You're correct, of course, modal verbs take a bare infinitive after them, not an infinitive with "to" – e.g. "you must arrive before 7.00pm" not "you must to arrive...". However, there are, as you no doubt know, some verbs that can be used as either modal verbs or non-modal verbs. An example is "nee...

Back to the original question. For Irish nationals who have PR, can they apply immediately having acquired PR, ie 5 years of continuous enjoyment of EU rights? (I think the answer is yes, but have become a little confused with the correspondence). Yes, Irish citizens can apply after 5 years of livi...

Thanks for the responses! I have some more questions though about the form. Seeing as Irish citizens automatically have ILR do I need to fill out the section about exercising EC Treaty Rights seeing as I'm not really applying under that criteria but there's no section to account for the unique citi...

The short answer is yes. For a longer answer (e.g. when the application can be made by/on behalf of the child), I guess we'd need more information about dates, etc.

PG1983 wrote:

kingcedz wrote:You haven't said why your wife doesn't want to register, surely its an easy process.

I was wondering the same thing. As above, enrolment is compulsory for those who are eligible to enrol but voting is not.

Have you already applied for naturalisation? If so, I believe that you can request return of your passport without this being considered a withdrawal of a naturalisation application.

- Sorry but seems unlikely if you count 3 months from 15th May it comes out to 15th Aug.. so you would not be able to travel to India as your Grace period runs out.. Moreover you would not be able to enter in UK when you come back in Sep as your ILR (assuming you have one now) is supplanted on 15th...

Why won't you just ask him? He too doesn't know.. of course he knows, when he applied he need to fill the forms and tick boxes and fill them so he sure know which one he was applying for and what he needs ( Docs ). then at NCS .. etc .. but only why he does not what you to know. i just cant answer ...

There is no good reason why an Irish citizen ought not to apply for British citizenship. As simonflynn04 says, it is a personal thing. We also need to remember that there is never any guarantee that arrangements that are in place now will remain so in perpetuity. Of course, the rights of Irish citiz...

There is no reason why a French passport cannot be applied for now if the child is eligible for one. If/when he is eligible for a British passport, there is no reason why he cannot have both passports.

ILR deemed backdated by one year due to HSMP Forum judicial review (settlement in the United Kingdom) ? No, don't think so. He came to UK in 2006 on a WP, changed to HSMP after 2 years until he got ILR. Can't find any reasoning for this. Was it luck, by chance? Well, anything is possible, but it se...

I suppose one big consideration might be that British citizenship will enable you, and presumably your children, to return to live in Britain at any time in the future. Note that, as Indian citizens, and therefore Commonwealth citizens, you can, as I'm sure you know, already vote in all elections in...

Is he married to a BC? That's the most obvious reason. A person married to a British citizen (or in a civil partnership with a British citizen) only needs to have no time limit on his or her stay in the UK (i.e. ILR in this case) on the day the application for naturalisation is made, not for a full...

As above, not a problem. Apart from anything else, it is a French stamp that's missing, not a UK one, and the UK authorities don't hold themselves, or you, responsible for missing stamps from other countries. (Even a missing stamp from the UK would not constitute a problem, in fact.)

From the link - "...they will copy your documents and return them to you". So - Yes. You keep the passport. There is a fee for the service and you need to book an appointment. Not only that, but they copy the documents as part of the appointment, i.e. while you wait, so you walk in with your passpo...

If I was doing this, I'd simply fill in a landing card and enter as an ILR holder, without offering any explanation unless asked. I imagine the chances are that it will be fine – although the ILR is no longer valid as such, since a British citizen does not need leave to enter the UK, recently natu...

up until 2004 australia did not accept dual nationality. in my case and my babies case it is best i renounce before any further application is made so i can truthfully say i hold no other nationality and do not need to list further details of when it was obtained. i know it is cheeky but i can reap...

I am and have investigated that option. Unfortunately I would need to renounce british citizenship before doing so - as I live in the UK and travel to Europe (Spain for example to see my baby) that doesn't seem the best thing to do. Why would you need to renounce British citizenship to have your ba...

well he said he may have signed something. how do formal renuiciations take place? do you have to give back them your passport?do they cancel it? To renounce one's British citizenship, one has make a formal application on the prescribed forms to the Home Office if in the UK or to a British mission ...

What makes you think that he might have made a formal renunciation of British citizenship?

but with the disadvantage that things get a lot messier if at some point you reside outside of the UK, you're citizen of 2 countries living in a 3rd one and you are required to file tax returns in the country where you're working as resident and in the other 2 countries where you are not resident a...

Assuming your country of original citizenship allows you to retain that citizenship on naturalisation, I can see few if any disadvantages (other than the cost of the application) in becoming a British citizen. As noted above, I think to large extent it's an emotional thing: I for one would want to b...

@Becker, no unfortunately we only acquired our British nationality much later and not at birth :( Did you then register or naturalise as British? If you did, are you sure that you are British by descent and not otherwise by descent? If you merely applied for a British passport in (say) adulthood, t...

fill the application before hand and fill the certificate details on the day. You can submit the application on the same day If you can get the countersignatory sign your form & your photo. This is possible and I have done it myself But if you do that make sure none of the dates on the form (includ...

No, I haven't but it could just be a question of what stock is available. I don't think it's a problem. Thanks Christophe. Any idea why they are still issuing old format passport? Anyone recently received old format passport (ie., chip in one of the page)? I should imagine that they are simply usin...