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by John » Wed Feb 21, 2007 7:44 am
Earlier in this topic I mentioned the step-son of someone we know who was approaching their 18th birthday. To cut a long story short the form MN1 was received by IND in Liverpool literally the day before the 18th birthday, the referees section being incomplete, if only because the lad concerned had not been in the UK for 3 years (although he had been in the UK over 2 years).
A suitable covering letter was also enclosed explaining the problem, as was a copy of a helpful email I had received from someone working in the Policy section of IND in Liverpool.
The result? I am informed that the application for Registration has been accepted ..... and without the need to complete the referees section on the form. Because the lad is now 18 he will have to attend a Citizenship Ceremony to receive his Certificate of Registration, but it seems there is no fee levied for that ceremony.
As they say .... all's well that ends well .... and that is after a period of anxiety caused by an ill-thought-out redrafting of the form MN1.
John