Mukonoweshuro wrote:Do they use Royal Mail to send approval letters?

Yes. 2nd Class as well.

If you applied via postal rooute and supplied a pre paid special delivery envelope, then they might send the approval letter when they return your documents.

Hi, I am just continuing the same thread regarding name change. My wife has her Indian passport in maiden name and she came to UK on work permit with her Indian Passport after marriage. Now we all ( my wife, son and I) got ILR in August 2009 and are applying for Naturalization in next week. My wife...

@joelondon, i would say maybe wait for Fridays post and then ring them.

NCS or Postal: NCS - Postal Date of submission: Tuesday, 13 July 2010 Basis: HSMP JR (4+1 year ILR) (Husband and Wife) Date of debit of debit/credit card: Tuesday 20 July 2010 Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Friday 23 July 2010 (dated 20 July) Date of decision (on letter): 29 July 2010 Date of r...

i already received a letter from the home office stating that my application is successful and i should receive an invitation for the ceremony shortly inviting me. now i dunno if i will receive it from the local council or the home office !!! please advice You should receive the invitation letter i...

how old is your son? you say you will be eligible in Dec? how is that so seeing you got ILR in March 2010? was it backdated ILR (HSMP JR) My son is three and half years old.He was born in India and than he came here for some time than went back and than came back in march 2010.I mean i was qualifie...

thats correct its either post your self or NCS. looks i may have made a mistake in my earlier post. you may need a marriage cert if your older child was born before 1 July 2010. If born after then the birth cert's will be enough so long the father is named in the certificate. I have attached the cas...

how old is your son? you say you will be eligible in Dec? how is that so seeing you got ILR in March 2010? was it backdated ILR (HSMP JR)

i believe you become legal on the date you status was changed. So you start counting from May 2008

Excellent stuff. Congrats to you and your wife

1/ By 'personnally' applying in Croydon, i assume you mean you taking the application to the NCS who will check the applicatons and post it for you? I am not sure if you can, you would need to call Croydon NCS to be sure. 2/ i think you may be thinking that there is a premium service for these appli...

Update !! youyiouyouyouyouyiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii ... today i received my aproval letter ...dated 28/07/2010 ...thank you very much for all of you who wished for me and been patient with me ...thanks to all of you once again ...now i just need to wait for the invitation letter for the ceremony ...:)...

If married to British Citizen you need to have stayed in the country for the last 3 years

jamil05 wrote:Thanks beeba.

On application is it mandatory to send marriage certificate?

I ask this because my wife and i have a traditional marriage without any certificates

no it is not necessary.

http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=40944

I believe it is Set(O)

You only need the invitation letter i believe. I received the approval today in the post and it was only the approval letter which came with my documents (applied postal) route. It states that '....I am pleased to say that the applications have been successful and you will shortly receive a letter i...

Just want to say thanks to all those who have participated on this forum, your input has invaluable. I am so excited about the approval and also that it was sooooo quick, under 3 weeks. I used postal route and submitted prepaid special delivery envelope which they used, infact I supplied 2 (me and s...

:D :D :D Update :D :D :D NCS or Postal: NCS - Postal Date of submission: Tuesday, 13 July 2010 Basis: HSMP JR (4+1 year ILR) (Husband and Wife) Date of debit of debit/credit card: Tuesday 20 July 2010 Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Friday 23 July 2010 (dated 20 July) Date of decision (on letter...

@blackgent0306 and @melo75, did u guys receive invitation letters or just the approval letter

from date of conviction

She can apply for naturalisation under her married name, and have her married name in the 'birth name' section. Supply marriage certificate as evidence of name change. As I understand naturalisation certificate will contain both her married name and birth name, she can apply for British cert using m...

Try other NCS's if you get same response then use the postal route

it is better to get referee closer to the application date. A lot could happen between now and December

Hi guys, A quicky and silly question. Why do some people get two letters (approval then invitation) while other only get one (invitation)? I noticed most of the people who got two letters applied by post not NCS or a solicitor. I only got an invitation letter (no approval). Is that normal? Thanks M...

Note the OP said JERSEY.