Just to provide a quick update. Went for NCS today and while there, they phoned the UKBA Nationality helpline and obtained the Test Number. So they have a way to check that you definitely took the test and passed or failed etc. You don't have to take the test again if your Certificate is lost or st...

NCS, Barking and Dagenham
Date of submission: 26/4/11
CRITERIA - 3 yr stay (2 + 1 yr ILR)
Date of debit of debit/credit card : Awaiting
Date of receipt of acknowledgement :
Date of receipt of approval :
Date of Ceremony :
Date of appln. for passport :
Method used
Date of Receipt:

Just to provide a quick update. Went for NCS today and while there, they phoned the UKBA Nationality helpline and obtained the Test Number. So they have a way to check that you definitely took the test and passed or failed etc. You don't have to take the test again if your Certificate is lost or sto...

Is it worth using this service for British Citizenship Applications through your local council ? I understand your documents are given back to you and don't have to be sent to the UKBA in this instance, has anybody used this service and if so how long did your application take ?

Dear All,

Have received back today Wife's Passport with Indefinite leave to Remain.

Submitted in Early Feb, received back in Mid March.

Now hoping to apply for British Citizenship asap, as eligible to do so.

Thank you to everyone for help and advice.

Have recently submitted an application under the 'Other purposes or reasons not covered by other application forms' as Wife has just completed 6 years of DL. Has anyone else had experience of applying via this method recently keen to know outcome and time taken for a decision by UKBA. Also it says o...

Also, under section three of the SET (O) form which category should she tick ? would it be

Long residence in the UK

or

Other purposes or
reasons not covered by other application forms

Did anyone take their Life in the UK Test at the test centre in Ilford Library ? if so can they remember the name of the company that used to administer the test ? They are no longer there any more and Life in the UK helpline are telling me they don't keep any records of past test centres ?

Hi There, Wife has recently completed 6 years discretionary leave outside of the immigration rules. Due to the amount of processing time the UKBA took on the last occasion, her residence permit and passport weren't returned back to us to early Feb 2009, meaning the new permit run's till Feb 2011. We...

or you could get the link from here....

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitec ... o04091.pdf

Ok, just to follow up on this, apparently Siemens are the company responsible for processing of the initial applications, I have a received a letter for the UKBA stating that only 2 passports (Mine and Spouse's), the application form and the fee were in the received in the envelope, when I actually ...

Much appreciated for your advice.

Thank you very much.

Wondering if anyone can help. My spouse took a life in the uk test in September 2008, which was submitted with her application for indefinite leave to remain in the uk, this was refused on the basis of her being granted leave outside of the immigration rules, meaning she had to complete 6 years of l...

Wondering if anyone can help. My spouse took a life in the uk test in September 2008, which was submitted with her application for indefinite leave to remain in the uk, this was refused on the basis of her being granted leave outside of the immigration rules, meaning she had to complete 6 years of l...