JAJ, You're right. Thanks for the clarification. I noticed, however, that under "Overseas citizenship of India" it says: The Constitution of India does not permit dual citizenship or dual nationality, except for minors where the second nationality was involuntarily acquired. However, in practice, ev...
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I would definitely not overstay even by a day, especially because you have a new WP visa and job which will come into effect. If you get caught overstaying you could mess up your return here and your new job.
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Joseph's IDEA is misleading, it is illegal to apply for Indian Passport when you've made an application for BC. Indian Govt, won't take this lightly esp. in India. I understand that India does not allow dual nationality in the case of applying for British or another citizenship (i.e. naturalisation...
It would appear (I'm not knowledgeable about Indian law) that your daughter is also currently an Indian citizen because she was born in India with at least one Indian parent. As such, she will be subject to Indian law in terms of her departure from India. She will either have to get an Indian passpo...
The 28-day period only applies when the HO is aware of your leaving your employment and when they have sent you a letter formally notifying you of the 28-day period. If you leave the country and then apply for a new visa, you would not have overstayed in my opinion. But I don't think doing that woul...
John, I agree with you that being an EU citizen does not necessarily exempt one from being deported, however, how would this work in any practical way seeing as the travel documents of EU citizens are not subjected to anything more than a cursory glance upon entry to the UK? Since I naturalised and...
My experience was an 8-week wait after I returned the certificate to Liverpool in early December. I did not use my MP, I just sent it back special delivery with a cover letter and a copy of the first page of the application and the birth certificate. Since my wife did not have to travel, it wasn't a...
Dear Jamie Thank you for your enquiry. As of April 3rd 2006, a person needs to complete 5 years in the work permit category prior to applying for Indefinite Leave to Remain. The earliest you may submit an application is up to 28 days before the completion of your 5th year. Any short absences due to...
vin123 The British passport is different than the Indian and many other passports. It says specifically on Page 2 you have to get a new passport when the pages run out. The US passport is similar to the Indian passport. The embassy or passport office insert extra pages in the same manner with glue a...
mhunjn Of course, I was thinking of a scenario where you would only have available your foreign passport (if you still are allowed to have one) instead of a UK passport. If the barriers are not working that day, there will be problems, so it's probably risky. basis, You're right. The EU line does mo...
I have made 3 trips to Europe and 1 to the US and I have been slightly disappointed when reentering the UK. As luck would have it, the UK/EU line was longer than the foreign line every time! When I get a chance I will get a certificate of entitlement for my US passport, which will provide a little m...
From an income tax standpoint (publication IR20), here is some interesting further reading. 4 Domicile 4.1 Domicile is a general law concept. It is not possible to list all the factors that affect your domicile, but some of the main points are explained in this Chapter. 4.2 Broadly speaking, you are...
bbdivo said: He still to this date claims to be not domiciled in the UK so that he is not taxed on his earnings overseas. This would bring into question good character and residency requirements, therefore his denial. IMHO domicile is independent of citizenship, before and after naturalisation. In o...
FYI, my wife's naturalisation certificate was finally corrected after approximately 8 weeks, including the Christmas holiday. Her maiden name was mispelt (their mistake not ours) and we sent the certificate by special delivery to the Home Office on 29 November and they returned the corrected certifi...
If the company pays you in the UK and you pay income tax and NI, you should have no problem as long as you physically come to the UK regularly (at least once every three months). If you can provide documentation showing income and payment of UK taxes and you are not absent for more than 90 days on a...
My countersigner "touched" the border and the application was accepted anyway by post and the passport was delivered within one week of the application being received. If I submitted the application at the postal checking service it probably would have been rejected by an over-zealous clerk (unneces...
I agree with John on NCS. Note that they only keep originals for educational documents which were returned by recorded delivery. Now that the life in the UK test is on, educational documents will not be needed to show English proficiency. If you don't use NCS, it is likely that your original documen...
In answer to your original question, filling in the single word "London" worked for my recent 5 postal passport applications, which were processed in less than a week.
But a proper one is as described by me and makes no reference to the person's date of birth. Does it? Actually there may be some reference. I recently learned from the NI office that NINOs are currently formed for each person when their births are registered in the UK. If you look at your NINO you ...
Yes, you should register at the new address and let them know where you were previously registered so they can cancel it. There's a box for this on the form.
Joseph
basis It's mandatory that you register to vote but not mandatory that you vote. You need to check with your local council and find the Board of Elections. In your case (you were an Indian citizen?) you should have done this already because you were a Commonwealth citizen, and they were required to r...
Chess Thanks for your kind words, and for your many helpful contributions to the Board. Yes, I hope to stick around. John Yes, absolutely! We registered by post the following day with the council's electoral board. I understand that we will be added to the Voter Register as of January 3. I think thi...
I’m happy to say that I received our 5 passports back after one week using the cheap postal route. I sent 5 applications early last week (before the fees went up :lol: ) and received them today. • Sent special delivery in one envelope on Monday 28 November to Newport Office. Requested £3 secure deli...
John is absolutely right, if the visa doesn't state it you are not required. I was just stating what I would do if I were in your situation. As long as you have the passport to show that the visa didn't require you to register with the police you are fine. But what if (heaven forbid) you lose your p...
