Hi ,
My citizenship ceremony is confirmed for coming wednesday - 22nd.
I have recd. all the documentation - i.e. HO invitation letter, ceremony confirmation ,etc.
However i noted that they have wrongly spelt my place of birth city name in the invitation. I also got it confirmed from the registration office (ceremony office) that the naturalistion certificate also has the place of birth wrongly spelt.
I was advised that i could still take my ceremony and receive my naturalisation certificate, but then i will have to send it to HO for correction, which can take 2-3 weeks for correction to be made and certificate posted back to me.
This puts a a long wait before i see my British passport in hand
I checked up with my citizenship application, photocopy of my supporting eveidence, etc and i can see that the place of birth is all correct everywhere.
I just wonder how they could make such silly mistakes.
My frustration is - i was looking forward to receieving my passport soon, now it gets deferred by another 2-3 weeks because of this.
Anyway... Just wanted to keep you all informed.
I wonder what will be the effect of this spelling mistake by HO on my citizenship on 22nd June.
I guess i will be a citizen on that date, irrecpective of the fact that the Place of birth is wrongly spelt, which i will get it corrected later by HO anyway.
I hate all these sorts of last minute annoying things....
Ta!
regards.