June 2014 - Naturalisation Application Timeline

Same here, 2nd June!

Strange to see the waiting times of some people here, while people who applied in Mid-October already got their approval.

The only explanation that can be is that there might be some nationalities which are being discriminated, and they delay processing their applications.

Eligibility criteria: 5Years Limited Leave, 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met (UK degree, exempt countries, PBS used documents, NARIC, or B1 test): UK degree
Current nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: Form AN1 and MN1 through Post
Council name if NCS used: None
Date of application: 12-06-2014
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: DC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 13/06/2014
Date of acknowledgment: 20/06/2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 20/06/2014
Date approval received:
Date of ceremony:

Hello Guys, Let me join the ever growing family. I kept an eye on this forum and finally decided to speak up. I am annoyingly frustrated by the service and unfairness UKVI provide. Like i know they are not doing us any favor, but we are not doing them any favor either. We paid for your service that we required and you cant even keep us uptodate with atleast where is our application progression is at. I applied with my family on 12th June 2014, and everytime i call them i hear, its still under consideration. I finally took the step of involving my MP , because we are about to hit 1 week mark from 6months ourselves, and i feel like nothing is moving and nothing will be moving due to xmas approaching. i will keep you all updated, but please any of you that have received any decisions, please keep us up to date, the progression of your application means that the conveyor belt of these applications in June is still moving. I think the application is individual based on cases but still, atleast keep us tracked with the stage of our application.
Regards
Amal

6 months today still no approval

I have sent my application for British citizenship in June 2014, and home office confirmed on the 27th of June 2014 that they received my application, today is 13/12/2014 and I am still waiting!!! I contacted my local MP after 4 month and they said you may need to wait up to 6 month, it will be 6 month in 10 days and still nothing! does anybody have a same problem here?
I have provided whatever they asked for!! a lot of people around me got theirs within 4 month and I am still waiting.. :/

londoner i also applied on 27th of June and its almost 5 and half months gone I did not hear anything, they never asked me for any additional documents, Call them almost every Friday to hear standard reply that ur application is in process. Fingers crossed on the finish of 6 months i will write to their complaint team my local MP and case worker all in once. Its just 13 days to go,

6 months completed today, Still nothing...
November Applications are getting approved and we are still waiting
£906 + NCS
the application fee isnt a joke, its hard earned money we save and pay
..So why do they do this to us...

Hi!
I am still waiting...
Applied on 6/06/2014.

adamski1 wrote:Hi!
I am still waiting...
Applied on 6/06/2014.

Hi, are you an EU national without the PR card by any chance?

I'm Polish. In the UK since 2006. No PR card.

6 months tomorrow and still waiting. I wonder if anything is going to happen over the Christmas period.

Same here ... 6 months tomorrow and no good news yet.

Like wise 6 months tomorrow and still no news.

I have already emailed my local MP (Theresa May) who has said we need to wait until 6 months is up and then she will look into it nut to be honest I am not sure what good she can do but you need to feel like you are doing something otherwise I might just go mad.

The service is a bloody disgrace given the cost and lack of information available.

Hey ladies and gentlemen 6 months today as well..i have a feeling maybe there is computer problems and they aint telling us..i will wait for the post man today morning then call HO probably tomorrow. Good luck pple we r in these together ..lets be strong..God bless..xx

Hi All,
It's been 6 months for me as well since I sent my application...I called HO today and, as usual, I was told that the application is "under consideration". The lady told me that she doesn't have access to detailed information on application and advised me to send a letter by post ( not email ) to request an update on the progress...I don't know if this help, but I am going to send the letter today. I'll keep you updated about any outcome.

Wow, loads of 16th June applicants here, we seem to be the lowest form of pond-life!

This email went out to my MP today:

Dear Mr X

I am sorry to have to trouble you with this matter which is causing me considerable distress and anxiety.

On 16 June 2014 I submitted my application for naturalisation as a British citizen via Wandsworth NCS. I have been informed that applications are usually dealt with within 6 months, although in exceptional circumstances it may take longer.

I have contacted the UKBA and have been advised that my application is still "under consideration", however, I cannot see in how far my application could fall under the category of "exceptional circumstances". I fully appreciate that thorough checks need to be carried out, however, I have not been asked for additional documents or been given any reason why my application is taking so long to be processed or what those "exceptional circumstances" are. Naturally, I have paid my fee of £906.

I wonder if you could kindly contact the UKBA on my behalf to bring the matter back to their attention, as I fear my application has been forgotten and I feel I do not receive the same standard of service which other applicants receive, especially when recent applications are being dealt with within weeks of their initial submission.

