Please post in the March Timeline Forum.

Your colleague who is a banker - have you both worked closely enough together such that they can vouch for you in a personal capacity? If so then make them your personal referee and the nurse your professional referee.

RRH, for your entry into IT or DE to be entirely hassle-free (from an immigration stand point), you would need to either be (1) travelling with your husband or (2) joining him. If you wish to go ahead of him then you will need to satisfy the authorities on what basis you wish to independently enter ...

Definitely complain and request compensation to cover the cost of obtaining a new certificate. I also experienced something similar. When the IPS returned my passports and naturalisation certificate by their so-called "secure" courier they came in a basic white envelope with a gum seal that looked l...

You must not have been absent from the UK for more than 90 days in the last year, but absences of up to 100 days may be disregarded. See here.

I am not sure whether you can use the period of holding ILR from 10 August 2012 - 10 August 2013 only...

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Isn't there also a grace period for children of up to 3 months within which they must renounce their Indian citizenship on acquiring another?

Hi all, Just wonder how do they word the approval letter for bc? can some share a copy of course after hiding private information just to look out when we get it? First of all, it comes in a brown envelope which needs to be opened first. On retrieving the contents, they will have to be read (and un...

can you please tell me how we can register our marriage with hungarian embassy.. as i get married with hungarian guy as well...thanks Firstly, as your question is unrelated to this topic, you are better off starting your own post. Secondly, as your spouse is Hungarian then it seems obvious (to me) ...

Plum, The OP is British planning to do a Singh so there is no need to exercise treaty rights once back in UK. This I did not know and am slightly surprised as it seems to give an advantage to British citizens utilising the EU family route over other EU citizens who must exercise treaty rights via t...

So I dont think it will be such a great idea raising a child and live in a country with war, poverty and chaos. I was raised for most of my growing years in many cities in Nigeria and don't recall being close to starvation or death. Do not be tempted - irrespective of what your boyfriend said - to ...

EUsmileWEallsmile wrote: Fantastic - please keep posting (or we'll miss you!)

Don't you worry, i'm not going anywhere soon. I think i'm addicted to this community. <blush>

Tarpon, you will need to be deemed resident and exercising treaty rights (self/employment, studying, self-sufficient, job seeking e.t.c.) in the UK for over 6 months per year for your wife to have the right to reside with you in the UK. Simply hopping in and out neither qualifies as residence nor ex...

In reality you can rarely ask abstract questions like that. I'd say 'hypothetical'. :wink: That said, I did have a lovely conversation with some German border guards who were just starting work at the airport. The UK Border guards are generally pleasant (with me) and imagine, if asked clear questio...

Does anybody know if i can submit my PR application without including my passport. I intend submit the application using my driver's license. This is due to the fact that I am pursuing a new employment which will require me to frequently travel oversea. You will need to submit your passport. Once y...

Directive/2004/38/EC wrote:The Germans seem to run a decent embassy visa section. Glad it worked out well.

Indeed. I have used them and found the service straightforward and efficient - no surprise there!

Can moderators please tidy up this sticky to reflect 'Timelines' only? Defeats the purpose otherwise.

Thank you.

Passport for: Adult after naturalisation Method of application: PO Check and Send Date of application: 02/05/2013 Date of fee collection: 02/05/2013 Date application acknowledged by IPS: None so far. Rang & was told application received 09/05/2013 Date of receipt of interview letter: 20/05/2013 Date...

You can still test using your old passport and pull out the red passport if this doesn't work (although this might irritate the IO). This is actually a wonderful way of testing implementation of free movement law. Because you always know that you can produce the member state passport if the border ...

Jambo wrote:You can still test using your old passport and pull out the red passport if this doesn't work (although this might irritate the IO).

I will probably get a good telling off from my husband who gets an attack of nerves whenever we travel. I'll stick with the maroon booklet!

So as to conclude this post: Since my enquiry in March, I have become a British citizen and therefore no longer have this predicament.

Thanks to all who posted helpful thoughts/comments.

If the IPS isn't satisfied with the photo then they will contact you.

zubby007 wrote: Relevant points.

To which I am yet to find any (case) law to support either way. Still searching...

Apply for your husband's PR. In a few weeks a CoA (Certificate of Application) should arrive detailing how employers can check the verity of the document and the applicant's rights to employment while the application is being processed. Advice the employer of what is being done. You may also wish to...

I don't argue this is a simple case but the main point I argue is that he is a EEA national who still holds a PR status and his family members who were on the EEA route can continue with this route. For the purpose of the Directive she is no longer an EEA national who holds PR but simply a (British...

To acquire PR under EU law you have to have resided in the UK in accordance with the regulations for 5 years. If you decide to go through with the divorce then, once you have retained your rights of residence, you will need to exercise treaty rights for another 2 years to qualify for PR. Either way,...