(Delaying) British Citizenship application - Pro's & Con's?

wish me luck tomorrow for my UKVCAS APPOINTMENT...

Huge congratulation

Hi there!!! So this is based on my experience and few Filipina friends here in the UK. Regarding referees , my husband got his company boss for me and the other one is my close friend’s husband who’s British and a business owner. With mine, they didn’t contact them (my referees) or ask questions about me. A friend of mine got her dentist to do for her. It does need personal details like passport, address, contact and email address and lastly their signatures. I have a very small circle and my really close friends are all over the country so I do feel for your wife. I have been living in the UK for awhile though and met loads of people here eventhough we just recently moved to Wales when I applied for my application

Thanks for this information and taking the time to Post your experience - useful to know.

I think getting on with the application has now more peace of mind benefits than ever in these times.
Yes ILR gives you the right to live in UK indefinitely but with potential fees hikes which seem the norm these daysif you can afford the BC application crack on with it

Appreciate this is an old post, but does your wife attend church? I'd suggest that you make a regular effort every Sunday to go to Mass. Volunteer for the occasional jumble sale, fixing the flowers or something like that which will make you known to the priest. By default, you'll also end up knowing some of the other codgers who do those tasks which will likely include people who have taken part in other civic duties such as magistrates, local councillors etc. If you are young, fresh blood they will probably be keen to get to know these young hip things who are in the congregation. Keep that up for 18 months or so and then maybe use poetic licence "We've been coming to this church for years now" when you ask them to be referees.

Hopefully the priest will be British. The fella who did my grandma's funeral last month, Fr Anthony, was Nigerian (he came to the UK after a stint in Ukraine) which highlights the difficulties the Catholic church has in the the UK recruiting fresh young blood.

Thanks for your reply/suggestion, but that wouldn't work for my Wife/us...

My wife is a (non-practicing) born-again Christian - having moved away from Catholicism in adulthood - and I am atheist.

When she arrived in the UK, I helped her find a local Filipino church 'group' - as much to help her make 'connections' with her local 'kabayan', as to maintain her religious beliefs. I attended with her, for moral/emotional support, despite being atheist but she found them to be too judgmental and pressuring her to get more involved, and get me more involved too.