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Best council in London for ceremony?

Post by yellowbeard » Sun Apr 18, 2021 10:53 am

Hello,
I am completing the application now and I can select any council for the ceremony, not just the one I am currently living in. I live in Tower Hamlets in London but was wondering if anyone has any suggestions for what council would be the best for the ceremony in terms of timelines/responsiveness/experience.

Thanks in advance!

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Re: Best council in London for ceremony?

Post by travel_master » Sun Apr 18, 2021 1:46 pm

It usually is, your local council.
I live in Brent. My application for naturalisation was approved on 31 March via email. They asked me to contact my local council. I called them after long Easter weekend on 6 April. My ceremony is now booked for 26 May at Brent Civic Centre, which is quite reasonable, seeing other applicants who have been waiting for months in other London boroughs.

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Re: Best council in London for ceremony?

Post by secret.simon » Sun Apr 18, 2021 2:21 pm

If people on these forums do recommend specific councils, it is possible that others reading the forums will likely start naming that same council in their application forms. Thus, three to six months down the line, that particular council will be inundated with citizenship ceremony requests and their hitherto stellar performance will likely take a hit.

I agree with @travel_master , go with your local council or the council of your workplace (i.e. a council that you have a connection with).
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Re: Best council in London for ceremony?

Post by CULLINAN » Sun Apr 18, 2021 5:36 pm

Also even if you name a different council, many times the certificate is still sent to your local council. At that point, you will be chasing two councils figuring out what is happening. Best is to stick with your local council to avoid hiccups as others said above.
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Re: Best council in London for ceremony?

Post by yellowbeard » Mon Apr 19, 2021 7:54 am

Thanks everyone, I’ll stick with my local council :)

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