Happy1234 wrote:

macaroni wrote:What an opportunity you let slip away.

Well, no. Because if I never came home I would never have met my wife and had a son.


Thanks for the replies.

True love waits, a few years at least. USA visa rules won't wait for anyone.

djb, are all spouses allowed to accompany their partners at these interviews? I mean, did you have to ask for permission, or were they nice and friendly and offered you a seat? :? The interviewer was very nice and friendly. Remember the interview isn't anything to be scared of, in fact they are onl...

djb, are all spouses allowed to accompany their partners at these interviews? I mean, did you have to ask for permission, or were they nice and friendly and offered you a seat?

I was sat the otherside of the room whilst my wife had her interview and could hear all of the questions. Those questions are very similar to what she was asked. I think she was also asked what email address did she put on the form, where was her citizenship ceremony was, and how did she send her a...

Whirly, thanks a lot. :D I see what you mean about people posting about the passport interview, now. http://www.ukresident.com/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=67936&view=findpost&p=164467 Questions I was asked: Say name in full and spell it Give address Give date of birth Where was I born ...

It's just odd that they established identity when granting permanent residence AND then citizenship. Or so I thought. It's that one-form-fits-all thing, again. Imagine you are a British adult who has never had a passport before... never left the country before... but is registered to vote, owns a h...

I had forgotten about the interview. I assumed all first time applicants had to go for one. Yes, I think all first-time applicants have to attend an interview: Who will be interviewed? The process is explained here . I know the reason is to establish identity and reduce fraud, but I wonder what the...

What an opportunity you let slip away.

Thank you Whirly, your information is greatly appreciated. I just don't understand why the IPS need all this damned information. Considering we have had to supply masses of documentation for the Permanent Residence application, then the same for the Citizenship application. We paid huge fees to Hom...

Hi macaroni, I am going through the process of getting a UK passport right now. I had my citizenship ceremony a few weeks ago and got the application in my welcome pack, as djb noted. I had obtained an application from the post office beforehand though, and had most of it completed before the cerem...

Oh man, I wanted to watch it too, but was at work doing a nite shift :roll: I checked out that link that you posted, wanderer but it looks like its not possible to get an account... I will definitely watch next week's one. Those who watched it, any interesting points in the programme, like things y...

Thanks Christophe. I have to wait for the citizenship ceremony and only then can I fill in the online application form.... :? Everything happens so slowly. :( One thing is the online form seems to think that everyone must have got their British citizenship through blood. So if your parents are not ...

I have found this- a page where you can request a form to be posted to you.
http://www.ips.gov.uk/passport/index.asp

Are naturalised applicants allowed to use the premium service? :? Yes, naturalised applicants would be, but not for their first passport. (The same as everyone else, in fact.) Thanks Christophe. I have to wait for the citizenship ceremony and only then can I fill in the online application form.... ...

Are naturalised applicants allowed to use the premium service? :? Yes, naturalised applicants would be, but not for their first passport. (The same as everyone else, in fact.) Thanks Christophe. I have to wait for the citizenship ceremony and only then can I fill in the online application form.... ...

Thanks Vinny. :) I found this as well- maybe it's a bit dubious seeing as it's on a commercial site. That aside, there seems to be some "application lead times" shown on here- http://www.easyjet.com/EN/Planning/passportinfo.html Are naturalised applicants allowed to use the premium service...

Once naturalised how do you go about applying for a British passport? Do you simply follow these instructions on the Identity and Passport Service website or, is there some other method used? http://www.ips.gov.uk/passport/apply-online.asp I found this piece of information on a website- http://www.u...

Your referees must have known you for the stipulated period. Home Office DO check, and you might be the unlucky one who gets caught out.

I have not watched it yet. We watched it last week, some of the Immigration officials were polite and human, but some of them were quite rude- on last weeks episode. :roll: On some channels they show Australian Immigration in action. They are quite thorough it seems, but seem more polite than many o...

bobbobbob wrote:What do we think of the DV lottery? What are the (expected) odds? Worth giving it a shot? Anyone already on the forum that won, or knows anyone that's won?

I know two people who have won. One of them won it about 10 years ago and the other person won it about 5 years ago.

Hi Berlingoodman, I've had first hand experience of how rude, intimidating and unprofessional Home Office "officials" can be. Some of them behave like this, because, as far as I can see, they can simply get away with it. Their casual incompetence is as prolific as their bad attitude and on...

This is the page I had bookmarked.


http://www.dvlottery.state.gov/

If you have not noticed this, here it is http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_1318.html Thank you for that, mjmani. :D It now says- The DV-2010 Lottery online entry begins at Noon EDT on October 2, 2008, and ends at Noon EST on December 1, 2008. Information and instructions for the D...

I think you could apply in 2009.

Hi, Each year usually between October and December, millions of people apply for a chance to "win" a green card in the US Green Card Lottery. What has happened to the one for this year? They usually have details set up on the US Immigration website, but there is no information for this yea...