General Discussion During Naturalisation Application Process

navalaviator wrote:

dahveedoff wrote:Hi Guys,

Just realised that when I submitted my application via NCS, I am not sure the officer made copies of my driving license to be included in my application (same document that I used for my life in the Uk test). What do you think are chances of any issues coming up with my application?

IMHO I don't think that it would cause any issues so calm down and chill

Thanks mate! I'll gladly "chill"

Hi,

Can some one advise .I applied for ILR under Tier 1 General on 14th Nov 2012 along with my wife and 3 children. There was complete silence from UKBA for 6 months. Then I had to approach them through our local MP , for which they replied with apologies for the delay ,ultimately we were granted ILR on 28th Aug 2013, with the laps of more than 9 months.
My question is can I apply now for Naturalization that is before my 12 months period which would be 28/08/2014 - taking into consideration the discretion of 15 months from the time of original application , where in the end the ILR was granted.

Secondly in my initial application of Entry clearance for HSMP in June 2007 , I satisfied my level of English by taking ILETS at that time. Do I have to take another Test(B1) to prove my level of English, or will I be exempted. I have already done my Life in UK.

I need advice regarding travelling out of UK after obtaining the naturalisation certificate but before passport. I will collect my naturalisation certificate next week at the citizenship ceremony but need to travel out of the UK soon thereafter and there is not enough time to apply for a British passport before I leave.

Can I travel on my current non-UK passport (and ILR card) and get back to the UK on non-UK passport even though technically I'll be a British citizen at that time? I intend to apply for my British passport as soon as I return

Read this post, maybe it will help:

http://www.immigrationboards.com/britis ... l#p1020629

I have applied on 3/04/2014 and received Acknowledgement on 14/04/2014. how long i have to wait for requesting return of documents without affecting my application

Hi all,

Has anyone got any knowledge/experience of what happens when you ask for the ceremony to be in a different place to the one you live. I have strong ties in another area of the country and want to do it there, but at the same time I cannot always travel. The question is: do I have the choice when the ceremony is or does it get assigned by the council?

Another question is, how quickly in comparison to the decision - whether positive or negative have you guys been receiving your documents back? What envelope does it arrive in and what address does it have on the back? Do they use signed for at all?
I'm going to be away for a few weeks in June and according to people's timelines and average processing times, the docs and the decision itself may arrive whilst I'm not here. Therefore, I'd like someone to be able to know that it's what I'm waiting for..

Any help will be greatly appreciated, thanks!
(Self application, EU national, long residence, LIUK test+UK degree. Applied 16/04, received 17/04, fees deducted 28/04, acknowledgment received 02/05 dated 28/04. No further comms made/received).

Hello
I'm applying for British Naturalization and have 2 questions:

1) For about 2.5 years I was sharing room with a friend who owned that house. I'm not sure if he included my in the council tax. Will this be problem for me for my naturalization? During this time I was constantly traveling to EU countries every week (Mon-Thur or Mon-Fri) for Business visits (less than 450 days). Now I'm paying council tax as I have rented a new plance since 1.8 years and also previously for 1.2 years.

2) I was a divorcees but married again now. I was divorced in India on mutual basis so no charges were against me and it was due to incompatibility.

Will these two factors affect my naturalization application?

I am hoping to get some professional advice here, I am very new to this forum so please permit if I have posted my question in a wrong place. I am hoping to submit my Application for UK nationalization in November this year. Here is my history, I am a spouse of a British citizen and married in Ireland, relocated to UK in August 2011 with two year spouse visa with KOL Stamp. I applied for my Indefinite stay after passing my Life in the UK test, I did the same day application for Indefinite stay at Home Office and was grated the same day 5th of November 2011.
I know I am not qualified for the Naturalization until 6th of November this year and need to pass B1test.
My only worry now is that, I was arrested by police and accused of carrying two stolen phones, although I knew it was a lie but after a week I received a letter that my case had been NFA'd due to lack of evidence. I later went there to collect my phones without any issues.
My question is:
1: Can my application for naturalization be refused because of this?
2: Do I need to declare it on the application form? (I applied for a Enhance CRB after the incident and was clean)
3: Here are the list of the document I am planning to submit with my application:
a: Marriage Certificate
b: My wife Birth Certificate and Passport
c: My Passport covered the last three years
d: B1 Test result
e: AN Form
Please have I missed anything out from the list?

Than you all for your advise in advance.

Hi all,

Need of an urgent advise from you, would really appreciate your response.
I am applying for Naturalisation in two weeks time and I have few qquestions with regards to completing the form, please let me know if you have any details. Firstly, I have came in the UK initially in Sep 2004 on student visa, then i got HSMP in July 2008. Secondly I have done my Masters from London South bank University which is listed on PBS calculator but not sure if i need to deem the Enalish qualification from Naric on this basis as the form doesn't have any relevant options to select and i am confuse. Please help.

