Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19

Post by **secret.simon** » Mon Jul 27, 2020 11:02 am

Small wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 27, 2020 10:06 am
He is asking if he can change his place of cermony? Is it possible if he can choose another council across UK please

He can ask for the place of ceremony to be changed, but that may in fact delay his getting the certificate. If the certificate has already been sent to the council, it will need to be recalled by the Home Office and then sent to the new council. The whole process may add weeks to your friend getting the certificate.

Best to wait. All good things come to he who waits.

As an aside, be aware that there is a massive backlog at the Passport Office as well. So there will be a long wait for that as well.

Jayrose17 · Post by **Jayrose17** » Mon Jul 27, 2020 11:40 am

As far as I have read there is no massive backlog on passports. Just hearsay. Also if you travelling they will get you a new one in a week. Google it.

Post by **secret.simon** » Mon Jul 27, 2020 12:09 pm

Jayrose17 wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 27, 2020 11:40 am
Also if you travelling they will get you a new one in a week. Google it.

If you are renewing an existing British passport. I'm not sure that applies to first adult British passports.

GOVERNMENT TO FAST-TRACK PASSPORT RENEWALS TO SAVE PEOPLE’S HOLIDAYS

The government has pledged to fast-track passport applications to save the holidays of potentially millions of Britons this summer.

Renewals will be guaranteed within within five working days – but only if travellers can prove they applied a month ago and need to go abroad within the next fortnight.

Two million passports are believed to have expired during lockdown and there are waits of 10 weeks or more for renewals.

AC12 · Post by **AC12** » Mon Jul 27, 2020 12:25 pm

Hi all,

Thought I'd let you all know that my council has received my certificate this morning. They said the HO sends out the certificates to them via special delivery and the invitation letter posted out to me normally follows in 7-10 working days time. Don't ask me why, haha !!

Timeline wise, I applied in Feb, got an email in April saying my application was approved on March 9th and invite would follow in 4 weeks time, but that obviously never happened.

I shall confirm when I have the invitation letter with me.

Good luck all.

Lopand · Post by **Lopand** » Mon Jul 27, 2020 12:26 pm

AC12 wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 27, 2020 12:25 pm
Hi all,

Thought I'd let you all know that my council has received my certificate this morning. They said the HO sends out the certificates to them via special delivery and the invitation letter posted out to me normally follows in 7-10 working days time. Don't ask me why, haha !!

Timeline wise, I applied in Feb, got an email in April saying my application was approved on March 9th and invite would follow in 4 weeks time, but that obviously never happened.

I shall confirm when I have the invitation letter with me.

Good luck all.

That's great, congratulations! May I please ask which council is it?

Moa7 · Post by **Moa7** » Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:08 pm

AC12 wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 27, 2020 12:25 pm
Hi all,

Thought I'd let you all know that my council has received my certificate this morning. They said the HO sends out the certificates to them via special delivery and the invitation letter posted out to me normally follows in 7-10 working days time. Don't ask me why, haha !!

Timeline wise, I applied in Feb, got an email in April saying my application was approved on March 9th and invite would follow in 4 weeks time, but that obviously never happened.

I shall confirm when I have the invitation letter with me.

Good luck all.

Oh thats so great congratulations! I recall you and I had the same approval date of 9 March. Please do let me know when you receive your invitation letter. The wait os almost over for you!

AC12 · Post by **AC12** » Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:14 pm

Oh yes I remember you too! I suggest you check with your council again tomorrow/Wednesday - I'm sure yours is on its way too. And yes, I shall deffo confirm once I receive the invite!

Thanks

Moa7 wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:08 pm

AC12 wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 27, 2020 12:25 pm
Hi all,

Thought I'd let you all know that my council has received my certificate this morning. They said the HO sends out the certificates to them via special delivery and the invitation letter posted out to me normally follows in 7-10 working days time. Don't ask me why, haha !!

