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It would be beneficial if we all tweet a journalist. Especially guardian journalists like xxxx or even xxxxxx. They're very influential and would put pressure on the government.
When was your application approved? Did you email citizenship.support@homeoffice.gov.uk ?Learning18 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 28, 2020 2:33 pmReply from the home office:
Thank you for your enquiry.
Your application for British citizenship has been successful. Please be assured that a citizenship ceremony invitation will be issued to you by post within the next 8 – 12 weeks. You are required to attend a citizenship ceremony within 6 months of the date printed on your ceremony invitation.
We are currently working with Local Authorities throughout the UK and with overseas diplomatic posts as they begin to resume Citizenship Ceremonies. Service has not yet returned to normal due to continuing adherence to Government advice on social distancing – which is subject to some local and international variance.
Hi,apostrophe wrote: ↑Fri Aug 28, 2020 2:36 pmWhen was your application approved? Did you email citizenship.support@homeoffice.gov.uk ?Learning18 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 28, 2020 2:33 pmReply from the home office:
Thank you for your enquiry.
Your application for British citizenship has been successful. Please be assured that a citizenship ceremony invitation will be issued to you by post within the next 8 – 12 weeks. You are required to attend a citizenship ceremony within 6 months of the date printed on your ceremony invitation.
We are currently working with Local Authorities throughout the UK and with overseas diplomatic posts as they begin to resume Citizenship Ceremonies. Service has not yet returned to normal due to continuing adherence to Government advice on social distancing – which is subject to some local and international variance.
. The email was from this email address: FurtherNationalityEnquiries@homeoffice.gov.ukOk, thanks, I have emailed them now too. When was your application approved?Learning18 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 28, 2020 2:49 pmHi,apostrophe wrote: ↑Fri Aug 28, 2020 2:36 pmWhen was your application approved? Did you email citizenship.support@homeoffice.gov.uk ?Learning18 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 28, 2020 2:33 pmReply from the home office:
Thank you for your enquiry.
Your application for British citizenship has been successful. Please be assured that a citizenship ceremony invitation will be issued to you by post within the next 8 – 12 weeks. You are required to attend a citizenship ceremony within 6 months of the date printed on your ceremony invitation.
We are currently working with Local Authorities throughout the UK and with overseas diplomatic posts as they begin to resume Citizenship Ceremonies. Service has not yet returned to normal due to continuing adherence to Government advice on social distancing – which is subject to some local and international variance.
No, the citizenship team have been ignoring me for ages. The email was from this email address: FurtherNationalityEnquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk
apostrophe wrote: ↑Fri Aug 28, 2020 3:26 pmOk, thanks, I have emailed them now too. When was your application approved?Learning18 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 28, 2020 2:49 pmHi,apostrophe wrote: ↑Fri Aug 28, 2020 2:36 pmWhen was your application approved? Did you email citizenship.support@homeoffice.gov.uk ?Learning18 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 28, 2020 2:33 pmReply from the home office:
Thank you for your enquiry.
Your application for British citizenship has been successful. Please be assured that a citizenship ceremony invitation will be issued to you by post within the next 8 – 12 weeks. You are required to attend a citizenship ceremony within 6 months of the date printed on your ceremony invitation.
We are currently working with Local Authorities throughout the UK and with overseas diplomatic posts as they begin to resume Citizenship Ceremonies. Service has not yet returned to normal due to continuing adherence to Government advice on social distancing – which is subject to some local and international variance.
No, the citizenship team have been ignoring me for ages
I am exactly in the same boat my fellow citizen, I'm afraid all we have left to do is wait.Lopand wrote: ↑Fri Aug 28, 2020 3:32 pmI also contacted my MP today. It's been 13 weeks (!) since my application has been approved in May and not a single update from the Home Office. My local Council has been performing citizenship ceremonies for weeks now (private AND public) and this long futile wait is just an absurd.
I don't hold my hopes too high, but there's nothing else that I can do. The generic response from the HO is useless, so maybe if all of us would make our MPs push the HO, then something might move forward.
I will keep this forum updated once I hear back.
Congratulationslearner29 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 28, 2020 5:23 pmA kind lady booked me for a group ceremony in the first week of september so I am almost done with this citizenship but I am not expecting a smooth ride as long as applying for passport is concerned as a massive backlog is expecting there as well.
