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British Citizenship

Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2023 9:01 pm
by Royal_desire
sathyauk wrote:
Tue Jan 24, 2023 3:25 pm
Is such a letter really needed when both parents are applying at the same time? If yes, is there a template for such letter? - Once you filled your applications, HO will provide you the referee and consent form to download
Dear moderates hope you okay
My question is regarding naturalisation
I received my ilr on 26th january 2022 last year
So when am i eligible to apply for my naturalization please advice
Can i apply on the 26th this month on this coming Thursday which is 26th, a year exact or do i apply after 26 please help as its urgent am ready with my application but dunno if we should submit on 26th Thursday or no , please help awaiting your kind response soon

Re: British Citizenship

Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2023 9:51 pm
by AmazonianX
Royal_desire wrote:
Tue Jan 24, 2023 9:01 pm
sathyauk wrote:
Tue Jan 24, 2023 3:25 pm
Is such a letter really needed when both parents are applying at the same time? If yes, is there a template for such letter? - Once you filled your applications, HO will provide you the referee and consent form to download
Dear moderates hope you okay
My question is regarding naturalisation
I received my ilr on 26th january 2022 last year
So when am i eligible to apply for my naturalization please advice
Can i apply on the 26th this month on this coming Thursday which is 26th, a year exact or do i apply after 26 please help as its urgent am ready with my application but dunno if we should submit on 26th Thursday or no , please help awaiting your kind response soon
Eligible on the day however if you Have waited a year a day or 2 more to cover all bases shouldn't be an hassle for you.

Re: British Citizenship

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2023 7:51 am
by Royal_desire
Noted sir
Sir wanted to ask that the 450 days abcenses and 90 days in the last 12 month rule do we have to write a special chart or paper and out as supporting documents ,or passport scanning and the AN form where we put all the absences its enough for ho to see absences ? please advice sir as we did the form already documents are remaining to scan so just wanted to ask if we should add or no
Do we add absences on a paper and explain them ?

And last question sir we put 2 referess in which one of them had an emergency had a flyt yesterday itself sir
We had to sign him on the paper today but now what to do we do sir am really really no words how do we make it sign we cant even cancel as application submitted please help please on what to do please awaiting your kind reply

Re: British Citizenship

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2023 9:31 am
by alterhase58
Royal_desire wrote:
Fri Jan 27, 2023 7:51 am
Noted sir
Sir wanted to ask that the 450 days abcenses and 90 days in the last 12 month rule do we have to write a special chart or paper and out as supporting documents ,or passport scanning and the AN form where we put all the absences its enough for ho to see absences ? please advice sir as we did the form already documents are remaining to scan so just wanted to ask if we should add or no
Do we add absences on a paper and explain them ? You do not need to explain or document absences.

And last question sir we put 2 referess in which one of them had an emergency had a flyt yesterday itself sir
We had to sign him on the paper today but now what to do we do sir am really really no words how do we make it sign we cant even cancel as application submitted please help please on what to do please awaiting your kind reply Can you not ask someone else to sign the referee declaration?

Re: British Citizenship

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2023 11:43 am
by Royal_desire
Are you allowed to let anybody else sign paper if so who can i tell ? As i have mentioned his name on the application please advice sir

Re: British Citizenship

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2023 1:24 pm
by Royal_desire
Please reply sir ??

Re: British Citizenship

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2023 2:16 pm
by alterhase58
Suggest you find someone else who qualifies as a referee and then upload that form with a covering note explaining that the intended referee was not available and you had to find someone at short notice.

Re: British Citizenship

Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2023 11:00 pm
by Royal_desire
Dear moderates
Hope you okay
Wanted to ask after you get your citizenship letter
Can we fast track get ceremony appointment and how do we get it please advice ?

And i have indian passport as we not allowed dual citizenship, so do we go ceremony first then straight away apply british passports , get the british then after surrender indian or how does it work please advice sir will really appreciate you response please

Re: British Citizenship

Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2023 11:10 pm
by meself2
Royal_desire wrote:
Tue Feb 07, 2023 11:00 pm
Can we fast track get ceremony appointment and how do we get it please advice ?
You need to contact your council when they get your certificate from HO to see if they're offering private ceremonies, which are usually available earlier, but come with a price.
Royal_desire wrote:
Tue Feb 07, 2023 11:00 pm
And i have indian passport as we not allowed dual citizenship, so do we go ceremony first then straight away apply british passports , get the british then after surrender indian or how does it work
Seems like it, going from the embassy website:
https://www.hcilondon.gov.in/page/surre ... -passport/
There is a grace period of three months after acquisition of foreign nationality (to be counted from the date of registration / Naturalisation Certificate and not from the date of foreign passport) for using Indian passport for travel. But the grace period is not applicable once the British/Foreign Passport is acquired, he/she should travel only on the British/Foreign passport once the same is obtained even if he/she is within the grace period of three months.
But I'm unsure, that's more of a question for "other countries" subforum.