Timeline wise, I applied in Feb, got an email in April saying my application was approved on March 9th and invite would follow in 4 weeks time, but that obviously never happened.

I shall confirm when I have the invitation letter with me.

Good luck all.
Oh thats so great congratulations! I recall you and I had the same approval date of 9 March. Please do let me know when you receive your invitation letter. The wait os almost over for you!

Moa7 · Post by **Moa7** » Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:32 pm

AC12 wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:14 pm
Oh yes I remember you too! I suggest you check with your council again tomorrow/Wednesday - I'm sure yours is on its way too. And yes, I shall deffo confirm once I receive the invite!

Thanks

Moa7 wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:08 pm

AC12 wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 27, 2020 12:25 pm
Hi all,

Thought I'd let you all know that my council has received my certificate this morning. They said the HO sends out the certificates to them via special delivery and the invitation letter posted out to me normally follows in 7-10 working days time. Don't ask me why, haha !!

Timeline wise, I applied in Feb, got an email in April saying my application was approved on March 9th and invite would follow in 4 weeks time, but that obviously never happened.

I shall confirm when I have the invitation letter with me.

Good luck all.
Oh thats so great congratulations! I recall you and I had the same approval date of 9 March. Please do let me know when you receive your invitation letter. The wait os almost over for you!

I've just rang my council and they confirmed they've received my certificate too! They said they're doing ceremonies virtually so they'll call me formally next week to book me into a ceremony

AC12 · Post by **AC12** » Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:37 pm

Told you so !!!

Partayyyy!!!

Moa7 wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:32 pm

AC12 wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:14 pm
Oh yes I remember you too! I suggest you check with your council again tomorrow/Wednesday - I'm sure yours is on its way too. And yes, I shall deffo confirm once I receive the invite!

Thanks

Moa7 wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:08 pm

AC12 wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 27, 2020 12:25 pm
Hi all,

Thought I'd let you all know that my council has received my certificate this morning. They said the HO sends out the certificates to them via special delivery and the invitation letter posted out to me normally follows in 7-10 working days time. Don't ask me why, haha !!

Timeline wise, I applied in Feb, got an email in April saying my application was approved on March 9th and invite would follow in 4 weeks time, but that obviously never happened.

I shall confirm when I have the invitation letter with me.

Good luck all.
Oh thats so great congratulations! I recall you and I had the same approval date of 9 March. Please do let me know when you receive your invitation letter. The wait os almost over for you!

I've just rang my council and they confirmed they've received my certificate too! They said they're doing ceremonies virtually so they'll call me formally next week to book me into a ceremony

gofornaturalisation · Post by **gofornaturalisation** » Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:38 pm

Moa7 wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:32 pm

AC12 wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:14 pm
Oh yes I remember you too! I suggest you check with your council again tomorrow/Wednesday - I'm sure yours is on its way too. And yes, I shall deffo confirm once I receive the invite!

Thanks

Moa7 wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:08 pm

AC12 wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 27, 2020 12:25 pm
Hi all,

Thought I'd let you all know that my council has received my certificate this morning. They said the HO sends out the certificates to them via special delivery and the invitation letter posted out to me normally follows in 7-10 working days time. Don't ask me why, haha !!

Timeline wise, I applied in Feb, got an email in April saying my application was approved on March 9th and invite would follow in 4 weeks time, but that obviously never happened.

I shall confirm when I have the invitation letter with me.

Good luck all.
Oh thats so great congratulations! I recall you and I had the same approval date of 9 March. Please do let me know when you receive your invitation letter. The wait os almost over for you!

I've just rang my council and they confirmed they've received my certificate too! They said they're doing ceremonies virtually so they'll call me formally next week to book me into a ceremony

Hi there,

Mind if I ask which council is doing your ceremony virtually? I didn't realise this was a thing!!

