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by Frou01
Fri Nov 06, 2020 10:18 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19
Replies: 5631
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Re: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19

Something definitely went wrong with the mid to late August batch of certificates from comments here. Myself and hubby approved on 21st August 2020 and not heard anything till now. No invitation letter yet and when our local council got a big batch this week our certificates weren’t included. I wor...
by Frou01
Fri Nov 06, 2020 9:47 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19
Replies: 5631
Views: 742614
Mood:
Finland

Re: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19

Something definitely went wrong with the mid to late August batch of certificates from comments here. Myself and hubby approved on 21st August 2020 and not heard anything till now. No invitation letter yet and when our local council got a big batch this week our certificates weren’t included. I wor...
by Frou01
Fri Nov 06, 2020 9:44 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19
Replies: 5631
Views: 742614
Mood:
Finland

Re: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19

Something definitely went wrong with the mid to late August batch of certificates from comments here. Myself and hubby approved on 21st August 2020 and not heard anything till now. No invitation letter yet and when our local council got a big batch this week our certificates weren’t included. I wor...
by Frou01
Fri Nov 06, 2020 6:58 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19
Replies: 5631
Views: 742614
Mood:
Finland

Re: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19

I am happy people are receiving their invitations but unfortunately I still didn't get anything. :[ I was approved on 20th July [Greenwich council] and people approved in September are getting their invitations which doesn't make any sense at all.. Anybody with the Greenwich council? Yes, I agree. ...
by Frou01
Fri Nov 06, 2020 4:59 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19
Replies: 5631
Views: 742614
Mood:
Finland

Re: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19

I still don’t understand all these September approvals being sorted and August and some June approvals received nothing. What has happened to work off the backlog in “strict order” by approval date? There are also spring approvals that haven't received the ceremony invitation letters (me and a coup...
by Frou01
Fri Nov 06, 2020 4:51 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19
Replies: 5631
Views: 742614
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Finland

Re: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19

anyone here who is approved early June who has not received anything yet? very start of june here - also no invitation letter , register office did not get my paperwork neither I am waiting too. Many from August in this forum are receiving it ....I am worried now.... I’m highly concerned too. How o...
by Frou01
Fri Nov 06, 2020 4:18 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19
Replies: 5631
Views: 742614
Mood:
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Re: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19

I still don’t understand all these September approvals being sorted and August and some June approvals received nothing.

What has happened to work off the backlog in “strict order” by approval date?
by Frou01
Fri Nov 06, 2020 12:32 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19
Replies: 5631
Views: 742614
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Finland

Re: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19

I have just spoken to HO line (AGAIN), they had no updates, they don’t know what’s going on and they said I should have received it by now. They mentioned some departments there were completely closed in the last weeks. She has sympathised with my situation and was very kind and told me it’s nice ta...
by Frou01
Fri Nov 06, 2020 11:24 am
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19
Replies: 5631
Views: 742614
Mood:
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Re: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19

Hi @Frou01! So this was the response I got from BCC. I was approved on Sept 14, applied June 1. “During the first pandemic national lockdown the Home Office had taken the decision to not send the certificates of people approved since lockdown to the local register offices. The Home Office are conti...
by Frou01
Fri Nov 06, 2020 10:58 am
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19
Replies: 5631
Views: 742614
Mood:
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Re: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19

There is a new guideline apparently and a good news : "Latest guidance from the Home Office, issued to us on 5 November, has been that group ceremonies may continue with no maximum capacity in line with a local risk assessment. As such we will continue to hold our group ceremonies through the ...
by Frou01
Fri Nov 06, 2020 10:17 am
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19
Replies: 5631
Views: 742614
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Re: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19

Birmingham city council has updated their website with following message Approved 23rd july Invitation 5 nov Date on letter 18 oct “ Attend a public citizenship ceremony Further to the Prime Minister’s recent announcement concerning the nationwide lockdown from 5 November 2020 to 2 December 2020 an...
by Frou01
Thu Nov 05, 2020 10:30 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19
Replies: 5631
Views: 742614
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Re: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19

Now that we have reached mid-July approvals with ceremony invites, let's take stock of the timeline projections. Better-than expected performance with respect to letter-sending timeline for some recent approvals has prompted me to the previous scrap point estimate for the arrival date of the invite...
by Frou01
Thu Nov 05, 2020 6:14 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19
Replies: 5631
Views: 742614
Mood:
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Re: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19

I quite don't get it. Late August and September approvals got their invitations but June July early August still waiting. It doesn't make any sense at all. No, it doesn’t. And I find it upsetting and will include this into my formal complaint I’m doing the next days with or without invitation anywa...
by Frou01
Thu Nov 05, 2020 5:27 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19
Replies: 5631
Views: 742614
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Re: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19

