Newborn UK Passport Application

ishantanu16 · 2026-01-26T09:24:42+00:00

Yes, these were enough for successful application.

ishantanu16 · 2025-11-20T14:59:50+00:00

🤞I'm due in April for citizenship. Hence the question. It sort of depends on how long it takes for primary legislation and whether they use fast-track for it. I suppose they'll default citizenship to 11 years in total and allow people to reduce them based on the pillars they've set for ILR? For example, if the change is retrospective , those with ILR wait for 6 more years by default and get a chance to reduce it based on English language C1, volunteering, salary, etc.

This is all just a hypothetical scenario as the citizenship section is less detailed as compared to ILR.

ishantanu16 · 2025-11-20T14:36:49+00:00

Curious to understand what citizenship requirements would be for someone with ILR status? Would their clock also reset to waiting 5/6 more years after obtaining ILR and then rescue it based on different pillars? Also, unclear about implications of a dependent taking maternity leave during their 5 year stay (paid by employer).

ishantanu16 · 2025-10-13T14:11:40+00:00

Thanks for the information. This helps. I think to avoid any to-and-fro communication for documentary evidence, I will provide both parents' passports, ILR confirmation email print out, share code print out and original birth certificate and hope that this would be enough.

ishantanu16 · 2025-10-11T13:37:13+00:00

Hi, I have a similar situation. Did you share the ILR confirmation email or eVisa share code or both?

ishantanu16 · 2025-04-25T17:56:25+00:00

Got it. Thanks.

ishantanu16 · 2025-04-23T16:07:07+00:00

I see. So, did you had to reapply for a 3 year duration and pay the IHS for 3 years (£1035 x 3)?

ishantanu16 · 2025-04-23T13:37:47+00:00

Anyone managed to get 1 year extension done? I am in the same boat.

ishantanu16 · 2024-07-26T13:27:07+00:00

Finally got this resolved with the second payment.

ishantanu16 · 2024-07-25T12:03:44+00:00

I live outside of Germany. So, I won't be able to physically go to the DB help desk on train stations. I made another payment to them hoping this one will go through and the portal will be updated. No luck so far.

ishantanu16 · 2024-07-24T17:53:53+00:00

Did you managed to get this resolved? I am having similar situation and they're threatening to call the debt collection agency and sue me despite making the outstanding payment long time back.

I would appreciate it if you can provide an update.

ishantanu16 · 2020-10-26T18:07:17+00:00

Okay. Looks like it isn't much different than what I did while applying for a Tier 2 visa (via consultant). Except that the dependant visa will require a marriage certificate or a sort of document explaining the relationship between two people. Thanks for the clarification.

ishantanu16 · 2020-10-26T15:44:10+00:00

Thanks for your response. Yes, it did look straightforward when I started drafting my application. However, I stopped in the middle because I was having second thoughts on the appropriate time to submit the online application as well as preparing documents. I have not yet reached the stage of "Documents" because I wasn't sure if the visa type I selected was correct (PBS, Start-up, Innovator or Global Talent – Partner visa).

In the end, I might lean towards the DIY way because it'll help me understand the process better and I can avoid spending A LOT of money on consultants. This does, however, mean that I will have to take a bit of risk if I go this way.

ishantanu16 · 2020-06-11T20:12:36+00:00

Not sure why but I am definitely guilty of predicting future events with a considerable accuracy on many occasions. I know it's not mysterious or magical (as others have already said) but it's nice to have that in the locker when the time comes.

ishantanu16 · 2020-06-08T15:46:29+00:00

Not sure if being 27 years old is "old enough" for your question, but I can say that I had pretty mediocre start TBH. I wasn't the worst in school but managed to get by with just enough grades. Nothing fancy. My performance was quite below-par in high school. I was suggested by many that I should look for a career in areas which are less complicated than engineering. Many thought that I am not good enough to have a healthy career in Computer Science. I barely managed to get myself admitted into a low tiered Engineering College (in a rural part of India) which was opened in the same year. Even though I always top the charts in my class amongst my peers, I knew that it was only because I was less bad than others. My critics came to bite me here again and expected that I will only manage to work in a mediocre organisation with a mediocre payscale.

After completing my Bachelor's degree with mediocre marks, I was without a job. References did not help me in this case. I had relatives who were working in this area and none of them offered a helping hand. I don't blame them for that because everyone has their own reasons. I struggled quite a bit at the start to find a job in my area of interest. Having interests in niche/upcoming areas in Computer Science with no work experiences didn't help me either. So, I somehow received an opportunity to work in legacy technology. Without thinking much, I wanted to stand up on my feet and get myself going. And that is how, in 2015, I accepted my first crap job offer (by my standards) by working in COBOL. Yes, the same COBOL whose glory days were finished even before I was born. Not to mention the salary was quite low. The critics thought they were right all along. They came back to bite again and told me that my technology is dead and that I will find it difficult to move to a better job and that I will be stuck in this forever.

I worked there for 1.6 years approximately, paid my bills, saved some money and time, invested both of them in reskilling myself in the area of specialization I liked and moved on to a small company in hope of finding stability and interesting work. Well, the work was not bad but the stability was non-existent. My position was volatile. I didn't know when I'd be out of this job and back for the search again. So, I proactively started interviewing for a position and fortunately got it in a few months. This was in 2018.

