Citizenship Criteria i.e. no of years

[prasnna]

Hi All, I just got my ILR on WP, thanks to some of the threads on this site which helped me clear some doubts.

I've completed 5.4 years in UK + got ILR recently and according to ukba notes I should be able to apply for citizenship now.

"To demonstrate the residential requirements for naturalisation you need to:

* have been resident in the United Kingdom for at least five years (this is known as the residential qualifying period); and
* have been present in the United Kingdom five years before the date of your application; and
* have not spent more than 450 days outside the United Kingdom during the five year period; and
* have not spend more than 90 days outside the United Kingdom in the last 12 months of the five-year period; and
* have not been in breach of the immigration rules at any stage during the five-year period."

and the following....

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitec ... nts-earned

OR I have to wait for ILR +1 years to apply for the citizenship i.e. next year end?

Please throw some light on this.

Thanks.

[vinny]

If a migrant has already been given indefinite leave to remain (also known as settlement) on the date when earned citizenship is introduced, they will automatically be considered to be a 'permanent resident'. They will not need to pay or apply for this to occur. They will be eligible to apply for British citizenship under the current rules during the first two years after earned citizenship is introduced.

Current rules is subject to the Immigration time restrictions.

[mrlookforward]

Hi All, I just got my ILR on WP, thanks to some of the threads on this site which helped me clear some doubts.

I've completed 5.4 years in UK + got ILR recently and according to ukba notes I should be able to apply for citizenship now.

"To demonstrate the residential requirements for naturalisation you need to:

* have been resident in the United Kingdom for at least five years (this is known as the residential qualifying period); and
* have been present in the United Kingdom five years before the date of your application; and
* have not spent more than 450 days outside the United Kingdom during the five year period; and
* have not spend more than 90 days outside the United Kingdom in the last 12 months of the five-year period; and
* have not been in breach of the immigration rules at any stage during the five-year period."

and the following....

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitec ... nts-earned

OR I have to wait for ILR +1 years to apply for the citizenship i.e. next year end?

Please throw some light on this.

Thanks.

you can only apply for citizenship after you have completed one years stay from the date of ILR.