Hi there, I am currently applying for BC; I have settled status as a family member of an EEA (ROI) citizen. The Settled Status BRP was issued in 2021; I held an EEA PR before this - which was sent back when the settled status brp was issued. My questions are regarding the requirement to prove I hav...

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Sat Apr 13, 2024 9:19 am

Thanks both. On question 1, there seems to be a contradiction. Shall I go with option 1 then.

#1 is fine (never seen a complaint about that), the child is the applicant (all questions are worded to that effect) - second otions is for professional advisers.

Q1. But the child is the applicant so it’s option 1 as far as I know. Option 2 is normally for using a solicitor.

Cousin needs to wait 12 months from date of ILR grant before applying for naturalisation. If married to British citizen then can apply immediately,
Subject to all requirements being met.

No need to complicate, just mention the first country, count the days excluding UK outbound/inbound. What is important is your absences, not where you went.

GPs have been removed from this list 10+ years ago so they can concentrate on their NHS duties.
If you have a friend who is a Doctor (even GP) and who signs as friend that should be fine - best to attach a note spelling this out.

Hello, I recently booked a holiday for the end of August this year, however did not realise my BRP was expired, i decided that instead of renewing my BRP i would go for British Citizenship, however, there has been many delays and i fear that the application will not go through by the time i need to...

You can still apply online.
You send your original documents and photos to HMPO. It’s not a totally paperless application.

Purely postal application are likely to take longer as there’s more handling of paper involved for digitising.

You could send an email (quoting all details) to all the email addresses listed on this link, explaining the error: https://www.immigrationboards.com/british-citizenship/nationality-enquires-t330909.html#p2093594 I would doubt that it would be straight refusal - especially if children qualify per th...

Can't really answer this question, except to say I have never heard of eGates changing status from ILR to visitor visa. I have heard that border force officers have sometimes stamped passports for some reason or other but border force can't just change your status, overriding ILR for example. There ...

MN1 is the correct form to apply for registration of children as British citizens. Can you please explain what category you have selected? Under what heading is "register as a child"? By "Other" you mean "at Home Secretary's discretion"? Were children born abroad? Please clarify. Caseworkers will kn...

Hi I am seeking guidance/clarity on this as I keep getting conflicting answers and no clear guidance that I could find on the gov website. I have ILR. I do not want to renew my foreign passport unless absolutely necessary as I've never been back/not going back/it takes stupidly long and is expensiv...

Yes each page. Why add additional documents? Of course you are free to add anything you wish but it’s not an immigration application where you have to document lots of information.

As ILR holder your passport(s) covering the residency period are sufficient. No additional documts.

Not sure what happens in that scenario- normal recommend is to wait til 12 months are completed avoid any possibility of issues. I’m aware for ILR timings can be managed but naturalisation doesn’t come under immigration rules so best to stick with the rules.

Yes - absolutely normal. It's a standard email, you are just under 6 months.
Whilst they have a processing target of 6 months it's not a guarantee. You should not read anything into it except they are running slow.

I came to UK in 2015 and I am from Portugal.I worked in the UK all this period and I never bothered to apply for a settled status at the time. I left UK after 6 years to look after my sick parents . I want to return now in 2024. I would like to know how can I have my rights regulated : 1) Can I be ...

Your certificate conferring British citizenship will be dated on the day of the ceremony - the ceremony is a legal requirement.

Referees are rarely contacted. It’s not an indication of where your application is.

1) ESTA is an online only application BEFORE you travel to the US, if your country qualifies for ESTA "visa waiver" (UK citizen is ok) - https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/. It's not a visa - US entry officer though has the final say for entry clearance.
2) don't know.

Sorry didn't actually finish my earlier post. What I meant was they would have chased for the documents by now. But you have the the delivery confirmation from DHL (for an address in Liverpool I assume?). So I would expect they have the documents. Unfortunately the communications from UKVI are often...

They would have chased

Yes

The answer to all your questions is NO.

Note that UKVI or Home Office don’t track what British citizens are doing - there’s no central database of citizens that’s why we don’t have ID cards!

Any application can take up to 6 months or even longer. 6 months is the processing target.