Eligibility criteria: 5YR route. ILR (BC spouse). Applied a few months after receiving ILR. Language Criteria: UK Degree Nationality: Thai Method of application: New online system Date of application: 04/08/2019 Payment method: online card payment Date of acknowledgement: Can't remember Date of debi...
Hi all, my wife has applied for SET(M) ILR based on her spouse visa, and we paid for the Super Priority 24 hr processing service. We attended the biometrics appointment at Reading Central Library on 28 February 2019 (which was very stressful - 2.5 hour delay, but that's another story). The Home Offi...
Apologies, didn't realise I can't post certain weblinks. If you google "new citizenship application process uk sopra xxxxxx" the article is the top hit. Hopefully I'm allowed to say that!
NEW INFORMATION! I just found this article online, which gives a lot more detail about how the new system will work: Third party weblink removed The most interesting bit with reference to the original post in this thread is this: a streamlined online journey for most application types, with an intui...
I just wrote out a whole long post and then it got deleted :x . Anyway, my point was that I think the intention is for everyone to apply online and then submit copies of docs at a local service centre which will supposedly be a library. My guess is that you will then be able to pay for premium proce...
Hi, the explanatory memorandum (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/747687/Explanatory-memorandum-HC1534-accessible.pdf) says that the changes only come into effect on 5 November 2018: "6.6 The other Immigration Rules changes set out in thi...
So this was published yesterday: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/statement-of-changes-to-the-immigration-rules-hc-1534-11-october-2018?utm_source=6bb82f0b-93fd-4542-8cb7-2e62a316c1e1&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications&utm_content=daily The "Explanatory memorandum" document ...
Looks like I was wrong about the information about the new system coming out by today! They did publish a guide to how to request premium processing (link below), but this still refers to the existing PSCs: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/premium-visa-upgrade-request-form I emailed my loc...
UKVI have published a document with new fees valid from 8 October 2018: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visa-regulations-revised-table Almost all of the fees remain the same, but the interesting point is that 8 October is probably the date that the new system will come into effect (given ...
Hi, I actually emailed the CEO of Libraries Connected to find out when the new system is going to come into effect (Libraries Connected are apparently in charge of preparing the libraries as application centres). She replied on 21 August with the following: "The list of participating libraries is st...
