I am applying for naturalisation under 5 years + 1 year ILR category. I am employed for a company and have been receiving salary via PAYE but I am also a director of the same company. There is a question (1.46) on the form which ask Are you: An employee?, A business partner?, Self-employed?, and a ...

thanks for the kind words but is there any chances it can be problem in my passport application because of the failure in interview? :idea: :idea: Its your call, but might be a good idea to follow the interviewer's advice to have an interpreter with you for the next interview, that way, you are les...

Thanks ohara :) Just shows I should have gotten around to applying earlier. In my case I could have applied any time over the last few years since the law changed. Still, I'm lucky in that I'm in no rush :D Ah dont sweat it. My colleague from New Zealand only just decided to get the BC after having...

Possibly the interviewer expected you to say you are self employed as part of your reply. Your reply that you were working somewhere previously and you are working somewhere different now, I would presume he/she wanted a bit more detail. And from your replies he/she might have deduced your spoken En...

Oh No I didn't, because it says to include the letter if you're not married to a BC. Elsewhere in the application there is information about my husband. In my cover letter I mentioned that we are moving to Australia in July. And before I applying I spoke to someone at the HO about my situation becau...

Now once we get approval and attend the ceremony how long after is the Certificate issued? Now she has a US passport which she can travel on but will need some sort of evidence when she returns. 1) The ILR will be redundant as she has citizenship. 2) Without a citizenship certificate will she be ab...

Following a grant of citizenship your BRP will be cancelled, which means a carrier may refuse to accept it as evidence that you are entitled to reside in the UK. As all airlines do not have access to UK immigration computers at the point of check in and with being presented with a BRP which appears...

Hi Thanks for reply As far as I understand, I need to send: 1 photo Passport BRP Life in the UK Test certificate IELTS Certificate Please do advise if any further document is also required to submit? Thank you Self assessment tax return if you are self employed/limited company. SA302 from HMRC are ...

No JohnnyZee, the admins were not scaremongering as you put it. The OP was asking for suggestions on what to do in his circumstance, and the admins were helpful in providing potential solutions, and stated the consequences ( fine of £1000 if BRP is not returned within 5 days and risking criminal rec...

One suggestion is to get your MP involved, write them a letter, might speed things up. My brother in law did that for his family after waiting for over 7 months to hear anything, and lo and behold got the approval within a couple of weeks. Think the MP's office wrote to HO. Clean and straightforward...

overstayed till dec 2006 and was removed by ho, I would say, not till December 2016 at the earliest (10 years from the end of your illegal overstay). Technically that should have been the case for his first naturalisation. But as the OP already had his first naturalisation refused in March 2015, so...

I'm afraid the way HO sends you a letter and returning your documents could be either together or separately in no particular order. Does it really matter though? You would have realised at the time of application that the wait times can be anything from 6 months onwards, so no use stressing out, th...

Hey chaps! I'm finding myself in a similar situation needing to travel in 4 weeks time. Just curious if anyone knows if everyone has to have an identification interview or just selected people. I imagine that may slow the process down somewhat. Everyone has to attend a passport interview. If you ar...

I would think Details of Caution under the Good Character requirement, going by your facts.

Whatever the cost of using NCS is, it is worth the investment, and you can choose NCS from any council, not just from your own. They also check that your application is filled in correctly and make photocopies of other supporting documents, including your non UK passport. Trust us it is highly recom...

You will need to list all your absences for the last 5 years as part of the application. No need for further supporting documentation. HO will be able to check your absences on the database for everytime you return to UK, as your non UK passport would have been scanned.

Tough spot. Seems like whether you like it or not, theres bound to be hassles in extending it beyond the 6 month provision or having the ceremony conducted abroad - there's the question of whether your future intentions lie in the UK, and then there is the back and forth and time spent between you a...

You have to factor in the passport interview as well after you have submitted the passport application. The whole passport process including the interview and actual receipt of passport was just over 2 weeks for me, it that helps. From what Ive read, it varies with each application, the guidance say...

... Make sure its 12 months of ILR to the NCS date, and you were physically present in UK exactly 12 months ago. It would be in your interest to be able to prove you were physically present in UK on the day 5 years to the date of the naturalisation application too. Yes that of course, my bad :(

Note that you need self assessment account from HMRC for the time you were a director of a limited company. Pretty much all documents required are listed in the guidance. Its not as exhaustive a list as it is for visa applications. You can go to any council for NCS, book whatever date that suits you...

Thanks for this. I remember seeing this list before. So according to post, would you agree that she should be included in exempt category as she got ILR in February 2015 i.e. After October 2013? Also do you know if there is any maintainence requirement? For how long? And how much? Do we have to send...

See last post of this topic . Thanks for this. I remember seeing this list before. So according to post, would you agree that she should be included in exempt category as she got ILR in February 2015 i.e. After October 2013? Also do you know if there is any maintainence requirement? For how long? A...

If you absolutely have to travel now before getting British passport, then suggest you bring your naturalisation certificate, your now cancelled ILR biometric card, your non British passport. Be prepared for lots of questions from passport officials on why as a British Citizen your wife did not obta...

Thanks,you are a star!! One more question,I am going to apply for my neutralization in first week of feb 2016.I was working as contractor/Perm employee in year 2010-11 and 2011-12 and for that I did submitted my tax returns.My question is do I need to supply copy of SA-302 to NCS stuff while applyi...

I am going to send my last 4 years P60 and latest payslip along with my application. But please advise should I ask for SA302 from HMRC to cover my 2010-2011 self employment activities and submit that along with my application? My NCS appointment is already booked for 11th January 2016. I would def...