NCS Applications fast tracked?

[CR001]

Unfortunately, for some "patience" translates to spending more time posting on this forum as if posting here will fast-track their application.

+1 geriatrix

[secret.simon]

http://www.immigrationboards.com/britis ... l#p1309205

It does look to me like it took about a month from the date of application. We do not know the details of that applicant's case though, so it would be immature to speculate on why or how the case was progressed so quickly.

It seems to me that the common element of the citizenship applications that seem to be progressed quickly are not that they are Indian or Pakistani, but that they have been in the UK continuously on work visas. That Indians and Pakistanis make up the bulk of that group could justify the earlier observation about Indians and Pakistanis getting naturalisation processed quickly.

Given the close eye you keep on the details of the immigration timelines and critique the work of the Home Office, may I suggest a future career working for the Independent Chief Inspectorate of Borders and Immigration?

Patience is not simply the ability to wait - it's how we behave while we're waiting.

+1 Zillion.
Golden words, whoever authored them!

Unfortunately, for some "patience" translates to spending more time posting on this forum as if posting here will fast-track their application.

I join in both sentiments expressed in the above post.

[kankerot]

We are waiting for our BC but we need to travel as we have a sick relative so it could be for 3-4 weeks or longer. What if the HO sends a letter, how long do we have to respond? Also when is it likely that they ask for extra info? We had bio done late afternoon 24/3 so that was Thursday before Easter Friday.

Should we just wait and see if we get a response from the HO first?

[geriatrix]

Please Keep your BC queries in a single topic.

[kankerot]

So received the approval letter today but I have 2 questions

1) On the details it states my wifes full name but where it states Name at Birth it's blank, my wife has not changed her name after marriage. Is this correct or will I need to amend? Her birth name is her current name.

2) I submitted the app via NCS at a different council as our local council does not have NCS capability so can I ring round councils to find a time or wait for the local council to send a letter for the ceremony?

[CR001]

1. It is fine, no need for amendment.

2. No. The certificate would have been sent to your local council, unless you specifically mentioned another council in the relevant part of the form. If you wish to change it, you have to request this with HO. The council who has the certificate will then have to send it back to HO and you will have to wait for HO to then send it to the new council you chose. This can take many weeks. Suggest wait for invitation letter (assuming you have not received the combined approval/ceremony letter) and see what the availability is for a public or private ceremony.

[geriatrix]

Please follow the suggestion given earlier.

[secret.simon]

The certificate would have been sent to your local council, unless you specifically mentioned another council in the relevant part of the form.

As mentioned by CR001, the council that you must take your oath at is your local council, unless you specifically nominated another council in the form for naturalisation that you submitted.

If you have got the approval letter, I would suggest calling the council and checking whether they have got your certificate and if so, booking the ceremony.

Expect a long delay. The earliest date at the council that I had nominated was two months after I got approval, but that was fine by me.