Moa7 · Post by **Moa7** » Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:41 pm

gofornaturalisation wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:38 pm

Moa7 wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:32 pm

AC12 wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:14 pm
Oh yes I remember you too! I suggest you check with your council again tomorrow/Wednesday - I'm sure yours is on its way too. And yes, I shall deffo confirm once I receive the invite!

Thanks

Moa7 wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:08 pm

Oh thats so great congratulations! I recall you and I had the same approval date of 9 March. Please do let me know when you receive your invitation letter. The wait os almost over for you!

I've just rang my council and they confirmed they've received my certificate too! They said they're doing ceremonies virtually so they'll call me formally next week to book me into a ceremony
Hi there,

Mind if I ask which council is doing your ceremony virtually? I didn't realise this was a thing!!

Hi many councils are doing ceremonies virtually. I'm near Bristol

user5877 · Post by **user5877** » Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:46 pm

I went over the past few pages but couldn't find anything related. Have anyone had any luck in Northern Ireland?

Moa7 · Post by **Moa7** » Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:47 pm

AC12 wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:37 pm
Told you so !!!

Partayyyy!!!

Moa7 wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:32 pm

AC12 wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:14 pm
Oh yes I remember you too! I suggest you check with your council again tomorrow/Wednesday - I'm sure yours is on its way too. And yes, I shall deffo confirm once I receive the invite!

Thanks

Moa7 wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:08 pm

Oh thats so great congratulations! I recall you and I had the same approval date of 9 March. Please do let me know when you receive your invitation letter. The wait os almost over for you!

I've just rang my council and they confirmed they've received my certificate too! They said they're doing ceremonies virtually so they'll call me formally next week to book me into a ceremony

Haha yes the wait is almost over for us!

AC12 · Post by **AC12** » Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:50 pm

Almost there ! Almost there !

Let me know how the virtual ceremony goes !

Good luck

Moa7 wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:47 pm

AC12 wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:37 pm
Told you so !!!

Partayyyy!!!

Moa7 wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:32 pm

AC12 wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:14 pm
Oh yes I remember you too! I suggest you check with your council again tomorrow/Wednesday - I'm sure yours is on its way too. And yes, I shall deffo confirm once I receive the invite!

Thanks

I've just rang my council and they confirmed they've received my certificate too! They said they're doing ceremonies virtually so they'll call me formally next week to book me into a ceremony

Haha yes the wait is almost over for us!

Moa7 · Post by **Moa7** » Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:52 pm

AC12 wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:50 pm
Almost there ! Almost there !

Let me know how the virtual ceremony goes !

Good luck

Moa7 wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:47 pm

AC12 wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:37 pm
Told you so !!!

Partayyyy!!!

Moa7 wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:32 pm

I've just rang my council and they confirmed they've received my certificate too! They said they're doing ceremonies virtually so they'll call me formally next week to book me into a ceremony

Haha yes the wait is almost over for us!

Thanks I will do! Good luck with yours too

AC12 · Post by **AC12** » Mon Jul 27, 2020 2:10 pm

Moa7 wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:52 pm

AC12 wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:50 pm
Almost there ! Almost there !

Let me know how the virtual ceremony goes !

Good luck

Moa7 wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:47 pm

AC12 wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:37 pm
Told you so !!!

Partayyyy!!!

Haha yes the wait is almost over for us!

Thanks I will do! Good luck with yours too

Cheers

gofornaturalisation · Post by **gofornaturalisation** » Mon Jul 27, 2020 2:46 pm

Moa7 wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:41 pm

gofornaturalisation wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:38 pm

Moa7 wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:32 pm

AC12 wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:14 pm
Oh yes I remember you too! I suggest you check with your council again tomorrow/Wednesday - I'm sure yours is on its way too. And yes, I shall deffo confirm once I receive the invite!

