British Citizenship & Related Services

If you have lived as a legal resident in the UK for 3/5 years and have been granted Indefinite Leave to Remain or acquired a settled status, you may be able to apply to become a British citizen. 

Naturalisation is the last step on your path to becoming a British citizen and attaining a British passport which carries various benefits such as a right to vote in the UK and having unrestricted entry into the UK. 

At Brar & Co we appreciate that your application for Naturalisation can be the last step over a long period of time in seeking British citizenship and we will work closely with you from the beginning to end to ensure your application has the best chance of success. 

The minimum requirements for becoming a British Citizen are as follows: 

• Applicant must attain the age of 18 or over. 
• Applicant must be of good character – the Home Office will examine your criminal record, previous immigration history and financial record over the last 10 years to assess your good character. 
• Planning to continue to live in the UK following receival of British citizenship. 
• Have passed a Life in the UK test. and s 
• Have passed Level B1 English Language Qualification in speaking and listening  

• Have spent less than 450 days outside the UK in the five years, and 90 in the last year before you apply. 

Our expert immigration team are highly experienced in assisting individuals from all across the world to become British citizens and we are able to accurately advice as to the requisite criteria to achieve a positive outcome. 

If you have a child under the age of 18 for whom you wish to obtain a British passport you will have to make an application to register your child as a British Citizen. 

We understand that this application can prove to be quite stressful, and it is important that you benefit from an expert legal advice at an early stage so that we can ascertain if your child meets the relevant requirements to increase their chance of successfully obtaining registration as a Child for British citizenship. 

Whilst you may wish to make an individual application by yourself, you are exposing yourself to a risk of making a mistake in the application which could result in your child being denied citizenship causing unnecessary delays and stress as well suffering a financial detriment. 

Our immigration experts are experts in assisting children from across the world in being registered as a child of British citizenship and we will be there for you from the initial consultation all the way to obtaining their British passport. 

In addition to our related services applicable to immigration, there are variety of other complex issues that can arise, and it is important you obtain expert legal advice at the early stage. We have wealth of experience and if you require any information or help on issues falling outside our related services then you should contact us to discuss your circumstances so that we may provide you with a preliminary advice.