General Discussion During Naturalisation Application Process

[Noetic]

Oops my mistake, just found approval letter hidden among the returned original documents!!

[krishi572000]

Mn1 approval

Hi

Got approval letter on 29th May Regards my childs approval letter , they have mentioned in the

letter to collect the Registartion Certificate at the local council , when parents attend the ceremony

normally i was thinking it comes thru Post , is that quite common

[CR001]

Mn1 approval

Hi

Got approval letter on 29th May Regards my childs approval letter , they have mentioned in the

letter to collect the Registartion Certificate at the local council , when parents attend the ceremony

normally i was thinking it comes thru Post , is that quite common

Yes, it is normal if the whole family has applied together that the child's certificate is with the parents at the council.

[krishi572000]

Many Thanks CR001

[pogotosh]

Guys,

I had a question concerning the documentary evidence required to prove the English qualification requirement. I will be submitting my official UK Masters degree as proof of my English requirement.

But the UK guide also indicates the following

1. A print out from the points-based calculator, with the equivalent level of your degree and the level of English

However, I noticed that the Points Based Calculator has now been closed

https://www.points.homeoffice.gov.uk/gu ... R_405_HELP

Hence, given that my degree will be from a UK university, will I need to submit any further evidence to confirm that the degree was taught in English or do you reckon, just the original degree will be adequate?

Thanks for your assistance.

[malik15]

I applied for naturalisation in August 2015. I've been told that HO is still doing checks and they can't give me any indication on time.

Is there anyone in similar situation or has been in that situation and cares to share experience?

[vishy786]

Hello All,

Please share if anyone who applied for naturalisation in April 2016 have received any update. Or we are stillon waiting period.

Regards
Vishal

[nim110]

Hello

I have applied for BC Using NCS back in Feb 2015 and still waiting, contacted HO three times and received call saying under consideration! married to Spouse of BC , been to uk for just over 10 years, days of absents no more than 40 days.

I have sent my passpost to them back in Agust 2015 and been without.

Decided to contact local MP and sent her an email.

waiting!

Last time I have tried to enter UK they have stopped me and wanted to cancell my ILR!!! my wife and childrens all have british passpots! they entered and they kept me for 30 minutes and then call me saying all okay and stamped the entry , tried to asked what s wrong he just said nothing!!!

just wanted to share, Love to go to holiday !!!

[malik15]

Hello

I have applied for BC Using NCS back in Feb 2015 and still waiting, contacted HO three times and received call saying under consideration! married to Spouse of BC , been to uk for just over 10 years, days of absents no more than 40 days.

I have sent my passpost to them back in Agust 2015 and been without.

Decided to contact local MP and sent her an email.

waiting!

Last time I have tried to enter UK they have stopped me and wanted to cancell my ILR!!! my wife and childrens all have british passpots! they entered and they kept me for 30 minutes and then call me saying all okay and stamped the entry , tried to asked what s wrong he just said nothing!!!

just wanted to share, Love to go to holiday !!!

Looks like we are in the same situation. Do let us know when you hear from MP.

Is there anyone else who's been through this wait? Maybe senior members can shed some light on this.

[imnewhere]

Interesting : there is no April approval yet. I supposed March was one hell of a busy month. Appears it is a long wait for everyone after the fee increased.

[sam2346]

I applied end of March and have been checking every day to see the new update but there is no movement for application made on or after 18th March. I hope the wait is not too long.

Interesting : there is no April approval yet. I supposed March was one hell of a busy month. Appears it is a long wait for everyone after the fee increased.

[khan_tahir786]

Hello

I have applied for BC Using NCS back in Feb 2015 and still waiting, contacted HO three times and received call saying under consideration! married to Spouse of BC , been to uk for just over 10 years, days of absents no more than 40 days.

I have sent my passpost to them back in Agust 2015 and been without.

Decided to contact local MP and sent her an email.

waiting!

Last time I have tried to enter UK they have stopped me and wanted to cancell my ILR!!! my wife and childrens all have british passpots! they entered and they kept me for 30 minutes and then call me saying all okay and stamped the entry , tried to asked what s wrong he just said nothing!!!

just wanted to share, Love to go to holiday !!!

