Just called HO and been told that the case is now with the case worker, I have asked her to calrify what that means and also made sure that it's not in the queue, she confirmed that the case is not in queue but with the case worker and that happened on 28th April. Hopefully its just the matter of d...

1664 wrote:Thanks for your reply tintin.

Just another query: what date shall I use for question 2.1 - Enter the day you first arrived with a view to staying in the UK on a long-term basis.

Many thanks.

Put Sept 2002 when you first arrived.

There's been only one approval this week on this forum. Hope it gets better next week.

What options did you choose when you tried to ring? Choose options as if you have already applied and then you should be able to speak to someone.

Hello, Following is my history: Sept 2002- April 2007: Student visa (applied in UK) April 2007- April 2009: HSMP (applied in UK) May 2009 - May 2010: Teir 1 General dependent (applied out of UK) May 2010 - May 2011: ILR (Granted with my husband who qualified under HSMP JR) Would I qualify for Natur...

So at the present time I can expect a waiting time of about 8 weeks yeah? Judging from some of the most recent timelines. Shame that I was only able to apply now then, as they seemed to be 3 weeks only back in January :( Just a question, if anything in the form is unclear or I forgot to specify, wi...

who?? wrote:thanx lionking007 i did manage to finally get through and was told my application " was in a queque" and reminded the waiting time is 2 to 6 months!!!

When did you apply and under what criteria?

Nothing special about my application at all. The Guide AN indicates there can be an interview, possibly at the applicant's home. So I just wanted to check if anybody had such an experience, an dwhat questions to expect, etc. Dont worry. You are very very unlikely to be interviewed if there is nothi...

Hi Tintin, my son's name spills little bit differnt from mine ( one letter is written E instead of I) and they wanted to double check if this is ok and they told me that it would be written as on the passport if the application would be successfull, I think they are very busy with alot of applicati...

jandana, you will have to be very careful with your ILR application.

This whole episode involves dishonesty and they clealy say that any incidents involving dishonesty will not be ignored.

You must clear this matter before applying for ILR.

IanK, please keep us updated.

Thanks Krazydude and Kushmedhta, thats what i suspected, she will have to apply from India only. I will ring the Swiss Embassy to double check. Will post the update here.

1. Did anybody have a interview at her/his HOME as part of the Citizenship application process? what kind of questions should one expect? 2. Did anybody have an interview at her/his HOME as part of the Passport application process? Thanks! Have you been told that you will be interviewed or is this ...

Hello Amit, I would advise that you call them to discuss your situation. There might be a simple way out.

Have you asked her health visitor?

Hi Goody, what type of details did they ask you to check? Were these regarding address or something? Did they ask for any further information?

sushdmehta wrote:When seeking assistance on a public forum, please be patient.

tintin wrote:Is a tourist/family visitir visa classed as a residence permit?

AFAIK, no.

thanks Sushdmehta, didnt get what AFAIK means though!

tintin :?: so in your council they only do once in a month? that is not good. which council is that? Iheard most of the London councils have weekly ceremonies Yes its only once a month here in the north east. So if i dont get it before 11th May then I'll have to wait untill mid June for a public ce...

Have you received the letter yet. If yes then it'll be great if you can share the information on the forum so that others can benefit from your experience.

Any advice guys !

Must be a private ceremony Yes its got to be a private ceremony as Avis only got his approval yesterday. There is a ceremony at the council where I live on the 11th of May, but I dont think I'll get my approval before that and then I'll have to wait until the second week of June. I am not really pl...

Actually, as you get your letter of approval, the council gets your citizenship certification letter which they give out only after the ceremony. Correct. All that the person did at the council was to ask me to repeat the pledge and then wrote the date on a pre-printed certificate. So have you alre...

Hello guys, I wonder if anyone can advise on this. My mother-in-law will be coming to the UK in the next 2 weeks on a 6 month family visitor visa. She might want to make a 3-4 day trip to Switzerland while she is here. My question is whether she will be able to apply for a Swiss visa from the U.K.? ...

Thanks tintin.. I didn't wait for a letter from the council; that will take its own time. I called up the council anyways and asked for the earliest ceremony date. They asked for the Home Office reference number and my first name and seemed to have a record of this. That was clever Avis. I'll try t...

Congratulations Avis.

Did the invitation letter come separately from the approval letter? I thought that one is suppose to ring the council to book the ceremony after the invitation letter is received.

Give them a ring to find out if you can get a copy.