5. So for children, no need for ILR applications. once we get our ILR then apply for registration.? As the children are UK born, once either one parent gets ILR, they can apply directly to register as British citizens. Just make sure that they have private medical insurance for any period between t...
Precision of language can be very important when discussing such topics. the father is a British citizen by birth Where was the father born? Was he born in the UK itself, to at least one British parent (i.e. is the father a British citizen otherwise than by descent)? Was he born abroad, to at least ...
My children are entitled to British citizenship by descent after their father. This sentence needs clarification. Was the father a British citizen at the time of birth of the children? Your children would likely be British citizens by descent if either parent was a British citizen by descent at the...
Be aware that not many people here would have had your experience and that the moderators and Respected Gurus aren't lawyers, so would be unlikely to help.
Your experience, of being sponsored by a sibling, is quite niche. You may have to wait for a while for a response.
The crucial thing to remember is that the applicant (your mother in law) must show stronger ties to her home country than to your spouse or you. So remember to prove her overdependence financial position and other ties to her home country. She needs to prove that she will leave the UK before the end...
Why would they say you can apply for naturalisation abroad if they intend to reject it? Where does the Home Office say that you can apply for naturalisation from abroad? A source or sources would be useful. Certain people (spouses of British citizens abroad in Crown Service) can apply from abroad b...
I think many here would be interested in the outcome of your application, so do keep us informed. I think there is some confusion between "continuous presence " and "continuous residence ". Continuous residence could start at the grant of a visa, if so defined (as it appears to b...
ILR and British citizenship are two completely different areas and have different laws. British citizenship is not a part if the immigration pathway, which ends at ILR. As you'll be over 18, you will need to meet all the requirements of naturalisation, including limits on absences over five years an...
I wouldn't make plans for travel outside the UK for the first few months of 2025, if they could be avoided. Even if the launch of the E-visa system goes smoothly (which it may not), there will almost certainly need teething issues. It would be wiser to avoid travel outside the UK if you're a non Bri...
It baffles me how something like this was not addressed from the start by the HO, I wonder if they even thought that far yet. This will cost so many people a lot of money if not addressed quickly. I don't think the UK Home Office would have given any thought to how other countries design their immi...
Ok thanks why they mention 10 year's?? Policy end after 10 years Essentially, they're saying what I advised: that in the short-to-medium term of about 10 years, you have very little chance of being naturalised. The policy may change in ten years time. Your chances of naturalisation will depend on w...
Applications from abroad are known to take a lot longer. and almost certainly likely to be rejected. If the applicant is abroad or is about to go abroad for a continuous period of more than 6 months, you should normally refuse the application and advise the applicant to re-apply, on their return to...
There may be a queue for cases going into the system, but by definition, there can't be for decisions coming out, simply because each case is unique and will trigger different processes. For instance,somebody with a criminal record, perhaps even a single one, may trigger further checks with other de...
"Settled" is defined right in the paragraph you have quoted from. Children applying in line with parents Children will come within this category if: • one parent is a British citizen or about to become one through registration or naturalisation • the other parent (if involved in the child’...
I think the two important parts of that message are You were convicted of sexual assault on 1st September 2009 at Ealing magistrates and given a suspended sentence of eight weeks for a two-year period. You subsequently broke the requirements of the suspended sentence and was imprisoned for eight wee...
Does your country have a formal renunciation of citizenship procedure, like India? If so, go through the procedure, renounce your earlier citizenship, have your passport formally cancelled, then apply for a first British passport, showing that you have no uncancelled passport in any other name.
What citizenships/nationalities do you hold?
In particular, do you hold the citizenship of any country/ies in the EU/EEA?
Alternatively do you hold Commonwealth citizenship?
Is any of your grandparents born in the UK?
What proof of your strong ties to your home country, which are stronger than having two siblings in the UK, for you show in your application? Remember that your sponsors showing that they can support you in the UK makes your case that you will leave the UK after your visit weaker , because nothing c...
You can check directly with the British diplomatic staff in India if they are willing and able to carry out the citizenship ceremony there. And tell us of what they advise. But, as I understand it, the only people who can take their oaths of allegiance at a British diplomatic post abroad are those a...
There is no difference between the requirements to sponsor the spouse of somebody on ILR and the spouse of a British citizen. What is absolutely critical though is that the date of marriage with the new spouse would be on or after the date of the decree absolute of the divorce of the old marriage. S...
Simply put, your connections to the UK is far too remote in the past. When looking into acquisition of British citizenship by descent from before 1983, you need to be aware of two separate concepts, both of which you need to acquire to become a British citizen; CUKC status and Right of Abode (RoA). ...
Could you please tell what the difference between Registered vs is naturalized. Both are ways for a non-British citizen to acquire British citizenship. Naturalization is the way for an adult with no former family connection to acquire British citizenship. Registration is a way for non-citizens with...
The child born abroad will need to apply for entry clearance along with the other/second/less privileged parent, follow the same pathway as that other parent to ILR, and then, after both the child born abroad and other parent have got ILR, they can register as a British citizen. Essentially the path...
