Generally not recommended. Your local authority will have to return your certificate to the Home Office and they will then liaise with the other council. With every process being very slow these days youy might still end up waiting til September or even longer. Others may have had experience of thi...
Hi all, Apologies if this has been answered before, but don’t seem to find any info around this! Email containing Citizenship Approval and Invitation to book ceremony has been received, suggesting to book the ceremony with the local authority that was selected as the preferred option on the applicat...
Hi @cr001 , @vinny Hope all is well! You able to confirm this at all please? Thanks Hi all, Apologies if this has been answered already, but unable to find any info if it has been. Is the online citizenship application all submitted/completed once the applicant receives the confirmation message from...
Thank you! It seems to me all is submitted and completed, but it’s one of those things where UKVI screen doesn’t tell you that exactly and still shows the final steps/actions screen. I know that one can still go to UKVCAS site and upload docs etc. Thanks again and maybe someone else can also respond...
Hi all, Apologies if this has been answered already, but unable to find any info if it has been. Is the online citizenship application all submitted/completed once the applicant receives the confirmation message from UKVCAS to say the supporting info has been submitted to UKVI? Attached is the scree...
Don’t think many are surprised when the same £20 appt. by post office can be £132 by UKVCAS!
Some of us can pay/afford that but it’s obviously not fair for some I guess! At the same time, that’s the kind of world we live in and systems we deal with!
Those free appointments have a waiting time for nearly 4 weeks which is easily avoidable “IF” the same thing/service can be achieved by the ID Check service by the post office!
Also, it is a bit disappointing that one cannot use the approx. £20 ID and biometrics service provided by the post office in a scenario such as this, instead of an expensive UKVCAS appointment for the same purpose! If there’s a legit reason for that then it’s well and good but if none, then a bit of...
Hi all, Apologies if this has been asked before but I was unable to find any info related to this, so posting this. What is the eligibility criteria for getting the option of using the IDV App instead of having to book a UKVCAS appointment? My wife has had ILR since 2014 and just didn’t get around t...
A valid passport is not required for citizenship. When did the passport expire? She will be required to provide other evidence of residence if her passport expired. Really keen to know the info on this myself too. (Sorry aaliya1986, hope you don’t mind) Friend been eligible for Naturalisation since...
Just an update - received the approval confirmation letter and invitation to register for the citizenship ceremony this week, so approx. 6-7 weeks. Pity the the next ceremony at the local council is in April, as I was looking to get things done and dusted! Thanks all for your time and info provided!
Thanks! I didn’t have my appointment in London, no! The premium lounge service in London may be different, but at the end of the day it is all about the same steps from the application side of things. To my money, after the experience I had, I’d advise if you’re able to do everything yourself includ...
Thanks all! I’ve been to the UKVCAS appointment earlier today. I MUST admit I have for certain wasted £60 on a lot of better things before today! Not that it’s the fault of people working there as they’re just the library staff given whatever amount of knowledge and training. But it must be the HO a...
Again, I ask are you an EEA citizen applying, or not? Proof of residence requirements are not the same. User 'simplyhuman' is NOT an EEA/EU citizen. The user got ILR via the Tier 2 visa 5 year residence route. Thanks @CR001 - yes, I’m not an EEA/EU citizen, and on ILR after the Tier 2 route! Been o...
Again, I ask are you an EEA citizen applying, or not? Proof of residence requirements are not the same. User 'simplyhuman' is NOT an EEA/EU citizen. The user got ILR via the Tier 2 visa 5 year residence route. Thanks @CR001 - yes, I’m not an EEA/EU citizen, and on ILR after the Tier 2 route! Been o...
Hi moderators/experts, @vinny , @CR001 and others ?! Please can you also confirm and advise re:above? and if there should be anything else that I need to pay attention to before the appointment at UKVCAS? I have the appointment on Friday this week. Thanks in advance! Yes, UKVCAS ask for proof of ad...
Please can you also confirm and advise re:above? and if there should be anything else that I need to pay attention to before the appointment at UKVCAS?
3. Proof of living in UK - Current Passport I assume passport will cover this requirement because it should have all the in/out of country stamps etc.? So all these pages will need to be uploaded, including front/back etc. ?? Anything else that is required here that I could be missing? You assume c...
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/application-to-naturalise-as-a-british-citizen-form-an Many thanks @alterchase58 I have read the documentation, but I just wanted to confirm the list of docs and the method of submitting these docs with others who have some experience/knowledge of these. I...
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/application-to-naturalise-as-a-british-citizen-form-an Many thanks @alterchase58 I have read the documentation, but I just wanted to confirm the list of docs and the method of submitting these docs with others who have some experience/knowledge of these.
Hi All, Sorry if this thas been asked before + if it is available somewhere else in the forum! After delaying for few years, I’m finally looking to sort out this (on ILR for 4+ years now). Going through the new process/centres + increased fees are the consequences of delaying it for this long I gues...