Q1: From below what option i should be chossing under section 1.22 of section KoLLUK
> I hacve a speaking and listening qualification in English at B1 CEFR or higher, or an quuivalent level of qualificationl OR
> I have obtained an academic qualification deemed by UK Naric to meet the recognised standard of a Bachelors or Masters degree in the UK and:
>> UK Naric has confirmed that the qualification was taught in English; Or
>> the qualification was taight or researched in the UK or a majority English speaking country
From the above options which one i should be chossing and do i need to deem my qualification from Naric even though its listed in the PBS calculator for teirs sections?

Q2: Date and place of first arrival in the UK section 2.1 what is the date i should be entering here Sep 004 on the basis of Student or July 2008 on the basis of HSMP?

Please do responsd as that would really help..... thanks in advance.

Regards - FK

fkhoja wrote:Hi all,

Need of an urgent advise from you, would really appreciate your response.
I am applying for Naturalisation in two weeks time and I have few qquestions with regards to completing the form, please let me know if you have any details. Firstly, I have came in the UK initially in Sep 2004 on student visa, then i got HSMP in July 2008. Secondly I have done my Masters from London South bank University which is listed on PBS calculator but not sure if i need to deem the Enalish qualification from Naric on this basis as the form doesn't have any relevant options to select and i am confuse. Please help.

Q1: From below what option i should be chossing under section 1.22 of section KoLLUK
> I hacve a speaking and listening qualification in English at B1 CEFR or higher, or an quuivalent level of qualificationl OR
> I have obtained an academic qualification deemed by UK Naric to meet the recognised standard of a Bachelors or Masters degree in the UK and:
>> UK Naric has confirmed that the qualification was taught in English; Or
>> the qualification was taight or researched in the UK or a majority English speaking country
From the above options which one i should be chossing and do i need to deem my qualification from Naric even though its listed in the PBS calculator for teirs sections?

Q2: Date and place of first arrival in the UK section 2.1 what is the date i should be entering here Sep 004 on the basis of Student or July 2008 on the basis of HSMP?

Please do responsd as that would really help..... thanks in advance.

Regards - FK

Answer is there. You should choose => The qualification was taught or researched in the UK or a majority English speaking country.

First arrival of the country is, when you first entered in the UK regardless of what visa you were in on that time.

Hi all,

I am a newbie here. I have a question regarding my BC application. I am French and I have been living in the UK for 13 years now. I got married in 2008 but sadly my husband passed away after 2 years of marriage in 2010. I have been in the UK since but I am not sure if I am still considered married and therefore need to justify of my absences for 3 years as a widow or back to a non-married applicant and having to justify of my absences for 5 years. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

CK

frenchic wrote:Hi all,

I am a newbie here. I have a question regarding my BC application. I am French and I have been living in the UK for 13 years now. I got married in 2008 but sadly my husband passed away after 2 years of marriage in 2010. I have been in the UK since but I am not sure if I am still considered married and therefore need to justify of my absences for 3 years as a widow or back to a non-married applicant and having to justify of my absences for 5 years. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

CK

Sorry about your loss. For the purposes of the form AN, you're married - so you should tick "Widowed". About your eligibility criteria, you can ask UKBA.. use the contact details:

Citizenship and nationality enquiries
ukbanationalityenquiries@ukba.gsi.gov.uk
Telephone: 0300 123 2253
Monday to Thursday, 9am to 5pm
Friday, 9am to 4:30pm

All the best.

Quick Question:

I have a CCJ that was issued to me in 09/2009 about a parking ticket and just detected that about 8 months ago when I wanted to send my application in. I was told by the council agent that I should try and get that paid or settled. Even though I was not the one driving the car at that time, I was the registered keeper of the car thus why my name was on the CCJ. I have called the court Northampton CCBC to enquire further and was told to contact the company that issued the PCN. I got in touch with the company and was told that the parking company does not exist anymore and they could only find the car registration number and nothing more so they are unable to take payments. It was £164 for the CCJ. Since the court and the defunct parking company are unable to take payments and I am in the middle of this mess, the Council agent called the home office and enquire more about and she asked me to send it and put note about it. I have also contacted the court again and was told to write to mcol@hmtcs.gsi.gov.uk to put the file before a district judge. Even though it will be 6 years next year to be written off, I am a little bit worried LOL. Does any one have any experience about this kind of issues or something close. Advice welcome.

Hello everyone. I am a newbie in this forum and badly needs advise. I have applied naturalization on the 2nd July and got my acknowledgement the 10th. I havent used Ncs which i think is the gravest mistake ive done. I have submitted my documents through post without properly understanding the guidance for the requirements needed.