Wishing everyone good luck for the HO invitation and subsequent ceremony.
learner, can you please tell when did you get approved
Lopand wrote: ↑Fri Aug 28, 2020 3:32 pmI also contacted my MP today. It's been 13 weeks (!) since my application has been approved in May and not a single update from the Home Office. My local Council has been performing citizenship ceremonies for weeks now (private AND public) and this long futile wait is just an absurd.
I don't hold my hopes too high, but there's nothing else that I can do. The generic response from the HO is useless, so maybe if all of us would make our MPs push the HO, then something might move forward.
I will keep this forum updated once I hear back.
learner29 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 28, 2020 5:23 pmA kind lady booked me for a group ceremony in the first week of september so I am almost done with this citizenship but I am not expecting a smooth ride as long as applying for passport is concerned as a massive backlog is expecting there as well.
Wishing everyone good luck for the HO invitation and subsequent ceremony.
, never received an approval letter which i kinda suspected due to covid. I received no correspondence from the HO. I finally emailed citizenship support around Mid June and i got that response email To get a reply from the Home Office or from the MP?Malikg123 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 28, 2020 7:22 pmI already contacted my MP it will take 4/6 weeks To get a reply.Lopand wrote: ↑Fri Aug 28, 2020 3:32 pmI also contacted my MP today. It's been 13 weeks (!) since my application has been approved in May and not a single update from the Home Office. My local Council has been performing citizenship ceremonies for weeks now (private AND public) and this long futile wait is just an absurd.
I don't hold my hopes too high, but there's nothing else that I can do. The generic response from the HO is useless, so maybe if all of us would make our MPs push the HO, then something might move forward.
I will keep this forum updated once I hear back.
Lopand wrote: ↑Fri Aug 28, 2020 7:45 pmTo get a reply from the Home Office or from the MP?Malikg123 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 28, 2020 7:22 pmI already contacted my MP it will take 4/6 weeks To get a reply.Lopand wrote: ↑Fri Aug 28, 2020 3:32 pmI also contacted my MP today. It's been 13 weeks (!) since my application has been approved in May and not a single update from the Home Office. My local Council has been performing citizenship ceremonies for weeks now (private AND public) and this long futile wait is just an absurd.
I don't hold my hopes too high, but there's nothing else that I can do. The generic response from the HO is useless, so maybe if all of us would make our MPs push the HO, then something might move forward.
I will keep this forum updated once I hear back.
Mine already responded to my letter and said he already filed an enquiry with the HO regarding a similar situation of another constituent and he will contact me back as soon as they respond to it.
I'm a fellow EU citizen and share the same worries with you. I am eager to get this process over with before the end of the year, as I suspect a complete crackdown by this awful government on EU citizens residing in the UK following the final execution of Brexit. The fact that I have no paperwork to prove my Settled Status is unbearable and I just want to feel secure in the country which has been my home for many years now.Frou01 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 28, 2020 7:54 pmA lot of EU citizens have applied early this year to be done with everything by the end of the year and the end of the transition period.
However as the situation appears to be chaotic as councils often claim they would book people in, but HO doesn’t send any other certificates than from March it looks like an extreme long wait besides the worry of another lockdown.
I think in general EU citizens wanted to be done with it by the end of the new year.
Now if that goes that slow and as no one approved can claim to be a British citizen it’s likely we need to use our EU Settlement Scheme status for employment, banks, NHS, landlords and so on which I understand isn’t desirable with the digital only status and British citizenship was meant to be the absolute security.
I was already asked at work for my EU Settlement Scheme proof shortly after being approved for citizenship which is annoying as that is the only status I have until I’m entitled to call myself British.
I do understand EU Settlement Scheme might be secure, but maybe some share my frustration about the situation.
Also I spoke to people who got approved with PR now being in the same situation and thinking about applying for EU Settlement Scheme too as they are worried it might take a long time until their ceremony.
Did anyone spoke to EU citizens campaigners about the situation? They are pretty good to address issues.
