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British citizenship after divorce

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maittm
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British citizenship after divorce

Post by maittm » Sat May 14, 2011 4:26 pm

hi
I was married to my wife whom i got my ILR from a year 6months ago. Our marriage has since gone sour and are in the process of getting a divorce. Can I still make my application for British citizenship.
your advice will be greatly appreciate it
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Post by Casa » Sat May 14, 2011 5:29 pm

You can apply for BC even if you are separated (legally or not) as long as your wife supports your application by providing her passport or birth certificate. Once you are divorced however you will have to meet the standard requirements which would normally be after 5 years legal residence.
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Post by geriatrix » Sat May 14, 2011 6:38 pm

Looks like you are the person referred to in this post (from the same user ID). To avoid confusion, please do not assume different identities when posting from the same user ID.
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maittm
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hi

Post by maittm » Tue Jun 14, 2011 5:14 pm

sorry for the confusion, it was my partner who sent the post. wont happen again.
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