I found this on Wandsworth council website : Restarting ceremonies after COVID-19 lockdown Local Authorities may now reintroduce citizenship ceremonies where safe to do so and in accordance with health and safety guidance. Planning and risk assessments are now being undertaken to determine the way c...

I contacted the Home Office 10 days ago to let them know that my council has resumed private ceremonies and requested for an invitation letter to be sent to me and for my citizenship certificate to be sent to my council, as I'm willing to pay for a private ceremony and it can't be performed without...

I contacted the Home Office 10 days ago to let them know that my council has resumed private ceremonies and requested for an invitation letter to be sent to me and for my citizenship certificate to be sent to my council, as I'm willing to pay for a private ceremony and it can't be performed without...

I contacted the Home Office 10 days ago to let them know that my council has resumed private ceremonies and requested for an invitation letter to be sent to me and for my citizenship certificate to be sent to my council, as I'm willing to pay for a private ceremony and it can't be performed without ...

Hello everyone I received my documents back fro home office yesterday along my decision letter dated 24 March 2020 in letter it says I will contacted by local council within 3 weeks I tried calling my council for update but their are not responding ask me to email which I did and waiting. I’m confu...

i received an email from my caseworker on 3/5/2020 that my citizenship application has been successful, and i should receive my ceremony letter in due course, waited for 3 weeks nothing, i then emailed him to asked why i have not received the invitation letter then he said due to covid no letter is...

As discussed in this forum, the Home Office hasn't sent citizenship ceremony invitations for new successful applicants since March. It means that Councils haven't received any new citizenship certificates since March. Therefore, approved applicants are unable to attend ceremonies in order to complet...

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Mon Jun 29, 2020 5:25 pm

I have not seen anyone else in the forum saying that they got a similar email.

This is the exact same email of approval that all of us have received.

I had a call with my council (Barnet) and was told that they're unable to perform group ceremonies, but they are starting now to resume paid private ones. They haven't received any new citizenship certificates since March, so I'm going to have to wait until the HO will send them my certificate befor...

Hi, I would like to ask if the evidences I upload on the UKVCAS website should be dated close to the application submission date. For instance, if I submitted the application on the gov website today, would it be ok if my Referree evidences that I upload on the UKVCAS website are dated March 2020? ...

HI everyone! Good news for today!!! I have received a phone call from my council and they are starting the private ceremony next week. I was booked for Monday. :D :D :D Unfortunately the group ceremony is suspended so if you want to do it quicker just pay the fees for private one. My Local council ...

I have noticed that a couple of members have received their decision letters through the post. Has the HO restarted sending the letters by post? If any has received their decisions by post, can they share their experience here please? That's actually a very good sign. It means that they're (at leas...

I was about to apply for BC when found about the requirement of proof of CSI :roll: I read the new guidance but found it very confusing. I got a PR document las year. In your opinion will I require to show proof of CSI if I go via the PR route? To my understanding, the CSI is only required for the ...

I found this resource from June 9, where Valerie Vaz , Shadow Leader of the House of Commons, asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department: How many citizenship ceremonies have been cancelled as a result of the covid-19 outbreak? How many people are waiting for citizenship ceremonies? What p...

I received this reply from the General Register Office: "Good morning, You will be aware that the Prime Minster made an announcement on 23 March, requiring people to stay at home, except for very limited purposes. This included stopping all gatherings and such as weddings and civil partnerships...

Hello everyone. I have an application submitted on 24.02.2020 and I just realized few weeks ago that unfortunately I don't meet the physical presence exactly 5 years before that as I was back home on 23.02.2015 for a week . I emailed HO on every email possible telling them about that and if possibl...

My council wrote: "Thank you for your email. We are aware that following the announcement by the Government, there is an intention to potentially enable small ceremonies from the 1st June, however this will be conditional on other factors being met. At this time, the guidance provided to us fro...

I noticed on the timeline thread that interviews are not mentioned, but the Twitter account of the passport office does mention them being postponed due to Covid-19. Any idea if they're still requiring them for a first adult passport after naturalisation?

Thanks in advance.

Hi all, For anyone who has received confirmation (approval) via email, can I ask what the subject line of the email was? I'm a bit concerned that mine may have gone into junk or spam... Did you have this experience at all? Thanks, Emelia Mine was: "Information about your Nationality applicatio...

Hi all, Just wanted to let you know that my application for naturalization was approved today. I was applying via the Settle Status route and 45 days in between jobs. The HO did not request any CSI for these days. Hope this helps giving some peace of mind for all of you waiting for a decision. Than...

Hi everyone. I'm excited to share that I just received my approval as well. I was not asked for CSI, even though I was a student without CSI for a part of my qualifying time for Settled Status. I wholeheartedly hope that you will all receive your approvals really soon! Thank you for your support. D...

Hi everyone. I'm excited to share that I just received my approval as well. I was not asked for CSI, even though I was a student without CSI for a part of my qualifying time for Settled Status. I wholeheartedly hope that you will all receive your approvals really soon! Thank you for your support. Do...

Eligibility criteria: EU Settled Status + 1 year Language Criteria: UK Master's degree Nationality: EU Method of application: Online Date of application: 24/02/2020 Date of email acknowledgement: 24/02/2020 Date biometrics enrolled: 16/03/2020 Date of biometrics appointment: 16/03/2020 (Croydon - pa...

Hi all, Just wanted to let you know that my application for naturalization was approved today. I was applying via the Settle Status route and 45 days in between jobs. The HO did not request any CSI for these days. Hope this helps giving some peace of mind for all of you waiting for a decision. Than...

Hi everyone, I wanted to let you know that I received my decision today and my application was successful! I applied before the guidance changed and I have not received any emails from the caseworker asking me to provide CSI (in my case this would have been needed for about 6 months out of the 5 ye...