It’s common to see a 2 week gap between the date on the letter and when you actually receive it.

Given your child was born this year, and you became a permanent resident last year, your child is automatically British.

You’re free to change your name as you wish. Make sure you get a name change deed for it. Also remember that if you will be applying for a British passport whilst keeping the passport of another country, both passports must be in the same name, so you may have to get a new passport of your current n...

almost 12 weeks and no response on the naturalisation application. biometrics are done. so many on the forum have got their responses who applied after me. contacted ukvi but with the same standard response, looks like they will take the whole 6 months now. applied march, biometrics done in march. ...

It will be in your invitation letter

The letter would have said you should attend the ceremony. After the ceremony, contact Home Office to have the error amended.

This means whether or not you think there are any special circumstances they should take into account that could make them to still grant you citizenship even if you're not eligible. If there are no such circumstances, the answer is no. If there are circumstances that you want to plead, you can answ...

It'll arrive in a brown A5 envelope with the words "If undelivered please return to Home Office, The Capital, New Hall Place, Liverpool L3 9PP" written at the back of it.

Given that you were not married to an individual exercising EU treaty rights then, none of the very limited exceptions apply. The exceptions are about whether the circumstances of your overstay were due to no fault of yours (denied extension by Home Office error for example). You'll be eligible to a...

They can't tell you a decision over the phone, so you need to wait for the decision to arrive to where it was sent.

You'll be fine booking the earliest available free appointment, so 21st is fine.

Like hermanthegerman, I too travelled multiple times. The only thing to take precautions about when you travel is if you are away for more than 2 weeks in a single trip. This is because it is possible for the Home Office to send you a letter and ask you to respond within 2 weeks. If you miss that l...

Like hermanthegerman, I too travelled multiple times. The only thing to take precautions about when you travel is if you are away for more than 2 weeks in a single trip. This is because it is possible for the Home Office to send you a letter and ask you to respond within 2 weeks. If you miss that le...

Nothing happens to your British citizenship. Once you're British, you're British, unless you commit a very serious crime or are considered a national security threat in which the Secretary of State can move to strip your nationality. You just need to sort out your personal affairs like forwarding ad...

Onesie2017 wrote: ↑

Wed May 29, 2019 10:23 am

Hey guys

I just got the “You will be contacted within 21 working days” email.

Has anyone got an approval after this kind of message before or should I be worried?

No one knows for sure, but it appears that people get a decision in the post not much long after that.

You can send an email to this address: FurtherNationalityEnquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk I should let you know that they are not quick to respond, and it is normal for them to take more than 3 weeks to respond to your email. Their phone number is 0300 123 2253 but they're not very helpful on the phone a...

The passport application is really straight forward especially compared to the actual naturalisation application. In my opinion there is no real value in check and send and you can just complete it all online and mail with documents by recorded delivery and safe about 10 pounds. I'd echo that. The ...

Unfortunately, certified copies are not accepted. You have to send originals of the following:

- your certificate of naturalisation
- the passport you entered the UK with (if you still have it)
- all uncancelled passports that you currently have

Best to respond to the email you received on the email address asking the case worker to clarify which is which. I won't worry too much about it, but would certainly follow up.

Are you married to (or in a civil partnership with) your partner, and are you a British citizen?

If so, she could apply as the spouse of a British citizen for which the residency requirement is 3 years, so she would need to have been in the UK exactly 3 years to the day on the day she applies.

Hi everyone , I don’t mean to hijack this good man thread but I have a quick question : are you considered an overstayer after marrying an eea national ? I’m asking because I’m planning to apply for BC soon but with the recent changes in good character , I’m not sure anymore if I start counting the...

Unfortunately, since you came to the UK illegally, even as you were subsequently granted asylum, you have to wait until 10 continuous years of being legally present in the UK. So that will be 10 years from the date that your asylum took effect according to the court decision.

You will need to contact Home Office ASAP (tomorrow) and ask them if you can reset your application date, having submitted in error.

Congrats on your naturalisation. HMPO can still invite you for a passport interview, however, most people who apply for a first passport within 1 year of naturalisation don't get invited for an interview. Also, it's worth mentioning that in the future, you should not mention online that you hold a s...

can one change the council after approval of naturalisation, to a council that might offer a nearer ceremony, or is it not possible? Yes. I was told to expect a change to take up to 6 weeks (can't say if that was accurate, or they were just looking to discourage the change). You'll need to contact ...