1. Get another referee to sign declaration form - who is qualified (read the instructions!) 2. Write an explanatory note. 3. Upload referee declaration and your note before your appointment, or if not possible take to the appointment and ask UKVCA to upload for you. 4. Do read all instructions from ...

Appreciate your anxieties.
It’s a common scenario that there’s no acknowledgment or follow up when submitting additional requested documents. A one liner just saying thank you would be nice. One has to assume that they are ok with it and next email will be the approval advice.

Please don’t tag on to an unrelated thread!!!!

Why are you paying a solicitor for wrong advice???

What matters is that you have ILR however you qualified for it. If your spouse is British you can apply immediately once you have obtained ILR.

You don’t need a solicitor- do the application yourself.

To be on the safe side and to avoid delays just include documents proving 5 years of residency such as P60s.
Note that naturalization is not an immigration application like EUSS and has its own requirements. Just go with the naturalization requirements

It's all about a "tick the box" approach.
I know it feels like that but it's not about questioning your competency.
Personally I felt similar, had to take these tests after 30+ years residency here having gained professional qualifications.

Congratulations !!!
Hope they will be quick with the confirmation - you've waited long enough.

The current requirements are to have passed an LITUK and an English test, or to have a UK degree. LITUK as such is fine as it's valid for life. However you will need to provide a pass in English. Even if you had a separate test pass back then you wouldn't be able to use that now as they expire after...

You don't submit your original passport, only a scan online.

You don’t need a valid foreign passport to get your first British one. It’s for checking consistency of names being used, not a condition for getting BP. Ceremony: if that’s the only option then there’s nothing else we can suggest. Ceremonies are administered by councils not the Home Office and ther...

Can I have the documents related to citizenship matters sent to my work address instead of my home address? For example, can the invitation for the ceremony be sent to my workplace instead of my home? Most communications from UKVI are sent by email these days (very very rarely by mail). I expect th...

I think it's a bit optimistic for us (or anybody else) to decipher internal Home Office terminology. An SAR is simply a record of what they have on their system, not a progress report on your wife's application. It's a record of what they have been doing - they are not required to explain it. SARs c...

Question a) not an issue, either give an approximate date for biometrciss or include a note explaining you can't remember. It's not something that could negatively impact your application. b) Visitor visas not required - only applications for Leave to Remain and ILR. Just provide what you have/remem...

It means the first passport - if you have it of course.
If not provide your current and other expired passports you may hold (expired, not cancelled through cutting corner, punching or stamped as such). HMPO want to ensure that the names used in travel documents are matching.

The children are visa nationals for the UK?
Are they resident in Switzerland?
Each person needs to apply for a standard visitor visa - there are no child visas.
1. Yes - Link: https://www.gov.uk/standard-visitor
2. No - see 1. Brother will need a visitor visa of course.

Noted, thanks for the information! I did have another question, so thought I would share it here rather than create a new thread. Can I confirm that the tax office reference no. for my employer and the PAYE reference no. for my employer are the same? I have looked online but can't find clear guidan...

2.I have recieved ILR on 29 November 2023. When I can apply for naturalisation .I mean is it exactly after 12 months or Can I start preparing the application little earlier. Thank you. It is 12 months after ILR gained. You can however start, edit and save the online application until it can be subm...

As such having tax issues are not a problem - personally I have underpaid tax and I sorted it out and didn't disclose. HMRC penalties are not criminal sanctions and as long as you comply with your obligations you'll be ok. If they take you to court that's a different matter, but unlikely for what yo...

Go online to apply.
https://www.gov.uk/get-a-child-passport ... d-passport

You need to gain ILR first before naturalisation. OP doesn’t yet have ILR.

Congratulations!

MysonsMn1application wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 19, 2024 5:07 am

17th September 2024. Recieved a decision through royal mail.

What was the decision?

Not an expert on this but perhaps you start with the government guidance, unless you have looked at it already:
https://www.gov.uk/seasonal-worker-visa
There are/have been stories about people using agencies and being charged hefty fees locally.

You don’t have to do that - ignore!
It’s a leftover from the paper days.

Choosing a different council from the one where you has no impact on your application - why would they offer the option then? There's not a league table of councils - each council arranges their ceremonies according to local demand as they know it. Even if someone recommended this or that council yo...