Hi I am applying for surrender certificate using postal application (surredenering Indian Passports - after getting British Passport). I had a query with filling Surrendering application form's "British /Foreign Passport details section - Place of Issue". I have checked in the British pass...

Hi I am planning to send and apply (through POSTAL application) for surrendering Indian passports to VFS Global Services UK branch. Could someone clarify my queries regarding the application for surrendering Indian passports in UK. 1. I have checked the VFS global services website for the applicatio...

Hi adityaisukapalli, Thanks for your reply. Anyway I am planning to apply from UK only. Just to know more info about 600 quota cap outside UK... In case, if some one applies now in Dec'10 or Jan'2011 for Tier 1 outside UK, when can they expect to receive the visa. As the quota cap will be over by 31...

awiating_tier-1applicant.. thanks for your reply. As you suggested I will go with option 1.

Hi I am planning to apply for Tier 1 General and would like to shift from Tier 2 to Tier 1 general. I would like to know from the seniors/experts from this group about the best option to apply. As the monthly quota (600) was set for each month till March 31, 2010.. I am getting enough points for Tie...

John,

Thank you for your reply.

She is from asian country (India). As of my knowledge India is allowing to apply dual citizenship recently may be from 2006/2007 year. I am not sure about dual citizenship (India) information.

John, We had no absence in January 2005. We had absence of 80 days in 2006 year only. Regarding the children, you mean.. they need to wait until the main applicant got the Citizenship. After main applicant becomes as British Citizen, children will be eligible for applying Citizenship? Please correct...

John, As I mentioned in my previous reply, we all ( including main applicant, wife and children - under 18) have absence of 80 days in total from Jan 2004 to July 2009 till date. Anyway my wife is not willing to apply for naturalization. Only main applicant and children are planning to apply for nat...

John, Thank you for your quick relpy. Please bear with me, as I am repeating same to explain my query. As I wrote in my previous reply, dependents are with main applicant from Jan 2004 to till date ( i.e. July'2009 ). Till today, totally we had 80 days absence from UK. Main applicant and dependents ...

John, Coming to the absence from UK, from Jan 2004 to till date we ( main applicant + dependents ) have only 80 days absence in total. My dependents are with me from Jan'2004 to till date in UK. So in this case, if the dependents are out of UK about 4 or 5 months and join the main applicant in Nov/D...

John Thank you for quick reply. I will explain my scenario. If the main applicant got ILR ( in Jan'2009 ), he is eligible for applying naturalization after 1 year i.e. in Jan'2010. Main applicant got ILR after 5 years continuous stay. Dependents ( spouse and children under age 18 ) can be eligible f...

Hi I would like to know about the clarification from this forum regarding the query about Naturalization/Citizenship. Base rule for main applicant.. if main applicant stays in UK (after getting ILR) for one year which he/she is eligible to apply for naturalization. In case, if the dependents (who al...