Yes, it has been quiet in here. I'll post my citizenship ceremony update... Went for mine 17 April at Kensington Town Hall. They sure know how to welcome new citizens there. About 20 of us became citizens and it was rather festive, including a speech by a former mayor of the borough and tea and coff...
Hello All, I have a few questions which i hope u can help answer: a) I am applying at the NCS in Barnet next week and i am using the form downloaded from the IND website as i made mistakes on the coloured one that was posted to me, is this ok? b)I was previously married and got divorced a few yrs a...
I agree with Kayalami that there's too much UK bashing going on. I've gone through the ILR and naturalsation processes here and am amazed by the leniency of the UK (and the efficiency of the HO). I was stunned to find out how simple it is to get ILR and naturalisation here. Try to get ILR in the US ...
Rio, As an American (now British-American dual citizen) who has lived in the UK for five years, I sympathize with your situation. To be perfectly honest, you're going to have a more difficult time finding a job here. First, age discrimination is perfectly legal in the UK (though this will end in Oct...
I guess the same fate could apply to the ILR increase from 4 to 5. Unfortunately, the two cases are not comparable. The court case announced today hinged on the fact that the law gave an exemption to people married by the Church of England. This was clearrly discriminatory -- treating one group fav...
Ramasal, A couple of things that may or may not be helpful: 1. You can archive your Yahoo IM conversations and print them out. Yahoo has an option for keeping a record of all IM conversations. 2. If you're both using Yahoo IM, you should throw away your phone cards. You can talk on Yahoo IM for free...
Just saw an advert for a programme that provides up to £3,000 (!!!) for people who are in the country illegally and want to return to their home country.
I was very happy to hear that the UK Government introduced compulsory English tests for everyone applying for British Nationality. Not sure what your point is here? Don't see where the OP has asked about English tests? Additionally there are no compulsory English tests when applying for British Nat...
Bbdivo, Just make sure you use NCS. These last three people on this forum who used NCS (myself included) received their approval letters 17 to 19 days after filing the application! Don't let the HO posting you quoted worry you. The average they cite appears to be dragged down by people who file by m...
Interesting. I ordered my application pack from the UKPS web site just the other day, so either they're sending out old packs or they've changed the guidance notes yet again.
[quote= I've travelled a fair bit, met many nationalities and I feel on the whole peolple are fundamentally the same, mostly good, some bad. Mostly hardworking, some lazy. Steve[/quote] I couldn't agree less, my friend. Yes, we're all human beings. Yes, we all have a mixture of laziness and drive/gr...
I must say I find this topic rather offensive - I'll sue cos my National Pride has be hurt, see you in Strasbourg!!! Hehe I wouldn't call those boys who faced the Might of Germany alone in 1939 lazy, those that designed bombs that bounce and flew them into the middle of Germany and daringly destroy...
aix, I just spoke to the PO and and they have confirmed that I "don't need to provide grandparents details if section 5 is filled in". "for signing section 9 as the father, must send in my passport if I am not british". To finish off this question once and for all... I started f...
I don't think you should worry. I once had to get a UK police report for a visa application. All the police cared about was whether I filled out the form correctly and whether I had the fee. They do ask to see your passport, but it's for ID purposes. They didn't check my passport for a valid visa. I...
John, I spoke to Reading Council and they might give me a private ceremony on Wednesday... Cost? £30 now that is not bad i thought. Leo, Congratulations on your approval! £30 is a good deal for a private ceremony. Kensington/Chelsea charges £120! So I'm waiting for the public one. Besides, for some...
Hi. I'm hoping the experts on this forum have some advice. I'm looking for the quickest way to get UK citizenship for my wife. Here are the facts: My wife came to the UK on a student visa in 2002. We have lived together since March 2003 and were married in August 2005, at which point my wife switche...
Whatever you do, don't overstay and don't get married while in the US. If you overstay, you'll jeopardize your ability to ever get an immigrant visa -- even after you get married. The same holds true for getting married in the US. If you do this, immigration authorities will assume that you lied whe...
Anyone who reads this month's Home Office report announcing immigration law changes will conclude the the HO -- and British employers -- are painfully aware of this problem. The report states that a driving force behind the immigration law changes was a survey in which UK employers lavished praise o...
Are you sure?... Date of submission or posting 9/03/2006 Post Arrived at liverpool= 17/02/2006 CRITERIA - 5 yr stay (4 + 1 yr ILR) Date of debit of cheque = unknown Date of receipt of acknowledgement = 13/03/2006 Yup. The Royal Mail service in my neighborhood is amazing! Thanks for the catch. It sh...
Got my naturalisation approval letter today. Turn-around time was exactly the same as Tekaweni's -- two weeks and three days. Of particular note is that my application could have been considered complex. I had scores of trips out of the country during the past five years (389 days), I'm currently un...
I don't mean any disrespect, but I don't think you have the information you need in order to make a wise decision. Yeah ? And what information would that be , Learned One ? BTW, I dont feel disrespected by people whom i dont know or dont respect personally - So dont worry abt that. Well, it's certa...
Leo- Good Question , Long-ish answer What brings me hope is the concept of Dual Nationality which lets me ride in 2 boats at the same time - Lets me balance my allegiance and support to both the countries I love and therein I find my solace. ? Tintin, Unfortunately, while the UK doesn't mind you ho...
I don't know if you've noticed FromThere2Here but all the immigration posts I have travelled through (at the big airports, Heathrow et al) have computer consoles. If you have a machine readable passport the edge gets swiped (I know mine does) I'm sure they will enter some detail from the landing ca...
Did not really understand the question. And even if they dont stamp your passport the computer system of Home Office keeps a record of your arrivals based on the immigration cards you fill and handover to the IO at port of entry. Good luck. Basis, I couldn't agree more with your scolding him about ...
