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UK CITIZENSHIP
If your dream was to one day become a British citizen, wait no more! We can assist you with the consultation, the application form, find a slot for you to provide a biometrics appointment and submit all of your supporting evidence to the Home Office.
Adult Naturalisation
There are different routes to apply. Most adults who have migrated to the UK get citizenship by applying to ‘naturalise’.
To apply for British citizenship, you must meet the following criteria:
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To have Settle status also known as ILR or PR for 1 year and have resided legally in the country for the last 5 years (3 if married to a British person)
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Have a level of English B1 (this is not applicable if you have a university degree in the UK)
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passed the exam Life in the UK
Note: Exemption for people over 64 years of age for both exams
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Do not have more than 450 days outside the UK for the last 5 years and 90 days in the last year - (There are exceptions depending on the case)
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Intending to live in the UK
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check you’re of ‘good character’ - this means showing you haven't recently broken the law or gone bankrupt
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give the names and details of 2 people who can help prove your identity - these are called ‘referees’
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To pay a Naturalization Fee to the Home Office £1349.20 pounds
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Have the necessary documents to support the form.
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Attend a Biometrics appointment to have your fingerprint and photo taken
If the application is approved, the client will be invited to an official ceremony (the fee of which is included in the total amount), where he/she will swear allegiance to the Queen and receive his Naturalization Certificate as a British citizen.
The British Passport application is then to be submitted.
You’ll usually get a decision within 6 months.
Register child under 18 as British citizen (form MN1)
In order to apply for British citizenship for children, it is important where the child was born and the status of the parents at the time of the child's birth.
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Option 1: Section 1(3) birth in the UK to parents who are now settled in the UK or have become British citizens. A child born in the UK whose parents are not British citizens and were not settled in the UK will have an entitlement to register when one of their parents become settled in the UK or become British citizens.;
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Option 2: Children born outside the UK. We are applying under section 3.1- There are different routes depending on the case. Please get in touch for more details
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Option 3: Children who spent the first 10 years in the country and has exemplary behaviour
The child will also need to:
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Intend to live in the UK
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check you’re of ‘good character’ - this means showing you haven't recently broken the law or gone bankrupt
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give the names and details of 2 people who can help prove their identity - these are called ‘referees’
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To pay a Naturalization Fee to the Home Office £1031.20
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Have the necessary documents to support the form.
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Attend a Biometrics appointment to have your fingerprint (if the child is over 10) and a photo taken
You’ll usually get a decision within 6 months
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