vipul1981 wrote:Shs123 this is great. Even I didn't want to travel for interview but I m travelling 1st week of sep

Good stuff boys.. And good luck at the interview.

I did the online tracking and was informed that my application has been processed. so i decided to call them to obtain the reference no., which they gave over the phone and the lady even gave me the no for booking line and told me that I can book the appointment now. so i just called that no and di...

vipul1981 wrote:guys i have managed to book an appointment for Wednesday 24/08 at Crawley office.

Can you please tell me if i need to carry the interview letter? I have been told by call centre guy that I need that letter

How did you manage that mate?

Hi guyz i need to ask one question and its meaning i just called homeoffice and again asked about my job he said clearly dont need to send any letter coz we have nothing to do with your occupation coz we got noted here on the system so dont need to send any letter untill requested. then i asked whe...

yours is gone to peterborough too... Didd't they send you a letter when they sent you the docs back? If you have then use the ref num instead? There was a little note to say your stuff is being progress... bla... returning ur docs here with... dont recall seeing a ref no in that... I asked them if ...

Hi Shs213 - I haven't heard anything yet. When did you apply again?Did you also get the interview letter y'day?Also do you know which IPS centre had your application reached? Applied on 8th, docs reach Peterborough on 11th, passport & nat certificate arrived y'day... I called IPS without the barcod...

Has anyone noticed HO picked up pace this week with people receiving letters/money being taken or is it just me? Looking at the Nat thread - couple of ppl had recvd thier approvals and money debited - which is good KPI of HO doing somthing rgt :lol: Must admit, it was difficult to find the relevant...

i agreed with you rnr79 i post few comments there aswel but i wont do that again and coz this thread is for general discussion but ti should be sticky You can't help post on the sticky as some people naively post their questions up on there and may not be aware of the general discussion post. Yes a...

Nazia88 wrote:i agreed with you rnr79 i post few comments there aswel but i wont do that again and coz this thread is for general discussion but ti should be sticky

You can't help post on the sticky as some people naively post their questions up on there and may not be aware of the general discussion post.

On part 4 of the passport application, the last paragraph asked for grandparents details if parents were born outside of the UK. Has anyone given details of their grandparents on the form or is it been ignored by everyone. Please help. If you know them fill in else write "unknown". How are you send...

riojamel wrote:what all papers i would need with my AN application form for applying british nationality.

Form AN
Life in the UK test certificate
Passport(s)
Marriage Certificate - if married
Photograph

Good Luck

1664

Hi, I just called the Nationality Contact Centre and they say, they only accept the ones mentioned in the Annex A to Chapter 6. http://www.gov.im/lib/docs/cso/immigration/listofreferees.pdf I am now confused whether my friend would be eligible to be a referee. She is practicing as as a Physiotherap...

Thanks Jambo. I hope so. I will see if I can get my interview in Chelsford. I read soemwhere that they are probably less busy than London. If you've applied on the 10th Aug then this is a quick turnaround to ask for more documents. May be you should call them and see if everything is in order and a...

Hi guys I'm a little confused about when I should apply for a British passport. I've outlined my timeline below, maybe someone can help? Nov 1993 - entered UK at 17 as student Nov 1998 - student visa expired Dec 2007- applied for ILR Oct 2009 - ILR granted I think it should be Oct 2014 or Oct 2015 ...

sylang wrote:just phoned UKBA and the above interpretation is correct. Probably very self-explantary anyway but just in case

Now that you have got this cleared,how are you going to deal with the NCS?

Northeast wrote:Dear All,
I am staying at Durham. Just got Surrender Certificate.
Could someone kindly tell me if I can apply for OCI at London instead of Birmingham as London has got good track record.
Thank you all and Best Luck.
Warm Regards,
Northeast.

Would recommend London

Erun wrote:Reading (when checking their address, I saw they're only open Wed-Sat, so that explains some of it). Bristol didn't have anything sooner. Anything else is getting a bit far considering I don't drive here.

Ah! ok,makes sense.

Good Luck Erun

Well I got my documents and interview letter quick enough...but am having to wait 9 days for my appointment. *sigh* Had a long wait for my ceremony and now a longer than average wait for this. Why did I have to live in this silly busy area? :P Which city,if you don't mind me asking. Can you not tra...

I have not really focused on the response based on gender..but I pretty much got the same response as you and everybody else.. Still in the Queue... Waiting allocation to caseworker...... Initial checks are going on..... application still in process..... Easier said than done - I know But hang in t...

Man_In_Barc wrote:Has anyone used www.trustonline.org.uk to find if you had any court convictions,CCJ's or other things which might be not aware of.Its a not for profit company and are charging 30£ to check your name through whole of UK system.

never heard of it mate..

ding wrote:Hi every one,

I called today ukba and was told my bc application have now been allocated to a case work.what does this mean?and how Long does it take for a decision to be made once it's allocated to a case worker.

Your responses would be very much appreciated.

Give it 2-3 weeks. Good luck

shs123, ur application was also received on 11th August, which is last week Thursday. My personal opinion is that you should wait till Friday and then call unless you have any travel plans. Hi guys I was planning to call them on the 26th to get my ref num and if possible book my appt for 27th Satur...

vipul1981 wrote:1664 I guess u know the answer now

yes mate - thanks and Good Luck.

I just put it in a small envelope and put it in the envelope ... Also the countersignatory should sign one of the photograps. Good luck thanks 1664..just read the application carefully...it say that but alse say the countersinee has to right on the back of the photograph as well...not sure if there...

vipul1981 wrote:I just put it in a small envelope and put it in the envelope

... Also the countersignatory should sign one of the photograps.

Good luck