shaz1980 wrote:R u sure....I think I read on this board from oldest to recent...but can't find that thread...some more input from members...will be appreciated

Thanks

That's what I did when I applied for BC and I received BC without any problem.

HI, We applied in April. Now we are moving out to Dubai and will be leaving end of July while the application is still in progress. I have a friend here whose address I can use. Question is Shall I contact Home Office about the change of address ? or just put a redirection from my current address t...

shaz1980 wrote:please can someone explain
how do i fill section about my absence from U.k in last 5 years.... do i start from the oldest absences to recent absences OR do i start from recent absence to oldest absence?

Thank you

I would start from recent to oldest.

psb wrote:One referee must be British, the other one of any nationality.

One of them must be a professional referee, either of them.

My understanding is professional referee can be of any nationality but personal referee has to be BC (with professional qualification or older than 25 years)

sage thanks for your reply.... I am not concern about the country I am flying to as they have dual nationality laws in place. The issue here is whether when I return back to UK would I still be able to enter into the country on this basis or my legal status would be none. Also if anybody had experi...

CR001 wrote:

cricinfo wrote:NCS would ask you to contact UKBA if you are travelling within 5 working days of appointment with NCS.

There is no longer a requirement to wait 5 days, the OP can travel on the same day he attends NCS if he wishes.

Thanks for the update. It was the rule when I applied for my BC.

psb wrote:Can the date of a passport countersignature predate the date of issue of the citizenship certificate? Or the date should be left blank and completed after the citizenship ceremony?

I would put the date on form the same date or the post date off the date on certificate.

Hello, I am planning to apply for naturalisation using the local Nationality Checking Service. This means that I will get our (incl family) Indian passports back on the same day. Can I then apply for Schegen Visa and travel to Switzerland while I am waiting for the response? Regards, Mehul Yes you ...

I have 2 very old and expired passports (not been used in over 15 years) however they have not been cancelled. Problem is they are somewhere overseas and I have to get my parents to locate them and send them to me here in Britain, and I want to urgently apply for a new British Passport, so ideally ...

I am British Citizen for the past one year or so. My mother lives in USA permanently and I want to visit her with my family. I applied US visa about 9 years ago when I was not UK citizen but then my visa was refused. Do I stand any chance to get ETSA approval to visit my mother in USA ?

Hi, I was just looking through the appointment centers for passport appointment and could not believe that they are open from 7am to 9pm and also on saturdays. So, just wanted to check the fellas out here if you ever managed to get saturday or early morning or late evening appointments? cheers. One...

MCMXXIV wrote:Hi everyone,

I would like to know if a Legal Consultant registered at the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC), is accepted as a professional to act as a referee?


Thanks

A solicitor can act as professional referee but don't think legal consultant registered at OISC office can

Hi I have got my ILR in december 2012 and my wife has a dependent visa for another 2 years. I want to apply for british passport for my new born daughter. could you please suggest me the documents required to apply for a passport as i am confused that on the application it asks for Mothers details ...

I am due for my naturalisation in august 2013.I want different correspondence address not my current living address.In the application form there is no space for correspondence address. shall I attach one cover sheet with my application to tell them about my correspondence address. Please advice me...

lynxukauq wrote:Hi

Does anyone know what is the number to contact to book passport interview?

Kind regards

It should be on the letter of invitation for interview which you have received from IPS

Thanks both of you. Bank draft is accepted as it is a form of cheque. I will pay by Debit card then

anybody have any idea ?

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 Passpo...

I am planning to apply naturalization for my wife. I have a question, is there any benefit of paying by credit/debit card over payment by cheque/bank draft. I am planning to pay by bank draft for her application as have seen some issues with paying by credit/debit card for some applicants. Is paying...

Thanks legalalien. They did cross checked the referee in case of my Kid's passport application and I heard they do more in case of kids as there is no interview process and it was via post. But not sure about Adult applications. They were in touch with my sons countersignee as he did't provide pass...

Hi Team, I am not sure if this is a duplicate query but wanted to clarify if Spouse needs to hold a PR before applying for BC under 3 years residential category. I hold BC already and was thinking to skip the PR step for my wife but the requirements section says applicant needs to have hold PR. I a...

Greetings of the day everyone ! I have a 16 month toddler who was born in India and she got her ILR on 7th Feb 2012. At the time of her birth me and my husband were on ILR. I brought my baby in UK on 26th April 2012. My husband has got his naturalisation certificate on 13th February 2013. My query ...

Dear all, Sorry this question may have been asked before and did try to search before posting but I couldn't find the answer. On Monday (11/02/13) I received a letter from Home Office confirming my application for ILR has been successful and hopefully I will receive the bio-metric card shortly. I h...

Thanks for your response. I did make arrangements for applying for Naturalisation, however I had a bit of of doubt in my mind that may be she needs to be here as a spouse of british citizen for three years before applying. So am i right in saying that one can become naturalised as British Citizen i...