ESC

Click the "allow" button if you want to receive important news and updates from immigrationboards.com


Immigrationboards.com: Immigration, work visa and work permit discussion board

Welcome to immigrationboards.com!

Login Register Do not show

Search found 34 matches

by Slightly
Sun Jun 12, 2011 12:24 am
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Professional referee for my kids
Replies: 9
Views: 1844

I would agree with Lionking, try a minister of religion - sorry if this is presumptive, but check with your place of worship's leader. People may be reluctant due to the passport number field. Tell them they can put in business address/number for contact details and put 'available on request' in the...
by Slightly
Sun Jun 12, 2011 12:15 am
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Timeline for Passport Applications
Replies: 59
Views: 23617

Timeline for Passport Applications

I was wondering if there was any way we could collate timelines for passport applications into one place. There are occasional updates in the naturalisation thread for passports, but very hard to find and rare. Has anyone got a British passport in recently? How long did it take after posting the app...
by Slightly
Sun Jun 12, 2011 12:08 am
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Some help please
Replies: 19
Views: 2367

I may be wrong, but isn't the date of application considered to be the same as the date of an NCS appointment? I ended up sending my application by post, as I was told the above by the NCS Council employee after I booked my appointment for a date 5 years before which I was absent from the UK. Apolog...
by Slightly
Sat Jun 11, 2011 11:58 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: TIMELINE AFTER NATURALISATION APPLICATION SUBMISSION
Replies: 7793
Views: 2279200

hi thanks for comments on my post, Do you realy think its worth able to write a letter with self addressed evelope for reply or i may be can sent a brand new payment slip but i would alos write if they taken already fee then ignore this letter plz give me suggestion thnx nazia x If I were you, I wo...
by Slightly
Wed May 11, 2011 11:02 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: TIMELINE AFTER NATURALISATION APPLICATION SUBMISSION
Replies: 7793
Views: 2279200

matey, my app was received on 24th March, till now no ack letter. But called and they confirmed my application has been received since my bank acct was deducted by ND team. You'll be fine once money goes out of your acct matey. Therein lies the problem; I haven't been charged yet either. Dun dun du...
by Slightly
Wed May 11, 2011 10:57 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: TIMELINE AFTER NATURALISATION APPLICATION SUBMISSION
Replies: 7793
Views: 2279200

Patience guys..... i think it's cool that we all let out our fraustrations, however, we need to be patient, it's good they do thorough checks, and we have to bare in mind it is their country and they can make rules and change rules as they like. As long as you all don't have skeleton in the cupboar...
by Slightly
Wed May 11, 2011 10:19 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: TIMELINE AFTER NATURALISATION APPLICATION SUBMISSION
Replies: 7793
Views: 2279200

call them before 12 as from previous experiences they are very busy after lucnh. Thanks! I've just rechecked and they did receive it on 19th (sorry, posted it on 18th, not 14th). I'll ring them tomorrow. You're all so helpful here (been reading the fora for quite a while now!), I hope everyone hear...
by Slightly
Wed May 11, 2011 10:11 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: TIMELINE AFTER NATURALISATION APPLICATION SUBMISSION
Replies: 7793
Views: 2279200

you should definately call them as it almost 4 weeks . Eek! Okay, thanks. I guess I was secretly hoping you guys would know of someone that had the same but was alright, but I knew really it couldn't be. Argh, I'm worried now! I'll go double check the royal mail website now and call them tomorrow a...
by Slightly
Wed May 11, 2011 10:03 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: TIMELINE AFTER NATURALISATION APPLICATION SUBMISSION
Replies: 7793
Views: 2279200

Hi, I sent my application off via Royal Mail (recorded delivery) on 14th April, it was received by the HO the next day according to the tracking website, but I have since then neither received an acknowledgment letter, nor has my account been charged. Should I call the HO just to check that they hav...