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Hi guys one of my friend who is in uk for just over an year married with EU citizen applied for settled status. He was supposed to get pre settled but instead got settled status.
Is it good for him or he should get this correct?

I would be extremely surprised if this were the case. Do you mean they have lived in the UK for less than a year, or that they have lived in the UK, whilst been married, for less than a year?

He is married his eu out of uk 2 years ago and came into uk 1 year ago. His wife is in uk for 4 years. She got presetteled. But surprisingly he got settled status.

It is an error then.

What you suggest he should report this error or apply citizenship after 1 year?

zusman wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 13, 2019 3:15 am

What you suggest he should report this error or apply citizenship after 1 year?

This won´t work.
https://www.gov.uk/apply-citizenship-in ... -to-remain

Residency requirements
You should have lived in the UK for at least 5 years before the date of your application.

kamoe wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 13, 2019 8:20 am

zusman wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 13, 2019 3:15 am

What you suggest he should report this error or apply citizenship after 1 year?

This won´t work.
https://www.gov.uk/apply-citizenship-in ... -to-remain

Residency requirements
You should have lived in the UK for at least 5 years before the date of your application.

well he has now settled status and when he will apply after one year for citizenship they wont ask about this?
as in point of view the requirements is only one year after settle status thats it? please correct me

Amirkhan042 wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 19, 2019 7:45 pm

kamoe wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 13, 2019 8:20 am

zusman wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 13, 2019 3:15 am

What you suggest he should report this error or apply citizenship after 1 year?

This won´t work.
https://www.gov.uk/apply-citizenship-in ... -to-remain

Residency requirements
You should have lived in the UK for at least 5 years before the date of your application.

well he has now settled status and when he will apply after one year for citizenship they wont ask about this?
as in point of view the requirements is only one year after settle status thats it? please correct me

5 years residence, which must INCLUDE one year on settled status. As the OPs friend has only been in the UK for 1 year, he won't qualify for citizenship in one years time.

Amirkhan042 wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 19, 2019 7:45 pm

kamoe wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 13, 2019 8:20 am

zusman wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 13, 2019 3:15 am

What you suggest he should report this error or apply citizenship after 1 year?

This won´t work.
https://www.gov.uk/apply-citizenship-in ... -to-remain

Residency requirements
You should have lived in the UK for at least 5 years before the date of your application.

well he has now settled status and when he will apply after one year for citizenship they wont ask about this?

If it's in the list of things you need to prove, then it means you need to prove it and they are going to check it.

as in point of view the requirements is only one year after settle status thats it? please correct me

I strongly encourage you to read the whole page of the link I shared above. It says that Settled Status is one of the requirements, and it also lists the additional requirements you need to meet, for instance, proving you were in the UK 5 years before the application. There are also other requirements, like proving your knowledge of the English language and passing the Life in the UK test.

The answer to your question is a flat NO: it is not enough to just have Settled Status for a year to qualify for British citizenship, you also need to meet other requirements, one of which your friend clearly does not meet.

It is clear that pursuing a British Citizenship application in his case would be to game the system by exploiting what clearly was an error, so kindly desist of asking any more advise on pursuing this.

I accepet what you says in regards to citizenship requirement though if that guy have lived for five or more years with diffeferent visa catagories and pass life in the uk and English requirement will he be able to overcome?


Actually I have applied for settle status based on 3.4 years RC non Eu husband and I have lived here more then 8 years including 5 years as tier 4 and 3.4 years as Eu RC holder.. if I will mericlly get settle status will I be able to apply for citizenship? Thank you

Amirkhan042 wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 20, 2019 8:46 am

I accepet what you says in regards to citizenship requirement though if that guy have lived for five or more years with diffeferent visa catagories and pass life in the uk and English requirement will he be able to overcome?


Actually I have applied for settle status based on 3.4 years RC non Eu husband and I have lived here more then 8 years including 5 years as tier 4 and 3.4 years as Eu RC holder.. if I will mericlly get settle status will I be able to apply for citizenship? Thank you

1. Can you please desist from tagging your questions onto other members topics and creating confusion.

2. Start your own topic on the citizenship requirements in the British citizenship sub forum. These questions are NOT relevant to the EEA Route Applications sub forum.

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