Home Office Requirements for UK Citizenship

Living in UK is like a dream that most of the people see with open eyes either because of beneficial laws there that facilitate the citizens in many ways or because of the fact that this is the land of opportunities and anyone can make his/her life better by working as a part of UK economy.

Unfortunately, many people find it either difficult or confusing to know that what are the ‘Home office requirements for UK citizenship’ to settle in UK. The reason for this problem is that Government of UK makes continuous changes for the betterment of its citizens and to provide them best services it can in every way.

This post will discuss some of the most common requirements set by Home Office of UK through which the reader can decide that how can a person become a UK citizen.

Become a UK Citizen by Naturalisation:

However, the UK visa and immigration department has given many ways through which one can apply for the visa or extend the duration of his/her stay in UK but many people have misused these ways that officials had to take strict actions against them. But naturalisation is still a way that is easy to adopt and become a UK citizen in a legal way. There are some requirements in this way that you have to fulfil in order to become a UK citizen as described below

·         If you want to apply for a UK citizenship then you must be 18+ years of age

·         You should be mentally fit in order to apply for UK citizenship through 'naturalisation'

·         If you want to apply for a UK citizenship through naturalisation then you have to continue living in the UK

·         Before applying through naturalisation for UK citizenship, it is essential that you have passed all the requirements that are required for 'knowledge of English' and 'life in the UK' tests

Additional Requirements to Apply for British Citizenship by Naturalisation:

·         It is essential that you have already lived for minimum 5 years in the UK before you apply for UK citizenship

·         It is important for the applicant that he/she should not has spent time outside the UK minimum 450 days during 5 years

·         It is essential that you have only visited any other country for 90 days in last year when you apply for a UK citizenship

·         Another important thing when applying for UK citizenship through naturalisation is that you should have granted an ILR i.e. indefinite leave to remain in the UK

·         The ILR i.e. indefinite leave to remain should have granted by the officials of UK for last year before the applicant apply for UK citizenship by naturalisation

·         The applicant must not be involved in breaking any immigration laws while staying in the UK

Another way to remain in UK as a citizen is that if you are married to a civil either man or woman who is a citizen of UK then you can also apply to become a citizen of UK with all the legal proves of your marriage.