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Home Services Immigration Obtaining British Citizenship and Staying Permanently

Applying for indefinite leave to remain and British citizenship is the last step in the immigration journey.

Where we advise on immigration applications, we routinely advise on future eligibility for indefinite leave to remain, including on maintaining continuous residence. When the time comes to apply for indefinite leave to remain, normally but not always after five years in a qualifying category, we are able to assist you in meeting the eligibility requirements. Where applicable we can advise on accelerated indefinite leave to remain applications and long residence applications.

British nationality law has been subject to significant developments in recent years. We can use our longstanding experience and knowledge to assess your eligibility and assist you with applying for British citizenship.

Whether you are looking to naturalise as a British citizen having obtained indefinite leave to remain, or you are looking to register as a British citizen on the basis of your parents’ nationality or status in the UK, we can provide you with detailed advice and guidance.

We also have experience of handling complex nationality cases which require an understanding of the historic evolution of Britain’s nationality law.

Generally speaking you will be required to have spent six years in the UK to become eligible to apply for naturalisation, however, there are exceptions.

Additional requirements exist for EU citizens who have permanent residence or settled status from the EU Settlement Scheme. There are also strict continuous residence, English language and character requirements to meet in order to qualify and our experienced immigration team will be able to guide you every step of the way to ensure a successful outcome for your application.

Recent examples of work

Obtaining indefinite leave to remain for a victim of domestic violence.
Advising individuals on the absence requirements for their indefinite leave to remain application following time spent outside the UK due to coronavirus.
Successfully assisting a mother to register her child as a British citizen where she had received a refusal due to discrepancies with her documents and evidence of her immigration status in the UK.
Advising and assisting an EEA national on a British citizenship application for his daughter who had been born in the UK after he obtained permanent residence.

For more information about our immigration services please contact Nicolas Rollason at nrollason@kingsleynapley.co.uk or a member of the team.