BritInParis

They could but you can't expect everyone to have a decent Skype set-up, especially in developing countries. I suspect it will still be a 'in person' interview though.

Gozit

True but phone could well do enough? Mm I guess not because it might not be the correct person speaking.

BritInParis

If it's done by phone then it could be anyone speaking.

Gozit

Yeah, right...

johno5175

Here in China interviews are conducted by the UK visa office. They have a member of staff who deals with UK passport applications and does the interviews. Should imagine same there in India now.

Vexcore

I never got an interview, wtf is this? new rule or something?

Glad to see you're still a round! how's your passport/application coming along.

jameshunterjones

At this stage, waiting 4 months for a Child's passport in Moscow I am contemplating getting my daughter a dependant's visa in her Russian passport, at the small cost of £900...

johno5175

Lol still around, been on a farm we rented the last 5 weeks relaxing while work was quiet.
Got Carmens pp after 7 weeks. Fast as F. shot you an email before i went to the sticks but not sure if you got it as gmail google and china.

If you remember the interviews started a few weeks after u applied so didnt apply to you. WTH you still doing here? Thought you and H would be outa here by now.
Posted my application timeline a few pages back if you are interested. Now back at home in GZ and with internet access looking the forums to see where in the EU to move to (jobless).

Vexcore

LoL, I'm sorting out a lot of shite man, cannot just up and go.... you know... my wife is waiting for her Visa.... takes the piss,

THEN IM OUTTA HERE

oh and i never got your email man! i thought you bolted or was kidnapped lol.

Gozit

johno - did you go EEA family permit to live in a different EU country?

BritInParis

Outsourced it then. I wonder if that's actually saving them any money.

Paul M B

There are a lot of pages here to go through so i figure i will just give my situation and ask questions i can't find answers to.
I am a british citizen living in the US on a green card through marriage and my Wife is a US citizen. We have a son born here in the US and we are now looking to return to the UK. I have two questions about the process. To get him his British passport do i have to apply for it while we are still in the US or can we return to Britain and apply for it? The next question is if you have to apply while overseas can anyone give a rough estimate of the timeframe involved? We are also having to apply for my Wifes visa so if one is going to take much longer than the other we can get an idea of how to time the process better.

BritInParis

There's no legal requirement for a British citizen to enter the UK on a British passport. Therefore you don't have to apply for it from the US but if your son enters the UK on a US passport and no UK visa and your stated intention is stay in the UK then you may have a problem at the UK border. As such it would be advisable to apply for it from the US. Or at least for a British consular birth certificate.

The official answer is at least ten weeks. I suspect your wife's visa will come through a lot quicker than that so best to apply for his passport as soon as possible.

You may also wish to consider naturalising as a US citizen before you leave if you are eligible to leave that door open for you and your family to return at a later date.

Paul M B

Thank you. It sounds like the best option would be just to apply for it while we are here. Although i think he does have his consular birth certificate already.

I wasn't going to become a US citizen but i guess that is an option.

Gozit

This, but do consider the tax implications of doing so. And also if you have lived in the US long enough to be eligible. If not then don't worry about it.