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by melo75
Thu Oct 21, 2010 12:06 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Permanent residency in another country on the passport
Replies: 10
Views: 2653

I had a permenant residency of another country that I obtained AFTER coming to live in the UK (although I applied for it before relocating to the UK) and my Citizenship application went smoothly with no problems. As a sanity check...your ILR (or PR) is already approved with the PR of the other count...
by melo75
Wed Sep 08, 2010 1:57 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: TIMELINE AFTER NATURALISATION APPLICATION SUBMISSION
Replies: 7793
Views: 2309853

NCS or Postal: Through solicitor (nothing special with my case but just for peace of mind) Date of submission: 25 June 2010 CRITERIA - 5 years WP + 1 Year ILR Date of credit card payment deduction: 5 July 2010 Date of receipt of acknowledgment letter: 7 July 2010 dated 01/07/10 Date UKBA made decisi...
by melo75
Fri Sep 03, 2010 8:37 am
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Need some more help filling AN
Replies: 21
Views: 5713

jaygajjar wrote:Thanks but Is it fine to write "Present" instead of date??
Yes. I think I wrote "Present" in my appliction.
by melo75
Thu Sep 02, 2010 5:31 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Need some more help filling AN
Replies: 21
Views: 5713

jaygajjar wrote:Thanks F2k,
Is it fine If I put same address & in From: "dd/mm/yyyy" & To: "Present" in 1.17 ?
Cheers
Yes. I had the same situation as you. I did as f2k advised (putting the same address twice in sections 1.16 and 1.17.) The application went through no problems.
by melo75
Wed Sep 01, 2010 1:32 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: TIMELINE AFTER NATURALISATION APPLICATION SUBMISSION
Replies: 7793
Views: 2309853

NCS or Postal: NCS Date of submission : 14 May 2010 Received at HO: 17 May 2010 CRITERIA - 7 years ( 5 years + 1 year PR + 1 year of wait for the PR to be issued ) Date of debit of debit/credit card: Transcash Date of receipt of acknowledgement: dated 19/05/2010 received 24/05/2010 Date of receipt ...
by melo75
Tue Aug 31, 2010 10:23 am
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: documents for naturalisation applications
Replies: 5
Views: 1787

pg5 wrote:Thanks vinny and sushdmehta
I have seen this page earlier and that is reason I am asking about documents. It seems they need Passport and Life in UK test results. Not sure about employer's letter still.
No employment letter required. Documents for naturalisation are a lot simpler than ILR.
by melo75
Wed Aug 25, 2010 2:58 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Grandparent details in passport form?
Replies: 1
Views: 1337

Re: Grandparent details in passport form?

Me and my partner are born before 1982 but our parents are born abroad/non-british. So, do we both have to provide our grandparents details? Yes. I faced the same dilemma. I attached a seperate piece of paper with the info. Some fields I did not know, so I wrote "Uknown". Application went...
by melo75
Mon Aug 23, 2010 11:57 am
Forum: UK Tier 1 (General) Visas
Topic: Working abroad for an International Organisation
Replies: 4
Views: 951

Actually she is being paid in the country where the international organisation is based. Living abroad, working abroad, paid abroad - then what's the point of Tier 1? The purpose of Tier 1 (General) is to allow visa nationals to live and work in the UK and and contribute to UK's economy. And not to...
by melo75
Sun Aug 22, 2010 11:54 am
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: TIMELINE AFTER NATURALISATION APPLICATION SUBMISSION
Replies: 7793
Views: 2309853

NCS or Postal: NCS Date of submission : 14 May 2010 Received at HO: 17 May 2010 CRITERIA - 7 years ( 5 years + 1 year PR + 1 year of wait for the PR to be issued ) Date of debit of debit/credit card: Transcash Date of receipt of acknowledgement: dated 19/05/2010 received 24/05/2010 Date of receipt ...
by melo75
Sat Aug 21, 2010 4:41 pm
Forum: UK Tier 1 (General) Visas
Topic: Working abroad for an International Organisation
Replies: 4
Views: 951

1. Yes, if he continues to be paid in the UK and contribute to the UK economy. 2. Read Annexure B: The residence requirements . regards Thank you sushdmehta. Actually she is being paid in the country where the international organisation is based. Does that mean she can not apply for Tier 1 then ILR?
by melo75
Sat Aug 21, 2010 4:36 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: TIMELINE AFTER NATURALISATION APPLICATION SUBMISSION
Replies: 7793
Views: 2309853

Done my IPS interview yesterday. Hope I receive the PP next week. :?: :?: NCS or Postal: NCS Basingstoke Date of submission: 09 June 2010 Date of receipt of application at UKBA Liverpool: 10th June 2010 Date of receipt of acknowledgment letter: 17th June 2010 (Dated 14th June) Request for further d...
by melo75
Sat Aug 21, 2010 3:42 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: TIMELINE AFTER NATURALISATION APPLICATION SUBMISSION
Replies: 7793
Views: 2309853

NCS or Postal: Through solicitor (nothing special with my case but just for peace of mind) Date of submission: 25 June 2010 CRITERIA - 5 years WP + 1 Year ILR Date of credit card payment deduction: 5 July 2010 Date of receipt of acknowledgment letter: 7 July 2010 dated 01/07/10 Date UKBA made decisi...
by melo75
Sat Aug 21, 2010 3:32 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: TIMELINE AFTER NATURALISATION APPLICATION SUBMISSION
Replies: 7793
Views: 2309853

