Can any of the 2 referees required when applying/registering for British Citizenship through the UKM form be a retired former professional who is a British citizen? Or do they have to still be working?

I have a couple of questions and the first one is about referees. I am currently thinking of applying for British Citizenship through the UKM form route. I know that one of the referees must be a British citizen and that they must be in specific professions. 1)But what I want to know is does the rel...

How much does the average immigration lawyer charge to take on a persons citizenship application? I was qouted a thousand pounds by one immigration lawyer for him to prepare,submit and complete(obviously I have to fill out my personal details on the form) the whole process for me, is a thousand poun...

I want to apply for British Citizenship from outside the UK. It says on the British Citizenship application form that I will have to get my biometrics done. My question is do I have to travel to the UK to get my biometrics done?

Also what application form will I need to use in order to apply to register as a British citizen going through the Romein route?

I want to apply to register as a British citizen.

So will I require referees? My application is based on the Romein route through my mother. My mother is British but she wasn't born in the UK(neither was I). But both her British parents were born in the UK. Will I require referees?

The snag is for a lot of people, is that the application form requires you to have 2 referees, who have each known you for 2 years. You could have a completely good character, but it is not always easy for people to provide 2 professionals who have known you for the last 2 years and who are willing ...

Does anyone know the latest news on when the draft remedial order to amend the good character requirement for British citizenship will be approved? The last I read was that it would be approved and passed at the start of 2019. But does anyone know exactly when this Remedial Order changes will come i...

Can anyone answer my last two questions from my last post?

secret.simon, thanks again for your replies to my queries. However, I have a few more questions which I am still not sure of. When applying for British Citizenship, will I have to send all the original birth certificates, the original marriage certificates and the original passports? Or will certifi...

Has this remedial order been passed? Is there now no more "good character" requirement for UKM, UKF registrations?

I have recently understood that I might be eligible for British citizenship, here is my case: "I am a Bahraini citizen and I was born in Bahrain. My father was Bahraini(he has now passed away) and my mother is a British citizen by descent. My mother was born in Guinea-Bissau when her parents we...

@secret.simon thank you for your reply. I have a few more questions which I am not 100% sure about though: 1) I have read a few sources(not official) which suggest that in my case my mother or I should of been born in a Commonwealth country in order for me to be eligible. But neither my mother who w...

I want to know if I am eligible to register or to apply for British Citizenship by double descent? A recent court case that took place in 2018, saw a Mrs Romein gain citizenship by double descent through her mother's line of ancestry. Her mother was a citizen by descent, but because Mrs.Romein's mat...