It’s official! 🇬🇧
@jlj@twt.nfld.uk Congrats! 🥳
@prologic@twtxt.net Thanks! 😁
@jlj@twt.nfld.uk Congrats, but, uhm, how does this work? Who’s the guy on the left? Do they hold a little ceremony like that for everyone who gets citizenship?! 😳
Achievement unlocked, grats, @jlj@twt.nfld.uk! I have to admit I first thought that this was shopped. Very good question, @movq@www.uninformativ.de. As a real brit jlj now has to serve in the military. This looks like being welcomed by some general. Yeah, I have absolutely no clue. ;-) Looking forward to the resolution.
@vain@www.uninformativ.de They do! Or you can have a private ceremony, for the tidy(!) sum of £200. @lyse@lyse.isobeef.org He’s a representative of the King’s representative, in Hampshire. (Yes, that extra level of indirection was deliberate!) Nice chap. Great day, surprisingly. (Didn’t expect to get as caught up in it all as I did.)
@jlj@twt.nfld.uk I see, interesting! So how many people did receive their new certificates in this public ceremony? Must have been a bunch if they also offer private ones. How long did it take? Is it just handing over paperworks with a short chat or is there also some sort of accompanying program?