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Dear all,
i am a new member to this great forum and pls i have concern about applying for my naturalisation,my wife came to the uk in 2005 got her work permit 2006 and i joined her 2009 and we both granted indefinaite leave to remain (ilr) in oct 2011, now she apply for naturalisation and got approved. my questions now are:

(1) when can i apply for my naturalisation because i am in the uk more than 3yrs and i had my ilr more than a year now.

(2) Has anyone in this situation please can u tell me how you go about it please.

mabamba

You can apply now as you have been resident for 3 years and are married to a BC.

Thanks for your reply.

Thanks for your reply but please not that WE BOTH GRANTED ILR TOGETHER

Because she has been approved for citizenship and is now a BC, you can apply as spouse of BC.

Thanks CR001 for your fast reply, can you tell me which for form to use.

You apply using form AN, link below :

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/briti ... alisation/

now she apply for naturalisation and got approved

Has she attended her Citizenship Ceremony, and been handed her Certificate of Naturalisation?

Her Citizenship Ceremony is next week and do i need to wait untill she get her british pasport before i apply ?

You can apply once she has her certificate of naturalisation which she will get at the ceremony.

i was just going through AN form and i'm confuse with what to write in 1.33 and 1.34 pls can you help out pls.

1.33 You write where your wife was born - town and country

1.34 You write nationality - British and the relevant details which will be on her certificate when she receives it at the cereomy - because you are applying for naturalisation AFTER her ceremony.

great thanks

mabamba wrote:Dear all,
we both granted indefinaite leave to remain (ilr) in oct 2011, now she apply for naturalisation and got approved. my questions now are:

(1) when can i apply for my naturalisation because i am in the uk more than 3yrs and i had my ilr more than a year now.

mabamba

Hi CR001: mabamba and his wife (main applicant) both had granted ILR. And after ILR both granted as setteled person criteria. So why mabamba need tie up with his wife ( I mean main applicant). why he can not apply for naturalization by himseslf any time after one year. Are they till now tied up as main and dependant even after both ILR.

Sorry if this a doom question. I do not know about law/ process about naturalization.

He is not tied to his wife even with ILR. The main + dependent is no longer an issue.

He can apply for naturalisation in two ways :

5 years legal residence - absence max of 450 days and max 90 days in last 12 months
3 years legal residence as spouse of BC - absence max of 270 days and max 90 days in last 12 months.

As the OP has not said how long he has been in the UK, I gave him advice on applying under the spouse of BC, 3 year residence requirement. If he has been resident for 5 years, he can apply based on meeting the 5 year residence requirements.

He can apply at anytime under whichever qualifying period he meets, he is not tied to his wife indefinitely.

For example, I recently apply as spouse of BC with 3 years residence, but my husband and I are separated for over a year but we are still legally married. My BC application was approved but I am not tied to him in any terms of immigration any more.

Thanks

Char

I was Tier 1 main applicant and my misses was my dependent. However I and my misses both got ILR this year 14th November. Now could she not apply for naturalization herself after 14 Nov 2013 independently.
Thanks

Yes, she can apply independently if she meets the relevant residence and absence requirements. The only benefit of a joint application would be a slightly reduced fee but for naturalisation there is no main and dependent category, each person has to complete their own AN form and meet the requirements individually.

mabamba wrote:Hello in the house,
pls can someone help me out, I came to the uk in 2009 to join my wife and then she is still on work permit but in 2011 we both got our ILR,2012 she got her citizenship, now I'm just 4yrs in the uk
1 is it possible for me to apply now and on what ground or I have to wait till next yr.

thanks

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mabamba wrote:thanks please on what grand as a spouse of British citizen or what.
then can u tell me the latest application form pls.

mabamba wrote:Hi all, in the house.
please can someone help me out i'm trying to fill out my naturalisation form
(1)The passport that i used to entered uk got lost with some of my valuables in Feb. 2010 but i got the police report then but the report only have the police station where the report made and the ref.no i hope that will be ok
(2) The section 1.17 request 5years address but i'm only in the uk for 4 year coz i'm applying on the basis of spouse of BC. pls help me out.

thanks

If your passport does not cover the last 3 years then show some evidence that you were present in the UK i.e. wage slips or bank statements etc...

You need to supply 5 years addresses this includes both in the UK and abroad.

i got the new passport in april 2010 and my ILR stamp is on it it cover 3yrs and i got the police report as well

So then you're fine.

D4109125 wrote:If your passport does not cover the last 3 years then show some evidence that you were present in the UK i.e. wage slips or bank statements etc...

You need to supply 5 years addresses this includes both in the UK and abroad.

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I lost a passport that covered two years. I have all the p60's/p45's and letters from Inland Revenue. Are they enough to show I was in the country and didn't leave for a period of over 6 months?

I also have all the payslips but I worked over 20hours in some weeks so not sure if its a good idea to send payslips

1. Yes.

2. Read the guide (click).

3. You can send copies of your passports if you use a notary public or solicitor to certify them. Make sure you satisfy the conditions including being present in the UK 3 years before the Home Office receive your application.