council citizenship ceremony and home office letter

[sshah20]

Hi all,

I received council citizenship ceremony letter through my friend as it is sent to my previous address. In this letter council already booked ceremony date and ask me you must bring home letter and photo I'd for ceremony. I changed my adress with home office in Feb using the online form. I am waiting for the home office letter from the last two weeks but todate no sign of this letter.
My question is can I attend the ceremony without Home office letter? My ceremony is booked on coming Friday.

Thanks in advance

SShah

[Casa]

It might be a good idea to telephone the council and ask for their advice?

[sshah20]

Hi Casa,

I phoned council this morning and they said we have your certificate for over three months and if you don't attend this ceremony then we will send it back to home office. Now I don't have home office letter and council said you can't attend without home office letter.

I phoned home office as well and they also said that without home office letter you would not be able to attend ceremony.they give me the email citizenship.support@homeoffice.gai.gov.uk to send a letter toto them for another homeoffice letter. I sent them email but I am worried about council as they said if you don't attend this ceremony then they will send it back. Home office letter will take time.

Please advise what to do?

[sshah20]

Update on my situation

Today I received a call from council to bring just your photographic identification with you on ceremony day. They allow me to attend the ceremony without home office approval letter. It's Hugh relief for me.

[Nasir443]

Good to hear that its all sorted for you. I was wondering which Council did you book your ceremony with?

I got the approval letter 4 weeks ago but no invitation letter to date. I contacted Hounslow Council but they are not booking my ceremony by saying I have to wait for that invitation letter and also they didn't receive a confirmation from HO.

Kindly comment.

[sshah20]

Haringey council.