Timeline for International student trying to understand UK Citizenship
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| Oct 19, 2020 at 19:30 | comment | added | DavidRecallsMonica | @nz_21 You missed the requirements for the 5 years: you must have had five years of either Indefinite Leave to Remain, or Settled Status (aka Indefinite Leave to Remain under the EE Settlement Scheme), or Indefinite Leave to Enter the UK. From your original question, it doesn't seem as though you qualify for any of these. | |
| Oct 19, 2020 at 17:42 | vote | accept | nz_21 | ||
| Oct 19, 2020 at 16:38 | comment | added | phoog | @gnasher729 that is correct. If the government can show that the parties entered into the marriage for the purpose of circumventing immigration law, the application for ILR or settled status will be refused. | |
| Oct 19, 2020 at 16:16 | comment | added | gnasher729 | It may not be obvious: You get married in order to form a permanent relationship to a person, how this affects citizenship is just a side effect. Getting married just to get citizenship is likely an illegal sham marriage. | |
| Oct 19, 2020 at 14:40 | history | answered | phoog | CC BY-SA 4.0 |