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I believe (correct me if I'm wrong John) they have to go by the date stamp on the envelope - so you should be fine!AlexCh wrote:Does anybody know - when exactly the new price will come into force - on the 1st of April or on the 5th of April (new financial year)?
I have managed to book nationality check appointment urgently for my wife to submit her naturalisation application, problem is that
the appointment is on the 29th of March (Thursday - the only I could find) at 5pm and the NCS will send her papers by a registered mail -
the girl on the phone told me that the application will be delivered to the Home Office next day on Friday, 30th of March - which would be great.
But I am not sure if it is possible to send registered mail around 6pm? If they send it on Friday, it still can be delivered on the 31st of March - Saturday,
but here we have another question - do they deliver registered mail to the Home Office on Saturdays?
And if it is delivered on Monday, April 2nd - will I have to pay the new fee? Any ideas or practical experience?
Actually whilst that is correct for visa applications, for Citizenship applications it is the date of receipt by IND that counts.clairey wrote:I believe (correct me if I'm wrong John) they have to go by the date stamp on the envelope - so you should be fine!
but it all depends on if they deliver registered mail on Saturdays or if NCS have ways to send the documents in the evenings after 6 - and I doubt they can do it.John wrote:The new fees come into force on 1st April.
Actually whilst that is correct for visa applications, for Citizenship applications it is the date of receipt by IND that counts.clairey wrote:I believe (correct me if I'm wrong John) they have to go by the date stamp on the envelope - so you should be fine!
AlexCh, if the appointment at the NCS office is on 29th March it looks as if you have (just) got in before the increase in fees.
Yes they do most of the timesAlexCh wrote:but it all depends on if they deliver registered mail on Saturdays
All the applications are sent by the NCS on the same day after 6 and they definitely reach the next day at the HO.AlexCh wrote: or if NCS have ways to send the documents in the evenings after 6 - and I doubt they can do it.
Actually, yes.Marie B wrote:My husband is self-employed and runs his own company - are visa fees tax deductable?
Nationality – Minor single and multiple : 200 to 400shabrawy wrote:The old fees for naturalisation:
Naturalisation Joint 6(1) -�336 (includes two separate ceremony fees)
I couldn't find the new proposed fees for this category
Anyone knows??
I see, maybe it is one of those special Irish UK agreement or something. Because under normal EU rule your husband still needs to apply for settlement after 5 years in the UK, to be really considered "settled".yankeegirl wrote:
As far as I understand it, an Irish citizen is considered settled as soon as they move to the UK; but with all these changes I'm not sure if that's the case.
Sorry, I forgot to reply to the main point of the child registration. If you look at MN1 (form and guidance) it may be worth a try registering your child. Of course it would be even better if you are both settled, but I guess even with spouse residence requirements you are still some years away?yankeegirl wrote:
As far as I understand it, an Irish citizen is considered settled as soon as they move to the UK; but with all these changes I'm not sure if that's the case.
sywahu wrote:It looks like this country is finally catching up with whats been happening in the middle east for many years i.e all visa categories carry a very heavy fee tag. ?1300 to get a work visa stamp in UAE for instance (ink one ) and this was about 8 years ago!
I was quite surprized many years ago when I came here that almost all visa endorsements etc were completely free. I guess that has finally come to a painful end.
I dread even trying to think about getting my wife's ILR transferred onto a new passport! Glad that I don't need it at the moment but I wouldn't be surprized if HO decides to change the law and "force transfers".
Once you are married, you should just be able to apply for her to have a British passport. She acquires British citizenship automatically on the date of marriage under section 1(1)(b) and 47(1) of the British Nationality Act.yankeegirl wrote:Ok I'm confused now as well. My husband (Irish) and I (American) have a daughter born in the UK in 2005, before we were married. It was my understanding that she would automatically acquire British citizenship after we got married. Do we have to register her and pay the £400 fee or can we just apply for a passport for her?