Quote Originally Posted by briancol View Post
ive just been to my local reg office for forms to apply for the CNI, the official says its valid for 1 year,. but apparenlt the phill version is for 3 months, so do i have up to 9 months to submit my CNI to the britt embassy and the 3 months starts from when i submit it,or does the 3months start from i collect my CNI in belfast.? thnx.
got this reply today,28th Feb.
It may be wiser not to apply for the CNI too early, although It is valid for up to one year. The ones presented here are usually new and rarely over six months old.

The locally accepted CNI, which you will receive from either the British Embassy in Manila, or the British Consulate in Cebu, is only valid for three months from date of issue.

Moya Jackson