I hope someone will be able to advise. I have just today applied for British passport after getting BC last month. My husband and me both got BC last month. My husband has sent his Pakistani passport to HMRC for something so he don't have his passport with him right now hence he is waiting until he ...

Hi, we just got our certificates of naturalisation and wondering if we need to send our passports with british passport application as the notes we got with our certificates doesn't say you need to. My husband has send his passport to HMRC few weeks before and haven't receive it back yet. can someon...

Please can someone tell me what documents they need on ceremony day, when I booked they said they will write me a letter a week before the date and will let me know what to bring. I have to send my passport to HMRC and haven't got it back, so was wondering if I will need passport on the day?

ban.s wrote:wait for couple of days - other letter(s) (formal approval / invitation ) will arrive in due course - most probably sometime next week but may take a bit longer.

yeah thats what I was thinking, because this sure doesn't look like approval/invitation letter.

We applied on 27 march by Royal Mail SD, received next day as joint application. This morning I received documents (we send return SD envelope) which includes both passports and marriage certificate. & a letter which says: "I am pleased to say that your applications have been successful and...

barnaby wrote:

apple82 wrote:Do home office return documents via DHL after applying for BC?

No.

oh dear thanks for your reply!

Do home office return documents via DHL after applying for BC? I wasn't home and received a card from DHL that they have a parcel for me which they tried delivering, I wasn't expecting anything else so getting excited if its BC approvel :lol: ? oh and do they send approval letter and documents togat...

Same happend with me when I tried making appointment with NCS leeds, they make me wait 10 days and then were giving me an appointment a month later, I went ahead and send my documents via Royal mail special delivery! saved £130 fees for joint application + £250 increased fee! they are rubbish!!!

Eligibility criteria: husband 10 years asylum + 5 years ILR me: 2 year marriage visa + 1 year ILR (total over 5 year) Method of application: Postal (joint application) Date of application: 27/03/2013 Date of receipt by UKBA: 28/03/2013 Date of debit of fees: 09/04/2013 Date of acknowledgement : 12/0...

thank you very much for your reply

So as everyone knows that fees for naturalisation is increased from April 6. We are in process of sending our forms by post but I am confused. We will send on tuesday thats 2 April so should be with them with next day delivery, Now they take few days to take money from the account, if they take mone...

Thanks alot Jambo, that clears all my confusions even after reading AN booklet.

Yes I came here first on student visa in Feb 2008 which was changed to marriage visa in 2009 & then ILR in 2011 so completed my 5 years last month.

thanks for your help.

Thanks CR001

Still looking answers for my other questions, anyone

I am very sorry about the long post, please advise me ASAP as I have to apply in couple of days time

Can someone guide me into the right dirsction, I am so upset of NCS as I am trying to get an appointment from last three weeks without any success, everytime I call they say they will call me in 8 working days, or 48 hours (recently) they never called me back in mentioned time and when they called I...

I am due to apply for naturalisation after 14 feb so was wondering about what documents I need to send with the form. I came here in feb 2008 on student visa which was changed to marriage visa in july 2009 I got ILR in Aug 2011 I am married to ILR holder who for some reason dont want/need british ci...

Just to add that my student visa was still valid through out the process till I got ILR.

Can someone please advice me if I can apply for Naturalisation. Here is my case: I came to UK on student visa - Feb 2008 Husband was here from last 10 years & was on asylum at that time. Husband got ILR - June 2008 Marriage registered - May 2009 I Got 2 year marriage visa - June 2009 I Got ILR -...