I applied with my passport having expired in 2005. You will just have to ensure you have some proof you where in the country to cover the expired period. Was no issue at all.

I never got any emails, just letters in the post that were received several days after the date on the letters themselves.

Hi I have a question . Those who applied through NCS and got 13 digit number having some alphabets and being told to check the status online on royal mail website so after submitting your application when did roughly you got the status online means after how many days that its been delivered to UKB...

Thanks for your quick reply. Would HO will then request to view the original passport? I heard stories ( I dont know if they are true or not) that applying via NCS take more time to be processed. Is that true? Thanks No, my application went through NCS and took 7 days to process from the HO acknowl...

UPDATE No of applicants: 1 Adult Eligibility Criteria : 13 Years ILR Language criteria : Life in the UK test + ESOL Method of application: NCS Worcester Date of application: 04/02/2015 Payment method: Debit Card Date of receipt by UKBA: 09/02/2015 (Tracked via Royal Mail website) Date of acknowledg...

UPDATE No of applicants: 1 Adult Eligibility Criteria : 13 Years ILR Language criteria : Life in the UK test + ESOL Method of application: NCS Worcester Date of application: 04/02/2015 Payment method: Debit Card Date of receipt by UKBA: 09/02/2015 (Tracked via Royal Mail website) Date of acknowledg...

No of applicants: 1 Adult Eligibility Criteria : 13 Years ILR Language criteria : Life in the UK test + ESOL Method of application: NCS Worcester Date of application: 04/02/2015 Payment method: Debit Card Date of receipt by UKBA: 09/02/2015 (Tracked via Royal Mail website) Date of acknowledgment: Da...