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You still have to be resident for 3 years but the "loophole" allows someone to avoid the need to have ILR on the date of application.tvt wrote:I don't understand the operation of the loophole - how can anyone naturalise overseas without being resident in the UK for at least three years (for a UK citizen spouse)?
Well I don't see how something like this could originally have been intended by the legislators, other than for those in Crown Service (or their spouses).tvt wrote:In my view "loophole" means illegitimately (though not illegally) exploiting a fault in the law to achieve a favourable legal treatment in a manner not intended by the legislator.