One year residency period of ILR

[dadageer]

Hello,

I have booked an appointment with NCS for 27-01-2014 to make my naturalization application. However, I am a bit confused about the dates on my ILR approval letter and the date on my BRP card. Many people here in forum says that the date on ILR approval letter is the date you go by and you can apply exactly one year after that date. This is exactly what my lawyer said to me as well. But, I have also seen some moderators in this very forum saying that one should go by the date on BRP card. My point is that why should we go for the date on BRP card? Many people do not get BRP cards within 7 days (like in my case) and I have seen people getting it after 2 months since receiving their ILR approval letter! The situation gets even worse if you get ILR after several months of your application with obviously no fault of yours. Ideally the ILR date should start when your previous Tier-1/HSMP visa was expiring as that would have saved at least 6-10 months for many applicants...

anyways...

My ILR approval date is 23-01-2013 while the date on BRP card is 13-02-2013.

I am going to NCS on 27-01-2014. Is that OK?

[dadageer]

Please if anyone can shed some light on this?

[Jambo]

But, I have also seen some moderators in this very forum saying that one should go by the date on BRP card.

examples please.

Ideally the ILR date should start when your previous Tier-1/HSMP visa was expiring as that would have saved at least 6-10 months for many applicants...

The HO are not in the Ideally business. The rules are that you get ILR when the HO decide to give you ILR. The date on the BRP is just the date of issue (if you lose one, the replacement one will have a new issue date).

My ILR approval date is 23-01-2013 while the date on BRP card is 13-02-2013.

I am going to NCS on 27-01-2014. Is that OK?

It's OK (assuming you have the letter to prove your approval date).

[Jambo]

Please if anyone can shed some light on this?

It is a bit rude complaining 7 minutes after your initial post late in night on a week most people are on holiday.

[dadageer]

But, I have also seen some moderators in this very forum saying that one should go by the date on BRP card.

examples please.

https://immigrationboards.com/viewtopic ... 7eb5a698ef

Amber_Moderator

You can (unless married/civil p to bc) apply for naturalisation after 12 months of having ILR (start date on BRP) so far as you meet the other requirements.

My ILR approval date is 23-01-2013 while the date on BRP card is 13-02-2013.

I am going to NCS on 27-01-2014. Is that OK?

It's OK (assuming you have the letter to prove your approval date).

Thanks

[dadageer]

Please if anyone can shed some light on this?

It is a bit rude complaining 7 minutes after your initial post late in night on a week most people are on holiday.

I beg your pardon for that! actually my thread got completely lost from the Citizenship panel and to make sure that it is there I had to make that post to bump it. Sorry if it was inconvenient!

[Jambo]

https://immigrationboards.com/viewtopic ... 7eb5a698ef

Amber_Moderator

You can (unless married/civil p to bc) apply for naturalisation after 12 months of having ILR (start date on BRP) so far as you meet the other requirements.

See here.

[dadageer]

Thanks again.

I really liked the new look of the forum though