Update: Email from Citizen support on March 10 confirming the wrong name would be on my certificate. They offered the following two options (I chose option 1). Option 1: We can recall the certificate from the local authority and make the amendment before your ceremony. Or… Option 2: You can attend y ...
My citizenship application has been approved (no indication whether it was 4c or 4L) HOWEVER. they addressed me in the email by my husband's surname (Dear First Middle Husband's Surname). I never used it in my application, and they addressed me by my legal name in their previous correspondence. The ...
My Canadian passport is due to expire in late April. Renewal takes approx 20 business days and I don't have any international travel planned before summer 2026. 1. Do I need to inform the home office if I renew it prior to receiving a decision on my UK citizenship application? 2. Should I renew now ...
How crucial is proof of these name changes for my citizenship application? If I am not able to obtain the documentation prior to January 17, should I respond to the home office explaining the situation and ask for more time? Try to send something by Jan 17. They need to see this documentation to ...
While I suspect 4L is my route, i submitted a UKM application and included documentation that should support 4L. I received an email this morning from the home office requesting proof of my name changes by January 17. (questions in blue) I married in 1987 in Canada and took my spouse's name. At that ...
3(5) asks that the child lives in the UK for both parents, you will need to prove that your mother divorced your father and that she had sole responsibility for you. you will also need to present evidence she lived here for 3 years from 1980-1983. Thank you. With regard to the reason for 4L: Would ...
My mother's first British Passport - applied from Canada Automatic citizenship: Born in 1941 in Canada to UK born father Application submitted: November 20, 2025 Application received : November 20, 2025 Documents sent by courier: December 11, 2025 Application approved: December 17, 2025 Passport ...
My understanding is that I would not qualify under 4C because my mother and I are Canadian, but I'm wondering if 4L is a a possibility under 3(5) - a child born outside the UK to a British citizen by descent parent, and the child and both parents have lived in the UK for 3 years Maternal Grandfather ...
