I've already posted my UK passport timelines in the sticky thread. I got my UK passport on 11/11 ( Friday). I applied for it using the fast track service on 10/11. It took one day. As for the PIO card I applied yesterday(Monday) at he Indian HC in London. I could have collected it on the 1st of Dece...

Further to this, if you look at this link : http://www.icicibank.com/pfsuser/icicibank/ibank-nri/nrinewversion/faq_nrofix.htm#5 It suggests that for the purposes of opening these accounts you can be a person of Indian origin without having acquired a PIO card - note that they accept a copy of an old...

What happens to our bank accounts that are current operational as NRIs when we acquire UK citizenship until we obtain a PIO / OIC card, please??????? I suspect this falls into a grey area. The best people to answer it would be the banks themselves but knowing the way the Indian machinery usually tu...

As per OIC provisions I have read that your Indian citizenship remains for six months. So you have six months till you obtain OIC. Need to confirm this but I have read this on some other board. http://www.immigrationportal.com/showthread.php?p=1296869#post1296869 I would dispute that. You lose your...

Maybe they apply different rules at different passport offices. Certainly in London they specifically wanted to keep my passport. I applied at the London regional passport office - not a post office.

yorkking wrote:if u apply in person they give u back the foreign passport immediately and retain only the naturalisation certificate which comes back by post later.
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Not quite true - I applied in person and they specifically asked for and kept my old passport and sent it back with the naturalisation certificate.

In a word No.

ILR does not give you any rights in the rest of the EU. You still need visas and work permits in Europe.

No you don't. Britain allows dual nationality without any restrictions and you don't have to inform anyone unless you wish to renounce british citizenship voluntarily. However, you may want to be absolutely sure that your country of origin allows you to have dual nationality and does not require ren...

John, I have to admit to being blown away by the service. I needed the fast track services due to the nature of my job and constant business travel but I didn't honestly expect to have a British passport till 2006 when I filed my application. Once I received the approval, I knew I could pay about 10...

The point here is once naturalized is there any case study or process whereby one could be deprived of citizenship based on the future intention aspect. Would be surprising if there is. Intentions can obviously change over time and I imagine it would be horrendously hard to prove that a person didn...

Good point. Anyway is there a way for anyone to find that out unless a specific scrutiny is opened. As HO instruction itself says that 'future intention' is difficult to establish or prove. They look at past pattern and as such there does not seem to be provision to prove after a few years that you...

Here's my final timeline. Applied at Manchester NCS ( appointment) on 17/10 Basis : Residence App Received in Liverpool : 19/10 Acknowledgement received : 22/10 ( Dated 19/10) Final Approval and supporting documents received : 4/11 ( dated 1/11) Ceremony Invitation Received : 7/11 Private Ceremony :...

Yes you do. I used the fast track service and they asked for and kept my unexpired passport and naturalisation certificate. These came along with the new UK passport ( I had elected to receive them by secure delivery). By the way, the 1 week fast track actually got turned around in a day. I submitte...

Well done, it seems to me that if people are desparate then they are ready to pay.. Can you explain to me why when you check application in the post office it costs only 4 pounds??? http://www.dvla.gov.uk/drivers/po_check.htm ... i know it is for driving license, also you said that we pay 35 pound ...

cool.. you agreed with me then you say its rubbish??? if you check this board you will find people who worries so much about when they can apply for naturalisation, and if they can apply a day before one year complete or day after....same as me, I was counting 12 months day by day, and when i appli...

With respect that is rubbish. The real value of NCS is not in the time taken to reach Liverpool ( which is pretty fast if you just post your application anyway ) but the fact that NCS applications are pre-checked and are given priority while processing. In my case, it also took 2 days to hit liverpo...

How long does it normally take to get the invitations ? < Mine arrived the day after the approval- looks like it ranges from about a day to a week afterwards> And is there a wait in UKPA to get a appointment for fast-track application ? < For the London office it seems to be possible to get appointm...

You need to indicate more clearly exactly what your situation is before anyone can possibly give you any information or advice. what nationality are you ? Why have you given your passport to the home office ? Are you allowed to work in the UK ? if so why did you submit your passport ? if not - how d...

One more thing to bear in mind is whether your original country allows dual nationality. If not, your old passport becomes invalid as soon as you take the oath and is technically not a valid document to travel on.
This is certainly the case for Indian passports for example.

The additional documentation is required only if you are unable to provide passports. This is quite clear from the section you posted in bold ( note the OR condition). For a simple application supported by copies of passports and all absences listed in the relevant sections on the AN(NEW) form you d...

I would imagine that if the notification has to be made it would have to be made by the employer rather than the individual. Anyway, I am not an expert on this - maybe someone else can comment.

My only advice would be to ensure you are not being taken advantage of by your company. The salary level you indicate( less than 20K AFTER a 5K increase) at managerial level would indicate you are not be paid fairly. This is likely to cause other problems - work permits being the least of them.

I would imagine eyebrows would be raised for a salary under 20K for any job at managerial level - if it is so represented. It may be in your interest to seek advice.

Applied at Manchester NCS ( appointment) on 17/10 Basis : Residence App Received in Liverpool : 19/10 Acknowledgement received : 22/10 ( Dated 19/10) Final Approval and supporting documents received : 4/11 ( dated 1/11) Ceremony Invitation Received : 7/11 Private Ceremony and Passport Application ( ...

Here you go. http://www.archive2.official-documents.co.uk/document/cm64/6472/6472.pdf has the original document. Read page 11. extracts Section 3: Who we allow to stay and why This section sets out who we allow to stay in the UK permanently, and how we will tighten the criteria further to ensure tha...