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deerox
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by deerox » Wed Feb 13, 2019 8:18 pm
Hi All,
I have just applied for British citizenship (naturalisation) via online/UKVCAS process (11/02/19) and am awaiting a decision. I need to travel abroad on a work trip for 2 weeks in March. According to previous posts on here, it appears applicants are allowed to travel abroad with their current passport and ILR BRP DURING the application process and it is only at the point which I’m issued a certificate of naturalisation when I attend the citizenship ceremony then only will my ILR BRP be cancelled and I will not be able to travel abroad without having a British passport. Is this correct?
Thanks for your help!
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alsanober
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by alsanober » Wed Feb 13, 2019 8:51 pm
deerox wrote: ↑Wed Feb 13, 2019 8:18 pm
Hi All,
I have just applied for British citizenship (naturalisation) via online/UKVCAS process (11/02/19) and am awaiting a decision. I need to travel abroad on a work trip for 2 weeks in March. According to previous posts on here, it appears applicants are allowed to travel abroad with their current passport and ILR BRP DURING the application process and it is only at the point which I’m issued a certificate of naturalisation when I attend the citizenship ceremony then only will my ILR BRP be cancelled and I will not be able to travel abroad without having a British passport. Is this correct?
Thanks for your help!
yes thats correct. you need to return the return you BRP card within 5 days of approval.
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CR001
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by CR001 » Wed Feb 13, 2019 8:53 pm
alsanober wrote: ↑Wed Feb 13, 2019 8:51 pm
deerox wrote: ↑Wed Feb 13, 2019 8:18 pm
Hi All,
I have just applied for British citizenship (naturalisation) via online/UKVCAS process (11/02/19) and am awaiting a decision. I need to travel abroad on a work trip for 2 weeks in March. According to previous posts on here, it appears applicants are allowed to travel abroad with their current passport and ILR BRP DURING the application process and it is only at the point which I’m issued a certificate of naturalisation when I attend the citizenship ceremony then only will my ILR BRP be cancelled and I will not be able to travel abroad without having a British passport. Is this correct?
Thanks for your help!
yes thats correct. you need to return the return you BRP card within 5 days of approval.
It is within 5 days of attending the ceremony and not approval!!
Char (CR001 not Casa)
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alsanober
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by alsanober » Wed Feb 13, 2019 8:56 pm
CR001 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 13, 2019 8:53 pm
alsanober wrote: ↑Wed Feb 13, 2019 8:51 pm
deerox wrote: ↑Wed Feb 13, 2019 8:18 pm
Hi All,
I have just applied for British citizenship (naturalisation) via online/UKVCAS process (11/02/19) and am awaiting a decision. I need to travel abroad on a work trip for 2 weeks in March. According to previous posts on here, it appears applicants are allowed to travel abroad with their current passport and ILR BRP DURING the application process and it is only at the point which I’m issued a certificate of naturalisation when I attend the citizenship ceremony then only will my ILR BRP be cancelled and I will not be able to travel abroad without having a British passport. Is this correct?
Thanks for your help!
yes thats correct. you need to return the return you BRP card within 5 days of approval.
It is within 5 days of attending the ceremony and not approval!!
of course, you only become BC once you have attended the ceremony.
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deerox
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by deerox » Wed Feb 13, 2019 9:46 pm
Thanks all for the quick response! Really appreciate it:) I guess the Home Office could make it a little clearer in their online guidance notes regarding traveling abroad whilst applications are in progress! But thank God for forums like this!
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iamrezaul
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by iamrezaul » Thu Feb 14, 2019 11:02 pm
alsanober wrote: ↑Wed Feb 13, 2019 8:56 pm
CR001 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 13, 2019 8:53 pm
alsanober wrote: ↑Wed Feb 13, 2019 8:51 pm
deerox wrote: ↑Wed Feb 13, 2019 8:18 pm
Hi All,
I have just applied for British citizenship (naturalisation) via online/UKVCAS process (11/02/19) and am awaiting a decision. I need to travel abroad on a work trip for 2 weeks in March. According to previous posts on here, it appears applicants are allowed to travel abroad with their current passport and ILR BRP DURING the application process and it is only at the point which I’m issued a certificate of naturalisation when I attend the citizenship ceremony then only will my ILR BRP be cancelled and I will not be able to travel abroad without having a British passport. Is this correct?
