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A section for posts relating to applications for Naturalisation or Registration as a British Citizen. Naturalisation

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Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

Post by geriatrix » Mon Jun 20, 2011 1:56 pm

Interested members can post their naturalisation application processing timelines here for the benefit of others.

Please include the following details when posting in this topic:

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (e.g.- 4/5yr + 1yr ILR; 3yr spouse of BC; 10yr + 1yr ILR; legacy + ILR; etc.)
Method of application: NCS (council name) or Postal
Date of receipt by UKBA:
Date of debit of fees:
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of Ceremony:

Other Updates: If you wish to provide interim updates (e.g. - when you called UKBA for status, and what information you were given), please edit your original post to include the following:
Interim Updates
Date: Description



Do not make more than one post in the topic. If writing initial post before the process is complete), please edit the original post to update - do not create a new post for every update. This will help members looking for approx. timeslines to figure out end-to-end processing time of a given application(s) at one place itself.
Remember the page number of this topic that you are making your post in .. or .. use the search function to find your post in this topic.




Please refrain from chattering in this topic. To keep it high-value, please just read it and only post when you have an update to provide (timelines only).
Queries, pleasantries, off-topic posts, duplicate posts, multiple posts relating to the same application, request for updates, posts enquiring about current timelines, etc. are not be posted, will be deleted without notice, and members posting irrelevant posts in this topic that require moderators to waste their time in cleaning up the topic may have their access restricted.


We thank you for your understanding and co-operation.
Last edited by geriatrix on Fri May 25, 2012 5:20 pm, edited 7 times in total.
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Application Timeline

Post by rnr79 » Tue Jun 28, 2011 10:13 am

Application Timeline :
Eligibility criteria: 5 yrs (WP+Tier 1) + 1 yr ILR
Method of application: NCS Brent
Date of receipt by UKBA: 17 May 2011 (DX Tracking)
Date of debit of fees: 23 May 2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 26 May 2011 dated 23 May 2011
Date of receipt of approval: 13 Aug 2011 dated 04 Aug 2011
Date of Ceremony: 16 Aug 2011

Other Updates :
23-Jun-11: Called HO to update some details and came to know the status as well which was 'Awaiting consideration'.
30-Jun-11: Going throguh intial checks
15-Jul-11: Called HO to check status and was told status as 'Awaiting consideration, then i asked if intial checks were completed then advisor said no and my application hasnt gone throguh any process at all
01-Aug-11: Waiting in a queue and will take upto 6 months and more depending upong the case.
04-Aug-11: Decision made on 3rd Aug and a letter will be mailed soon.
Last edited by rnr79 on Tue Aug 16, 2011 9:53 pm, edited 7 times in total.

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Application Timeline

Post by Cranberry » Tue Jun 28, 2011 11:02 am

Application timeline
Eligibility criteria: 10yr + 1yr ILR
Method of application: Postal
Date of receipt by UKBA: 15 April 2011
Date of debit of fees: 03 May 2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 07 May 2011
Date of receipt of approval: 05 July 2011
Date of Ceremony: 18 August 2011

Interim update
23 June 2011 - not allocated to a caseworker.
01 July 2011 - decision made today, letter to follow
Last edited by Cranberry on Mon Jul 11, 2011 3:45 pm, edited 6 times in total.

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application timeline

Post by lasam » Tue Jun 28, 2011 11:18 am

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: spouse of BC
Method of application: Postal
Date of receipt by UKBA: 5 may/2011
Date of debit of fees: 11may/2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 16 may/2011
Date of receipt of approval: 26 august(dated 18 of august)
Date of Ceremony: 1st of sep 2011


Other Updates
27 jun-2011: waiting allocation to CW
13 july: awaiting allocation to CW and the lady told me it might take up to six month
Last edited by lasam on Wed Sep 21, 2011 4:47 pm, edited 4 times in total.

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Application Timeline

Post by e1Gonz » Tue Jun 28, 2011 12:28 pm

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 4 years + 17 years ILR
Method of application: NCS Burton-Upon-Trent
Date of application: 18 April 2011
Date of receipt by UKBA: 19 April 2011
Date of debit of fees: 4 May 2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 12 May 2011 (dated 4 May 2011)
Date of receipt of approval: 11 July 2011 (dated 6 July 2011)
Date of Ceremony: 15 July 2011 (Private Ceremony)

Other updates
20 June 2011 - in the queue to be allocated to caseworker
24 June 2011 - in the queue to be allocated to caseworker
29 June 2011 - in the queue to be allocated to caseworker
04 July 2011 - case has now been allocated to a caseworker on Friday. In the final decision stage
Last edited by e1Gonz on Tue Jul 12, 2011 12:28 pm, edited 3 times in total.

