- FAQ
- Login
- Register
- Call Workpermit.com for a paid service +44 (0)344-991-9222
ESC
Welcome to immigrationboards.com!
Moderators: Casa, Amber, archigabe, batleykhan, ca.funke, ChetanOjha, EUsmileWEallsmile, JAJ, John, Obie, push, geriatrix, vinny, CR001, zimba, meself2
Congrats !MeMcMa wrote:So Happy Today!
Finally I got the letter of Approval. I have booked a private ceremony for the 24/02/16.
And then it will be time for my new passport I guess. Phew! What a journey.
Question is...Do you get a refund of £80 from Home Office as I have decided to have a private ceremony?
Thank you.
ILR4PVM wrote:Congrats !MeMcMa wrote:So Happy Today!
Finally I got the letter of Approval. I have booked a private ceremony for the 24/02/16.
And then it will be time for my new passport I guess. Phew! What a journey.
Question is...Do you get a refund of £80 from Home Office as I have decided to have a private ceremony?
Thank you.
No refund as per previous posts:
http://www.immigrationboards.com/britis ... 52384.html
http://www.immigrationboards.com/britis ... -1520.html
But unsuccessful applications seem to receive a refund owing to the fact that there is no ceremony. Also nowhere does it say that private ceremony fees charged is minus this £80. Another grey area since people's priority is to get it over with asap !
Thanks very much for sharing your experience with us it will surely help many people like me here as i am also appying in 2 weeks time. I hope you receive your approval soon.ILR4PVM wrote:Couldn't find an all inclusive post for JCAP applications, so here is my experience so far. Beware, long post !
Eligibility criteria: 5 years T2 ICT + 1 year ILR (Employee with same company, no convictions or FPNs)
Language criteria met: Foreign degree with 10 points in PBC
Method of application: JCAP in NCS (Wandsworth)
Date of application: 10/02/2016
After deciding to use the JCAP pilot scheme, I called up 3 councils - Hackney, Southwark, Wandsworth. Wandsworth seemed to be the most friendly, consistent, knowledgeable and cheaper. They also had online booking & payment facility (for the other 2 had to declare card number over the phone) with lots of open slots for even the next day. So booked an appointment for 3/2 and paid £50 online. Then emailed ncs@wandsworth.gov.uk to inform that it is going to be a joint application. Got an acknowledgment same day itself confirming this. (Joint applications are being processed only on weekdays 9 AM to 3 pm - so book your slot accordingly). Later had email conversations where my queries were very well addressed (details posted in page 8 of this thread previously). Had to reschedule the appointment to 10/2 which was done with a no hassle phone call.
My appointment was at 10 am and was called in by 10:10.
Documents submitted:
AN form Jan 2016 version (got an NCS email that old form versions and old version counter signature pages will no longer be accepted)
Passport form (Mobile number not in Sec 2 but in Sec 8; Sec 3 - even though it asks for un-cancelled passports, NCS updated it to 2 with both my passport numbers cancelled and latest; Sec 4 No grandparents details needed ; Sec 5 left blank; Sec 10 left blank)
2 Passports (latest and a previous expired)
ILR BRP
3 photos (1 with full name and dob on back glued to AN form, 1 with full name and dob on back, 1 left blank - No counter signature needed on any of the photos)
LIUT pass certificate (NCS kept the original and informed that home office will return it only if the application is unsuccessful - so take your own copy to keep with you for future reference)
Degree certificate + Points based calculator printout (I had already met the English qualifications for my ILR application in Jan 2015, so this was not mandatory. NCS gave me the choice to keep it or not, I opted in just in case)
AN fee payment form (Download and print from gov.uk)
Passport fee payment form (From the booklet that comes along with the application picked up from post office)
What the Registrar did:
1. He had a NCS checklist cover page, wrote JCAP in big and bold on the top and then my basic details. It has various sections which he kept filling as he stepped though the various documentation.
2. AN form - Checked basic details front page, had quick glance thorough the forms to check it has all the pages, the previous addresses page with continuation on to page 22, the number of days outside uk page, counter signature pages.
3. Passport form - again basic checks as explained above in documents submitted
4. Asked if I would like to include ILR BRP original with the application for which I said no, so he reminded the new law that BRP should be returned within 5 days of the ceremony.
5. Took copies and returned all originals except the LIUT pass certificate.
6. Paid the extra £10 for JCAP using debit card.
7. He pasted the new JCAP barcode sticker on the passport application and my receipt (more on it below). Then went though a set of basic questions from a sheet called NCS Client care record all of which are actually covered in the AN form as well. Signed the original and I got a copy of it.
