Application pending but need to move abroad temporarily
Posted: Thu Dec 19, 2019 11:19 pm
Hello everyone,
I applied on 27th September and am still waiting for approval (or indeed for any response really). The thing is that I have a work placement (which is part of my UK PhD) starting this January and I will need to move abroad on the 8th. The placement might last up to a year (!!). I knew I'd have to go abroad eventually, but it was initially not supposed to be before next summer, therefore I thought that by applying in September I should be safe. Now that the internship's starting date was moved forward it seems very likely that I won't get the letter before I leave. I have to give up my lease here, so my questions are as follows:
1. Should I change my address to the one abroad or should I use a UK friend's address (if allowed)?
2. If I need to give my address abroad, when should I do that? (What if I notify them, but the letter has already been dispatched to my former address? Can you redirect HO letters abroad?)
3. How would it work to have the ceremony at an Embassy? When I applied I simply picked my local council (Aberdeen), but can it be changed to a venue abroad?
4. Can a passport be issued with a foreign address on it?
Thank you so much for your help. I tried finding the answers but couldn't, so I apologise if it is repetitive!
I applied on 27th September and am still waiting for approval (or indeed for any response really). The thing is that I have a work placement (which is part of my UK PhD) starting this January and I will need to move abroad on the 8th. The placement might last up to a year (!!). I knew I'd have to go abroad eventually, but it was initially not supposed to be before next summer, therefore I thought that by applying in September I should be safe. Now that the internship's starting date was moved forward it seems very likely that I won't get the letter before I leave. I have to give up my lease here, so my questions are as follows:
1. Should I change my address to the one abroad or should I use a UK friend's address (if allowed)?
2. If I need to give my address abroad, when should I do that? (What if I notify them, but the letter has already been dispatched to my former address? Can you redirect HO letters abroad?)
3. How would it work to have the ceremony at an Embassy? When I applied I simply picked my local council (Aberdeen), but can it be changed to a venue abroad?
4. Can a passport be issued with a foreign address on it?
Thank you so much for your help. I tried finding the answers but couldn't, so I apologise if it is repetitive!