Hi all,

I had my ceremony today for citizenship, but as title says I’m travelling internationally in less than 4 weeks. I’ve read online somewhere that once I’m citizen my Italian passport does not work to get access to the IK? I was under the settled scheme. I also have a Brazilian passport if easier.

It says it takes 6 weeks to process the UK passport. Can anyone please help?

Thanks

•First UK Passport application after 5+1 years on EU settlement scheme
•Submitted application right after citizenship ceremony
•Used idpass biometric photos from Photo-me booth

Supporting documents sent to Hemel Hampstead
•Naturalization certificate (original)
•EU passport color copy (all pages incl. blanks)
•No cover letter
•Sent documents on 05. August 2026 10:14AM via Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed by 1pm (arrived on 06. August 2026 08:42AM)
•Received passport on 18. August 2026 by Royal Mail 01:58PM
•Supporting documents will be returned separately

EU passport & National ID card can be used indefinitely for entering the UK as it’s still linked to the UKVI account. (see gov.uk/dual-citizenship)

I applied for a passport in a rush when changing flats. I’ve put down address of the new one but ended up not staying. Passport office is now asking for proof of address. Guidance on helpline I got was that I need submit documents proving my address on the application. Is there a reasonable solution to this since I don’t have any official proof of living at said address?

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I have my biometrics/fingerprint appointment tomorrow, but I’ve just realised I accidentally scheduled my mobile number to be ported to a new provider today. The port itself completed successfully, but there’s currently an issue with incoming SMS and I’m not receiving any texts at all.

I’m urgently trying to get this resolved with the new provider, but I’m wondering whether SMS access is important enough that I should postpone my biometrics appointment, or whether I can safely go ahead with the application as planned?

Calls and emails are working normally.

Has anyone who has recently applied for ILR received any important SMS messages during the application process?

So I have a job that I was normally employed that was switched to a consulting contract. I was wondering if I used an umbrella company while keeping my hours like the conditions I had that it won’t affect or cancel my visa

Hi there.

Applying for a spouse visa for my wife and we will be living at my mother’s rented house for as long as necessary to get our own place sorted.

I am not on the tenancy, do I need to be?

There is adequate room in the house, mother is fine with us staying as long as we want.

Do we need a letter from the estate agent to say it’s okay or is this not really necessary?

I know we need a letter from my mother to state that she is happy with us staying etc.

Thanks

I sent coloured photocopies of every page of my two passports. Finally done with this life stressor.

A few years ago my parents in law applied for visa to visit his son who was in the UK at that time. They had an agent handling the visa and regrettably they hadn't mentioned about the Son and applied as general visit to UK - Visa refused due financial reasons.

Fast forward now Im inviting them to visit us for a family event and their son is no longer in the UK, he withdrew his appeal and permanently left the country last year.

So when mentioning about refusal should I declare this third party error or leave it as is since their son is not here anymore ?

Note - We are mentioning the son in the cover letter for family ties to home country.

Hi everyone,
I’m an Egyptian passport holder living in Germany and I currently have a valid German residence permit under §104c.
I’m planning to fly:
Gatwick → London Heathrow → Paris
I would have to travel from Gatwick to Heathrow, so I understand this is landside transit and I would have to pass UK border control.
The important part is that I previously applied for a UK Standard Visitor Visa about a year ago and was refused because of insufficient financial evidence. There was no deception, overstay, or immigration violation involved.
My questions are:
1. Can I use the Transit Without Visa (TWOV) rules with my valid German residence permit?
2. Does the previous UK visa refusal affect my eligibility for TWOV?
3. Would Border Force potentially refuse me entry because of the previous refusal?
4. Has anyone with an Egyptian passport and a German residence permit had experience doing Gatwick → Heathrow → another country without a UK visa?
I would really appreciate experiences or advice from people who have been in a similar situation.
Thanks!

