Tier 1 (general) to Citizenship

madarin · Post by **madarin** » Tue Jul 16, 2013 5:28 pm

Hi,

Please let me know if I can apply for Citizenship directly after completing 5 years in Tier 1 General without applying for Indefinite leave to remain.

I have passed the Life in the UK and also have IELTS score for English.
I came to UK on 17th September 2008.

Thanks,

Post by **CR001** » Tue Jul 16, 2013 5:46 pm

You cannot apply for BC if you dont have ILR and have held ILR for a full 12 months and meet all the standard requirements for BC! There is no way around this first requirement of ILR which is the "free from immigration control" requirement.

madarin · Post by **madarin** » Thu Jul 25, 2013 3:46 pm

thanks for your reply,
But where is it mentioned. All it says is 5 years stay in UK.

Please can you advise, if we can apply to BC after completion of 5 years, instead of ILR.

sorry for my ignarance, but I was looking at - http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/briti ... igibility/

thanks in advance,

Post by **Jambo** » Thu Jul 25, 2013 4:02 pm

madarin wrote:But where is it mentioned. All it says is 5 years stay in UK.

See similar question - Naturalisation 5 years Qualifying Period.

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Tier 1 (general) to Citizenship

Tier 1 (general) to Citizenship