I am a British Citizen by birth I'm confused. From all your other posts, I thought you were an Indian who just applied for naturalisation within the last 12 months... The previous posts were related to a friends case, who has no access to the net so I let her use my id to seek help on the net. Is ...

davestubradford wrote:Why don't you ring the Consulate Section at the Indian Embassy and ask, you will receive an immediate answer

You'll be lucky if they answer the phone.

Any help guys?

Departure date is almost here..

I am a British Citizen by birth, I have Permanent Canadian Residency since January 2004. Im still living in the UK, but will be moving to Canada for good in Decmber 2006. I am getting married in October 2006 in India and intend to return to the UK at the beginning of November before making the final ...

Sorry for the incomplete info.

Yes, he is British by birth.

Just wandering if someone help point me in the right direction. Im trying to help out a friend. His partner came over from India in April on a Fiancee Visa, they have now married and need to know what they do next. What forms need to be filled in for her and is it necessary to get legal help from an ...

Im trying to get information for a friend. He has a fiance from India who has recently arrived on a fiance visa. They plan to get married at a temple, and will therfore they need to give notice to marry at a Register Office. The question is, does she need to get a certificate of approval from the ...

I applied for Naturalisation in October '05. However, my passport was due to expire and I needed to travel in March. In fact I am travelling 11th March (saturday) and returning 1st April. I received a letter from IND today asking to see my passport for last five years and they need it by 27th March ...

BBC News Online UK biometric passports launched The first UK biometric e-passports are to be issued to applicants this week, the Home Office has announced. The high-tech documents have added security features such as a chip holding the carrier's facial details, in a bid to combat fraud and forgery ...

Does anyone have any information on the new biometric British Passports? Have they been launched yet? If not, any idea when they might be launched?

Hello, My Indian passport is expring in the month of april. Since i have to do a lot of travel i have left it till the last moment to get it renewed. My question is since it was issued in India, will it be issued by a same day service out of Indian embassy in london. I have left a voice mail but i ...

Did you get any progress with this?... We have been in touch with the UK Passport Service helpline and we were told that as the surname on the Birth Certificate is Singh then some sort of official documentation will be required with the application for a new passport, such as Statuatory Declaration ...

Does anybody else have a similar experience?

Any advice?

The form the Indian Consulate has given me is basically a letter that they will forward to the IND giving a few of my details, such as name, DOB, place of birth, parents names, and asks them whether or not this person has "acquired British Nationality by registration or naturalisation". So based on ...

rogerroger wrote:that is logically speaking, but the babus in the high commision might think differently.

if you are applying at the indian high commision,london and if you get stuck, may i recommend talking to Mr. Mondal(passport officer), he is quite helpful

Im applying at the Birmingham Consulate.

I have applied for Naturalisation as a British Citizen in October and have only last week had an acknowledgement letter. My Indian passport has expired and I have an urgent need to travel in March. Therefore, I asked the Home Office to return my passport and have now received it back. Today I went ...

I was told by a friend of mine today that for passports that have been issued in India, the renewal must also be done in India. But my passport that has just expired has been issued here in Birmingham, well thats what the issue stamp says anyway. So hopefully it shouldn't take as long as those that ...

I know this isn't directly related to UK immigration, but I would be grateful for some help. I've just had my Indian passport returned by the Home Office and am about to renew my Indian passport at the Consulate General in Birmingham. I have two questions. 1. Does anyone know how long it takes to ...

Received acknowledgement letter on saturday.

Thanks for your suggestions. We will take your approach Paul and see what happens. I'll keep you informed as to how he gets on. Thanks again!

My son is 28 years old, born in the UK and always held a British Passport. We as a family are of Indian Origin from the Punjab. As some of you may be aware, Singh, is a very common surname for people from that area of India. My son has Singh as his surname in his passport but now his passport is ...

Thank you very much for all your help!

From the information I've been able to gather from various sites is that it 'should' be okay. What worries me is that it is not definitive. Im looking for some sort of 'official' confirmation that it will be okay. And even if I have the time and manage to get an appointment at my local Public ...

I tried emailing too but failed to get a response. In the end I just decided I was going to continue re-dialling until I got through. I was particularly concerned as the cheque I had sent with my application had not been banked either. I was told that there is a huge backlog of October applicatins ...

This is my first post here and Let me first congratulate John and everyone else whos giving their time and effort to help others - Its quite commendable. My Question is this: I am an Indian citizen and am eligible for applying for BC(4+1) but want to know first how much time does it currently and ...