Did your mom renew her passport at the same high commission thats refusing to take you aunts.

you may want to contact the foreign commonwealth office to get confirmation of this 'requirement'. If renewing through IPS in the UK all you need to do is supply the last passport.

Hello all immigration gurus, I need your assistance on applying for my naturalization. I came to this country on 15-Sep-2004 and got my ILR on 19-Aug-2009(applied 24 days before 15-Sep-2009 as it is allowed) Now i want to apply for my naturalization. My question is can I apply after 19-Aug-2010 or ...

from the guidance notes SECTION 2: RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS 2.1 Enter the day you first arrived with a view to staying in the UK on a long-term basis, and the airport or seaport through which you then entered. If this is less than 5 years before the date on which we receive the application, or less th...

I thought that assisting a cancer patient goes under a compassionate reason ... or not ? Actually, they don't explain what do they mean by compassionate reasons. Anyone here knows ? i dont think anybody suggested that it doesnt go under compassionate reason. it is information supporting this that y...

where were the children born?

i will give my best shot 2.1 Just pick one, at the end of the day it doesnt actually matter because you will need to prove you were in UK 5years from the date of application 2.2 I dont it will be too much of a problem if you forget a few, especially taking into account that absences are way below th...

you may need to do it by deed poll, i am not sure if you can do it any other way.

Hi, Does my wife need to change her signature when she apply for naturalisation to get BC on her married name or she can use the same singtuare on her Indian Passport which is on her maiden name. She is using the same signature everwhere in UK as she came UK on her maiden name passport and maiden n...

What visa did you enter the UK on? When did you enter the UK / how long have you lived in the UK.

As per my understanding, once you get ILR, you can apply naturalisation on your own after 1 year of ILR... subject to standard T&C.. it does not depend on your partner.... ] also total number of years in UK should be at least 5 years. and yes it is correct, once you have ILR you do not need your pa...

how about letters from employer(s). Also I understand you can contact HMRC for 'replacement' p60 or some form of confirmation of tax (not sure of the exact name). That failing your payslips could be sufficient

hi guys , in the passport application do i have to give them my grand parent birthdays and names !!!! or just my parents is enough ...please let me knw thanks :) The form sort of suggest yes, but for naturalisation cases its not necessary just to think about it when i applied for my childs passport...

...also, i have read of people who have said No, and then the officials found out, either thru the fact that there might be stamp in the passport or maybe they cooperate with other countries, and the person was refused on grounds of deception and banned for 10years.

Does the questionnaire / form ask for your status? In any case I still think he needs to be honest. Being dishonest could lead to all of you being in serious trouble. I would like to believe that they do treat each case on its own merits so your husbands case should be dealt with based on what he ha...

what is your current immigration status?

Providing false information might cause problems later, e.g when applying for British citizenship or even lead to ILR to be revoked so in my opinion it is not a good idea to hide.

Mukonoweshuro wrote:Do they use Royal Mail to send approval letters?

Yes. 2nd Class as well.

If you applied via postal rooute and supplied a pre paid special delivery envelope, then they might send the approval letter when they return your documents.

Hi, I am just continuing the same thread regarding name change. My wife has her Indian passport in maiden name and she came to UK on work permit with her Indian Passport after marriage. Now we all ( my wife, son and I) got ILR in August 2009 and are applying for Naturalization in next week. My wife...

@joelondon, i would say maybe wait for Fridays post and then ring them.

NCS or Postal: NCS - Postal Date of submission: Tuesday, 13 July 2010 Basis: HSMP JR (4+1 year ILR) (Husband and Wife) Date of debit of debit/credit card: Tuesday 20 July 2010 Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Friday 23 July 2010 (dated 20 July) Date of decision (on letter): 29 July 2010 Date of r...

i already received a letter from the home office stating that my application is successful and i should receive an invitation for the ceremony shortly inviting me. now i dunno if i will receive it from the local council or the home office !!! please advice You should receive the invitation letter i...

how old is your son? you say you will be eligible in Dec? how is that so seeing you got ILR in March 2010? was it backdated ILR (HSMP JR) My son is three and half years old.He was born in India and than he came here for some time than went back and than came back in march 2010.I mean i was qualifie...

thats correct its either post your self or NCS. looks i may have made a mistake in my earlier post. you may need a marriage cert if your older child was born before 1 July 2010. If born after then the birth cert's will be enough so long the father is named in the certificate. I have attached the cas...

how old is your son? you say you will be eligible in Dec? how is that so seeing you got ILR in March 2010? was it backdated ILR (HSMP JR)

i believe you become legal on the date you status was changed. So you start counting from May 2008

Excellent stuff. Congrats to you and your wife