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by TheTraveller
Thu Nov 19, 2020 11:41 am
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: British Passport application processing timelines (only)
Replies: 9509
Views: 1925710

Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Type: First adult passport after Naturalisation From: UK Method: online Date of Online Application: 13/11/2020 Date Identity Verified: 13/11/2020 Date Documents Sent: 13/11/2020 Documents delivered to: HMPO New Port Documents delivered and signed: 16/11/2020 Date Documents Received status: 16/11/202...
by TheTraveller
Sat Nov 14, 2020 12:36 am
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19
Replies: 5631
Views: 680302

Re: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19

Application submitted January 2020
Application approved July 2020
Invitation received November 2020
Ceremony completed today and finally I’m a British Citizen 😃 Happy and glorious 😇
by TheTraveller
Thu Nov 12, 2020 2:33 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19
Replies: 5631
Views: 680302

Re: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19

Szrsrts wrote:
Thu Nov 12, 2020 2:31 pm
Has anyone received an invitation letter or being contacted by council? Thank you


what council are you referring to?
by TheTraveller
Thu Nov 12, 2020 2:25 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19
Replies: 5631
Views: 680302

Re: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19

They are horrible with no answer for phone calls or emails! the only thing you can do now is to email them nationality@kingston.gov.uk .. ask them if they got your certificate or not yet! PLEASE keep me posted if you hear back from the;) Hi TheTraveller - Did you receive an acknowledgement when you...
by TheTraveller
Tue Nov 10, 2020 10:07 am
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19
Replies: 5631
Views: 680302

Re: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19

I was approved in July and got an invitation dated 18 Oct asking me to book my ceremony with the council .. the council emailed me says they got all July approved certificates except mine! I’m so disappointed now! Don’t know what to do.. 😟😟 Whats your july approval date and what council? 9th July -...
by TheTraveller
Tue Nov 10, 2020 9:00 am
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19
Replies: 5631
Views: 680302

Re: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19

I was approved in July and got an invitation dated 18 Oct asking me to book my ceremony with the council .. the council emailed me says they got all July approved certificates except mine! I’m so disappointed now! Don’t know what to do.. 😟😟 Whats your july approval date and what council? 9th July -...
by TheTraveller
Mon Nov 09, 2020 10:39 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19
Replies: 5631
Views: 680302

Re: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19

I was approved in July and got an invitation dated 18 Oct asking me to book my ceremony with the council .. the council emailed me says they got all July approved certificates except mine! I’m so disappointed now! Don’t know what to do.. 😟😟
by TheTraveller
Mon Nov 09, 2020 10:35 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19
Replies: 5631
Views: 680302

Re: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19

Hi Triiishiii - My local council is Kingston too! I emailed them and they said they have not received my certificate .. Have you heard back from them? Heya, thanks for replying. I have emailed Kingston today. When did you get in touch with Kingston CC ? Is there a number to call and speak to them, ...
by TheTraveller
Fri Nov 06, 2020 10:46 am
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19
Replies: 5631
Views: 680302

Re: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19

Hi, Good news - I received my citizenship invitation letter today (approval was in July). The letter says call council to book ceremony, but council's website says email council to book. I guess it's a waiting game - my letter says it was dispatched in the 1st week of october, so technically have a...
by TheTraveller
Thu Nov 05, 2020 9:08 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19
Replies: 5631
Views: 680302

Re: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19

Hi, Good news - I received my citizenship invitation letter today (approval was in July). The letter says call council to book ceremony, but council's website says email council to book. I guess it's a waiting game - my letter says it was dispatched in the 1st week of october, so technically have a...
by TheTraveller
Thu Nov 05, 2020 10:24 am
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19
Replies: 5631
Views: 680302

Re: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19

I just received my Citizenship Invitation today but still no certificate yet!

