Thanks for all the input. The second attempt was successful

Thanks again. Just to touch on the grandchildren issue - I take it this is because they think we will want grandma to be a childminder of sorts? Is it worth highlighting that our children are not small kids - they are 13 and 10. Childcare has never been an issue because my wife is self-employed, wor...

Thanks both. They don't have a joint account. The husband has a bank account that his pension goes into. The wife stopped using a bank when she retired (no branches anywhere near them). She receives her pension via mobile phone wallet. She provided a 6 month statement from the mobile provider, but i...

They also own 2 properties and receive some income from lodgers in their old home, but it's proving difficult to evidence with documents - All we can find is: - purchase confirmation for a plot of land from 40 years ago - a planning application to build - some recent copies of receipts given to lodg...

Thanks for the reply. The wording is below. We did provide her pension award document and pension transactions (although this was appended to the back of my bank statement - I thought they wanted documents grouped together as per the document checklist). But the refusal says they can't see how she a...

Good morning Looking for a spot of help please, on how to fill in the financial sections of a uk visit visa application. We are trying to sponsor my mother in law to come for a visit. My father in law will stay at home. They are both retired and receive pensions, but the husband receives a pension t...

Good day all, My wife is applying for her first UK passport. Her surname is more than 30 characters long, so according to the home office "Annexe A" document, she should abbreviate her name on the application form and then write her full name in the "other information" section of the passport applic...

Will do just that thanks again

Thanks. I understand that the name issue is only for dual nationals, however she isn't a dual national. She can't change her name on the foreign passport as she isn't a citizen there any more. The uk gov website confirms that her home country doesn't recognise dual nationality. Can you see a way for...

Thanks for the reply. Yes, for the name change she is going to do a deed poll. Was just wondering if this 30 character limit is also a way to get around the problem of a different name in the foreign passport. It's not possible for the UK passport to be exactly the same because of the character limi...

One more query if anyone can advise please. My wife received her naturalisation certificate and would like to apply for a British passport. She is from a country that does not accept dual nationality. She still has her original passport, it has not been cancelled yet and she has not been to her prev...

For anyone who might want to know in future, it took 3 weeks and the new certificate was posted directly (not via council)

She wrote 02/02/2010
3 days out

Was hoping to go on holiday in couple of months so hoping it’s a quick error to correct. Existing passport no longer valid as no dual nationality allowed.

Any experiences here of timescales?

Hello again, Hoping for more advice please. Citizenship ceremony was this morning, but the registrar wrote the wrong date for today’s date. She took the certificate back, gave a photocopy with a hand written note on it, and said she would arrange a new certificate from the home office. Called the UK...

So, my wife has finally been approved for British citizenship, ceremony in a couple of weeks. Thanks again to all for advice. Now we are looking ahead to applying for a British Passport. The issue is that her name has been causing issues ever since moving to the U.K., as it is too long to fit on mos...

Eligibility criteria: Spouse (waited 10 years for previous visa deception) Language/LIUK Criteria: Trinity + Life in the UK Nationality : Non EU/EEA Method of application: Online Date of application: 19-Dec-2019 Payment method: Credit card Date of acknowledgement: 19-Dec-2019 Date of debit of fees:1...

Third, and hopefully final question here please. Regarding the English language requirement. My wife used an ESOL Entry Level 3 certificate for her ILR application in Feb 2015. The provider is no longer on the approved list. The AN form asks if a B1 level certificate was used for a previous applicat...

Second question about BC application please. Hope its ok I started a new thread. For the professional referee we are considering a good friend who is a British Citizen, but resides overseas. His family is living in the UK just down the road from us, and he's visiting them over the next few days, so ...

Thank you!

Just filling in British naturalisation form for my wife. It's asking for the issuing authority. The form also states that "on your passport this could also be referred to as 'country of issue' or 'place of issue'." My wife's passport doesn't have an issuing authority field, but does have "place of i...

Thanks v much for the reply.
In September she will be 17 years and 11 months.
Hopefully her mother will already have BC by then.
Will we still be able to apply to register her, as a sole application?

Hello all, I would really appreciate some guidance please. My wife has ILR. Last year we brought her daughter to the UK, who now has Indefinite Leave to Enter and a BRP. She has been here since September 2018. She is now 17 years old. The biological father hasn't been seen since her birth. In Novemb...

Hi all, Couple of quick questions if someone can help please. 1) My step daughter's settlement visa has just been issued. She will be travelling to the UK on 21st September. Her vignette is valid until 28th September so we want to be sure about the process for collecting the BRP. The visa4uk website...

To answer my own question, just seen in the guidance notes that parent/legal guardian should sign for applicants under 18

We are just submitting my step daughters visa application. I am in the UK with the child's mother. I have completed the form online, but now having to sign the declaration. Do I write my name, as I have completed the form? Or do I type my wife's name, as her parent? Or her grandmother's name, who wi...