I applied for Naturalization in April 2015, but still waiting 4 approval. (Tier 1 General 5year + 1 year ILR). I have no fines, no offence, no points, no TAX or HMRC issue. I called HO few times but they always have standard reply (still in process, no time frame). I contacted my MP couple of times, I recently got reply from HO through my MP which says "we check applicant through Govt dept n other Agencies and then decide whether applicant is eligible for citizenship or not" and then next paragraph they said "on my application checks haven't completed yet, as soon as the checks complete, we will inform the applicant".
Now, I don't understand what sort of checks they are doing which take them 12 months and still haven't completed.
Sorry about the long story, This group Is amazing. Keep up the good work.
Best Regards,
Tahir Ahmed Khan

[malik15]

Hello

I have applied for BC Using NCS back in Feb 2015 and still waiting, contacted HO three times and received call saying under consideration! married to Spouse of BC , been to uk for just over 10 years, days of absents no more than 40 days.

I have sent my passpost to them back in Agust 2015 and been without.

Decided to contact local MP and sent her an email.

waiting!

Last time I have tried to enter UK they have stopped me and wanted to cancell my ILR!!! my wife and childrens all have british passpots! they entered and they kept me for 30 minutes and then call me saying all okay and stamped the entry , tried to asked what s wrong he just said nothing!!!

just wanted to share, Love to go to holiday !!!

I applied for Naturalization in April 2015, but still waiting 4 approval. (Tier 1 General 5year + 1 year ILR). I have no fines, no offence, no points, no TAX or HMRC issue. I called HO few times but they always have standard reply (still in process, no time frame). I contacted my MP couple of times, I recently got reply from HO through my MP which says "we check applicant through Govt dept n other Agencies and then decide whether applicant is eligible for citizenship or not" and then next paragraph they said "on my application checks haven't completed yet, as soon as the checks complete, we will inform the applicant".
Now, I don't understand what sort of checks they are doing which take them 12 months and still haven't completed.
Sorry about the long story, This group Is amazing. Keep up the good work.
Best Regards,
Tahir Ahmed Khan

I'm in the situation. No fines or points at all. I'm confused as most of the people I know got their approval within 3 months. What checks are they doing that are taking that long. In this day and age when everything is computerised I fail to understand. Keep us posted on the progress and good luck.

[bonhomie13]

Destruction of BRP.

Hello all,

After application for naturalisation gets accepted, is the five day period for sending the BRP back to UKVI counted from the day of receiving the letter or from the day of the citizenship ceremony?

Regards,

[brazUKa]

Destruction of BRP.

Hello all,

After application for naturalisation gets accepted, is the five day period for sending the BRP back to UKVI counted from the day of receiving the letter or from the day of the citizenship ceremony?

Regards,

This link might help you: https://www.gov.uk/becoming-a-british-c ... p-ceremony

[CR001]

Destruction of BRP.

Hello all,

After application for naturalisation gets accepted, is the five day period for sending the BRP back to UKVI counted from the day of receiving the letter or from the day of the citizenship ceremony?

Regards,

[pogotosh]

Sorry for my ignorance but how are you keeping track of this? Just based on the updates on this portal? Based on my understanding there is really no online portal to track one's application right?

I applied end of March and have been checking every day to see the new update but there is no movement for application made on or after 18th March. I hope the wait is not too long.

Interesting : there is no April approval yet. I supposed March was one hell of a busy month. Appears it is a long wait for everyone after the fee increased.

[imnewhere]

Sorry for my ignorance but how are you keeping track of this? Just based on the updates on this portal? Based on my understanding there is really no online portal to track one's application right?

I applied end of March and have been checking every day to see the new update but there is no movement for application made on or after 18th March. I hope the wait is not too long.

Interesting : there is no April approval yet. I supposed March was one hell of a busy month. Appears it is a long wait for everyone after the fee increased.

All speculation is based on the update on this site ( timelines etc)

Keep an eye out for when you start seeing approval of applications made around your timeline .. I believe they are still doing March at the moment and no one here has updated on their outcome for April... I will guess April approvals will start next month or late this month.

[sam2346]

There is a google docs where some of the applicants have updated their timelines which sort of helps to see clearly the current progress. It might not be accurate as some people haven't updated the google docs but still gives you an idea. Thanks to those who have been contributing to this google docs update. Here is the link if you want to check.

