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Spot on Fizzy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > This situation has clearly given some people > licence to stand in judgement of others from their > lofty position of the moral high ground. This is a > difficult time for everyone and people deal with > it in different ways. To denigrate 'treats' or > 'non-essentials', as they see them and, > furthermore, taint those who may seek some comfort > in them with accusations of irresponsible or > reckless behaviour and a disregard for safety is > mean-spirited and plain unjust. If a business is > allowed to stay open and the guidelines are being > observed, there is no reason in my opinion, why > people should not purchase what they are selling, > whatsoever that may be. To choose to have a few > pleasurable moments in the midst of this terrible > time is not a sin, it is actually essential for > mental health. The fact that seems to offend some > people is bewildering to me. I find these > situations bring out the best and the worst in > people. Had the Police carried through with that > ridiculous threat to search people's > trolleys/baskets, I have no doubt whatsoever that > there would be an army of people volunteering to > assist them and quite of few of them, I believe, > probably use this forum.(I am not a flouter, I > have observed the rules meticulously, but I > confess I have had a large tub of vanilla ice > cream and thoroughly enjoyed it!)

Great news, fully support the installation of new masts - I always notice a drop in signal around Peckham Rye, particularly when I'm on the train on the way to/from work. These masts along with phone poles and wires, electricity pylons etc. fade into the background in no time. Obviously shouldn't be blocking a fire escape though.

Would agree with BNG that the trains are fine most days at the moment - loads of room and seats at the back of the trains. Now that London Bridge has completed works on the platforms, and there's an additional exit option towards the middle of the train, people don't tend to crowd into the front two carriages quite as much as they used to. However, watch hilarity ensue if the train before is cancelled and then a four carriage train turns up :oD

We have eaten at Meet District a couple of times and I would recommend. Food tastes good, not really fussed about crockery but then I've been known to drink wine out of mug in an emergency. Service is a bit hit and miss but I put this down to early teething problems and I'm sure it'll improve. Very friendly owners. I had expected it to be a bit of a trendy Peddler clone, but it had a more local feel than that to me. Worth a look anyway

Lazero Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The 1 year is actually between the date you > established PR (I know this isn't the correct > wording) and the date of application for > citizenship. So if I submit evidence for PR based > on Jan 2011-2016, and I get my card back by Jan > 2017, I'd be able to apply for citizenship > straight away. They record the date separately on > the system. The question comes up periodically in > this thread and the answer given is consistent. So > choose your 5-year evidence period accordingly, if > you want to apply more quickly. While this is true by the strict reading of the law, I've found that some Home Office caseworkers are refusing applications anyway on the basis that the 12 months unrestricted residence has not been demonstrated by the PR document for the full 12 months. Very frustrating.

Processing times for these applications are up to 6 months, though typically 5 months. They won't automatically send your passport back and you need to request it using this form: https://eforms.homeoffice.gov.uk/outreach/Return_of_Documents.ofml They will take around 4 weeks to send your documents back You can apply for British citizenship 12 months after your Permanent Residence Card is issued

muffins78 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I just posted everything today and it was a > nightmare pulling it together as my qualifying > period was 2001 to 2006, to prove absences I had > to take a sensible approach as I don't hold the > travel records now!! > > Anyway my form went to Durham, was it meant to be > Liverpool? > > If anyone needs a basic hand with this, I'll try > and help! Good luck :) Payment team is in Durham so it goes there first to take your ?65 before being transferred to Liverpool. The total cost of that to the Home Office (and therefore the tax payer) is probably way more than ?65, so they really need to move this online!

DaveR Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It should be noted that neither using the official > form nor sending all the docs set out in the > guidance is actually a legal requirement - the > permanent residence right is automatically > acquired by EU/domestic law and the card is only > evidence of it. > > See advice here: > > https://www.freemovement.org.uk/how-to-make-a-perm > anent-residence-application/ While this is certainly true, not using the form increases the risk of refusal (due to misunderstandings) and will definitely delay the application. Not sending the requested documents will definitely lead to refusal as they bet most people won't bother to go to court for the sake of ?65 to re-apply. The Home Office's EEA team in Liverpool is completely overwhelmed at the moment and they've had half their staff moved to the Nationality Team to help deal with the backlog there. The team's been increasing the rate of refusal recently, usually incorrectly, and I think they're plugging the gaps with inexperienced temps.

Hi Monkey, [long time lurker, first time poster] If you've been resident in the UK for at least five continuous years then you'll be eligible to apply for Permanent Residence (PR also known as Indefinite Leave to Remain or ILR). They changed the law last November requiring EEA nationals to apply for PR first before they can apply for Naturalisation. Before November, you could simply apply for Naturalisation after six years. Here is the form for PR: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/505032/EEA_PR__03-16.pdf It will take them 6 months to process though you can request your passport back once it's been submitted via the online form here: https://eforms.homeoffice.gov.uk/outreach/Return_of_Documents.ofml Once you have PR, you can apply for Naturalisation (takes another 6 months!) Hope this helps tsm83