British Citizenship

[queries123]

Hi all,

Got the ILR in 2019 by the 10 years Long residency route.

Would like to go for British Citizenship now,

Queries are,

what are the requirement I need look up for?

Main things that how many days can I be out of the UK prior to the application as I was out side of the UK for 16 months - would this be an issue?

Please guide me on this?

[alterhase58]

Recommend you start with the official Home Office guidance, this includes details of the absence allowances:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... n-guidance
Saves us typing out lots of details. But you are welcome to ask further questions here - appreciate the guidance isn't always easy to follow.

[queries123]

Thank you for your reply

[queries123]

Recommend you start with the official Home Office guidance, this includes details of the absence allowances:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... n-guidance
Saves us typing out lots of details. But you are welcome to ask further questions here - appreciate the guidance isn't always easy to follow.

Thank you for your reply.

I did check for this guidance but I am not clear on the 10 years route ILR.

It says for 5 years route?
If you are applying under the 5-year route (section 6(1)), you should not have been
absent for more than 450 days

Via 10 years - ILR holders, can apply just after a year right?

But my question is for 10 years ILR route that the conditions for Absent?

Kindly please clarify me on this so I will be aware?

[meself2]

Recommend you start with the official Home Office guidance, this includes details of the absence allowances:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... n-guidance
Saves us typing out lots of details. But you are welcome to ask further questions here - appreciate the guidance isn't always easy to follow.

Thank you for your reply.

I did check for this guidance but I am not clear on the 10 years route ILR.

It says for 5 years route?
If you are applying under the 5-year route (section 6(1)), you should not have been
absent for more than 450 days

Via 10 years - ILR holders, can apply just after a year right?

But my question is for 10 years ILR route that the conditions for Absent?

Kindly please clarify me on this so I will be aware?

Citizenship route (naturalization) is not the same as immigration.
For citizenship, there are two routes - 3 years (for spouses of Brits) and 5 years (for everyone else), so you're falling under 5 year category. Doesn't matter which way you got ILR.

[alterhase58]

Correct - the immigration path ends with ILR.
For naturalisation it's irrelevant which path you took to gain ILR.
The 3/5 years "path" relates to the residency you have to prove for your naturalisation application.
Absences are specific to naturalisation only - again your ILR path doesn't come into it, if that makes sense.

[queries123]

Recommend you start with the official Home Office guidance, this includes details of the absence allowances:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... n-guidance
Saves us typing out lots of details. But you are welcome to ask further questions here - appreciate the guidance isn't always easy to follow.

Thank you for your reply.

I did check for this guidance but I am not clear on the 10 years route ILR.

It says for 5 years route?
If you are applying under the 5-year route (section 6(1)), you should not have been
absent for more than 450 days

Via 10 years - ILR holders, can apply just after a year right?

But my question is for 10 years ILR route that the conditions for Absent?

Kindly please clarify me on this so I will be aware?

Citizenship route (naturalization) is not the same as immigration.
For citizenship, there are two routes - 3 years (for spouses of Brits) and 5 years (for everyone else), so you're falling under 5 year category. Doesn't matter which way you got ILR.

sorry a bit confused - people usually apply for citizen after a year via 10 years ILR right?

I thought can apply for citizenship at anytime after serving one year in the 10 years route ILR.

Here: I was stuck in India during COVID times that around 8 months in a row due to a loss in the family -
In total days I was out of side the UK for 488 days in the last 5 years. Is there any COVID exemption for this months covering

[queries123]

Correct - the immigration path ends with ILR.
For naturalisation it's irrelevant which path you took to gain ILR.
The 3/5 years "path" relates to the residency you have to prove for your naturalisation application.
Absences are specific to naturalisation only - again your ILR path doesn't come into it, if that makes sense.

Clear on the 3/5 years path for Naturalisation now!

I had to stay back in India in COVID times, I stayed around 8 moths in a row as lost father in COVID.

Would Home office accept those absence, or any exemption for COVID peak time in the year of 2021?

[Ticktack]

Correct - the immigration path ends with ILR.
For naturalisation it's irrelevant which path you took to gain ILR.
The 3/5 years "path" relates to the residency you have to prove for your naturalisation application.
Absences are specific to naturalisation only - again your ILR path doesn't come into it, if that makes sense.

Clear on the 3/5 years path for Naturalisation now!

I had to stay back in India in COVID times, I stayed around 8 moths in a row as lost father in COVID.

Would Home office accept those absence, or any exemption for COVID peak time in the year of 2021?

You can try. It depends on how excessive it is. Naturalisation isn't compulsory. You can always wait.

A lot of money to gamble with.

My advise, wait until you are within the bracket.

[queries123]

Thank you people on the above!

I just wanted to know as people being claimed on the days, months renewing their stays in the UK during COVID times (COVID Exemptions) - Could you guide me guys?


Thank you!