Just to confirm - if my wife applied with that expired passport without renewing it then this will no way hinder the naturalization application? The fact that my wife is in the UK whilst her passport is expired should be obvious in terms of the residency requirements and how much time she has spent ...

She don't need to extend her Pakistani passport. She can apply for NICOP and use it with her British passport when travelling to Pakistan as it allows visa free entry. just to double check that you are saying it will be fine when applying for British passport. I am more concerned about her British ...

That passport will be fine. On a separate note, since Pakistan allows dual nationality, id suggest renewing it at the embassy in London if she decided to go to Pakistan. just to double check that you are saying it will be fine when applying for British passport. (P.S. I live in Manchester and I thi...

solospy wrote:She don't need to extend her Pakistani passport. She can apply for NICOP and use it with her British passport when travelling to Pakistan as it allows visa free entry.

Thanks for replying - what is NICOP?

Hi there I have a question regrading my wife's future British citizenship application. My wife is Pakistani and she came here on a settlement/spouse visa and then applied for her ILR a couple of years later. She is intending in applying for British citizenship in the near future - however by the tim...

Hi there I am just confused on the link below regarding below; https://www.gov.uk/becoming-a-british-citizen It says And you must usually have: lived in the UK for at least the 5 years before the date of your application spent no more than 450 days outside the UK during those 5 years I am sure the r...

Hi Everyone I was asked this question by someone (for employment purposes I think) - Is there a way to verify the ILR BRP card is authentic and not an unauthentic one? My answer was that when my wife got her BRP card, she received a standard Home Office Letter and also she applied for ILR via appoin...

You are stressing for no reason at all. Her passport will be valid on the date she arrives. They are interested in both passport and ILR because she is not British and has to have permission to enter the UK. Thanks CR001 - I promise it will be the end of this topic...I just dont trust the UKBA or w...

Hi CR001 Thanks once again for your reply - I appreciate your advise and you taking the time out to reply!!! Just the last last couple of questions on this topic; 1) Have you (or for that matter anyone reading this thread) heard of where people ( ideally more recently) on ILR and with BRP card have ...

It is not important if her passport has expired or not long as long as it shows the days she was present/absent in UK in regards to residency requirement. Hi Milan69 Many thanks for your reply. OK, I get what you are saying - for some reason I thought the passport was for ID purposes and for her se...

Hi Everyone My wife's Pakistani passport (which contains her settlement visa stamp) will expire under 6 months time (August) and she intends to apply for British passport/naturalization just before this - maybe May/June/July time. At this point in time she doesn't see the point of renewing her Pakis...

there just no 6 months expiry rule Hi CR001 :) Many thanks for your response. It seems I am worrying unnecessarily about my wife returning to the UK!!! Just 2 more questions 1) Will they double check her original and now expired spouse/settlement visa in her passport or will they just check the BRP...

My question is will she still be able to return to the UK because she only has 4 months left on her Pakistani passport Yes Can the immigration authorities reject her ILR or cancel her ILR at the airport? Probably only if she has been absent from the UK for 2 years. Hi CR001 Many thanks for your rep...

Hi there I just need some advice. My wife (who has ILR since 2013 and later this year is intending to apply for British passport as my spouse) is on 2 months holiday in Pakistan currently and will return to the UK just under 4 months prior to her Pakistani passport expires. This passport has her ori...

No, ILR has been a requirement for a few years now. But as she did ESOL, she will need to do LIUK again separately. You don't need proof of address. She got ILR early 2013 but life in the UK was not a requirement then for ILR. She did Esol as per requirement then. For naturalization she needs to do...

Is this for your spouse's naturalisation application? Surely she did LIUK for her ILR? http://www.immigrationboards.com/british-citizenship/a-couple-of-questions-regarding-naturalisation-t176644.html#p1116944 No - she got her ILR early 2013 and LITUK was not requirement then - just ESOL was. I thin...

Is there time limit for the proof of address.

I have a bank statement which is 6 months old - is that ok?

Also I have a BT bill but I notice that telephone bill is not on the required proof list - will a telephone statement be ok to use?

Many Thanks

Kind Regards

Hi Jersey

Thanks for the reply

I was only thinking of booking an extra test earlier and in case incase I lose £50 then I am ok with it because I just want to get the naturalization application out.

Thanks in advance

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when/what time is the best to check for available test times and book?

Hi Everyone Can you book more than one life in the UK test? I booked a test already but in case I get an earlier slot could I book that as well? It seems at the moment its very hard to book tests within a couple of weeks!!! why is that? I rung the LITUT number and I was hanging on for an hour withou...

I have renewed my Pakistani passport at the High Commission for Pakistan in London and they returned my old passport. Note that the referees cannot be related to you. The application form mentions it and I was also asked about it during my appointment at NCS. Thanks alot for the response guys -Can ...

Hi Guys I just have some questions regarding my wife's impending naturalization application. For background information - she came here from Pakistan on spouse visa and got her ILR in early 2013. Now its time for her to apply for naturalization.... My questions are; 1) Can you book an appointment w...

Hi Guys I just have some questions regarding my wife's impending naturalization application. For background information - she came here from Pakistan on spouse visa and got her ILR in early 2013. Now its time for her to apply for naturalization.... My questions are; 1) Can you book an appointment wh...

Hi Guys Thanks for all the input and advice so far - much appreciated. I have read the links which has given me more of an understanding Just to add further information to our situation - I am British and my wife arrived to the UK in December 2010 and she got her ILR earlier this year. Since arrivin...

Hi Everyone I hope someone can help me out as I dont know where to start. Early this year, my wife was granted ILR - we applied for ILR using the SET(M) form and she is Pakistani. She got her biometrics card only a few days after. She is currently studying her ESOL level 2 course. So, is our next st...