Travel constraints during application - Immigrationboards.com (2024)

HI,
What are the constraints to travel during the process
1./ Naturalization application:
Passport - How can one keep their passport during the naturalization process
a./ NCS service seems unavailable as per some reports since 2018. Camden council seems to offer slots as per their page so unsure if it's available.

BRP - i guess this goes digital so no problem after 2024

2./ Post Ceremony & Passport application
a./ After Ceremony application one is supposed to only use British passport for their travel - Is that a super strict requirement ? Can one leave the country and re-enter after leaving with the old prior non British passport. Is the settled status withdrawn?
b./ British Passport application - can this be made without having to submit older prior passport

Could you please post all your naturalisation related questions in one thread only.
This avoids all your questions (and any answers) scattered throughout the forum, making moderation difficult.

zafran1 wrote: ↑

Sat Jun 01, 2024 3:09 pm

HI,
What are the constraints to travel during the process
1./ Naturalization application:
Passport - How can one keep their passport during the naturalization process
You only upload a scan of your passport and keep the original (different rules apply for the first British Passport application).
a./ NCS service seems unavailable as per some reports since 2018. Camden council seems to offer slots as per their page so unsure if it's available.
NCS has been discontinued since 2018 - UKVCAS is the outsourced commercial service now handling biometrics and related services.

BRP - i guess this goes digital so no problem after 2024
Doesn't apply for naturalisation but you will need a current BRP for travel etc before the end of 2024, or until you are British.

2./ Post Ceremony & Passport application
a./ After Ceremony application one is supposed to only use British passport for their travel - Is that a super strict requirement ? Can one leave the country and re-enter after leaving with the old prior non British passport. Is the settled status withdrawn?
Once you are British EU Settled Status is no longer relevant. BP is recommended because your BRP won't be valid any more and you may not be allowed boarding by the carrier. If you make it to the UK Border you could present your nat. certificate. A British citizen has absolute right of abode in the UK, cannot be refused entry. Note the certificate is not good for travel and carriers wouldn't accept it.
b./ British Passport application - can this be made without having to submit older prior passport
for the first British passport you are expected to submit your original foreign passport and certificate. Purpose is to validate names across documents and check authenticity of documents (including physical properties!), HMPO don't want citizens to use multiple identities. But you can ask HMPO if they would allow copies./

Hi, my wife and I stayed in Uk earlier and hence NI and some stuff (bank account) has her maiden name. The EUSS application also went in maiden name for some reason. The French passport carries both maiden name and post marriage family name as they use the convention "Firstname Maidenname esp Postmarriagefamilyname".
Rent contracts are on myfamilyname etc.

How do i prevent any confusion on this account in naturalization application.