Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19

Email address to contact Westminster council:
“registeroffice@westminster.gov.uk”

Emailed Manchester council today for an update. They said the last time they received certificates was week commencing 9th October and nothing since then and no July and also no communication from Ho ...

I got approval on 21st July, still waiting the invitation letter. Is there anyone at Cambridge Council? Is anyone know where the Ceremony will take place? Because Cambridge Council will not have the Ceremony after the lockdown.

Hi everyone

I also contacted my local (Slough Borough) Council yesterday and was told HO has sent them an email confirming that they will receive the certificates for July approvals by next week. I was approved on 31st ofJuly so let’s hope for the best

otuel wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 28, 2020 4:32 pm

otuel wrote: ↑

Fri Oct 23, 2020 10:22 pm

Hi,
An update from the Bristol City Council. I called them this morning and:

- They have not received my certificate yet (the citizenship application approved on 22nd of July and I have not received an invitation letter as well),

- I should wait until Monday to see if my invitation letter arrives,

- I was told to give them a ring on Tuesday as they will receive a new batch of the certificates,

- You need an invitation letter to book the citizenship ceremony.

Cheers,
otuel

An update from today:

- No invitation letter,

- Bristol City Council does not have my certificate - I have been advised to give them a call on Friday.

We have the same approval date and council , thank you for sharing. Do you call or email the council. I emailed on Monday but received no response..

axeman85 wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 28, 2020 5:31 pm

Emailed Manchester council today for an update. They said the last time they received certificates was week commencing 9th October and nothing since then and no July and also no communication from Ho ...

I was told what was confirmed by others here.

They will receive July batches by early next week as the HO informed them of a big batch

Hopefully, it's all good soon

Gb1718 wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 28, 2020 8:31 pm

otuel wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 28, 2020 4:32 pm

otuel wrote: ↑

Fri Oct 23, 2020 10:22 pm

Hi,
An update from the Bristol City Council. I called them this morning and:

- They have not received my certificate yet (the citizenship application approved on 22nd of July and I have not received an invitation letter as well),

- I should wait until Monday to see if my invitation letter arrives,

- I was told to give them a ring on Tuesday as they will receive a new batch of the certificates,

- You need an invitation letter to book the citizenship ceremony.

Cheers,
otuel

An update from today:

- No invitation letter,

- Bristol City Council does not have my certificate - I have been advised to give them a call on Friday.

We have the same approval date and council , thank you for sharing. Do you call or email the council. I emailed on Monday but received no response..

Hi,
I called them. I prefer this form of the communication.

Hello Everyone,
Any update from H&F council?
Any one that asked them if they received batch please update us.
I can also smell trouble the Home Office are not sending invitation letter and the council's threatening to cancel the booking if you don't receive your letter.
This looks like catch 21

MannyWarrior wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 28, 2020 8:43 pm

axeman85 wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 28, 2020 5:31 pm

Emailed Manchester council today for an update. They said the last time they received certificates was week commencing 9th October and nothing since then and no July and also no communication from Ho ...

I was told what was confirmed by others here.

They will receive July batches by early next week as the HO informed them of a big batch

Hopefully, it's all good soon

Am not bothered anymore. I need to travel middle of December and I dont think if I do ceremony my passport will be back in time for my journey.

So for me its all going to be done January 2021 Insha Allah.

good morning everyone!


any news from Nottingham city council? my approval letter is in early September. any chance i could have my ceremony before Christmas? it would be a nice gift for me.

Hello Everyone I hope you guys are fine. I have been following the thread quite a while as I am in the same situation as well.
I think if I am not wrong somewhere in previous post someone mention about the HO courier issue. That they are having problem with there courier.
I think this could be the reason in delay I mean why would the stop sending certificate and stick on point it will be clear by end of October. (Till 7th of August approvals).They didn't send any in tge last couple of weeks and suddenly sending all in this week.
I have my friend in siuation too he has he ILR decision a month ago but still waiting for Biometric Card.
By the way I am 28th Sept Approval. If I dont have my invite next month it will cost me alot in the future.

Nat23 wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 28, 2020 8:01 pm

Hi everyone

I also contacted my local (Slough Borough) Council yesterday and was told HO has sent them an email confirming that they will receive the certificates for July approvals by next week. I was approved on 31st ofJuly so let’s hope for the best

Thanks for the update. I’m with Slough Council too. 2nd of July approval. I’ll ring them tomorrow (Friday) and check if they’ve arrived. Will keep you posted.

Hi all,
Camden council also advised to call them tomorrow (Friday), as they're supposed to receive a batch today.
I was approved on 20 July - hopefully my certificate and letter are on the way.

Hi Everyone

Having the backlog cleared for up to the 7th August by end of this week is really great news!

However am just wondering what would be the situation for the late August, September and early October approvals; are they going to wait till 2021 to get their invitation letters???

Also am not sure why are councils reluctant to inform the callers if their certificates are received or not.

BoyTed wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 28, 2020 11:33 pm

Hello Everyone,
Any update from H&F council?
Any one that asked them if they received batch please update us.
I can also smell trouble the Home Office are not sending invitation letter and the council's threatening to cancel the booking if you don't receive your letter.
This looks like catch 21

I'm on H&F as well, but my last update from them is from mid-September. They didn't reveal the dates of the last certificates nor how often they were receiving them. I asked twice, apparently they don't like sharing that information. They don't do virtual ceremonies and they don't book ceremonies without the invitation letter from the Home Office. Thus, I'm stuck waiting for the H.O. =(

CheshireKnight wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 29, 2020 9:42 am

Hi Everyone

Having the backlog cleared for up to the 7th August by end of this week is really great news!

