This is a question for the Other Countries forum, not for the General UK Immigration Forum. Can the mods please move the thread? To answer your question directly, the requirements for a surrender certificate only came up after 2010 (I believe). Given that you already have a five year X-visa, I think...
I understand that the fees are exorbitant and way out of proportion to the actual cost of service provided. However, it is worth remembering that we are here by choice. We don't need to go down this path, especially as regards naturalisation (and getting OCI) if you have already got ILR. The total c...
Found this online. It is very specific and will almost certainly not apply if your girlfriend is of Chinese descent (China considers all people of Chinese descent in HK as Chinese citizens, irrespective of whether they have a British passport or not). But worth a shot if that is not the case. http:/...
How long have you known her for? If it has been for more than two years and you have documentary proof (phone call logs, Skype logs, photographs of vacations together, etc),she could stay as an unmarried partner of a British citizen. It is harder than the marriage route, but something that you would...
I believe (I could be wrong) that one of the conditions of the visitor visa is that the holder is in the UK for only 6 out of a 12 month period. Therefore, under your plan, they would need to stay in Paris or Ireland for 6 months. That could be quite expensive, more expensive than flying them to Kar...
@JonF Your friend's situation is complicated by his lack of an Iranian passport. Be that as it may, he may be eligible for getting an ILR on a few different grounds. As an aside, has he got a Biometric Resident Permit (BRP) Card from the Home Office for his current Discretionary Leave to Remain? Cha...
How long have you been out of the UK? You can lose ILR if you have been out of the UK for two years or more. The immigration officer may question you about your stay out of the UK to determine if the ILR is still valid. Assuming that the ILR is valid and your wife and you are allowed into the countr...
The circumstances that you have stated and their relationship to you do not give them any right to come to live in the UK. But given that they gave birth to you (I'm presuming that they are your birth parents) in the UK, perhaps they have some other grounds to have lived in the UK at that point in t...
If the ILR spouse of a British citizen is traveling on their own to the EEA, they will need an appropriate visa. ILR is a status purely domestic to the UK and irrelevant to the EEA. However, if the ILR spouse is traveling with the British citizen or traveling to meet the British citizen within the E...
I'm afraid I'm a bit confused by the information provided by you. If your mother-in-law was British, your wife is British by descent (as mentioned by you). If she is British by descent, there is no ceremony to undergo. Simply apply for a British passport straightaway with documentation such as your ...
46. As can be seen, the general provisions in the 1971 Act regarding leave to enter and remain are expressly stated not to apply where a person is a British citizen. We do not consider that it is compatible with the scheme of that Act to regard indefinite leave to remain (or any other sort of leave...
It might be simpler to get the British passport in your current name and then change it later on, given how much another person on these forums, on which you have commented, is having with just such an issue. http://www.immigrationboards.com/british-citizenship/british-passport-refused-t179624.html
Once the child has got British citizenship, they would not require a visa. You will need to apply for a British passport for them. Alternately, you could get a CoE-RoA in their existing passport. If you wish to bring them here before they get British citizenship, you can apply for a "Family mem...
@Warrenpfo The judgment clearly states that as the spouse of an EEA citizen, you were not in breach of immigration rules and I think you have a case to request the Home Office to reconsider the decision. Do be aware though that the good character requirement has been tightened up significantly since...
To help us provide you with a considered response, please tell us: When did you get the initial Tier 1 visa? When did you come into the UK? To the best of my knowledge, you will need to be settled in the UK, i.e. get ILR, before getting naturalised. The main difference is that if you are married to ...
a) Go to a Post Office and request a passport form. It is free. b) Fill in the form. You will require two counter signatories/references. More details are in the FAQs. c) After the naturalisation ceremony, submit the form, along with your naturalisation certificate and all unexpired passports that y...
MN Guide, page 7 quote British citizenship otherwise than by descent A child born in the UK to parents one or both of whom are • British citizens Your child was not born to British citizens. Therefore, it did not have British citizenship. Subsequent acquisition of ILR and citizenship does not detrac...
You would probably need to contact HMPO, the branch of the HO that issues passports.
A Google search for "contact HMPO" turned up the link https://www.gov.uk/passport-advice-line. There are phone numbers and a contact form listed on the link.
Normally rules are not defined with such rigidity in the UK. Who advised you to get the Indian passport namechange? Is it the Post Office Check-and-Send? If it is, it is almost certainly worth checking directly with HMPO as they may not be educated about the matter. They are Post Office employees, n...
You can be registered to vote at multiple places. It is a criminal offence to vote twice in the same elections, though. My credit report lists my electoral registration in both my old and new addresses. That has been the case for me for the past four years and I got my citizenship without an issue l...
