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Home office naturalisation requirements. Charities volunteering and honours. You can prove your knowledge of english by having a recognised english test qualification from an approved test centre. This includes overstaying any previous visa. To meet this threshold you must not have any severe nor recent criminal record.
The home secretary may exercise discretion to naturalise you only if you satisfy a number of statutory requirements. It is a matter of law as set out in the british nationality act 1981. Becoming a citizen life in the uk test and getting a passport. Citizenship and living in the uk.
This guidance tells home office staff how to consider applications for naturalisation as a british citizen. If you use assistive technology such as a screen reader and need a version of this document in a. The new naturalisation guidance issued on 15 may is the first time the home office has said that having settled status is not sufficient to be granted permanent residency. It is taking longer than usual to process applications because of.
They may disregard the extent to which you are unable to fully satisfy certain requirements but cannot do this in all cases. Request an accessible format. You need to have a certificate to prove you have the qualification or be. Published 27 july 2017 last updated 15 may 2020 show all updates.
Anyone over the age of 10 must satisfy the good character requirement for british citizenship. Under this condition all applicants are tested on every aspect of their criminal history as well as immigration related issues. Page 5 of 46 published for home office staff on 14 may 2020 about this guidance this guidance tells home office staff how to consider applications for naturalisation as a british citizen. Naturalisation is not an entitlement.
If you would like assistance with a naturalisation application made on the basis of having permanent residency please contact our office on 0344 991 9222 or complete our online enquiry form for naturalization.