You are absolutely correct in your understanding. It needs some evidence that you are free from immigration control for which you can submit the ILR stamp on your previous expired passport. Should be fine. BRP is quite a recent thing.

No recent applicant here willing to answer for me please?

Any guidance please @CR001 ? Why are you posting under two different usernames? This is not permitted in the forum!!! I am very well aware of the rule, I did post few questions for my cousin sister from my id but then I encouraged her to do it for herself. Of-course by that she will read other post...

Any guidance please @CR001 ?

You can try walk in but there could be a long wait. Please see https://www.vfsglobal.com/india/uk/Surrender.html for details

Surrender certificate is send via courier/post to address in 5-7 days. There is nothing like same day service.

Hi Team, Can you let me know how to surrender an Indian passport? Do I need to complete a paper form or online application? Do I need to book an appointment? please can you send me some details. Thank you Yes, you will need to download paper form and fill it in and book an appointment to submit. Pl...

Any suggestion/recommendation please

Anyone please?

Hi all

A very quick question, what time and what time zone does it display if you make an application from your home country on the form? It shows on first page of the form when we download as DATE OF APPLICATION ... ?
Can anyone who has recently applied advise please?

Hi Experts, My sister filled in her Tier 4 student visa form online from India and took VFS appointment. Due to some typo error or perhaps some network issue she filled in wrong date of birth of parents, it showing default date of 01/01/1900. It wasnt picked up during her final form review and now i...

No, Any time spent under Tier 4 isn't counted in 5 years of qualifying period to apply ILR.

Hi, I am in process of applying for the British Citizenship. I received the ILR about 1.5 y back. I am unsure of the English qualification requirements for the Citizenship as mentioned in the online form. In the documents section the following two are listed: -NARIC letter that confirms the qualifi...

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If both are friends then that’s that!

Yes, good friends for long time I mean, that's not a requirement for them to be a more distant relationship.

Distant relation wouldn't know you and your character, this is to testify that applicant holds a good character.

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No. Exit and Entry on the same day does not count as absence regardless of the reason . Ignore it

Even exit on a day and entry on next isn't counted as absence either. The day you breathe in UK is considered as inside UK. I found it while doing my online application actually.

Get your ceremony done and then send the certificate for correction. Unfortunately you cannot cut the time it will take but certainly you can speak to Home office regarding this via email furthernationalityenquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk Citizenship.Support@homeoffice.gov.uk nationalityenquiries@homeoff...

You will need to either wait for invitation or call your local council as mentioned on your approval letter. Not sure if you can do it online as it suggests from your note above. Did your letter have any “home office reference” or was it just “our reference”? It was with HO ref which is your applic...

Hi, I have received soft copy of approval letter. And I tried to book ceremony but it says “home Office reference not found”. I put the reference number that says “our reference” on the letter, there is no other reference number on letter. Am I doing something wrong? You will need to either wait fo...

Hi, I have received soft copy of approval letter. And I tried to book ceremony but it says “home Office reference not found”. I put the reference number that says “our reference” on the letter, there is no other reference number on letter. Am I doing something wrong? You will need to either wait fo...

Hello Does the Home Office send an email to advise they have made a decision in relation to a naturalization application and then send a subsequent letter via the post? It's tough waiting for a letter to be randomly arrive (almost 4 months and counting after applying) Thanks Would be very helpful i...

Hello CR001, first of all thanks for the quick reply, don't think i wont be able to do that as I hold Indian passport and its a long procedure. without that is there any other way? as i can see lot of people here did that without doing that. thank you. After your citizenship ceremony, surrender you...

Hello Does the Home Office send an email to advise they have made a decision in relation to a naturalization application and then send a subsequent letter via the post? It's tough waiting for a letter to be randomly arrive (almost 4 months and counting after applying) Thanks Would be very helpful i...

I've gone over all the guidelines and etc but still bit confused about which day is the earliest application date. Could someone please clarify below? 10 year various Visas + 12 months ILR ILR issued on August 23rd, 2018 (same date on BRP card) Does that mean I can apply online on the 23rd or shoul...

Hi All, My spouse has applied for her naturalisation ~4 months ago and just received an e-mail from the Home Office today saying erroneously "it would appear she has failed the good character requirement", and they need further info. Specifically: You answered the question – When did you first arri...

It is quite simple, unless there is more to what you described above. I wouldn't hire any Solicitor for this simple task (if you are clean). How about entry and exit stamps on her passport? She can prove she was in US until 2014 with number of documents or confirmation from US and for her visits cou...

First I received email on 29th july from nationalitysupportteam....that I will be contacted by post with in 21 days... then i emailed them during this during and yesterday furtherenquiry.. send me saying letter is send on 19th august... was it same with you? Do you mean 21st day or 21st working day...