Hi radiogaga Did you manage to get this completed? I am in a similar boat and need to apply for retention of SA citizenship before I apply for UK citizenship. I just completed the process of proving I am not a British Citizen yet (at £250...!!) and will attempt to go to the Consular Service when the...

Applied for ILR Route : SET (O) Ancestry Visa Service: Standard (no priority available) Date application Submitted Online: 06/04/2020 Payment Debited : 07/04/2020 Date Biometrics Enrolled : 04/07/2020 (delayed due to Covid-19) Approval Received : 24/07/2020 BRP Card Received : Awaiting (delivery due...

URGENT help needed! Hi All I have my UKVCAS appointment tomorrow morning. I've uploaded all my documents online, but I just saw in the confirmation email it said I need to bring all original copies even if I have uploaded my documents online. I don't have the originals of some of them (grandfather's...

Hi All Just an FYI. I applied online on 6 April 2020. UKVCAS Application Centres were closed. I got an email this afternoon saying I can book an appointment now, and found an appointment for this Saturday (at £110 :evil:). Can't believe they're charging so much for standard appointments given the cu...

Hi, I'm not sure where to post this but it's somewhat relevant to COVID-19 and biometrics. I'm waiting for UKVCAS to open appointments (applied just after they closed their centres), but I was wondering when I get ILR what date is it valid from? I'm wanting to get citizenship and a British passport ...