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Citizenship and previous overstayer query
Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2022 10:51 pm
by soyerlife
Hello everyone.
Just want a simple advice please
I was am overstayed in the UK until
I got married on 18 May2012 to a French national then
Got my 5 years residency on 1 October 2013
Now I want to apply for citizenship and considering the 10 years good character ,specifically (overstaying)
From When home office consider the 10 years ? From my marriage date or from the date they issued residency ?
Thank you
Re: Citizenship and previous overstayer query
Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2022 8:57 am
by Ticktack
soyerlife wrote: ↑Fri Sep 02, 2022 10:51 pm
Hello everyone.
Just want a simple advice please
I was am overstayed in the UK until
I got married on 18 May2012 to a French national then
Got my 5 years residency on 1 October 2013
Now I want to apply for citizenship and considering the 10 years good character ,specifically (overstaying)
From When home office consider the 10 years ? From my marriage date or from the date they issued residency ?
Thank you
From date of issued residency.
Just being married to an EU citizen doesn't make your stay legal. Applying to legalise your stay and getting it is what makes your stay legal.
Re: Citizenship and previous overstayer query
Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2022 9:38 am
by vinny
I think getting married to a qualified EEA national
did make your stay
legal.
Re: Citizenship and previous overstayer query
Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2022 12:52 pm
by jayven
soyerlife wrote: ↑Fri Sep 02, 2022 10:51 pm
Hello everyone.
Just want a simple advice please
I was am overstayed in the UK until
I got married on 18 May2012 to a French national then
Got my 5 years residency on 1 October 2013
Now I want to apply for citizenship and considering the 10 years good character ,specifically (overstaying)
From When home office consider the 10 years ? From my marriage date or from the date they issued residency ?
Thank you
As I know from the date you marriage to your eea partner.because I just got my citizenship few month ago.
Re: Citizenship and previous overstayer query
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2022 10:09 am
by Ticktack
vinny wrote: ↑Sat Sep 03, 2022 9:38 am
I think getting married to a qualified EEA national
did make your stay
legal.
Thanks mate, I stand corrected!