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British Citizenship - Online Application submitted before 12 months
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2018 2:08 pm
by iamrezaul
Hi Guys,
I am a bit confused!
I will complete 12 months with ILR on
05-Dec-2018. My understanding is that if I can submit my application and all supporting documents on/after this date, I will be safe.
I followed the online application process (
https://visas-immigration.service.gov.uk/) on
20-Nov-2018 and booked an appointment on
05-Dec-2018 at Croydon for providing the original supporting documents and biometric. I was forwarded to the UKVCAS appoint booking site (
https://www.ukvcas.co.uk/home-internal) from the application site (
https://visas-immigration.service.gov.uk/) after I had submitted the application form and made the payment.
So, I am yet to submit all the supporting documents and biometric on
05-Dec-2018 when I have passed 1 year with my ILR status. As the online application was submitted on
20-Nov-2018, am I at a risk of early application submission?
Anyone having any similar experience, please advise/share?
Best regards
Re: British Citizenship - Online Application submitted before 12 months
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2018 9:07 am
by iamrezaul
No one has responded to my post. Thanks for your help! ...
Though I am not sure whether my application will be accepted until I get a decision, I think I should share my findings in support of my
early application submission.
According to page-24 of "Nationality policy: Naturalisation as a British citizen by discretion" (
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.u ... 2.0EXT.pdf) -
Discretion to disregard immigration time restrictions in the 12 months prior to application can be exercised if one or more of the following is met:
• the applicant had less than 12 months free of conditions when they applied, but meets the requirement by the time you consider the application and all the other requirements are met.
I believe I am not in danger for applying before completing 12 months on ILR as the caseworker will process the application after 12 months.
Here is the timeline -
ILR approval (premium service): 05-Dec-2017
Online application submitted for naturalisation: 20-Nov-2018
(appointment booked for 05-Dec-2018)
HO confirmation of online application: 21-Nov-2018
Scanned supporting documents uploaded: 01-Dec-2018
Confirmation that uploaded docs are ok (paid £35 for doc checking service): 04-Dec-2018
UKVCAS Croydon Appointment: 05-Dec-2018 (took about 20 mins)
(wait for updates ...)
Re: British Citizenship - Online Application submitted before 12 months
Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2018 1:04 pm
by ONas16
Did you receive any confirmation email from UKVCAS after your appointment?
Re: British Citizenship - Online Application submitted before 12 months
Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2018 1:10 pm
by Dave12560
more likely it wil b refused
Re: British Citizenship - Online Application submitted before 12 months
Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2018 2:10 pm
by iamrezaul
ONas16 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 22, 2018 1:04 pm
Did you receive any confirmation email from UKVCAS after your appointment?
No! I haven’t. In other threads lots of people sharing their experience that UKVCAS guys do not send confirmation email.
Re: British Citizenship - Online Application submitted before 12 months
Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2018 2:15 pm
by iamrezaul
Dave12560 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 22, 2018 1:10 pm
more likely it wil b refused
Well, I can’t argue against your point. I haven’t found any example case in this blog, so mine can be one. Since the discretion is there, I’m hopeful. Let’s see what happens.
In case you have seen someone else shared similar experience, please share.
Re: British Citizenship - Online Application submitted before 12 months
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2019 12:34 am
by azot
Hey iamreazul,
I am in the exact same position at the moment. I didn't realize that the online application date would be considered the application date, so I filled it in & paid hoping to get an appointment for the 21st of March which is when I am actually fulfilling the 1 year rule of ILR.
Did you find out anything more in regards to this? Have you called UKVIS etc? I really need to sort this out before going to Croydon on the 21st.
Anything would be of great help.
Thank you!
Re: British Citizenship - Online Application submitted before 12 months
Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2019 8:08 am
by apsk
iamrezaul wrote: ↑Thu Dec 06, 2018 9:07 am
No one has responded to my post. Thanks for your help! ...
Though I am not sure whether my application will be accepted until I get a decision, I think I should share my findings in support of my
early application submission.
According to page-24 of "Nationality policy: Naturalisation as a British citizen by discretion" (
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.u ... 2.0EXT.pdf) -
Discretion to disregard immigration time restrictions in the 12 months prior to application can be exercised if one or more of the following is met:
• the applicant had less than 12 months free of conditions when they applied, but meets the requirement by the time you consider the application and all the other requirements are met.
I believe I am not in danger for applying before completing 12 months on ILR as the caseworker will process the application after 12 months.
