Bummiey wrote: ↑Thu May 24, 2018 1:11 am
keji wrote: ↑Wed May 23, 2018 12:58 pm
hello Bummiey
Congrats on the success of your application. please, how was your documents returned to you, if i may ask?
thanks
Hi Keji,
Thank you so much
I'm yet to get my documents back, hoping I'll get them before the ceremony. I didn't send a prepaid royal mail envelope with my application at the time, didn't know where to get it from in Nigeria.
How did you get your documents back?
Hi guys!
So for anyone seeking to get their documents back this was what I did. Note: it also helps a lot when you have a relative or friend legally resident in the UK.
I sent emails to the
furthernationalityenquiries@gov.gsi.uk with no replies (no surprise there), called the Liverpool UKVI number and I was told that the best way to get them back would be to write to them.
In the letter I wrote (typed), I introduced myself, stated why I was writing the letter (to get the documents back), went on to list the supporting documents and asked for them to return them to my relative who is resident in the UK.
I sent a word document of the letter to my relative and they printed it out on their end in the UK, along with copies of their passport, visa and utility bill (for proof of address). Also sent copies of the supporting documents and a copy of my certificate of registration to be printed out and sent with the letter. I asked my relative to include an empty self-addressed envelope.
The letter was delivered on 17/08/18.
I got an email from
furthernationalityenquiries@gov.gsi.uk on 19/09/18 apologising for the delay and that my documents had been returned in the self addressed envelope that was sent with the letter.
The documents got to my relative on 21/09/18.
So now I've been able to apply for my British Passport, needed some of the documents that were sent back to do that.
Good luck to anyone yet to receive their documents, writing to them seems to be the best option.