8. He confirmed that after the ceremony, the passport will be mailed to the home address and there is no passport interview.
Receipts received:
1. NCS Receipt - This had the Royal mail tracking number and details on home office contacts to where the AN form is being sent.
2. Local Authority Passport check Receipt - This has the new JCAP barcode sticker and also has the contact address of 'Team 24' in HMPO which he confirmed as being the separate team that deals with JCAP applications.
3. NCS Client care record copy
4. Receipt for the extra £10 payment for JCAP.
All together, it took 30 minutes - quite stress free experience.
Fees:
AN Naturalization = £1005
Passport = £72.50
NCS = £60
I will update the FEB timeline thread once everything starts moving.
MeMcMa wrote:So Happy Today!
Finally I got the letter of Approval. I have booked a private ceremony for the 24/02/16.
And then it will be time for my new passport I guess. Phew! What a journey.
Question is...Do you get a refund of £80 from Home Office as I have decided to have a private ceremony?
Thank you.
No refund as the private ceremony fee is higher than the standard ceremony fee hence which is why you are paying an additional amount to cover the extra higher fee.MeMcMa wrote:So Happy Today!
Finally I got the letter of Approval. I have booked a private ceremony for the 24/02/16.
And then it will be time for my new passport I guess. Phew! What a journey.
Question is...Do you get a refund of £80 from Home Office as I have decided to have a private ceremony?
Thank you.
Congrats!MeMcMa wrote:So Happy Today!
Finally I got the letter of Approval. I have booked a private ceremony for the 24/02/16.
And then it will be time for my new passport I guess. Phew! What a journey.
Question is...Do you get a refund of £80 from Home Office as I have decided to have a private ceremony?
Thank you.
Wfshah wrote:Date applied 12/01
Date of approval 09/02
Date applied for naturalisation through NCS 12/01/2016
Date of acknowledgment 16/01/2015
Date biometrics done 18/02/2016
Date of approval 09/02/2016
Dated 02/02/2016
You can try using their customer services email address... https://www.brent.gov.uk/your-council/a ... -services/tehminamazher wrote:Any idea how can I provide them the feedback now. I have checked the council website and it mention procedures for making a complaint.
fielddrive wrote:Congrats!MeMcMa wrote:So Happy Today!
Finally I got the letter of Approval. I have booked a private ceremony for the 24/02/16.
And then it will be time for my new passport I guess. Phew! What a journey.
Question is...Do you get a refund of £80 from Home Office as I have decided to have a private ceremony?
Thank you.
You won't get a refund of £80 as any private ceremony fee tops up the £80 you have already paid.
PS: check your TL on December applicants your date of approval appears as 24/2?
fielddrive wrote:Congrats!MeMcMa wrote:So Happy Today!
Finally I got the letter of Approval. I have booked a private ceremony for the 24/02/16.
And then it will be time for my new passport I guess. Phew! What a journey.
Question is...Do you get a refund of £80 from Home Office as I have decided to have a private ceremony?
Thank you.
You won't get a refund of £80 as any private ceremony fee tops up the £80 you have already paid.
PS: check your TL on December applicants your date of approval appears as 24/2?
It should be a royal mail tracking number. Try to avoid any space between the numbers. NCS normally gives correct tracking numbers. If still invalid call them straight away and give your reference number.tehminamazher wrote:Please can someone confirm me the digits in the tracking number provided by the NCS
I tried tracking my parcel and its not coming as its saying the enter the correct info.
My tracking number has 9 digits and the postcode I am using is L3 9JQ
To me it looks like that they have omitted one digit from the tracking number.
Brent NCS uses DXArsal385 wrote: It should be a royal mail tracking number.
Hi MeMcMa,MeMcMa wrote: I am not sure if this will be of any consolation. but I see your point. As am one of the first few who applied in the first week of Dec. I applied for both Nat and Passpt through NCS- Cheltenham (Gloucestershire) on the 2/12, on the 4/12 money for Naturalisation was taken, then I did my Biometrics on the 6th or 9th/12 and passpt money was taken out my account on the 8/12.
So am now just waiting for the outcome, coz everything has been done!
You receive your naturalisation certificate when you take oath at the ceremony. Once that is done, you should receive your passport directly in the post within approximately 10 days. The only additional step you are now requested to do is return your ILR BRP within 5 days of receiving your certificate at the ceremony.Wfshah wrote:I just need some guidance, i have applied through pilot scheme, recieved approvala md booked ceremony for 24th now what happens next? Like returning bio metrics? And what happens with certificate? Do i have to take it from council and send it to home office or something? Can any1 guide me here please?