Applied Jan 2020
Approval July 2020
Invitation Dated 18 Oct 2020
Received 5 Nov 2020
Citizenship certificate still waiting to reach my council!!
by TheTraveller
Tue Nov 03, 2020 2:34 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19
Replies: 5631
Views: 680302

Re: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19

Hello, I've just received my ceremony invitation letter from Ealing Council, along with another letter informing me ceremonies are suspended during lockdown. My approval date was July 16th, so I've been waiting for it for 16 weeks only to get it right when lockdown starts. :x The letter from the co...
by TheTraveller
Sat Oct 31, 2020 3:03 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19
Replies: 5631
Views: 680302

Re: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19

Hi all, I was approved on 20 July, and was now able to book a ceremony with Camden council on 04 November. I still haven’t received my invitation letter though, I was able to book online on the council website. I was approved on 20th July too but how did you know your council has the certificate? I...
by TheTraveller
Fri Oct 30, 2020 3:32 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19
Replies: 5631
Views: 680302

Re: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19

Is there anyone received the ceremony invitation from July approvals ? Hi, Unfortunatly I haven't received anything. My approval was on 7th July. I hope to get an invitation in November. It is so anoying. I don't undestand why they can't to send those invitations by email for online applications at...
by TheTraveller
Fri Oct 30, 2020 3:24 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19
Replies: 5631
Views: 680302

Re: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19

Is there anyone here dealing with Kingston Council ?
by TheTraveller
Fri Oct 30, 2020 12:39 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19
Replies: 5631
Views: 680302

Re: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19

Is there anyone received the ceremony invitation from July approvals ?
by TheTraveller
Tue Oct 27, 2020 3:48 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19
Replies: 5631
Views: 680302

Re: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19

*** Important Update *** I just called the local council and the citizenship ceremony office told me that, they just received an email from the Home Office telling them that, all July certificates has been dispatched and it might be with the Council from tomorrow hopefully! Let us have some hope guy...
by TheTraveller
Mon Oct 26, 2020 3:07 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19
Replies: 5631
Views: 680302

Re: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19

Hi all, I've just called the helpline - they advised to call again next Monday, as by then they will be given instructions on how to chase invitations. i recon they already know they are way behind :/so curious to hear what they be saying next week june 3 approval still waing :cry: Then I don't und...
by TheTraveller
Sat Oct 24, 2020 6:34 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19
Replies: 5631
Views: 680302

Re: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19

So I emailed the registrar at Aberdeen City Council and she called me back on Thursday. She told me they'd had my certificate for some time! The reason I never got the invite (if it was ever sent) is that the HO did not update my address (despite me receiving written confirmation that they had done...
by TheTraveller
Fri Oct 23, 2020 10:27 am
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19
Replies: 5631
Views: 680302

Re: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19

Hi, guys. Can you advise me, how to change the address of the place, that Invitation letter supposed to come to ? Thanks. You will have to send a request to change your address go to https://visa-address-update.service.gov.uk/ Also send an email to citizenship.support@homeoffice.gsi.gov you will ne...
by TheTraveller
Fri Oct 23, 2020 10:15 am
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19
Replies: 5631
Views: 680302

Re: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19

Is there anyone here received anything at all this week (July Approvals )?
by TheTraveller
Thu Oct 22, 2020 8:08 am
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19
Replies: 5631
Views: 680302

Re: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19

Just after me being booked in with a nice lady to go for the ceremony on after my reaching they're asking for the invitation later at the reception then the lady tells me they were stopped to take in people without invitations all councils from yesterday now what I'm going to do will wait for the i...
by TheTraveller
Wed Oct 21, 2020 8:30 am
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19
Replies: 5631
Views: 680302

Re: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19

Do we know where the HO facility for printing ceremony certificates is? Is it all over England or is it one big secure facility in a central location? If it’s located in the North, then there will be more delays as more and more places are going into tier 3 lockdowns. I believe it is located in Liv...
by TheTraveller
Mon Oct 19, 2020 10:23 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19
Replies: 5631
Views: 680302

Re: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19

I’m very worries now! I was approved in July 2020 and still no any sign of citizenship ceremony! Is there anybody here approved back in July and Kingston is their local council at all?
by TheTraveller
Wed Oct 14, 2020 1:04 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19
Replies: 5631
Views: 680302

Re: Citizenship Ceremony cancelled due to Covid-19

Interesting dispersion of dates on the invitation letter across days of the week, which has been compiled based on information supplied by 40 members of the forum. Date on the invitation letter (day of the week) Monday ------------------- 6 Tuesday ----------------- 11 Wednesday --------------- 3 T...
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