Thank you very much for your quick reply. Just one more question, According to the below website I don't have to pay any penalty if I travel in the 3 months grace period. http://www.cgibirmingham.org/index.php?option=com_pages&id=20 Grace period of three months is allowed from the date of acquis...
Hi There I became British Citizen on 23/06/2010 and have recently received my British passport. I have following questions: 1. I travelled to India on my India passport on 03/07/2010 and returned back on 21/07/2010. According to the below website, there is a grace period of 3 months within which I c...
Hi There I am planning to invite my cousin to UK for a short visit from India. I am British Citizen, can i sponsor my cousin in the family visit visa application? or is it better if she applies for a general visitor visa. I have previously sponsored for my parents visit, so am aware of the documents...
Thanks you very much for your valuable advice. I cant think of any other option but to bring my family (hubby and kids) back to UK and applying for british passport. Forgot to mention one thing, my kids went to India 2 weeks before we all got the citizenship (kids did not need to attend the citizens...
Hi There My husband, kids and I got Citizenship on 23 June 2010. My husband and kids moved back to India immediately after that because my husband is setting up his own business there. I am still here in london due to work commitments, planning to move back by the end of the year. I've applied for m...
Hi There My husband, kids and I got Citizenship on 23 June 2010. My husband and kids moved back to India immediately after that because my husband is setting up his own business there. I am still here in london due to work commitments, planning to move back by the end of the year. I've applied for m...
Hi There Thanks for your reply. I just found the following information on http://www.cgibirmingham.org/consrvcs_alt.htm Grace period of three months is allowed from the date of acquisition of foreign citizenship for the purpose of travel on Indian passport. No penalty will be leviable for travel on ...
Hi There I hold Indian Passport. I had my citizenship ceremony today and got my certificate. I have to travel to India early July, so not sure if there will be a problem if I travel with India passport. I couldn't find any relevant information on the web. Please let me know if it is ok to travel wit...
Hi John Thanks again for your quick response. I am quite sure I (and my husband) meet all the requirements to apply for naturalisation. I was considering the 0.1% chance of it being unsuccessful. Thanks for the moral support. I have NCS appointment tomorrow, I am going to include my kids application...
Hi John Thank you very much for the valuable information and advice. Just one more question, Would it be a better idea if I apply for my kids registration as British after My (and my hysband's) naturalisation application is successful?? or..would it not matter. My concern is, if my application is un...
HI There Thanks for your reply. Sorry for not providing all the details in my original post. My husband and I got ILR in May 2008. My twins were born in India in Nov 2008. They are now in UK with us on Settlement visa status (got Settlement visa in June 2009). Since they were born in India, they won...
Hi There My 16 month old twins got settlement visa in June 2009. Can I apply for my kids citizenship now? Is there any qualifying period for the kids too? My husband and I got ILR in May 2008. we are applying for our british citizenship now, so can I apply for my kids along with our applications or ...
Yes, My husband is claiming Job Seekers Allowance.
Can someone let me know if this will have any negative impact on the application?
Just to let you know, There is no question about claiming benefits in the form AN (application form for British citizenship)
Hi There My husband and I got ILR in May 2008 and are now planning to apply for British Citizenship. I work full time but unfortunately due to the present downturn, my husband was made redundant few months ago. Will his job status have impact on the citizenship application? Please suggest if my husb...
Hi There In the Home Office website it was mentioned that the applicant should be physically present in the UK at the begining of the residential qualifying period. (For example, if we received your application on 25 November 2005, you would have to show that you were in the United Kingdom on 26 Nov...
Hi There My husband and I got ILR in May 2008. My twins were born in India in Nov 2008. They are now in UK with us on Settlement visa status (got Settlement visa in June 2009). My Husband and I are now applying for British Citizenship. Can you please suggest if I can apply for my kids citizenship al...
