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Hi Can anyone please let me know the procedure involved , documents required and fee for surrender of indian passport and also for the application of OCI Please help me out Thanks and kind regards Laxmi. read my post in surrendering indian passport thread, and please go through threads in other cou...

Thanks Mr Malik, One of my colleague who recently got ILR wa ssaying that the familys who recently got ILR are only eligible to apply for Child Benefit. They cant apply for Housing Benefit, CTC and WTC. Please can u or some senior confirm this Thanks TM your collegue has given wrong information. if...

Apologies if this has already been posted somewhere and I am asking a redundant question. I got my citizenship through naturalisation and I am applying for my first British passport. I am 32 years old and both my parents were born abroad. So, do I have to provide details of my grandparents in the p...

Sean J wrote:Dear All,

I am applying citizenship, I have submitted life in uk and English language letter certificate from uni last year when applying ILR.. do i need to submit the documents again ? i have missed my english certificate .. Can any one help?

you have to submit both again

fwd079 wrote:
Date of Passport Appointment: 31/12/21014 - 11:15 am

my appt was at 11:45 am

Passport for: Adult Application Type: New Method of application: Check & Send Date of application: 15 Dec 2014 Date application received by IPS:18 dec 2014 Date of return of documents:24-dec-2014 ( no signature needed, just dropped through the letter box :oops: ) Date of receipt of interview letter:...

Thanks ban.s. your words are so powerful, coz the lady behind the counter says morning is so quiet and once the lunch hour comes so many people coming to surrender, and she said i dont know why. but i didnt tell her its you (lol). this is fact and iam not joking. thanks again for your support in thi...

1. Original Naturalisation certificate 2. India original passport if they require any other documents, not to worry, they will still take your application and fees for check and send, so you can come later to provide the required documents. they will keep yours in post office for 1 month i think .

yes I am Indian. But can I travel with my Indian Passport even after naturalisation ceremony and come back and apply for British PP? Thanks yes you can , please read my previous post. travelling on Indian passport after acquisition of foreign citizenship constitutes an offence under the Indian Pass...

1) Section 8: What should I put in this section. Me and my wife have got ILR. This is my kids first passport. Should I put our Biometeric residence card details in it? or Grandparent details? this section for more information. just leave blank, no grand parents details needed 2) Section 10: Is this...

Hi guys - please advise, Recently got my approval for naturalisation. Next council date for ceremony is 13th Jan 2015. I am flying on 20th Jan 2015 until 2nd of March 2015. There are no date future dates in march at present for the ceremony unless I book a private ceremony on 10th march 2015. My qu...

1)apply for surrender certificate by submitting last uncancelled indian passport to one of the vfs centres, where they will cancel it and issue a surrender certificate in 7-10 working days.

2) with surrender certificate, approach HCI london to apply for OCI,

i dont agree, may be something haunts you, like home sick, assets back home or missing families, mom and dad or something like that. but IMO its better to stay here. this place is better than india.you will realise some time later while your children grow up. please dont regret everything will be al...

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 15 Dec 2014
Date application received by IPS:18 Dec 2014
Date of return of documents:
Date of receipt of interview letter:
Date of Passport Appointment:
Date of Passport Receipt:

1) my bank statement is still on previous address haven't changed it but the address on my pay slip has been changed to new. Does it really matter? seems ok to me 2) I have 2 bed room. Privately rented house and my council also topup little bit towards the rent so is that gonna be any problem? no p...

What is the procedure to apply for passport after citizenship ceremony ? take your citizenship certificate, your all uncancelled passports, 2 photos (1 with certified by countersignatory) filled passport app form with counter sign from a prof person who knows for 2 years And how long does it take ?...

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 15 Dec 2014
Date application received by IPS:
Date of return of documents:
Date of receipt of interview letter:
Date of Passport Appointment:
Date of Passport Receipt:

family visit visa. Eligibility She must prove that she: is 18 or over is visiting the UK for less than 6 months will leave the UK at the end of her visit have enough money to support herself without working or help from public funds, or that relatives and friends can support and house her can pay fo...

did you Mother in law get the visa ?
you can use the same general form for your sister in law

Hi RUNWAY, THANKS FOR PROMPT REPLY . REGARDING ENGLISH LANGUAGE FOR NATURALISATION I HAVE DONE MBA IN ENGLISH MEDIUM FROM INDIA , DO I NEED UK NARIC CERTIFICATE NOW OR JUST POINT BASED CALCULATOR PRINT OUT IS ENOUGH AS I HAVE DONE EARLIER IN TIER-1 AND ILR. MANY THANKS This is tricky one, AFAIK you...

Hi Me , my wife and daughter settled last year through tier-1 gen ,and my son is British citizen now I am claiming CB,TC,CTC AND HB WE NEED TO APPLY FOR NATURALISATION ,since six months I am claiming HB ,DOES THIS AFFECTS THE NATURALISATION APPLICATION. YOUR COMMENTS WILL BE MUCH APPRECIATED . MANY...

Re: Naturalisation application processing timelines (only) no edit option, so posting again to update. Method of application: NCS Language criteria : LIUK + UK Degree date of application:24/9/14 Date of debit of fees:2/10/14 Date of receipt of acknowledgement:2/10/14 Date of receipt of approval:21/1...

Hi Everyone, (Eid Mubarak to brothers and sisters) I received approval for British citizenship today. It took exactly 4 months. Details: 10 years - Long residence ILR then 13 months stay on ILR. UK Master’s degree for English language requirement. Life in the UK test passed in 2012. Saturday 31st M...

no edit option, so posting again to update. Eligibility criteria: (10yr + 1yr ILR) Method of application: NCS Language criteria : LIUK + UK Degree date of application:24/9/14 Date of debit of fees:2/10/14 Date of receipt of acknowledgement:2/10/14 Date of receipt of approval:####### Date of Ceremony...