Thank you. So it’s not just me being frustrated likely being asked to prove my Settled Status soon everywhere.Lopand wrote: ↑Fri Aug 28, 2020 8:04 pmI'm a fellow EU citizen and share the same worries with you. I am eager to get this process over with before the end of the year, as I suspect a complete crackdown by this awful government on EU citizens residing in the UK following the final execution of Brexit. The fact that I have no paperwork to prove my Settled Status is unbearable and I just want to feel secure in the country which has been my home for many years now.Frou01 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 28, 2020 7:54 pmA lot of EU citizens have applied early this year to be done with everything by the end of the year and the end of the transition period.
However as the situation appears to be chaotic as councils often claim they would book people in, but HO doesn’t send any other certificates than from March it looks like an extreme long wait besides the worry of another lockdown.
I think in general EU citizens wanted to be done with it by the end of the new year.
Now if that goes that slow and as no one approved can claim to be a British citizen it’s likely we need to use our EU Settlement Scheme status for employment, banks, NHS, landlords and so on which I understand isn’t desirable with the digital only status and British citizenship was meant to be the absolute security.
I was already asked at work for my EU Settlement Scheme proof shortly after being approved for citizenship which is annoying as that is the only status I have until I’m entitled to call myself British.
I do understand EU Settlement Scheme might be secure, but maybe some share my frustration about the situation.
Also I spoke to people who got approved with PR now being in the same situation and thinking about applying for EU Settlement Scheme too as they are worried it might take a long time until their ceremony.
Did anyone spoke to EU citizens campaigners about the situation? They are pretty good to address issues.
I'm afraid my approved citizenship can be cancelled. I applied based on my PR status an it won't be valid in the next year. Even settled status is unsure as the no deal Brexit is more probable and aster no deal they can cancel settled scheme and deport all of us. My application was approved in early August and my council hasn't started ceremonies yet. I don't think I will have ceremony this year.Frou01 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 28, 2020 7:54 pmA lot of EU citizens have applied early this year to be done with everything by the end of the year and the end of the transition period.
However as the situation appears to be chaotic as councils often claim they would book people in, but HO doesn’t send any other certificates than from March it looks like an extreme long wait besides the worry of another lockdown.
I think in general EU citizens wanted to be done with it by the end of the new year.
Now if that goes that slow and as no one approved can claim to be a British citizen it’s likely we need to use our EU Settlement Scheme status for employment, banks, NHS, landlords and so on which I understand isn’t desirable with the digital only status and British citizenship was meant to be the absolute security.
I was already asked at work for my EU Settlement Scheme proof shortly after being approved for citizenship which is annoying as that is the only status I have until I’m entitled to call myself British.
I do understand EU Settlement Scheme might be secure, but maybe some share my frustration about the situation.
Also I spoke to people who got approved with PR now being in the same situation and thinking about applying for EU Settlement Scheme too as they are worried it might take a long time until their ceremony.
Did anyone spoke to EU citizens campaigners about the situation? They are pretty good to address issues.
This is causing anxiety and emotional distress and this after going through a lot of worry, stress and heartache already during the application process it self.Tirinti wrote: ↑Sat Aug 29, 2020 5:13 pmI'm afraid my approved citizenship can be cancelled. I applied based on my PR status an it won't be valid in the next year. Even settled status is unsure as the no deal Brexit is more probable and aster no deal they can cancel settled scheme and deport all of us. My application was approved in early August and my council hasn't started ceremonies yet. I don't think I will have ceremony this year.Frou01 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 28, 2020 7:54 pmA lot of EU citizens have applied early this year to be done with everything by the end of the year and the end of the transition period.
However as the situation appears to be chaotic as councils often claim they would book people in, but HO doesn’t send any other certificates than from March it looks like an extreme long wait besides the worry of another lockdown.
I think in general EU citizens wanted to be done with it by the end of the new year.
Now if that goes that slow and as no one approved can claim to be a British citizen it’s likely we need to use our EU Settlement Scheme status for employment, banks, NHS, landlords and so on which I understand isn’t desirable with the digital only status and British citizenship was meant to be the absolute security.
I was already asked at work for my EU Settlement Scheme proof shortly after being approved for citizenship which is annoying as that is the only status I have until I’m entitled to call myself British.
I do understand EU Settlement Scheme might be secure, but maybe some share my frustration about the situation.
Also I spoke to people who got approved with PR now being in the same situation and thinking about applying for EU Settlement Scheme too as they are worried it might take a long time until their ceremony.
Did anyone spoke to EU citizens campaigners about the situation? They are pretty good to address issues.
