thank you for your help. I attended my UK citizenship ceremony last Thursday the 18th of April and have submitted my application for my first UK passport on 20 April. As instructed when I received my citizenship certificate I have already returned my biometric residence permit. I am at the stage of ...

1. Yes, once you have taken the oath etc. 2. Correct. 3. You need to provide all uncancelled passports, including current passport. 4. It is taking about 2 weeks at the moment. It gets slower the closer it gets to summer. Thank you. For 3. above would I need to send original passports in if I am us...

Thank you! I have now received a response from the Home Office that my application was approved and I have been invited to attend a citizenship ceremony. Please can I check the following: 1) Will I receive my naturalisation certificate at the ceremony? 2) I had a look at the requirements for my firs...

I applied for UK citizenship online and submitted my documents at the UKVCAS in Croydon. Please can I confirm whether I am free to travel using my South African passport (and BRP) while I am awaiting the outcome of the application? The staff at the UKVCAS centre said I need to check with the Home Of...

I had my appointment at the UKVCAS centre in Croydon on 7 February to submit my supporting documents for my citizenship application. After I submitted my online application I had a confirmation from UKVI on 1 February but haven't had any communication since I submitted my supporting docs at UKVCAS o...

Thank you. I had my appointment at the UKVCAS centre in Croydon today. Are the original referee declarations meant to be submitted? Mine were scanned in but I thought that the physical documents that were signed by the referees would need to be submitted as well. All of the supporting documents were...

I've made an appointment at UKVCAS and am uploading the supporting documents for my application. Please can I check under which "Document type" should I upload the Life in the UK test and English language pass certificate?

I've submitted my application. One of the items in the document checklist is "Proof of living in the UK". I think I recall that the application form mentioned that for non-EEA citizens this would be my current passport. Please can I check that I will only need to provide my passport to meet this req...

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For the UK Ancestry Visa number - there is a number in red numbers in the top right and a "VAF No" below the expiry date in the top right. Which number is the correct one to use?

Thank you. 1. For the previous UK immigration applications, the form asks for the reference number. For my ILR is this the application reference number? I can't seem to find it, I only have a booking reference number for when I attended my appointment. Is it fine to leave the reference number out if...

Thank you. Please can I ask the following: 1. The application asks whether I have ever made any previous UK immigration applications in the UK or abroad. Would this include my applications for Indefinite Leave to Remain and for my Ancestry Visa? 2. If I get to keep my original passport and BRP card ...

Thank you very much. Please can I ask the following follow up questions? 1. For the forms that the referees need to sign, where can I obtain the forms for the referees to sign? Just to clarify I'm completing the online application form. So far I have completed section 2. Application and am currently...

Thank you. I've completed the online form and am ready to submit my application. Please can I check the following: 1) The "Documents" section includes "Two referee declarations for..." I've completed the details of my referees in the electronic form. Do I need to submit separate documents from my re...

Hello, I would like to apply for British Cizitenship through naturalisation and am wondering what the current processing time is. I am South African and qualify through holding Indefinite Leave to Remain and having lived permanently in the UK for 2 years since being granted Indefinite Leave to Remai...

Hi, Thank you for all your help and for the link to the previous discussion, it was very helpful. My appointment is on the 17th of September. I am finalising my application and have a couple of final queries. 1. In Section 12 of the Set (O) form the first paragraph says "You should also provide pass...

Hello, I am a South African citizen and am in the UK on an UK Ancestry visa, which is valid until 30 September 2016. As my Ancestry visa is expiring I am applying for Indefinite Leave to Remain in the UK. I have the following queries after reading the SET(O) application form and guidance: 1. I am pl...