<Li> not have been in breach of the Immigration Rules at any stage during the five - year period . </Li> <P> See "Standard Requirements", April 2010 . </P> <P> Alternatively, there is a simpler procedure for holders of ILR applying for British citizenship if they are married to a British citizen . The residential requirements for those falling into this category need only hold ILR on the day they apply for British citizenship, but must also: - </P> <Ul> <Li> have been resident in the United Kingdom for at least three years (this is known as the residential qualifying period); and </Li> <Li> were present in the United Kingdom three years before the date of the application; and </Li> <Li> have not spent more than 270 days outside the United Kingdom during the three - year period; and </Li> <Li> have not spent more than 90 days outside the United Kingdom in the last 12 months of the three - year period; and </Li> <Li> have not been in breach of the immigration rules at any stage during the three - year period . </Li> </Ul>

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