I'm looking to apply for for Naturalization in few weeks time through NCS for me & wife. As we can use any NCS I was searching West/South London to find the cheapest for weekends and found Bracknell is the winner. Husband + Wife applciation costs : Hounslow - £130 Ealing - £120 Hillingdon - £120 Sl...
Thanks for your feedback. I am not intending to hide - if ought to be declared, I will definitely. I am just not sure as there no conviction nor caution or anything "do I need to declare ?" Thanks Just my personal opinion. If I was you, I wouldn't declare it. My understanding and interpretation is ...
Just to make it clear - Normally, if apply by post, you will have to wait for 3 months before asking the passports back. It's not just a matter of applying and then asking them back the next day. This info is incorrect. I called UKBA about 3 weeks ago to get some clarity as the info on the website ...
Rule of thumb is that if you are unsure then declare it and let UKBA decide. If you don't declare it and they find out (99% chance is that they will) then you are in greater danger of losing even the offence itself was not of serious nature in first place. Once you declare it on the form you can al...
Hi dear friends. I sent my british citizenship application form(via post office). And then i got receipt of acknowledgement from home office. My problem is; my bank did not pay application fee because your sign not match in our record. (I sent cheque)Therefore payment unsuccessful. Now what can i d...
I mailed my application by special delivery on 10 July and it arrived at ukba on 11 July. I think if I don't here anything from them by abt mid to 3rd week of september I will definitely be requesting my passport back.
hey again! I did call UKBA and finally got through to someone after about 30 mins on hold! First I had selected the option for "return of docs" and the person I spoke to told me that you can request your original docs back anytime after you have rcvd your acknowledgement letter and you should rcv th...
will do. the 01516 number is the one i have used in the past but never actually wait long enough to speak to anyone. what is the ukba working hours? i am trying to figure out when is the best time to call. from past experience i notice they are closed for lunch about 12:30 - 1:30
It really does feel like they are picking applications at random. I have spoken to someone at the HO today and enquired about the return of my passport. I specifically asked her wether the return of my passport will hinder or delay my application process;she confirmed it would NOT delay or hinder t...
Thanks Nobel, that is what I am hoping. As I have no urgent reason to travel, I will wait out the 3 months before I decide if I want to request my docs as hopefully I will hear from them sooner and it won't have to come to that. How long did your processing take?
James, i share your pain. This is the same reason why i didn't use ncs and now i wish i had. Did you try speaking to UKBA to find out if you could request your docs back before the 3 mos period? I will definitely be requesting mine after 3 mos if I don't hear from them sooner (unless of course there...
>So my current situation is, i have applied for British citizenship and received my confirmation letter from HO on the 26th of July, 2012.> Have you been granted Citizenship? If so, apply for PP after oath ceremony and then travel Perhaps you mean your application has been submitted. You can travel...
I also didn't use NCS and now I wish I did. To be honest when I applied back in early July I was aware of NCS but didn't realise I would have been able to keep my original docs if I had used it. I thought it was just to help filling the application form and for that service I didn't think it was wor...