However am just wondering what would be the situation for the late August, September and early October approvals; are they going to wait till 2021 to get their invitation letters???

Also am not sure why are councils reluctant to inform the callers if their certificates are received or not.

Here is my projection based on the information we have on this forum:

Approved on -- Letter date - - - ----Letter arrival, date range------------
08/08/2020 - - - 22/10/2020 - - - from 29/10/2020 - - - to 12/11/2020
15/08/2020 - - - 26/10/2020 - - - from 02/11/2020 - - - to 16/11/2020
19/08/2020 - - - 28/10/2020 - - - from 04/11/2020 - - - to 18/11/2020
29/08/2020 - - - 02/11/2020 - - - from 09/11/2020 - - - to 23/11/2020
01/09/2020 - - - 04/11/2020 - - - from 11/11/2020 - - - to 25/11/2020
08/09/2020 - - - 06/11/2020 - - - from 13/11/2020 - - - to 27/11/2020
10/09/2020 - - - 09/11/2020 - - - from 16/11/2020 - - - to 30/11/2020
22/09/2020 - - - 14/11/2020 - - - from 21/11/2020 - - - to 05/12/2020
29/09/2020 - - - 18/11/2020 - - - from 25/11/2020 - - - to 09/12/2020
01/10/2020 - - - 19/11/2020 - - - from 26/11/2020 - - - to 10/12/2020
08/10/2020 - - - 24/11/2020 - - - from 01/12/2020 - - - to 15/12/2020
15/10/2020 - - - 26/11/2020 - - - from 03/12/2020 - - - to 17/12/2020
22/10/2020 - - - 01/12/2020 - - - from 08/12/2020 - - - to 22/12/2020
29/10/2020 - - - 03/12/2020 - - - from 10/12/2020 - - - to 24/12/2020
01/11/2020 - - - 04/12/2020 - - - from 11/12/2020 - - - to 25/12/2020
08/11/2020 - - - 09/12/2020 - - - from 16/12/2020 - - - to 30/12/2020
15/11/2020 - - - 12/12/2020 - - - from 19/12/2020 - - - to 02/01/2021
22/11/2020 - - - 16/12/2020 - - - from 23/12/2020 - - - to 06/01/2021
29/11/2020 - - - 19/12/2020 - - - from 26/12/2020 - - - to 09/01/2021
01/12/2020 - - - 21/12/2020 - - - from 28/12/2020 - - - to 11/01/2021
08/12/2020 - - - 24/12/2020 - - - from 31/12/2020 - - - to 14/01/2021
15/12/2020 - - - 29/12/2020 - - - from 05/01/2021 - - - to 19/01/2021
22/12/2020 - - - 31/12/2020 - - - from 07/01/2021 - - - to 21/01/2021
29/12/2020 - - - 05/01/2021 - - - from 12/01/2021 - - - to 26/01/2021
02/01/2021 - - - 06/01/2021 - - - from 13/01/2021 - - - to 27/01/2021
08/01/2021 - - - 11/01/2021 - - - from 18/01/2021 - - - to 01/02/2021
15/01/2021 - - - 15/01/2021 - - - from 22/01/2021 - - - to 05/02/2021

I got nothing today either.

I contacted my council (again!) and they yet again said nothing has been received. Although I think they are just copying and pasting the same response because they are getting tired of my emails rather than actually checking if anything has arrived.

Hopefully it's true that the councils will be getting the certificates by the end of the week but with the way the HO has been dealing with the whole backlog, I highly doubt this will turn out to be true.

Looking good guys got email from my council without me emailing them.

Dear Xxx

I am emailing to confirm we have received your certificate. Please may you send us your contact telephone number to call you on to book in a ceremony.

 

Kind regards,
Xxx

Congratulations boyted

If you can post your approval date and name of the council.

Apologies if you have posted them in the past

VulgarisMagistralis wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 29, 2020 11:04 am

BoyTed wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 28, 2020 11:33 pm

Hello Everyone,
Any update from H&F council?
Any one that asked them if they received batch please update us.
I can also smell trouble the Home Office are not sending invitation letter and the council's threatening to cancel the booking if you don't receive your letter.
This looks like catch 21

I'm on H&F as well, but my last update from them is from mid-September. They didn't reveal the dates of the last certificates nor how often they were receiving them. I asked twice, apparently they don't like sharing that information. They don't do virtual ceremonies and they don't book ceremonies without the invitation letter from the Home Office. Thus, I'm stuck waiting for the H.O. =(

Hi there,
Update for you H&F They have now email them please read my post.

Soo123 wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 29, 2020 12:47 pm

Congratulations boyted

If you can post your approval date and name of the council.

Apologies if you have posted them in the past

Hello soo123,
My council is Hammersmith and Fulham got the letter via post on 2nd July 2020 but letter date was 29 june 2020.

Congratulations
My approval date is 4 August will call the council tomorrow

Approval 7 July 2020, just received a call from my local council for a Ceremony this coming Tuesday

Hi,

I have been following this forum for quite a while now and thought I'd share this.
Approved: July 16
Council: Westminster

I haven't received the letter yet, but I tried today to book the ceremony online anyway and it worked! So they have my certificate at the Council.

6 ceremonies are available to book: Nov 4 and Nov 10 (3 per day)

Hope it helps!

jayzone1 wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 29, 2020 2:21 pm

Approval 7 July 2020, just received a call from my local council for a Ceremony this coming Tuesday

Congrats

Have they mentioned anything about the invitation letter?