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is it possible that since all ceremonies during Covid are held virtually and no physical appearance is required, the applicant in Pakistan can attend the ceremony online as if he is in Surry?CULLINAN wrote: ↑Sat May 01, 2021 10:32 pm1) No. You must be inside UK to attend the ceremony.
2) If your application was approved in October 2020, most likely you would have received a ceremony invitation in Jan 2021/ Feb 2021. Ceremony invitations are sent to the correspondence address or email. You need to ask someone to check your post at the address you live in UK.
You have up to 6 months to attend the ceremony after the ceremony invitation date (Note normally its 3 months but due to corona its extended to 6 months). After that date, your certificate will be sent back to HO and your application maybe cancelled. You will loose the fees. You will have to apply again in that case.
You should contact surrey council and check if they have received your certificate and paperwork from HO. Ask them about the deadline. I am assuming it would be July/Aug 2021.
You will need to contact your local council/HO and see if any extension is given in your circumstances. Note, if HO doubts you are not living in the UK anymore, they may investigate your citizenship application also. You only become British when you attend the ceremony.
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Well, I did not know it is compulsory to be present in the UK for virtual ceremonies. It was compulsory for us prior Covid time as it was physical.
It is mandatory, I did two weeks ago. Council will make sure you are physically present in th UK on the ceremony day.
I understand what you are saying, but how the council will make sure you are physically present since the ceremony is virtual. I think we may need to go back for physical attendance to ceremonies, or it gonna be difficult for the council to know.katanayi wrote: ↑Tue May 04, 2021 11:03 amIt is mandatory, I did two weeks ago. Council will make sure you are physically present in th UK on the ceremony day.
IP Address blocking or tracing?
I couldn't agree moresecret.simon wrote: ↑Wed May 05, 2021 11:20 pmIP Address blocking or tracing?
And if it came out at any point in the future that you lied during the citizenship ceremony (which involves taking an oath or making an affirmation), the Home Office are (a) highly unlikely to take an oath/affirmation made in bad faith at face value and (b) can deprive you of the citizenship or declare your citizenship null and void (because the oath/affirmation itself was improperly taken).
Is that a threat you would want hanging over your head for life?
It is mandatory, I did two weeks ago. Council will make sure you are physically present in th UK on the ceremony day.
I think should contact the home office/council and explain your situation as they might help you in this phase.I understand what you are saying, but how the council will make sure you are physically present since the ceremony is virtual. I think we may need to go back for physical attendance to ceremonies, or it gonna be difficult for the council to know.
thank you so much for letting us know.Nik87 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 02, 2021 10:01 amHi all,
Wanted to update all on my case. So I ended up writing an email to "complaints@homeoffice.gov.uk" as "Citizenship.Support@homeoffice.gov.uk" wasn't responding could be due to been very busy and the expected response time is around 20 days. After that I eventually got the reply with 3 months extension.
@Faheemryk I returned back the start of September and attended the ceremony towards the end of September.Faheemryk wrote: ↑Sun Sep 05, 2021 10:29 pmthank you so much for letting us know.Nik87 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 02, 2021 10:01 amHi all,
Wanted to update all on my case. So I ended up writing an email to "complaints@homeoffice.gov.uk" as "Citizenship.Support@homeoffice.gov.uk" wasn't responding could be due to been very busy and the expected response time is around 20 days. After that I eventually got the reply with 3 months extension.
So when are you going to attend your citizenship ceremony ?
Best of luck