one of our friend did it at hayes, london office it took around a week. Dont worry its not so long since you applied. I am goign to apply too in a day or so. Can you please tell me if you submitted photos too with ur application? I have to surrender 2 adult and 1 minor passport. Thanks Thanks Shwet...

Has anyone recently submitted an application for surrendering Indian passport at Birmingham? I did mine on 17/06, and have not heard back so far....I am getting a bit anxious....Please share if you have had any recent experiences with the Birmingham VFS and/or High Commission.

My timelines at VFS (Goswell Road, London): Submitted Passports in person on: 21/May Status updated on web-site: 24/May Revoked Passports and Surrender certificate collected: 24/May Very pleased with efficient service. I walked in without any appointment and didn't have to wait more than 10-15 minu...

It depends on the nature of the property, location of the letter box and delivery person's assessment of the security of such delivery. If it's a house (not a flat) and the letterbox is at the door (delivers within the house) there is a high possibility that the passports would be delivered without...

Do you receive your passports by normal post, special delivery or courier? I had applied for my children's passport 3 weeks back and have received the original documents (Indian Passports and Registration certificates) by DX courier more than a week back, but am still waiting for the British Passpo...

Do you receive your passports by normal post, special delivery or courier? I had applied for my children's passport 3 weeks back and have received the original documents (Indian Passports and Registration certificates) by DX courier more than a week back, but am still waiting for the British Passpor...

1. barcode of one of the applicant's will do - perhaps the application barcode of the credit card owner. 2. £3 per application as each set of documents will be returned separately. thats right. I have applied for mine and wife passports and was charged twice £3 Many thanks guys. I am just amazed at...

I am about to apply for the 1st British Passport for myself and my family (2 adults and 2 children). I intend not to use the Post Office’s Check & Send Service, but want to send it myself via Special Delivery, as I don’t see the value of the Check & Send service. I am slightly confused about the pay...

I am applying for my 1st British passport after being naturalised recently. Section 4 in the form expects me to provide my grandparents date of marriage. I hardly remember my own date of marriage, where in the earth would I find my grandparents date of marriage None of my grandparents are alive and ...

As I described here: http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?p=809122&highlight=#809122 and: http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?p=808906&highlight=#808906 I sent back the naturalisation certificate the same day I received it, i.e. the day of the ceremony. Based on the few recent ...

This seems to be a fairly common question. Would the moderators be OK to add this to the list of FAQs, please? The official procedure, as per the UKBA website, on what to do if there are errors in the naturalisation certificate is as follows: http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/britishcitizenship/06-...

Nope but I'm happy to write one for you: 1. You pick an application form and guide from the post office. 2. You read the guide. 3. You fill in the form. 4. You collect the relevant evidence required according to the guide. 5. You get a countersignatory. 6. You pop into the post office to send the a...

Hello,

Is there any guideline or any helpful thread on this forum for how you go about applying for your 1st British passport using Post Office Checking Services.

Many thanks.

Hi everyone, I have one question and it is related to people who has lived in the UK based on refuge status. Where in the UKBA site says for naturalisation one must wait 12 months after their ILR. The residential requirement in the eligibility criteria is been living in the UK for 5 years........ a...

Please,can anyone help.on a naturalisation aplication form on a referee part.one of my referee has put name but its a long names and out of box. Please do u know if that will be ok by HO or we need to.ask them again ?thank.u for.any answers I personally don't think it will make much of a difference...

In the British passport the country of birth is not mentioned, whatever that country is. So passport would just show "Cheltenham", whatever the Certificate of Registration says. The application was under section 1(3), so by definition the birth must have been in the UK! So how on earth did someone ...

It will have the same details ..... unless you tell them of their error. I recommend that you do that without delay, so hopefully the Certificate of Registration will be right first time. Many thanks John. That's a fair point. I too am hoping that the certificate does not carry the same error. But ...

The title of this topic refers to Naturalisation, but that is clearly not correct, as children are Registered as British Citizens, not Naturalised. What have you actually received? The Certificate of Registration? Or merely a letter saying that the application has been successful? Hi John, Sorry my...

The citizenship approval letter from the HO for my UK born 3 year old child has a mistake in the Place of birth. It says – ‘Place of Birth: - Cheltenham, India’, instead of ‘Cheltenham, UK’. This inspite of the fact that they had the child’s birth certificate that clearly says that the child was bor...

Eligibility criteria: 3 yrs WP + 2 yrs Tier1 + 1 year ILR Method of application: NCS Wolverhampton (Self+Wife+2 kids) Date of application: 25/03/2013 Date of receipt by UKBA: 26/03/2013 Date of debit of fees: 03/04/2013 Date of acknowledgement : 06/04/2013 (dated 01/04/13 - surprisingly bank holida...

Some news folks: I received my approval today with a turn around of just 3 weeks and 3 days. What a pleasant surprise! Eligibility criteria: AN 6(2) - Non-EEA spouse of a dual Swiss/British national Method of application: NCS Date of application: 22/03/13 Date of receipt by UKBA: 26/03/13 Date of d...

Application Timeline (Self, Wife) Eligibility criteria: 5 years on various visa (WP, Tier 1) + 1 Year ILR Method of application: NCS (Richmond) Date of receipt by UKBA: Not Known Date of debit of fees: 30/03/2013 Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 05/04/2013 Dated 30/03/2013 Date of receipt of app...

thanks. so, you mean to say i need to appeal if they denied my application and then provde them with ticket copy. Or if there is any confusion, they will write to me asking to prove... just to let you know all when I went to NCS , i took my last 5 years pay slips, last 5 last years P60s, last 5 las...

Eligibility criteria: 2 years HSMP + 3 years Tier 1 + 1 year ILR Method of application: NCS Islington Date of application: 08/03/2013 Date of receipt by UKBA: 11/03/2013 (Checked DX tracking status: Delivered) Date of acknowledgement : 21/03/2012 (dated 15/03/2013) Date of debit of fees: 15/03/2013...

Eligibility: HSMP (2 years)+ Tier1 (3 years)+ ILR (1 year) applicants: Myself+wife (joint application) and one child Method of application: NCS Sheffield (fees £150 for 3 of us) Date of application: 01/03/2013  Date of receipt by UKBA: 04/03/2013( had no tracking...this was advised by council) Date...