first thing... if you are not british than you have to give Life in the UK Test to have a British Passport or citizenship. But in some cases you don't have to..
http://www.lifeinuktest.info/
http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/Advice ... s_FAQs.asp
You can also do I think ESOL
http://lifeintheuktest.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/
now as far as i know... you can apply for PR under a 3 year rule now i have this from one of the fellow members of this form Ken G
RIGHTS OF NON-EEA NATIONAL FAMILY MEMBERS OF EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA (EEA) NATIONALS
6.1 Retention of the right of residence following divorce or annulment of marriage/dissolution of civil partnership
A person who ceases to be a family member of a qualified person on termination of a marriage or civil partnership will retain a right of residence if:
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the marriage or partnership lasted for at least three years immediately before the initiation of proceedings for divorce, annulment or dissolution, and•
the parties to the marriage or civil partnership had resided in the UK for at least one year during the duration of the marriage or civil partnership, or
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the former spouse or civil partner of the qualified person has custody of the children or a right of access to the children in the UK, or
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there are particularly difficult circumstances (such as domestic violence) justifying the retention of the right of residence.
In such circumstances a family member retains a right of residence if:
(a)
S/he is a non-EEA national but is pursuing activity which would make him/her a worker or a self-employed person if s/he were an EEA national,
(b)
S/he is a self-sufficient person, or
(c)
S/he is the family member of a person in the UK who is either a worker, self-employed, or is a self-sufficient person.
See Regulation 10(5) of the 2006 Regulations for more information.
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THIS IS FROM ANOTHER FELLOW MEMBER
3.4 Marriage to an EEA national
The EEA consists of the following countries:
Austria, Ireland (Eire), Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark, the Netherlands, Finland,
Portugal, France, Spain, Germany, Sweden, Greece, United Kingdom, Italy,
Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary,
Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Romania, and Slovakia.
Marriage to an EEA national who is exercising Community rights gives a family member, such
as a spouse, the same rights to live and work in the United Kingdom as the EEA national. This
right to residence exists as a right; it is not necessary to hold a residence permit to prove this
right.
The Diatta judgement held that a family member only loses this right to residence if the EEA
national leaves the country permanently, or the EEA national no longer has a right of
residence in the United Kingdom, or on divorce (not just separation).
The Baumbast judgement found that where children of EEA nationals have a right to remain in
the Member State for the purpose of continuing their education, their third country national
parent/carer also has a right to remain, if that is necessary for the exercise by the children of
their rights. This means that the third country national spouses of EEA national workers in the
UK would have the right to remain here following their divorce from the EEA national or if the
EEA national ceased work here, provided that they were the principal carer of the EEA
national’s children in education here. That right would last until the end of the children’s studies
at secondary level
A non-EEA spouse who is party to a marriage of convenience has no right to be treated as a
family member. A marriage of convenience is a sham marriage undertaken solely for
immigration purposes. The couple have no intention from the outset of the marriage of living
together as man and wife in a settled and genuine relationship. It is not enough to say that the
couple are not living together at any given time; it must be proved that they never lived or
intended to live together.
The right to residency should not be confused with leave to enter or remain. Residency is an
automatic right upon marriage to an EEA national.
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fROM SOME OTHER MEMBER
http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKUT/IAC ... syria.html
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Best of Luck,..