nationalzation

[nedo]

hello
can i apply for naturalisation in case my wife gets British passport after my ILR or do i have to wait to complete 1 year period as i can see in rules if ur spouse is british and you can apply for naturalization without the wait

thanks

[mk819]

Hi,
do u both have ILR or one has British Passport? you question is not clear ...! Please write more details

[makky86]

hello
can i apply for naturalisation in case my wife gets British passport after my ILR or do i have to wait to complete 1 year period as i can see in rules if ur spouse is british and you can apply for naturalization without the wait

thanks

If your wife gets passport before you get ILR then you will not need to wait for one year otherwise you'll have to wait for a year.

[nedo]

hi

yes my wife got passport after my IlR i got my ILR in September 2017 and my wife is now british citizen so
can i apply ?
thanks

[makky86]

hi

yes my wife got passport after my IlR i got my ILR in September 2017 and my wife is now british citizen so
can i apply ?
thanks

Unfortunately you'll have to wait until September 2018 before you ca apply for naturalization.

[nedo]

thanks to reply
but when i was applying for my wife naturalisation in council they said to me i can apply for my naturalisation when my wife got british passport so i am still confuse

[CR001]

hi

yes my wife got passport after my IlR i got my ILR in September 2017 and my wife is now british citizen so
can i apply ?
thanks

Unfortunately you'll have to wait until September 2018 before you ca apply for naturalization.

Why do you say the OP must wait till September 2018 to apply?

[CR001]

thanks to reply
but when i was applying for my wife naturalisation in council they said to me i can apply for my naturalisation when my wife got british passport so i am still confuse

If your wife is British, you can apply now if you meet all the requirements of 3 years spouse of BC application.

[makky86]

hi

yes my wife got passport after my IlR i got my ILR in September 2017 and my wife is now british citizen so
can i apply ?
thanks

Unfortunately you'll have to wait until September 2018 before you ca apply for naturalization.

Why do you say the OP must wait till September 2018 to apply?

Correct me if I am wrong. if your spouse get passport before you get ILR then only you don't have to wait for 1 year otherwise you have to wait for one year even if spouse get passport after your ILR !!

Update:

I think I had misunderstood the requirement. It look like if spuose is british and you have ILR now you can apply for naturalization

https://www.gov.uk/becoming-a-british-c ... sh-citizen

[CR001]

hi

yes my wife got passport after my IlR i got my ILR in September 2017 and my wife is now british citizen so
can i apply ?
thanks

Unfortunately you'll have to wait until September 2018 before you ca apply for naturalization.

Why do you say the OP must wait till September 2018 to apply?

Correct me if I am wrong. if your spouse get passport before you get ILR then only you don't have to wait for 1 year otherwise you have to wait for one year even if spouse get passport after your ILR !!

Update:

I think I had misunderstood the requirement. It look like if spuose is british and you have ILR now you can apply for naturalization

https://www.gov.uk/becoming-a-british-c ... sh-citizen

Yes, the requirement is to be married to a BC to avoid the 12 months. This includes if your spouse attended their ceremony and became British the day after you get ILR. There is no requirement in the citizenship rules that your spouse must have been BC before or after ILR or that you must have been married to a BC for the full 3 years to qualify for the exemption.

[makky86]

Unfortunately you'll have to wait until September 2018 before you ca apply for naturalization.

Why do you say the OP must wait till September 2018 to apply?

Correct me if I am wrong. if your spouse get passport before you get ILR then only you don't have to wait for 1 year otherwise you have to wait for one year even if spouse get passport after your ILR !!

Update:

I think I had misunderstood the requirement. It look like if spuose is british and you have ILR now you can apply for naturalization

https://www.gov.uk/becoming-a-british-c ... sh-citizen

Yes, the requirement is to be married to a BC to avoid the 12 months. This includes if your spouse attended their ceremony and became British the day after you get ILR. There is no requirement in the citizenship rules that your spouse must have been BC before or after ILR or that you must have been married to a BC for the full 3 years to qualify for the exemption.

Thanks a lot for clarificatino.

[nedo]

thanks

[John]

The link already provided :-

https://www.gov.uk/becoming-a-british-c ... sh-citizen

-: do not ignore the requirements detailed towards the bottom of that webpage.

It is absolutely not as simple as just being in the UK for at least three years.