Query Regarding the eligible Earliest Date for Citizenship

[Rajeev_Joshi]

Hi,

I Came to England on Tier 2 Visa on 27th-March-2006. In 2008-March , I got my Tier 1 & finally I got my UK ILR/PR on 1st- March-2011 .
All of my stay in UK was legal & my Stay out of UK during this Tenure was around 160 Days .

I left for India On 3rd-March-2011 for around 6 months and returned back to London on 17th-September-2011 .

So From 27th-March-2006 to 20th-Jan-2012 (till date) my stay out of UK is around 360 Days .

Keeping the above facts in mind ,When Can I apply for UK Citizenship at earliest ?


A bit more Clarification required regarding this . According to the Web Link:

The Residential requirement is as follows:
To demonstrate the residential requirements for naturalisation, you must have:

1.) been resident in the UK for at least five years (this is known as the residential qualifying period);
2.) been present in the UK five years before the date of your application; and
3.) not spent more than 450 days outside the UK during the five-year period; and
4.) not spent more than 90 days outside the UK in the last 12 months of the five-year period; and
5.) not been in breach of the Immigration Rules at any stage during the five-year period.

I am meeting all the Criteria on 1st-March-2012 except Point No 4 as I was out of UK for around 195 days (From 4th-March to 16th-Sept).
It means I can not apply on 01st-March-2012.Just need a bit more clarification regarding this.
Would it be fine if I apply on July 2012 because the Home Office will consider last 12 month after they recieve the application and in that case , I will be meeting this Criteria as well .
Appreciate if you can tell me the earliest date when I can apply to be successful ?


Thanks,

Rajeev

[Rajeev_Joshi]

Hi ,

Can anyone reply to my query , please ?

Thanks,

Rajeev

[juliajules1979]

Hiya

You cannot be out of the UK for more than 90 days in the year before you apply for BC.

So from what I have read I believe the earliest time you can apply for BC is September 2012, as long as you have not spent more that 90 days outside of the Uk between september 2011 to september 2012.

Think i've got it right.

Hope this helps

[Rajeev_Joshi]

Thanks Julia for the reply. So when is the earliest Date when I can apply for the Citizenship.


Regards,


Rajeev.

[Rajeev_Joshi]

Hi ,

Thanks for the reply . A bit confusion , In that case will i be eligible in July-2012 or September-2012. Since September 2012 , I have not left UK and do not have any plans to do so until I apply for citizenship. I have heard that for last 1 year they just see that the Applicant is not away from Country for more than 90 days.

If that is the case , Am I not eligible to apply on 21st-July-2012.

Secondly , Is there any Immigration Consultant in London who can do Paper Work for applying Citizenship ?


Thanks,


Rajeev.

[Jambo]

You can apply in July 2012 assuming you were in the country in July 2007 (5 years before the HO receives your application).

Citizenship application is quite simple. Unless your case is complicated, you should be able to apply without professional help.

[Rajeev_Joshi]

Hi Jambo,


Thanks for the repling . Yes , I was in UK during July-2007. Could you please send me the Web Portal link to download the Citizenship Application form and also tell me which Form I need to use.

I think I need to send my form through NCS . How many days before should I contact NCS for sending my Citizenship form ?

Presently I am not in job , Will that be an issue ?

Thanks,

Rajeev

[Jambo]

See FAQ -most common questions.

[Rajeev_Joshi]

Thanks for the quick reply . Just for Confirmation , do I need to User Form AN which needs to be downloaded from the following link :

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitec ... orm_an.pdf


Regards,

Rajeev Joshi.

[Rajeev_Joshi]

Hi Jambo,

I am having some confusion regarding Section 3 (from 3.1 to 3.5)

3.1 What is your occupation?
3.2 Are you An employee? A business partner? Self-employed? A director?
3.3 Name of employer or business
3.4 Address of employer or business
3.5 Address of tax office or tax office reference

What should i write for the above information because I am unemployed as of now .

Thanks,

Rajeev Joshi.

[Jambo]

employment is not a requirement.