Passport for: Adult Application Type: New passport after naturalization Method of application: C&S Date of application: 05/05/2016 Date application received by IPS: 10/05/2016 Location of IPS Office involved: Liverpool Date of return of documents: awaiting Date of receipt of interview letter:awaitin...

Eligibility criteria:5 years + 8 years ILR (I have ILR for 8 years...granted ILE when I first came to the UK) Language criteria met: B1 Gese grade 5 Trinity college and life in the UK Nationality: Somali Method of application:NCS Manchester Date of application: 25/01/2016 Payment method:Direct Debit...

Approval update Eligibility criteria:5 years + 8 years ILR (I have ILR for 8 years) Language criteria met: B1 Gese grade 5 Trinity college and life in the UK Nationality: Somali  Method of application:NCS Manchester Date of application: 25/01/2016 Payment method:Direct Debit Date of receipt by UKBA:...

After reviewing recent approvals I notice that HO is approving applications randomly and it is roughly 2 weeks difference between when HO approves applications and when people receive them by post. Does it mean that as soon as HO gets results of all the checks, they do internal residency requiremen...

After reviewing recent approvals I notice that HO is approving applications randomly and it is roughly 2 weeks difference between when HO approves applications and when people receive them by post. Does it mean that as soon as HO gets results of all the checks, they do internal residency requiremen...

I have just applied for naturalization and I am worried about a letter I received from HMRC. Basically I am self employed, and I used to pay my class 2 national insurance via direct debit until they stopped around November 2015 after which collection of the NI would be notified by a bill/letter. I w...

Eligibility criteria:5 years + 8 years ILR (I have ILR for 8 years) Language criteria met: B1 Gese grade 5 Trinity college and life in the UK Nationality: Somali  Method of application:NCS Manchester Date of application: 25/01/2016 Payment method:Direct Debit Date of receipt by UKBA: 26/01/2016 Dat...

Eligibility criteria:5 years + 8 years ILR (I have ILR for 8 years) Language criteria met: B1 Gese grade 5 Trinity college and life in the UK Nationality: Somali  Method of application:NCS Manchester Date of application: 25/01/2016 Payment method:Direct Debit Date of receipt by UKBA: 26/01/2016 Date...

Please find the approved English tests ,approved centre,when it is operational from and if you will be required to send any documents in the below link .
https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... uage-tests

Have a look at the new list .The "required document" section say you do not need to send the certificate ,only the SELT unique reference number. Also when I did my test the steward told me the same thing . https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-applying-for-uk-visa-approved-english-l...

Hi Many thanks for the detailed information. I have now done the required test at the approved centre and I my application is ready to be sent off by NCS on Monday without the certificate as only the unique number is required and they will check things electronically. I will update the timeline with...

Aha I see thanks for the reply. The test centre I did my test is on King street pall mall court.The certificate says SELT centre on it but doesn't specifically mention which centre just the accreditation unique number. H/O have said this morning in a phone conversation that it won't be accepted. So ...

Just to add that the B1 test is CEFRGrade ESOL entry 3 Grade 5 GESE.
it has an accreditation number at the bottom which starts with 1-44...
I did this test in January 2014 in a SELT centre in Manchester by Trinity college London. I doubt they will accept it as 5th November has passed??

My apologies for not explaining my immigration history. I arrived in the UK in 2008 March under the family re union scheme and as such was granted an entry clearance certificate/document which had indefinite leave to enter endorsed on it. This essentially becomes indefinite leave to remain once you ...

Hello My application for citizenship is on hold at the moment as when I had my NCS app. The advisor noted that my B1 Grade 5 certificate accredited by Trinity College London will be invalid as it did not have the SELT reference number that home office ask for in the application form.He said because ...

Eligibility criteria:5 years + 8 years ILR (I have ILR for 8 years) Language criteria met: B1 and life in the UK Nationality: Somali Method of application:Solicitor Date of application: 11/01/2016 Payment method:Direct Debit Date of receipt by UKBA: TBC Date of acknowledgement:TBC Date money gone of...

I decided I will wait until January 2016 .It's around the corner anyway.
Skilachi thanks for the advice. How did your application go?

My sincere apologies. The conviction date is January 2013.

Thanks for your reply.
So are you suggesting I should not apply until after January 2016 ?

First of all ,I would like to thank you for all your time and efforts in giving advice and help. My question is as follows ( I would please like your thought on it) I was convicted of driving without insurance on a provisional licence when I was 18 ,in January 2012.So I went to court and was fined £...

Hi please help, I was granted indefinite leave to enter the UK under the family re union programme .The document was a UK entry clearance document and I used it on its own to travel to the UK.With no passport that is.The document also had my mothers home office ref number, not mine. I was being re u...