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Forum: Back Home
Feb 19th 2026, 12:06 am
Replies: 37
Views: 36,905
Posted By movingtolakes

Re: 3 weeks back - Initial Observations / story

Well this is the end of our journey, my wife got her citizenship and passport recently, thanks for all the help along the way, good luck to everyone....
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Jan 20th 2026, 5:55 am
Replies: 2
Views: 605
Posted By movingtolakes

First British passport - documents

Hi

almost at the end of 8 years of jumping through hoops, sending off for the British passport and they requested my wife’s naturalisation certificate no issue there and…..

“any current...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Oct 14th 2025, 6:44 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 2,967
Posted By movingtolakes

Re: Citizenship after ILR

Thanks - all done, we had the biometrics last weekend, now just waiting. I dont see a feed on here for timelines, i see a visa one maybe it is in there
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Sep 28th 2025, 4:10 am
Replies: 15
Views: 2,967
Posted By movingtolakes

Re: Citizenship after ILR

non EU passport ( Caribbean) yes she has worked for more than 3 years at a school
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Sep 23rd 2025, 10:06 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 2,967
Posted By movingtolakes

Re: Citizenship after ILR

Good morning,

A year and some later i just submitted the naturalisation application. I have a couple of weeks to gather the documentation before her biometrics, i have it all, just one thing i am...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Jan 9th 2025, 8:10 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 993
Posted By movingtolakes

Re: ILR /Evisa

Cheers BiP - yes thankfully the passport has been added but i restarted my application for her citizenship last night any way so hoping to get that sent off soon!
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Jan 9th 2025, 8:02 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 993
Posted By movingtolakes

Re: ILR /Evisa

Hi so this morning we got the email saying they had accepted the phot of the passport so we are all set, have a good holiday can you let us know how it works when you come back through immigration?...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Jan 8th 2025, 11:10 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 993
Posted By movingtolakes

Re: ILR /Evisa

Similar situation here, we did try to add my wife's passport to the evisa ( BRP was already added ). Software wouldn't accept the photo i took so it just said to wait, its been almost a month now and...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Nov 4th 2024, 9:35 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 554
Posted By movingtolakes

Evisa / BRP

Hi,

Working on citizenship for my wife, but in the mean time we did what we had to do to get her ILR registered as an Evisa. Went abroad (Europe) last week and i tested the system and didn't show...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Feb 7th 2024, 7:29 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 2,967
Posted By movingtolakes

Re: Citizenship after ILR

Thanks Brit,

I'm almost there, a bit confused by the referees form. I've printed one for each of my wife's referees. A couple of points I am unclear on would appreciate any help please

1. Is my...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Feb 6th 2024, 8:09 am
Replies: 15
Views: 2,967
Posted By movingtolakes

Re: Citizenship after ILR

Hi Again,

Looking for some help on this question in my wife's application...

"Have you made any previous UK immigration applications in the UK or abroad?"

Do i need to list all the details...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Feb 4th 2024, 6:50 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 2,967
Posted By movingtolakes

Re: Citizenship after ILR

Hi All,

Tagging onto my post i may have a few more queries. Regarding processing times i know its 3-6 months, if i was planning on going away sometime over the summer what would the deal be with...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Jan 23rd 2024, 7:41 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 2,967
Posted By movingtolakes

Re: Citizenship after ILR

Nope - it's early i only need the ILR, you have to provide ONE of the 3 optionsYou also need to provide one of the following:


evidence of Indefinite Leave to Remain
a certificate of...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Jan 23rd 2024, 7:31 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 2,967
Posted By movingtolakes

Citizenship after ILR

Hi All,

Wife has ILR, I've just started looking at doing her British citizenship. Looking at the 'before you apply' section we have everything required except a 'certificate of entitlement for the...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Dec 6th 2023, 6:16 pm
Replies: 40
Views: 6,459
Posted By movingtolakes

Re: Spouse salary threshold to rise to £38,700

I've just completed the ILR for my missus and feel bad for anyone who hasn't got this far, this change if it is brought in for someone mid way through the 5 year spouse route seems very unfair, i...
Forum: Back Home
Oct 1st 2023, 11:18 pm
Replies: 37
Views: 36,905
Posted By movingtolakes

Re: 3 weeks back - Initial Observations / story

Hi All,

My last post to this thread I started was 2 1/2 years ago how is that even possible. This is a final update I would say from our story. Yesterday my wife had her ILR appointment and we...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Sep 14th 2023, 5:19 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 1,873
Posted By movingtolakes

Re: FLR Super Priority Service

Thought I'd add this here, I've been trying all week to get a priority appointment for my wife's ILR, This morning (Friday) they opened up at exactly 1:00am BST, so i had my password to log into my...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Jan 8th 2023, 11:29 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 712
Posted By movingtolakes

Re: Paper Statements going away

Ok - glad that worked out for you, I'd always thought any kind of online copy wouldn't be accepted even if just uploading as a file. Last time for FLR we did super priority so i took hard copies of...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Jan 8th 2023, 8:10 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 712
Posted By movingtolakes

Paper Statements going away

Hi All,

Somehow, almost 5 years have gone by and we are doing ILR this year, I just received a lovely letter from my bank saying they are moving away from paper correspondence, no date mentioned...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Aug 29th 2022, 12:12 am
Replies: 1
Views: 580
Posted By movingtolakes

Public funds - Redundancy payment?

Hi

I have recently lost my job as my company was liquidated meaning i will be applying to the government for redundancy (redundancy payment service) for some money back.

Call me paranoid which...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
May 25th 2022, 8:29 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 644
Posted By movingtolakes

ILR - Date to apply and Job question

Hi everyone,

ILR for my wife next year, couple of thoughts I wanted input on if you wouldn't mind:

1: We did the initial visa and FLR on 100% savings, I have always had the same job throughout...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jun 28th 2021, 7:45 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 1,006
Posted By movingtolakes

Re: Shipping car from USA to UK

Hi

I shipped my car back in 2018 from USA to UK as part of a big family move back to UK. You will have to apply for a transfer of residence (Application for transfer of residence relief (ToR1) -...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
May 18th 2021, 9:43 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 2,863
Posted By movingtolakes

Re: Return old BRP after FLR(M) granted?

Hi BIP, I've read the letter that came with the BRP and it doesn't give any instructions to send it back, I suppose to be safe i will send it anyway and look for an address on their website - Thanks
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
May 18th 2021, 9:03 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 2,863
Posted By movingtolakes

Return old BRP after FLR(M) granted?

Hello

Am I required to send back my wife's old BRP card after we just received her new one? I understand you have to do this once you get citizenship but found no information regarding a renewal....
Forum: Back Home
May 13th 2021, 4:16 pm
Replies: 37
Views: 36,905
Posted By movingtolakes

Re: 3 weeks back - Initial Observations / story

Hi Everyone,

My last post was September gosh that’s gone quickly it’s now May! Just wanted to update the thread as lots of new updates!

- yesterday we had my wife’s FLR biometrics in...
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