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When was your naturalisation?I completed the process online, and sent my current passport (from another country) and naturalisation certificate to Liverpool passport office.
Zerubbabel wrote: ↑Sun May 10, 2020 10:30 amI always ask people to refrain from applying for first UK passport from abroad.
I think that the OP is within the UK at the moment and meant to say that they have sent their non-British passport to the Passport Office. They are applying from within the UK.
No.
You could, if you wanted to.
Because each person's immigration journey is different and is likely reassessed at most stages, to ensure that an out-of-turn application can be caught, sometimes years into the future.VocaVuna wrote: ↑Sun May 10, 2020 12:59 amWhy oh why are there such varying experiences in terms of the timeline in each processing office, and in between each steps of the process? I understand the pandemic now has put a delay on things, but even before covid the time in days varies wildly between many people, and not just the "total time", but as I said time in between steps. I know we are at their mercy, but the whole journey to citizenship and naturalisation is a very stressful journey for most, so why cant they have some standard here, when it comes to receiving documents, processing them, approving, and then printing & posting the British passport?
This is scary! Do you have any link for further reading please?So, for instance, children of EEA citizens born in the UK and issued British passports on a mistaken reading of the law were refused renewals when those passports came up for renewals, because their applications were reassessed with an updated reading of the law - the law hadn't changed, but its interpretation had (which is why I advise never throwing away your original documentation that formed the basis of your immigration journey).
There were a couple of cases reported here on these forums. Here is one. See in particular vinny's post in that thread that the issuance of a British passport does not confer citizenship and indeed is not determinative of British citizenship. On the other hand, a naturalisation or registration certificate is (but of course they are not travel documents).Zerubbabel wrote: ↑Sun May 10, 2020 11:25 amThis is scary! Do you have any link for further reading please?So, for instance, children of EEA citizens born in the UK and issued British passports on a mistaken reading of the law were refused renewals when those passports came up for renewals, because their applications were reassessed with an updated reading of the law - the law hadn't changed, but its interpretation had (which is why I advise never throwing away your original documentation that formed the basis of your immigration journey).
Yes, that is right. I have not made that as clear as I could have.secret.simon wrote: ↑Sun May 10, 2020 11:08 amI think that the OP is within the UK at the moment and meant to say that they have sent their non-British passport to the Passport Office. They are applying from within the UK.
Yep, fully aware of this.secret.simon wrote: ↑Sun May 10, 2020 11:08 amTo the OP: Be aware that the Passport Office staff will be (a) likely working from home and (b) are likely assisting other government departments.
For instance, Passport Office staff are assisting the DWP in clearing out Universal Credit applications.
My guess is that naturalisation and passport applications will likely be towards the bottom of their priority list.
I'm not sure I fully understood this, what does someone immigration journey have to do with now that they are a naturalised British citizen?secret.simon wrote: ↑Sun May 10, 2020 11:08 amBecause each person's immigration journey is different and is likely reassessed at most stages, to ensure that an out-of-turn application can be caught, sometimes years into the future.
I'm not entirely sure that that is all there is to it. At the very least, checks will likely be made against international terrorism and no-fly checklists. There are likely other checks that we are unaware of. For instance, recently, there were two cases on these forums where the passports were refused because the first passports were applied for from abroad, thus bringing into question whether the applicant had met the "future intentions" requirement of the naturalisation application. So, it is not as simple or straight-forward as it may seem to you.