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Application Timeline

Post by hd » Tue Jun 28, 2011 12:58 pm

Application timeline
Eligibility criteria: HSMP JR 4 years + 1 year ILR
Method of application: NCS Redbridge
Date of application: 15 April 2011
Date of receipt by UKBA: 18 April 2011
Date of debit of fees: 3 May 2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 5 May 2011
Date of receipt of approval: 4 July 2011 ( Dated 29/6/2011)
Date of Ceremony: 13 July 2011

Other updates
Last edited by hd on Thu Jul 07, 2011 8:37 am, edited 6 times in total.

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Post by 1664 » Tue Jun 28, 2011 2:44 pm

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 4yr HSMP + 1yr ILR (+1 dependent)
Method of application: NCS (Lewisham)
Date of receipt by UKBA: 13-June-2011
Date of debit of fees: 23-June-2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Never got one
Date of receipt of approval: 23-July-2011 (Dated 12-July-2011)
Date of Ceremony: 11-AUG-2011

Called HO now - lady said decision has been made and documents will be sent out 2nd class next week and I can expect to get them within 2 weeks. (I just hope I get them as I never received my ack letter)
Last edited by 1664 on Mon Jul 25, 2011 12:16 pm, edited 5 times in total.

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timeline

Post by skr27 » Tue Jun 28, 2011 3:14 pm

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 11yr + 1yr ILR;
Method of application: NCS (Oxford)
Date of receipt by UKBA: 21/6/11
Date of debit of fees: 1/7/11
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 6/7/11 (dated 1/7/11)
Date of receipt of approval: 8/10/11 (dated 28/9/11
Date of Ceremony: 30/9/11 (private)


Interim Updates
4/7/11: tried to contact UKBA but was not getting through
14/7/11: nothing is done so far about the application. Very disappointed by the unhelpful call centre staff.
20/7/11: No progress to report
26/7/11: not even the initial checks are complete...
19/8/11: Waiting for allocation to caseworker
23/8/11: allocated to casewoker team/ initial checks done, I am told :)
26/8/11: today I am told its not allocated or reached casewoker/ still undergoing intial checks.. I am speachless after being told on 23rd that it is with caseworker team. :shock:
16/9/11: in the Q for allocation to caseworker. :cry:
Last edited by skr27 on Sun Oct 09, 2011 12:32 am, edited 14 times in total.

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Post by wptotier177 » Tue Jun 28, 2011 3:50 pm

Application Timeline - Edited 05/07/2011

Eligibility criteria: 4yr WP + 1yr Tier 1 + 1yr ILR
Method of application: Post
Date of receipt by UKBA: 18-May-2011
Date of debit of fees: 26-May-2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 28-May-2011 (Dated 26-May-2011)
Date of receipt of approval: 01-July-2011 (Dated 28-June-2011)
Date of Ceremony: 13-July-2011

Update:
01-Jul-11: received letter that application has been successful. Have not received my Indian passport back yet.
Last edited by wptotier177 on Tue Jul 05, 2011 12:00 pm, edited 3 times in total.

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Post by vipul1981 » Tue Jun 28, 2011 4:24 pm

Application timeline
Eligibility criteria: 2 yrs WHM + 5 yrs HSMP (JR) with backdated ILR Letter
NCS or Postal – NCS Hounslow
Date of submission or posting – 13/06/2011
Date received by HO - Don't know
Date of debit of debit/credit card – 23/06/2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement – 30/06/2011 dated 23/06/2011
Date of receipt of approval - 08/08/2011 dates 13th July 2011
Date of Ceremony - 11/08/2011. Private Ceremony

Update: Called HO on 14/07 and was told that decision has been made very recently but no documents sent out yet.

Delay in receipt of approval and letter was reissued.

Applied for my passport today. So will be moving to the other thread
Last edited by vipul1981 on Thu Aug 11, 2011 1:38 pm, edited 10 times in total.

