Bedford is a small market town - direct train links into London - 45min. It's very family orientated and house prices are fair.

I used a sticker in my passport and UK driving licence photo card. I guess it was about 3 years ago and biometric cards were not around then - don't see how the old style stamps are not valid - I still have my old style stamp for ILR and have never bene told to change it and it was accepted for my j...

You are only eligible for a British passport when you are a citizen. This only happens when you have attended a Citizenship Ceremony where you are handed your Certificate of Naturalisation.

Thanks guys, we managed to get through and found out that no decision was made... 5 days later he received the positive decision. thanks Congratulations to your husband - I think sometimes they just needyou to remind them that your case is stilpending - I got my letter a couple of days after ringin...

I think they want to split payment across 2 cards/accounts - don't see why that would be a problem - I have done it paying for goods in shops - doesn't bother anyone I have ever done it to - I did my ILR via the same day service and they just asked which card I was going to pay with, just tell them ...

I don't think that even the courts can award points to a non UK licence. Only the foreign authority can do so. Drivers on non UK licence are referred to the courts to get fines instead of the points. In this case, it wasn't a driving offence while on international licence. He was driving with a lic...

Hi, did you get your passport back in time to reapply?

The forms are designed to be dealt with on your own without a solicitor - I have never used one and mine was not straight forward in the beginning - went from holiday work 2 year visa to holiday visa for 6 months inorder to get Certificate of Approval for us to get married (didn't want to leave to c...

You can apply on 7th Dec 2012. NCS won't process ur application before 7th Dec 2012. And you have to be physically present in UK for next 15 days i.e. no travel after submitting ur application. I believe it's 5 days you should not be travelling immediately after submitting your BC application, NOT ...

Just had my citizenship ceremony -it was a lovely occassion - they really made it a big deal - which it is! Good luck to all of you still waiting

zebra3 wrote:

cherryplum wrote:I applied on 01/11/2011, acknowledgement was dated 23/11/11 - received my approval last week dated 29/02/2012. I applied based on Spouse plus ILR.

you mean 29/01? and not 29/02 as thats in the future?

Yes - thats what I mean - I've corrected it now

I applied on 01/11/2011, acknowledgement was dated 23/11/11 - received my approval last week dated 29/01/2012. I applied based on Spouse plus ILR.

@KFM - I only got the approval letter - it mentioned who I had to contact for ceremony and also that I would get an invite from the Local Athority in a couple of days - that has not arrived yet - probably this week. But I rang the contact number given on my approval letter and the lady said she had ...

Hi Folks, I have opened my small brown envelope, it has in it my passport and a letter. Am quoting from the 2nd paragraph "I am please to say that the application has been successful and you will shortly receive a letter inviting you to attend a citizenship ceremony". Its been a long jour...

@Blackhole - Cherryplum applied before us but yet to get approval. I think the applications are treated on case by case basis so "patience" is the word. Our time will come. I just got my approval dated 29/01/2012, received on 02/02/2012....my ceremony is on 09/02/2011!!!! Your time will c...

If NCS accepted her application like that then I don't see why it would be a problem

If you lookup the form online http://www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/applicationforms/nationality/form_an.pdf it will give you all the criteria - don't know it all by heart - there are notes on absences from the UK. http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/applicationforms/nationality/gui...

Your marriage certificate is proof of name change - just make sure you also include oter documentation requested for the application

Just ring them to let them know you have moved - they will update your details on their system.

I used the same number and it cut me off a few times but eventually got through - just keep at it and redial until it puts you through!

You can apply once your ILR reaches it's first anniversay - so after a year on ILR. You have to do it postal or via Nationality Checking Service - it will not be processed same day like the ILR. When you receive your approval youwill be invited to a Citizenship Ceremony and only after that can you a...

Yes you can - as long as you wait 5 days after subitting via NCS before travelling abroad.

I left anything that didn't apply to me blank - submitted via NCS and theydidn't say anything was wrong with it that way. Don't over think the form.

I applied on 01/11/11 via NCS Bedford, the tracking service show it was received on 04/11/11. The payment was debited about 3 weeks later. Rang yesterday to chase progress - told them I didn't have a ref number as had not received any paperwork and they said my application was in final stages with c...

Eligibility criteria: IL via marriage to BC Method of application: NCS Bedford Date of application: 01/11/2011 Date of receipt by (via tracking service used by NCS) : 04/11/2011 Date of debit of fees: 3 weeks later Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 2 days after payment taken Date of receipt of app...