time to apply for citizenship

[walesrob]

rob has your misses applied yet ?

Not yet, Elsa has to take the LifeintheUk test, and then find the squids to pay for the whole thing. Could be a while yet.

I take it UKBA won't be moving the goalposts again in the next 6-12 months when it comes to applying for Citizenship? I see prices are rising next month to £720

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/si...feesfrom060409

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/si...ts/sponsorfees

NCS is not available at our local council. However, what is good is that Aberystwyth has one of 3 IPS offices in Wales, so its only a short 4 mile trip when Elsa has her passport interview rather than 100 mile drive to Swansea or Newport.

[Jay&Zobel]

I take it UKBA won't be moving the goalposts again in the next 6-12 months when it comes to applying for Citizenship? I see prices are rising next month to £720

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/si...feesfrom060409

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/si...ts/sponsorfees

Yep £720!

[empott]

Good luck to your wife's application, Mod Joe. Hope everything goes well. God bless.

[darren-b]

One referee should be a person of any nationality who has professional standing, such as a doctor, a minister of religion, civil servant or a member of a professional body, e.g. accountant or solicitor (but not representing you with this application). A list of acceptable professional persons can be found on our website.

Here's the full list of acceptable professional persons (the one that doesn't have to be a British passport holder).

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/si...xa?view=Binary

I take it UKBA won't be moving the goalposts again in the next 6-12 months when it comes to applying for Citizenship? I see prices are rising next month to £720

There's a new Bill going through at the moment that was originally planned to be implemented late 2009. No idea if it will really get implemented then, or how it will affect current ILR holders who want to apply for citizenship after the Bill is implemented.

[joebloggs]

Not yet, Elsa has to take the LifeintheUk test, and then find the squids to pay for the whole thing. Could be a while yet.

i don't have the money either, i'm paying by CC , still paying the hospital fees for my stepsons baby

i've just had enough of them pushing the prices up and putting more hurdles in the way

[nparvus1202]

How about children, do they need referees?

[joebloggs]

How about children, do they need referees?

yes i think they do, same as an adult, also if they are over 10yrs old, they must be of good character, Criminal record checks will be carried out in all cases on minors 10 and over. If the child has a conviction which is not yet “spent” under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, an application for citizenship made now is unlikely to be successful.