October 2014 - Naturalisation Application Timeline

Qwerty-UK wrote:Wow..how did you manage to get the ceremony on the 3rd? Camden NCS told me they didn't have any available till the 10th (when I'll probably be hung over from the Christmas party) so I won't be doing mine till the 17th.

irric wrote:

Qwerty-UK wrote:Wow..how did you manage to get the ceremony on the 3rd? Camden NCS told me they didn't have any available till the 10th (when I'll probably be hung over from the Christmas party) so I won't be doing mine till the 17th.

I just asked for public one. Maybe its the private ceremony dates booked till late.

I just wanted to get this out of the way. Really tired of all this.

Do you know how long is the ceremony?

Thanks
Irric

jaki0jaki wrote:What number you rang for update?

go2khurram wrote:Update in bold....

No of Application: 1 Adult + 3 Kids
Eligibility Criteria : Spouse of BC
Language criteria : Trinity B1 Exam
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Manchester City
Date of application: 22/10/2014
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 23/10/2014
Date of acknowledgment: 07/11/2014 (Via eMail)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 06/11/2014
Date approval received: TBC
Date of ceremony: TBC

Double V wrote:Could we please have an updated Excel ?
Or the orignal excel file.
I can keep updating it.

Congrats to all.
Seems like October applications are fast and speedy.
Guess caseworkers want to achieve this years quota before xmas or some sort ?

rubebe wrote:

rubebe wrote:Eligibility criteria: 5 years EEA + 2 year ILR
Language: LIUK & Bachelor's Degree
Current nationality: Chinese
Method of application: Redbridge NCS
Date of application: 21/10/14
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 23/10/14
Date of acknowledgment: ???
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 26/11/14
Date approval received:
Date of ceremony:

sammyboy wrote:

sammyboy wrote:Eligibility criteria: ILR 18years
Language criteria met UK degrees (BSc +MSc) + LIUK test
Current nationality: Nigerian
Method of application: post
Date of application: 27/10/14
Payment method: debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 29/10/14
Date of acknowledgement: 20/11/14 (dated 13/11/14)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 14/11/14
Date approval received: 27/11/14 (dated 25/11/14)
Date of ceremony:tbc

Odd one here. On the day I received my acknowledgement letter (20/11/14) I submitted a request for the return of my documents.
Today on my lunch break I called the home office to find out if they received the request and the lady I spoke to advised me that my application is still being considered. But she confirmed that my supporting documents had been posted back to me 2 days ago (25/11/14).

I then went home (still on my lunch break) and found an envelope with my documents in it. I didn't bother reading the accompanying Home Office letter because I thought it would just say "find enclosed your supporting documents".

I just reached home now and read the letter properly, it was actually an approval letter. I'm over the moon. That means my application took under a month to process. (just 3 working days from acknowledgment to approval). I was really worried about my application especially because I have a CCJ (still on my credit file) and a driving conviction (spent). However, I declared both and wrote a cover letter explaining why I had the CCJ. I have also served for a few year in the Territorial Army, I think that might have helped my cause too.

Either way, good luck to everyone still waiting. May you all receive good news before Xmas.

I'm so happy, literally crying tears of joy every time I think about this. I want to thank MY God for EVERYTHING! And my beautiful mother for hand holding me throughout this entire process,