NCS or Postal: NCS Date of submission : 14 May 2010 Received at HO: 17 May 2010 CRITERIA - 7 years ( 5 years + 1 year PR + 1 year of wait for the PR to be issued ) Date of debit of debit/credit card: Transcash Date of receipt of acknowledgement: dated 19/05/2010 received 24/05/2010 Date of receipt ...
by melo75
Fri Aug 20, 2010 10:54 am
Forum: UK Tier 1 (General) Visas
Topic: Working abroad for an International Organisation
Replies: 4
Views: 951

Working abroad for an International Organisation

Hi all, I have a question on behalf of a friend of mine who works abroad for one of the UN related agencies. 1. Can she apply for Tier1 and continue working abroad for that organisation? 2. Also after 5 years, can she apply for settlement in the UK if she has worked all of the 5 years abroad for tha...
by melo75
Tue Aug 17, 2010 10:31 am
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: TIMELINE AFTER NATURALISATION APPLICATION SUBMISSION
Replies: 7793
Views: 2309853

[Hi Jules, I remember your husband had a query on his parents (or grandparents?) names and DOB. What did you end up doing? Thanks. M Hi melo75 We completed dobs for parents, left their date of marriage blank and left grandparents details blank. The post officer clerk checking the form asked him abo...
by melo75
Mon Aug 16, 2010 11:05 am
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: TIMELINE AFTER NATURALISATION APPLICATION SUBMISSION
Replies: 7793
Views: 2309853

[quote="Jules163"]My husband's timeline (update): NCS or Postal: NCS Rotherham Date of submission: 07 June 2010 Nationality: Moroccan CRITERIA - 2 year spouse + 1 Year ILR Date of receipt of application at UKBA Liverpool: 08 June 2010 Date of receipt of acknowledgment letter: 15-06-2010 (d...
by melo75
Sun Aug 08, 2010 10:19 am
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Passport application query
Replies: 12
Views: 12614

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_of_London 2. You need to send expired one also Thanks beeba. So London is the county. Then what is the "town"? http://www.londononline.co.uk/towns/ Thanks again beeba!! I am still confused about what to put in section 3 of the application about previ...
by melo75
Sat Aug 07, 2010 1:53 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Passport application query
Replies: 12
Views: 12614

Guys I have two further questions on the application form: 1. I live in London, so under address it asks for BOTH town and county. In my case what is my town and county?? In all my previous paperwork I just put "London". Not sure if London here is the county or the town. And if it is the ...
by melo75
Sat Aug 07, 2010 1:19 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Passport application query
Replies: 12
Views: 12614

Guys I have two further questions on the application form: 1. I live in London, so under address it asks for BOTH town and county. In my case what is my town and county?? In all my previous paperwork I just put "London". Not sure if London here is the county or the town. And if it is the ...
by melo75
Sat Aug 07, 2010 1:04 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Passport application query
Replies: 12
Views: 12614

Guys I have two further questions on the application form: 1. I live in London, so under address it asks for BOTH town and county. In my case what is my town and county?? In all my previous paperwork I just put "London". Not sure if London here is the county or the town. And if it is the c...
by melo75
Fri Aug 06, 2010 12:09 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Passport application query
Replies: 12
Views: 12614

See also First time adult Passport app. for Naturalised citizen and If you don't know, you don't know. Write unknown. An application should not be rejected for this reason. Hmm. I just ignored providing that information for the very reason you stated, as well as the rather difficult fact that I hav...
by melo75
Fri Aug 06, 2010 10:33 am
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Passport application query
Replies: 12
Views: 12614

Re: Passport application query

Hi My husband is from Morocco, was naturalised as a British Citizen earlier this week on the basis of 2 year spouse and 1 year ILR. Everything was straightforward but we seem to have hit a stumbling block with the passport applciation. The application form asks for parents DOB - which we can provid...
by melo75
Mon Aug 02, 2010 6:29 am
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Passport Application Supporting Documents-- Urgent question
Replies: 5
Views: 1798

[quote="andreachen"]I can't remember exactly but it was quite quick, I think I received my documents back after about 10 days, and I could have made an appointment for the interview within 2 days after that, but I did it a week later since that was better for me, the passport arrived 4 wor...
by melo75
Sun Aug 01, 2010 6:36 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Passport Application Supporting Documents-- Urgent question
Replies: 5
Views: 1798

[quote="andreachen"]I only sent the naturalisation certificate and my current (forgeign) passport. This is not the passport I entered the country with since that was 20 years ago and I don't have it anymore anyway. I received my passport so I guess that was ok.[/quote] Thank you andreachen...
by melo75
Sun Aug 01, 2010 9:57 am
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Passport Application Supporting Documents-- Urgent question
Replies: 5
Views: 1798

Passport Application Supporting Documents-- Urgent question

Hi guys, Quick question. In the supporting documents section on the IPS website it states: [b]If you were born outside the UK and have a certificate of naturalisation or registration from the Home Office In this case IPS needs two documents: your naturalisation or registration certificate your UK na...