Link : Click https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... edit#gid=0


[quote="imnewhere"][quote="pogotosh"]Sorry for my ignorance but how are you keeping track of this? Just based on the updates on this portal? Based on my understanding there is really no online portal to track one's application right?

[quote="sam2346"]I applied end of March and have been checking every day to see the new update but there is no movement for application made on or after 18th March. I hope the wait is not too long.

[dapto10]

Hi all,

This is in continuation to my previous post about the new rule about applications made by EEA nationals requiring DCPR.

I do have DCPR issued last year but didn't know the date deemed my date of acquisition of Permanent Resident status. Some weeks ago I sent a Subject Access Request (SAR) to the Home Office asking them for this date and they came back with screen shot of my file taken off their system which states, I quote, 'The date we can confirm the applicant acquired an entitlement to permanent residence is...'

How do you read this? Would that mean this is the date on which I have acquired PR according to their system or means something else?

The reason for asking is because this date is significantly earlier than the date I believe I've acquired PR status.

I'm eligible to apply for naturalisation anyway, it's just the outcome of this SAR which I find rather odd. Has someone received a response to a SAR recently and what does it say in terms of wording?

Many thanks.

[CR001]

Hi all,

This is in continuation to my previous post about the new rule about applications made by EEA nationals requiring DCPR.

I do have DCPR issued last year but didn't know the date deemed my date of acquisition of Permanent Resident status. Some weeks ago I sent a Subject Access Request (SAR) to the Home Office asking them for this date and they came back with screen shot of my file taken off their system which states, I quote, 'The date we can confirm the applicant acquired an entitlement to permanent residence is...'

How do you read this? Would that mean this is the date on which I have acquired PR according to their system or means something else?

The reason for asking is because this date is significantly earlier than the date I believe I've acquired PR status.

I'm eligible to apply for naturalisation anyway, it's just the outcome of this SAR which I find rather odd. Has someone received a response to a SAR recently and what does it say in terms of wording?

Many thanks.

You acquire PR automatically after 5 years of exercising treaty rights. The date you 'acquire PR' and the date your DCPR is issued will always be different, the DCPR cannot be 'backdated'.

[dapto10]

Thanks CR001. You're absolutely right. My question is not about the date on the DCPR.

Problem is the date they've given to me in the SAR is... 4 years before I have actually and factually acquired PR status, if you know what I mean. It's before the end of the 5-year period.

For example, if, say, I've come and settled in the UK in September 2005, I would've acquired PR status automatically in September 2010. A record on their computer should state a date from September 2005 onwards.

In my case, however, the date is well BEFORE the end of my 5-year qualifiying period, say January 2006, just months after I arrived. This is the strange part, obviously an error on their system and that's why I'm asking the question.

I qualify anyway and will be applying shortly but can't really understand how this wrong date ended up on my file.

Thanks again!

[i12b3]

Hello All

I have a question , I have a naturalization application under process, have received acknowledgment of receipt of application only as of yet.

I'm thinking of doing some UBER just to supplement my income as I am saving for a holiday , part of their application process is to get a Private hire license via TFL and they do a check and everything via an agency called GBG which I assume is similar to a CRB check , I am fine with them doing these checks but wondered

1. If this is something that is OK to do while my naturalization application is under process ?

2.Is this something similar to credit history check whereby each time searches are made there is a foot print of how many times this person has been CRB checked etc.

3. I am just trying to make sure this does not making any negative impact on my naturalization application?

[bonhomie13]

Destruction of BRP.

Hello all,

After application for naturalisation gets accepted, is the five day period for sending the BRP back to UKVI counted from the day of receiving the letter or from the day of the citizenship ceremony?

Regards,

Thanks for the response!

[pogotosh]

Hi Everyone,

I had two questions on British Passport. Wasn't sure where to post. Hence posting it under this thread. My apologies if these queries have been discussed before. I tried searching for them on the portal but could not find satisfactory responses.

1. For a JCAP application, what is the typical time taken for someone to get a British Passport after the approval of citizenship application? Not looking for a hard and fast timing . Just a ball park idea. And will the passport application only be processed after the person attends their citizenship ceremony?

2. Is the passport interview always a requirement before issuing a passport, or is it only done on a discretionary basis for some individuals.

Thanks for your assistance.