civil penalty question on set (m)

[wahab86]

hi everyone

i will be applying for my ILR on SET(m) in Jan 14.

please answer the following questions

i once recd a letter from my council for not paying council tax on time (late by 2 days) and they issued a summons. does this come under civil penalty, there is a question in set m form.

also after getting ilr when will i be able to apply for naturalisation as i am in the country since 07 on a student visa and applied work permit in 2009 sep and applied flr (m) in feb 12

regards
wahab

[Amber]

No, it's not a civil penalty. Are you married/civil partnership with a British Citizen?

[wahab86]

hi
yes i am married to a british national since jul 11 and changed my visa to spouse (flr m ) in feb 12. ( i was on tier 2 since sep 09 )

so i should not be worried about summons ( i set up a direct debit and its on DD since then ) without any problems for my council tax.

just wanted to know about civil penalty / civil judgement . the rest is all straight forward i think.

thanks to everybody at immigrationboards. always kind and helpful

[Amber]

If you have been resident in the UK for 3 or more years you may be able to apply to naturalise as soon as you are granted ILR.