It feels wonderful to be a British citizen, I want to apply for planning permission to build a replica red telephone box as the facade of our house. No expense should be spared, I think. :shock: Once it is all over, I can post in the timeline thread. Are you looking forward to waving your new passp...

Hi whirly, CONGRATULATIONS! :P I have yet to apply as I am waiting for someone to sign as a referee and return my forms to me. It could take a while. I live out in the sticks so I only had my citizenship ceremony a few days ago. I am NOT on the electoral roll. Do we get into trouble with IPS for no...

- Are you on the electoral roll? (She wasn't impressed when I honestly answered, 'I think so...' I had to explain that I have already submitted my voter registration but as of yet I have not heard back, so I can only assume I'm on it.) I'm glad the process was so painless and that you have received...

Hey, macaroni! Have you applied for your passport yet? I had my interview on Monday and just got my passport today! The interview was sooo easy and quick. The questions were the ones we were expecting: - State your full name and spell it. - Address - Date of birth - Birth place - Are you on the elec...

:D Completed timeline (hooray!) :D NCS or Postal: NCS Borough of Merton, London Date of submission or posting: 6 May 2008 CRITERIA: Spouse of British Citizen (2 yrs; 1 month on ILR) + previous residence as student to fulfil 3 yr residency requirement Date of debit of debit/credit card: 14 May Date o...

pinky22: my approval/invitation letter was just a normal sheet of paper sent via post.

Thanks djb. I'm not too worried about them asking for further information, it's just the possiblility that they'll ask me to an interview and I'll be out of the country at that time. I'm making my application at the end of January and leaving for the US for about a month in mid-April. Hi Emma, Are ...

Later this month it will be the first time I travel out of the UK on my UK Ancestral visa. My query is when I return will I be under the same scrutiny as when I arrived the first time? I'm just looking for some general observations on this. Thanks My quickest, easiest entry back to Heathrow was las...

For God sake. Keep your story short and concise. It was enough if you would have past link to the actual story and some short detail of what has happened. This thread is to share different entry experience to help new comers and give them an opportunity to plan their journey, the reason I put all t...

Still waiting for my invitation letter nearly 2 weeks now and havent received any thing When I phoned the office in Liverpool they give me a date to phone again if I still didn’t receive the letter. anyone can share his experience about the invitation letter I saw people receive their invitation ...

I was nearly turned away on my first visit to the UK in 1998. Long story short, I was naïve…and lucky. • I had a work permit from Japan that was still valid (expiring the following month) • I didn’t have a return ticket, just a vague plan to stay ‘around 2 months, no longer than 3 monthsâ...

Just in case you're considering doing her a favour by bringing her over here as your wife, here's a little cautionary tale: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7647086.stm It generally takes about 3 years and costs around £2000-£3000 just in application fees for a fiancee/spouse to come to t...

Where was she in October 2005? My wife entered the UK, for the first time, in October 2005 on a two year spouse visa, then FLR and now ILR. She hasn't been out of the country since then. No problem then. Just make sure that you apply on a day in Oct 2008 (or after) that corresponds to a day in Oct ...

Hi everyone :) My wife just got her ILR. Thank you! 1. My wife's passport expires in around two years time. Do we have to get a new ILR? 2. She'll have been in the UK, three years, with no absences, in around two weeks time. (i) Does she need a new ESOL with Citizenship certificate or will the one ...

Hi Whirly, Thanks for the reply. My Wife's current passport has her mothers side surname and the visa ( hsmp dependent) also has mothers side surname. Now in the current passport the Indian hig commission would add a page with the married surname, but the visa is still in the mothers side surname. ...

Hello members, I have to get my wife's surname changed to mine after marrigae. But the visa in her passport has her maiden surname. If I get the name changed in the passport, the visa stamped will still have the maiden surname. So do I have to send her passport to the UK home office to re stamp the...

Thanks for the reply guys. I guess I have to extend my visa to the PSW first, then get married, and change my visa status again after that. That seems to be the best way as getting that certificate of approval might take ages... On the other hand if they have been deemed unlawful I guess I need to ...

The paper form asks for your parent's details, but unlike the online form doesn't insist on you filling in your grandparent's details if your parents are not British. I think the paper form does want your grandparents' details: Section 4: Parents' details for all first-time applicants and all child...

It's just odd that they established identity when granting permanent residence AND then citizenship. Or so I thought. It's that one-form-fits-all thing, again. Imagine you are a British adult who has never had a passport before... never left the country before... but is registered to vote, owns a h...

I had forgotten about the interview. I assumed all first time applicants had to go for one. Yes, I think all first-time applicants have to attend an interview: Who will be interviewed? The process is explained here . I know the reason is to establish identity and reduce fraud, but I wonder what the...

Thank you Whirly, your information is greatly appreciated. I just don't understand why the IPS need all this damned information. Considering we have had to supply masses of documentation for the Permanent Residence application, then the same for the Citizenship application. We paid huge fees to Hom...

Hi macaroni, I am going through the process of getting a UK passport right now. I had my citizenship ceremony a few weeks ago and got the application in my welcome pack, as djb noted. I had obtained an application from the post office beforehand though, and had most of it completed before the ceremo...

Any proof of adequate accommodation is needed for application for ILR? Not that I am aware of. As you will know from the SET(M) form, it asks about your accommodation (is it rented, owned, etc.), but you do not need to supply further details. I have an additional child after my parter has got a spo...

DRS1983 wrote:Could someone please tell me are you allowed to marry whilst in the UK on a visit visa?

Thanks

No, sorry, you can't. You can get married on a fiance visa, though...

Have you already taken the test, but didn’t pass first time round? Has preparing for the test brought you closer to your fiancé, or added additional pressure? In my experience, my partner didn't show the least bit of interest in the test. Same for my friends who took it. The biggest reaction fro...