https://www.immigrationboards.com/british-citizenship/british-passport-application-processing-timelines-only-t80618.html Have you read the information on the Boards in the British Passport Application Processing times? They will give you the best feel for how long things take, and you'll see lots of...
Form AN (RevNov2018) is clear and states “ Evidence of identity If you were issued with a Biometric Residence Permit, you must provide/use it in support of your application, alongside: • Your passport* or • National identity* card or • Home Office travel document* or • Home Office entitlement card* ...
Hi, have you read? https://www.gov.uk/apply-citizenship-spouse ---------------- Quote "You can apply for British citizenship by ‘naturalisation’ if you: are 18 or over are married to, or in a civil partnership with, someone who is a British citizen have lived in the UK for at least 3 years before th...
Albeit I was an EU citizen (naturalised in Sept18) I entered the UK pre FOM rights etc and had an ILR stamp in my passport from the mid 1970's. I applied to the UKVI in 2016 and was refused citizenship, after intially thinking the HO were right in their refusal I decided to research some more and th...
Excellent news! Well done! The Caseworkers are not infallible and your husbands case is proof, as I think was mine (I did not apply as an EEA citizen exercising rights but as a holder of ILR) and others with an old ILR stamp in a passport who have been refused on spurious grounds or just because of ...
Hi lizzy b I can understand your predicament, it seems to be cutting things very fine. The Local Authority must be aware of the time constraints and the implications of a failure to carry out the ceremony by the due date and I do not think that the date offered is entirely fair. Going over the 90 da...
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I applied back in September for a UK passport following my Citizenship Certificate receipt and had a similar message. HMPO did not contact me for any further information and the next message was to say the courier would be delivering the passport in the next few days.
Hi, your predicament seems strange as many people undergo name changes and often have old passports in a different name. So just a quick question, when your partner's name was changed was it done officially? On the UKVI website they do talk of changing a name on an existing passport (I know that is ...
I’ve looked to see what the 1992 Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act says and it is not clear to me what the answer to your question is. However ACAS have a guide and in that guide at page 3 it has a section Terminology. It would appear from this para that ACAS clarify ‘trade union officer’ as a pa...
I paid for and attended a private ceremony. Carried out by a deputy Registrar in an office, no other officials. Actual ceremony over and done in under 15mins or so. It was rather perfunctory albeit nice enough, no photographer. Costs for a wedding ceremony in the same venue under £50, which obviousl...
17 Million People voted to leave the EU,it was a democratic election and the result is final... It is a strange argument to say a vote "is final" in any democracy. Surely a democracy is one in which the electorate are not denied a vote. Brexiters just seem to employ the claim it is anti-democratic ...
I looked for something on this already on the Boards but could not find it. There is quite a lot in it, which will need some careful examination but the acceptance of copies of documents and changes to sending photographs seem to be included. Also discretion for caseworkers to contact applicants. ht...
As trilobite says ‘yes’ you will be prudent and wise to make an appointment first. Make sure you have everything in place for your online application then make an appointment then submit the application. The Govt website says “Make an appointment You must contact a local authority to book an appoint...
From Govt website “You must send your biometric residence permit ( BRP ) back to the Home Office within 5 working days of getting your certificate of British citizenship. Cut your BRP into 4 pieces and put it in a windowless envelope. Include a note saying you're returning your permit because you've...
Hi, it seems the Home Office, particularly where Citizenship applications are concerned are relatively, if not completely, unaccountable. The service provided for the fees received is often abysmal but who really cares? If you are applying for citizenship it is highly likely that Ministers and MP’s ...
Hi, First question is do you have a Permanent Residence Card ((PRC)? If so when was it issued? As an EU/EEA citizen you will be required to have a PRC, after exercising Treaty Rights for five years plus one year and meeting certain criteria, as a precursor to applying for UK citizenship, unless you ...
Hi, it would be helpful if you explain exactly what and when you applied for (I presume a Permanent Residence Card), when you first entered the country and your employment/ activity record since. What exactly is the qualifying period and dates you have used in your application? If you are applying f...
Are you saying your wife applied for and received a Permanent Residence Card, PRC. If she is in possession of a permanent residence card or Indefinite Leave to Remain and fulfills the criteria for UK citizenship then she can apply. Comprehensive Sickness Insurance (CSI) is not one of the criteria ap...
Just re-read your original post. I think that nothing is certain with the Home Office and the time scale for granting citizenship. If an application takes a long time, for whatever reason, and things go pear shape it could be that if you became a UK citizenship post Brexit (a bad or no deal one) it ...
Hi Ania, as alterhase58 said the times quoted by the Home Office is a standard answer. I applied for citizenship on 10/07/18 and received a letter of approval dated 31/08/18 on 07/09/18, I organised a private ceremony and completed everything on 12/09/18. So just over two calender months. The folowi...
When you have identified your MP you have 3 main options for contacting him/her. 1 Email 2 Letter 3 Surgery The first two are similar and likely, depending on the MP’s office set up, to be dealt with not always by the MP directly but their staff. In any case when you write you have to get your point...
Hi, you state your friend has UK Citizenship, but she has no UK Passport? so I presume she has been travelling on another passport since attaining Citizenship. As I understand it for some time a successful applicant for British Citizenship must return their residence card on attaining Citizenship. S...
Your experience is enough to make one weep or laugh. The Home Office would appear to have heaped incompetence on incompetence. Not to have responded quickly to the emails and phone calls is unforgivable, particularly when they must realise they are playing with peoples lives. What you did in the end...
