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Too early. Late december or early January
After you get your certificatemoh12 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 01, 2020 8:39 amJust to give an update. My wife finally had her citizenship ceremony on the 25th November. I had contacted Bradford Council a couple of times to arrange a ceremony but they said to wait and I left it at that. A couple weeks later they sent a letter providing a date and time for the ceremony. Need to apply for her passport now. Can anyone confirm what she should do with her biometric residence permit now? Thanks for all the support to the members here.
I better get it sent off today then. Thanks.coolrockspart2 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 01, 2020 8:50 amAfter you get your certificatemoh12 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 01, 2020 8:39 amJust to give an update. My wife finally had her citizenship ceremony on the 25th November. I had contacted Bradford Council a couple of times to arrange a ceremony but they said to wait and I left it at that. A couple weeks later they sent a letter providing a date and time for the ceremony. Need to apply for her passport now. Can anyone confirm what she should do with her biometric residence permit now? Thanks for all the support to the members here.
You must send your biometric residence permit (BRP) back to the Home Office within 5 working days of getting your certificate of British citizenship.
Cut your BRP into 4 pieces and put it in a windowless envelope.
Include a note saying you’re returning your permit because you’ve become a citizen. Include your name, date of birth and the document number (found on the front of the card) in the note.
Naturalisation BRP Returns
PO Box 195
Bristol
BS20 1BT
You’ll be fined up to £1,000 if you do not return your permit within 5 working days.
Refer https://www.gov.uk/apply-citizenship-sp ... ertificate
Thank you for sharing! I am hopeful then, I have an almost identical timeline (Applied mid April, Biometrics mid August, Approved end of September).But so far, no brown envelope and no certificate received by the council (RBKC, border Westminster). Hopefully it will come this week...aemvl wrote: ↑Mon Nov 30, 2020 11:18 pmHi all,
Had my ceremony today, please see my timeline / details below.
Date of Application: 14th April 2020
Date of Biometrics Appointment: 15th August 2020
Date of Approval: 21st August 2020 via Email (PDF attachment)
Date Ceremony Letter Received: 23th November 2020 (arrived through Royal Mail redirection service. It was posted to my old address despite change of address request made and acknowledged by HO)
Date on Ceremony Letter: 14th November 2020
Date of Ceremony: Private ceremony 30th November 2020
I was with Westminster Council, they do private ceremonies for free atm.
It seems Westminster are having some problems with their website booking system (I was always getting an error), so I called them (quite a few times) to try to book my ceremony through the registrar. Eventually they called back (on the 3rd day after I first called and left my call back request) and offered a ceremony the next working day.
Best of luck to everyone still waiting!
I was approved end of July and nothing yet. I phoned UKVI yesterday to chase this up and they escalated it for a check up. Today I received what seems to be a generic long email asking not to contact UKVI and local authorities as they are working hard to process the outstandingly certificates. It also stated that they have just completed August approvals and now they are processing September. No mention of July which indicates that no one looked at the details of my call. Can’t wait to get this over with.Sanfarquad wrote: ↑Tue Dec 01, 2020 12:28 amHello everyone
Anyone received approval email on late July and still waiting for invitation letter. I haven’t heard anything from HO or the council.
Hi sorry I am again posting this. My citizenship approved on 26/11/2020. I choose Haringey council. Can someone reply me above question would be really gratefulYasmin123 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 30, 2020 2:42 pmI have quick question can someone tell me what is the Haringey process time? What is the quickest way I can book ceremony. In letter says they will keep review good character requirement. Is there any example successful citizenship application has been cancelled because of that?
Sent an email yesterday to and hope this helps others :skasyap wrote: ↑Mon Nov 30, 2020 8:30 pmHi all
Hope any of you experienced the same can help.
My application was approved on 18th of September and now council has confirmed that they have received my certificate but I have not had invite from home office yet.
Is that normal that a) council has received the certificate but I have not received the invitation? b) which email address should I use for citizenship team to send them an email about no invitation letter received yet?
skasyap wrote: ↑Tue Dec 01, 2020 11:40 amSent an email yesterday to and hope this helps others :skasyap wrote: ↑Mon Nov 30, 2020 8:30 pmHi all
Hope any of you experienced the same can help.
My application was approved on 18th of September and now council has confirmed that they have received my certificate but I have not had invite from home office yet.
