Applying for UK Citizenship (Questions)

Hello,

I thought it would be easier to create a new thread so that the main Citizenship thread is not clogged with applicants' questions.

On the application, where it asks you the following;

Have you made any previous UK immigration applications in the UK or abroad?
I'm not sure what to answer here. It's no. Or is it yes because we've applied for FLR(M) and ILR(M)?

Proof of living in the UK for Mrs S ****** for 5 years if applying in your own right or 3 years if applying as the spouse of a British Citizen
Is her Pakistani passport more than enough? Her old and new one? It will show that she has not travelled outside of the UK since entering the UK.

I've just got these 2 questions to get correct and then it's uploading the documents. Nearly there!

@larrabee @ksand24

Thank you,
J

Hello,

When filling out the application it kept on showing a notification banner message stating the following;

Important

Biometric residence permit (BRP) holders should provide their BRP details, including expired BRPs.

On the 'Reasons for not providing identity documents' page of your application, enter your BRP number and expiry date.

This will help us to process your application.

I've not seen this anywhere on the application (Reasons for not providing identity documents page).

Is this where you upload the documents to the TLSContact website?

@mbmoffat @ksand24

Hello,

When filling out the application it kept on showing a notification banner message stating the following;

I've not seen this anywhere on the application (Reasons for not providing identity documents page).

Is this where you upload the documents to the TLSContact website?

@mbmoffat @ksand24

I kept seeing that on my ILR application but never saw the "reasons for not providing identity documents" page either. 

I also don't think I saw it when I went to upload documents.

I kept seeing that on my ILR application but never saw the "reasons for not providing identity documents" page either. 

I also don't think I saw it when I went to upload documents.

That stopped me in my tracks today, but I still uploaded a scanned document of the old and new BRP and will also do a cover letter explaining. I'll also mention the BRP number(s) just to be on the safe side.

Biometrics was completed today (20/01/2025), the appointment was swift, and it lasted no longer than 10 minutes.


Now let the wait commence, I think the rough estimate is around 2 months before receiving an update on the application from looking at other forums.

Citizenship approval email was received today. Successful!


I now need to wait one day before booking a ceremony date.


How do you apply for the certificate entitlement if you are travelling abroad?


For example travelling before or after the ceremony date (based on availability)

Wow! That was fast!

Congrats.

Wow! That was fast!

Congrats.

Sure was, just under 2 months too!


The ceremony is next month, got a quick date!

My wife's Citizenship ceremony is on the 3rd of April next month. We are looking at going away on holiday during the Easter holidays. Now that she has UK Citizenship, is she allowed to travel out of the country and still use her BRP card (now online), or would I need to apply for something else in the meantime?


I'll submit her British passport application once we're back from holiday.


@larrabee @ksand24

My wife's Citizenship ceremony is on the 3rd of April next month. We are looking at going away on holiday during the Easter holidays. Now that she has UK Citizenship, is she allowed to travel out of the country and still use her BRP card (now online), or would I need to apply for something else in the meantime?

I'll submit her British passport application once we're back from holiday.

@larrabee @ksand24

Please note that I have doubts that your wife has UK citizenship if she has not yet attended a citizenship ceremony.
Her application may have been approved, but it was not until I attended my ceremony and swore/affirmed my acceptance of the oath that I felt that I had been granted citizenship of the UK by the government.
Also, I recall a clause in the application approval email which gave me a time limit within which I had to attend a ceremony, otherwise my citizenship approval would be withdrawn.

In my opinion:
Until she has UK citizenship (by attending a ceremony) she should consider her previous status to remain as it was.
Once she attends a ceremony, she will have citizenship and should apply for a UK passport immediately. (Mine took a week...the HO has all the info they needed from my citizenship application, so it was quick.) And the HO required me to immediately cut my BRP in two and return the parts in a few days.

Upon entry to UK, if her BRP is not accepted, she should be able to use her existing non-UK passport to obtain a visitor's visa. Unless it is for a country which doesn't have visa-free access.

Sorry, but may I suggest you hold off on your Easter holidays until she has obtained her UK passport and all your questions/worries are handled?

Just a thought.

Please note that I have doubts that your wife has UK citizenship if she has not yet attended a citizenship ceremony.
Her application may have been approved, but it was not until I attended my ceremony and swore/affirmed my acceptance of the oath that I felt that I had been granted citizenship of the UK by the government.
Also, I recall a clause in the application approval email which gave me a time limit within which I had to attend a ceremony, otherwise my citizenship approval would be withdrawn.

In my opinion:
Until she has UK citizenship (by attending a ceremony) she should consider her previous status to remain as it was.
Once she attends a ceremony, she will have citizenship and should apply for a UK passport immediately. (Mine took a week...the HO has all the info they needed from my citizenship application, so it was quick.) And the HO required me to immediately cut my BRP in two and return the parts in a few days.

Upon entry to UK, if her BRP is not accepted, she should be able to use her existing non-UK passport to obtain a visitor's visa. Unless it is for a country which doesn't have visa-free access.

Sorry, but may I suggest you hold off on your Easter holidays until she has obtained her UK passport and all your questions/worries are handled?

Just a thought.

My wife has her ceremony on Thursday, so she is going to attend and as soon as we have the citizenship certificate we will immediately apply for her passport (online) the same day or next day.


Hopefully, she should get her passport within a week or two. Like you mentioned, it's best to get it out the way so there's nothing to worry about moving forward.


Thank you.