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<p>There are seven requirements you need to meet before you apply:</p>
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<li>• You must be aged 18 or over</li>
<li>• You must be of sound mind (to have a full understanding of your actions)</li>
<li>• You must intend to continue living in the UK, or to continue in Crown service, the service of an international organisation of which the UK is a member, or the service of a company or association established in the UK</li>
<li>• You must be able to communicate in English, Welsh or Scottish Gaelic to an acceptable degree</li>
<li>• You must have sufficient knowledge of life in the UK</li>
<li>• You must be of good character</li>
<li>• You must meet the residential requirements (see below)</li>
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<h3>Immigration time restrictions to British citizenship</h3>

<p>You must be free from immigration time restrictions when you apply for naturalisation. You should have been free from immigration time restrictions during the last 12 months of the residential qualifying period. This means that you can apply 12 months after you have been granted indefinite leave to remain.</p>

<p>You must have been in the UK legally throughout the residential qualifying period. You may be refused your naturalisation application if you have breached the immigration laws during that period. Some discretion may be exercised over this residence requirement depending on what factors caused the breech.</p>

<h3>Time outside the UK</h3>

<p>You must not have had more than 450 days outside the UK in the five-year period before making the application. You must not have had more than 90 days outside the UK in the 12-month period before making the application.</p>

<p>If you do not meet these residence requirements but believe that there are special circumstances in your case, you should explain them when you apply.</p>

<h3>Good character</h3>

<p>To be of sound character you must show that you have followed the laws and obligations of the UK.</p>

<p>You will not be deemed to be of good character if you have any criminal convictions. These will include prison sentences, fines or community service. You are unlikely to be granted citizenship until these are spent (this is the length of time after you have completed your sentence, before they are removed from your record. It ranges from 3 years to 15 years). The Home Office is unlikely to grant citizenship to anyone who has been sentenced to four or more years.</p>

<h3>British citizenship of children</h3>

<p>If you have recently been given indefinite leave to remain (ILR), and you have a child that was born in the UK before this, you will be able to register your child as a British citizen.</p>

<p>If you give birth once indefinite leave to remain is granted, your child will be British from birth. For more information click <a href="http://www.gov.uk/british-citizenship/check-if-you-can-apply" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>

<p>Please note that there are different fees for citizenship applications.</p>

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