Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19

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.

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.

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

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,

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.

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,

Hello there

Congratulation again.yes it is the Home Office reference just add a Zero before

All the best

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 spoke to my council today and they confirmed that they have received my certificate but they are not booking me for citizenship ceremony due to Home Office Citizen Ref No not matching with Application Ref No. I still have not received the invitation letter from Home Office, The lady spoke to me from Council, She advised that when you receive invitation letter from Home Office, let us know then we will book a ceremony for you.

chand92 wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 29, 2020 1:36 pm

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 spoke to my council today and they confirmed that they have received my certificate but they are not booking me for citizenship ceremony due to Home Office Citizen Ref No not matching with Application Ref No. I still have not received the invitation letter from Home Office, The lady spoke to me from Council, She advised that when you receive invitation letter from Home Office, let us know then we will book a ceremony for you.

When I spoke to the council yesterday, I was told that it should start with 02, as I don't my invitation letter yet. May I ask when your approval date is?

chand92 wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 29, 2020 1:36 pm

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 spoke to my council today and they confirmed that they have received my certificate but they are not booking me for citizenship ceremony due to Home Office Citizen Ref No not matching with Application Ref No. I still have not received the invitation letter from Home Office, The lady spoke to me from Council, She advised that when you receive invitation letter from Home Office, let us know then we will book a ceremony for you.

If your council has your certificate, give it 7-10 days, you'll have your invitation letter. Good luck.

Learning18 wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 29, 2020 1:51 pm

chand92 wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 29, 2020 1:36 pm

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 spoke to my council today and they confirmed that they have received my certificate but they are not booking me for citizenship ceremony due to Home Office Citizen Ref No not matching with Application Ref No. I still have not received the invitation letter from Home Office, The lady spoke to me from Council, She advised that when you receive invitation letter from Home Office, let us know then we will book a ceremony for you.

When I spoke to the council yesterday, I was told that it should start with 02, as I don't my invitation letter yet. May I ask when your approval date is?

my application approved date is 8th of June 2020.

My council e mailed me after I queried start of ceremonies.
They have not recieved my certificate yet.
My approval was on the 4th of June.
I'm hoping they are printed and invitations posted soon.

One is your Home Office Reference Number i.e. the Case ID and you also receive an invitation letter from HO to attend the ceremony. The reference number on that is different to your Case ID and that is what is needed by the councils to book you in.

Jayrose17 wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 29, 2020 2:52 pm

My council e mailed me after I queried start of ceremonies.
They have not recieved my certificate yet.
My approval was on the 4th of June.
I'm hoping they are printed and invitations posted soon.

Do not worry, you are not alone in that situation.

Mine was approved on 18 May and still not received yet by the council.

P.S.: My council restarted ceremonies 3 weeks ago and got slots for private ceremonies!

Jayrose17 wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 29, 2020 2:52 pm

My council e mailed me after I queried start of ceremonies.
They have not recieved my certificate yet.
My approval was on the 4th of June.
I'm hoping they are printed and invitations posted soon.

Don't worry, I haven't recieved mine either. I got approved on the 3rd of June 2020.

CULLINAN wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 29, 2020 3:09 pm

One is your Home Office Reference Number i.e. the Case ID and you also receive an invitation letter from HO to attend the ceremony. The reference number on that is different to your Case ID and that is what is needed by the councils to book you in.

Thank you very much for your prompt reply.


Love for All, Hatred for None.

chand92 wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 29, 2020 4:35 pm

CULLINAN wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 29, 2020 3:09 pm

One is your Home Office Reference Number i.e. the Case ID and you also receive an invitation letter from HO to attend the ceremony. The reference number on that is different to your Case ID and that is what is needed by the councils to book you in.

Thank you very much for your prompt reply.


Love for All, Hatred for None.

Anyone heard from Somerset County Council? There is no update on their website and I got a generic reply to my email saying that they get 200 emails a day and therefore they don't reply to them and any updates will be on their website... I haven't tried calling them yet. I've been approved on 12th of June so I'm at the back of the queue but if they haven't even restarted the ceremonies yet I might be waiting till next year...

chand92 wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 29, 2020 1:36 pm

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 spoke to my council today and they confirmed that they have received my certificate but they are not booking me for citizenship ceremony due to Home Office Citizen Ref No not matching with Application Ref No. I still have not received the invitation letter from Home Office, The lady spoke to me from Council, She advised that when you receive invitation letter from Home Office, let us know then we will book a ceremony for you.

The reference number starts with 02 and it is the same as your Case ID. Check your approval letter it should state your Case ID at the top.

Hi, I had my e-ceremony yesterday and got the certificate today. My 6 month would have been up on 6th August.

Hello guys

I received my email with attachment today for application success. Date on letter is 31st July 2020.

Please what do I do next , do I call council to book ceremony ?

axeman85 wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 31, 2020 10:42 am

Hello guys

I received my email with attachment today for application success. Date on letter is 31st July 2020.

Please what do I do next , do I call council to book ceremony ?

I have already advised you in your other topic you started that you need to wait. The council likely doesn't have your paperwork yet.

CR001 wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 31, 2020 10:44 am

axeman85 wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 31, 2020 10:42 am

Hello guys

I received my email with attachment today for application success. Date on letter is 31st July 2020.

Please what do I do next , do I call council to book ceremony ?

I have already advised you in your other topic you started that you need to wait. The council likely doesn't have your paperwork yet.

Yes I inow you did. I had already posted this before I saw your comment in my other topic... thanks.

Hi All

So frustrating for everyone involved!
I was approved back in Feb and had received my invitation letter, booked my ceremony for 1st April (first one available at the time) and it was understandably cancelled.
My council is still not organising ceremonies and looking into how they could start them again from Mid-august.

My six months extended deadline is on 13th August, does anyone know what happens then?
I got in touch with them but only received a generic message with no mention of virtual ceremonies either.

The backlog must be getting huge, I can only imagine how many people got their application approved after me!

Ana

I called to council on behalf of my friend. They have no idea yet what they gonna do. Every time I rang them and receptionist gets the call who have no clue and no knowledge.Recently Boris said that virus is coming back again so I guess it will delay more. So the only option left is virtual cermony and councils have to adapt that way. Otherwise long wait

I've received a letter from my council confirming what they told me on the phone on Monday - it states they've received my naturalization certificate and in order to attend a ceremony, I would need the HO invitation letter. Let's see how long that takes- hopefully before the second wave kicks in !