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I think sending a letter to the minister is an excellent idea!Ben wrote:I think I might just return it all directly to Minister Shatter, with a polite letter pointing out that this is a prime example of why the citizenship division has been averaging at least two years processing time - something I know he's keen to dramatically improve on.
just one question: did you submit the originals (you state that the originals were returned) or the certified copies of the originals (as they are asking for) ?Ben wrote:So my wife and I applied for naturalisation again in December 2010 (second application, first refused). We sent in fully completed application forms plus everything requested on the form, such as certified copies of birth certs, marriage cert, solicitor completed statutory declaration etc.
We were contacted a few months later and asked for more documents (further proof of five years residence), so we submitted these too.
Yesterday I came home to find an envelope addressed to both of us which contained our original documents, our application forms and each a (seemingly) templated letter saying that our applications cannot proceed until we submit (wait for it), certified copies of our birth certs, certified copies of our marriage certs, proof of residence for five years etc, plus a new statutory declaration....
Eh? Am I missing something? Is it a mistake or are they trying to wind me up?
It's the equivalent of me asking you for a banana, you send me a banana, I send it back to you with a letter saying I can't give you what you want until you send me a banana.
Double check all of your documents and make sure that everything is 100% correct (to the letter). Send the whole lot back with a new statutory declaration. There's no point in writing directly to the Minister. You will get an automated reply from the Minister's secretary and you will hear no more than that. If it makes you feel better, by all means do so but you will not get any particularly advantage in doing so.Ben wrote:So my wife and I applied for naturalisation again in December 2010 (second application, first refused). We sent in fully completed application forms plus everything requested on the form, such as certified copies of birth certs, marriage cert, solicitor completed statutory declaration etc.
We were contacted a few months later and asked for more documents (further proof of five years residence), so we submitted these too.
Yesterday I came home to find an envelope addressed to both of us which contained our original documents, our application forms and each a (seemingly) templated letter saying that our applications cannot proceed until we submit (wait for it), certified copies of our birth certs, certified copies of our marriage certs, proof of residence for five years etc, plus a new statutory declaration....
Eh? Am I missing something? Is it a mistake or are they trying to wind me up?
It's the equivalent of me asking you for a banana, you send me a banana, I send it back to you with a letter saying I can't give you what you want until you send me a banana.
Or just send what you have been asked for and bite your lip. Certified Copies , a requirement not present when you first made the application.fatty patty wrote:That is why it is banana republic. What i suggest to do is send the banana back to them in a fruit basket and also include an apple.
apple: other documents which you think make difference
fruit basket: letter highlighting their incompetence.