​ From July 1st 2021, you can no longer use a PR card, you need settled status or another form of ILR.

You can still use your PR card to prove you acquired PR status and to show lawful residence when applying with settled status.
​ Please refer to this post for an overview of the most common issues: Issues, mistakes, errors and ommisions
​ Make sure you have PR, ILR or settled status.
​ PR, ILR or settled status.

Filling in the AN form with PR or or ILR (including Settled Status) - UKCEN Citizenship and Residence for European Nationals and their families
​ You MUST have ILR or settled status. You need to have had PR STATUS for at least a year if not married to a British spouse. See: When can I apply for citizenship?
​ Life in the UK test. Once passed, it does not expire. Over 65s are exempt.
​ Practice for your test
​ Book your test
​ The language requirement. Language tests are valid for two years. Over 65s are exempt.
​ The language requirement explained
​ See if you have a suitable degree or qualification
​ Are you a citizen of a majority English speaking country?
​ If the above doesn't apply, book your language test
​ Check that you meet the absences and residence criteria.
​ Absences and residence requirements
​ Gather information about your trips abroad
​ Allowed absences and discretion
​ Lawful residence (only for applicants relying on settled status)
​ Check that you meet the Good Character requirement
​ Good Character requirement
​ Speeding fines and awareness courses
​ Driving offences and parking tickets
​ Breaches of immigration rules
​ The good character guidance, treaty rights and CSI
​ Find two suitable referees and get their details.
​ Who can be a referee
​ Professional referees
​ Referee details required
​ Start your AN application and fill in the form online.
​ Online AN form and guidance
​ Application overview
​ Previous immigration applications
​ Biometric Residence Permits (BRPs)
​ Expired passports and IDs
​ Timescale to complete the form
​ Dependants and family applications
​ Employment and self-employment
​ Issues regarding names
​ Section 3 of the form, headed Documents, has a detailed breakdown of what the points on the checklist mean. You may want to save or print this description before moving forward, as it can be a useful reference.
​ Submit the form, pay and book your UKVCAS appointment.
​ Download a PDF of the completed form
​ Download the referee declarations:
​ Submit the form and book your UKVCAS appointment
​ Info about the UKVCAS services
​ Gather your supporting documents
​ Get your photos taken
​ Affix your photo to the referee declarations and get them to sign and date them - the forms don't need to be signed after the application is submitted, they can be signed up to a month before, as noted here: Referee details and declarations.
​ Gather your evidence of residence
​ If self-employed, provide your latest self assessment
​ LITUK and language test certificates and any degree certificates
​ Your passport and/or ID card, your spouse's ID document and marriage certificate if applicable
​ PR card or document with ILR stamp or endorsement, if applicable
​ For any other required document, look at the checklist generated by the form and the guidance.
​ Documents, such as marriage certificates, in a language other than English, must be translated
​ Upload all supporting documents to the UKVCAS interface at least two days prior to the appointment, unless your appointment includes document scanning.
​ What happens next
​ Attend your UKVCAS appointment
​ Applications can take up to six months, please be patient
​ Change of address or circumstances after you apply
​ Wait for the decision letter and book your ceremony. See ceremony transfers if applicable.
​ You are not British until after the ceremony, if you haven't been granted settled status, for example, because you applied with a PR card, you must apply for settled status before June 30th to be allowed to live here until you have your ceremony.
​ You should now apply for your first British passport. It is required under British law that those who have naturalised as British citizens travel in and out of the UK with a British passport.
​ If you have a BRP, you must return it within 5 days, see if this applies to you: Returning BRPs after the ceremony.
If you applied for citizenship with PR and haven't got settled status, you must apply for settled status while you await a decision or a ceremony invitation, before the end of June 2021: Citizenship applicants without settled status.