Legally separated is when you get separated through the court. If you haven't done that then you select 'married'.

You don't have to be employed for naturalisation. you can put unemployed.

No, you cannot apply in December 2012, you will have to wait 1 year after ILR.

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/briti ... uirements/

Sorry, yes Jambo, forgot to mention that option.

Also, Kaybom, the requirement is to still be married, separated is acceptable, but hopefully divorce proceedings have not started as that might complicate your application.

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Char

Hi, I had the same situation, my BC spouse and I have been separated since April 2012 and live at different addresses. I applied in October on 3 year BC spouse basis and received my approval letter after 6 weeks. There is no income requirement for naturalisation applications as you are entitled to c...

People should always be prepared and it is always better to take as many documents as you can as you never know what is going to be asked for. I didn't need it for my category of application and it was asked for. It just proves, at the very least, that you are a registered tax payer and your tax is ...

Hi Sib797 While I do agree with cricinfo, I would strongly recommend that you take your P60s with you. I recently applied and was approved (6 weeks to process) as spouse of BC 3 years residence and only needed passports, LIUK and marriage certificate, NCS did ask for my latest P60 and included in th...

Its multi and probably doesn't say so because there is insufficient space to print unlike the visa's issued in passports.

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Char

Eligibility criteria: Spouse of BC Method of application: NCS Bromley Date of NCS application: 4th October 2012 Received by UKBA: 10th October 2012 Date of debit of fees: 13th October 2012 Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 16th October 2012 Date of receipt of approval: 21st November 2012 (dated 16...

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You will need ILR before you can apply for BC and the 3 years residence requirement is you have to be free of immigration control, i.e. ILR. So you can qualify for ILR after 5 years, then apply ILR and immediately after you received it, apply for BC as you would have been legally resident for 3 year...

Do you have ILR??
3 years legal residence under any visa status except visitor visa.

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/briti ... ofcitizen/

When are you applying for ILR?? If it is in the next couple of weeks, it is not worth applying for a replacement BRP as they do take a bit of time and you will have to pay for the replacement and redo your biometrics at the post office. I waited 3.5 months when I applied for a replacement BRP at the...

If a person has been naturalised as British, does this not invalidate the persons ILR?? So if you travel on your passport that holds ILR, how will the person re-enter the UK if the ILR has been superceded by naturlisation??
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Char

Hi, You can apply without your BRP as long as you have reported it to UKBA. For replacement BRPs - they are processed at a different office to ILR applications. On the forms I am sure there is a place to write that you have lost your residence permit, besides which, UKBA will have your information f...

Yes we are aware of the process and requirements to resume citizenship and we were both born there but we have chosen to make this our home and at some point his daughter will come over to live here too and he won't need to go there. The rest of his family is here and my family is here, so there is ...

Yes, we are aware of the automatic loss of citizenship and don't really care to be honest as we aren't going back. However, his daughter is still in South Africa and he has had no problems entering and exiting SA on his current SA passport when he visits her.
Char

Smithy, For info, you have to pay a similar fee per person to the SA Embassy for them to issue you with a letter giving you 'permission' hence my comment about the cost. My friend who did this route complained about the time it took for both letters (UKBA and SA Embassy) being approximately 5 months...

Hi Like you, I am South African and have also submitted a naturalisation application. However, I have not done the NQ or SA Embassy route as it takes so long (from the SA embassy side). I was told by the consular service that it is my responsibility to inform them that I have obtained British Citize...

I have just had a look at the copy of my AN form I submitted and I didn't put a UKBA reference number and I recall NCS saying it was not necessary as I was providing my BRP stating I have ILR.

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Char

Hi,

I would strongly recommend you also take your latest P60. I did not require mine as I applied as spouse of BC, but NCS asked for it and took a copy to send with my application.

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Char

Hi,
This is my post from when I was preparing for my Set M application in March at PEO. My ILR was approved on the day.

http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewto ... highlight=

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Char

My Application Timeline as follows : Eligibility criteria: Spouse of British Citizen (resident in UK for almost 4 years) Method of application: NCS Bromley, Kent Date of NCS Appointment : 4th October 2012 Date of receipt by UKBA: 10th October 2012 Date of debit of fees: 13th October 2012 Date of rec...

Hi, I had my appointment at NCS for my AN application today on the basis of marriage to a BC. The documents needed according to the AN guidance was passports and marriage certificate and BRP only, nothing else. I had ticked on the form that I used LIUK to get ILR. They asked me for my latest P60 and...

Hi All, Just to clarify, I had my appointment this morning at NCS and the gentleman who assisted me confirmed that the address detail I put down (my address) for my husband (we are separated) was correct as for the purpose of the application, we are considered legally married even though living apar...

I only have enough money to do my app at the moment as my parents are helping me with mine and then I will save up while mine is in so I can do hers. She only qualifies for BC once I have mine anyway as she is not my hisbands child.
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Char