My reference details are as follows:
Name:
HO Ref.
DOB:
Town & country of birth:
Current Nationality:
Address:
Telephone:

Your assistance would be greatly appreciated and may I take this opportunity to thank you in advance. Please do not hesitate to contact me should you require further details when contacting the Home Office.

With my very best regards,

Hi All,

just wanted to drop a quick line. I am in the same boat as many on this board. I applied on 17th June and I have not heard anything yet. I called the 0300 number yesterday and was told (as many were before me) that my application is still 'under consideration' with case worker. There were no further notes on the system and no additional information seems to be required.

I was told to send a letter to the below address requesting additional information from the case worker:
UKVI
Department 1
The Capital
New Hall Place
Liverpool
L3 9PP

I sent my letter yesterday but, to be honest, I do not expect much. I did, however, email my MP yesterday as well and was told that they will make enquiries with UKVI on my behalf.

I think this is all I can do for the time being. I know everyone's circumstances are different and just because someone from June or September got their approval already does not mean I should as well. However, saying that, it is very frustrating and disheartening that after 6 months (which is long enough as it is) we are none the wiser and all we get when calling for an update is 'under consideration'. Especially as my application was really rather straightforward with no exceptional circumstances.

I'll keep my fingers crossed for everyone on the June board that Christmas miracles will happen and the approvals start flooding in over the coming weeks!

I'll keep you posted if I hear anything.

Good luck to all,
mm_kitkat

Hi all, i called today my application its on its final stages, so am hoping i get it b4 the new year..But the man said i can contact the UKVI ..so am confused. .if i dnt hear anything by 20th Dec i will write to them ..lets not give up hope..am sure they r working on the old applications. Cheers all and God Bless..Xx

Update - called HO today and was told my application is in its final stages. Should call again on Friday to see if a decision has been made by then.

And to check whether pigs can fly.

Samaralady wrote:Update - called HO today and was told my application is in its final stages. Should call again on Friday to see if a decision has been made by then.

And to check whether pigs can fly.

Hi,

You guys have given me hope too that hopefully my application is in its final satges as well.
@Samaralady I don't know whether pigs can fly or not but I do count my flying lambs (baa baaa baaaaa) every night before I drift into asleep hahahaha....

Such a reply does not mean a positive sign ... these statements are standard replies from the call centre which not necessarily reflect what is the reality of the situation or the status of the application.

Hi guys

i call them today, on the phone guy was polite, replied that my application is on final stages and he also said that, i have very good chances to recieve my application before 30th december which is my last day of 6 months (he also used words that my application is being reviewed). when i asked Sir please can you roughly tell more about its update, he said he can not see further information on my board. fingure crossed and hope for the best lol people who applied in november getting their passports and we are hanging with ????????????????????????????????????

Hi all,

I phoned the HO today and got the standard reply that my application is under consideration but when I asked the lady over the phone that the acknowledgement letter states that HO will notify us by letter if HO is not able to decide application within 6 months mark, she replied "I'm sorry if you did not receive any letter".

Well sorry is not good enough we need results.... but there we go.... what else can we do.... obviously. ..nothing else but WAIT........... How deep is the rabit hole? God knows....

Hi All,
I phoned HO today (again) to ask if any progress on my application. Apart from the usual "under consideration", they have record of my MP's enquiry about it and the man reassured me that it is definitely looked at. He didn't mention anything about the request letter that I sent to HO prior contacting the MP , but I think and I hope that the MP's request makes a difference...Maybe the application is not at the bottom of the pile anymore I know there are so many people in this situation and it is so frustrating. I hope things start to move on and we'll get our responses soon.
Good luck everyone!

Hi guys,

I applied last 15 of July, I gave them call after 2 months as I havent heard anything but then I was told that upon checking my application it seems that I forgot to submit my original life in the UK test result. So 16th of September sent it and end of September I got my approval. Book a citizenship ceremony but they said they are fully book in my council (RIchmond upon Thames) until January 2015, so I asked for a private ceremony and I was booked the very next day!. They HO hotline was a bit helpful everytime I phone them (or it was just pure luck to get nice agents on the phone). Book my passport interview same week as my ceremony and 2 days later I got my passport. Roughly 3months to get all done from application to passport.

I was (like all of us here) frustrated and anxious but it'll come in time if they will not make any fuss about your papers or that it ticks all the box.

I suspect that the delay from some applicants is because of the recent happening that they granted citizenship to a person with a murder case history back then and as a result of that they need to look at every application thoroughly and review past 12months granted citizenship as well.