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...

Thank you cricinfo for valuable information. In case I apply her visa after my BC as she is studying atm, then for my BC application do I need to supply my marriage certificate? I've recently been married and my wife is not in uk? Will they ask me why my wife is not in UK if I say I am married and ...

No difference really Except if you need to send your documents (especially passport) to the HO for your wife's visa application. You might not see it again for years, but you will need it to apply for citizenship. Is the op's wife is applying for set(m) then they can use the SCS this avoids documen...

hi, i am preparing for my naturalization application form and i have some concerns. i came to uk on 17 feb 2010 on spouse visa. got my ilr on 09 july 2012. what i could understand from ukba web site is, i can apply for naturalization application any time after 17 feb 2013 with out waiting for full ...

seekit wrote:Hi, I am currently on ILR and will be applying for BC in June this year. I'll need to apply for my wife's visa in april. Will there be any difference if I apply it before or after citizenship?

No difference really

5thave wrote:Hi, iddeally when can someone apply for Citizenship if they received their ILR say 15.06.12... can they apply by 15 May 2013? or has to be 15 june 2013?....


Thanks

No(unless married to BC). You have to wait exact 1 year on ILR before you can apply