British Citizenship by Marriage

You can apply for Naturalisation as a British citizen by Marriage if you are married to a British citizen and you have lived in the UK for at least 3 years.

We are experts in dealing with naturalisation as a spouse of British citizen applications and if instructed will carry out all the work on the application until the decision is received from the Home Office UKVI.

One of the ways to naturalise as a British citizen is if you are married to a British citizen and have lived in the UK for at least 3 years before the date of your application.

Application for naturalisation as a spouse of a British Citizen is made using an online application form AN.

You will not need to wait 12 months to apply if you’re married to a British citizen as following the grant of settlement you can apply for naturalisation the very next day if you are meeting all of the other requirements.

Requirements of naturalisation as a spouse

You can apply for British citizenship by 'Naturalisation' if you:

• are 18 or over
• are married to, or in a civil partnership with, someone who is a British citizen
• have lived in the UK for at least 3 years before the date of your application

You must also meet all the other eligibility requirements. Please contact us for initial assessment to determine your eligibility, and to discuss the options.

You can apply as soon as you have one of the following:

• a permanent residence document to prove you have permanent residence status
• indefinite leave to remain in the UK
• settled status (also known as indefinite leave to remain under the EU Settlement Scheme)
• indefinite leave to enter the UK (permission to move to the UK permanently from abroad)