Hi everyone, I applied for British citizenship through naturalisation and I have issues with the passport application. I am currently overseas for a year abroad study (in Japan with a student visa for 10 months under my UK university, my nationality is Turkish). This is my timeline for naturalisation:
Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5 yr + 1yr IRL
Language criteria: B1 Test
Method of application: Online + UKVCAS
Date of application: 22/06/2019
Date biometrics enrolled: 07/07/2019
Date on Approval letter: 09/09/2019
Date of receipt of approval: 16/10/2019
Date of Ceremony: 13/11/2019
Date of Passport Application: TBC
Date of debit of fees: TBC
Date Passport received: TBC
My application got approved way quicker than I imagined (I thought the earliest approval would be in November). I planned to come back from Japan in late December to do my ceremony and stay a month+ to get my UK passport and return to my year abroad (we have a long winter break). But now, I have to go back to the UK in November and I can only miss 2 weeks of classes even though I informed my universities about the urgency of the situation. I have been told that a passport interview is mandatory. Would I be able to do my passport interview in a British embassy/consulate in Japan? If I can't, would you be able to tell me how quick the letter for the interview comes? I plan to send my biometric card as soon after the ceremony on the same day and apply for the passport on the same day as well. I asked my solicitor but I didn't get a useful reply (she actually wrongly informed me and said passport interviews aren't a thing).
I am only in Japan for 10 months but it is a mandatory year for me to progress to my final year in my UK university.
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