So the thing is, i have supplied my Life in the UK test certificate but i didnt have any Language Test in my application. Later on did i realize that Language test is needed through reading forums.

What could be the best thing to do? I am aware of the long delays in processing so i was thinking of taking the ESOL test asap and send it through as a supplemental document for my application.

I feel like banging my head as the money that we all paid is no doubt not a joke.

Any reply about this would be most appreciated

ILETS is your ideal option because the results are much quicker than ESOL. Check Cambridge English website for more details. the Home office requires B1 level in English

Good luck

Hello Everyone,

We are in the process of applying for naturalization.
In the QP of 5 years, I have a gap of 361 days, during which I was outside UK along with my son (he fell ill and we couldn't come back soon). 5 years from now, I was in UK (Sep-2009). But I went to India in the period - Apr-2010 to Apr-2011. Since Apr-2011, I have been residing here. In total my UK-absences come up to 430 days. I am only worried about this one stretch of 361 days.

My husband was here in UK all throughout.
I wanted to know whether it would affect my application process? Is it prudent to wait for my husband to get his citizenship and then for me to apply as his wife?

Please advice!
P.S: Apologies if this has already been answered. I searched all forum topics and couldn't find it. So, posting this!

Thanks,
Vicks

I applied through NCS for naturalisation in July, received a letter to send original life in the UK test and my city and guilds esol pass certificate entry level 3, which I send, received another letter today to send full esol certificate.

The one I have got says certificate of unit credits towards certificate. My friends wife got her naturalisation through the same certificate passed from the same center in Liverpool. So I don't understand why they are questioning mine.
I will call city and guilds on Monday to see what they say.

I would appreciate some advice from you guys as in past I have always got my answers through this forum.
Thanks

Hi All,

My question is why is there a wait for 365 days to get a british PP after ILR.
Though any eligibility is not required for British Citizenship what is the reason for this wait of 12 months.
can one claim eligible benefits during this period?

please can someone reply
Many Thanks

Hi all,

I am currently in the process of filling the AN naturalisation form and I am slightly confused about the dates for the Residence requirements.
I have been in the UK since 29th Sept 2003 and got my ILR on 2nd Sept 2014. However 5 years before , on 2nd sept 2009 i was actually out of UK on holiday and came back on 12th Sept 2009.

So I assume my minimum 5 years date/date of application should be 12th Sept 2014, instead of 2nd Sept. Can someone please advise?

Also will my first arrival date in the UK be 29th Sept 2003 or 12th Sept 2009?

Regards,

v2rfrendz

1: Your qualifying period starts from day you returned. I would give it a day extra just in case i.e. 13th of sep.
2: The date you arrived in UK.

Hi akhurshid,

thanks for your response. Can you confirm by the date you arrived in UK, do you mean when I first arrived in the UK in 2003 or 5 years prior to the application date?

Regards,

v2rfrendz

v2rfrendz wrote:Hi all,

So I assume my minimum 5 years date/date of application should be 12th Sept 2014, instead of 2nd Sept. Can someone please advise?

Your qualifying period starts when you arrived back in UK i.e 12th of sepetember so apply after 12th.

v2rfrendz wrote: Also will my first arrival date in the UK be 29th Sept 2003 or 12th Sept 2009?

v2rfrendz

That is the second thing. Form asks you when did you first arrive in UK. You should put 29th of sep there.

I hope its clearer now.

Hi Just a small question from gurus of the forum
I am applying for naturalization along with my wife and daughter of 4years in Dec 2014. I got ILR on the basis of 5 years under Tier1 General. My wife and daughter joined me in Aug 2011 and got ILR along with me in Dec 2013. Now Can my wife and daughter apply for nauralisation at the same time as me OR they will have to wait till i get naturalised first and they apply as a dependent on a british citizen.
Your expert advice will be much appreciated

Thanks for the clarification akhurshid.

Hi
I am currently filling up the AN Form and I finding it very challenging to understand which laws apply to my application....

Spanish entered uk 2002 to marry BC.
No Visa, no ILR, no CSI as no relevant at the time.
UK student for 12 years with evidences.
2 UK EHC covering the whole period of time, Spanish National Health Card, 1 NHS card. Not acceptable by HO.

I meet all requirements except for the CSI because when I entered the UK it was no need for it as it was no requirement for students until 2011? Please correct me if I am wrong.
When did I obtained automatic PR 2005? 2007? Does it make any difference if I obtained PR in 2005-2007 in reference to the need to provide CSI?
Is it relevant that at the time I became automatically PR was no requirement for students to have a CSI as NHS and EHC were issued and in use?
Did I ever became a PR?

What should I do? Would it make any difference if I get CSI now that I am aware of it to comply with the new requirement?

Can somebody please advice?