Here is the timeline -
ILR approval (premium service): 05-Dec-2017
Online application submitted for naturalisation: 20-Nov-2018
(appointment booked for 05-Dec-2018)
HO confirmation of online application: 21-Nov-2018
Scanned supporting documents uploaded: 01-Dec-2018
Confirmation that uploaded docs are ok (paid £35 for doc checking service): 04-Dec-2018
UKVCAS Croydon Appointment: 05-Dec-2018 (took about 20 mins)
(wait for updates ...)
Hi, Did you get your decision? And how was your appointment on 5th Dec? Did you check with your caseworker regarding your online application on 20th Nov, few days prior to your 12 months completion under ILR?
Thanks in advance
Re: British Citizenship - Online Application submitted before 12 months
Posted: Fri May 24, 2019 2:37 pm
by iamrezaul
apsk wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2019 8:08 am
iamrezaul wrote: ↑Thu Dec 06, 2018 9:07 am
No one has responded to my post. Thanks for your help! ...
Though I am not sure whether my application will be accepted until I get a decision, I think I should share my findings in support of my
early application submission.
According to page-24 of "Nationality policy: Naturalisation as a British citizen by discretion" (
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.u ... 2.0EXT.pdf) -
Discretion to disregard immigration time restrictions in the 12 months prior to application can be exercised if one or more of the following is met:
• the applicant had less than 12 months free of conditions when they applied, but meets the requirement by the time you consider the application and all the other requirements are met.
I believe I am not in danger for applying before completing 12 months on ILR as the caseworker will process the application after 12 months.
Here is the timeline -
ILR approval (premium service): 05-Dec-2017
Online application submitted for naturalisation: 20-Nov-2018
(appointment booked for 05-Dec-2018)
HO confirmation of online application: 21-Nov-2018
Scanned supporting documents uploaded: 01-Dec-2018
Confirmation that uploaded docs are ok (paid £35 for doc checking service): 04-Dec-2018
UKVCAS Croydon Appointment: 05-Dec-2018 (took about 20 mins)
(wait for updates ...)
Hi, Did you get your decision? And how was your appointment on 5th Dec? Did you check with your caseworker regarding your online application on 20th Nov, few days prior to your 12 months completion under ILR?
Thanks in advance
Hi,
I got my citizenship application approval letter today. So, it doesn't matter if we submit the application before completing 12 months on ILR ... given that the caseworker deals with it after the 12-month ILR completion date ... which usually happens, in general, I guess.
Thanks, everyone.
Re: British Citizenship - Online Application submitted before 12 months
Posted: Sat May 25, 2019 3:24 am
by Salah libya
So that didn’t affect your application for being submitted early ? Could please explain what happened
Thanx
Re: British Citizenship - Online Application submitted before 12 months
Posted: Thu May 30, 2019 2:30 am
by Salah libya
iamrezaul wrote: ↑Wed Nov 21, 2018 2:08 pm
Hi Guys,
I am a bit confused!
I will complete 12 months with ILR on
05-Dec-2018. My understanding is that if I can submit my application and all supporting documents on/after this date, I will be safe.
I followed the online application process (
https://visas-immigration.service.gov.uk/) on
20-Nov-2018 and booked an appointment on
05-Dec-2018 at Croydon for providing the original supporting documents and biometric. I was forwarded to the UKVCAS appoint booking site (
https://www.ukvcas.co.uk/home-internal) from the application site (
https://visas-immigration.service.gov.uk/) after I had submitted the application form and made the payment.
So, I am yet to submit all the supporting documents and biometric on
05-Dec-2018 when I have passed 1 year with my ILR status. As the online application was submitted on
20-Nov-2018, am I at a risk of early application submission?
Anyone having any similar experience, please advise/share?
Best regards
Could you please tell me how many early days you submitted your application before the 12 months period .
I submitted mine 2 days early
Thanx
Re: British Citizenship - Online Application submitted before 12 months
Posted: Fri May 31, 2019 12:00 pm
by azot
I have also done the mistake of applying 9 days early but have received my approval today.
I did explain in my cover letter that I was trying to get an appointment in UKVCAS centre by the 21st of March (20th was the date I was finishing my 1 year) but didn't realize that online form filling date would be considered the application date.
I think they are understanding about these little mistakes.
Good luck!
Re: British Citizenship - Online Application submitted before 12 months
Posted: Fri May 31, 2019 2:06 pm
by smarioana91
I thought the day of submission is the one when the Sopra Steria case worker submits the biometric data and checks everything.
Re: British Citizenship - Online Application submitted before 12 months
Posted: Fri May 31, 2019 2:29 pm
by hamalt66
smarioana91 wrote: ↑Fri May 31, 2019 2:06 pm
I thought the day of submission is the one when the Sopra Steria case worker submits the biometric data and checks everything.
Apparently, it's the date you submit your completed application form and pay your fees.