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ILR lapses after 2 years out of UK.Y85K wrote:Forgot to mention my spouse is a British citizen living in the UK.
Do you know how long the process can take?ohara wrote:There's no such specific thing as a "dual citizenship", it's just what the situation is referred to when people have citizenship of two countries. It is possible to have more than two though. There is no agreement between the multiple countries in question, as each have their own nationality laws (some countries do not permit their citizens to hold more than one citizenship, some may not recognise other citizenships and some countries may automatically void your citizenship of that country if you acquire another).
Thankfully the UK and Canada both permit multiple citizenship with very few restrictions so it won't be a problem.
Providing you can meet the requirements of naturalisation here you are free to apply for British citizenship.
Once you have acquired British citizenship you will generally never lose it under any circumstance (at least under the current rules), even if you decide to leave the country permanently. You can be stripped of your citizenship in extreme circumstances though, for example if you decided to join a terrorist organisation etc.
It can take a few weeks or it can take a few months.Y85K wrote:ohara wrote:Do you know how long the process can take?
Perhaps 4 - 6 months or a year.Y85K wrote:Do you know how long the process can take?