I think it will be interesting to see when people who submitted their biometrics when UKVCAS reopened start receiving their invitation letters. In my opinion it seems HO is prioritising printing certificates for people who submitted their biometrics pre-lockdown regardless of approval date. In my c...

]Hi All please can you help me.when I apply for BC I mention on the application I need to do my ceremony at Liverpool city council , I live in different city But I prefer in Liverpool that is why I wrote it in the application. Now I confused if they will send my certificate to Liverpool Or to my Ci...

Hello, so I received my approval letter (1st letter) in July . It was an attachment to an email. Can anyone confirm that the 2nd letter (invitation to ceremony) also comes attached to an email ? That would be ideal for me, because after receiving my 1st letter I moved home and could not set up mail...

Yes, citizenship is a privilege, not a right; but it's a privilege that we paid good money for and invested much of our time and efforts in the process, Therefore now we do have the right to be concerned and frustrated because we're not receiving the timely and effective service that we paid for. Th...

Guys, no invitation from the HO yet. My lawyer said she would send them a letter or email asking for an update. Any chance they'll ever reply to her. What's the best way to get in contact with HO. Thier contact number and email are useless because they never reply properly to either. Who else still...

There's no point in copying each of your council's citizenship ceremonies pages here. We can all check our own council's page. What should be updated here is any updates from the Home Office and whether any members received their invitation letter.

I contacted the Home Office today and they clarified the information that a few of you brought here. Apparently, the HO started printing and sending new invitations/certificates on August 7th and we should expect to receive them by post within 10-12 weeks from August 7th onwards. To clarify: the co...

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...

I already contacted my MP it will take 4/6 weeks To get a reply. I also contacted my MP today. It's been 13 weeks (!) since my application has been approved in May and not a single update from the Home Office. My local Council has been performing citizenship ceremonies for weeks now (private AND pu...

I also contacted my MP today. It's been 13 weeks (!) since my application has been approved in May and not a single update from the Home Office. My local Council has been performing citizenship ceremonies for weeks now (private AND public) and this long futile wait is just an absurd. I don't hold my...

Hi everyone. Good news. My spouse applied for citizenship on March 19, 2020 before lockdown and got approval via email on May 18, 2020. Today, we received an invitation letter from Home Office to book Citizenship ceremony with the local council. The waiting is over. I believe they're now posting in...

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.

Just got the below email from HO in reply to my query sent on the 21st July to citizenship.support@homeoffice.gov.uk Dear Mr. James, Thank you for your email, I apologise for the delay in responding to your enquiry. I refer to your application for British Citizenship and your email enquiry. Upon in...

Thanks guys it’s not email it’s letter received by my solicitor then I email my council about the ceremony first they told be on the phone they not doing ceremony at the moment after week I received call from the council the lady on the phone say when I want my ceremony I say anytime she say can yo...

So in other words: 1. 6 months counts from the day they send you ceremony invitation letter 2. Please don't email Home Office, they're working through the backlog 3. Please don't contact your council, they're busy enough as it is It's not 6 months count from the day they send the invitation letter,...

Totally confused, I thought I spoke with someone at the HO. The UKV&I contact centre is outsourced. First-line responses are handled by non-Home Office staff, generally with limited access to Home Office resources, while escalations are handled by Home Office staff. The UKVI Contact Centre, a d...

I contacted the Home Office today and they clarified the information that a few of you brought here. Apparently, the HO started printing and sending new invitations/certificates on August 7th and we should expect to receive them by post within 10-12 weeks from August 7th onwards. To clarify: the co...

I contacted the Home Office today and they clarified the information that a few of you brought here. Apparently, the HO started printing and sending new invitations/certificates on August 7th and we should expect to receive them by post within 10-12 weeks from August 7th onwards. To clarify: the cou...

Just spoke to Nationality support team on ‭0300 123 2253‬ this afternoon. They are saying that we should wait for the invitation letter btw 4-8 weeks after the decision date printed on the approval. In my case it’s another 2 weeks before I can call them again. Thought to share as this might help to...

Had another reply of my email. Good afternoon, Thank you for your email. Although certain local authorities have started to commence some private ceremonies, our policy on individual certificates is they will not be printed and sent to local authorities. Hopefully full citizenship ceremonies will c...

Hi all, Thought I'd let you all know that my council has received my certificate this morning. They said the HO sends out the certificates to them via special delivery and the invitation letter posted out to me normally follows in 7-10 working days time. Don't ask me why, haha !! Timeline wise, I a...

I discussed this with my Council. You have to receive a separate invitation letter from the Home Office to attend the ceremony, it cannot be sent by the Council.

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Sat Jul 25, 2020 8:06 am

I've got my approval end of May so I take I have to wait a wee bit more?

Nobody knows how long it would take. So far NO ONE has actually received an invitation since March. Crossing my fingers that it will happen soon.

The Home Office updated their page on citizenship ceremonies: Citizenship ceremonies and coronavirus (COVID-19) Usually you must attend a citizenship ceremony within 3 months of receiving your invitation from the Home Office. Because of coronavirus, this time has been extended. You might be able to ...

In Brent council they are starting group ceremonies tomorrow: From 20 July 2020 , we can now hold group citizenship ceremonies with a maximum number of up to 22 citizens per ceremony. The ceremony will be conducted in a manner that shortens the time and reduces the risk of infection, to keep you and...