Hi everyone, I’m applying for passports for my children and my spouse. We are all naturalised citizens and have individual PEX numbers. I wanted to check if it’s acceptable to send all the supporting documents together in a single envelope, mentioning all three PEX numbers on the outside, or if each ...

Eligibility criteria:5 years route ILR + BC Spouse Nationality: Indian Method of Application: Online Proof of English: ECCTIS Date of application submission: 08/06/2025 Date of fee payment: 08/06/2025 Date of biometrics appointment: 27/06/2025 (Free Appt) Date of receipt of approval: 01/09/2025 ...

contorted_svy wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 01, 2025 5:51 pm

You will most likely have to attend another biometrics appointment.

Hi contorted_svy you were right, I was asked to attend another appointment and completed that yesterday

The expired passport is not an issue - explain as you did for the ILR application (just note nationality applications are not immigration). Thank you alterhase58 , appreciate it. I'll explain the expired passports in the same way. Also since they have given biometrics just last week for ILR (I plan ...

Yes. See here Application form is here https://visas-immigration.service.gov.uk/your-location. Your wife can fill it in first then add your children, the form will adjust automatically. Thank you contorted_svy, appreciate it. can I use this thread to ask another question regarding my childs form ...

Your absence period calculations are wrong. That is NOT how rolling calculations work. You cannot have more than 180 days of absences in ANY 365-day period. There is no year 1, year 2, etc Hi Zimba thanks for your reply. I get it now, its basically a 180 day absence in any 365 day period between ...

Dear Gurus, My kids were born abroad in 2019 and entered the UK on a Tier 2 dependent in Oct 2020. They received ILR with my spouse today. I had already naturalised as a British citizen in 2023 My question is are my wife and kids eligible to apply for Citizenship immediately with the three year ...

Applied for ILR Route: SET(O) via Tier 2 Dependant Spouse and Kids
Application Type: Standard
Application submitted online: 06/04/2025
Biometrics appointment: 27/05/2025
Acknowledgement email: 28/05/2025
Approval Received: 30/05/2025 10:50 AM
E-visa Status changed to Settled

This is not an immigration issue. Contact ECCTIS if you have any doubts as they will be evaluating the documents Thanks Zimba , I called them up and they said bilingual documents dont need translation so I have applied and waiting for the result now I can confirm that I have received my ECCTIS ...

Yes it is possible as long as you provide an explanation Hi Zimba I am trying to apply for ILR Set O form for my kids , however their passport has expired a couple of months back. when I enter the expiry date the form asks to enter an expiry date in the future. I can provide an explanation on the ...

Yes it is possible as long as you provide an explanation Hi Zimba I am trying to apply for ILR Set O form for my kids , however their passport has expired a couple of months back. when I enter the expiry date the form asks to enter an expiry date in the future. I can provide an explanation on the ...

zimba wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 28, 2025 6:20 pm

Yes it is correct.

Great, thank you as always

Your absence period calculations are wrong. That is NOT how rolling calculations work. You cannot have more than 180 days of absences in ANY 365-day period. There is no year 1, year 2, etc Hi Zimba thanks for your reply. I get it now, its basically a 180 day absence in any 365 day period between ...

Are they on skilled worker dependent visas?? If yes, your spouse cannot have more than 180 days absence in ANY 12 month rolling period. It would make her ineligible for ilr. Hi CR001, yes they are on SW dependent. But since we can apply 28 days before we are eligible , she will be eligible on 17th ...

Hi Gurus, can you please suggest if I can apply for ILR on April 1st 2025 for my wife and kids. Here are her absences, working backwards from April 1st. One of the periods (April 2020 - April - 2021) has a 197 days absence but I understand we can apply 28 days before eligibility and the case officer ...

zimba wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 22, 2025 4:10 pm

This is not an immigration issue. Contact ECCTIS if you have any doubts as they will be evaluating the documents

Thanks Zimba , I called them up and they said bilingual documents dont need translation so I have applied and waiting for the result now

zimba wrote: ↑

Thu Jan 30, 2025 12:02 am

I already covered this before: https://www.immigrationboards.com/viewt ... 4#p2163927

Thanks Zimba as always appreciate your help on this forum

Dear Gurus, I am applying for an ECCTIS letter for my wife. Her degree certificate includes text in both English and our native language, the same text appears twice, first in the native language and then in English. In this case, would a certified translation still be required? The transcript and ...

zimba wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 29, 2025 3:05 pm

Yes it is possible as long as you provide an explanation

Thanks Zimba, I'll try to get their passports renewed but if not its good to have an alternative in case its not possible

Hi all, has anyone recently renewed indian passport for minors in the UK. I have a british passport while my wife is still on Indian passport. Do we need to file two separate copies of annexure D where I can declare that I dont have a Indian passport while my wife can declare she has one. Thanks in ...

Hi Gurus, my kids will be eligible for ILR in a few months. But their current (Indian) passports are expiring this month. Due to indian government rules, renewing passport for kids with one british parent is a bit complicated. So I want to ask if its possible to apply for ILR for children with an ...

Thanks Siva, that's very reassuring.

I just need 1 year validity for my kids to be eligible for BC. So 2 years is not a dealbreaker

Hi all I am in the same boat and my kids passport expires soon. are passport renewal applications being processed now for minors if one parent is not an Indian passport holder. Thanks

Hi all , are VFS and HCI processing applications for passport renewals for minors if one parent is no longer an Indian citizens.

They were not accepting applications for the last year or so but last i heard , HCI was reviewing it. Thanks in advance

Hi, I submitted my kids applications in July. I rec'd their Passports this week. It took around 4 weeks to process them. The validity of the passports is 2 years only(instead of the usual 5 years). No explanation was given. Has anyone else also submitted their children's Passport for renewal? Is so ...