Hi, Renunciation of Indian citizenship is now withdrawn but the website is still not updated. Its a shame that they are still giving out appointments and even taking the fees. I could have paid at the appointment but did the mistake of paying Rs. 8000 online and have been emailing the HCI London via ...

Hi, We share joint custody of our child and need to produce a consent letter for his OCI application. Is there a template for the same? Also, the VFS site says it should be notarised, is that correct? Asking as a lot of documentation is not updated on the websites. If yes, how can we notarize in UK ...

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Hi, I have submitted by citizenship application and gave biometrics on 11th Mar 2024. Now I have a need to travel to India in May 2024 for 2 weeks. What should I do if I get an approval decision during or right before my planned travel? At what point do I have to return my BRP and how many days ...

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Thanks for your quick response. I have another question regarding below section in the application - When do I provide the original passport - during document submission or during the biometric appointment? Do I need to provide originals for both old and new passport in this case? Providing your ...

Hi, I am from India and currently on ILR for last 1 year and I am now eligible to apply for British Citizenship. The below guidance for non EEA Nationals has confused me. "If you are a Non-EEA National, you need to include your passport to prove you have lived in the UK for the relevant 3- or 5-year ...

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1 - ok

2 - No, he doesn't have a professional qualification like a Chartered Accountant. However, he is a the Head of the department or Manager in the IT Department of the limited company. However, his name doesn't appear in the companies search like companies house.

Hi, I will be eligible to make my citizenship application by end of Feb'24 and have below queries on Referee requirements: 1. As per the referee declaration, the need to confirm "That, to the best of my knowledge, the details of the applicant given in this application are correct." Does this mean ...

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I have received ILR 6 months back while I was dependent on my husband for 5 years. We would like to apply for a divorce and want to understand if this will affect me or my son's UK citizenship application in another 6 months time?

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Thanks for the quick response. Yes I am aware that I was advised about the cohabitation requirement earlier and hence had all the documents collected and ready for upload. However, when I saw the checklist of documents to be submitted, it wasn't mentioned and I didn't want to complicate matters ...

Hi, I have applied for ILR (SET O) as a T1 Dependent after spending 5 years as dependent and have used a priority service. UKVI have contacted me after my biometric and asked me to provide additional evidence for cohabitation within 2 days. I have all the evidence for last 2 years from various ...

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Thanks for your help. I have been reading the guidance document - specifically points 140 & 143 and 319E (given below for reference). I have highlighted the text in yellow where it states that the time spent on another visa is counted in the 5 year qualifying period for ILR as long as the most ...

Thanks for the clarification. Could you please also provide some guidance on the 'List of documents' that we may need to produce during ILR application of PBS Dependent partner as they will be applying separately from the main applicant. I want to make sure that we retain anything important that we ...

Hi If the main applicant is a T1 ET visa folder with 3 years to qualify for ILR, can the partner apply for ILR at the same time? As per the govt website, you are eligible if you have been living with the partner for at least 5 years. Is this correct or you have to be living purely on the T1 PBS ...