Thanks for the information. Just to update: I received an acknowledgement letter on Monday and rang the HO to pay over the phone on Tuesday.

RAJ2007 wrote: she asked for the HO reference no( old one), and then she put me through to the cashier and the cashier took the payment. .

Did you receive an acknowlegement letter from HO with a reference number before the payment? Thanks!

Hi RAJ2007 and 10hamilton, Just want to ask you what sort of documents did council want you to provide when you submit your application? I have been asked to provide documents similar to that of application for ILR and just want to know if all council ask that? Documents required: passport(s) cover...

Thanks for sharing your experience. I don't even have an HO reference number yet. Haven't received the acknowledgement letter I wonder if they will even send me an acknowlegement letter if no payment is deducted. I think they won't accept the NCS tracking number?

hi RAJ2007, I am in a similar situation. My credit card has declined the payment and I rang HO today. The guy asked me to wait for a letter from HO and send the payment again. How could you have asked them to take the payment over the phone? Do you need to quote your reference number? Did you receiv...

Thank you very much for the information!

Greetings, I'm new to this forum and would be grateful to your advice. I will be applying for British Citizenship through registration soon. I am a BN(O) holder and have got ILR last year through holding a WP for five years. I need some help in filling in the B(OTA) form. On p.9 Section 3, subsectio...