Hello All, This forum is brilliant! I have been able to find answers to so many questions by just reading through all the posts. I am about to apply for British naturalisation and just have a few points I am not sure about. Any help would be appreciated. I am a South African citizen and received my ...

Hello All, I currently have ILR and my ex-partner has an unmarried partner visa based on my ILR. Our relationship has been over for about 3 months now and she has moved in with someone else. My questions are: 1) Do I need to notify the home office about our change in circumstances? If so, how do I d...

Hello All, I would be able to apply for Naturalisation next year March if they don't decide to implement the new naturalisation process retrospectively. My question is would I be able to travel while applying for this as I understand the process takes about 3-6 months and presumably the HO will have...

Hello All, I would be able to apply for Naturalisation next year March if they don't decide to implement the new naturalisation process retrospectively. My question is would I be able to travel while applying for this as I understand the process takes about 3-6 months and presumably the HO will have...

Sorry for the late reply but I was off on holiday for 3 weeks. The process at Croydon was very straight forward indeed. I constructed a folder with all my documentation and proofs. I filed all related documents together instead of filing everything in monthly sections. For instance all payslips for ...

GOT IT! I am soooo relieved! Thanks for the help of eveyone on this forum especially pathway. I got there at about 8am. They let me in by about 8:30. Checked all the documents on the ground floor and sent me upstairs for payment. Then they called my number almost emediately and at 9:30 my ILR had be...

Denied! Luckily I was shown away by the "bouncers" downstairs and never made it upstairs where the payment is taken. However I am still NOT a happy camper! The reason was that the results from my "life in the UK" test had not reached the home office system yet! I know they mentio...

By the way, what nationality are you?

South African. I think I am all set now. Thanks again for all the help on the forum and wish me luck for tomorrow!

Cheers Pathway! Just 2 (hopefully) last questions. 1. Is it neccesary to provide payslips from my limited company to me for the past 2 years? 2. Regarding the letter format you mentioned above. Should this be a letter from my limited company to me. So effectively I will be writing a letter from me a...

On experience basis. Now, about life in the UK test, My wife passed the test just a day (19 hours ago to be precise) before our appointment. They had her score and everything. The Home Office says this things to regulate flow of applications. That sure is good news. Thanks Pathway! I made my life i...

Thanks for the replies. Good to hear that you guys are not too worried about this. I am doing the application in person next Friday the 14th. I am writing the life in the UK test tomorrow, so it's all getting a bit close now. I was told I should show my company accounts and bank statements for the p...

Hello All, I am about to apply for my ILR based on 3 years on a work permit and 2 years on an HSMP visa. Just one (longwinded) question. I received my approval letter for HSMP on the 21st of February 2006. Then I opened my own limited company at the end of March and started contracting. My first pay...

Hello Victoria. That is the answer I was looking for! I have been receiving very conflicting advice on this issue. 2 different people on the homeoffice help line told me 2 different versions. One said you can switch in country and the other not. Are you sure you can switch in country? Just to clarif...

Thanks John,

A very useful bit of information indeed.

Thank you very much for the grammer lesson. I would definitely not want to apply to be neutered.....ouch...':shock:'...thanks for the heads up. However I would still like to confirm if I understand the requirements from the bia website. As far as I can see I should be able to apply for NATURALISATIO...

Very sorry if the answer to this question is somewhere in the forums but I can't find it.

Lets say I have been on a workpermit since 11/04/2003. I then apply for ILR on 14/03/2008 and let's say I get it. When can I then apply for citizenship? 14/03/2009 or 11/04/2009?

Many Thanks

Leon

An update: My gf is going to apply for a six month extention to her whv. I have a friend who also did this a few month back. It is actually a 6 month visitor visa which means that she cannot and will not work in this period. If I then get IRL in a months time then she can apply for depensancy (unmar...

Thanks Victoria,

Just to confirm your last post. Are you saying if my gf applies to be a dependant on me with a HSMP we do not need to prove that we have been living together for 2 years?

Regards,

Leon

Thanks Victoria. That sounds like the best plan. Do you know what form needs to be completed for this. The new forms are: Application form VAF1 - Visitor (PDF, 225K) Application form VAF2 - Employment (PDF, 152K) Application form VAF3 - Student (PDF, 164K) Application form VAF4 - Settlement (PDF, 19...

Does anyone know which form needs to be completed by my gf for a unmarried partner of an HSMP holder?

It seems all the forms in South Africa has changed and are now VAF1-VAF8 but none of these seems to me like the right one.

Thanks Siggi,

Probably not the answer I was hoping for for my gf. but probably a correct one none the less. .

Thanks for the reply. I did a "in country" application for my work permit at the time which is not possible anymore now, but that means since I was already in the country I did not get a stamp in my passport. But basically I received the approval letter for the work permit stating that I c...

Hello All, I am currently on an HSMP visa and am looking to apply for ILR around 11/04/08 based on a combination of Work permit and HSMP stay of 4 years and 11 months. My work permit was approved on 24/03/03 and as it was an in country application it stated I was allowed to work from then. The visa ...

Thanks SYH and veryone for the help on this. I starting listing my days out of the country and it looks like I will be OK. I average about 45 days out of the country each year with none of them having more than 90 days for any 1 year period. Now if I counted the days when I leave and return that wil...

Hello, I am just about to apply for my ILR. I have been out of the UK for quite a few days during the last 5 years. There seems to be a lot of conflicting information on how many days you are allowed out of the UK and how you should count and list the days. My questions are: 1. How many days in tota...