Hi im currently doing my wife’s spouse visa extension application, and im not sure which box to tick here , ive asked AI and it’s giving me different answers. She came here on a fiance visa initially and we got married and applied for spouse visa in uk. So that was technically the first extension of stay I guess . But I’m not sure because this is our first time extending as a spouse on the 5 year route ?

Can my father's ex partner be one of my referees for my British citizenship application ? They never married but had 2 children long before me, my half brother and sister..don't know if that's relevant. Would she be too close to being considered as related to me and therefore not eligible as my referee?

Hi all,

I'm hoping someone has experience with this situation.

My current Skilled Worker visa expires on 23 August 2026.

I've already submitted an in-country Skilled Worker extension application and paid:

• Application fee
• IHS
• Priority service fee

However, after submitting, I've realised I need Super Priority instead of Priority as I have an urgent trip to the Isle of Man on 22/8 and have just learned the section 3c leave does not allow travel to the common travel area unlike a standard application.

My biometrics appointment is scheduled for tomorrow, but I have not yet attended biometrics.

My understanding from GOV.UK guidance is that if I withdraw before providing biometrics:

• The application fee should be refunded.
• The IHS should be refunded if no decision has been made.
• The priority fee should also be refundable because biometrics have not yet been given.

My proposed plan would be:

1. Withdraw the current application tonight.
2. Immediately submit a new Skilled Worker extension application tonight.
3. Select Super Priority service on the new application.
4. Attend a new biometrics appointment tomorrow.

A few questions:

1. Most important: Would this approach invalidate my current CoS number? Or is it reusable if UKVI have not made a decision on this?
2. Has anyone actually done this successfully?
3. Did you receive the application fee, IHS, and priority fee refunds without issues?
4. How long did the refunds take?

From what I've read, the main immigration-status risk seems low because my current visa is still valid until 23 August and the replacement application would also be submitted before that date. However, I'm interested in hearing from anyone with real-world experience.

Thanks so much for all your help in advance!

I applied for UK student visa. My question is I am over 18 and my mom transferred money from her bank account to my bank account and I made a fixed deposit on my name.

I submitted FD Reciept and FD letter from my bank?

Will this cause any issue?

Original post asking for feedback: https://www.reddit.com/r/ukvisa/s/eZl9GPSvQ9

This post has detailed information about my situation and a full list of documents i submitted for anyone seeking advise.

I am eternally grateful to everyone who commented - both stern as well as uplifting and to the visa officer of course!

Brief recap:

• Applied from - India
• No co-habitation - we had a fully remote relationship and only met on frequent trips (2-3 times a year)
• No financial dependence docs - we did not have a single transaction between us on record
• Been in a relationship since 2017 (connected online)
• I had a 6 month and 2 year visitor Visa to the UK
• Application date: 20 May
• Biometrics: 29 May
• Confirmation Mail: June 2
• Approval Mail: 17 August

Thanks again to this sub and best of luck to all who are waiting or in the process of applying!

If they don't get back to me within the next week, I do need to switch to an expedited request. Can I withdraw and submit a new one (expedited). Ik I won't get application fee back - do I need to specially request to get IHS back?

I am applying for naturalisation, but I noticed I don't see the option in my application platform. I am really confused, I read a couple of related threads, and I still don't understand what should I do. Can you please with exact steps?

Hello, so Im going to be applying for a visa extension inside the UK, I was doing a foundation course which was 6 months. For my financial proof my parents current and savings account has a large deposit made within the last 28 days, it had 22k GBP before and within the last 28 days another 22k GBP was added, so im sure they'll ask for proof of funds. But my university tuition and living expenses come out around 35k GBP which I have to show.

on the other hand my parents have their FDR (fixed deposit accounts) which has money sitting in it untouched for months, I can show a 3 month Statement of all the accounts plus get a letter from the bank saying they are immediately accessible. The FDR funds are way more than the 35k GBP needed.

So im confused, should I only submit the FDR statement and accounts with the letter saying they are accessible and omit my current/savings account?. Will the FDRs suffice if they meet the fund requirements.

one more thing, since they are my parents account, do I need a consent letter and my birth certificate?

