British Citizenship – UK Naturalisation

Are you looking to apply for Nauralisation or British Citizenship?

You can apply for British Nationality or Naturlisation under the British Nationality Act 1981 providing you are an individual who is married to a British citizen, or naturalisation on the basis of six lawful  residence. You must meet with the eligibility requirements listed below. Please contact us for initial assessment to determine your eligibility, and to discuss the options available to you.

Naturalisation on the basis of marriage to a UK Citizen

The legal requirements you should meet with before applying for naturalisation are that:

  • you are 18 or over
  • you are of sound mind
  • you are of good character
  • you have met with the Life in the UK and English Language requirement.
  • you have been granted indefinite leave to stay in the UK (or permanent residence if you are an EEA national)
  • you meet with the residency requirement

 

Unless your spouse or civil partner works abroad either for the UK government or for an organisation closely linked to government, you must also have:

  • lived in the UK for at least the 3 years before your application is submitted
  • spent no more than 270 days outside the UK in those 3 years
  • spent no more than 90 days outside the UK in the last 12 months before your application is submitted

Naturalisation on the basis of six years lawful residence in the UK

  • you are 18 or over
  • you are of sound mind
  • you are of good character
  • you have met with the Life in the UK and English Language requirement.
  • you have been granted indefinite leave to stay in the UK (or permanent residence if you are an EEA national)
  • you meet with the residency requirement
  • you will continue to live in the UK

 

And you must usually have:

  • lived in the UK for at least the 5 years before your application is submitted
  • spent no more than 450 days outside the UK during those 5 years
  • spent no more than 90 days outside the UK in the last 12 months
  • been granted indefinite leave to stay in the UK (or permanent residence if you’re an EEA national
  • had indefinite leave to stay in the UK for the last 12 months (or permanent residence if you’re an EEA national) before your application is submitted

What happens if I do not meet with all the criteria listed above?

Don’t worry, we can ask the Home Secretary to exercise her discretion to naturalise you providing you satisfy a number of statutory requirements. She may disregard the extent to which you are unable to fully satisfy certain requirements but she cannot do this in all cases

How we can assist your with your British nationality application?

We can provide you with a consultation to try and determine if you meet with all the criteria mentioned above. We can complete the application form and assist you with the collation of supporting documentation.


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We cater to the needs of our clients by offering affordable fees and the option of flexible payment terms. If you cannot afford to pay our fee in full at the time of your instructions, we are happy for you to pay in instalments; we will accept half of the agreed fixed fee at the time of initial instructions with the balance to be paid upon submission of the application.

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We are a firm of solicitors that is authorised and regulated by the SRA to provide immigration advice. Your matter will be dealt with by qualified immigration solicitors from instruction through to completion of your immigration matter. Get in touch for a free initial consultation.