Dear all, I am hoping someone can guide me here as I have no idea what my next step should be. Basically for my father in law and mother in law applied for a visit visa in September to visit us (my wife and our 4 year old son). We are both british citizens. We are expecting our second baby in novemb...

so my wife received her invitation atleast 2 weeks ago - however this is the email response I just received this morning: Thank you for your email. Please refer to our email of 22nd August’14 advising you that applications such as yours require a minimum of six months processing time. Unfortunately,...

If you don't want to take the risk, she can apply for her passport when she gets back from the wedding. Thanks CR001, its just you know lack of patience - having waited for so long and then waiting for another couple of months. On a serious note, from what I know her ILR becomes invalid once she ge...

Hi all, My wife has her ceremony on 8th of October and I am thinking of applying her passport the same day. However, we have an essential travel planned for end of November. I am just confused if I should take the risk of sending her passport or not? the current timelines seem to be pretty good howe...

dks100 I got the same message from NCS Bristol - they made copies of all my other documents and returned the originals to me, but with the Life in the UK certificate they sent the original because I would not need it again. They said it would be returned to me if my application was not successful. ...

hi guys, i have my wife's application at HO applied on 19th May, received on 21st of May.. Since I got my results back in exactly 2 months back in february, i thought of writing an email to furthernationalityenquiries last Monday. Today I received a letter by post from them, thanking me for my enqui...

Thanks Milan69. The only 'wrong' thing I can think of is I will have to get the referees and countersignatory to sign in advance and put a later date on their signatures. Actually the referees are fine, it's the counter signatory who has to affirm all the information in the passport form. Or maybe I...

Friends, I have my citizenship ceremony on 19th of May (in the morning). I am planning to book my wife's NCS appointment for naturalization under the 3 years residence requirements on the same day. My plan is I get the certificate from the ceremony (which I am assuming you are provided after the cer...

Atlast got the Brown Envelope! One of them Eligibility criteria: 5yr WP +1 yr ILR Language criteria met (UK degree, exempt countries, PBS used documents, NARIC, or B1 test): UK Degree Current nationality: Pakistan Method of application: NCS Council name if NCS used: Hillingdon Date of application: 2...

Inspired by your success ;) I kept and kept trying and just got through! They said they sent "something" yesterday which should reach me within 2 weeks and if I don't get it to call them back in 2 weeks to chase it up. However, they could not tell me what that "something" is - a...

Ahh, atlast I was able to go through the helpline.. they said they "think" the decision has been made today and I should have something in POST in next 7-10 working days.. ! Congrats!! Hope it's a good one :) How did you manage to get through? I've been trying the entire morning - no luck...

Ahh, atlast I was able to go through the helpline.. they said they "think" the decision has been made today and I should have something in POST in next 7-10 working days.. !

Guys,

I have been trying to call the 0300 123 2253 for a while now, all I get is an automated message "due to high number of calls etc etc .."..

Is there a better way to contact HO for nationality status?

Talking to my council, interestingly, she mentioned that HO sends them batch of letters on Wednesdays only. So does that mean all decisions are posted once a week..

I called my local council .. did not help!

ssingh6 wrote:Congrats to all who got approvals!!!

How many are still waiting as Feb applicants...

I has gone very quite on approvals....

I am definitely waiting

Been calling 0300 123 2253 since yesterday, they just don't take my calls due to high volume of calls Is there a 'right' time to call them?

Friends, What is the best number to contact HO to find the status of my application? recently ROYAL MAIL has lost my mails and delivered it to a wrong address, so I am just making sure my nationality result is not a part of that lost mail batch. I am a bit concerned now, as I thought my case was str...

Great. My NCS (Hillingdon) does not even have an email address to contact, and they are clueless over the phone :( Congratulations jah79! did you use the same FurtherNationalityEnquiries@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk to get the status of your application? I did use that address but they were slow to respond...

Eligibility criteria: 5 yrs residence + 2 yrs ILR Language criteria met: NARIC Current nationality: South African Method of application: NCS Council name if NCS used: Wandsworth Date of application: 18/02/2014 Payment method: DC Date of receipt by UKBA: 20/02/2014 Date of acknowledgement: 28/02/201...

Guys, I received this response from FurtherNationalityEnquiries@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk Is this a standard reply - does this mean a caseworker hasnt been assigned to my application yet? Thank you for your enquiry. Unfortunately we can only confirm that currently the application is ongoing as it has no...

Oh ok apologies, I thought you contacted the homeoffice rather than the NCS. NCS hillingdon are too lazy to respond!

Eligibility criteria: spouse of BC +15months ILR Language criteria met (UK degree, exempt countries, PBS used documents, NARIC, or B1 test): LIUK + Masters degree Current nationality: Method of application: NCS Council name if NCS used: Redbridge Date of application: 05/02/2014 Payment method CC/DC...

Eligibility criteria: 5yr WP +1 yr ILR Language criteria met (UK degree, exempt countries, PBS used documents, NARIC, or B1 test): UK Degree Current nationality: Pakistan Method of application: NCS Council name if NCS used: Hillingdon Date of application: 25th Feb 2014 Payment method CC/DC, Personal...

try: http://englishexamcentres.co.uk/

This is what the Trinity College gave me when i called them. The website has details about the requirements as well. Cheapest option I could find to be honest, and takes AT MOST 10 days to get the certificate.