR in July 2013.Arnonj wrote:I am a full time student; I entered in UK since July 2008. I will complete 5 years in July this year. My EEA2 will be expired on October 2014, the reason is it has been taken time 10 months for processing from home office. Can I apply for EEA4 in July? Or I have to wait until October 2014. I am student need to show my eligibility to the college because they will ask for new visa next year. I do not want to wait until next year to apply.
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My step father is French, I came to UK as Non EEA national family member.nidaulhaque wrote:When u say u entered in the uk July 2008 on what basics ??? Was it in eea root?? If yes then u can apply in July 2013, you need to complete 5 years with eea national in shortArnonj wrote:I am a full time student; I entered in UK since July 2008. I will complete 5 years in July this year. My EEA2 will be expired on October 2014, the reason is it has been taken time 10 months for processing from home office. Can I apply for EEA4 in July? Or I have to wait until October 2014. I am student need to show my eligibility to the college because they will ask for new visa next year. I do not want to wait until next year to apply.
Thanks
Arnonj wrote:My step father is French, I came to UK as Non EEA national family member.nidaulhaque wrote:When u say u entered in the uk July 2008 on what basics ??? Was it in eea root?? If yes then u can apply in July 2013, you need to complete 5 years with eea national in shortArnonj wrote:I am a full time student; I entered in UK since July 2008. I will complete 5 years in July this year. My EEA2 will be expired on October 2014, the reason is it has been taken time 10 months for processing from home office. Can I apply for EEA4 in July? Or I have to wait until October 2014. I am student need to show my eligibility to the college because they will ask for new visa next year. I do not want to wait until next year to apply.
Thanks
There is a dedicated section for British citizenship.renu wrote:I received my pr in march 2013,so if I understand properly,I can apply for naturalization next march 2014. Am I right?
yes, my husband is EEA national and last year got his naturalisation. so far i have my PR valid for 10 years. thanksJambo wrote:There is a dedicated section for British citizenship.renu wrote:I received my pr in march 2013,so if I understand properly,I can apply for naturalization next march 2014. Am I right?
I suggest you read the FAQ there.
See Q1 & Q5 in Citizenship FAQs - Common Questions - Read before posting.
According to this post, you are married to a BC. In that case, you can probably apply today as long as you passed the Life In the UK test.