I assume you have been calling the helpline at 0300 222 0000 All interactions so far have been through the web chat option on HMPO website, so she has transcripts of everything. We'll try calling the helpline as well and try to get to a senior caseworker. And thank you for the pointer to Home ...

TL;DR my wife applied for her first British passport on the 1st of April and, despite filling everything perfectly and correctly, has still not received it (3+ months). HMPO are saying they cannot even provide a wait time estimate. How do we escalate? ——— This is the full timeline of my wife's unfor ...

My wife's application... a very non-standard case and consequently 4½ months wait, but all successful in the end. She applied directly, without immigration solicitors. Because of the very rare exempt vignette, application was directly for naturalisation after 3 years in the UK, bypassing the ILR ...

secret.simon Thank you very much for this really comprehensive reply & especially for linking out to guidelines, really appreciated!

The title was meant to say "Can a person and their spouse/dependent rent two separate flats"

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A friend of mine is on the exempt vignette (employee of an international organisation). She and her husband have been living together in the UK for three years. Now they would like to rent two separate flats, while staying married, to give each other some personal space for the time being. However ...

Details Eligibility: 5 years on exempt vignette — exempt from immigration control as an employee of an international organisation, section 8(2) of the Immigration Act 1971 Nationality: Russian Language: Trinity College London Timeline Submitted: 18 March 2024, online Biometrics: 28 March 2024, ...

Hi everyone, I tried looking this up online but it's not quite clear. Can the attendee or the guests at the citizenship ceremony take any photos or film (on their phones) any parts of the ceremony? I'll be attending the public ceremony in Cambridgeshire