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Is this only for people using Jan 2016 form?

Hi all, Can anyone please let me know the next steps for us? We are currently Indian Nationals on ILR. Our Naturalisation applications have been approved and the ceremony is booked for Wednesday (02-March). As I understand, next steps after the ceremony are : 1. Return BRP cards to Home Office 2. Ap...

Hi, My husband and I have our citizenship ceremony booked for Wednesday (2-March). I understand that I need to return the ILR-BRP after the ceremony. Is there a timeline around this? Do I need to return it within 5 days of the ceremony? Our baby was born in January while our naturalisation applicati...

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: OMG! I will be in EXACTLY THIS situation very soon. Citizenship ceremony booked for Wednesday (02 March). Baby born in January while our naturalisations applications were under consideration. We both had ILRs back then. Is there anything I can do to now to avo...

Hi All, Here is an UPDATE ! The brown envelope arrived today!! Eligibility criteria: Tier1(G) + ILR (for 1yr) Language criteria met: Met during ILR Nationality: Indian Method of application: NCS Date of application: 17-Nov-2015 Payment method: Card Date of receipt by UKBA: 22-Nov-2015 Date of acknow...

I am sponsoring the visit. I've provided my bank statements and accountant letter.

My fathers gets his pension from the govt. He is providing his bank statements (pension account), FDs and property documents.

Thanks Wanderer.

Im showing my UK bank account funds as a main source of finances. (appx £12k)

My fathers FD's are only as a back up.

Hi, My father will be filing for his visitor visa on Friday. I filled the application online and paid the fees. I included fixed deposits (father's) information in the additional information section. I just realised that the amounts are wrong - used maturity amount instead of principal. How do I cor...

£45k is all retained profits. I am the sole director so its available for me to withdraw as dividends whenever I want.

Is my limited company info even required for sponsoring my father's visit visa? Would £12k in my personal bank account be sufficient for this purpose?

Hi all, My father will soon be applying for visitor visa from India. He is a retired state govt employee and has regular pension coming in. He also has a house and a plot in his name. I will be sponsoring his trip. I've shown £12000 in my bank account. I work through my own limited company. I have a...

Thank you very much !!

We submitted our applications today.

The waiting game begins!!

Dear all, My child is 7 yrs old. Im a bit stressed out re referees. Can someone pls tell me if this is ok? We've been trying to get referral from school teacher or GP. Noth didnt work out. So we got both referrals from friends. One is a NHS doctor and the other is a dentist. BOTH the refetees mentio...

Hi all, I have an appointment with NCS today. Can you please help clear some last min questions? 1. Do I take any photocopies of my documents? 2. For a child born abroad (before parents got ILR), itssection 3(1) - pls confirm 3. Do I need any letter from the school for the child? 4. I have my own li...

Hi, Can someone pls help clarify this for me? I've been hearing conflicting views. Our son was born in India in 2008. We applied for Tier1 visa AFTER he was born and came to UK in 2009. We (husband, son and me) got our ILR in june 2014. We are now applying for naturalisation. As I understand, we (hu...

Does the document list look ok? would you recommend I add anything else to support my application?

Thank you.

I will check with NCS if they can accept my May version forms.

If not I have to fill 2 full application forms AGAIN!!

Does the document list look ok? would you recommend I add anything else to support my application?

We are now ready to submit our application. Can anyone please check if I have everything I need? Background: Family of 3. Me, Husband and our daughter (born abroad). Husband came here on Tier1(G). Me and daughter joined as dependents. We all got ILR last year (August 2014). Husband and I both work. ...

Thank you very much CR001

Another quick question please:

I have a PBS calculator print out used for ILR application last year. Can I use the same print out?

If I have to take a new one, which of the current PBS options do I use? We came here on Tier1 General visa. But I can't find that option on PBS now!

hi all, My husband and I have degrees from India. Both the universities are on the PBS calculator and it awards 10points for the qualifications. Is my understanding correct - that we can still use our degree certificates for English language requirement even after new rules come in Nov 2015? Thanks ...

Hi all, My husband and I are ILR holders. We finished 1 year on ILR now and we are about to apply for UK citizenship. We have a 6yr old child (ILR) and I am currently pregnant with our second child. I understand that once the baby is born, he/she can apply for British Passport directly. Would we sav...

For Visa purpose: Go to www.booking.com Reserve a holiday apartment for your parents. Apply for visa with the reservation confirmation from booking.com Once you get the visa, you can cancel your booking. For actual stay: **** Make sure you check with your landlord if its okay to have your parents wi...

Donutz wrote: And as far as I know the UK visa rules also do not demand that you buy tickets

Thats correct. They applied for UK Family visitor visa and got it approved without flight tickets.

I will check with the embassy tomorrow.

Thank you Donutz. To clarify, their return tickets for London-Europe-London are booked and paid for. Their accomodation in Europe is booked. My intention is to bring them to UK as soon as they get their Schengen visa. So, is it okay if I book Bangalore to London flight tickets AFTER they get the sch...

Hi all, My parents are coming to visit me in the UK. They will be visiting Europe while they are here. They now have their UK visa and will be applying for Schengen visa shortly. My question is, should I buy their India-UK flight tickets BEFORE applying for schengen visa? Their Europe trip is fully ...