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| This doesn't apply if you are married to a UK citizen. Unless the form has changed since last November when my wife applied.
Standard requirements state:
You must intend to continue living in the UK, or to continue in Crown service, the service of an international organisation of which the UK is a member, or the service of a company or association established in the UK.
This is omitted if you are married or in a civil partnership with a British citizen. | |
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Requirements for naturalisation if you are married to or the civil partner of a British citizen
There are seven requirements you need to meet before you apply:
you are aged 18 or over; and
you are of sound mind; and
you can communicate in English, Welsh or Scottish Gaelic to an acceptable degree; and
you have sufficient knowledge of life in the United Kingdom; and
you are of good character; and
you are the husband, wife or civil partner of a British citizen;
and
you meet the residential requirements; or
your husband, wife or civil partner is in Crown or designated service outside the United Kingdom.
Residential requirements
In order to demonstrate the residential requirements for naturalisation you need to:
have been resident in the United Kingdom for at least three years (this is known as the residential qualifying period); and
have been present in the United Kingdom three years before the date of your application; and
have not spent more than 270 days outside the United Kingdom during the three-year period; and
have not spend more than 90 days outside the United Kingdom in the last 12 months of the three-year period; and
have not been in breach of the immigration rules at any stage during the three-year period.