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My timelines

Post by Mooney » Tue Jun 28, 2011 8:55 pm

Criteria :: 5 yrs + 1 Yr ILR
Type :: NCS Harrow
Date of submission :: 05/04/2011
Date application received by UKBA :: 06/04/2011
Date of debit of credit card :: 19/04/2011
Date of acknowledgement :: 21/04/2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement :: 21/04/2011
Date of approval: 18/06/2011
Date of receipt of approval :: 23/06/2011
Date of ceremony :: 18/06/2011

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Post by pbs6vas » Tue Jun 28, 2011 9:10 pm

CRITERIA - :HSMP(JR) +14months ILR
1 Adult & 1 Child
NCS or Postal: NCS
Date of submission : 05/04/2011
HO received: 06/04/2011
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 19/04/2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 24/04/2011 (dated 19/04/11)
Date of receipt of approval: 29/06/2011
Date of Private Ceremony: 05/07/2011
End of my journey to Naturalisation. Thanks to all helpful members on immigrationboards.
Last edited by pbs6vas on Sat Jul 23, 2011 10:38 am, edited 3 times in total.

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Post by gidoc » Tue Jun 28, 2011 10:02 pm

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 1yr WP+ 4yr HSMP(Incl Tier 1) + 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS (Nottingham)
Date of submission to NCS: 6/04/11
Date of receipt by UKBA: 7/04/11
Date of debit of fees: 19/04/11
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Dont remember
Date of approval: 16/06/11
Date of receipt of approval letter:25/06/11
Date of Ceremony(Private): 5/07/11

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My timelines

Post by walnutfish » Wed Jun 29, 2011 10:20 am

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: HSMP(JR) + 1 yr ILR (Joint application - Myself and Wife)
Method of application: NCS (Newham)
Date of application: 03 May 2011
Date of receipt by UKBA: 04 May 2011
Date of debit of fees: 09 May 2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 12 May 2011
Date of receipt of approval: 29 June 2011
Date of Ceremony: 29 June 2011


Interim Updates
17 June 2011 : Was informed that a decision was taken on 16 June 2011
27 June 2011: Was informed that the decision letter was posted on 24 June 2011
29 June 2011: Called the council to book a private ceremony. To my surprise, they agreed to do a private ceremony on the same day. Got my certificates.

Special thanks to everyone in this forum
Last edited by walnutfish on Thu Jun 30, 2011 9:38 am, edited 1 time in total.

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Post by s_ram » Wed Jun 29, 2011 12:33 pm

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: WP (2YRS) + HSMP (3YRS) + 1 yr ILR (Joint application - Myself, Wife & 2 Children)
Method of application: NCS (Hatfield)
Date of application: 09 May 2011
Date received by UKBA: 10 May 2011
Date of debit of fees: 14 May 2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 17 May 2011
Date of receipt of approval: 29 June 2011

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Post by Durbanite » Wed Jun 29, 2011 1:38 pm

Application timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5 years HSMP + 1 year ILR
NCS or Postal: NCS Hatfield
Date of submission : 19/04/2011
HO received: 20/04/2011
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 06/05/2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement dated 10/05/2011
Date of receipt of approval: TBC
Date of Ceremony: TBC

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Post by tom1 » Wed Jun 29, 2011 3:11 pm

Criteria ::HSMP(Jr) + 1 year ILR
Type :: NCS
Date of submission...................09/05/2011
Date application received by UKBA....11/05/2011
Date of debit of credit card.........13/05/2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement...18/05/2011 (dated 12/05/2011)
Date of receipt of approval..........25/07/2011 dated 18/07/2011
Date of ceremony.....................27/07.2011 (private)

Other Updates
23-Jun-11: Called HO and asked about status and lady told that your application 'not considered yet.
07/07/11: called hO and lady told me its in queue waiting allocation to CW
15/07/2011: called HO and status was application in queue
Last edited by tom1 on Tue Jul 26, 2011 4:04 pm, edited 4 times in total.

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Post by ramkumarvsd » Wed Jun 29, 2011 3:54 pm

Criteria :: WP 5Yrs + 1 Year ILR
Type :: NCS Sutton
Date of submission :: 07/05/2011
Date application received by UKBA - 10/05/2011
Date of debit of credit card :: 12/05/2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement :: 16/05/2011 (dated 12/05/2011)
Date of receipt of approval :: PENDING
Date of ceremony :: PENDING

Interim Update:
29/06/2011 - Called HO , was told application in queue waiting for allocation.
08/07/2011 - Called HO , was told application in queue waiting for allocation.
Last edited by ramkumarvsd on Fri Jul 08, 2011 11:21 am, edited 1 time in total.

