There are changes to the Guidance. This was published in May 2020. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/885368/naturalisation-as-a-british-citizen-by-discretion-v5.0-gov-uk.pdf There are new discretions to waiver immigration breaches....can...

Hello Everyone On 20th may 2020 HO has changed its guidance on applying discretion in nationality applications where applicants have previously overstayed in last 10 years.There is something in the guidance that HO may change its rigid policy of refusing most applications on the basis of good charac...

Hi Everyone I just want to share the timeline of my naturalisation process with you, in particular with those who are refugees and did overstay prior to being granted a refugee status. I overstayed for almost 2 months, however I was purchasing anything using my UK bank account, so by submitting my ...

When the HO knows that if a refugee is granted ILR &after a year will be able to apply &get approved for nationality they hold or delay the application while when HO knows that even if the refugee is granted ILR but after a year wouldn't be able to get approval for nationality as he was an ...

When the HO knows that if a refugee is granted ILR &after a year will be able to apply &get approved for nationality they hold or delay the application while when HO knows that even if the refugee is granted ILR but after a year wouldn't be able to get approval for nationality as he was an o...

Hi everyone, I hope somebody can help with my Problem as my head been all over the place nobody seems ro give the honest straight answers. 😢 I have been here since 2005 and over stayrd during the period of 2010 and 2014 until I applied for an asylum and lasy year got my ILR. My Question is"do ...

Hi, I made an application for naturalisation in 2018 but was refused and the case worker said any application made before 27 January 2020 would be refused. So on 1 March 2020 I applied and I just got another refusal today stating the following: Reasons for decision One of the requirements for citiz...

Getting married is a basic human right &basic part of freedom to live the life .UK rules are weird and contrary to basic human rights when it comes to interfering in people's personal lives.Let the people get married in the end they have to come to you to ask for legalization of their status you...

I can only laugh at some members who comment on delays of refugees nationality applications by saying that refugees from organised countries have straightforward applications with no ID issues hence get quicker decisions while people from unorganised countries with ID issues will have delays in nati...

The question is are their valid reasons for the delay or they are simply less important? Nothing happens in a vacuum. There are always reasons for why some things happen. In this thread itself, I have given at least two reasons on how a refugee's naturalisation application varies from other applica...

Hi, The British Nationality Act 1981 expressly states that applicants must not have been in “breach of immigration laws” during the qualifying period of three or five years before the date of application (depending on whether it is made under s6(1) or (2)). So why HO saying that the qualifying peri...

Hello all, I Applied for citizenship last year December 2019 was and got sent Questionnaire as i was ilegal until January 2012 and for that reason iam not a good character but still applied and wasn't refused or granted but instead got sent the following. There are 8 questions ive put below. Please...

You should report to police &home office &yes someone a professional which can be of any even a shopkeeper or security guard can sign photos for you.Dont worry HO will send you a new one once applied. thank you how can l report it to police and home office l went to the Police station today...

hello l have moved house recently and l can’t find my travel document, i’m thinking of applying for a new one do l need police report? also when l send my my photos do they need to be signed by a professional? thanks You should report to police &home office &yes someone a professional which...

It’s upsetting me. I can’t imagine an organisation is having team in which few are unaccountable of their actions. Never heard so far. Definitely not a systematic, and replies from HO is like you are chatting to someone on Tinder. No freedom of information, no equality and badly informed approached...

It certainly does not help that some applicants have been economical with the truth , treating it as an optional extra, during their immigration process. If citizenship is irreversible or very hard to reverse, then it may be necessary to revisit the entirety of the applicant's immigration history b...

Am starting new topic . Me girlfriend , has arrived UK on tourist visa , after that she apply for asylum . She have done her second interview October last year and still waiting for the HO decision. My question is , can we married ( I am British citizen )? And if yes, is that will help her to stay ...

It certainly does not help that some applicants have been economical with the truth , treating it as an optional extra, during their immigration process. If citizenship is irreversible or very hard to reverse, then it may be necessary to revisit the entirety of the applicant's immigration history b...

Yes I think too it’s intentional delay from HO. Specially when we paid huge fees for each family member. I thought the process would be quicker as everything was done online. HO says they do checks. What sort of checks HO is doing which is taking so much time? I don’t think so HO take as much care ...

Hello Guys, There is a message to HO from one of the applicant back in 2015. Dear Home Office, Please can you provide me with reasons why my naturalisation application has been delayed beyond 6 months My reference number is ......... It has been 10 months and counting since i submitted my naturalis...

Is it possible to ask HO to stop my citizenship application? And I want my fee refunded. The political parties in my country are no more in power and the present political party offered me safe way and get my job in my country. I am happy to go back to my country. Also my country won’t allow dual c...

I have an interesting update to share to be honest. We emailed them (a lot). They said: 1. ...waiting caseworker... (2 months) 2. ...assigned to caseworker waiting answer... (around 3 months) 3. ...email from HO: additional checks external agencies etc. - 6 months not possible... (after 5 months 4....

I think this matter is being approached in an incorrect manner. Naturalisation and the grant of citizenship is generally the one aspect of international law that is seen as the exclusive preserve of the nation-state, because it involves becoming a member of the body-politic of that nation. I think ...

Dear All, You might have already seen in the other topic , that majority of refugees applicants, who applied for naturalisation, are experiencing massive delays in processing their applications. As you know, when refugees contact the Home Office, it disrespectfully replies using standard wording an...

Hi, i am on ILR for past 2 years, i want to apply for naturalisation and i want to know about good character requirement. I have no conviction or ccj, i just have debts and i am with debt management company and paying off all debts with payment plan. Will this effect my application ? Other than tha...