Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

fiborne wrote:Updated timeline:

Eligibility criteria: 5yrs work permit + 1 ILR
Method of application: Royal Mail
Date of Application: 24/10/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 25/10/2013 (Tracked)
Date of debit of fees: cleared 2nd January 2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 02/01/14 dated 30/12/2013
Date of receipt of approval: 28/01/2014, dated 25/01/2014
Date of Ceremony: waiting

Thank you all for your posts, it really helped keeping me calm during the 3-month wait! Good luck all.

mylove322 wrote:Dear all,
I have been checking the timelines in this forum recently and finally I have got my approval letter from home office yesterday. Hope my information hope it can be helpful for other people.
Eligibility criteria: 2 year Tier 2 Dependent + 1 year ILR
Current nationality: Chinese
Method of application: NCS Edinburgh
Date of application: 29/10/2013
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 30/10/2013 (estimate)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 07/01/2014
Date of payment confirmation: 09/01/2014
Date approval received: Received 29/01/14 (Dated 26/01/14)
Date of ceremony: 11/02/2014

Hope it helps

edenking wrote:

mylove322 wrote:Dear all,
I have been checking the timelines in this forum recently and finally I have got my approval letter from home office yesterday. Hope my information hope it can be helpful for other people.
Eligibility criteria: 2 year Tier 2 Dependent + 1 year ILR
Current nationality: Chinese
Method of application: NCS Edinburgh
Date of application: 29/10/2013
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 30/10/2013 (estimate)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 07/01/2014
Date of payment confirmation: 09/01/2014
Date approval received: Received 29/01/14 (Dated 26/01/14)
Date of ceremony: 11/02/2014

Hope it helps

Congrats.
Did you receive supported documents and approval letter at same day (29/01/2014) or another day.

fiborne wrote:Updated timeline:

Eligibility criteria: 5yrs work permit + 1 ILR
Method of application: Royal Mail
Date of Application: 24/10/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 25/10/2013 (Tracked)
Date of debit of fees: cleared 2nd January 2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 02/01/14 dated 30/12/2013
Date of receipt of approval: 28/01/2014, dated 25/01/2014
Date of Ceremony: waiting

Thank you all for your posts, it really helped keeping me calm during the 3-month wait! Good luck all.

martin123 wrote:Eligibility criteria: EEA 5 + 1
Method of application: Post
Date of receipt by UKBA:25/10/2013
Date of debit of fees:31/12/2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:03/01/2013
Date of receipt of approval:27/01/2014
Date of Ceremony: N/A

Nothing happened for 7 weeks, sent email to NationalityHelpdesk@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk, note you have to give them name,date of birth and address.

Just got standard response to allow 2 more weeks for payment to be taken.

Edit 31/12/2013 : finally after more than 2 months, fee got debited from my account today

apple02 wrote:Eligibility criteria: ILR
Current nationality: Jamaican
Method of application: Self (1st Class Recorded Delivery)
Date of application: 23/10/2013
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 24/10/2013
Date of acknowledgment: 19/12/13 (dated 12/12/13)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 12/12/2013
Date approval received: Received 11/01/14 (Dated 08/01/14
Date of ceremony: 29/01/14

Hi Guys, I recently posted that my ceremony was said to be on March 26th 2014, However, when I sent of my slip for people who I wanted to be invited I never received the confirmation back. So I phoned my local council this morning to confirm where my invitation slip for my guests is and when the woman pulled up my name on the system she thought it was strange as my ceremony is tomorrow the 29/01/14 and not march the 26 and that somewhere they made an error which they sincerely apologized for. Thank God I phoned as I wouldn't have known because really and truly I thought march 26th was so far away after being approved BC on the 8/01/14 by HO.

Have a good day guys and I continue to wish everyone good luck on here with their BC

Hey congratulations to a fellow Jamaican! I hope you can now move forward having put all the waiting and wondering behind you, it must be a great feeling. I go to submit my application today!

murmur wrote:Hello everybody! I find this web-site very friendly and helpful, thank you!
Here is my Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: ( 3yr spouse of BC)
Method of application: NCS (Hammersmith & Fulham's)
Date of receipt by UKBA: 15/01/014
Date of debit of fees (debit card): 31/01/2014 - available balance dropped 29/01/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 31/01/2014 - letter dated 29/01/2014
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

I have to say, I flew to London, because in NI we have no NCS office, and I think Hammersmith & Fulham's NCS in London was a great choice. You can book your appointment on-line, it cost 45 pounds (less than in many other NCS), staff is very friendly and helpful. I had a problem with tracking my application on Royalmail web-site so I sent an e-mail to NCS and they called me next morning and ensured me that my application was received by HO day after I visited NCS. How sweet it is!
Best of luck and speedy process to all of us!

aquarius wrote:Eligibility criteria: 5 yrs Tier 2 + 1yr ILR
Language criteria met :UK Degree
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Cambridge
Date of application: 15/01/2014
Payment method CC/DC: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 17/01/2014(Tracked by Royal Mail)
Date of acknowledgement: Pending
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 31/01/2014 (Just checked the account online)
Date approval received: Pending
Date of ceremony: Pending

eskalebur wrote:Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 2 year Spouse of BC +1 year ILR
Method of application: NCS Maidstone
Date of application: 14/01/2014
Date of receipt by UKBA: 16/01/2014
Date of debit of fees: 29/01/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 31/01/2014 (Dated 29/01/2014)
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

TTOE wrote:

murmur wrote:Hello everybody! I find this web-site very friendly and helpful, thank you!
Here is my Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: ( 3yr spouse of BC)
Method of application: NCS (Hammersmith & Fulham's)
Date of receipt by UKBA: 15/01/014
Date of debit of fees (debit card): 31/01/2014 - available balance dropped 29/01/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 31/01/2014 - letter dated 29/01/2014
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

I have to say, I flew to London, because in NI we have no NCS office, and I think Hammersmith & Fulham's NCS in London was a great choice. You can book your appointment on-line, it cost 45 pounds (less than in many other NCS), staff is very friendly and helpful. I had a problem with tracking my application on Royalmail web-site so I sent an e-mail to NCS and they called me next morning and ensured me that my application was received by HO day after I visited NCS. How sweet it is!
Best of luck and speedy process to all of us!

I like your gist about the NCS office used, good to know. Online booking!

Summer14 wrote:

Summer14 wrote:Finally some good news:

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years + 12 months PR
Method of application: post - special delivery
Date of application: 24/10/13
Date of receipt by UKBA: 25/10/13 (Royal Mail tracking)
Date of acknowledgement: received today 04/01/14 dated 31/12/13
Date of debit of fees: 02/01/2014
Date of approval: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

Good luck everyone!