I've lived in Bath long ago.... OK to tour but boring to live probably because I am asian and very very few asian out there.....

Casa wrote:You need to take some more photos with the acceptable background.

Although exhausted at the end of the day but to play safe I went with my family and got a new snap explaining them how I wanted....

There's no simple answer to that, because it varies from country to country. British citizen passports are not stamped in the EU/EEA or Switzerland. In my experience, most countries that allow visa-free access (to British passport holders or anyone else) don't use up anything like a full page with ...

The guideline say the photograph should be taken against plain grey or plain cream background. I have my photographs snapped from India with all specification matching except that the background color is blue. Should this photo be acceptable? Is this a serious question? Then you should ignore it!!!

The guideline say the photograph should be taken against plain grey or plain cream background.

I have my photographs snapped from India with all specification matching except that the background color is blue. Should this photo be acceptable?

This is the my first british passport application. I know there are lot of countries which allow UK Citizen visa free entry. Do these countries stamp the entry and exit record in the passport and so eventually end up using a page OR they just let UK Citizenship pass without using any pages of the pa...

You can book an appointment at the office that's nearest to you, I think appointments are available as early as 8.30 am, and interviews last 20 minutes if so long. In my case, I took an early appointment and went back to work about an hour later than normal. Great. Sounds like I can avoid taking a ...

I dont want to be taking too many holidays from work.

I already had to take holiday for Ceremony can someone tell me what's the time, place(Can I choose) for passport interview and how long it last?

IanK wrote:I cant wait my Work-permit runs out on 4th April , ;-(

If asked was this "Technical change of Employment" approved by HO, how will you prove it?
You should have got this done earlier.

Follow up with HO and maybe tell them its approved but no letter recd yet.

I waited for the approval letter from HO. During the interview for ILR I was asked about this change in employment fortunately I had the approval letter and I immediately produced that letter.

arsenal49 wrote:local council hardly knows anything about immigration rules applicable to a foreigner. thats my opinion but yes thats one option, albeit last one.

regards

This cannot be true. Local council are the one's who charge council tax and they HAVE to know about it.

arsenal49 wrote:

mochyn wrote:

arsenal49 wrote:the problem is... will it count against foreigner for some british guy to claim public funds?

No it will not count against the foreigner

can you direct me to somewhere which backs up your reply.

thanks

Go to your local council ask them this question. This is the best way to confirm.

I guess council tax still apply because 1 of the member does not qualify council tax exemption. There is 3 option

1)That 1 member pays all the council tax (doesn't seem fair)
2)All share the council tax
3)Ask that 1 member to move.....

I would personally also consider to.... Let it go as it is....

IanK wrote:HI did you get any feedback on how long a teh HO takes to process a Technical changes of employment ?

I had to follow up with both the emlpoyer (HR dept is least bothered) and HO. It took around 3-4 weeks as far as I remember.

is this your first time being used as a reference? usually they want to confirm that the person did actually work for/with you. they'll confirm for how long too. -generally all references give this information. then if you want, they'll ask about what type of employee he was. like, was he always on...

The guy working under me a year ago requested me if he could pass my reference. His potential employer could communicate to me about him. What question should I expect from his potential employer? Can they ask question about his personal character? OR they have a right to ask question on how his per...

I calculated the trend of dates and believe me all the dates are spot on as per my expectation. It was a straight forward case..... NCS or Postal : NCS Date of submission or posting : 08/02/2010 Date recieved by HO: 09/02/2010 CRITERIA: 6 Yrs WP + ILR Date of debit of Card : 11/02/2010 Date receipt...

I calculated the trend of dates and believe me all the dates are spot on as per my expectation. It was a straight forward case..... NCS or Postal : NCS Date of submission or posting : 08/02/2010 Date recieved by HO: 09/02/2010 CRITERIA: 6 Yrs WP + ILR Date of debit of Card : 11/02/2010 Date receipt...

I calculated the trend of dates and believe me all the dates are spot on as per my expectation. It was a straight forward case..... NCS or Postal : NCS Date of submission or posting : 08/02/2010 Date recieved by HO: 09/02/2010 CRITERIA: 6 Yrs WP + ILR Date of debit of Card : 11/02/2010 Date receipt ...

No it's not legal to lie and state that she will be staying at a hotel when she really won't be. However, the living room is also considered. Thus in a two bedroom property you will have three suitable rooms for cohabition. Three rooms for four people is fine considering your parents will share a r...

hi gainvidya, do not get confused. you will get your approval letter in ur address. but i was saying about your nationality certificate which you get when you for for the ceremony. i contacted my local council just to check if the receive my certificate before i get my approval letters. and i was i...

Hi Eskar, Nothing yet. Last I checked it was still under initial checks and yet to be assigned to a caseworker. The time it takes for an application to be approved has nothing to do with the council as far as I know. The HO decides and informs the council and the applicant. Regards - Spartac I am i...

Gainvidya: Your NCS recepit should have the Royal Mail reference number (13 digit code). You can track delivery of your letter at the following Royal Mail website: http://track.royalmail.com/portal/rm/track;jsessionid=MKRR52ZWJXEUKFB2IGJFFHQ;jsessionid=MKRR52ZWJXEUKFB2IGJFFHQ?catId=22700601&emt=emt...

I submitted my application through NCS. They said they will post the application by the end of the day. How do I get hold of the Postal ref number from them?

Also is there any ref number for the application itself....

Hi, I am filling up the naturalisation form. There is the question for marriage date.I got married in india and in my situation my religious ceremony and marriage took place in year 1/3/2002. So the community document says married on 2002. The community document (nikah nama) is recognized by Indian ...