I have an update. I received a call from the British Consulate in New York on Wednesday to schedule my citizenship ceremony. I scheduled it for Monday, April 10th and received a follow-up e-mail from the British Consulate confirming my ceremony. It probably goes without saying, but I'm chuffed!!

Congratulations Nashwoff! I'll post as soon as I receive my ceremony notification or upon receipt of any other news of significance. Cheers.

Hello sscowden. I didn't receive a request for biometrics. That part is puzzling. I renewed my US passport within the past 8 months and wonder if that had something to do with it. I suppose they might have made a mistake and I should expect a corrective letter next. I'm just happy to hear from the h...

I'm very thrilled to report that my approval letter arrived today dated February 27, 2017!! I now await an invitation to a citizenship ceremony sometime in the next 12 weeks. Whew!! I was beginning to wonder if my application had fallen through the cracks.

Hi enzhaus. I understand your concerns and don't want to put you off, but I've had a less than satisfactory, and what I hope is unusual, experience with the submission of my UKM application and documents. I've planned a trip to the UK in May and submitted my UKM application on January 17th via overn...

Thanks a_powers. While I have a British soul, I was raised in America so patience is not something I come by easily! Cheers.

Hi Nashwoff. I didn't include with my application my mother's passport, naturalization certificate or marriage certificate as I'd read that others succeeded in achieving citizenship just with the documents I included. My birth certificate has my mother's maiden name on it and her nationality/country...

Hi Nashwoff. Thanks for commenting on my post. You've confirmed that something is clearly out of sorts with my application. Did you submit the same documents that I did? I've sent e-mails to multiple home office addresses, even to the Minister of Immigration, and the best I receive back are stock re...

My application process thus far doesn't seem as promising as some that have been posted. Here's my experience: Application: UKM Nationality: Born in USA to British mother and American father prior to 1983 Residence: Pennsylvania Date application sent: January 17, 2017, via Federal Express Internatio...