Preperation for Naturalisation application to become British Citizen

[msx273]

Any suggestions


Me and my son applied for naturalisation and citizenship and gavie biometrics but we did not received any acknowledgement from HO yet, is it normal ?

Also wil the referee gets email after submission ?

Dear Mods and Experts,

Me and my son applied for naturalisation and citizenship and gavie biometrics but we did not received any acknowledgement from HO yet, is it normal ?

Thank you for clarifications,

I applied for british citizenship for my child who got ILR in October 2025 and my application is also under consideration for naturalisation, I will appy for my wife after i attend my ceremony and after getting British passport

Dear Mods and Experts,

Just a generic question

If one parent got ILR , is it possible for child under 18 to apply for british citizen straight without applying for ILR if child spent 5 years in UK as dependent to Tier 1 E

Thanks

Only if the child was born in the uk.

No shortcut route for children born abroad. The child needs ILR first.

[alterhase58]

Acknowledgement email normally comes from TLS and/or UKVI - tends no to be reliable.
Perhaps follow up with TLS. If they have taken your money you should be OK.
Referees are not normally contacted.

[msx273]

Thanks for Assurance

I just for this email after biometric from TLS but nothing after that

TLScontact - Biometric collection confirmation / Cadarnhad casglu biometrig

Acknowledgement email normally comes from TLS and/or UKVI - tends no to be reliable.
Perhaps follow up with TLS. If they have taken your money you should be OK.
Referees are not normally contacted.

[alterhase58]

I don’t think there’ll be another email, from UKVI.
Also note there won't be updates during processing, and no online status portal.
6 months is the UKVI target (an aspiration, not a guarantee) - often faster, sometime slower.

[msx273]

Thank you so much

I don’t think there’ll be another email, from UKVI.
Also note there won't be updates during processing, and no online status portal.
6 months is the UKVI target (an aspiration, not a guarantee) - often faster, sometime slower.

[msx273]

Dear Mods and Experts

I applied for citizenship for my child separately two weeks after i submitted my naturalisation application

My question is, will home office first make decision on my application before considering my sons ??

[alterhase58]

Each application is assessed individually, and adult naturalisation is different from child registration anyway. They may or may not, and decisions may or may not arrive all at the same time. There are no rules on this.

[msx273]

Thank you for clarification, time flies as it’s been more than 2 months since we applied

Each application is assessed individually, and adult naturalisation is different from child registration anyway. They may or may not, and decisions may or may not arrive all at the same time. There are no rules on this.

[msx273]

Dear Mods and Experts,

Alhamdulillah my the grace of almighty ALLAH i received my citizenship ceremony invite and have my citizenship ceremony is booked in tommorow

I have few questions

1) my son ( child ) is waiting for his British citizenship it’s been nearly 5 months , is there any action I need to take

2) my wife got ilr now since October 2025 i will get my citizenship tommorow, what is the link to apply for her naturalisation and what docs needed

3) importantly we have travel planned on 1st week of August for 6 weeks, if my wife get decision on her citizenship application will it have any impact when we come back to uk and what is the maximum time we can delay the ceremony attending


Thank you all for care and continued support

[contorted_svy]

Dear Mods and Experts,

Alhamdulillah my the grace of almighty ALLAH i received my citizenship ceremony invite and have my citizenship ceremony is booked in tommorow

I have few questions

1) my son ( child ) is waiting for his British citizenship it’s been nearly 5 months , is there any action I need to take No. You may well receive his certificate at your ceremony.

2) my wife got ilr now since October 2025 i will get my citizenship tommorow, what is the link to apply for her naturalisation and what docs needed The same link that you used. She will need her passport, all pages covering the last 3 years, your marriage certificate, your own citizenship certificate, proof of her ILR, two referees declarations. She can use the same referees as you.

3) importantly we have travel planned on 1st week of August for 6 weeks, if my wife get decision on her citizenship application will it have any impact when we come back to uk and what is the maximum time we can delay the ceremony attending No impact. You have 90 days to attend the ceremony. It only matters that you attend biometrics before you leave and keep an eye on your emails, and if you get approved while abroad book a suitable date with your council as soon as possible.


Thank you all for care and continued support

Congratulations.

[msx273]

Thank you so much

[msx273]

actually I did not applied for my son with my application, i made seperate application for him two weeks after i applied

Dear Mods and Experts,

Alhamdulillah my the grace of almighty ALLAH i received my citizenship ceremony invite and have my citizenship ceremony is booked in tommorow

I have few questions

1) my son ( child ) is waiting for his British citizenship it’s been nearly 5 months , is there any action I need to take No. You may well receive his certificate at your ceremony.

2) my wife got ilr now since October 2025 i will get my citizenship tommorow, what is the link to apply for her naturalisation and what docs needed The same link that you used. She will need her passport, all pages covering the last 3 years, your marriage certificate, your own citizenship certificate, proof of her ILR, two referees declarations. She can use the same referees as you.

3) importantly we have travel planned on 1st week of August for 6 weeks, if my wife get decision on her citizenship application will it have any impact when we come back to uk and what is the maximum time we can delay the ceremony attending No impact. You have 90 days to attend the ceremony. It only matters that you attend biometrics before you leave and keep an eye on your emails, and if you get approved while abroad book a suitable date with your council as soon as possible.


Thank you all for care and continued support

Congratulations.

[contorted_svy]

It doesn't matter, all applications are treated separately anyway. If he has been approved you should receive the email and the certificate comes either by post or at a naturalisation ceremony of a parent.