This advice is unrelated to the naturalisation, but bankruptcy may not be your only option. You may already have spoken to them recently, but if not, do talk to the Money and Pensions Service (previously Money Advice Service) before taking the nuclear option.

If you applied for ILR after that date and had to meet the English language requirements for ILR, you answer YES to that question.

It typically takes around 2 weeks (between 10 and 16 days) from the day you mail it in, so there’s a risk you may not get your documents back in time.

If you became a citizen more than a year ago, it’s likely to take longer because you are more likely to be invited for an interview.

Thanks all , your help is much appreciated, and the final question , when applying passport online and upload the photo online, do you still need a hard copy of photo to send with the supporting documents? No, you don’t need to send a physical photo. If you take the photo at a professional studio l...

Hello, Does anybody know if P60 and HMRC letters are good to attach to the application for citizenship? Should I also attach something to proof that 5 years ago on the date of application I was in UK? Could this be a payslip? P60s will constitute evidence for the period they cover. You can find mor...

You only need:

- Your naturalisation certificate.
- Any current valid passports for other countries that you hold.
- The passport you entered the UK with when you started this period of residency.

That's normal. You just need to pick it up. Your child can be present when the parents take their oath or affirmation, but won't be asked to do so.

Thank you for the advice.Even if I attend a private ceremony, still I don't think I will get the British passport by end of August. Therefore,could you please tell me,do I have the rights to postpone the ceremony up until September 2nd week? You could have a look at the time lines: https://www.immi...

If needed, you'll be contacted in writing, usually by post. Occasionally by email.

Why not just pay the £100-£120 for a private ceremony next week, and get a British passport? If you apply for a passport in the first week of August, you’ll get it before the last week of August.

The simplest thing is avoid 2 consecutive generations being born abroad. If your child were born abroad and remained settled in the UK, they're not likely to have any issues for their children. If that child were married to someone who is British otherwise than by descent, your grandchild would be B...

The 2 children born in the UK are British citizens by birth if one of the parents had ILR or citizenship when they were born. If they only gained their citizenship later (when the first of the two parents got ILR) then they are British citizens by registration. For those 2 children, it doesn't matte...

Congrats on the baby. The baby is British at birth because the mother had ILR prior to birth (assuming the baby was born in UK).Your immigration or marriage status doesn't affect the child.

Hi All I emailed Nationality support team asking about my application they replied : Thank you for your email. We can confirm that you have successfully enrolled your biometrics. Your application will now continue to progress until a decision is made. We will contact you if we require any further i...

Thanks for the clarification. Just to conclude our discussion, we are not required to update the HO regarding the address change for Citizenship application. I have concluded compeleteness to help other reader. If you had not yet received a decision, you'd obviously want to inform them as it is rel...

Dear moderators, I posted my first British passport application on Monday and the Royal mail website is showing that HMPO received my application yesterday through special delivery. But I have not received any confirmation from HMPO via text or email that my application has been received. I have se...

Dear respected friends, I need some advice on subject topic:- 1. Person arrived UK in 17 Sep 2008 and claimed asylum at Airport on same day. 2. Granted DLR in Jul 2012. 3. Granted extension in 2015. 4. Granted ILR in Sep 2018. 5. Due Naturalization in Sep 2019. The person was never ever overstay fr...

To everyone who's here who's a refugee and worried that your application is taking longer than usual because you're in the 4th month since application, please be rest assured that it is completely normal and it's not necessarily anything to do with refugee status. If you look closely at the timeline...

If you apply for your passport right away you'll get it in a maximum of 3 weeks. HMPO says it takes 6 weeks (in reality, it doesn't if you apply within the first year of getting citizenship).

If you've already made a decision to leave for 3 years, that adversely affects your application now. You'd need to either hold off your decision to embark on a 3 year course abroad, or explore how you can re-establish residency in the UK after your studies and meet the citizenship requirements at an...

Hi all While I am not panicking but just curious if anyone else had same situation and nothing to be worried about. Following application in May and document verification by Sopra Steria in first week of June, me and my wife both submitted our applications successfully. Last week my wife got citize...

They currently also request the passport you first entered the UK with. Note that it takes 2-3 weeks to get your British passport and supporting documents.

Hello, I am a Canadian citizen applying for naturalisation. However, an issue arises as I am unable to provide my passport for the 6-12 week processing time due to the need to travel for work. Is there any way to shorten the period of time they have your passport for? Otherwise, I'm not sure if I'l...

At the top of this page, you can see the update from the thread opener.

From what I understand, you only need to inform them of adverse or material changes, e.g. if you are under investigation for a crime or declared bankrupt (adverse) or (post) address change (material change). As you applied for British Citizenship you almost certainly have Indefinite Leave to Remain...