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Naturalisation as a British Citizen
A person who has completed five years residence in the UK and has held Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) for last one year can apply for naturalisation as a British Citizen. A person who is married to a British Citizen can apply for naturalisation as a British Citizen as soon as such person has completed 3 years residence in the UK and has Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) in the UK. The applicant must not have any unspent criminal conviction and must have passed Life in the UK Test before an application for naturalisation as a British Citizen is made to the Home Office, UKBA.
What we can do for you
If instructed to represent you regarding your application for naturalisation as a British Citizen, we will do the following work for you:
- Take Detailed Instructions from you and advise you about the relevant immigration laws and procedures to be adopted by the Home Office, UKBA in your immigration case;
- Discuss your immigration case in detail with you and advise you about the weaknesses and strengths of your immigration case;
- Advise you about the documentary evidence to be submitted in support of your application for naturalisation as a British Citizen;
- Consider contents of the documentary evidence to be submitted in support of the application and discuss the same with you;
- Complete the relevant immigration form and discuss the same with you;
- Prepare a covering letter to introduce and support the application;
- Liaise with the Home Office, UKBA for an expeditious decision on the application;
- Protect your interests while your application is pending with the Home Office, UKBA and keep you informed of the progress on your application for naturalisation as a British Citizen;
- Follow up work including responding to any queries raised by the Home Office, UKBA until decision is reached on your application;
- Advise you about the implications of the Home Office decision on your application.
Our Fee for Naturalisation as a British Citizen
We will charge you a fee from £500 for our professional immigration services in relation to your application for naturalisation as a British Citizen [AN Application]. The agreed fee will depend on the complexity of the matter and the casework involved in the matter.
If you cannot afford to pay our fee in full at the time of instructing us in relation to your matter, you can pay half of the fee at the time of instructing us and rest of the fee can be paid by monthly instalments.
The agreed fee will cover all our work until decision by the Home Office on the application. However, it is pertinent to note that the agreed fee will not cover any disbursements to be incurred by the company on your behalf e.g. translation of documents, Home Office fee etc.