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Post by irinka19753 » Wed Jun 29, 2011 8:55 pm

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria:5 years WP+1year IRL (2 adult +1 child)
Method of application: NCS Bracknell
Date of application: 05/05/11
Date of receipt by UKBA: 06/05/11
Date of debit of fees:10/05/11
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 14 May 2011 (dated 10 May 2011)
Date of receipt of approval: 29/06/11(Dated 22/06/11)
Date of Ceremony:01/07/11(private)

Other Updates
23/06/11: told decision has been made.
Last edited by irinka19753 on Fri Jul 01, 2011 2:01 pm, edited 1 time in total.

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TIME LINE FOR CITIZENSHIP

Post by sidra4015 » Wed Jun 29, 2011 9:53 pm

Criteria :: 10years +ILR
Type :: POST
Date of submission :: 18/05/2011
Date application received by UKBA :: 19/05/2011
Date of debit of credit card :: 28/05/2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement :: 30/05/2011 dated 26/05/2011
Date of receipt of approval ::
Date of ceremony ::

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Post by goodmayes » Wed Jun 29, 2011 11:29 pm

Eligibility criteria: 5yr + 1yr ILR
Method of application: Postal
Date of receipt by UKBA: 15/06/11
Date of debit of fees: 30/06/11
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 24/06/11
Date of receipt of approval: 23/07/11
Date of Ceremony:
Last edited by goodmayes on Sat Jul 23, 2011 4:14 pm, edited 2 times in total.

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Post by yummy mummy » Thu Jun 30, 2011 5:27 pm

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5yr WP + 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS Edinburgh
Date of receipt by UKBA: 26th of April 2011
Date of debit of fees: 9th of May 2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 10th of May 2011 (dated 9th of May 2011)
Date of receipt of approval: 30th of June 2011 (dated 21st of June 2011)
Date of Ceremony: 7th of July 2011 (private ceremony)


Interim Updates
14th June 2011: Called HO - "undergoing routine checks".
24th June 2011: called HO - "in the final stages of making a decision".

Thanks to all on this forum.
Last edited by yummy mummy on Fri Jul 01, 2011 11:34 am, edited 1 time in total.

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My Citizenship application Timelines

Post by passport-uk » Thu Jun 30, 2011 5:34 pm

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 4yr HSMP 1 year ILR;(me+spouse+Child)
Method of application: NCS (Bristol)
Date of receipt by UKBA: 1-Jul-2011
Date of debit of fees: 15-Jul-2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 20-jul-2011
Date of receipt of approval: TBA
Date of Ceremony:TBA
Passport Application : TBA
Last edited by passport-uk on Fri Jul 29, 2011 11:20 pm, edited 2 times in total.

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Post by denzel247 » Fri Jul 01, 2011 8:50 am

Eligibility criteria:7 years ILR
NCS or Postal: Postal
Date of submission or posting: 14/05/ 2011
Date of UKBA received: 16/05/ 2011
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 25/05/2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 28/05/2011 Dated 25/05/2011
Date of decision: 08/08/2011 :D
Date of receipt of approval: 11/08/2011
Date of Ceremony: 01/09/2011

Interim Updates
17/06/2011:Called HO informed that application waiting to be allocated to caseworker.
14/07/2011: Called HO informed that application waiting to be allocated to caseworker.
11/08/2011: Called HO Informed that a decision has been made on 08/08/2011 :D
Last edited by denzel247 on Mon Sep 05, 2011 8:56 am, edited 4 times in total.

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Re: Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

Post by olugbo » Fri Jul 01, 2011 10:17 am

Criteria: 6yrs stay [5 yrs WP + 1 yr ILR]
NCS or Postal: NCS Glasgow
Submission Date: 16.05.2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 26.05.2011
20.06.2011 - Usual script, "Application in queue. Waiting to be assigned.
01.07.2011 - "A decision was made on Wednesday [29.06.2011].
Date of receipt of approval: 29.06.2011
Date of Ceremony: 24.08.2011 (I was OoO for whole of July to mid August so I was automatically booked for a group ceremony on this date by the council)
Date of appln. for passport: PENDING
Date of Receipt: PENDING
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