I rang up few lawyers yesterday and they are all in the order of 800+ GBP. This is a bit annoying knowing that all I need is a cover letter and that the final decision really depends on the case worker. mlove, may I ask you for the contact detail for your lawyer? Also, seems like you had a similar s...

Hi Jambo, thanks for joining the discussion. I'm aware that Spain doesn't allow dual nationality like other countries. I spend my life here (and taxes) in UK & I think it's just fair to be a citizen. Spain can wait for better times.. Now I'm a bit confused, should I use a lawer or not. I found them ...

Hi Gyfrinachgar,

thanks for your answers.

I count around 550 days our of UK in the last 5 years... of which:
- less than 100 in the last 1 year (I'm aiming at 98 days).
- About 350 where weekly business trips.

I totally agree with what you said, a lawyer gives a help and it comes with a cost.

Thanks for the answers, So to be sure I understand correctly, HO asks me to be in the country for 6 years (5 + 1) but then only counts my trips for only the last 5 years ignoring the first year. Is this correct? Also, it would be such a shame to loose the opportunity to get citizenship as if trips c...

Hi, I'm a Spanish citizen and I'm preparing my application for Naturalisation. I'm following the 5+1 procedure. I've done a lot of travelling as my job required me to visit customers in Asia/Europe/US. I've spent 600 full days outside the UK (I removed from the calculation both the leaving & arrival...

Thanks for your reply Christophe: (a) depends how is defined the "qualifying period". As I was saying, I came to the UK for the interview in November and than to start the job in February. Can November count as qualifying period? (b) Spain is a bit funny however as I plan to live in UK and not Spain...

This makes me feel more relaxed, thanks!

I guess that as I quit the job and need to be self-sufficient I need some form of health insurance to prove I'm OK?

The other question is... Does the UK track all my movements out of the country? Even on a ship??

Hi Jambo, Thanks for your reply. Ok,I need to wait till Feb before applying, however... How would it work out if I quit may job, say in November, spend one month in UK and go to Spain in January (so 1 month before applying for naturalisation). Given I was away for work during the previous months, I ...

Hi everyone, this is my first post and I'd like to thank everyone participating on this forum. It is really a good place to look for information about naturalisation - probably the best one! My case is a bit strange and there are still few things I'm not sure about... I wonder if someone of you guru...