Thanks for your help!
yes thats correct. you need to return the return you BRP card within 5 days of approval.
It is within 5 days of attending the ceremony and not approval!!
of course, you only become BC once you have attended the ceremony.
A follow on question. If the letter of approval and citizenship ceremony date falls within the period while I was away, what will be the consequence? To simplify, after I return to the UK from a long holiday and find that I have missed the date for the citizenship ceremony. What will be the consequence?
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by cryvate » Fri Feb 15, 2019 8:57 am
iamrezaul wrote: ↑Thu Feb 14, 2019 11:02 pm
alsanober wrote: ↑Wed Feb 13, 2019 8:56 pm
CR001 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 13, 2019 8:53 pm
alsanober wrote: ↑Wed Feb 13, 2019 8:51 pm
yes thats correct. you need to return the return you BRP card within 5 days of approval.
It is within 5 days of attending the ceremony and not approval!!
of course, you only become BC once you have attended the ceremony.
A follow on question. If the letter of approval and citizenship ceremony date falls within the period while I was away, what will be the consequence? To simplify, after I return to the UK from a long holiday and find that I have missed the date for the citizenship ceremony. What will be the consequence?
Depends on how long. You set the date for the ceremony yourself after getting the approval/invitation letter but there is a time limit of 3 months.
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CR001
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by CR001 » Fri Feb 15, 2019 9:05 am
iamrezaul wrote: ↑Thu Feb 14, 2019 11:02 pm
A follow on question. If the letter of approval and citizenship ceremony date falls within the period while I was away, what will be the consequence? To simplify, after I return to the UK from a long holiday and find that I have missed the date for the citizenship ceremony. What will be the consequence?
If you miss or do not attend the ceremony, the certificate gets sent back to HO and you have to start and pay again from scratch.
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by Nerazzuri » Fri Feb 15, 2019 10:26 am
iamrezaul wrote: ↑Thu Feb 14, 2019 11:02 pm
alsanober wrote: ↑Wed Feb 13, 2019 8:56 pm
CR001 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 13, 2019 8:53 pm
alsanober wrote: ↑Wed Feb 13, 2019 8:51 pm
yes thats correct. you need to return the return you BRP card within 5 days of approval.
It is within 5 days of attending the ceremony and not approval!!
of course, you only become BC once you have attended the ceremony.
A follow on question. If the letter of approval and citizenship ceremony date falls within the period while I was away, what will be the consequence? To simplify, after I return to the UK from a long holiday and find that I have missed the date for the citizenship ceremony. What will be the consequence?
Assuming you get to contact the local authority where you will have your ceremony within a couple of weeks, and not months, you’re fine. You must book your ceremony within 3 months of the date of approval, otherwise you may have to reapply.
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iamrezaul
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by iamrezaul » Fri Feb 15, 2019 11:22 am
Nerazzuri wrote: ↑Fri Feb 15, 2019 10:26 am
iamrezaul wrote: ↑Thu Feb 14, 2019 11:02 pm
alsanober wrote: ↑Wed Feb 13, 2019 8:56 pm
CR001 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 13, 2019 8:53 pm
It is within 5 days of attending the ceremony and not approval!!
of course, you only become BC once you have attended the ceremony.
A follow on question. If the letter of approval and citizenship ceremony date falls within the period while I was away, what will be the consequence? To simplify, after I return to the UK from a long holiday and find that I have missed the date for the citizenship ceremony. What will be the consequence?
Assuming you get to contact the local authority where you will have your ceremony within a couple of weeks, and not months, you’re fine. You must book your ceremony within 3 months of the date of approval, otherwise you may have to reapply.
Thanks, Nerazzuri and others who responded to my question. Appreciate it!
