Way ahead of you mate. Already booked my interview for Saturday morning! You can get you interview reference number on the phone. Call them up again, get you interview reference number from them and book your interview at 0300 222 1000. Blimey, wish I had this info when I called them today! Thanks,...

Guys i have one question regarding my supporting documents return when i apply for passport If i choose to send my documents through secure delivery i need to pay extra £3 (i am planning to send through check & send service) to post office guys is it correct Total fee £77.50 + £8 + £3 = £8...

Spartac wrote:Bit of an update. Called the IPS in the morning
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also got told that our interview letters had been dispatched today.

Almost there.....

Spartac, after reading your post I decided to give IPS a call...they told me my interview letter has also been sent out!

As I said, neck and neck...!

I called them this morning, and was told my application reached them as of yesterday, i.e. 8th March. They suggested I call them again in a week's time if I have not recd any further updates as of then. That puts your application at par with mine. Yes, we two seem to be running neck-and-neck... Wou...

kiwigirl, I doubt very much if work permit is required for volunteer positions! (It's possible they were referring to staff roles in charity orgns?) Here's a great site that provides info on large numbers of volunteer positions - http://www.forum3.co.uk/parodia/ forum3 also have an annual meet in Lo...

Hi global gypsy I called 0300 222 0000 and asked for a status update. They said its been registered on 08/03 in Durham, which is odd as the application issued by our Post Office is addressed to the Peterborough. Spartac - thanks. I called them this morning, and was told my application reached them ...

Just tracked our passport applications through IPS and was told that they have been received today, 9 days after I submitted them through the Check and Send!! Spartac, how did you find this out? Did you call IPS on 0300 222 0000 and mention the Barcode reference no. that the post office provided yo...

Question for those of you who have been thru the passport interview: Is this just an interview where they ask you questions to verify your identity? Or is there something more? I ask this because I read elsewhere on this forum that they take your fingerprint at the interview. Is this correct? The IP...

I wasn't aware that they take your fingerprint at the BC interview. See here for details on what happens at the interview: Passport interview The possible confusion may arise because the new passports are biometric. Here's details on what goes into the biometric information that's stored: Biometric ...

I very much doubt that because in ten years time your next passport will be considered as renewal and its NOT necessary to send in your naturalisation certificate. Agreed. I still feel it's a good idea to keep the certificate in its 'valid' state, if that means not laminating it. This certificate i...

Hey, I finally figured out how to quote properly:) Thanks global gypsy! You're welcome. I have suggested to Admins to make this a default setting for all users. By the way, is there any other use for the certificate once we have our passports? The naturalisation certificate is a very important docu...

Admins, I noticed that several users' posts don't show the quotes (of others' posts) correctly, i.e. they are displayed as, e.g. [quote:="abcd"]Blah blah[/quote] - rather than as proper quotes: Blah blah I noticed this functionality is controlled by the "Always allow BBCode:" opt...

By the way, I noticed that several posts here don't show the quotes correctly. E.g. Spartac
To fix this, go to your Profile, then Choose 'Yes' for the option 'Always allow BBCode' - and Save

Hope that helps.

You can have the citizenship certificate laminated after you have received the passport. NO! If you take a look a the info brochures they provided you at the ceremony, one of them states clearly that you should not laminate the naturalisation certicate. If you do, it ceases to be a valid document! ...

Spartac and Mallik - thanks for your tips.

Spartac, I wasn't aware there's further checks at passport application stage! I thought they just verify the reference. Perhaps they do detailed checks on a random basis? Not sure.
Best of luck with the interview.

Just completed my citizenship ceremony today. Glad it's over! Next step is to apply for British passport. I do have a question in this regard: The naturalsation certificate is an A4-size document. The envelope that is provided for passport application is much smaller. Does this mean that we have to ...

( because as per the HR, the embassy needs 15 working days to process the visa ) and I need to be in UK on 23rd That's cutting it very close. Suggest you apply on a fast track basis, if available. (should be, for business visas) And what others have mentioned about your passport expiry date driving...

It seems you are pretty close to the limit. I would suggest you don't make trips outside the country over the next year, if you don't want hassles at the time of naturalisation application.

Hmm, hope this means child rapists will be deported?
US child rapist 'allowed into Australia'

That's because now it takes 5 years to get ILR, then another 1 year for citizenship.
You stated you fall under HSMP JR category - you save 1 year because of that.

Is your husband on the dole?
That may have an impact on his naturalisation application.

Malaysia does not allow dual citizenship, which means your Malaysian passport is not a valid travel document.
You could get into trouble for what you are planning to do.
Also see here

This page should clarify:
Standard requirements for naturalisation

It seems the time it takes to process an application is dependent on a few factors: - applicants' nationality - category of application, e.g. thru marriage vs skilled worker - single or family application - applicant's location, e.g. Wales vs Scotland - details in the application itself, e.g. convic...

When I went for my NCS appointment, they also asked me if I would be in the UK for the next 5 days. I suspect this is to cover the possibility that it could take 5 days max for the application to reach UKBA.