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Citizenship Ceremony

Post by mteja » Sun Jan 19, 2020 12:00 am

Hi all,

I will be booking Citizenship Ceremony on Monday, my question/s:_
1) Do i pay for booking this Ceremony? If yes do i pay when making the booking ceremony ie over the
phone?
2) After the ceremony, certificate granted - do i fill in another online application for British Passport
online? And are referees signature needed? And how much is it for the application?

I appreciate your answers
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Re: Citizenship Ceremony

Post by Love_GB » Sun Jan 19, 2020 6:23 am

mteja wrote:
Sun Jan 19, 2020 12:00 am
Hi all,

I will be booking Citizenship Ceremony on Monday, my question/s:_
1) Do i pay for booking this Ceremony? If yes do i pay when making the booking ceremony ie over the
phone?
2) After the ceremony, certificate granted - do i fill in another online application for British Passport
online? And are referees signature needed? And how much is it for the application?

I appreciate your answers

Hi Mteja,
If you are booking a private ceremony you can pay over the phone, if you are with a group ceremony, it has been already included on your citizenship application fees,
After obtaining your certificate of naturalisation, you can apply for a British Passport either online or by paper, a referee is needed to endorse your photo and sign the application ( I am talking here about the paper application )
Hope this has helped

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Re: Citizenship Ceremony

Post by alterhase58 » Sun Jan 19, 2020 7:03 am

2) After the ceremony, certificate granted - do i fill in another online application for British Passport
online? And are referees signature needed? And how much is it for the application?
Passport application (online) is about £75 - just one referee needed.
https://www.gov.uk/apply-renew-passport
https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... a-passport
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Re: Citizenship Ceremony

Post by mteja » Sun Jan 19, 2020 6:43 pm

Hi
Thank you both for responding.

@Love_GB I think i will apply online - if doing it online, how will my referees countersign?

By any chance does anyone know which process is quicker between online and paperwork?
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Re: Citizenship Ceremony

Post by CR001 » Sun Jan 19, 2020 7:09 pm

@Love_GB I think i will apply online - if doing it online, how will my referees countersign?
They get an email to confirm your identity etc.
By any chance does anyone know which process is quicker between online and paperwork?
Makes no difference,both about the same timeframe
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Re: Citizenship Ceremony

Post by Love_GB » Sun Jan 19, 2020 7:57 pm

mteja wrote:
Sun Jan 19, 2020 6:43 pm
Hi
Thank you both for responding.

@Love_GB I think i will apply online - if doing it online, how will my referees countersign?

By any chance does anyone know which process is quicker between online and paperwork?

I did mine using the paper format without using the post office service, filled in the form and it was in reasonable time nearly 3 weeks considering the Christmas and new year holidays

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