4C UKM ceremony/consular fee different if applying from US?

[transparency76]

Hi all, I will shortly be applying for citizenship via 4C UKM. I read that there is an 80 GBP fee for the ceremony but have also read that if applying outside the UK (I live in the US and I'm a US citizen), the fee is instead a consular fee which varies. Can anyone that has applied 4C UKM from outside of the UK (the US in particular) comment on the fee you paid?

Did you also attend a ceremony...where at, your closest British consulate?

Thanks in advance.

-Ben

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Hi all, I lived in the UK for two years on a work permit (I worked for a British company). A National Insurance number was generated for me at that time. I have since discovered that I qualify for citizenship via my British mother (I am a US citizen and live back in the US now).

I am concerned that when I apply 4C UKM, my previous residency in the UK might somehow confuse or disrupt things? I don't know, for example, if I should enter the National Insurance number I was given before on my 4C UKM application...I don't know if those numbers expire, or if including it from my previous residency will confuse things.

Hopefully someone can clarify.

-Ben

[fwd079]

NI never expires.
You should enter all available details completely. These will not disrupt things but hiding them could be trouble.

[transparency76]

OK, thanks so much fwd079. That puts my mind more at ease.

-Ben

[transparency76]

Can anyone comment on the 80 GBP ceremony fee...should I expect to pay that or is there another fee I should expect to pay, as I'm applying from the US? It's not clear if I should expect to attend a ceremony at a local US consulate or what the cost for that would be, if different to the 80 GBP.

-Ben