If you are applying through NCS, you should be given a separate form in which you can put your payment details. NCS will then send this form with your application to the Home Office. Soon thereafter, you will receive a letter from HO confirming the debit of fees. A least this is how it's done at my ...
Assuming that you are applying for your children aged 16 or under, then you should fill in section 4 as a parent. Please refer to your guidance notes for passport application.
your documents have been returned only because HO has already taken note of your application and registered you in the system. When did you apply, by the way? You would normally receive your approval letters separately.
No, NCS won't ask for your proof of address but you are required to put your present address on the form. If you're uncertain just yet as to when you'd be moving to your new address, I suggest that you put your current address on the application. When you have already moved house then just advise HO...
You have been waiting for so long! All the while I thought HO has been doing well in speeding up its approval process. Have you called them again? If all else fails, it's advisable to already involve your MP or have you done this as well?
I don't think HO will make a fuss out of a trivial concern as your referee's writing in lower case :D Your referees are required to put their contact numbers where they can easily be reached in case HO calls them. Hence, if your professional referee can be reached at his company's contact number, th...
If you don't anymore have your original LIUK certificate with you (as I know of some people who have submitted theirs to HO when they applied for ILR and never got them back), then just note on your application that you already passed the test. It's good if you know your certificate number but other...
With regard to your referees using a different date format, that's perfectly fine. One of my referees did the same and it wasn't a concern at all. With regard to stapling of photos, yes you also can. NCS affixed our photos on our application forms by stapling them. They're more secured by doing this...
I had mine and my kids' birth certificates laminated as well but the lady from NCS just made a few calls at the HO who confirmed that they may be accepted. She just took note of the person's name on my application. Our application all went through successfully. I don't think it's stupid. You're just...
There have been several discussions in the board regarding this. It appears that the type of approval letter varies from one council to another. It doesn't have any difference apart from the obvious. If you are given the instructions to call your council to book your ceremony schedule, then do so.
I haven't heard of anyone who was visited at home by HO for any reason while their naturalisation application is in process. It's unlikely. If HO has any queries or requires further supporting documents, they normally write you. Home visit is unheard of unless there's someone here in the board who c...
It shouldn't be a concern. It would be if you are able to give them bank or credit card details when you actually don't have any as it's clearly dishonesty :D So relax. They will ask you questions which you and only you know the answers. That's how they validate the applicant's identity.
I know someone who was likewise requested to send his original birth certificate weeks after he submitted his naturalisation application. He received the approval almost immediately after he submitted the document. I surely hope this happens to you as well.
Employment status has no relevance in your application. If you are still unemployed upon submission of your application, then say that you are. It won't be taken against you.
When you're sent an acknowledgment letter, HO also confirms that they received your application along with all the documents you sent with it. Otherwise, HO would have specified on their letter what documents they need you to still provide them. you may call HO, though, just to confirm when they sen...
Your parents cannot immediately apply for naturalisation on the basis that you have become British citizen yourself. They need to go through the same process you went through before obtaining your ILR and becoming naturalised eventually. However, I know that they may apply for ILR if they meet the c...
My local NCS only photocopied my LIUK certificate and My application went through smoothly. I also know that in the absence of an original certificate, the reference number may just be noted on the AN form. I suppose the methods used by NCS differ from one council to another. No need to worry, thoug...
If you're unable to find any referee who has engaged with your child in a professional capacity then any professional who knows you well (e.g. a family friend or a work colleague) may act as her referee. Your other referee, however, should be a holder of a British passport. HO is not as strict with ...
You are normally required to be physically present in the UK when HO receives your application; thus, you are requested not to travel within 5 days upon submission of your application. However, if your local NCS confirms that they'd be able to send your application 'immediately', then you may do so....
I would presume that HO has already checked your passport and logged your details in their system that's why they sent your passport back to you with the letter. Have you received your other documents? They would most likely have done this, otherwise they won't give you instructions to submit DAT1 f...
Assuming that your son is under 18, If he was born in the uk then once you have obtained ILR, he is entitled to be registered as BC under section 1(3). If he was born abroad then once you apply for naturalisation, you can apply for his registration under section 3(1) along with yours. With regard to...
Unpaid debts normally shouldn't affect your BC application. Unless your case has escalated into a civil proceeding or criminal conviction (which connotes that you have failed to settle your case effectively), then this shouldn't even be disclosed in your form AN. For your reference, I am attaching t...
