Citizenship

ARE YOU LOOKING TO APPLY FOR BRITISH CITIZENSHIP OR NATURALISATION & LOOKING FOR ASSISTANCE

British nationality will grant you full rights and responsibilities, including the ability to vote in parliamentary and local elections and to obtain a British passport. Most importantly, you will be able to leave the UK for unlimited periods of time without worrying about losing your status.

How to get British Citizenship?

By Naturalisation

If you are at least 18 years old and have been granted indefinite leave to remain or have acquired a right of permanent residence in the UK, you may be eligible to apply for British Citizenship by Naturalisation.

By Registration

If you do not qualify for British citizenship automatically, you may be eligible to apply for Registration as a British citizen, either by way of an entitlement or on a discretionary basis.

By Automatic Acquisition

British nationality law provides that many people automatically acquire British citizenship by law without having to make any form of application. If you have British citizenship by Automatic Acquisition, then you will have the right to enter and reside in the United Kingdom free of immigration restrictions.

By Naturalisation

A person may be granted a certificate of Naturalisation if he meets certain requirements.

The requirements which an individual must meet vary slightly based on whether they are married or in a civil partnership with a British citizen.

Applicant is not married or in a civil partnership with a British citizen

The applicant must meet these requirements when applying under this condition.

The applicant has to be in the UK at the beginning of the period of 5 years ending with the date of the application:

not absent from the UK for more than either:

• 450 days in that 5 year period
• 90 days in the period of 12 months ending with the date of application
• not, on the date of application, subject under the immigration laws to any restriction on the period of stay in the UK
• not, at any other time in the 12 month period ending with date of application, subject under the immigration laws to any restriction on their period of stay in the UK
• not at any time in the period of 5 years ending with the date of application, in the UK in breach of the immigration laws

Applicant is married or in a civil partnership with a British citizen

The applicant must meet these requirements when applying under this condition.

The applicant has to be:

1. in the UK at the beginning of the period of 3 years ending with the date of application
2. not absent from the UK for more than either:

270 in that 3 year period

90 days in the period of 12 months ending with the date of application

• not, on the date of the application subject under the immigration laws to any restriction on their period of stay in the UK
• not, at any time in the period of 3 years ending with the date of application in breach of immigration laws

Waive Off this Requirement

There is discretion to waive the residence for applications. With the exception of the requirement that the applicant is not subject under immigration law to conditions on their period of stay in the UK on the date they make their application.

Free from immigration time restrictions

 All applicants for Naturalisation must be free of immigration time restrictions on the date of application. There is no discretion to waive this requirement.

Immigration Advisor

Immigration laws are extremely complex and change frequently. Our team of lawyers are trained and are kept up to date on all the latest developments. We have maintained an exceptional success rate including very complicated cases with long experience period.

Why RDO

Our Team of advisors can provide professional immigration advice and services for UK immigration applications to clients based across UK and can represent you in your immigration case. We can also represent clients who are based outside UK in dealing with their entry clearance applications  by completely assisting and submitting the entry clearance application to the Entry Clearance Officer (ECO).

RDO can assist in making your application starting from proper legal guidance to preparing documents, filling forms, appointment booking till submission of your application.

Contact US

You can contact us by writing us on info@rdoverseasuk.com or   us on 0208 954 5457.