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Yup, that's exactly what I did! I think the "checklist" the people kept asking me for was for people applying for visas as I saw them having to give over a ton of paperwork to the office people. Once they finally realized I was applying as "overseas citizenship" they dropped it and let me skip in front of someone else to do the biometrics. So make sure they realize that is what your appointment calls for. It felt weird interrupting people who were so deep in their application to lean over them and say "oh the guy at the front said to tell you I have an appointment for this" but i guess it's how they operate there. All told it took me about 40 minutes, but I'm sure yours will be quicker nowcanabrit wrote:Good stuff,
Thanks for the update, bfrenchfry. We actually missed each other by a hair- I'm next tuesday in Toronto. Hopefully they'll be a little less confused next time. And I'll definitely show up early.
Question for you- when you went through the whole vfsglobal thing, did you have to put 'overseas citizenship'? I found no place for 'ukf' on that website's dropdowns, and thus my appointment letter says it's for overseas citizenship; I'm hoping this won't be a problem.
Call them on the Nationality Helpline selecting the over 6 months option and when they ask if you have called before about this, say "yes and I was told to call back".Scotcrawford66 wrote:Hello all,
My daughter had her biometric data captured on the 06 June, and instill haven't heard anything from them. Eight months now from receiving her application.
How long does it take to verify the info they require??
May be we'll be lucky and get a nice Xmas surprise.
canabrit wrote:Good stuff,
Thanks for the update, bfrenchfry. We actually missed each other by a hair- I'm next tuesday in Toronto. Hopefully they'll be a little less confused next time. And I'll definitely show up early.
Question for you- when you went through the whole vfsglobal thing, did you have to put 'overseas citizenship'? I found no place for 'ukf' on that website's dropdowns, and thus my appointment letter says it's for overseas citizenship; I'm hoping this won't be a problem.
As Antsmall mentioned before:johncameron wrote:Hey Guys,
Can anyone give me a telephone number to chase up my daughters UKF application? Waiting so long and never get an email answered..
Thanks in advance
John
As Antsmall mentioned before:
The Home Office Nationality Hotline (or some such similar name) is 0300 123 2253 (choose option 1). If you call the 0300 123 2241 number (which they give on their letters and which is on this page http://contactnumbers.guru/home-office/ too) you'll just have to stay on hold for ages before being told to call the nationality hotline anyway, so it's better to call the nationality hotline directly.
From what I've heard from people with first hand experience trying to call is that the people on the phones aren't the ones processing applications, and they know nothing, and will blatantly lie to you, and potentially hang up on you, instead of giving you any useful answers. if you're in the UK your best option is to contact your MP, otherwise you're just in for an eternity of waiting
canabrit wrote:Completed Biometrics today! I think bfrenchfry was indeed a trail blazer at the Toronto office, because they didn't seem confused at all. I was worried they'd get stuck on wanting a visa checklist, but as soon as they saw the UKF letter, they promptly took it (along with my passport), and went into the back office to process something. About 10-15 mins later the lady came back out and ushered me to the biometrics room. That part in itself is a piece of cake.
Soooooo..... I guess I've done everything on my end. I'm still missing half the documents I sent (naval records, a baptismal record, etc), so I'm hoping those will come back to me at some point. But otherwise I suppose it's just the waiting game. I had received that stock letter a couple weeks ago saying they'd need longer than six months because of the 'exceptionally complex issues' surrounding my application, but as others pointed out, they seem to issue that letter pretty frequently. But still, I could have a ways to go. At this point they've had my application for 2 1/2 months. And I believe there have been others on this forum who completed biometrics and then waited several more months, haven't there?
How long have people been waiting who have completed biometrics?
I can't advise on the passport card process, but have you requested your biometric enrollment letter to go to Canada? Someone else on the forum tried and said they wanted to go up and UKVI told them no because they hadn't been waiting long enough and they expected biometrics in the US to be resolved before the people went over 6 monthsCloverbea wrote:So, I'm starting the process of getting my husband to Canada to do his biometrics. For him I'm going to apply for a passport card rather than request his documents back from the UK, but I'm running into an issue.
I'm not doing a renewal or applying for lost or stolen, I just want a passport card for him to get into Canada. He doesn't mind doing an appointment at a post office rather than just mailing it in, but not sure how to proceed. Any ideas?
I was able to get the next Tuesday though I had to wait 2 weeks to have a day to take off workLizzie64 wrote:A question for those of you who have enrolled your Biometrics in Toronto, when you logged in to make the appointment were you able to get an appointment within a short time frame?
I understand, from those who have kindly shared info about their experience here, that Biometrics can only be done on Tuesday mornings but I was wondering whether you were able to get an appointment within 1 or 2 weeks or did it take longer?
Thanks very much in advance.
If he was born in the UK, you need his birth certificate and passport or expired passport. He would not have a certificate of naturalisation. The forms cover many scenarios, so ignore the sections that are not applicable.ninadf wrote:Hi guys, I'm new here. I'm Aussie born to an English father and struggling with this UKF form. It's all the more difficult since I'm not actually in contact with my father so can't ask questions!
Can anyone please clarify for me: If your father was born in the UK, do you need to provide a certificate of his UK citizenship or just his birth certificate?
I've requested his citizenship certificate from the UK national archives but they are saying that if he "was born in the UK. If this is the case, then he would not need to register his British nationality or apply for naturalisation unless at some point he had renounced British citizenship."
But then UKF form says that I need to give:
- His certificate of naturalisation or registration as a citizen of the United
Kingdom and Colonies (or, before 1 January 1949, as a British subject); (requested and they have suggested birth cert)
or
- Papers showing his legal adoption; or (not applicable)
His expired citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies passport (don't have access to)
Somebody please help! I've tried emailing the gov.uk email but I keep getting form responses.