Is that normal that a) council has received the certificate but I have not received the invitation? b) which email address should I use for citizenship team to send them an email about no invitation letter received yet?
NationalitySupportTeamFMT@homeoffice.gov.uk
and got response within 24 hours which is really impressive.
Email from team :
Good Morning
Thank you for your enquiry below.
I am pleased to advise that your certificate was despatched to your local authority on 27th November 2020 and your ceremony invitation sent to your home address on the same day. This was sent by second class post and should be with you in the next 10 days.
Yes I did so just ignore this.SamcoSamco wrote: ↑Tue Dec 01, 2020 12:37 pmskasyap wrote: ↑Tue Dec 01, 2020 11:40 amSent an email yesterday to and hope this helps others :skasyap wrote: ↑Mon Nov 30, 2020 8:30 pmHi all
Hope any of you experienced the same can help.
My application was approved on 18th of September and now council has confirmed that they have received my certificate but I have not had invite from home office yet.
Is that normal that a) council has received the certificate but I have not received the invitation? b) which email address should I use for citizenship team to send them an email about no invitation letter received yet?
NationalitySupportTeamFMT@homeoffice.gov.uk
and got response within 24 hours which is really impressive.
Email from team :
Good Morning
Thank you for your enquiry below.
I am pleased to advise that your certificate was despatched to your local authority on 27th November 2020 and your ceremony invitation sent to your home address on the same day. This was sent by second class post and should be with you in the next 10 days.
Thanks for the update.
When you sent your email, did you receive an automatic reply saying “ Thank you for your email.
It is taking longer than usual to process applications because of coronavirus (COVID-19). This will not affect the decision. Extra time will be allowed to enrol biometrics, provide additional information and arrange a citizenship ceremony. Do not apply by post if you’ll need your documents back by a specific date.”
I am hoping they will follow this up and look into the specific requests in the email.
Thanks
Gonzo14 wrote: ↑Sat Nov 14, 2020 10:48 amJust a quick updateGonzo14 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 04, 2020 12:00 pmHi allGonzo14 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 30, 2020 12:03 pmHi all
For those awaiting citizenship ceremony from Barnsley council I spoke to them and they said that they are conducting ceremonies on an individual basis and allowed 1 guest . They have been receiving certificates regularly from the home office. I was approved on 24 July after making my application in September 2019. So hopefully I don’t have to wait long for the ceremony
I contacted my local registrar and they informed me that they received my certificate and that they have booked me in for my ceremony on 1 December, they didn’t ask me to bring anything but am allowed to bring one guest. I haven’t received my invitation yet but I will keep the forum updated when I do. My approval was 24 July 2020, applied September 2019.
I have finally received the brown envelope with my invitation letter from HO. Interestingly the letter was dated 19 October and delivered 2nd class so I don’t get how it could take nearly a month to deliver a letter to be honest. Nevertheless I had contacted my local council last week and they booked me for my ceremony without the invitation letter. It’s just frustrating that there are not early dates available but am just grateful that the journey is neatly over. In total from start this process ha taken me 15 months, I am just ready to be done with this journey
Below is my timeline
Application : September 2019
Approved : July 2020
Date on invitation : 19 October
Ceremony booked : 1 December 2020
Finally completed my ceremony today am I officially a British citizen. This forum has got me through this tough journey without all your contributions I don’t know were I would be. Thank you
I had no luck with that either. I've done some research on what people in our situation could do:Emeliajayne88 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 01, 2020 12:25 pmI got my approval letter via email in June and I still am waiting on an invitation for a ceremony...
Have contact HO a number of times and they don't respond, neither do Hackney Council.
himrmo93 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 29, 2020 5:25 pm
Woo Im 12th October, so hopefully ill get it in mid december
Hi thereSamcoSamco wrote: ↑Tue Dec 01, 2020 11:08 amI was approved end of July and nothing yet. I phoned UKVI yesterday to chase this up and they escalated it for a check up. Today I received what seems to be a generic long email asking not to contact UKVI and local authorities as they are working hard to process the outstandingly certificates. It also stated that they have just completed August approvals and now they are processing September. No mention of July which indicates that no one looked at the details of my call. Can’t wait to get this over with.Sanfarquad wrote: ↑Tue Dec 01, 2020 12:28 amHello everyone
Anyone received approval email on late July and still waiting for invitation letter. I haven’t heard anything from HO or the council.