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british citizenship

Post by sisi84 » Tue Jan 18, 2011 9:59 am

hi,im in belfast northern ireland from 5 years all together.but i was over in my country for an year.do i have any chance to apply for british citizenship. im working,paying tax and etc.just i dont know if there will be a problem for that year i was away.many thanks
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wunder
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Post by wunder » Tue Jan 18, 2011 10:08 am

More information please!
Do you have ILR? What is your immigration status?

Generally, it is a problem that you were away for a year - it effectively resets your clock for citizenship.
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Post by geriatrix » Tue Jan 18, 2011 1:43 pm

See also standard requirements for naturalisation.


regards
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Post by sisi84 » Wed Jan 19, 2011 7:48 am

wunder wrote:More information please!
Do you have ILR? What is your immigration status?

Generally, it is a problem that you were away for a year - it effectively resets your clock for citizenship.
im from bulgaria and me and my child have the blue card from the home office(TEMPORARY RECIDENCY)i have the right to work,apply for benefits and etc.do u think its beter to wait another year and then apply to be on the safe side?thank u
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Post by ukpl » Wed Jan 19, 2011 11:27 am

Bulgaria joined EU in January 2007.
So any Bulgarian national can't aquire PR status before 1st January 2012 (5 years of exercising Treaty Rights).
Then you need to hold PR status for at least 12 months before the date of application for British Citizenship, so 1st January 2013 is the earliest date according to current legislation for Bulgarians to apply for BC on the basis of being EEA nationals.
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Post by sisi84 » Wed Jan 19, 2011 12:40 pm

ukpl wrote:Bulgaria joined EU in January 2007.
So any Bulgarian national can't aquire PR status before 1st January 2012 (5 years of exercising Treaty Rights).
Then you need to hold PR status for at least 12 months before the date of application for British Citizenship, so 1st January 2013 is the earliest date according to current legislation for Bulgarians to apply for BC on the basis of being EEA nationals.
thank you,but i was here even before we join te EU for 1 year with work permit.is that make any diference?
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Post by wunder » Wed Jan 19, 2011 1:03 pm

No, unfortunately Bulgaria joining the EU restarted your citizenship clock.
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Post by sisi84 » Wed Jan 19, 2011 1:25 pm

wunder wrote:No, unfortunately Bulgaria joining the EU restarted your citizenship clock.
thanks for the infornation..
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