I just wanted to follow up on this topic if anyone comes across the same question. My passport application was approved today without sending a passport from my home country. I explained the situation to HMPO and it wasn’t an issue. So I only sent my naturalisation certificate and a copy of my ID ca...

I’ll do that!
Thanks, from one bunny to the other

When I applied, I didn’t send any originals. Only black and white uncertified copies and never had any issues.
My application was approved (UKM)

Hi everybody, I would like to apply for my first British passport in some time. I live in an EU country (dual national) and have never owned a passport from this country. Only an identity card (with which I am able to travel anywhere within the EU) In the guideline it says I should send any valid pa...

I had my ceremony today and am finally a British citizen. I decided my journey is over for now as I am not going to apply for my passport straight away. I don’t need a visa to travel to the UK, so I can take my time. Thank you all for your input to this forum. It has helped me a lot. I might still b...

Congratulations! Enjoy your upcoming trip! So you didn’t send your original passport? That’s interesting. I thought we have to... good to know it works with foto copies. The process is finally finished. My passport and supporting documents have been delivered. Eligibility criteria: UKM (Romein) Nati...

I am beginning to think about all the things I need for my ceremony on Thursday. (Including my outfit 8) What documents did you take with you? In the Email from the consulate it only says ID or passport. Is that it? I’ve printed their confirmation of the time and date just to be on the safe side. An...

Really? They kept it for a month before sending it? This won’t help you as I live in a totally different part of the world - they sent mine a day after the approval. The letter said sept 4th and I was told my certificate was sent on sept 5th I received the invitation to the ceremony on Oct 10th I th...

Congratulations! You applied just 1 week before I did Is the passport still a burgundy one without the EU sign on it? Process complete! Thank you to everyone on this forum. Your advice and updates have allowed for a more confident process. All-in-all - 7 months since application submitted with passp...

Congratulations! Hope you’ll have a great ceremony. Hi, At last!! Patience has been worthwhile, I received my invitation to the Ceremony scheduled for 2 weeks time . I am sure JKProperties will be just around the corner All in all from the date of my online application to the date of citizenship cer...

I’ve been told by the HO that they send the certificate by post to the embassy in the respective country. The embassy then sends it to the consulate which will hold your ceremony. So you are dependant on a) the postal service and b) the embassy I think I was very lucky as we have very fast postal se...

I can’t help in any way unfortunately - that’s why I didn’t comment. Hope you’ll succeed though Is unfortunate no forum member was a able to give a reply to my query had to submit it the best possible way I could...hoping for a favorable response. Eligibility Criteria: UKM Nationality: Canadian Appl...

My date for the ceremony is fixed and I am so excited!
It will be a private ceremony as I am the only applicant very different to yours then, ballet!

Eligibility Criteria: UKM Applying from: EU Method of application: Online with documents sent by post Payment method: Credit card Date of application: March 30, 2019 Date documents sent: April 8, 2019 Date of UKVI acknowledgement email: april 1, 2019 Date of receipt by UKVI: Not known Date of e-mail...

I was totally surprised by the arrival of the email today. I wouldn’t call it coincidence though. I wrote the email to HO yesterday (just wanted to know which consulate it would be) and then the email from the consulate (nearby!) came today. And it’s only been 5 weeks since approval. Anyway, I’m hap...

Update: Eligibility Criteria: UKM Applying from: EU Method of application: Online with documents sent by post Payment method: Credit card Date of application: March 30, 2019 Date documents sent: April 8, 2019 Date of UKVI acknowledgement email: april 1, 2019 Date of receipt by UKVI: Not known Date o...

Would be interesting to know how often consulates have ceremonies.
I don’t think there are many in my area...

I write an email to HO today, asking which consulate will contact me. I was too curious and couldn’t wait any longer

It’s been 5 weeks from the day my approval was issued and they went by pretty fast.
But now my patience is coming to an end and waiting seems to be one of the hardest things in the world to me

Enjoy your ceremony an Wednesday! Did you count the 6 weeks from the day the approval was issued or from the day you actually received it? I waited about 6 weeks for the invitation from approval. The ceremony is this Wednesday! On another group they are saying they wait on average 12 weeks here in S...

Wohoo 🎉 great news!! Congratulations. At last! Its a yes..... YaY now to wait for the Ceremony, I'm sure it will be good news! Holding thumbs you hear back from her soon. So, I have received an email from this amazingly helpful lady today that a decision has been made, how do I want my documents ret...

Congratulations! I‘m looking forward to my first trip with a British passport :-) My sister received her passport today! Both our journeys are now complete. We started early February. She had trouble with the passport application, but it finally all worked out. Our other sister has her ceremony tomo...

Sorry - didn’t mean to be rude when I didn’ answer that question. I just prefer to keep some details out of the internet. Anyway, I decided to just wait and see. If it’s the embassy in the capital instead of the consulate, I am sure I could change it. just checked my downloaded copy of the applicati...

Well at least you’ve reached a stage you hadn’t reached before. Seems it’s now going forward with hopefully the right outcome. Fingers crossed!

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Fri Sep 27, 2019 1:32 pm

Ok,
So today I found out my application was assigned to a case worker yesterday.

Hopefully this is a fairly quick process.
Holding thumbs.

just checked my downloaded copy of the application and indeed there was one question: Do you want to attend a citizenship ceremony in a different local council (if in the UK), high commission or embassy (if overseas)? I answered NO, but maybe I should have selected YES and would then have been able ...

It says September 4th So indeed a quick decision since biometric enrolment. When did they tell you which consulate you would have the ceremony in? Or did YOU tell THEM at some stage? I’m just hoping I don’t need to travel too far as it’s always such a problem finding someone for my kids during that ...