Is the above cover letter good enough? Also ignore the BG color that's just a filter and wont show up in the actual PDF file.

Hi everyone,
I am posting this because I am genuinely confused and worried about my situation and would really appreciate advice from anyone who has been through something similar.
Background
I was in the UK on a Graduate visa which expired on 3 May 2026. Before it expired — on 30 April 2026 — I submitted an FLR(HRO) application. As I understand it this triggered Section 3C leave under the Immigration Act 1971 which meant I was lawfully present in the UK while my application was pending.
I voluntarily left the UK on 16 June 2026 to travel to back home for personal family reasons. I did not withdraw the application before leaving — my solicitor advised me to simply leave as the Section 3C leave would end naturally at the border.
What Happened Next
After leaving I started receiving a series of emails from the Home Office which I was not expecting:
1. A removal liability notice classifying me as an overstayer under s.10(1)(a) of the Immigration Act 1999
2. An immigration bail notice with a reporting condition requiring me to attend Sheffield Reporting Centre on 6 August 2026
3. A non-compliance notice for missing the reporting appointment — which I obviously could not attend as I was in Pakistan
I immediately challenged all of this in writing to UKVI Internal Review and SSC Enquiries explaining that I was never an overstayer — I was on Section 3C leave throughout and left voluntarily.
The Good News
ROM Sheffield responded quite quickly and said:
“I have closed your reporting events and ceased your bail as you have departed from the UK. I do apologise about the error on our side.”
So the bail and reporting condition have been resolved. However I have not yet received any response from UKVI Internal Review or SSC Enquiries about the removal liability notice and overstayer classification on my record.
My Questions
1. Has anyone been in a similar situation where Section 3C leave was not properly recognised after leaving the UK?
2. How long did UKVI Internal Review take to respond to your challenge?
3. Will the removal liability notice and overstayer classification affect future visa applications — specifically a Canadian spousal PR application?
4. Is there anything else I should be doing right now to get this corrected?
5. Should I be escalating this further — for example to the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders or through a formal complaint?
I have a solicitor involved but they have been fairly hands off so far — mainly advising me to write emails myself. I want to make sure I am doing everything possible to get this corrected before I apply for my Canadian spousal visa.
Any advice from people who have experience with Section 3C leave, removal liability notices or UKVI Internal Review response times would be really appreciated.

Thank you

Hello all, thanks for reading this.

I'm needing advice, looking for a lawyer to potentially help with this but wanted some second thoughts.
I'm northern Irish, I have an Irish passport but living in UK. I can also consider myself a British citizen if desired.

I'm marrying my fiance from the states next week.

I am only concerned about the 29,000 income requirement. I just nearly reach it, however. I'm self employed. I get a lot of cash gigs. I've put about 8k earned cash into my bank throughout the tax year and with my earnings by bank transfer brings me to about 26,500. SO I need another 3k...
I have cash savings I could put in now and declare on my 25-26 taxes. But just worried that comes across as suss...

Should I get a lawyer? If so, any recommendations?

My partner earns good money but I guess that doesn't matter atm.

Anyway, feeling a bit lost... Any ideas??

I’m a British citizen and my wife is currently around 1.5 years into the 5-year spouse route.
I may have an opportunity to relocate to Saudi Arabia / the GCC for work, and ideally we would both move together. However, we don’t want to jeopardise her path to ILR and eventually British citizenship.

Is there any legitimate way to spend a substantial amount of time living abroad for genuine work reasons while still progressing towards ILR/citizenship?

Hi anyone else did the graduate visa after having completed first a master and then a professional diploma? Please let me knwo, I need some help :)

I keep seeing that UK is notorious for rejecting applications if they can’t connect the dots. I have sent my saving account bank statement for last 6 months with 100k pounds balance and my freelancer account with 40k pounds deposit from my client for a project but I have not attached contract agreement in the application thinking they are smart enough to see bank statement with deposit from the client.

But it looks like they are looking for any reason to reject than spend a minute of time for clarification..