I have the feeling there’s no such thing then a 12 week rule at all.
Just reading about someone being approved 10 days ago and has their ceremony this week.

Besides I know people who wait since 14, 16 weeks and also by contacting they still aren’t offered ceremonies.

I think I would contact The Guardian or The Independent as they rather report on those issues. There are lots of articles about EU citizens for example reporting about various issues about Settled Status, physical proof of Settled Status and other issues. Many EU citizens have applied this year to m...

Runner12345 wrote: ↑

Sun Aug 30, 2020 10:09 am

For the EU citizens, it might be worth to contact the 3 Million project.

I second that. Their campaigns and commitment are fantastic.

My council charges £206-235 for a 10 minute ceremony (for the case they have the certificate and clearly offer it which they did for some who were approved before lockdown) and I would refuse paying that as first we paid for a ceremony with the fee and second feels totally wrong. Nothing justifies t...

viv197 wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 29, 2020 8:24 pm

Is it possible to ask for a private ceremony (that we would pay for) even if I we have not received an invitation to book a ceremony yet?

No, as long as HO hasn’t printed and send the certificate your council cannot offer any kind of ceremony.

A lot of EU citizens have applied early this year to be done with everything by the end of the year and the end of the transition period. However as the situation appears to be chaotic as councils often claim they would book people in, but HO doesn’t send any other certificates than from March it l...

A lot of EU citizens have applied early this year to be done with everything by the end of the year and the end of the transition period. However as the situation appears to be chaotic as councils often claim they would book people in, but HO doesn’t send any other certificates than from March it l...

A lot of EU citizens have applied early this year to be done with everything by the end of the year and the end of the transition period. However as the situation appears to be chaotic as councils often claim they would book people in, but HO doesn’t send any other certificates than from March it lo...

Maybe they are with smaller councils who didn’t have to deal with a big backlog and just have time now to do ceremonies for everyone approved recently? I’m for example in Birmingham. Just their March backlog were almost 500! Birmingham is a million city with only one council to deal with everyone of...

The Home Office as of Monday this week has just recommenced sending out certificates and invitation letters, therefore you should hear from them in due course What a joke, every couple of days the HO claims to have restarted sending out certificates. I'm so tired of them. I do believe they now send...

I can tell from the posts many people are really fed up. It’s been far over two months ago many parts of life went back to normal and we in department stores who deal with many customers and staff on a daily basis managed to work perfectly with health and safety requirements. Put into place zoom tra...

Hi I have received my approval last week after a long 10 months wait.. then couple of days later I received my ceremony invitation saying to contact my local council to book a ceremony within 21 days from the date of the letter, however when I call them goes straight to automated! Not sure wat to d...

After receiving approval letter yesterday I.got relieved that the waiting will be over soon but to my surprise I.couldnt reach to my council today. Called them on registrar office numbers and all.numbers are on automated voice mails, seems like the registrar office workers are still under lock down...

From Birmingham: “ When the country entered lockdown we had to cancel Citizenship Ceremonies that had been booked for 414 new citizens. As soon as we were given permission by the Home Office to resume citizenship ceremonies we did so and began to invite the 414 new citizens, plus 67 who had received...

Birmingham received a batch yesterday and it’s only March applicants. So slow!

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year EU Settlement Scheme Language Criteria: B1 + Lituk Test Nationality: EU Method of application: online Date of application: 2 May 2020 Payment method: Debit card Date of debit fees: 4 May 2020 Date of acknowledgement: 5 May 2020 Date Biometrics enrolled: 13 July...

Sohail222 wrote: ↑

Sun Aug 16, 2020 12:38 pm

I mean to say for private ceremony I don’t have to pay for that

That’s indeed unusual.

Sohail222 wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 15, 2020 10:51 am

Thank you They not charged me anything it’s free

Not actually free. You’ve already paid for it with £80 of your £1350 application fee.

A lot of complicated things to consider? So how can it be that my company could educate us on health & safety and social distancing quite quick? I work in customer service and being all day with customers. So what is so “complicated” to put chairs apart, wear masks and put out the hand sanitize...

A lot of complicated things to consider? So how can it be that my company could educate us on health & safety and social distancing quite quick? I work in customer service and being all day with customers. So what is so “complicated” to put chairs apart, wear masks and put out the hand sanitizer...

Fantastic news! I have been approved for British citizenship today. I applied with the new CSI wording. Missing 3 years of exercising treaty rights, provided sufficient evidence. Congratulations - it's been a roller coaster ride since you first posted - but at least the worst (the waiting) is over,...

I can’t believe I work full time in customer service, can go to every shop, eat in restaurants, see gyms being open, flights can be booked and people go on holidays, people who want to sell stuff knock on your door... but councils can’t open and therefore no certificates can get printed? Birmingham ...

Fantastic news! I have been approved for British citizenship today. I applied with the new CSI wording. Missing 3 years of exercising treaty rights, provided sufficient evidence. Congratulations - it's been a roller coaster ride since you first posted - but at least the worst (the waiting) is over,...

beaujam90 wrote: ↑

Tue Aug 11, 2020 10:21 am

Frou01 wrote: ↑

Mon Aug 10, 2020 7:17 pm

Fantastic news!

I have been approved for British citizenship today.
I applied with the new CSI wording. Missing 3 years of exercising treaty rights, provided sufficient evidence.

Congratulations ! I told you that it will be accepted.

Thank you so much!

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year EUSS Language Criteria: B1 + Lituk Test Nationality: EU Method of application: online Date of application: 2 May 2020 Payment method: Debit card Date of debit fees: 4 May 2020 Date of acknowledgement: 5 May 2020 Date Biometrics enrolled: 13 July 2020 (free appo...