There is no good reason why an Irish citizen ought not to apply for British citizenship . As simonflynn04 says, it is a personal thing. We also need to remember that there is never any guarantee that arrangements that are in place now will remain so in perpetuity . Of course, the rights of Irish ci...

indian234 wrote:Set(O) application - Single Applicant

Reached PEO at 09:35 for 10:30 AM appointment...I got ILR approval for 10 years from today...

Congrats indian234. Concerning the above quote, you mean you were granted ILR based on10 Years residence at the Belfast PEO? Please clarify! Thanks.

There is the probability that funds are verified and these are randomly checked. Since you wouldn't know whether or not yours would be verified, I'll simply forget about the funds in that account until the outcome of the submitted application is known. Best wishes, Bola!

Lucapooka is absolutely right. The reality, however, is that if you don't have your proof of work to hand, some employers, in my experience, can't be bothered checking your eligibility when there are loads of other job applicants there and then who are able to produce their right to work documents. ...

I will have to apply through form T. The problem with this is that I have to provide evidence that I've lived here for the first 10 years of my life . Ask your parents, particularly your mum to confirm which GP(s) you were registered with from 1-10 years. These should be able to confirm that you re...

Your friend – in all probabilities – was, at the time of making her/his application for British Citizenship, married to, or in civil partnership with, a British Citizen. Hence, s/he didn’t have to wait for the 12 months period before getting her/his British Citizenship application approved. Knowing ...

Just had my private citizenship ceremony which took 8 minutes! So glad for the privilege to become a Briton. Now to apply for the passport,I have some queries :- Do I have to send all my passports(expired or not). Also how do you fill the wedding dates of parents if they are old and cannot recollec...

I applied three weeks back and I found out that I made a mistake on my passport application. Basically, I put the application date and my counter signatory put the date prior to the ceremony date and most probably they will invalidate my application. Even though I checked it with Check & Send servi...

Hi guys, just want to sample people's opinion here. Officially, IPS says expect, upon successful interview, to receive your passport between 10 and 12 days. I, however, wish those who've passed through this stage could share with others the number of days (roughly or precisely) between your passport...

If you carefully read the application form, for naturalisation there is no requirement for the referee to be engaged professionally with the applicant. He needs to have professional standing. Just write a family friend. For the child registration, the referee needs to be profesionally engaged with ...

...Today i called IPS and they confirmed that new interview letter has been sent out today. She didn't give me the reference number but she confirmed the reference number which i had on my old letter as exactly same so i think they have access to the system but they probably are not allowed to shar...

It's been a waste of my time and money...as I had to call the 0300 number a couple of times on my mobile phone 0300 numbers are charged the same as calling a landline (01/02) and is normally included in the minutes allowance for pay monthly contracts. Jambo, you're, in deed, a guru! When I called m...

Hello, UKBA received my application for naturalisation on 17/01/2012. I forgot to get the photos signed at the back from my referee. does it make any diffeence, i am really worried. any info / advise will be appreciated thanks As far I know, photo doesn't need to be signed/attested, I sent my appli...

Just an update guys. Contacted the IPS and was told the contents of the interview letter sent to me wouldn't be available on the system and therefore inaccessible until a week after the letter was dispatched, hence the inability of the IPS staff to divulge the requested information. Whilst taking me...

Hi guys what number do I need to call to book a First passport interview. I inquired from the IPS and was told an interview invitation letter had been sent to me. As I'm working away from home, I thought I should simply call to book rather than wait until Easter weekend when I'll be back home before...

There are two requirements to qualify as UK/EU student. First you should have ILR (which you have). 2nd is you should be living here in UK for the last 3 years or more so if you fulfill this requirement then you are eligible to pay UK/EU student fee. cricinfo is spot on. To pay home fees, you need ...

don't you guys think that Postal application are usually processed quicker than NCS ones ? If it's true, then why should we pay NCS to wait longer....thoughts ? No preference is given to postal applications over those made through NCS. The only difference the latter makes, as far as I know, is that...

aladin234 wrote:would Someone tell me if the nationality approval letter can by normal post or recorded post? NCR Method

Mine, like others, was sent through 2nd Class Post!

No, I applied myself as NCS told me they are instructed not to take any applications if the applicant has an.unspent conviction. I checked CW guidance notes which clearly says that they can disregard a minor unspent conviction if the applicant is suitable for citizenship in all other aspects. I wil...

My wife's naturalisation is in the progress at the moment. Does anyone know if I can apply for naturalisation myself, as soon as my wife attended the citizenship ceremony? i.e. if my wife attended citizenship ceremony on day 1, can i apply on the basis of marriage to a british citizen on day 2? I c...

Spouse's and Child's Application Timeline Eligibility criteria: 10 Years legal residence + 5 months ILR (Spouse of BC) Eligibility criteria: Child of a BC + child acquired Irish Citizenship from birth (by virtue of being born on the Island of Ireland) + child, exclusively, have been living in the U...

Application Timeline Passport Type: Adult. Application Type: First Adult Passport. Application Method: In-person submission at the IPS Office, Belfast. Date of Application: 14 March 2012 . Date Application was received by IPS: 14 March 2012. Date interview letter was issued: 25 March 2012 Date supp...

I have a child who was born in Ireland at a time when any children born in the Island of Ireland automatically becomes Irish Citizen. The child and the rest of the family have since been living in the UK for close to a decade now. I have naturalised as a BC and my wife is about to submit her own BC ...

Application Timeline Eligibility criteria: 12 Years ILR Method of application: NCS Liverpool Date of application: 13/10/2011 Date of receipt by UKBA: presumably 14/10/2011 Date of debit of fees: 08/11/2011 Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 07/11/2011 (dated 02/11/2011) Requested to obtain DAT1 (PS...