This application is one of the ways for an individual to become a British citizen.

1. you’re 18 or over
2. you’re of good character, e.g. you don’t have a serious or recent criminal record, and you haven’t tried to deceive the Home Office or been involved in immigration offences in the last 10 years
3. you’ll continue to live in the UK
4. the applicant has demonstrated sufficient knowledge of the English language and sufficient knowledge about life in the United Kingdom
5. lived in the UK for at least the 5 years before the date of your application
6. spent no more than 450 days outside the UK during those 5 years
7. spent no more than 90 days outside the UK in the last 12 months
8. been granted indefinite leave to stay or permanent residence in the UK for the last 12 months
9. not broken any immigration laws while in the UK