You'll be fine for coming back to the UK, but some countries [Schengen ones for example] will not issue a visa unless you have permit to return to your country of residence with validity of more than 3 months.

if i obtain from embassy in another country ( lets say via postal service) , it may confuse uk authorities, will uk authorities stop me in the airport and questioon how i obtained new passport without having valid exit/entry stamp on my old passport? No, those two are not connected. I got my last p...

There should be a way for you obtain new passport or [some kind of] travel document from your country [possibly from the embassy in an another country].

If you don't mind me asking, what country are you citizen of?

DVLA databases are best kept updated - in the event of an accident, claim or other eventuality; it helps having the facts up to date - items 3 on your full British license also needs changing. (shows non-british nationality for those who are not yet British) A UK driving licence does not indicate n...

bump! :) Hello, Regarding 2.1 where they want to see the arrival date with intention to settle in UK (as I understood from guidance). Could you please help me to figure out the date. I was also wondering about this, as it seems a bit different from ILR dates. I came to UK on 01/01/01 on a tourist vi...

Hello, Regarding 2.1 where they want to see the arrival date with intention to settle in UK (as I understood from guidance). Could you please help me to figure out the date. I was also wondering about this, as it seems a bit different from ILR dates. I came to UK on 01/01/01 on a tourist visa [and ...

ex-immigrant wrote:Hi guys,
RE Passport interviews : London nothing available in next 2 weeks, anyone wants urgent should go for Newport office next day appointment availability

Direct trains depart from Paddington station.

We had a form from Council few months back for people in the house to sign for voting and after carefully reading all of it, I didn't see any provision for me, non-UK, non-EEA, non-Commonwealth citizen... To vote in an election or referendum, you must be registered on the electoral roll. Who can reg...

Why DVLA?

guardianangel79 wrote:Hello. Does anyone know which government/organisations departments need to be informed after naturalisation?

I am thinking HMRC, DVLA, registrar of electors... Anyone else?

Thank you in advance

There are different requirements depending on your nationality.

wandererz wrote:Hi,

I will be applying to the London visa office for a visitor visa.
Is a Police Clearance Certificate required with the application as well?

Thanks

I went through proper immigration control on arrival to Dublin port from Holyhead. Got a nice chat and a lovely green stamp. I find this visa waiver a bit of a joke, in respect that it applies to visitors but not to long term residents... My experience though is that arriving in Dublin by air, you d...

Also paid with VISA debit with no problems, issued by HSBC.

Congratulations on your upcoming marriage!

As mentioned above:

Date left UK: 15/05/2010
Date returned to UK: 17/05/2010

Days out of UK: 1 [16/05]

I suppose you read all of this?

Sushil-ACCA wrote:UP TO 3-6 months

That is ridiculous, if it really takes that long. I'd just travel with both old and new passports [as I did in the past when I had still valid visa in the old passport].

I've just made a note in my spreadsheet next to those absences when I returned through the IRIS. They should have a record and you shouldn't have to ask for it. If one has used IRIS to enter the UK, is it sufficient to state so on the list of absences spreadsheet, whilst applying for ILR. Surely, th...

Well, it shouldn't do any harm to contact Barbados High Commission and explain your details and see if you are eligible for a passport. If all fails, apply for a Travel Document. I don't know if I'm entitled to do so having read the following: 'BY DESCENT: Child born abroad, in wedlock, whose father...

I have a friend who is a Serbian National who has been over to visit me over the last few months about 3 times who has had a 6 month general tourist visa but intend to be here a lot more this time. What do you mean by this? If he is not coming for tourist/visiting purposes, he should get appropriat...

kstjames86 wrote:I came to the country on my mother's Barbados passport back in June 1986

Could you apply for Barbados passport?

I believe it has to be done through the visa office in London.

brummie wrote:

You will have to apply for it, although they won't charge you any fee

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Can i apply the visa at the airport on landing or will i have to apply at the irish visa office in london?

You will have to apply for it, although they won't charge you any fee. I am an Indian passport holder with UK indefinite leave to remain. Will i need an Irish visa under the 'The Short-stay Visa Waiver Programme' to visit Ireland for tourism purposes(after 1 july2011):?: Or will i have to apply for ...

ca.funke wrote: Note how, if you want to avail of the visa-waiver, you MUST enter NorthernIreland first(!), you can´t just fly from London to Dublin!

You can fly from London to Dublin, but you have had to enter UK first.

You can't just transit through London on a way to Dublin.

More info now available at http://www.inis.gov.ie/en/INIS/Pages/WP11000005 What, personally, doesn't make me happy is the very last sentence: Nationals of the countries above, who are long-term legal residents in the UK, will still require an Irish visa but will have the visa fee waived as part of t...

hiramit wrote:Hi all,
I just wished i had applied to livrpool.

But there is no provision to do that...