Naturalisation As A Spouse Of A British Citizen

You can apply to naturalise as a British citizen if you are married to a British Citizen and you have Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) in the UK. An application for naturalisation as a spouse of a British Citizen is made using application form AN.

Eligibility Requirements For Naturalisation As A Spouse Of A British Citizen

If you’re married to, or the civil partner of, a British citizen, you can apply for naturalisation as British Citizen under section 6(2) of the British Nationality Act 1981 if:

• you’re 18 or over
• you’re of sound mind, you’re able to think and make decisions for yourself
• you’re of good character, for example you don’t have a serious or recent criminal record
• you’ve met the knowledge of English and life in the UK requirements
• you’ve been granted indefinite leave to stay in the UK (this means there’s no specific date that you have to leave) or permanent residence if you’re an EEA national (and you have a permanent residence card or document that shows you have permanent residence)
• you meet 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 usually also have:

• lived in the UK for at least the 3 years before your application is received
• 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
• not broken any immigration laws while in the UK

When applying under section 6(2) of the British Nationality Act 1981, the applicant is not required to wait 12 months after the grant of ILR before applying for British Citizenship. An application for British Citizenship can be made soon after the grant of ILR if your spouse is British Citizen.

Good Character Requirement For Naturalisation As A British Citizen

An applicant for naturalisation as a British Citizen must satisfy the good character requirement to succeed in his application. The British Nationality Act 1981 does not define good character. However, the Home Office UKVI guidance sets out the types of conduct which must be taken into account when assessing whether a person has satisfied the requirement to be of good character. Consideration should be given by the Home Office caseworker to all aspects of a person’s character, including both negative factors, for example criminality, immigration law breaches and deception, and positive facto

Two Referees For Naturalisation As A British Citizen

The naturalisation application Form (AN) requires an applicant to be supported by two referees. One referee must be a person of professional standing and the other must be the holder of a British citizen passport and either a professional person or over the age of 25.

How We Can Help?

Our expert team of naturalisation solicitors in London, Manchester and Birmingham can represent you in your application for naturalisation as a spouse of a British Citizen and carry out all the work on your naturalisation application until decision on your naturalisation application is recieved from the Home Office UKVI. As part of our professional legal services in relation to your application for naturalisation as a British Citizen, our expert team of naturalisation solicitors will carry out the following immigration casework:

• We will assess your eligibility for naturalisation as a British Citizen by considering all the relevant information including your past immigration history;
• We will advise  you on the chances of success in your application for naturalisation as a spouse of a British Citizen and would draw your attention to any weaknesses in your application;
• We will advise you on the list of documents to be submitted in support of your application for naturalisation as a British Citizen;
• We will assess all the supporting documents to ensure that the documents you provide duly satisfy the Home Office UKVI requirements for naturalisation as a spouse of a British Citizen;
• We will complete application form AN online, submit the same online, help you pay the Home Office UKVI fee for naturalisation as a spouse of a British Citizen and schedule your appointment with the UKVCAS appointment centre for enrolment of your biometrics;
• We will prepare a detailed cover letter in support of the application explaining in detail your eligibility for naturalisation as a spouse of a British Citizen by referring to all the relevant information, documents, laws and requirements;
• We will upload all the supporting documents online to be considered in support of the application including our cover letter prepared to suppport your application;
• We will carry out all the work on your application for naturalisation as a spouse of a British Citizen until a decision is received from the Home Office UKVI on your application.

How Much We Charge?

Unless your naturalisation application is very complicated, our fixed fees for an application for naturalisation as a British Citizen are given in the fee table below:

The agreed fixed fee will depend on the complexity of your naturalisation application and the volume of casework involved in the application. In addition to our fixed fee for naturalisation application, the applicant will also have to pay the Home office UKVI fees for the naturalisation application.