Time Spent in any British Overseas Territory

[jes2jes]

Hello everyone:

I have a quick question and hope someone can answer this.
Does time spent in any of the BOT's count towards ILR or Naturalisation?

I am thinking of spending a few months (>= 6 months) to finish off a contract which will come up later on this year and wanted to know if this is going to set back the ILR clock or affect naturalisation.

Thanks in advance.

[JAJ]

Hello everyone:

I have a quick question and hope someone can answer this.
Does time spent in any of the BOT's count towards ILR or Naturalisation?

Short answer : No. Time in a BOT will not count for obtaining/keeping ILR, or for naturalisation.

If you mean a Crown Dependency - Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man - then the ILR rules are a very grey area and not advisable to risk it. But time in a Crown Dependency does count for naturalisation.

[jes2jes]

JAJ:

Thanks for your response. I don't mean a crown dependency but a BOT as mentioned. Well, would have to weigh the pros and cons and make a final decision sometime this year.

Many thanks