Non eea family member applying for naturalisation without Pr

[stace01]

Hi
I am a non eea national who have been married to a eea national since 2008.
I have recently applied for naturalisation , but I am now really worried because I did not apply for permanent residence and also because of the new good character requirement which came out on December 11, 2014.
I was thinking about withdrawing my application and applying for permanent residence and then resubmit my application for naturalisation after that.
Can anyone share their experience or offer any advice.
Thank you.

[abBY20]

The new law doesn't state PR is a must!!

[milan69]

Q5: I'm a EEA national/family member of EEA national. When can I apply for naturalisation?

Under EEA regulations, Permanent Residence status is obtained automatically after 5 years of exercising treaty rights. You need to hold PR status for 1 year to be eligible for naturalisation (unless you are married to a BC) so effectively you can apply after 6 years of residence in the UK. Having a PR Confirmation (following EEA3/EEA4 application) is optional and is not required in order to apply for naturalisation.

[milan69]

In addition to my previous post just to add that if you don't hold a PR Confirmation (following EEA4 application) you will need to provide your wife's EEA passport and PR Card (or 5 years proof of treaty rights). This will prove you have PR.

Here is the link of Wandsworth NCS:
http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/info/20041 ... vice_ncs/6

[stace01]

Thank you so much for your replies.
I sent my husbands Id card and p60 for 6 years as proof of him exercising his treaty rights.
But was just worried about the new good character requirements because apparently they go back 10 years into your immigration history instead of 5 years.
This is what I was reading and then started panicking.

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&sourc ... Rf3sRx9qOA.