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by Riff_Raff
Wed Feb 01, 2017 9:07 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Received ceremony invite but no approval letter
Replies: 17
Views: 3593

Re: Received ceremony invite but no approval letter

Hopefully! it's definitely not a joint letter. Just an invite and it says at the back I need this letter and another letter of approval from Home Office. If it did get lost though how do I get in touch with home office to get it re-sent? Can the council issue a copy (I assume they would have all the...
by Riff_Raff
Wed Feb 01, 2017 7:56 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Received ceremony invite but no approval letter
Replies: 17
Views: 3593

Re: Received ceremony invite but no approval letter

Letter is dated 30 January 2017, received it today.
by Riff_Raff
Wed Feb 01, 2017 6:57 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Received ceremony invite but no approval letter
Replies: 17
Views: 3593

Received ceremony invite but no approval letter

I've received a ceremony invite from the council but I never had an approval letter from the HO? What do I do now? On the letter it says I can't go to the ceremony (next week) without it :(
by Riff_Raff
Sat Jan 07, 2017 10:46 am
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Changed employer after submitting naturalisation application
Replies: 0
Views: 263

Changed employer after submitting naturalisation application

I was wondering if I need to inform Home Office with my employers tax office code and address ? I applied beginning of December a changed jobs a few days ago. This is in the guide AN: While the application is under consideration we expect you to tell us about anything which alters the information yo...
by Riff_Raff
Fri Dec 09, 2016 11:11 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: December 2016 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY
Replies: 115
Views: 40242

Re: December 2016 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Eligibility criteria: 5 years residence EEA (PR) + 1 year Language criteria met: Trinity College B1 Nationality: Polish Method of application: NCS Wolverhampton Date of application: 08/12/2016 Payment method: Debit Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: Date of acknowledgement: Date money gone off account: Dat...
by Riff_Raff
Tue Nov 29, 2016 3:16 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Permanent residence date on SAR reply
Replies: 5
Views: 713

Re: Permanent residence date on SAR reply

I was wondering what date to put on the application. I am able to apply in both cases. On which application? Form AN for naturalisation :) In both cases 12 months have passed. I applied for a SAR as the issue date of my PR card was May this year but I acquired the PR much earlier according to EEA r...
by Riff_Raff
Mon Nov 28, 2016 9:29 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Permanent residence date on SAR reply
Replies: 5
Views: 713

Permanent residence date on SAR reply

Received my SAR reply and it seems like the date I acquired permanent residence was calculated 5 years from when I was issued with a temporary residence card (I applied for one during the time WRS was a thing even though it was not required). I'm pretty sure under the EEA rules it would be from the ...
by Riff_Raff
Thu Oct 27, 2016 1:40 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Referee question
Replies: 17
Views: 2996

Are my referees OK?

My dentist and GP have signed the referee form, I'm wondering if this is acceptable for Home Office as they both know me as a long time patient rather than personally knowing me (as in friend etc..). The also both gave the practice addresses and numbers and passport details upon request. Both Britis...
by Riff_Raff
Thu Sep 29, 2016 7:37 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Referee question
Replies: 17
Views: 2996

Can a GP be my referee?

I asked for a reference today and my GP told me that they've recently stopped doing references for passports and such because they need to know you personally not just as a patient.... and he's pretty sure for naturalization it's the same. I was wondering if that is the case and will Home Office acc...
by Riff_Raff
Tue Sep 27, 2016 9:24 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Referee question
Replies: 17
Views: 2996

Referee address

My dentist gave me a reference but he put his practice address and e-mail in the contact section, I was wondering if this is acceptable by the Home Office?
by Riff_Raff
Sun Sep 18, 2016 6:03 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: EEA PR card for citizenship applicaton
Replies: 1
Views: 228

EEA PR card for citizenship applicaton

I was wondering if it matters that the passport I used in the EEA PR application is expired now. Do I need to re-apply for a new PR card and put down the new card number on my citizenship application or it doesn't matter?
by Riff_Raff
Sat Sep 17, 2016 9:40 am
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Referee question
Replies: 17
Views: 2996

Re: Referee question

Thanks! Does 'knowing personally' mean that being someone's patient is acceptable? It could be understood in different ways as in a HR officer who only knows you by name on the records is not acceptable but anyone who has personally met you and knows who you are is OK (and meets the 3 year & pro...
by Riff_Raff
Thu Sep 15, 2016 1:54 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Referee question
Replies: 17
Views: 2996

Re: Referee question

thank you ! do they both have to provide their passport numbers or can they just put 'additional information upon request' ? I don't think it's going to be a problem but I have a feeling at least one of them might prefer this option.
by Riff_Raff
Thu Sep 15, 2016 1:15 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Referee question
Replies: 17
Views: 2996

Referee question

I was wondering if I could ask a therapist who I see regularly as a non-professional referee? I've seen him during appointments maybe 3-4 times in the past 3 years. Would it be OK or would I need to look for someone else? The professional referee would be my dentist who knows me as a patient. I have...
by Riff_Raff
Mon Jul 04, 2016 7:32 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: A few questions regarding the application
Replies: 1
Views: 166

A few questions regarding the application

I have a few questions before I apply, need a bit of help ! -I did the Life in the UK test two years ago and the ID card I used then is expired now, it says in the guidelines that I'm expected to use the same ID when applying for citizenship? Does it matter? -I was wondering how often do the applica...
by Riff_Raff
Mon Feb 22, 2016 11:40 pm
Forum: EU Settlement Scheme
Topic: Application for PR or PR card: form EEA (PR) - UpToDate
Replies: 3048
Views: 344494

Re: Application for PR or PR card: form EEA (PR) - UpToDate

I have a question I am Polish and currently filling out my EEA PR application. I arrived in the UK in 2009 and worked under the WRS scheme. The thing is I started working for two agencies at the very beginning - I did just one day of work in total for one of them and continued to work for the other ...
by Riff_Raff
Mon Jun 15, 2015 4:33 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Current name change policy and transgender people
Replies: 7
Views: 1301

Re: Current name change policy and transgender people

Hi, thanks for the info. I called the helpline and the person wasn't even aware of any recent amendments to the name change policy. Guide AN seems to contradict the info in the name change guidance doc but I think I'm still going to attach a deed poll to the application and see how it goes. Hopefull...
by Riff_Raff
Fri Jun 12, 2015 10:37 am
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Current name change policy and transgender people
Replies: 7
Views: 1301

Current name change policy and transgender people

I'm a transgender man and EU citizen and was hoping to get British citizenship under my preferred name as I still have all my other documents under my female name. It was not a problem a year ago but since I've read Home Office is enforcing a new policy on name changes I'm not sure what does this me...