Eligibility criteria: 5 years + ILR Language criteria: LIUK + IELTS during entry Current nationality: Pakistani Method of application: NCS Council name - NCS Waltham Forest Date of application: 15/04/2015 Payment method: debit card Date of receipt by UKBA: 16/04/2015 Date of debit or clearance of f...

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + ILR Language criteria: LIUK + IELTS during entry Current nationality: Pakistani Method of application: NCS Council name - NCS Waltham Forest Date of application: 15/04/2015 Payment method: debit card Date of receipt by UKBA: 16/04/2015 Date of debit or clearance of f...

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year ILR Language criteria met: points based calculator Current nationality: South African Method of application: NCS Wandsworth Date of application: 02/04/2015 Payment method: Debit/Credit card Date of receipt by UKBA: 07/04/2015 Date of debit or clearance of fees...

Hi , I have to share my wife application updates , She applied for british citizenship on 5th may 2015 through Lewisham NCS on spouse visa 3 years basis, she received her biometrics invitation on 28th of may 2015 , I dont know she had her Biometrics done when she applied her spouse visa in 2012 and...

Eligibility criteria: Tier 1: 5 years + 1 year ILR Language criteria met: Degree, NARIC, Letter from Uni, IELTS Method of application: NCS Council name if NCS used: Bracknell Date of application: 05/May/2015 Payment method: CC Date of debit or clearance of fees: 28 May 2015 (after 23 days) Date of ...

Eligibility criteria: ILR + 3 year (1 adult +1 minor) Language criteria: LIUK + UK degree Current nationality: Chinese Method of application: NCS Council name - NCS Cambridge Date of application: 09/04/2015 Payment method: debit card Date of receipt by UKBA: 10/04/2015 Date of debit or clearance of...

How do people know the date their application was received by Home Office? I applied with form AN @ NCS on 5th May. It's now 26th May and no money hasn't been taken from my account, and I haven't received anything acknowledging receipt of my application. Hi , Same thing happening to my wife applica...

UPDATE: Eligibility criteria: ILR + 3 year (1 adult +1 minor) Language criteria: LIUK + UK degree Current nationality: Chinese Method of application: NCS Council name - NCS Cambridge Date of application: 09/04/2015 Payment method: debit card Date of receipt by UKBA: 10/04/2015 Date of debit or clea...

Eligibility criteria:Tier 1 G + 1 yr ILR (2 Applicants) Language criteria : UK degree Method of application: NCS Council name if NCS used: Enfield Date of application:20/04/2015 Payment method: card Date of receipt by UKBA: 21/04/2015 Date of debit or clearance of fees: 15/05/2015 (one transaction ...

Eligibility criteria:Tier 1 G + 1 yr ILR (2 Applicants) Language criteria : UK degree Method of application: NCS Council name if NCS used: Enfield Date of application:20/04/2015 Payment method: card Date of receipt by UKBA: 21/04/2015 Date of debit or clearance of fees: 15/05/2015 (one transaction f...

Number of applicants : 2 Adults (Husband + Wife) Eligibility criteria: 5 years + ILR Language criteria met : Degree + B1 (PET) Current nationality: Pakistan Method of application: NCS Manchester Date of application: 27/04/15 Payment method: Debit Card Date of receipt by UKBA : 28/04/15 Date of debi...

CR001 wrote:It is separate applications and the biometric letters will have different barcodes on relevant to each applicant. Wait another week or so and see, hopefully it arrives soon.

thank you

I and my wife applied for nationality in third week of april 2015 together. Fees were deducted in one transaction for both of us, one acknowledgement letter addressed to both of us, however she received her biometric letter week ago but i have not received mine! Is this normal?

Eligibility criteria:Tier 1 G + 1 yr ILR (2 Applicants) Language criteria : UK degree Method of application: NCS Council name if NCS used: Enfield Date of application:20/04/2015 Payment method: card Date of receipt by UKBA: 21/04/2015 Date of debit or clearance of fees: 15/05/2015 (one transaction f...

Dear Readers - I go my ILR recently on Tier 1(g) basis. Had not applied for kids ILR born in UK but preparing for their Registration under section 1(3). Guidance does not say anything about the requirement to send parents passport or BRP's along the child application. Can anyone please help if one o...

Dear readers, do you know how to track applications submitted to Gerry's in Lahore? We were given a receipt with no tracking details on it and on visadropbox site it asks for computer number which I have no clue what it is? I received email from HO about a week ago confirming that application was se...

Yes Once your ILR approved you can apply citizenship Certificate for your Child. Malik Thanks for your reply. My query is about applying ilr for my child separately after I get my ilr. With increased fees this year, I want to get my ilr approved first to save some money.Also, I am not intending to ...

They return passports same day if your application is concluded same day. My experience with halifax bank was to ask them to print transactions for a given period and then stamp it and also top that with a cover letter stamped too. Anything that a bank produces within branch, they normally stamp tha...

A child is registered as British, not naturalised. A child registering under section 1(3) BNA does not require valid leave. Thank you both Moderators. Amber, my child was born when my status was Tier 1(g) not ILR. So not sure if i could skip step "naturalization" unless she was born after...

smartkhan wrote:Hi,

As you booked your PEO before 6th April. Did they ask you to pay the balance amount? Or you end up paying the old fee?

I went to croydon on 2 april, hence avoided the fee rise. How much fee did it ask for when you booked? If pre 6 april fees then should not be paying more!!!

Congrats to both of you on getting your ILR, I have my ILR due in june, my query is related to Employer Letter for Absences out of UK . Did you submit a standard template which is published on Immigration Boards ? or a detailed one. I have two business trips spread into two consecutive years 1 year...

Hello All readers Many thanks to all those contributed by answering to questions and made journey a lot easier. Here’s my experience: Got to Croydon office about 1:50pm for 2:15pm appointment. Went through security and was issued token in next 30 minutes. Got called at desk in 10 minutes where membe...

Dear Readers, please help on this. I recently got my ILR based upon Tier 1(g) and for wife who was dependant to me. My daughter was born in UK and had her Tier 1(g) dependant visa stamped in 2012, which is expiring in may this year. I didn't apply for her ILR. Now wondering if I will have to apply f...

Dear Readers, please help on this. My Tier 1(g) expires end of may14 but applying for ILR in april as 5 years will be completed by end of march. I'm booking PEO appointment for myself and wife. Both my kids were born in UK, one has dependent visa stamped expiring same day when my tier1(g) expires. H...

Dear Readers - I was given Tier1(general) visa on 20 march 2009 for 3 years expired on 20 march 2012. I applied for 2 years extension before visa expired in march 2012 and homeoffice stamped 2 years visa valid from 20 May 2012 to 20 May 2014. So, there is a gap from the date when my first visa expir...