What happens if you mistakenly apply for British citizenship?

Post by rdl » Tue, Aug 21, 2018, 3:53 AM UTC

YeGoblynQueenne wrote: post #113

rdl wrote: post #52

If the wait for review/decision is going to be months, there really should be some kind of pre submission check to test validity. This could be done by one’s lawyer usually, but an automated screening and/or immediate cursory validation by government seems like it would make sense. Maybe only extend validity of visa during processing if it passes the validation.

Automated screening? For a process that can result in the immediate detention and removal of persons when the system makes a mistake? I'm afraid this doesn't sound like such a great idea, although I'm sure the Home Office would love it.

"Is this form complete?" "Do you X, Y, Z?" when it is known that those things are what are required, etc.

Post by tssva » Wed, Aug 29, 2018, 3:08 PM UTC

stevesimmons wrote: post #118

tssva wrote: post #61

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Since the Home Office is a government agency which operates on a fixed budget it is unlikely they can just hire more employees as the number of applications rises. They can request a budget increase for the following year so they can hire more employees then, but the decision to approve the request is a political one outside of their hands.

Home Office delays are a deliberate political choice... Home Office visa requests all require the payment of substantial fees, certainly enough to pay for the staff to process them. So you would have thought staffing levels would increase in line with applications without any recourse to annual fixed budgets. (Actually from memory, over the last few years, pax numbers are up 20%+ and staff numbers down 15%...) Simila…

Just because an agency charges a fee which covers or exceeds their costs doesn't mean they get to keep those fees. They may go to the government's general revenue fund or they may be used within the Home Office to fund other activities within the agency. Even if the fees are directly returned to the immigration agencies with the Home Office they still may not be authorized to hire additional staff without prior approval through the budgeting process. Most governments don't like to give agencies unfettered ability to increase agency staff.

I have no idea what the situation is with the Home Office. They very well may have the required authority to increase staff but to assume they do doesn't seem logical since this is against the norm for government agencies.

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