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BC with FormAN Residence requirement 5 years

Post by gkuk » Tue Oct 31, 2017 9:13 pm

Hi,

Appreciate any advice in this regard.

Background Info :
Father :
ILR obtained : 07-07-2014
(On Tier 1 visa before getting ILR.)

Mother :
Tier 1 Dependent from :20-April-2010
ILR obtained : 07-07-2014

Daughter:
Born Nov-2012 in India.
Initial UK Visa : Tier 1 dependent - Jan2013
ILR Obtained: 07-07-2014.

Mother and Daughter are applying for British Citizenship in November 2017.
(Father does not plan to apply for British Citizenship now.)

Q’s regarding Mother :
=>Residence requirement: Form AN BookLet : Pg5. mentions
“You must have been physically present in England, Wales, Scotland, NI , the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands on the day 5 years before the application is received by the Home Office.
For ex: If your application is received on 20/03/2017 you should have been physically present in the UK on 21/03/2012. “

Q1. - Mother was in India between 03-August-2012 and 07-June-2013, for the whole period for pregnancy.
If I file the BC application on 10-Nov-2017, will it still be valid ?. Since the mother was in India for pregnancy during this time ?

Mothers absence of days is well below 450 days in 5 years and 90 days fin the last 12 months.

Is there a UK Home Office customer service email I can send my query to ?

Thanks for your help!

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Re: BC with FormAN Residence requirement 5 years

Post by CR001 » Wed Nov 01, 2017 10:27 am

Q’s regarding Mother :
=>Residence requirement: Form AN BookLet : Pg5. mentions
“You must have been physically present in England, Wales, Scotland, NI , the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands on the day 5 years before the application is received by the Home Office.
For ex: If your application is received on 20/03/2017 you should have been physically present in the UK on 21/03/2012. “

Q1. - Mother was in India between 03-August-2012 and 07-June-2013, for the whole period for pregnancy.
If I file the BC application on 10-Nov-2017, will it still be valid ?. Since the mother was in India for pregnancy during this time ?
No she will get refused as she was not physically present in the UK on 10 November in 2012. Being physically present at the start of the 5 year qualifying period is mandatory. She will have to wait till after 7th June 2018 to apply.
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Re: BC with FormAN Residence requirement 5 years

Post by gkuk » Wed Nov 01, 2017 2:04 pm

CR001 wrote:
Wed Nov 01, 2017 10:27 am
Q’s regarding Mother :
=>Residence requirement: Form AN BookLet : Pg5. mentions
“You must have been physically present in England, Wales, Scotland, NI , the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands on the day 5 years before the application is received by the Home Office.
For ex: If your application is received on 20/03/2017 you should have been physically present in the UK on 21/03/2012. “

Q1. - Mother was in India between 03-August-2012 and 07-June-2013, for the whole period for pregnancy.
If I file the BC application on 10-Nov-2017, will it still be valid ?. Since the mother was in India for pregnancy during this time ?
No she will get refused as she was not physically present in the UK on 10 November in 2012. Being physically present at the start of the 5 year qualifying period is mandatory. She will have to wait till after 7th June 2018 to apply.
Disappointed to hear that. But thanks for your reply.

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Re: BC with FormAN Residence requirement 5 years

Post by CR001 » Wed Nov 01, 2017 2:16 pm

And without either parent applying now, your daughter won't qualify either. They will both have to wait.
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