After 20 months I have finally recieved my citizenship certificate today. Just came back from the ceremony this evening!

Thanks to everyone who provided me with advice and feedback regarding the process!

Coming 9th of May, I would have been waiting 1 year for an decision on my naturalisation application. Lately I have contacted my MP and he has in return contacted the Home Office on my behalf. The reply that came back said that they are doing character checks and its time-period has no limit. As an ...

Finally! After 13 months of waiting, 2 letters of my MP, letter to Senior Manager of the MMS team got an approval letter! Good luck toall of you who is waiting! :lol: IMHO: if you are waiting more than 6 months do not hesitate to call BIA, and ask for Team supervisor. They have a power to contact y...

I applied end of november....still waiting. Know another couple of guys with the same problem. I am calling BIA every week answer always the same:" waiting for character enquiries to come back". When asked for how long it could take they saying" that there is no time limit for BC app...

Update... NCS or Postal: NCS Bracknell Date of submission or posting: 12 June 2007 CRITERIA - 4 years WP + 1 year ILR Date of payment debit card: 14 June 200 7 Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 19 June 2007 Date of receipt of approval : Awaiting for HO approval letter :) Ceremony invitation lette...

Update: NCS or Postal: NCS If NCS: Brighton Registry Office Date of submission or posting: 8th May 2007 CRITERIA - EU Passsport, excersisng Treaty rights, 5 years + 1 Year ILR (According to new rules asfrom 30 April 2006) Date of receipt of Documents at HO: 09/05/2007 Date of debit: 29/05/2007 Date...

Thats pretty long to me :( Expected 2 months max even with delays hehe, oh well :P Be happy, Gordon Brown plans to introduce Community work and temporary citizenship (probation time) before they grant citizenship in the future... In that case I guess I should lol.. Update: Application submitted thr...

Update: Application submitted through : NCS Date of submission or posting : 09 May 2007 Criteria : EEA National Date of debit from account: 30 May 2007 Date of receipt of acknowledgement : Waiting Date of receipt of approval : Waiting Ceremony invitation letter: Waiting You will not wait long now.....

Update:

Application submitted through : NCS
Date of submission or posting : 09 May 2007
Criteria : EEA National
Date of debit from account: 30 May 2007
Date of receipt of acknowledgement : Waiting
Date of receipt of approval : Waiting
Ceremony invitation letter: Waiting

Wow so an roughly 2 months delay on the acknowledgment letter alone

Application submitted through : NCS
Date of submission or posting : 09 May 2007
Criteria : EEA National
Date of debit from account: .....
Date of receipt of acknowledgement : ....
Date of receipt of approval : ....
Ceremony invitation letter: ....

shire19, you need to have been exercising your EU Treaty Rights for 5 years in order to get PR status. Being a student in the UK is a way of doing that. You came to the UK in Feb 2001. When did you start to be a student in the UK? And if some gap between when you arrived and when you became a stude...

Shire? Did you read the application even a little? You would be exempt. Sorry, I might not sound like it but yes I did.. Reason I ask is the NCS appointment I made earlier in the afternoon wanted to know if I had an ILR certificate, of which I said I didnt need too but she didnt believe me. Kept as...

I remember opening my account back in early 2002, so that would give me 5 years.. I've been using my bank account practically every few days since I opened it so would bankstatements from the beginning till now be enough without all the college letters and such? Oh and thanks for the help My advice...

Not really, you could have opened up an account and left it, doesn't mean you were in the country using it day in and day out. but it sounds like your bases are covered now I remember opening my account back in early 2002, so that would give me 5 years.. I've been using my bank account practically ...

Not sure how the student aspect factors in meeting the residency time frame but obviously showing tuition charges and a diploma indicates you were there taking the program. When you say you stayed with your parents, does that mean in holland or were they were in the UK. If the jobs were in the UK, ...

I looked at the forms for Naturalisation and that would be your passport with letters from employers such as a p60, education establishment such as a diploma, or other govt dept. It depends on your situation so if you can tell us what you were doing in the uK for the apst 5 years, then that would h...

HI Shire Just curious why would you want UK citizenship. Dutch citizenship pretty lets you do what you want to do like UK citizenship or is just that you have been there for 6 years and you are ready??? I also thought the Dutch do not appreciate dual nationality, will you have to give up you Dutch ...

My situation: I'm an Dutch citizen with an Dutch passpoort and came into England through Dover in February 2001. So have been in the country non-stop for 6 years and a few months. I was gonna apply for Naturalisation back in May 2006 but was told that because of the new law imposed on the 30th of Ap...

Under the rules since 30 April 2006 it's automatic. Prior to that you had to make an application after 4 years (ie, you could have applied for ILR in February 2005). Incidentally your status as a Permanent Resident now isn't ILR, but it's very similar. Have you had any children born to you in the U...

It is not as simple as you think, or might like! You firstly need to have Permanent Residence status in the UK and in order to get that you will need to show that you have been exercising EU Treaty Rights in the UK for at least five years. Prior to 30.04.06 the only way you could get PR status was ...

Am I correct into assuming that having an Dutch passpoort and being part of EEA means I do not need to show proof that I've been physically present in the UK for the past 5 years with employment letters, educational letters etc? What are you trying to obtain? A Permanent Residence certificate, or b...

Am I correct into assuming that having an Dutch passpoort and being part of EEA means I do not need to show proof that I've been physically present in the UK for the past 5 years with employment letters, educational letters etc?


Thanks in advance