crcnaidu wrote:Thanks for quick reply, still not sure with second question.
To confirm again, father town to mention would be at the time of his birth not the current resident town? Is that correct?
Thanks again

Yes, that is correct - name of the town he was born in.

Hello, I am due to apply for naturalisation next Week. Can someone help me with below queries please 1) 1.1 immigration and national directorate or UK border Agency ref no. Where to find these details is it the number on visa stamp? 2) 1.24 fathers town and country of birth. Does it mean current to...

Only yours wrote: i see there is no change in AN form since sept 2010.

There is a change in a fee [and payment form].

Well, on BBC it says:

Home Secretary Theresa May is reported to be planning changes to the test taken by foreign nationals who wish to become British citizens.

Full article here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18662531

So, that's only a proposal at the moment, not the actual new test.

manyaonisland wrote:This is what has appeared on my CC statement when i look online

NATIONALITY DIRECTORAT

Same on mine.

mishbha wrote: do not comment unnecessarily.

Well, I apologise if my [light banter / tounge-in-cheek] comment has upset you in any way.

Please understand that it came only as a result of frustration of waiting 2+ months so far...

Hi All, I'm about to apply for my Naturalisation, but I have to travel out of country for 3 weeks in the start of August. I heard that if you receive the letter to book your ceremony after approval, you need to call them and book in the next 10 days? How strict is this? If I receive the letter whil...

http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/118316/response/289754/attach/3/Response%2022986.pdf Above gives some insight why most applicants who applied in march and onwards are still waiting for approval. That is some serious backlog. :shock: I also wonder if the higher number of applications in March ...

Not sure what passport you or OP have, but there are many places beside EU that allow visa-free travel for British passport holders. As oposed to many non-EEA passports (with ILR or not). the "bc" process is complete once you get the certificate, passport is secondary and only allows you t...

Application Timeline Eligibility criteria: 10yr Long Residence + 1yr ILR Method of application: NCS Date of application: 17/04/2012 Date of receipt by UKBA: 18/04/2012 [Special Delivery] Date of debit of fees: 23-24/04/2012 Date of receipt of acknowledgment: 27/04/2012 [dated 23/04/2012] Date of re...

I mentioned on another post that the IPS assumes that with most people, the PPT they entered the UK with and their current PPT is the same, not always the case. I entered UK on PPT1, which then got replaced by PPT2, which then got replaced by PPT3, which then got replaced by PPT4 - that one is curr...

If you search, you'll find posts of people coming out of their ceremony and walking straight to the post office

Got a reply from the IPS website. THe message said "query has been forwarded to the local passport office and they will get back in 2 days". My queries: 1. How many passport offices are there? I thought there is only one in Durham ( atleast thats what the envelope says). 2. Is it possible...

10 days - you don't count the days departing from and returning to the UK.

ilrbuddy1 wrote: SD for Approval letter for Citizenship

Good luck in getting someone to actually action that.

How about sending Special Delivery Self Addressed Envelope Later after submitting Application via NCS Do you think it is good idea? What for? To get your decision letter? Or acknowledgment one? When I applied for my ILR via post, I submitted SD SAE, which only got returned to me in the same 2nd cla...

Jambo wrote:The difference between service to voters and service to non voters....

But even them will become voters by the end of the process...

It's an A4 brown envelope, no window. My name was handwritten on it. No sender address on mine , but I think the reference number was written at the bottom of it. What a poor standard of service :o Even the acknowledgment letter has a sender's address on it - it is the basics of sending letters.

Slightly OT - can somebody tell me what does the infamous brown envelope looks like?

Is it A4, C5, or just a small DL? With a window or without? What's the sender's address on it?

Is it same as the acknowledgment one?

Pierrot95 wrote:Forgot to add that I was voting (as citizen of Commonwealth) even when I was on WP.

I am a non-EEA, non-Commonwealth citizen, so I had no say in any elections for the last 11.5 years, while being resident in this country.

For me it is mainly about travel, and also about the voting process.

Hiya When I called HO a while ago I was asked if the country I came from had national service, when I said it did the call centre advisor said that that can add some time onto processing. No idea why??? Because then there is a higher chance that you were involved in some armed conflict/military act...

Personally have two passports can be advantageous if you enjoy traveling and want to visit certain non-favoured countries so one passport for Palestine, Iran, Cuba etc and a second for Israel, USA etc US and Cuba don't mind that you [as a third country national] went to either of the those two coun...

friendinneed wrote:particularly if its a Yugoslavia type change where the country was split rather than like Sri Lanka which simply changed name)

My case is the first one, and never had any problems without offering additional explanations. I supposed an extra line of text on the additional info page can't hurt.

cricinfo wrote: You have to send all of your passports.

Why all? That text in bold couple of posts up only mentions valid one, or not valid that hasn't been replaced.