Finally good news folks.

Applied on the 13th Jan.

Approval received: 13th march, letter dated 6th March.

Thank you all for your support, i am not just abandon this forum, i be around to help out wherever i can with whatever i know from my experience.

as you used for the ILR, your certificate details will already be on the UKBA system. As far as i am aware there is no real need to show your certificate at NCS if you have used it already for the ILR, just mention the certificate number on your application form and also explain on the last page tha...

Congrats Collipu.

you have been waiting for a long time now.

Best wishes for the future mate.

Good luck with your application.

you can, so long you meet the residence qualifications. ie..how may day have you spent outside the UK in the past 3 years. Also on the day of your application you need to make sure you were present in the UK. ie if you submit on the 14th March 2014...so you should have been present in the UK on the ...

It can't be too long now collipu.

Hopefully by next we all have approval for jan 2014. I feel so sorry for the people who are still waiting from nov and dec.

My words were "its been 3 months since application I have heard nothing from the HO, I don't even know what is happening with my application, please can you update me whether its been allocated to the case worker as I have some travel plans coming up"

Just called the HO, the lady put me on hold for 4 minutes.

Came back and said, "I have just spoken to the relevant department and you will hear from us in 7 working days"

She didn't say approved or not...

as far as i am aware there is absolutely no such restriction.

Yes to both!

Lol Soniaa...

The above stats are like 3 weeks old.

read the post again. hehe

I don't see this to be a problem, as long as the details are written clear enough and easy to read.

Just called HO and the guy said "we are are still dealing with applications from the 3rd November" I said, i know of 4 people who have applied in Jan a week later than me, and all of them got approvals, so the 3rd Nov story doesn't make sense...? "as i said we are dealing with the 3rd...

PM me if need more details on this, i can explain the whole process in detail, but its a child's play really.

When you book the test online, after that they will send an email full of stuff also the material they are going to be covering. You will be asked to prepare a 'subject topic' ie, Travel, Holidays. Then you discuss that subject with the examiner and they mark you on that. Very easy and straight forw...

The test is very easy z4ydi, if you wife can do the Life in the UK, this one is much less work than that. English Exam Centres is the institution along with others who provide this qualification. Go on the website and you will find all the information there. let me know if you need anything else... ...

Even renew takes 2 to 3 weeks Jegdis5, plus around 100+ pounds for the replacement.

Unless you have an immediate travel plan, i guess waiting for the UKBA is financially more viable move.

Good turn around here!

If your university is recognised by the UKBA then yes, profile original degree certificate + life in the UK.
Seniors confirm this.

All my heart is with the people waiting from Oct.

I can imagine how exactly it feels, by the end of march it will be 6 months, i am sure after that HO will give an answer.

i am sure he has.

Seniors please do confirm this.

My answer was based on the information i gathered from reading other related posts, not my personal experience.

As a pakistani national you are allowed to have a dual nationality.

When they ask about pakistani visa, you give your pakistani passport along with the UK passport at the check in desk.

ILR card becomes invalid after you attended the citizenship ceremony (oath) and received your certificate.

It will create an issue at the check-in desk.

Why would you want to do this anyway, i bother using your pak passport details when you are already a British national?

Thank you Somudro, it's frustrating.