easiest and fastest
ways to gain UK citizenship
2006-11-07 00:55:07 · 4 answers · asked by mimi 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
There is no fast or easy way to gain UK citizenship (Naturalisation). Marrying someone with settled status in the UK is the most usual route to take when seeking Naturalisation, but there are checks to ensure that the marriage is not a sham. Even when married, a person will have to remain legally in the UK for a number of years before an application for Naturalisation can be made. In short, marriage does not a guarantee UK citizenship. There are no easy or fast ways, sorry.
2006-11-07 01:05:10 · answer #1 · answered by paul h 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are already in the country, but do not have indefinite leave to remain, you would need to get permission from the Home Office before getting married - very unlikely they would let you. If however you are abroad, you can apply to come on a spouse visa, getting married either on arrival or in your own country. To get the visa, your intended needs to show that he can support you, and you will be interviewed to see if your marriage is "genuine".
Your spouse visa will last for two years, if you are still together then you can apply for settlement. But you can't apply for citizenship until you have completed five years legal residence.
There are no "quick and easy" ways to obtain citzenship, unless you can claim UK ancestry.
Check www.ind.homeoffice.gov/applying
Hope this helps
2006-11-07 09:58:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is not really fast way to get UK citizenship. Yes, marriage would be the sure way (after certain period of time, I think it's 6 years now) but UK immigration is merciless....they will check you thoroughly (they ask questions about sex life, common life, your spouses habits etc). If you are marrying someone whom you don't know you will have to put on quite an act to get through it. Not to mention that you are obliged to live with your spouse and I think according to law that you will not be able to work for some time even if you are married. I think it's slightly easier if you actually marry EU citizen and move with him/her from another EU country - that way you will get residence permit which allows you to work fairly quickly without painfull interview process, but that means you will have to obtain residence permit in some other EU country first (much easier to get it in Spain, Sweden or Portugal for example). To get most updated information check www.fco.gov.uk
2006-11-07 10:17:32 · answer #3 · answered by Rowena D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just stroll right into uk they let everyone in
2006-11-07 09:27:05 · answer #4 · answered by . 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