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by trend
Mon Feb 10, 2014 6:51 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: fixed penalty notices - naturalisation application
Replies: 1
Views: 273

Re: fixed penalty notices - naturalisation application

Not talking from my experience but the advice on the forum has been that PCNs are not to be disclosed unless you contested in court and lost the case. The FPN can also be ignored as there is only one in the past 12 months and it was paid in full and not escalated to the courts.
by trend
Mon Feb 10, 2014 6:47 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: NCS Appointment
Replies: 3
Views: 220

Re: NCS Appointment

Same day is ok for the NCS appt, the important date to note is that you were in the country exactly 5 years prior (3 if you are applying as a spouse) to the day that the HO receive your app
by trend
Fri Feb 07, 2014 3:41 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Do you need your ILR BRP to apply for naturalisation?
Replies: 9
Views: 1325

Re: Do you need your ILR BRP to apply for naturalisation?

HO approval letter should suffice. The ref on the letter is linked to the BRP, when the letter is issued, the BRP generation is triggered.
by trend
Sat Feb 01, 2014 7:46 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Naturalisation Criteria
Replies: 1
Views: 180

Re: Naturalisation Criteria

There are no guarantees when it comes to discretion, all you can do is provide all the documents to support your case and add details on the additional information page, but you should also be prepared to accept the consequences if your case fails to meet their absences discretion criteria (you coul...
by trend
Sat Feb 01, 2014 7:42 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: British Citizenship three short questions
Replies: 2
Views: 181

Re: British Citizenship three short questions

1. As long as the FPN was paid and not contested in court, you do not need to disclose it on application and no need to send the licence /counterpart (but licence may be required if used as proof of ID when taking the LIUK test) 2. Again as the late payment was cleared when the demand was made, it s...
by trend
Sat Feb 01, 2014 7:55 am
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Residence Query for AN form
Replies: 3
Views: 284

Re: Residence Query for AN form

As advised, you do not prove residency using payslips, you need to show your residency permit stamps on your passport ( work permit, T1, T2, HSMP..... etc) for 5 years and 1 yr ILR (Biometric Residency Permit).
by trend
Sun Jan 19, 2014 8:26 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Naturalisation - 1.17 past addresses
Replies: 1
Views: 454

Re: Naturalisation - 1.17 past addresses

Under the present address (1.16) you are being asked "Please state the date that you moved into this address", once you provide this date, I am sure they will be able to calculate that you have been living at the same address for 7 years so you can safely ignore 1.17
by trend
Mon Jan 06, 2014 6:19 am
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: letter of acknowlegement?
Replies: 2
Views: 164

Re: letter of acknowlegement?

The acknowledgement is only sent out once they have deducted the fees and registered your application on their systems. If you look at the various time lines for Naturalisation, they are still collecting fees from around 24/25 Oct 13.
by trend
Sat Jan 04, 2014 9:13 am
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Spouse Waiting Time For Naturalisation After ILR
Replies: 3
Views: 283

Re: Spouse Waiting Time For Naturalisation After ILR

Have a look at this link:
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/briti ... ofcitizen/

It has the residential requirements for spouse. i.e three years from date of application
by trend
Fri Jan 03, 2014 8:22 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Expired IELTS or Expired B1 Cert Please Read Here **********
Replies: 18
Views: 6060

Re: Expired IELTS or Expired B1 Cert Please Read Here ******

New one should be sufficient (even if it has expired), unless you graduated with a MSc from Uni of Manchester? In which case you will not need IELTS as the MSc was awarded in the UK
by trend
Fri Jan 03, 2014 7:44 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: refrees for MN1 form
Replies: 4
Views: 259

Re: refrees for MN1 form

Do you have any friends who are accountants (ACCA)? or someone working for a Bank in a senior position?
also have a look at:
http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewto ... 2&t=154661

and

http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewto ... 2&t=122565
by trend
Fri Jan 03, 2014 7:13 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: English requirement for BC for both me and depedent
Replies: 9
Views: 311

Re: English requirement for BC for both me and depedent

My advice would be the same as that given by maximux79, take a print out of the PBS calc specific to the 10 points for education and submit the degree cert and transcripts (if you have the transcript).
by trend
Thu Jan 02, 2014 9:48 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Identity used for Life in the UK test
Replies: 6
Views: 2130

Re: Identity used for Life in the UK test

The requirement is that you include the ID used for the LiUK test but there isn't much you can do at the moment. Just wait for your application to be registered on their system (usually happens after the fees have been deducted) and wait for them to request for the missing document. It might get los...
by trend
Thu Jan 02, 2014 9:36 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: English Language for BC
Replies: 4
Views: 286

Re: English Language for BC

Fill in the PBS points based calculator here: http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/pointscalculator If it awards you 10 points, then you do not need a NARIC cert to prove your qualification meets the English level requirements. Just print the results of the PBS calculation and attach with your original...
by trend
Thu Jan 02, 2014 9:32 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: English requirement for BC for both me and depedent
Replies: 9
Views: 311

Re: English requirement for BC for both me and depedent

Pls see this link on HO website: http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas-immigration/settlement/knowledge-language-life/demonstrating/ Specifically the paragraph: "UK NARIC regularly update the online points based calculator with information about various degrees. If you obtained a degree overseas a...
by trend
Thu Jan 02, 2014 9:28 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: AN1 Application Pack
Replies: 2
Views: 188

Re: AN1 Application Pack

According to this link http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas-immigration/settlement/knowledge-language-life/demonstrating/ As long as you send a print out of the PBS points calculator showing you are awarded 10 points for your degree, you do not need a NARIC cert. "UK NARIC regularly update the on...
by trend
Thu Jan 02, 2014 9:24 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: English Language Requirement
Replies: 5
Views: 305

Re: English Language Requirement

Pls refer to this post: http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?p=946145#946145 The general advice is that if the PBS points calculator gives you 10 points for your UK qualification, you automatically qualify. This info can be found on the link below: http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas-i...
by trend
Wed Jan 01, 2014 11:12 am
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: English Language Requirement
Replies: 5
Views: 305

Re: English Language Requirement

For question 1.22 on Form AN, tick the first box "I have passed life ......" and fill in the test number
tick the option "I have obtained an academic qualification ....." AND
then tick option (ii) - "the qualification was taught or researched in the UK ....."
by trend
Tue Dec 31, 2013 10:46 am
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Query on a document for NCS appointment
Replies: 8
Views: 396

Re: Query on a document for NCS appointment

Nope sorry, could not find anything in the guidance regarding substitution of a passport for a naturalisation cert. Technically it should be possible for them to look up your passport details from the cert but if in doubt, submit a copy of the passport so that there aren't any delays.
by trend
Tue Dec 31, 2013 10:28 am
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Query on a document for NCS appointment
Replies: 8
Views: 396

Re: Query on a document for NCS appointment

by trend
Tue Dec 31, 2013 10:21 am
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Can I apply for Naturalisation earlier by 1 month ?
Replies: 2
Views: 166

Re: Can I apply for Naturalisation earlier by 1 month ?

No is the answer, You have to wait a full year without immigration restrictions (ILR) before applying for BC and must have been in the UK exactly 5 yrs prior to date of application (3 if spouse of BC).

More info on this link:
http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewto ... 42&t=95747
by trend
Fri Dec 06, 2013 10:46 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: Timeline analysis
Replies: 0
Views: 239

Timeline analysis

Have noticed a few requests for time line analysis and estimated dates and I had a spreadsheet that I was using for the same function so thought I'd share it with you. Let me know if you spot errors that I have missed or improvements to it.

http://sdrv.ms/IwW31j
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