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Submitting application right after midnight
Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2021 9:47 pm
by hilalo
Hello all,
I have a specific question and searched the forum and couldn't find an answer to it.
So I submitted my application for naturlisation as a British citizen based on 5 year Tier 2 + 1 year on ILR.
I made the submission and payment right away after midnight at around 12:20am BST
The odd thing is that the system generated a payment confirmation which has the date of yesterday on that date even though it's after 12am and the new day has started. I suspect the system might be set to always use GMT time so doesn't increment the date until 1am BST
My question is, can the payment having the date of 1 day earlier be an issue to my application and make it look like it is made 1 day short of the 1 year on ILR due to this system issue or is it all ok?
Thanks
Re: Submitting application right after midnight
Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2021 10:21 pm
by alterhase58
Don't think anyone can give you a definite answer here. Certainly I don't recall any issues being reported for this scenario. For peace of mind I would keep screen shots of everything, just in case.
Re: Submitting application right after midnight
Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2021 6:59 pm
by hilalo
Thanks for the response
Yes I noticed that the document check list document states the new date so that was some relief and I also attached it among the other docs in case it helps
Thanks again for the response I will keep documents aside just in case as you said
Re: Submitting application right after midnight
Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2021 11:27 pm
by GondalUK
I also made application right after mid-night but the time was 1:16 am. The payment confirmation email was displaying the right date/time.
Most probably the payment processing system is set according to GMT time, our our before the real time.
I think the time on application pdf should have correct date/time. Did you try to download that document to confirm?
hilalo wrote: ↑Mon Sep 27, 2021 9:47 pm
Hello all,
I have a specific question and searched the forum and couldn't find an answer to it.
So I submitted my application for naturlisation as a British citizen based on 5 year Tier 2 + 1 year on ILR.
I made the submission and payment right away after midnight at around 12:20am BST
The odd thing is that the system generated a payment confirmation which has the date of yesterday on that date even though it's after 12am and the new day has started. I suspect the system might be set to always use GMT time so doesn't increment the date until 1am BST
My question is, can the payment having the date of 1 day earlier be an issue to my application and make it look like it is made 1 day short of the 1 year on ILR due to this system issue or is it all ok?
Thanks
Re: Submitting application right after midnight
Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2021 7:02 pm
by hilalo
GondalUK wrote: ↑Sat Oct 02, 2021 11:27 pm
I also made application right after mid-night but the time was 1:16 am. The payment confirmation email was displaying the right date/time.
Most probably the payment processing system is set according to GMT time, our our before the real time.
I think the time on application pdf should have correct date/time. Did you try to download that document to confirm?
hilalo wrote: ↑Mon Sep 27, 2021 9:47 pm
Hello all,
I have a specific question and searched the forum and couldn't find an answer to it.
So I submitted my application for naturlisation as a British citizen based on 5 year Tier 2 + 1 year on ILR.
I made the submission and payment right away after midnight at around 12:20am BST
The odd thing is that the system generated a payment confirmation which has the date of yesterday on that date even though it's after 12am and the new day has started. I suspect the system might be set to always use GMT time so doesn't increment the date until 1am BST
My question is, can the payment having the date of 1 day earlier be an issue to my application and make it look like it is made 1 day short of the 1 year on ILR due to this system issue or is it all ok?
Thanks
Thanks for your response
Yes I downloaded the application PDF and it shows 00:03am with the new date
I didn't expect it was that close
Re: Submitting application right after midnight
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2021 12:29 am
by GondalUK
This shows that every second has a value!
hilalo wrote: ↑Mon Oct 04, 2021 7:02 pm
Thanks for your response
Yes I downloaded the application PDF and it shows 00:03am with the new date
I didn't expect it was that close
Re: Submitting application right after midnight
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2021 1:38 pm
by ukresident001
I wonder if the day on which ILR is granted is counted as day 0 or day 1.
Re: Submitting application right after midnight
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2021 1:58 pm
by alterhase58
I would always recommend applicants to factor in extra time/days for last minute issues/errorr/omissions/system glitches/etc - there's really nothing lost if applying a few days past your "due date". It's an important application, both in terms of money and status to be gained.
Re: Submitting application right after midnight
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2021 1:41 pm
by hilal
Got the good news today that my application was successful
So for anybody stumbling upon this in future it didn't seem to have any negative impact