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illegal entry 20 years ago want to apply naturalisation
Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2026 3:50 pm
by mohammad12
HI (to support naturalisation application)
would likr to apply naturalisation but perviously entered illegal 20 years ago.can someone help to write statement in professional manner to explain illegal entry,long time in uk ,build family life in uk etc
thanks
Re: illegal entry 20 years ago want to apply naturalisation
Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2026 5:01 pm
by contorted_svy
We don't provide that kind of template or help. Can you elaborate on your history, as illegal entry is now more harshly considered for citizenship?
Re: illegal entry 20 years ago want to apply naturalisation
Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2026 11:11 pm
by mohammad12
contorted_svy wrote: ↑Sat Jan 03, 2026 5:01 pm
We don't provide that kind of template or help. Can you elaborate on your history, as illegal entry is now more harshly considered for citizenship?
came via plane july 2004.agent bring us ireland on some kind of visa then connected flight from ireland to pakistan via heathrow and agent manage to bring us out from heathrow as there is no immigration desk that time .
made few FLR application but refused and got first visa november 2014 under 10 years partner route and recently got ILR.
never claimed asylum
Re: illegal entry 20 years ago want to apply naturalisation
Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2026 8:00 am
by contorted_svy
Under the current rules, as you entered illegally you would be refused citizenship. We don't have a lot of these cases on the forum as the rule change is still quite recent. To try you would need to explain why you left your country, but you didn't claim asylum so it may be more difficult to argue that you were escaping danger.
However, with ILR you can work and live in the UK freely. What motivates you to apply for citizenship?
It may be worth consulting a solicitor if you want to submit the application.