I'm due to get my UK passport soon and wish to apply for OCI asap to have it in time for my next trip to India. I have a few questions - can someone please help? 1. Cancellation of existing passport: Can you get your existing indian passport cancelled as part of the OCI application? If so, is there ...
Just a quick question for those who have received the passport succesfully. I have applied for the british passport and today received my original passport and certifiate of naturalisation back. Will i be getting another letter with the interview date? Thanks. Hi Audi2111, Could you please tell me ...
NCS or Postal: NCS Marylebone (Westminster) Date of submission or posting: 14th May 2009 CRITERIA: 6 yr stay (5 yrs WP+HSMP + 1 yr ILR) Date of receipt of Application @ HO: 15th May 2009 Date of debit of debit/credit card: 1st June 2009 Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 3rd June 2009 Date of recei...
NCS or Postal: NCS Marylebone (Westminster) Date of submission or posting: 14th May 2009 CRITERIA: 6 yr stay (5 yrs WP+HSMP + 1 yr ILR) Date of receipt of Application @ HO: 15th May 2009 Date of debit of debit/credit card: 1st June 2009 Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 3rd June 2009 Date of recei...
NCS or Postal: NCS Marylebone (Westminster) Date of submission or posting: 14th May 2009 CRITERIA: 6 yr stay (5 yrs WP+HSMP + 1 yr ILR) Date of receipt of Application @ HO: 15th May 2009 Date of debit of debit/credit card: 1st June 2009 Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 3rd June 2009 Date of recei...
NCS or Postal: NCS Marylebone (Westminster) Date of submission or posting: 14th May 2009 CRITERIA: 6 yr stay (5 yrs WP+HSMP + 1 yr ILR) Date of receipt of Application @ HO: 15th May 2009 Date of debit of debit/credit card: 1st June 2009 Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Waiting Date of receipt of ...
NCS or Postal: NCS Marylebone (Westminster) Date of submission or posting: 14th May 2009 CRITERIA: 6 yr stay (5 yrs WP+HSMP + 1 yr ILR) Date of receipt of Application @ HO: Waiting Date of debit of debit/credit card: Waiting Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Waiting Date of receipt of approval: Wa...
Hi Pradeep, I had the exact same question for the Home Office since I am applying in May and travelling exactly 5 days after. NCS advised that home office asks that the applicant be in the country for 5 working days after submitting their application. I called the Home Office - they said the only re...
I think it should be the date you arrived as a student, given that you were granted a "long term" visa. I'm assuming that the phrasing was designed to exclude those on tourist visas, though I am happy to be corrected if I am wrong. Thanks - this is what I had in mind but the "long te...
Hi - I'm not sure about what to answer for the following question in form AN. Can someone please help?: 6.6:I declare that, although I do not meet all of the statutory requirements for naturalisation, I believe that, in view of the following special circumstances, the Home Secretary should treat me ...
1) My wife's passport has her maiden name but her legal name has been changed. Her country has acknowledged the change by stamping her marriage certificate from India but they don't issue a new passport. In form AN, can she still apply in her new name or does she have to stick to her maiden name due...
However, my MAIN question was given she was away for one year and given she entered as a visitor, does her period of 5 years from May 2004 - May 2009 count towards naturalisation? I spoke to a lawyer who said that this does not pose an issue because unlike ILR, the residence need NOT be continuous....
Jan 2007 - Feb 2008: Away for compassionate reasons (relative's surgery). In June 2007, she entered as a visitor - not with a visitor visa since her nationality doesn;t require a visa to enter UK There is one aspect of her facts that concerns me, and the question I have to ask is ...... so she ente...
Hi, I'm due to apply for Naturalisation in May. Given that joint application fees is less, I'm looking to apply my wife for her as well. Problem is her case is very peculiar but I don't wish to wait longer given the new naturalisation rules in the pipeline stay. Please see summary of her case below:...
All, The following House of Commons site is quite useful in tracking the progress of the Borders, Immigration and Citizenship bill: http://www.commonsleader.gov.uk/output/page2373.asp As you can see, the bill hasn't even had its first reading which I am guessing will start when it is published in Ja...
Hi, Me and my wife are both holders of ILR and have been since May 2008. We're both currently settled in the UK and are on track to apply for naturalisation in a year's time as our total absences are less than 450 days. However, my company has just made me an offer for an international secondment la...
I was on a student visa and made an incountry application. Once my work permit was stamped I left on holiday in June and came back in to the country on a wp in august.
Hi, I am confused about when I should apply for my ILR which is due this year. Here are the facts: 1. My work permit was stamped and valid till 28th May 2008 (am guessing it was originally stamped on 28th May 2003 for 5 years) 2. The home office stamp on the work is dated 10th June 2003 3. My employ...
Hi, I have a couple of questions regarding ILR. Will be grateful if could help me with the below: 1. If an ILR holder marries a non EU citizen, what visa does the spouse get? ILR or time limited dependents visa? 2. I am due for ILR in June next year. If my spouse is on a HSMP dependent visa, will sh...
Hi, I'm an Indian National settled in the UK on a hsmp and am getting married in January 2008. My fiance is a mauritian national and does not require a visa to visit the UK as a tourist / visitor. I've got a couple of queries, will be grateful if you could help me out with it: 1. Can my spouse enter...
It is a good idea to provide some proof, especially on the initial application from Mauritius. Victoria Thanks a lot for the prompt response. Appreciate it. Are you an immigration consultant as well? If so, please drop me a PM as I intend to apply for ILR next year and may go through an immigration...
Hi, I'm on a HSMP here and am due to get married in January 2008. My spouse will apply for a dependent's visa. Does she have to get a new passport issued with my family name before she goes to the high commission? If I am not mistaken, this is a mandatory requirement for the US but am not sure if it...
