4 replies to this topic

[guydenim]

I am on ILR on Uk spouse, I am gonna qualify for neutralization in July 2013. I have no job since first week of november applied for job and still waiting for replies, my wife working part time and we have two kids, 22 month and 3 month old. Now I am struggling to run my family. I went to council they suggest me to apply for unemployment benefit as well as housing n council tax benefit.

My question is if i now start taking all the above benefits and apply for neutralization while taking these benefits would it effect my application? If i will get a job after 3-4 months and stop taking benefits before apply for neutralization, would it still effect my application?


My second question is if i keep my ILR status and may be after 5-6 years would i easy get neutralization or i will have to apply straight after 3 years (2yrs on spouse n 1yr on ILR)

Please advice me as i am so worried and received final notice for council tax leads to court notice.

Thanksp

[SteveG]

Hi,

Claiming benefits won't be a problem for your naturalisation application.The requirements can be found on the UKBA website here

No-one could really say what your chances will be in 5-6 years unfortunately, because the rules may be very different then.

[guydenim]

Thank you steve for your valuable reply. I request Victoria as well and other experienced forum members to shine some light on it and give me her suggessions

Thank you once again

[Victoria]

If I had anythign to add, I would.

[Mutly]

With ILR, a British spouse and three years of legal residence you are eligible. Make sure you were in the UK on the date three years before the date the HO receives the application, that's the necessary residence period.

Form AN asks if you're employed. This is only used to check if any tax you might need to pay is being paid. It doesn't matter whether you work or not, and with ILR you can claim any benefit you're eligible for.