Having British citizenship is the most sought-after dream of many overseas nationals who come to the UK to study or work.
Accomplishing British citizenship awards you full privileges to live, work, and travel as a UK resident. You can enter and leave the country without limitations and partake in the status that such regarded citizenship offers. It is irregular that citizenship is renounced; in this manner, acquiring British citizenship will guarantee you and your family have a sense of safety.
UK citizenship can be gained in three ways, either automatically(by birth), or by enlistment or through Naturalisation.
Ways of British citizenship through Naturalisation
There are three ways in which you can apply for UK citizenship through naturalisation.
- When you are not married to a British citizen
- You are a good person
- You were in the UK on the day five years before the date of your application
- You have not been missing from the UK for over 90 days during the year time frame promptly going before the date of your application
- You have not been missing from the UK for over 450 days during the mediating long term period
- You have not been in the UK in break of the migration laws whenever during that long term period
- You are not expose as far as possible on the period for which you might stay in the UK and have not been dependent upon any such time limit whatsoever time during the year time frame promptly going before the date of your application
- You have adequate information on the English, Welsh or Scottish Gaelic language
- Your goals are that if your application is fruitful your home will be in the UK.
- When you are married to a British citizen
In case you are hitched to a British resident, the Home Office should be fulfilled that:
- You are a good person
- You have adequate information on the English, Welsh or Scottish Gaelic language
- You were in the UK on the day three years before the date of your application
- You have not been missing from the UK for over 90 days during the year time frame promptly going before the date of your application.
- You have not been missing from the UK for over 270 days during the mediating long term period.
- You have not been in the UK in break of the movement laws whenever during that long term period.
- You are not exposed to any time limit on the period for which you might stay in the UK at the date of your application.
- When you possess a valid ILR
If you possess the Indefinite leave to remain, then in the 12 months time with an active ILR, you can begin application for British Citizenship.
In case you are married to a British resident, you should have spent not over 270 days outside the UK in the past 3 years.
In case you are not married to a British resident, you will likewise have to have not been away from the UK for over 450 days during the previous 5 years.
Application process and fees
You must make an online application, submit the documents and pay the required fee.The application for British citizenship costs £1,330.
You must also wait until 6 months before the UK Home Office decides on your application. You must seek legal advice before making a decision. A Y & J Solicitors
