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Attorney needed for ILR/citizenship?
« on: December 08, 2016, 12:02:22 AM »
The application seems pretty straight forward for ILR and we're in a standard situation (5 years on a Tier 2 General). Is there any reason to think we'd need, or would benefit from, an attorney's help for this?

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Re: Attorney needed for ILR/citizenship?
« Reply #1 on: December 08, 2016, 07:35:01 AM »
The application seems pretty straight forward for ILR and we're in a standard situation (5 years on a Tier 2 General). Is there any reason to think we'd need, or would benefit from, an attorney's help for this?

Thanks!

Provided you meet the residency and earnings requirements (etc...), no need. If you don't meet the requirements you can't apply!

It's a tick box application. Citizenship is the easiest of the applications.
2004-2008: Student Visa
2008-2010: Tier 1 PSW
2010-2011: Tier 4
2011-2014: Tier 2
2013-2016: New Tier 2 (changed jobs)
16/12/15: SET (LR) successful! - It's been a long road...
12/05/16: Citizenship ceremony!


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Re: Attorney needed for ILR/citizenship?
« Reply #2 on: December 08, 2016, 12:45:21 PM »
I second what physicskate said.

Citizenship is the easiest of them all. After the other visa applications, this one will feel too easy.
July 2012 - Fiancée Visa | Nov 2012 - Married
Dec 2012 - FLR | Nov 2014 - ILR | Dec 2015 - UK Citizen


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Re: Attorney needed for ILR/citizenship?
« Reply #3 on: December 08, 2016, 02:08:58 PM »
Citizenship is the easiest of the applications.

That's because British citizenship is a privilege and not a right and therefore it isn't part of the UK immigration rules, nor covered by EU rules. The UK immigration rules end at ILR and the EU laws in the UK end at PR.

Citizenship is at the discretion of the Home Secretary and that's why a refusal can't be appealed. I assume it's also why the Home Secretary can remove citizenship as long as she thinks they have a claim to another citizenship.



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