cat123 wrote:Thanks.

Please can you explain how she will qualify for naturalisation after 10 years, owing to her residence without CSI?

As part of the good character requirement for naturalisation, you must not have been in breach of immigration law at any time during last 10 years.

B1 is a speaking and listening test. It takes about 10 minutes and judging by your posts, you're about 100% likely to pass. It costs £150. You must do it at a Home Office approved centre, which in the UK is Trinity College London or IELTS. https://www.trinityselt.co.uk/OEWeb/loadExamDtl.do https://w...

I seem to remember another member here recently attempted to switch to FLR(M) after their EEA sponsor naturalised as British and lost their ability to sponsor them. The application was refused as they did not have valid leave under the immigration rules. Just to be clear, did the immigration officer...

Mrs_KNA wrote:OMG... thank goodness you were here. I've removed the money from my account. How can I withdraw the application without a reference?

Presumably you wrote your name on it

Why did you not complete the section about satisfying knowledge of language

guidogessa wrote: I read here that from February 2017 the rules will change, and the official form will be mandatory

Do you have a link to where you have read that

noajthan wrote:I'm sure HO has at least one photocopier tucked away somewhere in that huge building.

I can confirm the Home Office does have at least one photocopier. I know this because I installed one of them.

Lucilla wrote:For non-EU citizens, there are all sorts of barriers: you must prove you have been in a relationship for a period of two years, you must submit much more paperwork etc.

Who the hell told you that? You could marry someone you have never even been in a relationship with, if you wished.

That is the correct link to request your documents back. I believe they aim to return your documents within 10 working days but in reality, results vary widely. When I did it this time last year I got my passport back in 4 working days, but other members have reported waiting over a month.

LilyLalilu wrote:The Aviva representative probably just had no clue what you were talking about and did not want to make any promises.

Sounds almost like the UKVI helpline.

Your husband cannot be your sponsor in the UK as he is British.

You mention you have always had private health insurance - this may qualify you as self sufficient. Have a look at that route.

As mentioned above, if you were born between 1st January 1983 and 1st October 2000 and at least one of your parents was exercising treaty rights (for example working) at the time of your birth, you are already a British citizen.

Is there a way to have less then 5 years insurance because the rules for BC only changed in Nov 2015 and my wife has been here since 2011 and we've been married for 4.5 years? Is there anything we can do so speed up her residency or British Citizenship? Nothing changed in this regard in November 20...

This is in the wrong section but hopefully a mod will move it soon. First things first, you cannot apply for a British passport until you are a British citizen. 1. Can I have Bulgarian (any EEA), Russian and UK citizenship? UK permits multiple citizenship almost unconditionally. Bulgaria appears to ...

.If he stop self employmentand show that he has sufficient funds along with comprehensive sickness insurance (CSI) ,will he be still consider exercising his treaty rights ??? Yes will he need to stop self employment or he can be self sufficient along with self employed?? No need to stop self employ...

Some people do and some people don't. Personally, mine all arrived together.

What does SS mean? Also, for the sake of clarity, the 6-month rule you refer to when discussing the EU family residence permit is not correct. I am not trying to prove "who knows more", but simply wish to state a fact. The legislation regarding EU family residence permit in the EU does not have thi...

noajthan wrote:Visafree countries:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_requ ... i_citizens

And when compared to the visafree countries for British citizens, you can see why it would be advantageous for her to naturalise.

KM0170 wrote:Is there ANYTHING at all we can do?

Wife could naturalise as a British citizen and then get British passport.

Other than that, no.

chin2me wrote:I would love to be in forum if username changes. How can I get the confirmation of new changes?

Your username will have changed

NARIC and a SELT are both £150. If she's comfortable taking an English test then that is by far the fastest option. You can probably get a test the same week. I did it with Trinity College and the test lasts 10 minutes. If she managed to get a degree taught in English, she will have no problem with ...

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/554378/AN_Booklet_-__September_2016.pdf See pages 7 & 8. As this decision is made entirely at discretion, we cannot tell you whether you will be successful or not. I think it would certainly be prudent to write in the addition...

You are applying in your own right as a self sufficent qualified person. Your husband is not your sponsor (and cannot be as he is British) but you can certainly have been self sufficient from his funds. As you have had CSI in place, it seems you're nailed it. Ignore all sections about sponsor on the...

Your baby has most likely acquired the nationality of the parents, depending on the nationality laws of those countries. It is highly unlikely the child has been born stateless. As neither parent was settled in the UK at the time of the birth, the baby is not automatically a British citizen. In immi...

There are two Tier 1E routes: £50,000 and £200,000. The eligibility criteria differs slightly between them but you obviously need to have at least that amount of money to qualify for each route. Neither will help bring your mother to the UK. Unless she has a serious illness for which care in India i...

While performing new romance you should keep in mind that as you are an overstayer so you are at great risk and anywhere if you get caught then can be deported with entry ban. Home office don't care about romance and that's why there is none of such immigration route on that basis. Best is to retur...