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Hi Everyone,

my matter is a little complicated, i am hoping someone can help me with this

I have ILR on 10 years, got that November last year, of that:

6 years on Student visa
2 years on HSMP
2 years on Spouse visa.

I will be married 3 years this april (2016), based on that can i apply for british passport before 12 months.
heard someone tell me that if you're married for 3 years to a british person you can apply for citizenship straight awat after ILR.

Hope this makes sense.

any help will be appreciated

thanks a lot in advance.

You could have applied for citizenship immediately after getting ILR as the spouse of a British citizen. You require 3 years residence in any visa category NOT 3 years marriage.

Hi

Thanks sooooo much for your reply. thats sucha a relief.

hopefully it'll go through they keep increasing the money every time

The fees have just recently increased on 18th March. It is now £1236 for citizenship.

Hi,

Thanks for your reply, i have another query,

My husband has just been offered work abroad, and he would like me to go and live with him for 3 months over there.

Can i apply for my naturalisation while abroad, i wont be travelling until the 1st of June, If i submit my application right now and hear back from them within this time frame brilliant if not will it make a difference to my application if the reply comes back while i'm abroad. I stay with my inlaws so they can get my post and keep me updated.

I have read somewhere that i can even get the ceremony arranged while i'm abroad at the British consulate.

I hope this is the case? can i even apply for the passport while i'm over there (or am i being too optimistic now)

please let me know your thoughts.

Thanks

You can apply using the NCS at the council. This way you get to keep your original documents and passport. Suggest you use a council that offers the new joint citizenship and passport application service, they seem to be processed a bit quicker.

If you travel, you can come back if and when you get approval to attend your ceremony.

Note that once you attend your ceremony, you have to return your ILR BRP to HO within 5 days.

You can't apply for citizenship from abroad no. Passports from abroad take 6-12 months. Yes, you could arrange a ceremony abroad but if you are only away for 3 months, it might not be worth it as it takes a while for HO to process such requests. Easier to come back and then go again, especially if you do the joint application.