Hi All, We applied for our 8 month old son's first UK passport from Pakistan in January 2023 (he was born here). My wife has just been asked to attend an interview online as part of the application process. Does anyone know what kind of questions can she expect. Is it likely to be related to our Son...
Hi, Thank you very much for your reply. Unfortunately, following the deduction of Passport fee on the 11th of Jan 2022, there is still no update regarding the application. In fact, I called the HMPO customer care (03002220000) and they can't even locate the application on their system (neither by na...
Hi, Thank you for very much for your reply. So, can I apply for the baby's Certificate of Entitlement-Right of Abode (in the non-UK passport) whilst his UK passport application is in progress, or do I need to first withdraw the UK passport application? If we do have to withdraw the baby's UK passpor...
Dear All, We have applied for our 3-month old baby's first UK passport from Pakistan a few weeks ago. My wife and I are both UK passport holders (naturalised in 2021). At the Gerry's application centre, we were told that it is usually taking around 8-9months for the first passport application to be ...
Eligibility criteria: 5 year + 1 year ILR Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Degree + LIUK Nationality: Non-EU Method of application: online Date of application: 31/Oct/2020 Date of acknowledgement: 02/Nov/2020 Date of debit of fees: 31/Oct/2020 Date Biometrics enrolled: 14/Dec/2020 Date of receipt of appro...
Hi, How did you know that the application is in progress. On which home office system did you see that please You can not see that. Possibly OP meant something else. I was wondering about this The Home Office mentioned in an email that the application is progressing in the system so that made me won...
Hi All, Just wanted to ask about other applicants' experience who applied for Naturalisation towards the end of October 2020. From the timelines, it seems as though the application processing has really slowed down/stopped since the January lockdown (perhaps due to limited staffing). The last approv...
Hi All, Just wanted to ask about other applicants' experience who applied for Naturalisation towards the end of October 2020. From the timelines, it seems as though the application processing has really slowed down/stopped since the January lockdown (perhaps due to limited staffing). The last approv...
Hi, Thank you very much for your reply. So if the passport expired during the Naturalisation application processing, could I still use the expired passport to apply for a British Passport (assuming the Naturalisation is granted) or would I first need to renew my passport before applying. Best regards.
Hi All, I am planning to apply for Naturalisation next month but my current passport is only valid for another 5 months. My understanding is that the application processing time can take upto 6 months + additional processing time for the British Passport application. I am wondering what would be the...
Hi, I have a question with regards to BC applicatino for children born in the UK. If the parents (on ILR) leave the UK and go back to home country wth the child, can they still apply for the child's BC from the home country. If so, then do they need to specify the date of return to the UK within the...
Hi All, I am currently working for a UK company on a Tier 2 (General) visa. My family is on the Tier 2 dependent visa. I was wondering if it is allowed that I switch to indefinite leave to remain (after 5 years on Tier 2 with one year remaining on the visa) whilst my family remains on the Tier 2 dep...
Thank you very much for your replies CR001 and ronychy210!
Its good to know that Tier 2 visa renewal can be applied even a day before the expiry without affecting the 5-year period for ILR. Is there any UKBA documentation around this subject as well?
Hi, My 3-year Tier 2 (General) visa, and my family's Tier 2 (PBS dependent) visa, would expire in the middle of May 2017. I am looking to continue with the same employer and therefore will be renewing the visa for myself and family. In this regard, I have the following questions: 1. To remain eligib...
