Update: Docs received 13th May. The HMPO Twitter page said there was a backlog and some delays but they were working steadily to clear it. Signing off the forum now, it's been a great help through the whole ILR / Naturalisation / Passport application process. Thank you and good luck to you all :) Fi...
First adult passport after naturalisation, application processed by HMPO Bootle. Application submitted: 20th April 2021 Identity confirmed: 20th April Application received: 20th April Docs posted: 20th April Docs received: 22nd April (Royal Mail recorded delivery tracking showed physical delivery on...
Final update: Citizenship Ceremony: held on 17th April via Zoom; was just me but no extra fee and was able to invite any amount of friends and family to join the call. Warm, friendly registrar - made everything easy on the email comms prior to the day and made me feel really welcome during the cerem...
Updated update! Date of ceremony: 17th April via Zoom (email invitation with link from the local authority) Update: Eligibility: Spouse of British citizen + ILR / 5yrs residency Date of application: 16 Sept 2020 Application acknowledged: 18 Sept 2020 Biometrics by App: 23 Sept 2020 In-person biometr...
Hi All, finally received my approval email today after months of waiting! Timeline below, my message to all of you still waiting is don't despair 🙂 Eligibility Criteria: ILR as Spouse / 5yrs resident in the UK Date Applied: 16th Sept 2020 Application Acknowledged: 18th Sept 2020 [/b] Biometrics via ...
I can observe on this forum that a lot of people are using both IDV app and physical Biometrics appointment. Can someone confirm which pic UKVI is choosing for BRP? Is it the one through IDV app or the one from the physical Biometrics appointment? If you go for the IDV app only, the photo on BRP wi...
Hi all just an update on the BRP, which arrived today pretty much bang on schedule. The photo on the card was from my 2018 in-person biometrics appointment when I got FLR, so that doesn't resolve the question of whether it was using the app or going for the subsequent appointment that did the trick ...
Question: will UKVI email the BRP delivery information to me? I submitted address change form to UKVI in August but still worry if they will actually ship it to my new address. Hi @Leatong, normally the BRP is shipped the next day of approval or day after next. Everyone doesn't seem to be getting t...
Hello Everyone Just a quick question, we submitted my husbands application on 29 April and biometrics on 29 August using the IDV app. We then also attended a F2F appointment however I have received an email yesterday to make another appointment which goes in the lines of: Dear Sir/Madam I am gettin...
Hi all, Anyone else applied in April and submitted documents/biometrics via IDV app and still waiting for the decision? I applied on the 1st of April :( 1st Apr as well. However my type is FLR. I submitted IDV pic on 21st Aug and went for an in-person one as well on 11th Sep. I did all I could do a...
Hi all just wanted to share my experience and give you a sense of how the timings worked out for me. I received my (positive) decision letter for ILR (M) by email the morning of Friday 11th Sept after having submitted my photo etc via the app on the night of Thursday 27th August and subsequently ha...
Hi all just wanted to share my experience and give you a sense of how the timings worked out for me. I received my (positive) decision letter for ILR (M) by email the morning of Friday 11th Sept after having submitted my photo etc via the app on the night of Thursday 27th August and subsequently hav...
