Help please!

[sujoo]

Hi,
I've recently applied for a British Citizenship, and have got an acknowledge letter from the home office. I've noticed 1 thing in that letter which is extremely worrying me. I applied as a wife of a British citizen, so the acknowledgement letter should have the type of application; AN6 (2) + ceremony, but it says AN6(1) + ceremony. I can't understand why they have done this! Well, we both are Nepalese and my husband is in the army and still in a service (engineering regiment). He got his British citizenship last year on November.

Hence, I applied for citizenship not through 5 years residency permit but as a spouse of British citizen because the guidelines clearly suggests, we don't have to meet 5 years residency if we are married to British citizen and have ILR, and meet 3years residency. I meet all this requirements. I'm quite doubtful for one reason; my husband wasn't British citizenship when we got married 4years. For me to eligible to apply as a spouse of British citizen, did my husband had to be British at the time when we got married. Or, it doesn't matter as long as he is a British citizen before I apply for the citizenship.
Can you please advise me.
Thanks.

[noajthan]

Hi,
I've recently applied for a British Citizenship, and have got an acknowledge letter from the home office. I've noticed 1 thing in that letter which is extremely worrying me. I applied as a wife of a British citizen, so the acknowledgement letter should have the type of application; AN6 (2) + ceremony, but it says AN6(1) + ceremony. I can't understand why they have done this! Well, we both are Nepalese and my husband is in the army and still in a service (engineering regiment). He got his British citizenship last year on November.

Hence, I applied for citizenship not through 5 years residency permit but as a spouse of British citizen because the guidelines clearly suggests, we don't have to meet 5 years residency if we are married to British citizen and have ILR, and meet 3years residency. I meet all this requirements. I'm quite doubtful for one reason; my husband wasn't British citizenship when we got married 4years. For me to eligible to apply as a spouse of British citizen, did my husband had to be British at the time when we got married. Or, it doesn't matter as long as he is a British citizen before I apply for the citizenship.
Can you please advise me.
Thanks.

Welcome.

Your understanding is correct, spouse's previous status doesn't matter as long as your spouse is a British citizen before you apply for citizenship under section 6(2).
Caseworker should figure it out from information and evidence supplied. Eg marriage certificate.

[CR001]

For me to eligible to apply as a spouse of British citizen, did my husband had to be British at the time when we got married. Or, it doesn't matter as long as he is a British citizen before I apply for the citizenship.

He only needs to be British at the time of YOUR application NOT from date of marriage.

[sujoo]

Sigh of relief! Thank you for both of you.
One more question, in the AN form there was no option for whether we're applying for section6, 1 or 2! Guess this is the job of caseworkers.

[noajthan]

Sigh of relief! Thank you for both of you.
One more question, in the AN form there was no option for whether we're applying for section6, 1 or 2! Guess this is the job of caseworkers.

Yes, that's what you pay the big bucks for.