Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1 + 1 year ILR Language criteria met: National of English speaking country Nationality: NZ Method of application: NCS Westminster Date of application: 09/06/2017 Payment method: Credit card Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 12/06/2017 Date of acknowledgement: by email 2...

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1 + 1 year ILR Language criteria met: National of English speaking country Nationality: NZ Method of application: NCS Westminster Date of application: 09/06/2017 Payment method: Credit card Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 12/06/2017 Date of acknowledgement: by email 2...

Hi - you have done exactly what I intend to do - although I will also cross my fingers. Judging from the broad time lines in this sites posts I am likely also be in the same boat as you in that I could be getting confirmation letters, citizenship ceremonies and passports all flying around at about t...

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1 + 1 year ILR Language criteria met: National of English speaking country Nationality: NZ Method of application: NCS Westminster Date of application: 09/06/2017 Payment method: Credit card Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 12/06/2017 Date of acknowledgement: by email 2...

Hi - I asked the same question. Its to ensure that the person who is actually making the citizenship application is the person they were dealing with in the visa/ILR continuum.

Just do it - a post office near you with the Bio facilities will be able to do it in 5 minutes flat.

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1 + 1 year ILR Language criteria met: National of English speaking country Nationality: NZ Method of application: NCS Westminster Date of application: 09/06/2017 Payment method: Credit card Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 12/06/2017 Date of acknowledgement: by email 2...

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1 + 1 year ILR Language criteria met: National of English speaking country Nationality: NZ Method of application: NCS Westminster Date of application: 09/06/2017 Payment method: Credit card Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 12/06/2017 Date of acknowledgement: by email 2...

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1 + 1 year ILR Language criteria met: National of English speaking country Nationality: NZ Method of application: NCS Westminster Date of application: 09/06/2017 Payment method: Credit card Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: Date of acknowledgement: Date money gone off ac...

Got the call. So systems back up and running obviously. ILR approved. Documents are being mailed. Now all I need to do is go and find a place to live as have just been given notice that my lovely flat is being sold.

I was so pleased to find this message board as I had an appointment on the 3rd May. Sent home at about 5pm albeit with a letter saying we would be getting a £500 refund BUT also saying we would get a call in the next day or so with a decision due to the biometrics system being down. At that point it...