No, it doesn’t. And I find it upsetting and will include this into my formal complaint I’m doing the next days with or without invitation anyway. That recent approvals now have a preference to people waiting a long time shows we waiting for no reason that long. The wait was always justified with th...
by Frou01
Thu Nov 05, 2020 4:02 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19
Replies: 5631
Views: 742614
Mood:
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Re: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19

I quite don't get it. Late August and September approvals got their invitations but June July early August still waiting. It doesn't make any sense at all. No, it doesn’t. And I find it upsetting and will include this into my formal complaint I’m doing the next days with or without invitation anywa...
by Frou01
Thu Nov 05, 2020 3:32 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19
Replies: 5631
Views: 742614
Mood:
Finland

Re: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19

I quite don't get it. Late August and September approvals got their invitations but June July early August still waiting. It doesn't make any sense at all. No, it doesn’t. And I find it upsetting and will include this into my formal complaint I’m doing the next days with or without invitation anywa...
by Frou01
Thu Nov 05, 2020 3:20 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19
Replies: 5631
Views: 742614
Mood:
Finland

Re: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19

I quite don't get it. Late August and September approvals got their invitations but June July early August still waiting. It doesn't make any sense at all. No, it doesn’t. And I find it upsetting and will include this into my formal complaint I’m doing the next days with or without invitation anywa...
by Frou01
Thu Nov 05, 2020 2:45 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19
Replies: 5631
Views: 742614
Mood:
Finland

Re: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19

Adding my name to the bucket of "those who have received the invitation from the Gov today". Council: Birmingham City Approval date: 7th of July Date received ceremony invitation (for 24th Nov) from council: 31st of November Date Received ceremony invitation from Gov: 5th of November (dat...
by Frou01
Thu Nov 05, 2020 1:31 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19
Replies: 5631
Views: 742614
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Re: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19

Hello everyone, My time line as follows Application submitted: 15 April 20 Biometrics Attended: 13 Oct 20 Naturalisation Approval: 23 Oct 20 Invitation letter arrived: 05 Nov 20 Date on invitation letter: 24 Oct 20 Council: Harrow (not hosting ceremonies during lockdown) Regarding you had a ridicul...
by Frou01
Thu Nov 05, 2020 1:03 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19
Replies: 5631
Views: 742614
Mood:
Finland

Re: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19

Is there anyone from August who didn’t receive an invitation today? 14th August and no invitation yet. I hope it will arrive in the next few days. Anyway Croydon council suspended ceremonies. Good luck to everyone as it seams a big wave of invitations is on its way. Thank you for letting us know. I...
by Frou01
Thu Nov 05, 2020 12:44 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19
Replies: 5631
Views: 742614
Mood:
Finland

Re: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19

Szrsrts wrote:
Thu Nov 05, 2020 12:43 pm
Frou01 wrote:
Thu Nov 05, 2020 12:26 pm
Is there anyone from August who didn’t receive an invitation today?
15 August and haven't received an invitation yet. Are you a August approval?
Yes, 10 August.

I’ve seen now people who got approved end August and September receiving letters and got worried.
by Frou01
Thu Nov 05, 2020 12:26 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19
Replies: 5631
Views: 742614
Mood:
Finland

Re: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19

Is there anyone from August who didn’t receive an invitation today?
by Frou01
Thu Nov 05, 2020 11:40 am
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19
Replies: 5631
Views: 742614
Mood:
Finland

Re: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19

I have a question for people who have had their ceremonies. Is certificate number different from home office reference or poll cover number? Can we apply for a passport based on these numbers? I’m afraid the answer is clearly a no. You aren’t British before the ceremony and also even if you don’t h...
by Frou01
Thu Nov 05, 2020 11:39 am
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19
Replies: 5631
Views: 742614
Mood:
Finland

Re: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19

Maybe because your letter is on the way? Let us know, please. Yes you were right I have received my letter today Council: Birmingham my timeline is Approval date:23rd of July 2020 The date on invitation letter ( which keeps with baybars model btw): 18th of October Date I received a letter:05/11/202...
by Frou01
Thu Nov 05, 2020 11:34 am
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19
Replies: 5631
Views: 742614
Mood:
Finland

Re: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19

I have a question for people who have had their ceremonies. Is certificate number different from home office reference or poll cover number? Can we apply for a passport based on these numbers? I’m afraid the answer is clearly a no. You aren’t British before the ceremony and also even if you don’t h...