I dont think it said 5 days but, yes it said he needed to return the BRP or he might be fined £1000

Oh, shucks, I hadn’t thought about this.
He has both, BRP and vignette in expired passport.
Could the BRP be used?
How long would HMPO wait for documents?

Ok, this has been booked since January, and SA passport application done in June.

When I applied we were still waiting for the new passport so didn’t expect the problem. But then received an email confirming the new passport is available for collection. And SA home affairs needs the old passport so we didn’t submit and waited to collect the new passport. Would the application be ...

Good evening all, I have submitted my application for my son’s first BP, I need to send his registration certificate and Passport used to enter the U.K. this has now expired. We have just received the new SA passport but are flying out in a few weeks. I am scared if i submit the passport it won’t be...

Would an agency locally be able to assist?

Ok, our 6 months mark coincide s with our travel dates, we didn’t realize the turnaround was so slow.

Thank you for your reply,
Yes, ID books too.
That’s really frustrating.
Could the children enter with a U.K. passport and proof of application? I know I’m clutching at straws…

Hi, all, Our children’s current passports expire this month. We have applied for our children’s adult passports in June, we have a holiday booked for December to South Africa. Application was at South African House in London. What are current timelines being experienced? Are there any acceleration o...

So I have received another email requesting payment same as the previous email, but new dates have been given as a deadline. I have replied again even though I replied 2 weeks ago to the first one already, I have now emailed further enquiries email address and hopefully this will get sorted.

Will the application just be rejected? Or can I make contact?

Good morning all,
the letter received says payment to be made by06/07/2023
The payment hasn't been processes yet, is there a contact number?

Hi All, what feels like an eternity has passed since submitting my son’s application. We have received an email requesting payment of £80 for the ceremony as he has turned 18 in the meantime. But the email is requesting bank card details: Card number, expiration date and card security code. This fe...

Hi All, what feels like an eternity has passed since submitting my son’s application. We have received an email requesting payment of £80 for the ceremony as he has turned 18 in the meantime. But the email is requesting bank card details: Card number, expiration date and card security code. This fe...

Hi All, what feels like an eternity has passed since submitting my son’s application. We have received an email requesting payment of £80 for the ceremony as he has turned 18 in the meantime. But the email is requesting bank card details: Card number, expiration date and card security code. This fee...

Thank you, I have now completed the application, and on printing the application see that one of the referee's needs to know my son in a professional manner. like a teacher, the problem is, Covid happened in 2020 so he hardly attended school in his year 10, and only spent a year there for year 11 an...

HI All, Just looking for some clarification on the highlighted items. The passport issued by South Africa for Applicant Proof of Father's parental responsibility for Applicant. is birth certificate sufficient? Proof of Mothers parental responsibility for applicant Proof of Mrs s parental responsibil...

Thank you,

Hi all,
I am starting the application now.

Date you gained settled status in the UK
Is this date of arrival or date visa was approved?

Thank you,

Thank you for your reply,

Can we only apply after the 3 year anniversary?
Thank you,

Good afternoon all, We will reach our 3 year anniversary of living in the UK in March 2023. I have looked at the uk.gov website but there is no obvious choice. My Children got ILE based on my wife and I having British citizenship by descent. My Son turns 18 in April My Daughter 16 in April From what...

Ok, So apparently my passport has been printed, I assume it has been sent. I had a very straight forward application. My mom is U.K. born. Applied 20 March and approved end of October. I won’t add my timelines as they are way out of the norm. Some system glitches caused my delay. And my passport has...

Ancestry visa will be possible for your daughter. I am assuming your mother is British. Good Afternoon, I'm doing my UKM application. Once this is approved I will be classed as a British Citizen by descent. The question I have is about my 21 year old Daughter. I was told that once I am British Citiz...

We have submitted the children’s Settlement visa’s and did Biometrics on 12 January. I am so stressed that I might have ticked something incorrectly or missed something on the upload. Would the Visa department request more information? Or would they just decline? Anyone with experience with this, pl...