End to end timeline from Surrender Certificate to receipt of OCI: 3 months 20 days British Naturalisation Ceremony: 20/12/2023 British Passport Received: 28/12/2023 @VFS Birmingham Surrender Certificate applied: 06/01/2024 Surrender Certificate processed: 08/01/2024 Surrender Certificate received: 0...

Not a thing to worry. No original is retained in Renunciation appointment. They retain in OCI appointment though but not your current/valid travel doc i.e. your new foreign passport - they hold back the naturalisation & surrender certificates and the surrendered Indian passport which anyway is n...

My application status changed to ‘Received’ today after that email went out from me complaining about it…exactly as you said was in your case. Thanks. I would email HCI directly, their email address should be available on their website. I could have shared HCIL email but as you haven't specified whi...

Surrender Appt: 6-Jan-24 Surrender Certificate Received: 8-Jan-24 Renunciation appt: 23-Jan-24 at London-Goswell Renunciation Tracker status: Still asks to submit documents (after 12 business days) OCI appt: 06-Feb-24 (with renunciation payment proof) OCI Tracker Status: Under process Any suggestion...

Application Timeline Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 General (5 year) + ILR (1 year) Applicants: Self+2 Nationality: Indian Method of application: Online (through advisor) Date of receipt by UKVI: 14th July, 2023 Biometrics appointment: 14th July, 2023 (Victoria Square, Birmingham) Date of HO approval:...

Application Type: UK Naturalisation Category: Tier 2 (5 years) + ILR (1 year) Nationality: non EU No. of Applicants: 3 - Self, spouse, son (18+) Application Route: Online (through employer’s immigration consultant) Application Date: 11-Jul-2023 Biometric Appointment: 14-Jul-2023 (Birmingham) HO Ackn...

Thanks this is very insightful. My lawyers have cofirmed they have picked it up with their HO contact and expecting some movement. Fingers crossed.

Many thanks. My submission was through my corporate immigration lawyer. I will keep chasing. In all, how much time did it take for you to get the approval email? And how much longer the BRPs?

Hi, Is anyone facing delay or no update from Home Office on ILR applications submitted recently on super-priority? I had my biometric on 21-Jun-22 but haven’t had a decision in the last 10 working days. An additional document was asked for on 23-Jun which was furnished immediately. No news since. Th...

Thanks. My husband will be the adult dependent partner in the ILR application although he is employed in the UK. Does he need to
a. produce evidence of understanding of English
b. Take the Life in the UK test?
Or are these requirements only apply to the main applicant?

Hi, Grateful for any guidance on the following: When I applied for Tier 2 general as the main applicant, I had already submitted the relevant UK NARIC certificates on Evidence of English Language and Comparability Statement. For my ILR application, may I reuse this, as my understanding is that the c...