Citizenship Am I eligible Now?????

[Pepe n Pilar]

spouses of british citizens do not have to wait for a year after they get ILR. They can apply on the day they are granted ILR so long as they have been in the UK long enough ie 3 years, and not too many days outside of the UK.

So the basis of the 3 years qualifying period is the stamp on the passport when they arrived in the UK right? And for the fiancee visa is it based on the date of marriage?

[Ann07]

So the basis of the 3 years qualifying period is the stamp on the passport when they arrived in the UK right? And for the fiancee visa is it based on the date of marriage?

The 3 year period start when you are physically here in the uk. yup, when they stamp your passport on your arrival as i remember regardless if it is a fiancee visa when you get in the uk as long as you are a spouse already when you apply for citizenship and stayed for 3 years and you have your ilr already.

[darren-b]

The 3 year period start when you are physically here in the uk. yup, when they stamp your passport on your arrival as i remember regardless if it is a fiancee visa when you get in the uk as long as you are a spouse already when you apply for citizenship and stayed for 3 years and you have your ilr already.

Time here on a visitor visa wouldn't count, but if for example you came here on a student visa, then got married to a British citizen, that would count.

One thing to remember is that when they first process your application you must have been in the UK exactly 3 years ago.

[Ann07]

Time here on a visitor visa wouldn't count, but if for example you came here on a student visa, then got married to a British citizen, that would count.

One thing to remember is that when they first process your application you must have been in the UK exactly 3 years ago.

aye, you are right darren

[joebloggs]

One thing to remember is that when they first process your application you must have been in the UK exactly 3 years ago.

yes, the date the HO receives your app, you MUST have been in the UK that same date 3 years earlier.

so it might not matter if you been here 4,5 years or longer, if the HO get your app say 12/04/2009 and 3years earlier you was in the phils from say 10-24th of april 2006 you will not get citizenship you should have be in the uk on the 12/4/2009, so check your passports and dates, and you might have to delay your app if you was out of the uk 3 years ago