:D Eligibility criteria: section 1(3) Number of applicants: 2 Method of application: Post Date of Application:27/02/2014 Date of receipt by UKBA: 28/02/2014 Date of debit of fees: 05/03/2014 Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 10/03/2014 (dated 08/03/2014) Date of receipt of approval: 09/04/2014 ...

Eligibility criteria: 4yrs WP + 1yr Tier2 + 1 year ILR (Joint Application) Method of application: NCS Birmingham Date of application: 04/10/2013 Date of receipt by UKBA: 07/10/2013 Date of debit of fees: 19/10/2013 Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 21/10/2013 Date of receipt of approval: 05/12 ...

Eligibility criteria: 4yrs WP + 1yr Tier2 + 1 year ILR (Joint Application) Method of application: NCS Birmingham Date of application: 04/10/2013 Date of receipt by UKBA: 07/10/2013 Date of debit of fees: 19/10/2013 Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 21/10/2013 Date of receipt of approval: 05/12 ...

No disrespect here but I think this thread has become ridiculous. I salute the patience of the people giving answers to these questions.

With your naturalization certificate in hand, I don't think it matters if your Indian passport is current or not.

I thought India doesn't allow dual nationality.

Just make sure you write your name and date of birth on the back. If you glue the photo properly (as advised), it does not make any difference what is written at the back.

I just went for my NCS appointment on Friday 4th Oct. I used the old form and it was accepted. Nothing was mentioned about the new form. I think it is meant for the new rules taking effect 28th October.

My understanding is that references for children is all about identity and confirmation that the child actually exists and is in the UK. And unlike adult references the referees do not have to give their passport number. They only need to provide an official contact address. May be if you let the ...

This is just to add that we received our BRP cards today. Just 4 days (2 working days) after approval.

Glad to say that we found our marriage certificate a day before our appointment (Appt was 14/09/2012). We were however not asked for it. Thanks a lot.

I got my ILR today at Solihull. I want to say thank you to all contributing members of the forum. I took with me a whole array of documents but was not asked about most of them. I will only list what I was asked. My appointment was for 10:25am. I went by car and parked at the John Lewis car park ...

Thanks for the advice.

Any ideas? Anyone?

Congratulations to you and the wife. I am due to attend my appt in 3 days but I have noticed that you did not mention marriage certificate amongst the documents you gave them. Did they not ask for it?

We are due to attend our appointment for ILR on the 14th of September. My wife is applying with me as a Tier 2 dependant. However we cannot find our marriage certificate. Is it absolutely necessary to have this? We have got cohabitation documents mainly bank statements, school letters and GP letters ...

The answer is in the guidance. If you read section 5 it says: There is a qualifying period to complete in most of the categories on this form. It runs either from - the date on which you entered the UK with a visa in the relevant category; or, if you did not enter the UK with such a visa, from - the ...