Hi All, I am going to apply for Naturalization but confused to prove English test eligibility ,Already proved HSMP 2007 (not entry clearance) and tier 1 ext 2009 . I got letter from university degree taught in English but lost degree certificate and PBS calculator confusing me asking age points, ea...

Hello...As per Indian constitution and "Indian citizenship act " which is still valid, the moment you loose indian citizenship, all your children will loose indian citizenship. Another point, is Indian citizen act, is still patriarchal, meaning, even if your wife choose to remain Indian citizen, whe...

CR001 wrote:You can use the online system

Thanks CR001.

Hello, I wish to apply for name change before BC application. I've been told that I should get Deed poll by NCS.

Have anyone for deed poll before? Can we use the one from online or does it need it to done in front of a solicitor or commissioner of oath?

Thanks

That's encouraging news...Is there a specific reason why you followed this order? Thanks

lifofifo wrote:I recently changed my name via a deed poll. But I did it after receiving my naturalisation certificate and before applying for the British passport. I had no issues with the passport or OCI.

This may not be related to the question here, but a good guide for others. Found this chart title "A comparative chart" from http://mha.nic.in/foreigDiv/OCI.html This clearly explains the advantages/disadvantages of NRI/PIO/OCI status. Quite important to note is that on Economic/Financial/Educationa...

I believe thats the normal procedure, when you get naturalisation and British passport, we need to surrender the indian passport. Doesn't his mean renouncing Indian citizenship? Thanks Agreed, but when I go for naturalisation, I need to formally renounce India nationality by procuring a surrender ce...

Agreed, but when I go for naturalisation, I need to formally renounce India nationality by procuring a surrender certificate. So, either way one would come under Section 8 of renunciation and would affect their children;s indian nationality, even though they didn't apply for BC. Pls comment if my in...

The following is the section of "The Citizenship Act, 1955 Section 8" Section 8 in The Citizenship Act, 1955 8. Renunciation of citizenship. (1) If any citizen of India of full age and capacity, who is also a citizen or national of another country, makes in the prescribed manner a declaration renoun...

Hi Vinny, My daughter was born in India (currently holding an Indian passport with IRL stamping on it) before my ILR.

Thanks

vinny wrote:When and where was your son born?
Before or after your ILR?

Hi All, I have a query regarding British citizenship for minors. Myself, my wife and my child will be eligible for naturalisation in couple of months. Right now, we decided to retain the indian nationality for my wife and I would go British nationality. My question lies with my child. I would like t...

Jambo wrote:Another requirement (unless you are married to a British citizen) is that you had ILR for 1 year before applying so you could only apply in July 2012 (assuming you meet all the other requirements too)

Thanks for the info...

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Hi All, As per the standard requirements for applying BC, its stays that one must be in UK for 5 years before the date of application.

Does this mean, I'm eligiblible for applying (I got ILR in July 2011, after entering UK in JUn 2006, I have completed 5 years in UK)?

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is the below mentioned 5 years for person got ILR through dependent route ILR. For example, a Tier 1 dependent need to complete 2 years as dependent and another 1 year in ILR? How many days can they be outside UK in the above conditions? Cheers In order to apply for a British passport, you will need...

Not sure about what you are asking..The best and only possible way to contact your bank if you decide to pay by Debit card...In some banks like HSBC etc., the maximum limit without security check is £5000. I would suggest to call the contact center of the Bank again, and and ask them to put a note ...

Answeres are inline in Italics... Hi All, I will be eligible for ILR as a main applicant towards the end of this year and have the following queries: a) My wife(Tier-1 dependant) joined me in the UK in August 2008 and left back to India in May 2010 due to her pregnancy. Between August 2008 and May 2...

I agree that it shouldn't matter, but the last time when I mentioned it, they said that they can't provide details for visa purposes. I had to wait for a month and then request again without mentioning VISA, it got it in under 2 weeks...so, just based on my own personal experience, i had replied... ...

Contact HMRC to get last 5 years payment received, tax deducted and NI payed. This should be fine. While contacting HMRC, do not mention that you need it for Visa purposes. Cheers Hello Guys, I am applying for ILR in Nov under HSMP(JR). I have seen in success stories here people went to HO with last...

This seems to be perfect answer..Also, another point, if you see your ILR stamping, it would just say 'Indefinite Leave' - doesn't say partner or dependent. It won’t affect your ILR status. However - if you apply on the basis of marriage you need to be in country for 3 years to qualify but if you ...

Hi, I believe, it shouldn't be a problem as along as salary slips and P45s/P60s have that reflecting...

have ur HR letter and possibly review letter too...

Baje wrote:Does anyone have any advice on this please?

Yes, sorry missed it in the list..I had submitted Life in the UK test report for both myself and my wife. Alos, suprisingly, CW didn't ask for co-habitation proofs...

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sab124 wrote:How about Life in the UK test certificate? did u submit this as well.

Hi All, First of all thanks to all the members, moderators and visitors of the forum for helping me in all the applications. Here's my experiecence of ILR at PEO croydon on 19 July 2011. I got ILR approved for myself, my wife and my daughter. * Category - Set (O) - WP, HSMP, Tier 1 * Went alone for ...

Thanks for the response.

apply4hsmp wrote:no they dont need to.

I'm applying for PR tomorrow at Croydon. Does dependents needs to be present for the interview. I'm not plannng to take my wife and 12 month old kid there. Please let confirm if you has previous experiences...

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Yes...misssed to mention in the list...Thanks

mfl wrote:and of course ur and ur wife,s current and previous passport