Finally, after waiting for 2 months or so, I finally received my identity card today!Got my documents yesterday and my card was delivered today.. woohooo.... another hurdle over...
Next hurdle: renewing my passport using my married name, report of marriage, then changing my identity card again under my married name.. whew!
I know someone will comment again about change of name and that there is no need to use husband's name... but then, I want to use my married name as most married Filipinas would want.. heck, I know that we (Filipinas) spent a lot of time using our crush' name (in secret of course) and listening if their surnames sound better with our names... oh well.. those were the days...
Anyway, would have to do that within the next 3 months else there is a £1000 penalty or have my permission to stay limited or curtailed... that's what the leaflet said.. so better do it than be sorry...
For those waiting for their FLRs.. or ILRs.. or Citizenship... godspeed... it will come soon...
Originally Posted by Florge
Heartiest Congratulations, my friend. 
... You mention also receiving your 'Identity Card'; in recent years, there's been talk of introducing National ID cards for *British Citizens ... but so far, this *proposal doesn't seem to have got beyond the "drawing board" stage. 
... looks like they're concentrating on people coming to live in the UK for the first time' right enough. And Myrna will be applying for ILR early next year, so I guess she'll be needing an ID Card then too ... unless of course there are different rules applying to *Scotland - since we have our own separate Scottish Parliament up here. But then, as far as I'm aware, *WE'RE still subject to Home Office Rules for as long as all [nationwide] Immigration matters continue to be handled by London. Unlike your husband, though, I haven't, as yet, been contacted by the HO as regards the choice of being issued with a card for myself. Not that I'M all that fussy about getting one, 
... if only life were less complcated!
