Do I need to apply for naturalization

[tier1-immigrant]

Hi,

I got my ILR via 5year Tier1 visa route, last year. Now can I directly apply for British passport or do I first need to apply for Naturalization ?

[CR001]

Only a British citizen can apply for a British passport. You are not a British citizen.

You have to apply to naturalised as British first and meet all the requirements.

[secret.simon]

You need to make a naturalisation application, get approved by the Home Office, attend the citizenship ceremony at your local council and get the naturalisation certificate. That last stage is when you become a British citizen. Then you can apply for a British passport.

[tier1-immigrant]

Thanks. Checked the process for applying for naturalization.
They ask for life in UK test certificate and knowledge of English language. Those were already proved during ILR application. Do I still need to provide them ?

[World Traveller]

Thanks. Checked the process for applying for naturalization.
They ask for life in UK test certificate and knowledge of English language. Those were already proved during ILR application. Do I still need to provide them ?

Yes, such documents will be scanned again.

[secret.simon]

They ask for life in UK test certificate and knowledge of English language. Those were already proved during ILR application. Do I still need to provide them ?

Yes. It is a separate process, under different laws and rules, dealt with by different teams.

[tier1-immigrant]

If I have lost my LIUK test certificate is it possible to get a copy from the test centre.

Also lets say if its validity has expired (say its been more than two years). can that still be used for naturalization or do I need to take the test again?

[Zerubbabel]

Life in the UK test doesn't have a validity limit. It's indefinite.

However, if you lost the certificate, you have to re-sit the test.

The English test is valid 2 years.