Become a British citizen guide difference

[jehan]

Hay i open new topic to understand people why there is differnce in (become a British citizen) guide for AN6(1) AND AN6(2) especialyy in Good character us under

1. Check if you can apply
There are different ways to become a British citizen. The most common is called ‘naturalisation’.

You can apply for British citizenship by naturalisation if:

you’re 18 or over
you’re of good character, eg you don’t have a serious or recent criminal record, and you haven’t tried to deceive the Home Office or been involved in immigration offences in the last 10 years
you’ll continue to live in the UK
you’ve met the knowledge of English and life in the UK requirements
you meet the residency requirement

and

2. If your spouse is a British citizen
If you’re married to, or the civil partner of, a British citizen, you can apply for citizenship if:

you’re 18 or over
you’re of sound mind, eg you’re able to think and make decisions for yourself
you’re of good character, eg you don’t have a serious or recent criminal record
you’ve met the knowledge of English and life in the UK requirements
you’ve been granted indefinite leave to stay in the UK (this means there’s no specific date that you have to leave) or permanent residence if you’re an EEA national (and you have a permanent residence card or document that shows you have permanent residence)
you meet the residency requirement

IN BOTH Good character eg is different
can some one explain this
when you appliying on your own then says you’re of good character, eg you don’t have a serious or recent criminal record, and you haven’t tried to deceive the Home Office or been involved in immigration offences in the last 10 years
and with British partner says you’re of good character, eg you don’t have a serious or recent criminal record. there is difference between these two

[Casa]

There is already a Sticky covering the BC application process
http://www.immigrationboards.com/britis ... 95747.html

[noajthan]

The guidance is not the law.

What you have spotted are just different examples of topics relating to good character.
("eg" is from Latin and means "for example").

There is no statutory definition of good character in the BNA - it is assessed on a balance of probability.

Regardless of which section of BNA adults use to apply to naturalise, (and also for minors aged 10+ who apply to register), all are assessed according to the same criteria.

There is no soft option or easy treatment for any one group.

You can dig into it all further, here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... _D_v02.pdf