Great, thanks for clarifying. I realize now that the AN guide indicates this as you mentioned: The date of application will be the date your form is received by the Home Office, Nationality Checking Service or the local British government representative as shown above. It is not the date on which yo...

According the NCS Islington website, the application qualifying period starts when Home Office receives the application. Hence the importance of confirming when the Home Office receives it. https://myeaccount.islington.gov.uk/myeaccount/Registrars/EmbedForm.aspx?sc=RFNCA&Type=NationalityCheckApp...

Quick question for people that have applied via NCS...

Just want to have the piece of mind that will be able to track that the application via NCS has made it to the Home Office.

Does the NCS provide any reference number to track delivery?

Thanks

Hello team I'm unclear on the evidence of lawful residence during 5 years (in my case) for Naturalisation. Looking to apply Naturalisation with a non-EEA passport with PR sticker. This passport is not stamped when I come into the UK. (After I applied to PR, I got EEA citizenship and use the EEA pass...

Hello gurus, Looking to apply for Naturalization (AN) and have a question regarding proof of English knowledge I've a UK degree (MSc) taught in the UK Is the original degree certificate enough as evidence of knowledge of English? Or do I require UK NARIC or letter from university confirming is was t...

Quick update... I have recently submitted my EEA4 application with certified copies of passports. After 10 days I received the Certificate of Application. Hopefuly this means that the application was initially accepted with just only the passport copies. The Home Office website says they are current...

I've contacted two more people via private message and they too have had a positive experience sending certified copies.

Anyone else wants to share their experience sending certified copies?

Thanks for the feedback I found some guidelines from Lloyds on certifying documents: http://www.lloydstsb-offshore.com/NR/rdonlyres/5AB5B93E-017B-4AD2-AAD5-DC558A7F0A6C/0/OB948Certifyingyourpassport1105.pdf Ideally the certified copies will have certifier's name, position, stamp, address, telefone, ...

Hello I would like to confirm how to obtain a certified copy. This is to submit an application (EEA4) to the Home Office / UK Border Agency with certified copies of the original passports, as we need the passports for frequent travel. We have done one document with a solicitor and another with a JP ...

Thanks for the feedback, Tom Can you share what approach you have used i.e. cover letter indicating a reason for not sending the originals? reference of previous application where the HO have seen already the original passports (EEA FP, EEA2)? Did the HO contacted you to return the passport? Or did ...

Hello I'm about to submit the EEA4 application. My main concern is that I will need my passport for frequent travel whilst the application is being processed (say 6 months). In previous posts it has been suggested to send initially only certified photocopies of the passports, and ask Home Office (HO...