Hi! I wonder if anyone knows the answer to the following question. My friend became a British citizen (naturalisation) last year. Now she and her partner (Australian citizen) are outside the UK. She is a couple months away from giving a birth to their child. As the child will be born outside the UK ...
Americans have the SAME 5 year residency requirement. BUT they made it explicit and said "If you are applying based on five years as a lawful permanent resident..., you may apply for naturalization up to 90 days before you meet the ''continuous residence'' requirement." They dont have the...
Recently applied for a first passport and i would like make sure that my first and middle name is on the passport. My Naturalisation certificate and current passport contains first and middle name. How does one make sure this is done. Thanks don't worry if you filled in your application form right ...
I had my interview in Crawley office. I have to admit perhaps I had better circumstances than the people who are unhappy about their interviews as the guy I was talking to was very polite but he asked a lot of questions not connected to my identity. Like - Is it your first visit to Crawley? - How di...
Application Timeline Passport for: Adult Application Type: First Adult Method of application: Check & Send Date of application: 9/12/2011 Date application received by IPS: 13/12/2011 Date of return of documents: 20/12/2011, second time 3/01/2012 Date of receipt of interview letter: 21/12/2011, s...
Well basically from the very beginning your marriage was a sham marriage to your husband, so in this case he obtained his spouse visa and ILR fraudulently. I am not sure if you can prove that his intentions were dishonest all alone, but maybe it’s worth letting Home Office know about his lies. But o...
Its been taken around 3/4 weeks for the money to be taken out from what been said, as long as they have recieved it and all I can say its a waiting game from here, no one will be able to tell you how long they will take. I know its not a lot of help but we have all been through it and know how you ...
Miu, any news? Burtsbee, yeah I got some news. I did the online enquiry thing a few days ago and to my surprise they answered that my countersignatory didnt pick up the phone so they suspended my application and sent me a new application to sign by a different countersignatory. I called them and fo...
I got my approval yesterday!!!!
I called the Council today but they said that they hadn't booked me in their system yet therefore I can't have my ceremony booked and I have to call back on Monday to try again. That's a bit off.
Did anyone have the same situation with Council?
Hi guys! Can anyone tell me what I need to do to have my husband's surname in my first british passport? My citizenship certificate will be in my maiden name, but I want to take my husband's surname now. Do I need to provide any other documents besides the marirage certificate? Or do I need to make ...
Hi Chocho! Congratulations again! :) Have you received a letter from the Council saying that your approval came through or you called them to ask? I think the most important spep has been completed for you. The rest, hopefully, will go smoothly. approval confirmed by council today and ceremony booke...
Thank you for support, Guys! I applied 16 September via NCS, HO got it 19 September, so today is exactly 10 weeks. This is my hope too that HO intends to clear this year applications till Christmas I do not know whether it's successful or not...it has been printed today apparently, do you know how l...
Thank you! I tried to call HO a moment ago hoping maybe I'll also manage to get an update today but they closed their call centre for a staff training:( Well, maybe I'll have some good new on Monday. It would be fantastic to get an approval before Christmas.
It's a happy day today for the guy who got or found out about their approvals. Cogratulations! I'm very glad for you. I'm still waitng for mine, but I hope I'll join you in joy soon.
Not sure how much checking HO make for ILR as they have an option of obtaining ILR within one day. In my personal understanding once the payment is taken they are doing initial checks like convictions and offences, days out from the country,home address check, etc... Then the file is ready for the c...
It shouldn’t be like this (at least I hope so) as these applications should be easier and quicker to deal with as they were pre-checked for residential requirements, absences etc. When I applied the NCS person said that HO tended to process applications within 2-3 months. But I’m just over 2 months ...
I would agree that it seems that HO process applications quicker this autumn, but unfortunately they don't have much structure in their work as they started to process October applications when a lot of people who applied before are still waiting
Absolutely agree. On-line checking system for applications would be a good solution. Applicants don't feel that they are kept in the dark and HO call centre won't be snowed down with calls ... Being a good citizen does not mean just close your eyes and forget that the HO service is Very poor. If it ...
Please see this link to UKBA website. http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/britishcitizenship/eligibility/naturalisation/spouseorcivilpartnerofcitizen/ UKBA say that spouses of british citizens should be free of immigration time restrictions on the day of BC application. So she has to apply for ILR fir...
I read recently a report made by the independent inspector of UKBA in which he evaluated UKBA work including one of its call centre. He emphasised that people who applied for citizenship and paid over 800 pounds were customers of UKBA (not annoying beggars)and should be treated respectively. And I t...
I'm too concerned about the order of processing BC applications and it seems to me HO don't have any particular criteria e.g. first in first out because judging by timeline thread some people have been waiting for much longer than me but on the other hand a lot of people who applied after me receiv...
Application Timeline Eligibility criteria: 2 years student visa+2years spouse of BC+9.5months ILR Method of application: NCS (Newham) 16/09/2011 Date of receipt by UKBA: 19/09/2011 Date of debit of fees: 29/09/2011 Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 04/10/2011 Date of receipt of approval: 1/12/201...
I'm too concerned about the order of processing BC applications and it seems to me HO don't have any particular criteria e.g. first in first out because judging by timeline thread some people have been waiting for much longer than me but on the other hand a lot of people who applied after me receive...
