Asylum

(asked on 10th June 2020) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what requirements have to be fulfilled before a person who has been granted political asylum in the UK can (1) be granted UK citizenship and (2) be issued with a British passport; and what is the shortest period in which this process can be completed.


Answered by
Baroness Williams of Trafford Portrait
Baroness Williams of Trafford
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
This question was answered on 25th June 2020

The requirements for naturalisation as a British citizen can be found on gov.uk at:-

https://www.gov.uk/apply-citizenship-indefinite-leave-to-remain

Before applying for citizenship, a person granted political asylum in the UK should normally apply for permanent residence after they have lived in the UK for five years.

To become a British citizen, you normally need to have held permanent residence in the UK for 12 months, before you submit your application to naturalise, unless you are married or in a civil partnership with a British citizen. The service standard for applications for citizenship to be decided is six months.

After you have become a British citizen, you can apply for British passport which can take approximately four weeks to be processed.

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