Naturalisation (Adult Applicant)
Description
This application is one of the ways for an individual to become a British citizen.
Requirements
- you’re 18 or over
- 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
- you’ll continue to live in the UK
- the applicant has demonstrated sufficient knowledge of the English language and sufficient knowledge about life in the United Kingdom
- lived in the UK for at least the 5 years before the date of your application
- spent no more than 450 days outside the UK during those 5 years
- spent no more than 90 days outside the UK in the last 12 months
- been granted indefinite leave to stay or permanent residence in the UK for the last 12 months
- not broken any immigration laws while in the UK