meats there is no reason for you to try to defend england in response to my post because that is exactly what i am saying, which is, Every country has immigration rules and these change with time and people out of the country do lose entitlement and that's just the way it is

good point vanelsen, but unfortunately like all migration once people move to an area and settle and the countries are made independent they eventually lose the right to their initial countries citizenship. England actually has done very well to keep some people having rights through ancestry but I'...

i think postal applications with family(children in particular) and posted seem to go through quicker, most people seem to be applying through NCS at present though

hi, thanks for the message. no i didn't have any issue with council or govt. Hi Sidster007, thanks for the message, i applied myself on the basis WP+HSMP, i didn't changed many employers.i didn't cross the timelimit and don't drive either. but still waiting... regards Hi Tonyz, Sorry to hear that y...

sidster007 I'm sure you don't feel any better...you are now a few hundred pounds poorer! At least you have done your bit to help with the recession haha.

it's surprising it has not come out yet sidster007. maybe you should call to check if you wrote your card details right. Hopefully it will be gone tomorrow

sidster007 I'm sure they will take the money out soon, maybe they have already done so but it takes a few days for it to reflect on your account. they got my application last tuesday and they only took the money on friday and the money only reflected in my balance on tuesday this week. Regarding the...

Got the acknowledgment now just need the approval for the end of the journey to citizenship. Was expecting more from the letter. Let's see if I can get an appoval in two weeks(I wish!) NCS or Postal: Postal Joint Application AN for me and wife + 1 Child-appl MN1 section 3(1) Date of submission or po...

gilberty it sounds like you may have to just keep regularly visiting, but you may have to seek legal advice there may be compassionate grounds, but also maybe some ancestry case there as your mother is British and lives here. Seeing that your job is based abroad, you are not really working in the UK...

racingfire from the posted timelines you should be due for a reply within the next couple of weeks

post more info, such as when/where did you get married, when did she come to uk, when did her student visa run out and did she apply for renewal before it ran out, what type of visa was she issued etc...as it stands it sounds like you may have applied too soon

aspire wrote:Is it a good / safety place like london?

bournemouth is safer than London and you don't have to travel far to get to the beach. You'll also be able to afford your own flat to rent unlike a room in London for twice the price

you have to be in the Uk three years prior to your application see the website
http://www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk/britis ... rofcitizen

I thinks there is a deadline that you should ensure you attend a citizenship ceremony by see below I copied from the UKBA website Arranging the ceremony When you receive your invitation to a ceremony, you have 90 days to attend one. Your invitation will include contact details for the local authorit...

They have taken the money that makes my heart sink NCS or Postal: Postal Joint Application AN for me and wife + 1 Child-appl MN1 section 3(1) Date of submission or posting: 05/10/09 Arrived @HO 06/10/09 CRITERIA - 9 yr stay (3yr student + 5yrWP + 1 yr ILR) Date of debit of debit/credit card: 09/10/0...

Let me guess that she flew into Gatwick? Fly into a different airport. What nonsense. The suggestion that IOs at Gatwick are more predatory than anywhere else, or that all she's got to do is to turn up somewhere else with the "right" credentials is dangerously misleading. This is not nons...

goodluck sidster007, I applied on monday, hope it goes well for you, I have already started posting and will keep the forum up to date so we can compare timelines

Have a look at some of the people who drop out of school, a lot of them are from an immigrant background. Have you any proof to back this statement up. I know people from disadvantage background are highly likely, but there is not statistic that indicates, immigrant children are more likely than th...

why did she get turned back, usually this will only happen if the immigration officers are concerned about the legitimacy of a persons reason for entering the UK(e.g possible overstay, lack of funds for support, possibility that she was really coming here to be engaged and married-therefore needing ...

On the form always asks date of first arrival in the UK, so therefor you need to count from that time onwards

Well here we go guys we have started our Naturalisation Process NCS or Postal: Postal Joint Application AN for me and wife + 1 Child-appl MN1 section 3(1) Date of submission or posting: 05/10/09 Arrived @HO 06/10/09 CRITERIA - 9 yr stay (3yr student + 5yrWP + 1 yr ILR) Date of debit of debit/credit ...

thanks john for the reply, this is what i was thinking but with filling forms it is always something you can overthink

Can someone please reply

tabs83 wanderer is right, you just need your acestral visa extended through further leave to remain and then you can apply for ILR and then for Naturalisation you would most likely get through easilly due to your ancestry which would give you eventual citizenship. But this is the route you have to t...

Hi Guys. Just a quick question. Completed the Form AN for joint naturalisation. On completing the one for my wife do I need to put her surname before we got married in Section 1.7 of the form. On her passport has her married surname on it and i have all the marriage certificates and stuff. Or is thi...