Ilr success - Naturalisation Question

[stephen]

Hello there everyone,
nuanchan got her ILR this week so british passport next.Having read posts about this on the site please correct me if im wrong with my information below.

Once being here for 3 years which will be in november 2010 first on marriage visa then ILR can apply.
Has got her ILR by passing esol course with life in the uk content.
Fee to be paid £720.00 at time of writing.
passports needed and esol certificate as proof although should have information about her pass on ukba database.
Please if there is anymore information needed would appreciate your help.

Best Regards.

[John]

nuanchan got her ILR this week so british passport next

Congratulations on the ILR, but British passport next? No! British passports are only issued to British Citizens, so next she needs to become British, by applying for Naturalisation.

Use form AN to apply for Naturalisation. When she applies, she MUST have been physically in the UK exactly 3 years before UKBA receive the Naturalisation application.

[smarty]

Many congratulations on your ILR success.
We are watching the clock tick tick tick until June when Pat can apply for Naturalisation. It will certainly be worth the wait; not sure about the cost though! But hey, the little lady is worth every penny, and more.

Martyn

[stephen]

Hello john thanks,
naturalisation after 3 years to apply we will have to wait until november 2010.Please could you tell me if the fee for this is £720.00 or is this for the british passport after naturalisation.

Stephen.

[maokaang]

Hi Stephen

The fee for naturalisation (form AN) is currently £720, but I think that is set to go up on 6th April 2010.

After successful application and attendance of a citizenship ceremony, she'll have a Certificate of Naturalisation and will be British as well as Thai.

A British passport is then a separate application and fee altogether, currently £77.50.

Having a British passport does not make her any more British, it is merely a travel document. It is the Certificate of Naturalisation that fundamentally proves her citizenship, in the same way your birth certificate proves yours.

Regards

[stephen]

Hello there,

thanks everyone for all your advice on this subject.

Regards.