It would be great if people asked questions once they actually have any questions. Discussing what could be in the package which has not yet been delivered, and other learned members jumping in to give their intelligent guess seems a bit silly.

Its best to mention a different council in section 1.21 of form AN.
Trying to change the council after the approval is a very bad idea indeed. Its a lot of hassle and certainly not worth it.

There is no certificates or letter issued to say that a conviction has been spent. No government department has the power to say that when a conviction should or would be spent. The rehabilitation happens automatically under the rehabilitation of offenders act 1974. So, if your were convicted on 25t...

You are trying to query something which I am sure you know yourself. Read the application form and guidance again. Just calculate the absences counting backwards from the date you apply and work out the asbsenses. If you fit in, apply, if you dont, then dont apply. By the way, where does it say in t...

If would be the date you appeared in court. If you can't remember the exact date, then the best way would be not to apply in august. Apply in the first week of september, then you can be sure that your sentence is spent.

I do not see a point of pondering over the issues just yet. First go and apply for ILR in ocotober 2011. Once you have ILR, then come and check what the requirements for BC are at the time of you BC application which in your case would be around end of 2012. Everyone can predict including myself, bu...

Hello everyone, Does anybody have any experience in asking the Home Office to change the Ceremony from the applicant’s local council to somewhere else? if so, please can you elaborate on what reasons you gave @ the time. The reason I ask this question is that I work away from home during the week...

really , o.k, but i dont think ur advice is true , cos i consult with lawyers and home office websites. thanks for ur wrong adice anyway ermmm, how do you know that my advice is wrong? And if you already have the right advice from solicitor, then why are you wasting your time? By the way, this foru...

@ bbtt. Now let me put down everything as precisely as I can. Your driving disqualification got spent when it was over. But you are missing one important bit here. You got two sentences. Driving disqualification and a fine. Fine requires 5 years rehabilitation period. When you filled up the form AN,...

Yes, Certificate of travel seems to be the only way forward now.

Don't want to sound like a grand dad but you have done a utterly silly thing and wiped out your chances of getting BC for next ten years. If you had declared your conviction and then UKBA refused it, then you could have again applied on 1/8/2011 when your conviction was spent. Having a conviction is...

Best way would be to apply once you have paid all the money due. Dont forget to ask your debtors to issue you a letter that the account has been settled. Also ask them to inform credit reference agencies. After about a month of settling the debt, obtain your credit file and check whether the credit ...

What was your conviction? When were you convicted? Did you declare it in your application and tried to mitigate? @ bbtt

Ben asked you a very relevant question Was he dependant on you, or a member of your household, in the country from which he came? I dont think there will be a point in going into all the details, but keeping in mind all the requirements to be met before applying for residence as an extended family m...

The residence period of naturalisation based on marriage to a British Citizen is 3 years. So just count 3 years from the date of your entry on spouse visa. You basically need to forget about previous overstay.

1. Should they register their child as BC first before applying for child benefit? Its upto them, but it will be a good idea to register the child to avoid any confusions about the childs status in UK. 2. Can they apply for child benefit and child tax credit at the same time? Yes. 3. Do they need to...

Yes I agree that some people need to see their GP's, because they are paranoid that GP's are not capable enough to write simple letters.

Yes, your friend who got ILR is eligible to apply for child credit, or any other benefits he is entitled to. The benefits that require joint claim of husband and wife, must have the details of both husband and wife, even if the wife is an overstayer. Not mentioning wife's name where it needs to be m...

Yes, I agree, the best and the easiest way out is to apply for a spouse visa outside the UK. He has been in UK for a long time, but sadly it doesn't make much difference as far as UKBA is concerned. Firstly a spouse visa from within UK is not possible, and secondly even if they apply for Discretiona...

Well done,

Hi LadyChaz Don t go back in ur country like that.. U can get married in a church and go back in ur home country to apply for a spouse visas. or go back in u country to get married (better cos cheaper) if u don t like that idea , for a fiance visa u need to prove that u have been living together fo...

What is business projection?

There is no set time frame. Could be a few weeks, could be a few months.

thank you for the reply..so,that means that it wouldnt affect my application if i applyed for the BC cos i got the ILR 10 months ago, although i had these 2 Default credits for almost 3 years.. anyways,i was told a while ago that as long as i never had any civil judgment regardin these 2 Default cr...

hi, I am back and need advice. I am curently on ILR by marriied to british citizen and due to apply for British Citizenship. However prior to my marriage visa, I overstayed my visa. question is that what are the chances? does my history have any effect on my BC application TA A mere overstay before...