Hi My friend has received ceremony invitation from council Blackburn but have not received any letter from HO, is it possible to attend ceremony without HO letter? Hiya! Some council are doing ceremonies without the invitation letter from home office, best thing is to confirm with council, can you ...

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My friend has received ceremony invitation from council Blackburn but have not received any letter from HO, is it possible to attend ceremony without HO letter?

As stated above, technically ILR is lapsed once you have attended the ceremony and have signed and dated certificate in hand, having said that, A British citizen cannot be denied entry at the border. If your friend attends virtual ceremony even from overseas, he will be allowed to enter the U.K. on...

Thanks, but please advise what the official line is? ILR will be void once attended the ceremony?

Hi, Please advise on the following scenario. My friend received the letter to attend the British citizenship ceremony virtually in first week of Feb, But my friend is travelling out of country in end of January and wont be back in UK for at least couple of months. Is it correct that if he delay his ...

Thanks for your response. My friend wife Tier 2 General visa is going to expire in Feb 2021 and is due for extension soon. Now question is if she applies for Tier 2 General extension in 2021, would this 180 days absence rule applies to her (as she will be applying post January 2018)? Does it mean th...

Hi, I am posting on behalf of my friend. Please advise on below: "Guidance rules: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-part-8-family-members#pt8family 319E. Requirements for indefinite leave to remain (d) not have been absent from the UK for more than 180 days during any 1...

Hi, I have been on ILR for more than a year and I believe I can now apply for naturalization. Also my wife got ILR as well and I guess she doesn't need to wait for a year to be eligible to apply for naturalization. Please advise if this is correct. Also, please advise if i can add my wife into my ap...

Hi, Thanks for reply, On last document list page I have been asked to provide following: Parents’ documents For 1 of your parents, send 1 of the following: full birth or adoption certificate naturalisation or registration certificate the non-British passport they had when you were born showing indef...

Hi, I have ILR visa since last year April and now I want to apply for British Passport for my daughter. She was born on 06/12/2019 when I was on ILR. On this basis I can apply for her Passport straight away I guess. I was filling the Apply your first Passport form and it asked me to detail the Mater...

Hi all good gurus, I am in process of applying ILR visa for my wife as she qualified after staying 5 years on the Tier 2 G dependent visa. Below is the list of documents i am uploading, please review and advise if there is anything missing. Mandatory Documents Passport Cohabitation Proof: Joint bank...

Hi, I am applying for my wife ILR visa as she qualifies after 5 years on Tier 2 G dependent visa. I have got NARIC statement of comparability which declares her degree as equivalent to ordinary Bachelors but it doesn't verify that the course was taught in English. She has passed the B1 exam and have...

Hi, i am in the same boat. I have got NARIC statement of comparability which declares my degree as equivalent to ordinary Bachelors but it doesn't verify that the course was taught in English. I have also passed the B1 exam and have certificate for that. So should i not use my NARIC certificate at a...

Hi, I am just in the process of gathering the information for applying my wife ILR visa. I have ILR which was granted last year and my wife came into this country in Dec 2014 on Tier 2 dependent visa (she still got this visa until April). I believe she has now completed 5 years qualifying period for...

HI, I have just checked with GP/HV, they refused to sign the referee declaration form. What sort of evidence should I ask them to provide?. A letter explaining their refusal? Is that something really required? can I get any professional listed in the accepted occupation countersignatories to sign th...

I will ask HV in first instance, but I have heard that HV/GP have stopped giving their references. What sort of evidence do I need in case they refuse to give reference? I can get someone in my office (Chartered Engineer) to sign that form for me. Initially I was thinking to get my family friend (Br...

Hi, I am in the process of filling the MN1 from for my 2 years old daughter. In the referral section, i was asked to provide two referee (one should be professional, head teacher, health visitor etc). my question is do I really need to provide a professional referee (say Health visitor). If yes then...

Thanks @CASA for quick reply. Could you please also confirm the time require for a dependent to be eligible for ILR. i.e. 3 or 5 years? please give reference to Home office rules. Also can you provide reference to HO rules where it says about one must have ILR before applying for naturalization. tha...

Hi, I got my ILR visa in April 2019 and Assuming that I can apply for Naturalisation by March 2020. My question is what is the requirement for dependant (my wife in my case) naturalisation. what's the time period requirement for dependant i.e. 3 or 5 years. after completion of that time period does ...

Hi, I have recently received my ILR visa and now planning to apply my 2 years old daughter for naturalization. I have following questions. Which form I need to fill in? does a 2 years old need to have bio metrics? I will be eligible to apply for my naturalization within a year, if I wait for my natu...

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Hi, I am applying for child benefit for the first time and filling the application form. My question is what documents I need to send with the for? On the application form it only ask about child birth certificate and it doesn't ask about any evidence regarding my immigration status. I spoke to HMRC...

Hi, I am in the process of applying standard visitor visa for my parents. I guess i have to submit two separate application i.e 1 for each parent. I have submitted my father application and realized that I have put wrong passport expiry year. Instead of putting 2022 i have mistakenly put 2023. Month...

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Hi, I am planning to bring my parents here in UK on standard visitor visa. There are two main reason of their visit 1- My cousin (my aunt son mean my father nephew) wedding in UK 2- To visit us and to spend some time with our daughter I have so far asked them to arrange following documents. 1- Both ...