Re: British Citizenship

Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2023 7:47 am
by Royal_desire
Thanks sir
So basically indian passport can be held til you achieve you british passport ? then you can surrender
But on website it says that youl have to surrender first before you apply because youl need the surrender certificate for British Passport, really confused on three month etc message

Duno if we should surrender or keep it til we achive british hope other moderates can help on this

Re: British Citizenship

Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2023 8:05 am
by CR001
Royal_desire wrote:
Wed Feb 08, 2023 7:47 am
Thanks sir
So basically indian passport can be held til you achieve you british passport ? then you can surrender
But on website it says that youl have to surrender first before you apply because youl need the surrender certificate for British Passport, really confused on three month etc message

Duno if we should surrender or keep it til we achive british hope other moderates can help on this
Can you please ask your Indian passport surrender questions in the other countries sub forum. These questions are not relevant to the British citizenship sub forum.

other-countries/

Note your surrender certificate is NOT required for a British passport. The uk allows you to hold multiple nationalities. It is India that does not.

Re: British Citizenship

Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2023 11:28 am
by Royal_desire
Dear moderates
Hope you okay

Wanted to ask as am applying for my wife naturalisation application on friday

Please advice on what documents do i need to put
Bank statement joint council tax joint electricity united utilities etc

As shes not working anymore do i need to add any business or any payslip previous for her ? Please advice on which are mandatory documents itl be really appreciated please on which documents i should sumbit

Re: British Citizenship

Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2023 11:55 am
by CR001
Have you attended your ceremony already?

When did your wife get ILR?
Bank statement joint council tax joint electricity united utilities etc

As shes not working anymore do i need to add any business or any payslip previous for her ?
None of this is required.
Please advice on which are mandatory documents itl be really appreciated please on which documents i should sumbit
Exactly the same process you followed. The checklist will tell her what is required. It is minimal documents.

Re: British Citizenship

Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2023 5:18 am
by Royal_desire
Noted sir
Yes i reciveved my naturalisation and my ceremony is booked for 19th this month really appreciate all your help really couldnt be done without your help

Re: British Citizenship

Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2023 6:37 am
by CR001
When did your spouse get ILR, the date???

Re: British Citizenship

Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2023 7:53 pm
by Royal_desire
CR001 wrote:
Thu Apr 13, 2023 6:37 am
When did your spouse get ILR, the date???
14 april 2022

Re: British Citizenship

Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2023 12:04 pm
by Royal_desire
Dear moderates
Hope you okay
Am booked for citizenship ceremony on wed so after i get my citizenship certificate can i apply for my british passport same day ? And whats the procedure of indian passport as i have to send my indian passport and a copy of my marriage certificate right ? I dont have original marriage certificate isit okay ?

Re: British Citizenship

Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2023 12:09 pm
by CR001
For british passport you do not send you marriage cert. You only send foreign passports that are not cancelled and the naturalisation certificate

Re: British Citizenship

Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2023 10:09 am
by Royal_desire
Noted sir really appreciate is there any timline of how long it takes for british first passport as apparently on news it said there were on strike please advice sir amd can i pay extra for premium service to get passport early ?

Re: British Citizenship

Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2023 10:11 am
by CR001
There is NO fast track service for first adult British passports.

The strikes are it really affecting rhe process. Members report receiving passports within 3 to 4 weeks but it can take up to 10 weeks.

Re: British Citizenship

Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2023 12:09 pm
by Royal_desire
CR001 wrote:
Tue Apr 18, 2023 10:11 am
There is NO fast track service for first adult British passports.

The strikes are it really affecting rhe process. Members report receiving passports within 3 to 4 weeks but it can take up to 10 weeks.
Noted sir hopefully itl come early
So all i need to send is is my my Indian passport original and my birth certificate original right

Re: British Citizenship

Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2023 12:24 pm
by CR001
CR001 wrote:
Mon Apr 17, 2023 12:09 pm
For british passport you do not send you marriage cert. You only send foreign passports that are not cancelled and the naturalisation certificate
No, not your birth certificate. Where are getting these ideas from?

Read the passport guidance, it tell you what you need if a naturalised British citizen.

Re: British Citizenship

Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2023 5:21 pm
by Royal_desire
Noted sir

Re: British Citizenship

Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2023 5:27 pm
by Royal_desire
Dear moderates hope you ok
Please advice my wife applied her citizenship in april
Still not here and we planing on to travel to turkey for 1 week are we allowed to travel with her current indian passport and biometric ilr ? will it not have an effect to her citizenship and abcenses etc as in 1 year we allowed
To travel 90 days and shes already been away 82 days before we applied her citizenship anything to do with that ?
Please advise on what to do please itl be reall Appreciated

Re: British Citizenship

Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2023 6:35 pm
by alterhase58
Royal_desire wrote:
Wed Jul 05, 2023 5:27 pm
Dear moderates hope you ok
Please advice my wife applied her citizenship in april
Still not here and we planing on to travel to turkey for 1 week are we allowed to travel with her current indian passport and biometric ilr ? will it not have an effect to her citizenship and abcenses etc as in 1 year we allowed
To travel 90 days and shes already been away 82 days before we applied her citizenship anything to do with that ?
Please advise on what to do please itl be reall Appreciated
There's no issue with travel AFTER application and biometrics - it's not an immigration application and your travels will have no impact on your wife's application currently in progress.