Hello, Please could I have your help also on this: I hold a French passport and a Italian passport. If i go through the process of naturalisation as I have lived in the UK for 10 years, will I still be able to hold my passports? I seem to understand that you need to hand in all your valid passports...
About the HM PO February 2015 Change of name guidance Ref: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/404748/Align_Change_of_Name_Guidance_-_v1_0.pdf Foreign nationals who apply to become British citizens may be registered or naturalised in their married name. However,...
A British passport is said to be a privilege not a right. British passports are issued by the powers of Royal Prerogative (via the Home Secretary) and this is not governed by statute law. (It is a form of government by fiat or order). See https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachme...
Hello, I also am going through the same issue with HM Passport. My Naturalization Certificate is under my married surname while my Iranian passport is under my Maiden name. I was just wondering if anyone has managed to convince Passport office that what we are requesting is completely legal and we ...
Salamat! & good luck with the embassy trip tomorrow. Spent most of yesterday at the Philippine embassy in London. We seemed to confuse them by asking for a 'certificate of cancellation' for my wife's passport; " You are no longer a citizen " (of Philippines) & " Your [PH] pas...
From gov UK website: https://www.gov.uk/discrimination-your-rights/what-you-can-do You may be eligible for legal aid to help with your legal costs if you think you’ve been discriminated against. You can get advice from Civil Legal Advice if you’re eligible. See Civil Legal Advice: https://www.gov.uk...
Salamat! & good luck with the embassy trip tomorrow. Spent most of yesterday at the Philippine embassy in London. We seemed to confuse them by asking for a 'certificate of cancellation' for my wife's passport; " You are no longer a citizen " (of Philippines) & " Your [PH] pas...
Still nothing received in writing from HM PO to explain their apparent refusal of my wife's passport application. Here's a similar recent case, again from this year: http://www.immigrationboards.com/british-citizenship/british-passport-refused-t179624.html - clearly some internal rules have changed...
LiaDoe, do you mean your foreign passport has been returned - but no British passport issued? Sorry to hear that. Yes. Did HM PO suggest that you can apply again, this time in your maiden name? (that's what they suggested to us, even if already naturalised in UK in a married name Yes . Unfortunatel...
Today I got my foreign passport back . After all you have been caught by the unpublicised changes in the new passport guidance (or is it policy). If you had known in advance (if the guide notes & NCS were clear about it) you could have been naturalised in your maiden name, then all your docs wo...
I just wanted to add that I personally think you may have a claim under Article 16 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, to which the UK is a signatory. In my opinion, the UK is denying you the right to engage in married life, and discouraging others to do so. They have been called out on t...
Gov UK position on dual citizens is here: Dual citizenship - but be careful about this: Crackdown on criminals who change their names to avoid detection > not sure how many criminals it's catching but it's proving tricky for some law-abiding married women; (those who naturalise in UK in their marrie...
noajthan Sorry for me to be nosy. What is your wife going to do to her application? Have she made decision or are you going for further complaint? MariaD, For now we are trying to retrieve her passport from HM PO. Under Philippine law (RA225) she is no longer a Philippine citizen & her passport...
want to add, what about to give this to newspaper? I don't know much about media & PR. I think a sympathetic journalist & sympathetic newspaper is required How about these journos & paper... Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/dec/15/uk-immigration-policy-britons-spou...
I will complain to Parliamentary and Diplomatic Enquiries Team (PDET), (Official complaint to Passport Office on its way), I will send complaint to Home Office Immigration (who issued my certificate), Probably, I will email to that minister who designed this policy, (don't know if it will make any ...
noajthan thank you for explain about right to abode, but I think this is not what I am looking for. I had right to live in Uk permanently as I had ILR, but because of schengen visa process I decided to get Citizenship. Spent 1000 pounds and end up with even less rights that I had before. I need Bri...
Just before election something to think for who to vote. Yes indeed. And MPs, human rights campaigners, women's right campaigners must surely be interested in how this new identity guidance sits with English common law, with English 'fair play', with UK anti-discrimination legislation, with EU conc...
It could be a way forward - better than no British passport at all. I am agree Because even if you opt for a Right of Abode sticker in your original passport (to prove your right to live in UK), all foreign travel, even to EU, will remain harder. I don't think it's possibale as I have naturalisatio...
evidence of the change of name to <maiden name> where are you going to find this evidence? This is on gov UK website (if it still applies): https://www.gov.uk/changing-passport-information/going-back-to-your-maiden-name (the HM PO would have to accept the lack of divorce document). Otherwise how ab...
Rules says It aligns how changes of name are handled across the Home Office ensuring there is a consistent approach for British citizens and foreign nationals, so that a person only holds the documents listed in paragraph 6 in the name they use for all purposes So how can I apply for maiden name if...
To me this police doesn't make sense. Rubbish. 1. Is it policy or guidance? 2. Was designed for criminals why affect normal people, who don't have criminal records? 3. This policy applies to applications to changes of names and identities to the following documents: British Passport But I don't cha...
