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25th June 2015 #1
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Anybody just applied British Citizenship recently???
Anybody just applied British Citizenship recently???
How long does the process take???
How much does it cost???
Thanks!!!
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25th June 2015 #2
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25th June 2015 #3
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... up to 6 months???? Woooooo too long .....
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26th June 2015 #4
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5th July 2015 #5
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Hi Michael, naaa just coz we are planning to go to Philippines around April or May. It's just I'm still waiting for my ILR - then I will apply for citizenship so this emigration nightmare is over....
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5th July 2015 #6
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6th July 2015 #7
My wife applied in April for citizenship, took them 3 weeks to acknowledge receipt of the application and last Friday she received a letter requesting biometrics bearing in mind they took them in Manila for the fiancé visa, again in West London for FLR and then once more for ILR so this has been the fourth time now. Seems to me like a complete waste of time and money as how many times do they need to have this on record
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22nd July 2015 #8
My wife just posted her British Citizenship application about 3 to 4 weeks ago. We got a letter a week ago requesting she go to a Post Office to get her biometrics re-done..........
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23rd July 2015 #9
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We need to get around to this now. Rose has a Schengen and US visas so uses them for travel at the moment. Do we need to send off Rose's passport and/or BRP during the application process? Rose travels abroad every few weeks so this could be a challenge for us, especially if it is a several-month black hole?
Thanks.
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23rd July 2015 #10
Trefor ... I recall just how IMPORTANT it is for Rose to have her passport to hand - at all times - given the fact that her actual job frequently entails travelling abroad. Therefore, I would suggest she avails herself of the National Checking Service (NCS) when applying for British Citizenship. Now as far as I'm aware, most of 's LARGER Local Authorities are likely to operate such a facility - the City of Leicester (closest to where you live) almost certainly being one of those - where, for a fee of around £70, qualified staff will carefully check Rose's application along with her passport and all relevant supporting documents, photocopy the lot while you wait ... *return the passport & BRP *to her immediately thereafter ... forwarding everything else to the UKVI on her behalf.
Thoroughly recommended, and way, you can relax - secure in the knowledge that the whole procedure has been handled correctly!
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23rd July 2015 #11
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11th August 2015 #12
my wife wants to apply for citizenship now shees been here for 3 years,is the no local council checking service in Northern Ireland,i certainly cant find it if there is?
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11th August 2015 #13
There's no NCS in Ireland, unfortunately. You just have to find the nearest one possible for you.
https://www.gov.uk/government/collec...ecking-service-=rayna.keith=-
...When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible...
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14th August 2015 #14
yea we are behind the times over here.
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8th October 2015 #15
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Thanks to Arthur's tip we used the checking service today at a local Registry Office. All done and sent off. Now we just have to wait...and we're off to Barcelona on Sunday (combined work/leisure for the week) so its good Rose still has her passport (I have 2 anyway, so they could have kept one if they wanted).
For those above in this thread, have you heard back yet?
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8th October 2015 #16
My wife received her letter nearly 2 weeks ago confirming acceptance for citizenship, we applied in April so they certainly took their time considering that they already have the checks made on her application for ILR. Easy process though we didnt use any of the checking services for FLR,ILR and citizenship.
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8th October 2015 #17
Maritess applied first week in June and received an email of acceptance about 3 days later, a couple of weeks after that she received a letter telling her to do a BRP within 15 days and this was done three days later. Not heard anything more as yet!
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9th October 2015 #18
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I think it's time to enquire Michael.
That seems just a bit too long based on the outcomes of others.
UKVI are nowhere near the fit-for-purpose organisation you might imagine them to be.
As always it's a personal choice.
Would be nice for her to attend the ceremony before Christmas though.
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9th October 2015 #19
The lady at the registrars office did tell us that it could be six months before we hear anything which brings us two weeks before Christmas, don't fancy pestering anyone in case they are busy and become annoyed that I disturbed them!
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9th October 2015 #20
My understanding was that u could not chase them until 6 months had passed as the process could take that long.
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3rd January 2016 #21
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Update: Rose received her citizenship approval/confirmation/ceremony invitation letter yesterday It was dated 24th December. So just over 2.5 months processing, much better than the 6 months we expected!
Ceremony to be booked this week for asap, then onto the passport (Oh, and the renewal of the Filipino citizenship ...).
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3rd January 2016 #22
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3rd January 2016 #23
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Thanks for the heads-up Terpe. Passport name was changed to married a while ago so we're in the clear.
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3rd January 2016 #24
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3rd January 2016 #25
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4th January 2016 #26
... GREAT news, Trefor! Wonder whether using the NCS did,
in fact, expedite the process? Anyway, CONGRATULATIONS to you BOTH on a job well done.
Likewise, each of these ^ ought to be plain sailing ... since I NOTE from #23, that you've already addressed the issues Terpe raised in his immediately preceding post.
Meanwhile ... enjoy the naturalisation ceremony.
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4th January 2016 #27
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Thank you Arthur.
The lady dealing with all the paperwork at the NCS office we used explained the system was very busy right now and to not expect this to be processed much before the 6 month 'window' they tell us about. Maybe Rose's super-clear forms and uncomplicated situation helped too.
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4th January 2016 #28
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Thank you Arthur.
The lady dealing with all the paperwork at the NCS office we used explained the system was very busy right now and to not expect this to be processed much before the 6 month 'window' they tell us about. Maybe Rose's super-clear forms and uncomplicated situation helped too.
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