Thanks all!

Dear Gurus, My spouse currently has Indian nationality with plans to naturalise next year if everything goes good. In the meantime I have applied for a B1 visa for her and my kids. I am not on this application as I have UK nationality and ESTA approved. She is a homemaker and I am concerned her visa...

There is no such requirement. Thanks Zimba appreciate your reply. So I can apply in March 2025 for her ILR. Also is the end date of the qualifying period, the application date, or the biometric date, or the day the case officer assesses the case. I am not planning to go for a priority application s...

Dear Gurus, My wife's continuous residency was broken in December 2019 when she went back to India for pregnancy. She finally returned (with my child) in October 2020 after Covid. So her continuous residency period according to my calculations will be March 2020 to March 2025. In this period, there ...

Dear Gurus, I have a few questions about the surrender passport/Renunciation process. I would really appreciate if you could clarify them 1) Is it possible to get the surrender and RC appointment on the same day? If so, should I apply the surrender appointment first 2) Is Renunciation certificate ma...

Is there any news whether this applies to people on existing routes (but up for extension after spring)? Thanks No and we don't know any more than what anyone else knows as reported in the media today. There are multiple processes/steps that have to take place before the rules are changed. Until th...

Is there any news whether this applies to people on existing routes (but up for extension after spring)? Thanks

I got the passport through TNT and the supporting documents through Royal Mail a week later. Got a notification on the day of the delivery from Royal Mail

kashish wrote: ↑

Sat Jun 03, 2023 5:44 pm

that evisa fees seems to be for other country and not UK . I am in UK , It is not not showing the evisa fees for UK .

Its available in the UK $80 for 5 years. I have applied for it a few days back.

kashish wrote: ↑

Fri Jun 02, 2023 9:18 pm

Thanks.
Can i get evisa for 40 days duration or is it only 30 days?
And will i be able to work from india on evisa , i am software engineer?

you can get one for 1 year or 5 years too. it costs $40 and $80 respectively

Type: Adult first British passport Method: Online Office: Bootle Application submitted: 9th May Identity confirmed: 9th May Identity details received: 9th May Application received: 9th May Documents posted next day delivery: 10th May Documents received by office: 11th May Application approved: 23 M...

Yes, you need to first surrender your passport, get the certificate and then use it to apply for OCI. the process is needlessly convoluted.

But the evisa approval takes only 24 hours in case you have to travel before that.

Dear Gurus, I am an Indian citizen who has naturalised as British recently. As per the law I am planning to surrender my passport within the deadline of 3 months. I also got an etourist visa for India for 5 years which was approved within a day. So my travel to India is now sorted. My question is is...

Your spouse and kids I suppose you're referring to? hi TickTack, yes I have received ESTA on my new british passport within a couple of hours and now I plan to apply for my family. The appointment site says the kids are eligible for interview waiver. Since my wife is a homemaker, can I provide my b...

Thanks tictack, I have received ESTA approval within a couple of hours yesterday. I did provide my old passport details but they didnt ask for any visa reference number.

10 weeks is the timeframe posted by HMPO. However in most cases people are getting approvals within 20-25 days and the documents back a few days later. If you want be on safer side you can just not send in the documents and they wont process your application. I am not sure if they automatically clos...

Type: Adult first British passport Method: Online Office: Bootle Application submitted: 9th May Identity confirmed: 9th May Identity details received: 9th May Application received: 9th May Documents posted next day delivery: 10th May Documents received by office: 11th May Application approved: 23 Ma...

Thanks TickTack I plan to apply in a week .

Dear Gurus,

I held a US B1/B2 visa from 2014 valid to 2024 on my indian passport. I have now naturalised . will it be an issue to apply for ESTA on a new passport immediately after naturalisation?

Thanks in advance

Dear Gurus, I recently naturalised as a British citizen but my wife and kids are still on skilled worker dependent (NRPF on BRP). Can I claim Tax free childcare to pay for after school clubs and activities? The activities pay for the kids who have NRPF, but I am opening the account and have no such ...

You're free to apply in whatever order that pleases you. Everyone would have to enter into the Embassy for interviews. Not sure where you got the exemption idea from. If the kids are too young to be asked questions, then the adult relative would be asked the questions. Thanks Ticktack for your repl...

Dear Gurus, I am planning to apply a US visa for my wife and kids so we can travel to US this fall for a tourism trip. I am awaiting my UK passport so hopefully my ESTA gets approved and I dont need a visa Since there is a waiting period for interviews, can my kids send in their application before m...

Application Timeline Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 5 years + 1 Year ILR Method of application: online Date of receipt by UKBA: 30/01/2023 Date of debit of fees: 30/01/2023 Date of biometrics: 14/02/2023 Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 14/02/2023 Date of receipt of approval: 09/04/2023 Date of Ce...

AmazonianX wrote: ↑

Sun May 07, 2023 5:54 pm

Note that thr self addressed envelope from the post office for first class return are made of polythene/nylon material and can be folded and will accommodate an A4 document easily.

Good shout. I'll send them the silver envelope and hope they use that to return my documents. Thanks

Hi Amazonian, this is a bit of a silly question, but how do I send a A4 envelope to the Passport Office enclosed inside the A4 envelope that I send my naturalisation certificate to them. These are board backed envelopes so the same size wont fit into another. Should I send them in an even larger siz...