Hi, I am applying for OCI for my child born in India, who recently got his British Passport. We are currently in India and applying for OCI from India. My child also holds a Indian passport which was obtained at birth and we plan to surrender it. The question is do we need to get surrender certifica...

Finally I received the ROA!

It took exactly 60 calendar days.

I hope this helps to understand the processing times from outside the UK at the moment.

Many thanks to all the forum members who helped in this process

I have been trying to get a similar timeframe from others on the forum, but no response so far. I applied for my son around 25 days back and still waiting for it. I have read on the forum that many got it within 1-2 weeks in the past, so I am little worried, although my case is quite straightforward...

Hello, does anyone know the current processing times for CoE-RoA application? I applied for my child nearly 10 days back in India but yet to receive one. Was wondering if anyone can share their recent experience/processing times?

Thank you Vinny.

Can anyone help please? I will be very grateful.

Hi there,

Can any one provide a template of the "Letter of consent from your parent(s) or legal guardian(s)" for the Right of Abode application?

Many thanks in advance for your help

You are require 1: Child birth certificate which shows parents details 2: child passport 3: British citizen parents Naturalisation certificate and Bio page of passport 4: Marriage certificate of parents 5: Indian passport of other parent 6: child TB test if child is over 6 month old 7: Child pictur...

Hi uk7591,

Thank you for your reply. This is very helpful.

Do you know if Marriage Certificate is mandatory if applicant was born after 1 July 2006?

Many thanks for your help on this.

Hello, I am looking to apply CoE-ROA for my 18 months old son, born in India and currently in India. However, I have the following doubts: 1. I will be submitting the following documents to VFS in India, but are these enough: a. Child (applicant)'s Indian Passport b. Father's naturalisation Certific...

Hello, I am looking to apply CoE-ROA for my 18 months old son, born in India and currently in India. However, I have the following doubts: 1. I will be submitting the following documents to VFS in India, but are these enough: a. Child (applicant)'s Indian Passport b. Parent's Birth Certificate c. F...

Hello, I am looking to apply CoE-ROA for my 18 months old son, born in India and currently in India. However, I have the following doubts: 1. I will be submitting the following documents to VFS in India, but are these enough: a. Child (applicant)'s Indian Passport b. Parent's Birth Certificate c. Fa...

Can anyone help?

Hi, After reviewing various threads on this forum, I have decided to apply for Indian passport first and apply for ROA-COE. Later on will apply for British PP. For ROA-COE application, I have one doubt. My wife's name on the marriage certificate and her passport is her maiden name and therefore, it ...

Thank you so much for your response :) In terms of the process, should I be filing in this form: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/applying-for-a-passport-from-outside-the-uk-application-form Also, with regards to supporting documents, there is a clear list here: https://assets.publishing.s...

Hello everyone! I have a query about how to register my new born son as British Citizen. Here are the detail: 1. I am a British Citizen by naturalisation (became British Citizen in 2014) 2. My wife is Indian citizen 3. Child was born abroad in 2018 4. Child is currently situated in India What is the...

Thanks milan,

can anyone else help for questions 1 and 2i?

Hello everyone, I have my naturalisation NCS appointment in 1 week and I was wondering if an expert can guide me on a couple of doubts: 1. I am director of my company with PAYE number and UTR number. Now, should I select director or employee in section 3. Also, in the field for tax reference, do I m...

Thank you Milan69 and CROO1

Thanks for clarifying that the 5 yr period includes the 1yr under ILR.

So in essence it is 4yrs under T1 General and 1 yr under ILR that will count towards the 5 yr period.

Thanks

Hi, I have some confusion regarding my qualifying period as the home office granted ILR before the end of 5 yrs under T1 (general) Date of first T1(G) - 17th Oct 2008 Date of issuing ILR - 21 Sept 2013 Before T1 (G), I was on student visa. My question is when is the earliest I can apply for BC as th...

Hi Natasha,

Please share your experience after your appointment as a lot of us are in same situation!
When is your appointment btw?

Thank you

Hello, Do I need to maintain balance of £800 for three months for an ILR application? I have been on T1 General for past 5yrs - do I need letters for annual leave between employment contracts and annual leave when I was unemployed? if yes, can someone provide a template for these self declaration le...

Can someone please provide a template for personal letter for the following scenarios:

A. Unpaid leave/Holiday for the period one was un-employed (seeking for work)
B. unpaid leave/holiday between two employment contracts

Thank you!

Thanks cs95tdg, that answers all my questions

Thanks Vinny and D4109125 I read all the links. I think I can stay overseas and may only return for a few months before 2 yrs to keep my status valid and but I cannot re-set the 2 year clock. If I want to apply for BC upon return to UK, I will have to stay in UK for 5 years under ILR status to quali...