Hi, Me and my wife got our ILR in Dec-2009 after working for 5 years ( workpermit route and help+advice from this website) and we would like to apply for naturalisation as a British citizen and british passport. Could you please let us know the form we need to fill in and documents we require for t...

Hi guys I need some advice ,I am the British passport holder originally from india.i want to travel to india in near future but I don't want to apply visa every time so I can apply for OCI / PIO.i am not sure this all procedure ,please can some one help me with this,how this all work ,how can I app...

Hi All, as one can apply for ILR within the last month the 5yr period(Points Based), what is the earliest one can apply for naturalisation?Can it be as soon as the 1 year of ILR is up?I was on a work visa prior to HSMP that did not contribute towards iLR Thanks There is no 28 days rule for the Natu...

4) Any other general advice based on my situation and repercussions of naturalization would be greatly appreciated. Post receipt of a British Passport I'm hoping to get an OCI to be able to travel to India.. You get a shiny red passport, instead of that disgusting blue stressed out Indian passport ...

Sidwho2000 wrote:Normally how much time it takes for invitation letter for ceremony after you received your approval.....

Should normally arrive within two weeks.

I hope you realise that your certificate will be with your local council and you might need to inform them if you would like to have your Ceremony anywhere else. Hi Vinitmanu, as far as I am concerned, I can apply to have a ceremony in any UK local authority. I just have to specify it's name in the...

I hope you realise that your certificate will be with your local council and you might need to inform them if you would like to have your Ceremony anywhere else. I am not sure. I did my NCS appointment in the county where I work, and in the AN form I filled some fields requesting to hold the ceremo...

Hi All, I am planning of having a private citizenship ceremony. I want to invite my parents from abroad and hence want to make it look best... erm, even grand, if I may say so :) Can anyone advise best looking premises. I want something classy, grand, classical British style. I am thinking of Westm...

Now I am not sure whether Home Office accept old form as I just realised today that HO published new form in Dec 2012 and NCS case worker didn't tell me anything about new form on 3 Jan 2013 when I called her. Please see discussion here about the New form. Also, this link from UKBA lists various fo...

My wifes name on her passport is Nina Kulykovska from the Ukraine . Our married name is Beddie .I am trying to understand the order to put in names . In 1.5 I have entered Beddie , in 1.6 Nina Kulykovska , is this correct . Regards As far as I remember, my wife inserted her maiden name under 1.7 an...

Hi All, My wife is currently on FLR which is valid till 2014, however, she will be completing 3 years in UK in Dec 2013. I know I have to get her an ILR before she can apply for can apply for Naturalization in Dec 2013. I am planning to apply her ILR in June 2013. I want to know if the gap of 12 mo...

Thanks for the information bunty. This is what I thought as well so I just rang my council to check and they said they don't have a certificate for me meaning I shouldn't expect a letter from the Home Office any time soon (at least not within ten or so days) :( oh well, hopefully the end of next we...

Hi When applying for citizenship on spouse visa, does the applicant have to submit their passport with the application? Is this then held for the whole time of the consideration? Does the spouse also need to submit theirs? Thanks Dave No, if you plan to apply via NCS. They will take copies of your ...

Hi i am a little stuck on my Proffesional referee, i have many friends but I wouldn't say they fall into the categories, would a operations manager of a Christian distribution company count? Is the company VAT registered company/limited company/registered charity? Find the list of acceptable refere...

Hi Guys, I have a current passport with ILR on it, And the old passport which is expired which got the entry to UK stamp and old visa stamps So in section 3B of British Passport application do i need to put both the passport details I hope expired passport not regarded as cancelled. Please refer to...

Hi, I came to the UK in June 2006 under HSMP. My husband came as my dependent. We got our ILR last year and will now apply for naturalisation. We will make a join application. I am supplying the following documents: 1) My Passport and hubands passport 2) Life in the Uk certificate 3) Marriage certi...

Hi, I came to the UK in June 2006 under HSMP. My husband came as my dependent. We got our ILR last year and will now apply for naturalisation. We will make a join application. I am supplying the following documents: 1) My Passport and hubands passport 2) Life in the Uk certificate 3) Marriage certi...

Hi, I too received my approval letter from HO recently which had my name at birth spelled wrongly??, but my full name is correct, do i need to send it back? my ceremony date has been given for next month. does the naturalisation certificate contain name at birth etc., thanks, Raj. This link might b...

samar0001 wrote:I mean jeans and shirt is OK for the ceremony.

It's really a personal preference. The dress code range from jeans and t-shirt to three-piece suit. I would recommend shirt and formal trouser as once you are there you will realise how special the day is.

Gerry2011 wrote:Dear All,

I have applied for Nationality through NCS.
Is there is anyway to track whether application has been received by UKBA?

Many Thanks
Gerry

There should be a Royal Mail tracking number with the letter from NCS.

Hello there I apologise beforehand if this topic has been discussed before but I couldn't find the specific answer and hence the reason for my new topic. I want to know if I qualify for the BC. There is an explanation on HO website but I am not sure if I really understand. a. I arrived in the UK in...

I'm just wondering if myself and my spouse making a joint application can use the same referees in our naturalisation application. Could someone confrim if this is okay please? Thanks You should be ok to use the same set of referees as long as referees know each of you individually as per the requi...

I have been granted ILR in October 2011 under 10 years long residency and my wife got her ILR in February 2012 as she was with me for 3 years. My question is 1)whether both of us can apply for naturalisation as a joint application or not in March 2013??? Because my application would be considered u...

need_a_tier1 wrote:Is there a requirement to be present in the UK for 5 days after your naturalization application?

You are advised to be in the UK few days after you submit your application.

I am going to submit my application at the NCS on 10th Jan 2013. While filling the form, I have noticed that I was out of the UK in January 2008 for 2 days. And the dates are quite close to when my application will be received at the home office (minus 5 years). I left the UK on 14th Jan 2008 Was i...