Anybody can confirm this pls....

[cheesewiz]

Naturalisation after six years in the UK

If you are not married to a British Citizen you will need to meet the following requirements to apply for naturalisation:

* You must be aged 18 or over and are not of unsound mind.
* You must be of good character.
* You should be able to communicate in the English language (or Welsh or Scottish Gaelic). There are exemptions to this requirement, for example if you are elderly or mentally handicapped.
* You should intend to live in the UK or in Crown Service abroad (working directly for an UK Government organisation), or be employed by an international organisation of which the UK is a member, or be employed by a company or association established in the United Kingdom.

If you are not married to an UK Citizen you will need to meet the following residence requirements over the last six years.

* You must have been living in the UK exactly six years before the date the application reaches the Home Office; and
* During the six-year period you must not have been outside the United Kingdom for more than 450 days (about 15 months); and
* During the last 12 months of the six-year period you must not have been outside the UK for more than 90 days; and
* During the last 12 months of the six-year period your stay in the United Kingdom you must have held permanent residence/ indefinite leave to remain (ILR); and
* You must not have been living in the United Kingdom in breach of the UK immigration rules at any time during the six-year period ending with the date that the application is received by the Home Office.

The processing times for naturalization applications is currently about six to seven months. If you would like assistance with a naturalisation application made on the basis of having permanent residency, please contact our office on (0)207 842 0800 or complete our online enquiry form for naturalization.

thanks Joe, she's married to filipino too and got their ILR last Nov 2008. I'll tell her tomorrow to ring the HO. Yesterday she is very excited about it bec she is avoiding this voluntary service law just incase it takes effect soon.

[joebloggs]

thanks Joe, she's married to filipino too and got their ILR last Nov 2008. I'll tell her tomorrow to ring the HO. Yesterday she is very excited about it bec she is avoiding this voluntary service law just incase it takes effect soon.

how many years has she been in the uk ?
if less than 6 then i don't think she can apply for citizenship until shes been in the uk 6yrs.. but yes she should phone the HO and check..

[cheesewiz]

how many years has she been in the uk ?
if less than 6 then i don't think she can apply for citizenship until shes been in the uk 6yrs.. but yes she should phone the HO and check..

5 years last Sept 2008 and got her ILR last Nov 2008.

[joebloggs]

5 years last Sept 2008 and got her ILR last Nov 2008.

im pretty certain she cannot apply until sept 2009 then

http://www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk/bri...drequirements/


Residential requirements

To demonstrate the residential requirements for naturalisation you need to:

* have been resident in the United Kingdom for at least five years (this is known as the residential qualifying period); and
* have been present in the United Kingdom five years before the date of your application; and
* have not spent more than 450 days outside the United Kingdom during the five year period; and
* have not spend more than 90 days outside the United Kingdom in the last 12 months of the five-year period; and
* have not been in breach of the immigration rules at any stage during the five-year period.

maybe this is where your friends got the 5yrs from ??

but reading further..

immigration time restrictions

You must be free from immigration time restrictions when you make your naturalisation application. Unless you are married to or the civil partner of a British citizen, you should have been free from immigration time restrictions during the last 12 months of the residential qualifying period.

so you need to have ILR at least a year,

so 5 yrs on a work permit to get ilr, then a further 1 yr = 6 yrs

[cheesewiz]

I'll ask her to show me the letter so i have an idea what's on it. actually, its three of them who have the same arguments bec when they applied for their ILR in person they PEO tell them that they are eligible for Brit citizen as far as I know its 6 years too.

may be the PEO needs more money lol

[joebloggs]

may be the PEO needs more money lol

don't we all

[darren-b]

im pretty certain she cannot apply until sept 2009 then

Don't you mean November 2009? Which will be 1 year after she got ILR.

[joebloggs]

Don't you mean November 2009? Which will be 1 year after she got ILR.

i dont think so, you need to be in the uk 3 or 6 years to qualify and have ilr .

[darren-b]

i dont think so, you need to be in the uk 3 or 6 years to qualify and have ilr .

My understanding was 3 years as the spouse of a British citizen, 5 years if not. But if not married to a British citizen you have to have been free from immigration time restrictions for the last 12 months (ie ILR plus a year).

So if a 'non-spouse' got ILR in November 2008 they could not apply until at least November 2009 regardless of when they originally came to the UK.

[cheesewiz]

i dont think so, you need to be in the uk 3 or 6 years to qualify and have ilr .

this what the letter says:

This page provides details of the requirements you need to meet for us to naturalise you as a British citizen. If you are married to or a civil partner of a British citizen, the requirements you need to meet are different; you should read the page spouse and civil partner requirements for more details.

You should read the information on this page before you make an application for naturalisation. You will need to pay a fee when you make your application. If you make an application for naturalisation and it is unsuccessful because you are not eligible for naturalisation, we will not refund your fee.

If you meet the requirements for naturalisation you should go to the applying for naturalisation as a British citizen section for details of how to apply.

There are seven requirements you need to meet before you apply:

you are aged 18 or over; and
you are of sound mind; and
you intend to continue to live in the United Kingdom, or to continue in crown service, the service of an international organisation of which the United Kingdom is a member, or the service of a company or association established in the United Kingdom; and
you can communicate in English, Welsh or Scottish Gaelic to an acceptable degree; and
you have sufficient knowledge of life in the United Kingdom; and
you are of good character; and
you meet the residential requirements (these are detailed in full below)
Residential requirements
To demonstrate the residential requirements for naturalisation you need to:

have been resident in the United Kingdom for at least five years (this is known as the residential qualifying period); and
have been present in the United Kingdom five years before the date of your application; and
have not spent more than 450 days outside the United Kingdom during the five year period; and
have not spend more than 90 days outside the United Kingdom in the last 12 months of the five-year period; and
have not been in breach of the immigration rules at any stage during the five-year period.
Start of the residential qualifying period
The residential qualifying period will be worked out from the day we receive your application. Most unsuccessful applications fail because the applicant was not present in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the residential qualifying period. You must make sure you meet this requirement before you make your application. For example, if we received your application on 25 November 2005, you would have to show that you were in the United Kingdom on 26 November 2000.

Im confused now as well with this 5 year period