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What is the British Citizenship?
If you want to avail of all the rights given to British nationals and carry a British passport, you must become a British citizen. You can apply for citizenship via distinct categories depending on your circumstances.
What are the eligibility criteria for UK Citizenship?
You must be 18 years of age or older with accomplishing a privilege to acquire permanent residency in the United Kingdom or retain the status of indefinite leave to remain (ILR). There are different ways you can become eligible to apply for UK citizenship under the complete guidance of our expert consultancy team at Chisty Law Chambers.
British Citizenship by Birth or by Descent:
You may automatically be recognized as a British national if you are UK born after 1st January 1983. However, you may also be eligible if you were born abroad to at least one parent who is a British citizen or settled person.
British Citizenship by Marriage:
To apply for British nationality as the spouse or civil partner of a British citizen, you must first have spent at least three years in the UK as a settled person (either holding Indefinite Leave to remain or EU Settled Status).
5-year route:
After five years of residence in the UK, you can apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain. After another 12 months as a settled person, you are allowed to submit your application for British nationality. The same applies to EU and EEA citizens on the EU Settled Scheme.
Citizenship for “stateless” individuals:
If you are “stateless” and are thus not recognized as a citizen of any country, you may be eligible to be a British citizen. For both your eligibility and the application you need to follow the process, depending on the country where you were born.
Nationality for those who renounced it:
If you give up your British nationality, you may eventually be allowed to resume your status.
Naturalization:
It is the process by which you can apply for UK Citizenship if you were not born in the UK. Under the British nationality act, eligibility criteria for the immigrants applying for ‘Naturalisation’ are as follows:
- Must be of 18 years or over
- Have spent at least 5 years of continuous residence in the UK, with no longer than 450 days outside the UK
- Have held the status of Indefinite Leave to Remain in the UK for at least 12 months
- Meet the B1 CEFR level English language requirements (unless exempt)
- Have passed the Life in the UK test to show that you are aware of the basics of British customs, traditions, and culture
- Not involved in breach of any UK immigration rules
- Demonstrated that they meet the Good Character requirement
How long does it take for the UK citizenship processing?
Well, the maximum time usually taken for the processing of an application regarding the acquisition of UK citizenship is up to 6 months. However, the UK citizenship verdict is generally given in almost three months on average by the Home Office.
What are the benefits of UK citizenship?
- You would be able to permanently live in the UK along with other rights including owning property, opening a bank account, and getting married without any restrictions.
- UK Citizens are free to own complete access to government unemployment benefits and job search services in addition to doing employment without any work permit or other requirements.
- You can attain education of every level at Home Student rates rather than higher pay rates for international students.
- You may also be eligible for access to U.K. student loans.
- Like any UK citizen, you will be allowed to experience free medical care through the U.K. Health services as well as other social facilities.
How Can Chisty Law Chambers Help You?
- With a powerful team of dedicated professionals and trained counselors, we can meet the benchmarks set by the organizations while ensuring the provision of the best services.
- The highly committed and diligent immigration advisory team efficiently performs the whole corporate drafting and business plan development after having a detailed assessment of the client’s circumstances.
- We provide complete guidance regarding the documentation and other criteria required for a UK visitor visa.
- We prepare our client’s cases in a fully customized manner depending on the individual situation of the clients and truly facilitate our clients by giving the best possible solutions for any sort of problem in the quickest way.
- Our skillful immigration lawyers provide ultimate consultation to our clients from the beginning of application till completion, keeping them updated with their application processing.
- We duly complete the submission process of our client’s application and keep communicating with the immigration authorities until we get the successful results.
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