VFS Centre: London Goswell Road
Application date: 05/05/2017
Documents Returned: 12/05/2017
Documents Printing Status: Processed 30/05/2017
Document received At London: 31/05/2017
PASSPORT SUBMITTED IN PERSON: 02/06/2017
PASSPORT AND OCI DOCUMENT RECEIVED: TBD

Nowhere in the citizenship application form do they ask you about your employment. So you dont have to lie, you simply dont have to mention anything. They dont want to know if you are employed or unemployed. Good character requirement - this is with respect to criminal activities, taxes, police reco...

I spoke to my council for a NCS appointment and they insisted that you must get a UK NARIC certificate as my degree was from India. I explained to them that this degree is in points calculator and UKBA previously accepted this for Tier 1 and ILR. They still said there is no such in the guidance sen...

Regardless of whether you get a British passport, the moment you are issued a naturalisation certificate, you become a British Citizen. If you are from a country that does not allow dual nationality (such as India) then you are potentially travelling illegally with an Indian passport even though you...

I spoke to my council for a NCS appointment and they insisted that you must get a UK NARIC certificate as my degree was from India. I explained to them that this degree is in points calculator and UKBA previously accepted this for Tier 1 and ILR. They still said there is no such in the guidance sent...

nmehta wrote:However you can travel to and from India on your Indian Passport for 3 months from the date of UK Naturalisation. This period is a grace period offered by Indian government.

nmehta, could you kindly provide any link or policy document to confirm this please?

Unless your travel out of the country is on Crown service or for compelling medical reasons, you will be putting your BC application at risk.

charumlk83, I don't think this will affect your application negatively. I would suggest you enclose a personal letter with your payslips explaining your situation. A letter from his current employer stating that he works in that company in XX role would also help, although this is not mandatory. The...

2) I own a property in India..what happens to my ownership status when I renounce Indian citizenship, considering India doesn't allow dual citizenship? Non Resident Indians can continue to hold assets in India. However, once you have become a British Citizen and obtained OCI, you may not hold any a...

This is the UKBA website for India - http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/count ... ableAnchor

It will cost you INR 73450 for the dependant visa

Tatvam27 I know someone whose baby was born in the UK. They got their Indian passport here, did not get a UK visa and went to India. They simply had to apply for Entry clearance for the baby before travelling back to UK. It is safe to take the baby to India without a Visa. Your baby is an Indian cit...

I am unable to locate any official information on the guidelines. The below is based on someone's experience, so do not rely solely on this post. A friend of mine was a BC and his baby was born in India. He applied for the child's passport directly in India. - It took about 14 weeks - Cost about £80...

There are no residential requirements for Minor Children when registering as a BC under Section 1(3).

Please read the Questions 2-3 under the Children section here - http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=95747

The current visa status of the child is irrelevant for Section 1(3)

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/britishcitizenship/eligibility/naturalisation/absencesfromuk/ If you have been absent from the UK for more than 180 days in total during the final year, we will only disregard the absence if: - you have met the residence requirements over the qualifying period; and ...

The advantage of applying through NCS is that you get to retain all original documents including the Child's passport. NCS will verify and send the copies.

Since the MN1 application may take up to three months, you don't have to wait for it to come in case you have to travel during that time

Hello viraam, My wife will be in a similar situation to you - Resident in the UK since May 2007 - Initially on Work Permit, then Tier 2, then as Tier 1 Dependant until obtaining ILR in May 2012 - Delivered baby in the UK in March 2012 (baby also holds ILR now) - On maternity leave in India from June...

We have received our Biometric cards today! (for all 3 of us)

Folks, Many thanks to all of you, forum members. We garnered much valuable information and confidence from this forum. Our ILR was approved today, no IT issues thankfully. My case notes: - Me + Wife + Infant (1.5 months) - 2 years WP + 1 year Tier 2 Intra company transfer + 2 years Tier 1 General - ...

I am not sure which documents are required to be photocopied for an ILR PEO application. Form SET(M) states 'You should photocopy each of these documents and provide the copies in addition to the originals' From this I understand that I need to photocopy everything. psd, yes please photo copy every...

Clairvoyant wrote:Just got a slot in Cardiff on 8th May. Please keep trying for slots. Not sure about midnight though- I reckon we need to monitor on continual basis.

Good luck Clairvoyant.

Hello sofyb, There is a fine distinction between being self-employed and being director of a limited company in terms of taxation. It is mandatory to submit company accounts and other company details (invoices, bank statements etc) if you are self employed. Whereas formally, you need to submit your...

Dear all, I just received text and mail from UKBA on cancellation of my appointment for SET O with 1 dependant on 15th May at Croydon, due to IT issues . It's beyond my understanding how they can predict IT issues 2 week well in advance. I appreciate your time and feedback on way forward:- 1. Initi...

from this article http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=101990 it looks like they are reducing the number of appointments until 18th of May as the system cant coupe with the current numbers....they shouldnt call it premium then should they.... exactly, reading the article made me wonder ...

i will say go in morning in may 4 to office they might able to see you. best luck I agree. If I were you, I would pretend I did not get the text and walk in on the date. How can they predict IT issues? May be it would have been fixed by then. I am suspecting they are cancelling to make up for other...

You wont need to cancel your current appointment to rebook. There is an option to reschedule - once you choose a new appointment, the system automatically cancels old one after booking the new one. So you wont lose anything. In case you go in to reschedule and did not get / choose any new appointmen...