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Hello,

I wonder if you could please assist me with my enquiry:

My wife was granted her ILR on 08/07/2024. She got her ILR through the spouse Visa route.

I would like to know the earliest date she can apply for British Citizenship (Please note her husband (myself) is still on ILR as I have not applied for British citizenship.

Your help with this would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

She can apply once she has held ILR for 12 months and meets all the 5 year requirements, including the physically present at the start of the qualifying period.

CR001 wrote: ↑

Mon May 12, 2025 5:28 pm

She can apply once she has held ILR for 12 months and meets all the 5 year requirements, including the physically present at the start of the qualifying period.

Hello CR001,

Many thanks for your below response.

So the 28 days rule (where by you can submit an application 28 days before) do not apply to British Citizen application?

Thank you.

There's mo "28 days" rule for naturalisation - it's not part of immigration.

alterhase58 wrote: ↑

Mon May 12, 2025 6:34 pm

There's mo "28 days" rule for naturalisation - it's not part of immigration.

Thank you very much..

Hello,

I wonder if you could please assist me with my enquiry. My wife is about to start her British Citizen application having had ILR for the past 12 month (Obtained ILR in July 2024).

I would like to double check if she can still use the Knowledge of English certificate and Life in the UK test results she used to obtain her Indefinite Leave to Remail (ILR) last year (2024) for her British Citizen application?

I would appreciate your help with this as we do not want to make mistake by using last year's test result.

Thank you.

Yes, the same results can be used.

lolo2 wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 07, 2025 5:08 pm

Yes, the same results can be used.

Fantastic, thank you, much appreciated.

Hello all,

I would like to double check something so i do not make mistake.

The Passport Photograph on the Referees and Identity form to be completed by the referees, is this 'Applicant' passport photograph or 'Referees' please as am a bit confused? I believe they're asking for applicant passport photograph but not entirely sure that's why.

Also, my wife and daughter (The applicants) will be providing 2 referees; One of them a Pastor with a British Passport and the second a non British but a Chartered Surveyor, would this be sufficient? Our daughter is 8 years old.

I would appreciate your help with this.

Thank you.

The photograph is of the applicant!

The referees should be ok.

lolo2 wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 10, 2025 9:28 am

The photograph is of the applicant!

The referees should be ok.

That's Great.

Thank you so much for your help, much appreciated.

Hello,

We're in the process of completing British citizenship application for my wife and daughter, but it's unclear how they'll be able to proof living in the UK for 5 year.

They have all their previous international passports since entering the UK, would this be sufficient or do they need to add something else to it please? If yes, what do they need to add as proof of living in the UK.

Thank you for your help with this.

Proof of living in the UK is the passport(s) and stamped pages for the qualifying period. Nothing else is required.

PS: keep all the citizenship questions in one single post, no need to open a new one for every single question.

Topics merged!!

lolo2 wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 10, 2025 10:08 am

Proof of living in the UK is the passport(s) and stamped pages for the qualifying period. Nothing else is required.

PS: keep all the citizenship questions in one single post, no need to open a new one for every single question.

Many thanks for your help.

CR001 wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 10, 2025 10:15 am

Topics merged!!

Thanks CR001

Hello,

As part of of my wife and daughter's British Citizenship application, we're being asked to provide ''Parental Responsibility'' for our Daughter.

To meet this requirement we'll be providing copy/ies of our international passport for mother and the father together with our Birth certificates and Marriage certificates.

I would like to know if this is sufficient to meet the ''Parental Responsibility'' requirement?

Thank you for your support with this.

Full birth certificate with both of your names is sufficient proof.

contorted_svy wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 14, 2025 7:46 pm

Full birth certificate with both of your names is sufficient proof.

Many thanks for your prompt response, much appreciated. Just to be clear, you meant our daughter's full birth certificate alone will be sufficient?

Thank you.

Yes, daughter's BC with full names of both parents.

contorted_svy wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 14, 2025 9:23 pm

Yes, daughter's BC with full names of both parents.

Many thanks for your help, much appreciated.

Hello,

I would like to seek your your opinion on my situation; I received my Indefinite Leave to Remain in April 2015 and since receiving my ILR in 2015, I have travelled abroad few times, but never spent more than a month (in fact that is the maximum time I have spent abroad since receiving my ILR in 2015).

In the last twelve month, I have travelled twice; first between 18/01/25 - 27/01/25 (8 Days) and second between 26/06/25 - 04/07/25 (8 Days). In total I have spent 16 days outside the UK in the last 12 month.

I would like to apply for British Citizenship in August 2025. I would like to know if I can still apply for British Citizenship even though I have spent a total of 16 days outside the UK in the last twelve (12) month?

Your help with this would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

Of course it is possible. The absence limit in the last 12 months is of 90 days.

contorted_svy wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 31, 2025 5:26 pm

Of course it is possible. The absence limit in the last 12 months is of 90 days.

That's great, thank you very much.

Hello,

I wonder if you could please assist me with this, my wife and daughter recently submitted their British citizenship applications. Biometric capturing has been done and all supporting documents have been submitted and they're now waiting for the decision to be made by the UK Home Office.

There's urgent need for both of them to travel out of UK and my question is are they able to travel out of United Kingdom whilst their British Citizenship applications is being considered by the home office?

I would appreciate your guidance on this.

Thank you..