Hello, I am due to surrender my child's Indian Passport and yet to apply for her British Passport. We had travelled to India during the grace period, as soon as we received the Naturalisation Certificate. We are back in the UK now. The grace period is due to finish by the end of September. In the ...

Many thanks for your suggestions:)

Thanks for the reply.
BTW, should I mention as "British" in landing card on arrival to the UK? (since it would be evident on their records).

Hi, We will be receiving our UK Naturalisation Certificate by the end of July and have plans to visit India during August. I understand that within 3 months (grace period) of receiving the Naturalisation Certificate, we can travel on Indian passport without penalties. This being the situation, my ...

Hi Brian,

Would you mind sharing your experience with the immigration officers at UK? Also, any information on the landing card filling would be helpful.

Thanks in advance.

Hi kmittal82,

I am in a similar situation.

Would you mind sharing your experience with the Immigration officers in the UK on your return from India? Also, any information on landing card filling would be helpful.

Thanks in advance.

Hi,

Received my spouse's citizenship approval letter today along with the council's ceremony invitation letter.

Thanks to all, for providing guidance with this regards.

Hi, We had made family application for the British Citizenship. Today I have received the approval letter for my child and myself from UKBA. However, my spouse's approval letter has not yet been received. There is no reason for his application to be rejected. Since the application was made jointly ...

Hi, 16 days less is not a problem. Infact, the UKBA has a particular clause, wherein it is acceptable for a time period of 3 months gap from the date of visa issue and the date of arrival in the UK. (In our case there was a gap of about 2 months and this information was given to us by our solicitor ...

Hi pgaitonde, Your qualifying period starts from Aug 9 2008 till Aug 9 2013 (5 years). Therefore, you can apply anytime starting from Aug 9 2013 until June 2015 (your Tier1 Visa expiry date). However you are eligible to apply 28 days before Aug 9th 2013, i.e;13th/15th July 2013. Hope this helps.

Thanks legalalien, Plum 70 and to all those who gave me valuable suggestions.
Much appreciated.

Yes, she has ILR on Indian passport.

Thanks:)

Got a confirmation from VFS, London that the child can travel with Indian passport within 3 months grace period from the date of receiving the naturalisation certificate (as Plum70 had suggested).

Many thanks folks:)

Thanks for the reply. Surrendering Indian passport is not a problem. My concern is with the British national child travelling on Indian passport will attract penalties. Surrendering Indian passport, applying for British passport, applying for OCI is time consuming and it will not be sooner than our ...

Hi,
Many thanks for your reply. It is much appreciated.

I am exploring the possibility to request UKBA for postponing the processing of the family application itself. Would this be possible? In that case, we would have returned from the trip using Indian passport.

Hi, We have made a family application for the Citizenship and this includes my minor child. At NCS we are told that the child will attain its UK Citizenship as soon as the letter inviting parents for the oath ceremony has been received (which we were unaware of). Meanwhile, we have plans to visit ...