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Are you of good character?
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If you are age 10 or over and are applying to become a British citizen, the Secretary of State will need to be satisfied that you are of “good character”. Although the requirement is worded slightly differently...

 depending on whether the application is for registration or naturalisation, effectively the test is the same as in both types of application the onus is on the applicant to satisfy the Secretary of State...

Applications for naturalisation as a British citizen
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Persons who have successfully obtained settlement in the UK may wish to consider making an application to naturalise as a British citizen. These applications are considered at the discretion of the...

 Secretary of State; section 6 of the British Nationality Act 1981 provides that, having met various requirements the Secretary of State ‘may, if [she] thinks fit, grant […] a certificate of...

Settlement and naturalisation applications after 28 October 2013
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Since 2005, applicants seeking to obtain British citizenship have had to satisfy the Knowledge of Language and Life requirement. This requirement was then extended in 2007 to those who were applying for settlement...

 (also known as Indefinite Leave to Remain). This requirement was met by the applicant by either taking the Life in the UK test or by obtaining an ‘English for Speakers of Other Languages’ (ESOL)...

Good character requirement in British citizenship applications
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From 13 December 2012 changes were introduced to the good character requirement in relation to applications for British citizenship. Applications made on or after 13 December 2012 which feature a criminal conviction...

 will no longer be assessed against the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. From 1 October 2012 certain immigration and nationality decisions were exempt from section 4 of the Rehabilitation of...

Changes in citizenship applications
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From 13th December 2012 changes were made to the Nationality Instructions that affect anyone applying for citizenship on or after that date. The main changes deal with criminality and how it is assessed in terms...

 of the good character requirement in citizenship applications. The UKBA has provided a summary of some of the main amendments: Applications made on or after 13th December 2012 which feature a criminal...

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