Applying for Citizenship Before Spouse
 

Hi guys,

I'm eager to submit my citizenship application as I have sufficient years of PR.

I don't have to complete IELTS as I can provide evidence of post-secondary UK education.

However, my spouse Neil doesn't have any formal post-secondary education (and his school exam certificates are lost in the mists of time) so will need to complete IELTS. However, he can wait it out until 55 before he applies so he won't have to do IELTS.

Will it look strange to CIC that I'm applying before him?

Thanks for your thoughts!

Sarah

Re: Applying for Citizenship Before Spouse
 

This is a completely random and uninformed question, but why would it?

Re: Applying for Citizenship Before Spouse
 

I imagine CIC might make life difficult if one form was done in black ink and another in blue. :(

Re: Applying for Citizenship Before Spouse
 

Good question. These days, it's hard to predict how CIC will react, given their tendency to audit a significant proportion of citizenship applications for compliance with the residence requirement.

However, in general, it is probably better to apply separately from your spouse. That way, if one application is delayed, the other will be able to proceed. CIC were never supposed to handle applications from spouses together, but they did so until recently - they now say they will split the files to avoid delay, but you never know. It's often better to keep everything separate from the outset.

Re: Applying for Citizenship Before Spouse
 

Thanks for your insight JAJ!

I will apply separately from him and get things rolling.

Cheers,

Sarah