Eligibility to British citizenship

[accastudent84]

hi

i hope all of u doing well i just got few questions and need answers can some 1 pls help
my question is i got ILR just few days ago on the bassis of my marriage to a british citizen altough i am in uk from 2004 on student visa till sep2009 when i got married to my wife and got spouse visa so here is what will make it more clearer to u guy s

2004 - 2009 student visa
2009 - 2011 spouse visa
sep 2011 ILR (marriage base)

question#1: for naturalisation as a british citizen requires 3 years residentship does my student visa status fulfills that as u could see i was on student visa one year before my marriage ,and i want to make it clear , yes i was physically in the uk

2nd question# Alot of solicitors nearlly all of them say you have to spent 12 months on ilr before u could apply for ur naturalisation but home office web site says as a spouse of british citizen u must hold ilr at the time of your application and dont mention 12 months in this category i know alot of ppl will refer to home office web site but does some one actually in the same situation as me or been in the same situation as me ?as i already read home office site but i need a practical answer to that

all of ur kind help will be really appreciated .thanks to all for taking ur time and read .

[geriatrix]

for naturalisation as a british citizen requires 3 years residentship does my student visa status fulfill that

I guess you meant to write "For naturalisation as "spouse of British citizen" requires 3 years ....."
Yes, time in UK as a student (or for that matter any "lawful' stay) can be counted in the "3 years" in question.

Apply on Monday, if you wish to.

[accastudent84]

for naturalisation as a british citizen requires 3 years residentship does my student visa status fulfill that

For naturalisation as "spouse of British citizen" requires 3 years .....
Yes.

Apply on Monday, if you wish to.

thanks for your reply but whats about my 2nd question about( to remain in the uk for a period of 12 months on ilr before u can apply for naturalisation )does that effect me as well as i am a spouse to a british national?

[Casa]

It doesn't apply to you. Make sure however, that you were physically present in the UK 3 years previously to the date you submit your application.
i.e application 19/09/11 - present in the UK 19/09/08.
Neither can you have been out of the country on that date on holiday.

[accastudent84]

It doesn't apply to you. Make sure however, that you were physically present in the UK 3 years previously to the date you submit your application.
i.e application 19/09/11 - present in the UK 19/09/08.
Neither can you have been out of the country on that date on holiday.

thank you so much for your kind reply and all who replied to me in this regards.in the light of your replies i guess i am eligible to apply i am going to send my application for british citizenship tomorrow or day after i hope it will go through(inshaallah by the grace of God),if i get any reply i will come back and notify you guys thanks again for all of you who took their valuable time to read and reply to my post.


thanks all i got confirmation from home office that i am alligible to apply for nationality i send my form on 21st of sep 2011 and as soon as i get any reply i will keep u updated in the mean while

[accastudent84]

hello all


thaks for viewing my topic
today is 27/2/2012 ,i called home office today that said my application is in 2nd last stage which is uk security check and would be forward to case worker after that for decision as per what they said it could take next couple of weeks for my decision
hopefully everything would go well for me as i had no convictions or police record at all

for naturalisation as a british citizen requires 3 years residentship does my student visa status fulfill that

I guess you meant to write "For naturalisation as "spouse of British citizen" requires 3 years ....."
Yes, time in UK as a student (or for that matter any "lawful' stay) can be counted in the "3 years" in question.

Apply on Monday, if you wish to.

Hello all I am still waiting for home office acknowledgement letter its been over 16 days had no reply from them for receiving my application nor have they taken out application fee from my credit card account , as soon as I get updated will le u guys know ............


hi all i just found out that home office deduct my application fee on 11th of this month but still no signs of acknowledgement letter .......


today is 24th of january still no signs of aproval letter although got my aknowledgement at 13/10/2011
been 4 months normally they decide any application for naturalisation within 6 months so finger cross that i get my approval v soon


hello every one
today is 30th of April 2012 i call home office and finally i been told the decision has been made and the letter will be printed this week hopefully will receive by next week ,finger cross i am expecting a positive reply as i waited 7 long months for this and now le see wa happens

finally i got my approval after 7 months and 10 days i am so happy booked my ceremoney at 21st of may 2012
best of luck to all those whos application is pending