Thanks

I've just rang my council and they confirmed they've received my certificate too! They said they're doing ceremonies virtually so they'll call me formally next week to book me into a ceremony
Hi there,

Mind if I ask which council is doing your ceremony virtually? I didn't realise this was a thing!!
Hi many councils are doing ceremonies virtually. I'm near Bristol

Thank you! Just reading about it now, seems really interesting - but I dont think it's being applied uniformly across all councils unfortunately.

sanabibi123 · Post by **sanabibi123** » Mon Jul 27, 2020 6:19 pm

Hi there i received the call from my council they booked me in person for the ceremony middle of next month and they said i can bring the one person with me.

Learning18 · Post by **Learning18** » Mon Jul 27, 2020 6:33 pm

sanabibi123 wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 27, 2020 6:19 pm
Hi there i received the call from my council they booked me in person for the ceremony middle of next month and they said i can bring the one person with me.

Congratulations

When was your approval date and did you get your invitation letter yet before they called you?

Small · Post by **Small** » Mon Jul 27, 2020 10:19 pm

secret.simon wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 27, 2020 11:02 am

Small wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 27, 2020 10:06 am
He is asking if he can change his place of cermony? Is it possible if he can choose another council across UK please
He can ask for the place of ceremony to be changed, but that may in fact delay his getting the certificate. If the certificate has already been sent to the council, it will need to be recalled by the Home Office and then sent to the new council. The whole process may add weeks to your friend getting the certificate.

Best to wait. All good things come to he who waits.

As an aside, be aware that there is a massive backlog at the Passport Office as well. So there will be a long wait for that as well.

Thanks how to contact HO by email and what would be the email address of HO related to citizenship cermony please

sanabibi123 · Post by **sanabibi123** » Tue Jul 28, 2020 11:21 am

Learning18 wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 27, 2020 6:33 pm

sanabibi123 wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 27, 2020 6:19 pm
Hi there i received the call from my council they booked me in person for the ceremony middle of next month and they said i can bring the one person with me.
Congratulations

When was your approval date and did you get your invitation letter yet before they called you?

Hi thank you my application was approved in the middle of march.i didn't received any invitation letter but the council said its should be fine.

U Aziz · Post by **U Aziz** » Tue Jul 28, 2020 8:27 pm

No update yet from Hillingdon council!
They’ve got nothing planned with exception to people who are approaching 6 months deadline.

Just out of curiosity any member here who had his approval in June received the invitation from home office yet?

Thanks in advance.

Learning18 · Post by **Learning18** » Tue Jul 28, 2020 10:04 pm

U Aziz wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 28, 2020 8:27 pm
No update yet from Hillingdon council!
They’ve got nothing planned with exception to people who are approaching 6 months deadline.

Just out of curiosity any member here who had his approval in June received the invitation from home office yet?

Thanks in advance.

I got my approval on the 3rd of June, however I haven't recieved anything. I did call the council which now appears to be the one linked to my postal address rather than my living address which the home office has said is Brent as they used my postal address. They have said that they recieved a batch of certificates today and usually every Tuesday but they don't know if they were sent in a random order or if they are for Aprovals for April and June.

Please let me know if you hear back

chand92 · Post by **chand92** » Wed Jul 29, 2020 1:28 am

I received this email from my council today, they asking me to provide Home office Ref No but i didnt receive invitation letter from Home office, The Home Office Ref no for citizen is this my application ref No or is this any new Ref No?

Dear Mr ........
We will be holding our first ceremonies on Friday 7th August 2020. Please can you provide me with the home office reference number for the new citizen and I can arrange a time for the ceremony.

Many thanks,

Post by **alterhase58** » Wed Jul 29, 2020 7:15 am

chand92 wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 29, 2020 1:28 am
I received this email from my council today, they asking me to provide Home office Ref No but i didnt receive invitation letter from Home office, The Home Office Ref no for citizen is this my application ref No or is this any new Ref No?

Dear Mr ........
We will be holding our first ceremonies on Friday 7th August 2020. Please can you provide me with the home office reference number for the new citizen and I can arrange a time for the ceremony.

Many thanks,

I would assume it's your application reference.

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