My wife's ILR BRP had an expiry date, end of Feb 2024. Here is the timeline. Online application: 07/09/2023 Biometrics: 27/09/2023 at Manchester (earliest free appointment) Confirmation email received on : 26/10/2023 Royal mail email notification: 27/10/2023 Date new BRP received: 28/10/2023 (Royal ...

Can somebody please confirm if the original British passport is returned immediately after the OCI application is submitted at VFS centre OR is it returned along with other documents by post some time after the application is made?

Please let me know.

Thanks again.

I will make a note in the additional section.

I am also pretty sure that only normal witness is required who is not a relative. My confusion was to whether we need one or two....in some websites it says two and some only one.

Many Thanks. Couple of questions. adopt... from the date hereof the forename of Mike and the surname of KHAN in substitution for my former single name of Mike Khan 1) The wordings quoted above clearly highlights what is needed if there was no surname in the IP. Did you have to request to get these w...

Created deed poll using https://deedpolloffice.com/change-name (i am sure there are others also) – current name include Mike Khan, for surname leave blank and it asks whether you have left it purposely – say yes. New Name put Khan as surname – this way in the deedpoll the difference is clearly high...

someone with Pakistani nationality, a country which allows dual citizenship

Agree that the solution is not the same for all nationalities.

But isn't the OP an Indian from his post?

Am not sure how to get this sorted out, should I first change the name on my Indian Passport

You could also try out the option found in the below link

http://www.immigrationboards.com/britis ... 85-20.html

I plan to get my first British passport soon with XXX in forename and full name in surname section. Later I plan to split the names and get a second passport through a deed poll. Now can I apply for OCI with this second British passport....will this cause any problems for issue of OCI? Please let me...

Do not change names until you get your OCI (if you plan to apply for it).

Manka10, Can you please explain why?

Many Thanks Sham!

Sham, That is great to know! I received my approval letter just today (letter dated March 15) and will ring Council on Monday to see if they have my Naturalisation certificate. My situation is similar to yours with no surname and so can you please confirm again the following. 1) If the name in your ...

Hi Sham111,

Any updates on your passport yet. Hope you were successful with the new deed poll.

Keep us posted.

If it is the https://secure.deedpoll.org.uk/DeedPollAdult.html link, then there is a helpline number in that link you can call to find out whether to leave blank or enter XXX for current surname. My question is why are their two links (and different forms) for the deed poll, i.e. are both links (the...

Sham, Just wondering what is the difference between these two sites for deed poll https://www.gov.uk/change-name-deed-poll/make-an-adult-deed-poll and http://www.deedpoll.org.uk/ In second link, one can clearly see separate questions for forename and surname (see below link. Both current and future ...

Thanks again.

Another point is my driving license has surname and forename split correctly, ie. surname BBB and first name AAA. If I have in my British passport XXX as given name and surname as AAA BBB, will this cause any conflict and problems?

Anyone been in the same situation before?

Thanks Ohara. I did a good search on the forum. My doubts still are 1) If I choose to go through a deed poll, will I have to apply for British passport twice? That's first get one with XXX as first name and AAA BBB as the surname and then get the deed poll after which reapply for British passport wi...

Any thoughts on potential complications for people with no surname in foreign passport?

I did a bit of research from old posts for Indian passports with no surname. It looks like in the naturalisation certificate the name will appear something like *yyyy* xxxx. When applying for British passport surname field cannot be left blank and so in the British passport the given name will appea...

Ravidhiman, So in the end, how did the name in your OCI booklet appear? DID the XXX appear in your OCI booklet as well? I am in a similar situation and want to know how people with no surname in Indian passport has subsequently got the british passport/OCI booklet. Is the name in the OCI booklet bas...

Thanks CR001 for the quick reply.
I will email saying that I wish to have my name consistent with my passport.

I got an email today from the case worker regarding my name in my passport. It says my name in the passport is given as surname - (nothing given) and given names xxxx yyyy. In the naturalisation application form I have put as surname yyyy and other names as xxxx. I have copied the rest of the email ...

This salary is based on 37 hours (source:Migration Advisory Committee)

i think it should be 40 hours.... it looks like 37 hours is only for electrical engineers (national grid submission to MAC). Please double check though.

My family has been granted ILR status about a month back. My wife does not have a National insurance number yet as she hasn't worked so far. We are planning to apply for tax credits. Is it ok to make a joint claim with just my NI number? Can we make the application without the NI number for partner?

Relax! It is indeed as you have described. You will get your brp shortly anyways