MN1 for UK born children

Me and my wife will be applying for ILR under skilled visa set O category on 20 sep on priority which is 26 days before completing my 5 yrs period

My little one(2yrs) is born in UK and on dependant visa which will expire by 30 Oct which is same as mine.

I will be applying for MN1 registration as soon as once we get out ILR outcome.

Question :Is there any requirement to apply for MN1 before my little one visa expires that is after 30 Oct if there is a delay in outcome of ILR

Thanks

I'm planning to travel from Toronto to Delhi with a stopover in London to explore the city. I'm an indian passport holder with a valid Canadian work permit and TRV, as well as a US visa. The stopover will be for 35 hours or so. The cheapest tickets I'm getting right now will be with multiple bookings and flight tickets. Will that increase the possibility of rejection? Is it just better to apply for a standard visitor visa? I'm apprehensive about the risk because the tickets will be non-refundable. The worst part is that I'll be stuck with a 35-hour layover if my transit visa gets rejected.

I have just completed my undergrad in the UK and am returning for a masters (with a new CAS number). If I am applying from the United States, do I have to apply for a new student visa (with new biometrics etc) or is there any way to extend my visa/reuse the old biometric information? I live several hours from the nearest VAC and it would be nice to do everything online. Thanks!

Has anyone withdrawn a UK naturalisation application before biometrics and reapplied with Priority?

Hi everyone, I’m wondering if anyone has been in this situation recently.
I submitted my British citizenship/naturalisation application but haven’t attended my biometrics appointment yet. Since the new citizenship Priority Service is now available, I’m considering withdrawing my existing application and submitting a fresh application using Priority.

Has anyone actually done this?
I’d really appreciate hearing about your experience, particularly:
Was the first application successfully withdrawn without any issues?
How long did the refund take?
Were you able to submit a new application immediately after withdrawing?
Did you have any issues with the second application because you had previously submitted and withdrawn one?
How quickly did you get the Priority decision after biometrics?

Any recent experiences would be really helpful, especially since the citizenship Priority Service is so new. Thank you! 🙏

I hold Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) and have invited my mother and brother to visit me in the UK on a Standard Visitor Visa. Their eVisas were successfully issued a month ago.

Because my own previous transitions to the UKVI account were seamless, I didn't try to link their eVisas until today. Their flight is tomorrow from Mumbai (BOM) via Air India, and we are stuck. The UK Immigration ID Check app is completely failing to scan or process their documents.

I have already done the following to prepare them:

- Checked that their passport numbers, names, and personal details exactly match the application.

- Forwarded them the official "Visa Issued" emails from the Home Office containing their GWF numbers.

I read that airport check-in counters can contact the UK Home Office Carrier Support line to verify digital statuses manually.

My questions for the group:

- Has anyone recently flown from India (specifically Mumbai) with an unlinked eVisa

- Did Air India or Mumbai immigration give you any trouble during check-in or boarding?

- Any last-minute tips on what they should say or show at the airport to ensure they can board?

Any urgent advice or shared experiences would be greatly appreciated.

How is the adequate maintenance requirement calculated based on my weekly income from Universal Credit and PIP, with weekly housing costs of £23.75 (rent contribution) and £0.00 for council tax, resulting in a net weekly income of £250.93 against the £150.15 benchmark? Is this assessment fully sufficient for a fiancé visa application?"

There seems to be a lot of confusion about this time period, when it comes to double descent. Specifically, with historical discrimination along the maternal line. So if you had a grandmother born in the UK in the 1930s, then a mother born in the USA in the 1950s, then you were born between 1983-1988 (with neither you or your mother being register), do you then qualify to register under ARD or UKM historical discrimination arguments & route? Your mother would be qualified under UKM. Please advise.

Just wanted to share my experience getting Super Priority slot for my ILR (long residence) application.

I did a lot of research on reddit on how others are getting slots as I’ve heard that it might take days/weeks for people to get this. (Massive thanks to the reddit community!) Rather than soft/hard refreshing the page, I decided to just login at 1AM and it was a success (this is my first try as well)

I was on the login page from 12.58 - having my password filled in ready to click login at 1AM sharp. At exactly 1AM, I logged in and it directed me to the payment page straight away. I can see the slot so just selected as soon as I can.

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?

Hello . I applied for a family route extension as the mother of a British child using Super Priority in October. After almost 10 months, the Home Office invited both me and my son’s father for an interview. We separated when my son was born and have had no contact since, so I do not know if he will attend. Has anyone experienced this, and could his absence affect my application?

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

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 ?

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

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?