i m widow for a British citizen

[saraza65]

HEY,,, yesterday home office give me ILR as bereaved partner,, when i m eligible for UK citizenship

can i apply after one years or can i apply now?
waiting ur reply

regards

[saraza65]

any body help me pls

[secret.simon]

You will need to wait for a year if you are not married to a British citizen on the date of application.

[saraza65]

i m married my marriage was register in UK,,,

[randomperson]

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i m married my marriage was register in UK,,,

Unfortunately, for purposes of naturalisation the Home Office make no allowances for being the widow or widower of a British national. I speak from sad personal experience on this - they treat it the same as if you had divorced your British spouse as opposed to them dying.

[saraza65]

hey,, i m a widow for British citizen,,i married in 2015 my marrage was register in register office uk
my wife death in july 2017 due to terminal cancer,,,home office give me ILR as a beraved partner in feb 2018,

my question is i m eligilible for citizen ship?
some body said u can apply boz u was married a Birtish citizen,, and some body say u not eligilible u wait tell 5 years

i m confuse pls some help me in details

thanks

[bruteforce]

Sorry to know about the death of your wife, I think you can only make an application under 6(1) which is proving 5 years residency. You will also need to be present in the UK 5 years ago on the date of your application.

[randomperson]

I can sadly confirm from all advice I've received that for purposes of naturalisation, being widowed is functionally the same as being divorced. We widows/widowers don't count as spouses of British nationals, despite the circumstances being so diffrent from a divorce.

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