student visa and naturalisation

Hello everyone
this is my first post since I joined!
I've just seen this page on workpermitz main website

http://www.workpermit.com/uk/naturalisation.htm

My question is:

Can you apply for naturalisation after 6 years on the basis of long term residency? or is it still 10? (if you've been in the UK on a student visa for those 6 years! )

has101 wrote:Hello everyone
this is my first post since I joined!
I've just seen this page on workpermitz main website

http://www.workpermit.com/uk/naturalisation.htm

My question is:

Can you apply for naturalisation after 6 years on the basis of long term residency? or is it still 10? (if you've been in the UK on a student visa for those 6 years! )

If you've been a student for 6 years - you don't qualify for naturalisation. You can't even apply for indefinite leave to remain (ILR), which, in 99% of the cases, you would need in order to apply for naturalisation. Please read the rules again.

In your case, you need to wait 10 years with legal stay (e.g. a mixture of student, work and other visas) to apply for ILR (unless you marry a British citizen/someone with ILR, which has a different route to BC). Once you've amassed 10 years, you apply for ILR then 12 full months later, you apply for naturalisation. So, right now, you certainly don't qualify for anything.

The six years that you're referring to is if you've been working the whole time, not studying. Long residency has been 10 years for a very long time, and I doubt they'd ever reduce it.

Hey thanks for the info
I've just heard the same thing from the IND as well
Thanks