No news is good news
There is a surge of PR cards applications since they become mandatory in the AN process - so i would not worry for the delay
I am sure you will get it back by March the latest

Hi Who is in charge with the Timeline Excel Spreadsheet? I think its a really good tool to keep track in real time of what happens but i wonder if the editing can be limited in someway People just go into the table and edit puts filters etc without knowing what they are doing?! I went this morning t...

Hi From what i Remember: Life in UK certificates are valid for life - so you dont need to take another test if you have already passed one It is the language test that normally needs to be retaken - esp since they changed the rules and now they only accept language certificates from approved UKVI ce...

NO UPDATE :( Application for myself Eligibility criteria: EEA citizen ( 5 year+ with 1 year+ PR) Language criteria met: Life in the UK + English Language Test Nationality: Romanian Method of application: Legal Representative Date of application: 18/09/2015 Payment method: debit card Date of receipt ...

I suspect what happens is that the applications get allocated to case workers in batches and each case worker deals with their set of applications chronologically. If your application gets allocated to a slow case worker, they take sick leave or a holiday, or they happen to have a couple of complex...

And yet there are still forum members, with straightforward applications, waiting since May 2014. without speaking in ignorance - i dont think they are str8 forward clearly if you submitted your application in may 2014 - so 20 months ago - you would have heard back from HO as they obligated to offe...

Hi I know this has probably been discussed at large here - but i wanted to also share my frustration with the HO and their methodology of dealing with applications Leaving aside that some cases are more complex and will take longer - for the other cases that have similar timelines and characteristic...

sushdmehta wrote:For you own benefit, read the guidance - Applying for a passport

Yes I already read it - it doesnt have a specific paragraph explaining what to do if your foreign passport is expired - hence why i asked here?!!

Thanks looking on the HO website re applying for the first adult british passport - it doesnt specifically states it needs to be a valid passport: Born outside the UK You have a certificate of naturalisation or registration You must send: your naturalisation or registration certificate the passport ...

cs95tdg wrote:

london2tim wrote: do i need to renew my current non uk passport first ?

No

is it possible to still apply even if the passport has expired?

Yes, you can.

Thanks cs95TDG
May i Ask : is this from experience or you're just taking a guess?

Hi I have a question to ask to anyone here that knows these things: I am currently waiting for my answer on the naturalisation apps (hopefully a positive one) my problem is that my current passport (non UK) is expiring on the 19th Jan If my citizenship is approved and i have to apply for my first UK...

i guess i was the lucky one mine took only, ''48 days'' after my biometrics done, nobody knows, how they decide or how they work..........[/quote] Me and my friends apply between 5 days he getting back Biometric after me also money goes from account after mine but last month he was get approval so I...

UPDATED: Application for myself Eligibility criteria: Tier1 ( 5 year with 1 year ILR) Language criteria met: Life in the UK + English Language Test Nationality: Romanian Method of application: Legal Representative Date of application: 18/09/2015 Payment method: debit card Date of receipt by UKBA: 21...

Interesting .. same timeline for me with no beep from HO yet :) Edit: Actually no, I am a day or two behind .. still .. will feel better once they have taken ££ From what i noticed it tends to be a 2 week time frame from submission till they pick up the app and send out letters and take money After...

Application for myself Eligibility criteria: Tier1 ( 5 year with 1 year ILR) Language criteria met: Life in the UK + English Language Test Nationality: Romanian Method of application: Legal Representative Date of application: 18/09/2015 Payment method: debit card Date of receipt by UKBA: 21/09/2015...

Application for myself Eligibility criteria: Tier1 ( 5 year with 1 year ILR) Language criteria met: Life in the UK + English Language Test Nationality: Romanian Method of application: Legal Representative Date of application: 18/09/2015 Payment method: debit card Date of receipt by UKBA: 21/09/2015 ...

Application for myself Eligibility criteria: Tier1 ( 5 year with 1 year ILR) Language criteria met: Life in the UK + English Language Test Nationality: Romanian Method of application: Legal Representative Date of application: 18/09/2015 Payment method: debit card Date of receipt by UKBA: 21/09/2015 ...

Base: 5 years + 1 YLR Citizenship: Romanian Method of application: Legal Representatives Council name if NCS used: NA Date of application: 18/09/2015 Application Received: 21/09/2015 Payment method: Debit card Date of debit or clearance of fees: awaiting Date of Acknowledgement received: awaiting Da...