Eligibility criteria: 3 yr spouse of BC
Method of application: NCRS Hammersmith 16 Nov 2018
Date of receipt by UKBA: 16 Nov 2018
Date of debit of fees: 16 Nov 2018
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 16 Nov 2018
Date of receipt of approval: 4 Jan 2019
Date of Ceremony: 15 March 2019

Application Based On: Civil partnership with Irish Citizen living in Northern Ireland. Non-EU with UK settlement. Applied On: 17/09/2018. Application received On: 18/09/2018 (Royal Mail Tracking). Acknowledgement: 27/10/2018 (after a phone call as passport needed) with passport and birth certificate...

Thanks for the information guys and girls. I have tried to book an appointment couple of days earlier (NDRS + JCP) with my local registrar office. They were checking the diary and seem nothing can be booked from October onwards. I tried few other local councils before turning into this forum. It se...

Update: Interview 16 August Thursday PM, Biometric card arrived by courier 9:30 Tuesday 21 August.

That is very helpful, thanks!

I've been told that the National Document Return Service for UK citizen applications run by a number of councils is ending. No one seems quite sure what will replace this service when it ends in October. Has anyone on here got information on the service? Some councils have said it will be taken over...

Thanks for all the useful tips people! Five years on we had an appointment this morning: SET(M) No dependants Both retired 63 and 59 £2999 Belfast (unexpectantly plush offices, calm and with only a couple of people calling in with passport enquiries). KOLUK English speaking national (USA) Passport +...

Chances are being caught are very low, I cross the border a lot (M1) and I've seen nothing, though I think there is a pull-in area on the motorway that they must use for border checks if they ever bother. More risky if you stopped in the North by PSNI officer etc or have an accident etc, can happen...