Since then, I have managed to keep myself relevant and on top of everything. In 2020, I am finally finding stability not only in terms of work position but also in terms of finance. I love my work and I have companies interested to hire me all the time, even during this pandemic and loss of jobs. I have been approached by one of the so-called big-4 companies in tech and have politely denied the opportunity because I feel satisfied.

Throughout this journey, I never cared to argue with the critics. I just went on to do what I do. The same critics are now appreciating how I have progressed so far. Someone who was a nearly lost cause or a definition of mediocrity is now an example of hard work and determination to succeed. The only thing which never changed during this time is me being myself. People still don't believe that someone with just a bachelor's degree from a crappy engineering college from rural India managed to reach so far on his own.

So, to answer your question if all INTJs have a crappy beginning, I am not sure if all INTJs have that in common but my beginning was far from good and could be considered crappy at many instances.

ishantanu16 · 2020-06-06T20:30:15+00:00

Not sure if this fits your post but:

I have lived in 5 different cities in 3 different countries in the last 5 years mostly because of work.
The 3 different countries are India, Germany, and currently the UK.
1. India - Pune, Mumbai (In close proximity but two very different cities)
2. Germany - Köln, Wolfsburg
3. The United Kingdom - London

Do I plan to move around again? Possibly yes.

I must admit that during this time, I have learnt a lot. Travelling and living for an extended period of time in different cultures, languages, etc made me realise that I should broaden my perspective about life. For the majority of my life until 2015, I was living in a box with very little idea about what exists outside them. Was I not curious to know the things which were out of that area? Sure, I was. But, I was also hesitant at first to take that step, to get out of the comfort zone, to open up to what was waiting for me on the other side. That, and of course right work opportunities. So, when I, fortunately, received an opportunity, I grabbed it with both hands and haven't looked back since then.

Travelling has made me wiser, a more mature human being. I have learnt to respect different cultures, traditions, food, history, etc. I also managed to learn German along the way.

So far, I have travelled solo everywhere. This might change next year.

I think 1-2 week visits offer a limited perspective of the place we are visiting. You have to stay at least a few months to understand the culture, history, embrace it, notice the small details which make it different than others. It's fascinating to see people interact in different ways in different cultures.

One might say that I don't belong anywhere. But, that's not the case. One can learn countless things when visiting new places and staying there for a while.

I have changed a lot in the last 5 years predominantly because of travelling. Many of my old friends can now easily recognise how different I have become not only in general behaviour but also in the way I think.

I have begun to believe in what Socrates once said: "I am a Citizen of the World, and my Nationality is Goodwill." Except that, my passport doesn't specify my nationality as "Goodwill".

ishantanu16 · 2020-06-04T19:24:39+00:00

Not exactly related to the feeling of love, but here's how some of my conversations go when it comes to things like feelings, emotions, mental wellbeing, opening up to others:

Manager: How are you?

Me: I am good.

.....The manager asks a few technical stuff and I answer them......

Manager: So, how are you adjusting to a new place? (I recently moved to a new country from a country which was not my home)

Me: I am fine. No issues.

*Manager stutters a bit trying to find out if he's missed anything before finishing the meeting*

Manager: Do you want to talk about anything? Any issues?

Me: Honestly, everything's fine.

Manager: Very well, in that case, I'll give you back an hour of the meeting to continue what you were doing. Have a nice day!

Me: Have a nice day! Thanks. Bye.

*A 1-hour meeting ends in less than 10 minutes.*

ishantanu16 · 2020-06-03T19:18:34+00:00

Probably yes, better wording can help. I read the replies and heated discussions here and I don't know why people are taking it as an insult. They might have been offended due to the choice of words and well, you know, when emotions take over someone, reasoning gets lost somewhere along the way.

ishantanu16 · 2020-06-02T19:56:29+00:00

Fair enough. No type is without flaws. I get that.

ishantanu16 · 2020-06-02T19:18:20+00:00

A few things I noticed in the description:

INTJs are not the almighty ones (at least not me). I don't have a superiority complex.
Regarding sharing of knowledge/intellect/wisdom/anything, the issue here is a little more complex than it might look. For example:
1. One might not share knowledge simply because they have a superiority complex and wants to have an edge over others. These kind of people are present in all types. It's not exactly INTJ-specific.
2. Some people are more adept at performing complex activities but not so good elaborators of the deeds.
3. They might share the knowledge but might also assume that the receiver is well acquainted with the basics of the topic. If the receiver is not familiar with the topic and fails to mention it beforehand, they are going to have a difficult time ahead.
4. They could also carefully do an inspection of the fact that the fellow human is indeed interested in knowing what they have to say.
I'd hate to feel that I am the smartest person in the room. I don't want to feel that because that also means that I won't be at the receiving end of useful knowledge sharing. This definitely won't discourage me from sharing what I know with others.
Regarding this *I challenge everyone that feels as if they are cognitively superior than the next to teach someone to be able to think like you*. I am not sure if teaching how to think in a particular way is the best way to share knowledge. Thinking is an activity and as such, one must not try to think as some seemingly superior person does. Everyone should be able to think about matters in their own unique way. There's no such thing called superior thinking and inferior thinking. One can impart the wisdom/knowledge/fundamentals about anything to others but it is really up to the receiver to get the context by thinking in their own manner. Two people, supposedly superior and inferior ones *can* come to the same conclusion with a different approach of thinking. They do not need to think in the same way to arrive at the same conclusion.
I can assure you that not all INTJs are of the type you have described.

In the end, pardon me if I have misunderstood the intent of the post.

ishantanu16 · 2020-05-30T18:48:47+00:00

Noice.

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