Eligibility criteria: Spouse of BC
Method of application: NCS
Date of receipt by UKBA: 24th February 2012
Date of debit of fees: 5th March 2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 7th March (dated 5th March)
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

Congratulations juliajules1979! You must be so pleased!

Let's hope others from the Feb Club start getting approvals soon!

I'm spouse of a BC too. From the looks of things, it appears that applications for naturalisation as a spouse of a BC takes longer than other categories...

I applied on 24th Feb and have not heard back.

You can collect after 4pm.

Yes, I was on FLR (M) before for two years. I was on a work permit before that for 3 years, so am applying for nationality now.

Hi Panesar, Just to confirm that you had no questions around absences at all...? Could they have gone through the your passport maybe and worked out time out of the country based on stamps? Reason I ask is that I am going for ILR via SET(M) and although I understand that absences are not critical -...

My wife will be due to send her SET M Form for ILR in March but we cannot afford the £1350 cost for the same day applicant but we're sending the documents via post,but my corncern is about our Joint Bank Statement because my wife dosen't a seperate bank account thant our Joint acct but the problem ...

Congrats on the ILR!! Thanks for sharing this experience...I'm booked to go in for a Set(M) appointment in early March at Croydon as well. In regards to the property you own...which documents did you provide? Land registry? Mortgage statement? My wife owns the flat we live in so I'm not sure what e...

I applied in Croydon this week with an HSBC Bankers Draft and it was accepted.

I took my mobile phone, Kindle and IPAD. All were allowed in.

No, but since it was a SET (M) application, absences did not matter.

Hi All, Since this forum has helped me a lot, i just wanted to let you know about my successful SET (M) application at Croydon PEO. After going through an airport style security check we were directed towards a counter for initial application checking. The woman behind the counter simply asked me if...

Hi, I was recently granted ILR as spouse of a British Citizen and since i've been in the UK since 2004, i understand that i can apply for citizenship straight away. My question is that when i was granted FLR (M) two years ago (i was on a work permit before that), i was issued with an Identity Card f...

Thank you GBINR. My father himself does not have an OCI card as he has a long term visa that doesnt expire until 2013. So i thought i would apply for my OCI before he does. I hope that doesnt cause a problem. Do you have an OCI card? I'm wondering if it will be easier to wait until my father has the...

I'm currently applying for an OCI based on my father's Indian orgin. He had an Indian Passport and now has his surrender certificate. The guidelines state: "Evidence of relationship as parent/grand parent, if their Indian origin is claimed as basis for grant of OCI." Has anyone applied on ...

Has anyone applied for a Deemed Surrender Certificate? I applied for one for my father on 20th October and still havent heard back. I made the application at VFS Barbican. We did not have a copy of his old passport, only the Letter from the Home Office saying his old passport has been sent to the In...

Hi Chica It looks like we applied around the same time. I received my passport and ID Card back in early March. Have you done your biometrics yet? They do say you have to wait 14 weeks after the submission of biometrics, but personally from my experience, i got my ID card and Passport back 4 days af...

You can apply under FLR (M) as soon as you are married. I just went through the same procedure and got my FLR (M) four days after biometrics, but 12 weeks since the date of application.

The sooner you apply the better! Good luck!

Yes you need to send your passport as well.

Hello All, I applied for my COA in April last year and got it the same month. It seems that the HO has gone down hill since then. I suggest those who are waiting should contact the Freedom of Information Team and ask them for the number of applicants that applied in July, the number of COAs processe...

I got my passport back today. That was really quick since i only did biometrics on 24th February 2010 and the letter was dated 1st March 2010. It took me 12 weeks since date applied and 4 days after biometrics. I think the Home Office are getting their act together so hopefully future applicants sho...

Thats great Bongaye. Congratulations.

I did my biometrics on the 24th.. so should hopefully hear something back in the next few weeks.

Thanks Bongaye. I will call the Biometrics team tomorrow to book an appointment. I registered online, but haven't yet received the email confirmation, so probably easiest to book over the phone...

I really hope we get the ID cards soon after. Fingers crossed!

I got my biometrics letter today!!! Finally! After 10 weeks of waiting! It is such a relief... but i'm only half way there!

Thanks, i've just emailed them as well as written to them!

It is just ridiculous that it should take so long!