Hi All - I was recently naturalised as a British citizen and consequently lost my Indian citizenship. I am planning to apply for this PIO card (Person of Indian origin). There are differing views as to whether a PIO card holder can work / be self-employed etc. in India by holding a PIO card, apart f...
Hi All, I am very happy to let you all know that I have recieved my British passport today - about 10 minutes back. I and my wife are planning to celeberate this day with joy!!! :D I had applied using the Post office Check-and-send service submitting my British naturalisation certificate + other doc...
Hi All, My wife is in a settlement visa for 2 years from this April (2005) - we got married recently this year! :-) and I am a British citizen (proud to be one :D). I was an ILR holder when my wife got her settlement visa. As per SET (M) (ILR form), I and my wife will need to show 10 bills for each ...
Hi All, I have submitted my british passport application today using the Post office Check-and-send service. Hoping to see my passport soon. Documents I submitted include: 1. Completed application form, with the countersignature (basically teh complete section 10 of the application, by my accountant...
"So, as per the info given in the site, its not the 'moment' you acquire the naturalization certificate, it is from the date your new British passport arrives." I disagree. If what you conclude is true, then for example if a person who has been naturalised as a british citizen, but he does...
Cheers Kurram. Is there a website where i can download a British passort application form from? I just need a new copy now. I made a mistake in my printed copy that i have now. My signature went a little over the border of the signature box.
Hi All, I know thei nformation i am going to ask may be there in the passport application - but did not find any explicit information and hence... 1. Is it OK to take my photographs (for the british passport application) in the automatic photo machines that are avaiable in stores like Morrisons, ASD...
Hi All, The moment one aquires british citizenship (i.e. the moment he received th naturalisation certificate by attending hte citizenship ceremony) he loses Indian citizenship and has to surrender the indian pasport to the high commission where he resides (i.e. say, UK). One can hang on to the Indi...
Hi All, I am very very happy to let you all know that i have received my British citizenship certificate today - i just checked my mail box about 20 minutes back :-) I am very happy today that i got back my certificate corrected. I had sent out recently in post with all documentary evidence and a le...
Vini - My indian passport clearly says that the moment i aquire any other country's citizenship, i will automatically lose my indian citizenship and i should surrender my indian passport. (there is a rubber stamp of this information on the second page in my indian passport). So - the answer is, i ha...
Cheers John. I will have to take some help now i guess. I have never spoken to a UK MP before, now i may need to ;-) Sorry that i am updating this information ion every thread that i get a chance to, but it was just to let every one be aware that this is a nightmare that they will have to go through...
Hi All, I just wanted to keep you all informed that the naturalisation certificate correction (where it is HO's mistake) process is taking anywhere between 16-18 weeks (4-5 months). I submitted my naturalisation certificate for correction, around end 3rd week of June (a day just after collecting my ...
Hi M0, Don't worry about the naturalisation process. It will be a breeze if all the documentation is in order :-) The only thing you should pray god about is that they should not make any silly spelling mistakes in your naturalisation certificate that they send across to the council where you will t...
Hi All, Just to keep you all updated on my naturalisation certificate correction thingy... I called up to HO Nationality group and they said they have my Naturalisation certificate with a case worker now. He said it could now take about 8 - 9 weeks to correct the certificate (a "one alphabet&qu...
Hi all, I called up the HO nationality group team today. They said the certificate and my documentation has been passed on to the case worker who will correct the certificate. He said it could take a couple of weeks more to get my certificate done, because there are too many processes involved in th...
Well... so it's like i said earlier. No other go - but to bite the bullet, stop even thinking about travels and that is it, until the HO (Nationality group) thinks they have some time to sort out my issue (their ridiculous mistake) :-) I can't belive they can make such silly mistakes, when creating ...
Hi Joseph, "Look at it this way. Even with this added waiting period your getting naturalisation is faster than the advertised 6+ months!" I agree totally to your comment :-). But think about it - in that case atleast i would not have lost my native citizenship as yet, since they would be ...
Yup! That is correct. So that puts me nowhere, until the corrected naturalisation certificate is sent back to me and i apply for my British passport. Its been about 10+ days now since i had sent it off for correction and i am yet to hear from them. Its all really frustrating - especially considering...
Cheers Desperado! Yes i am a british citizen now :-) That's the only fact that keeps me going with this ridiculous delay that is happening until i get my british pasport in hand. :-( Its another approx. 5+ weeks in the best case (imagine what the worst case delay may be), to see my passport in hand....
Congrats Desperado! :-) If only they did not do this silly mistake in my palce of birth in my naturalisation certificate... :-( I called up the HO nationality group, and the person there confirmed to me that corrections are taking around 6-8 weeks :cry: :shock: So i will have to wait for another 7 w...
Hi, PIO card does not give you any form of Indian nationaity status. Its just a status to let you travel and enjoy your stay in India without any visas, enjoying all the benefits enjoyed by Indian citizens who are NRI's. So taking a PIO card will still keep you as a British national only and hence y...
will do! 