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cabbagebadger wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2019 9:50 pmHello all,
I recently got my ILR application approved after spending over a decade in the UK (was a student for a bunch of years), but some time after my application went in, my husband and I temporarily separated. We have now decided that this will probably be permanent, and will divorce later this year.
In the meantime, I'd like to apply for naturalisation because I have a hard time getting visas to visit my Europe-based family, and frankly, after a decade of being scared of being kicked out, I want it to be over.
My husband and I are on good terms, but he's currently staying with family over in Ireland, and I'm giving him some space.
I have 2 questions:
1) Do I understand correctly that being separated does not negate my right to apply? Correct. Having looked through the form, there is a question field there that asks for my husband's address. Would it disqualify me to put down my UK address and his Irish one separately? I'd rather not lie. That's fine, and the correct thing to do, stating the facts.
2) My husband is Irish-English. He was born in the UK in 1982, qualifying for British citizenship automatically (like all those born before 1983). Until we got married, he never had a British passport because he'd never needed it, and I think he might have a hard time finding it because he has never used it. In the guidance, I read that I have to supply a copy of each page of his passport (including the blank ones). All I have is the title page, and a copy of his birth certificate. Is this enough? When we applied for a fiancee visa before we got married, UKVI insisted on seeing a copy of his British passport because for them the birth certificate was insufficient, so I'm concerned this would be an issue once more.Not aware there is an exemption available for this - unless anyone else can comment.
Would be hugely grateful for advice.
alterhase58 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2019 10:07 pmcabbagebadger wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2019 9:50 pmHello all,
I recently got my ILR application approved after spending over a decade in the UK (was a student for a bunch of years), but some time after my application went in, my husband and I temporarily separated. We have now decided that this will probably be permanent, and will divorce later this year.
In the meantime, I'd like to apply for naturalisation because I have a hard time getting visas to visit my Europe-based family, and frankly, after a decade of being scared of being kicked out, I want it to be over.
My husband and I are on good terms, but he's currently staying with family over in Ireland, and I'm giving him some space.
I have 2 questions:
1) Do I understand correctly that being separated does not negate my right to apply? Correct - separation is not a legal status. Having looked through the form, there is a question field there that asks for my husband's address. Would it disqualify me to put down my UK address and his Irish one separately? I'd rather not lie. That's fine, and the correct thing to do, stating the facts.
2) My husband is Irish-English. He was born in the UK in 1982, qualifying for British citizenship automatically (like all those born before 1983). Until we got married, he never had a British passport because he'd never needed it, and I think he might have a hard time finding it because he has never used it. In the guidance, I read that I have to supply a copy of each page of his passport (including the blank ones). All I have is the title page, and a copy of his birth certificate. Is this enough? When we applied for a fiancee visa before we got married, UKVI insisted on seeing a copy of his British passport because for them the birth certificate was insufficient, so I'm concerned this would be an issue once more.Not aware there is an exemption available for this - unless anyone else can comment.
Would be hugely grateful for advice.
Alterhase58 – thank you very much indeed for responding. I've become so twitchy about every word I put down that it was hard to see things more reasonably, so it was really valuable to get some advice. Not that I'm blindly relying on what you said, but getting a second opinion was great.alterhase58 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2019 5:13 pmYou are overthinking.
Your application is individual to you - as long as you can comply with the requirements.
UKVI will not sit in judgement over your marital arrangements - you are married until divorced.
The additional note is fine. In the majority applicants will use UK addresses.