15 months

szjj · Post by **szjj** » Fri Oct 25, 2013 8:41 pm

This forum has been extremely helpful.
I am bit confused as i just read about 15 month provision ,
I applied for ILR in June 2012 on basis of ten year reisdency and recieved it in Jan 2013 as it took more than 3 months fro home office to process my application. Do i need to wait for one year to complete i.e apply in jan2014 for naturalisation, or can i apply now.
has anyone got any experience regards this.

forbc123 · Post by **forbc123** » Fri Oct 25, 2013 8:59 pm

szjj wrote:This forum has been extremely helpful.
I am bit confused as i just read about 15 month provision ,
I applied for ILR in June 2012 on basis of ten year reisdency and recieved it in Jan 2013 as it took more than 3 months fro home office to process my application. Do i need to wait for one year to complete i.e apply in jan2014 for naturalisation, or can i apply now.
has anyone got any experience regards this.

as per UKBA site - you must be free of immigration restrictions for 12 months so ideally Jan 2014

szjj · Post by **szjj** » Fri Oct 25, 2013 9:10 pm

g. consideration of an application for indefinite leave to remain,
made more than 15 months before the citizenship application,
had been protracted through no fault of the applicant, providing
ILR was eventually granted. This can include applications for
asylum which have resulted in the grant of ILR (you should note
that any asylum cases granted on or after the 30 August 2005
will not result in ILR, applicants will instead be given limited
leave) ; or
h.

found this on ukba website in policies and discretion while making decisions on applications

Post by **vinny** » Fri Oct 25, 2013 9:44 pm

Better to wait to complete 1 year on ILR, as there is no definition of 'protracted'.

Ged · Post by **Ged** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 5:01 pm

Why are people being advised to wait. Is there an example or previous unsuccessful application? The regulation is obvious isn't it?

Post by **Amber** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 5:48 pm

Read the link (click) that Vinny posted.

szjj · Post by **szjj** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 10:36 pm

so is it worth applying or not.
if anyone has applied recently with similiar experince pls suggest.

Ayyubi72 · Post by **Ayyubi72** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 11:26 pm

It is worth applying, if you know for sure that by Janauary 2014 the world will come to an end, and before the world comes to an end in just over 2 months time you really need British Citizenship to live rest of the short life happy and content with the fact that you became a British Citizen before the end game.

akhan25 · Post by **akhan25** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 11:38 pm

6 months wait normally a norm on postal application if u mention 15 months urself then how come u expect to apply now u wasnt waiting 15 months for ilr 3 to 4 montha are actually a good speed for ho to decide so why confusion u have to wait 12 months as u didnt wait for 15 months for ho to decide ur case.

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