Ceremony - 90 days requirement
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2018 5:46 pm
Hi all,
First, I wanted to thanks everyone who makes this forum great - I used it to navigate through PR process a year ago and now used it to help me through my citizenship application - both of which have been successful and saved me a lot of stress.
I am however in a bit of a difficult situation at this point in time - I have literally just received my approval letter for the BC, dated for the 11th of September. I understand I have 21 days to book the ceremony (hence I need to book until it until the 2nd of October). Furthermore, I understand I have 90 days to attend it, which would mean that I have until the 10th of December to do so. This is where my problems lies - I am scheduled to go for 3 months abroad for training - this was arranged through my employer (a UK based company) and I am leaving on Monday, 24th of September and not coming back until xmas!
My question is twofold:
1) Can I request an extension? I understand that the Home Office might have some doubts about my commitment to live in the UK, however this training is specifically so that I can come back and apply the knowledge I learn abroad in the UK, hence I would argue that my willingness to train for 3 months is only a sign of commitment.
2) Can I attend the ceremony in an embassy or a consulate abroad?
If the answer is no to both, I can always travel back specifically for the ceremony, but the cost of flights is going to be significant hence would need to avoid if possible.
I searched through other topics on a similar subject but not found any answers. Any help is much appreciated.
First, I wanted to thanks everyone who makes this forum great - I used it to navigate through PR process a year ago and now used it to help me through my citizenship application - both of which have been successful and saved me a lot of stress.
I am however in a bit of a difficult situation at this point in time - I have literally just received my approval letter for the BC, dated for the 11th of September. I understand I have 21 days to book the ceremony (hence I need to book until it until the 2nd of October). Furthermore, I understand I have 90 days to attend it, which would mean that I have until the 10th of December to do so. This is where my problems lies - I am scheduled to go for 3 months abroad for training - this was arranged through my employer (a UK based company) and I am leaving on Monday, 24th of September and not coming back until xmas!
My question is twofold:
1) Can I request an extension? I understand that the Home Office might have some doubts about my commitment to live in the UK, however this training is specifically so that I can come back and apply the knowledge I learn abroad in the UK, hence I would argue that my willingness to train for 3 months is only a sign of commitment.
2) Can I attend the ceremony in an embassy or a consulate abroad?
If the answer is no to both, I can always travel back specifically for the ceremony, but the cost of flights is going to be significant hence would need to avoid if possible.
I searched through other topics on a similar subject but not found any answers. Any help is much appreciated.