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November 2014 - Naturalisation Application Timeline

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

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vpichika
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Re: November 2014 - Naturalisation Application Timeline

Post by vpichika » Thu Nov 20, 2014 10:51 am

Eligibility criteria: Tier2 (5 yrs) + ILR (1 yr)
Language criteria met: PBS printout, NARIC, Univ letter
Current nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Wokingham
Date of application: 04/11/14
Payment method: Credit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 05/11/14 (Royal mail tracking)
Date of acknowledgment:
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 20/11/2014
Date approval received:
Date of ceremony:

Transaction not yet listed but could see the available credit reduced by £906

jpk
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Re: November 2014 - Naturalisation Application Timeline

Post by jpk » Thu Nov 20, 2014 11:12 am

Eligibility criteria: 5 year residency EEA Family member + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: Degree in the UK
Current nationality: S. Korean
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Richmond
Date of application: 05/11/2014
Payment method : Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 06/11/2014
Date of aknowlegment: Waiting
Date of debit or clearance of fees: Waiting
Date approval received: Waiting
Date of ceremony:Waiting

Maxwell
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Re: November 2014 - Naturalisation Application Timeline

Post by Maxwell » Thu Nov 20, 2014 12:22 pm

Eligibility criteria: 1 year after ILR
Language criteria met (UK degree, exempt countries, PBS used documents, NARIC, or B1 test): UK Degree
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 01/11/14
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: CC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 03/11/14
Date of acknowledgment: tbc
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 20/11/14
Date approval received: tbc
Date of ceremony: tbc

Update: Date of debit of fees.

dks100
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Re: November 2014 - Naturalisation Application Timeline

Post by dks100 » Thu Nov 20, 2014 3:24 pm

Update
dks100 wrote:Eligibility criteria: Spouse of BC + ILR
Method of application: NCS
Payment method: CC
Date of application: 31/10/14
Date of receipt by UKBA: 03/11/14 (Royal Mail Tracking)
Date of acknowledgment: tbc
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 18/11/14 (CC Statement Tracking)
Date approval received: tbc
Date of ceremony: tbc
DKS

travelerzee
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Re: November 2014 - Naturalisation Application Timeline

Post by travelerzee » Fri Nov 21, 2014 12:36 pm

two weeks today and the payment has not been taken yet and no acknowledgement letter :( :(

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November 2014 - Naturalisation Application Timeline

Post by Ibratfaizan » Fri Nov 21, 2014 4:05 pm

Eligibility criteria: HSMP+ Tier1 + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met (UK degree, exempt countries, PBS used documents, NARIC, or B1 test): IELTS
Current nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Birmigham
Date of application: 11/11/14
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: Waiting :lol:
Date of acknowledgment: Waiting :lol:
Date of debit or clearance of fees: Waiting :lol:
Date approval received: Waiting :lol:
Date of ceremony: Waiting :lol:

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Re: November 2014 - Naturalisation Application Timeline

Post by fwd079 » Fri Nov 21, 2014 4:56 pm

travelerzee wrote:two weeks today and the payment has not been taken yet and no acknowledgement letter :( :(
My payment is taken after about three weeks, so I'd wait and call Credit card company to not to block any payments etc (if paying by CC, mine was debit card but still called and payment went through without a glitch).
Being British is a state of mind.
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dks100
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Re: November 2014 - Naturalisation Application Timeline

Post by dks100 » Sat Nov 22, 2014 2:06 pm

Update
dks100 wrote:Eligibility criteria: Spouse of BC + ILR
Method of application: NCS
Payment method: CC
Date of application: 31/10/14
Date of receipt by UKBA: 03/11/14 (Royal Mail Tracking)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 18/11/14 (CC Statement Tracking)
Date of acknowledgment: 22/11/14
Date approval received: tbc
Date of ceremony: tbc
DKS

Maxwell
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Re: November 2014 - Naturalisation Application Timeline

Post by Maxwell » Sun Nov 23, 2014 11:58 am

Eligibility criteria: 1 year after ILR
Language criteria met (UK degree, exempt countries, PBS used documents, NARIC, or B1 test): UK Degree
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 01/11/14
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: CC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 03/11/14
Date of acknowledgment: 19/11/14
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 20/11/14
Date approval received: tbc
Date of ceremony: tbc

Update: Date of Acknowledgement

RIM7010
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Re: November 2014 - Naturalisation Application Timeline

Post by RIM7010 » Mon Nov 24, 2014 3:31 pm

Eligibility criteria: WP 5yrs +1yr ILR
Language criteria met : B1.1 Trinity College
Current nationality: Pakistan
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Sutton
Date of application: 24/11/2014
Payment method : Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: Waiting
Date of aknowlegment: Waiting
Date of debit or clearance of fees: Waiting
Date approval received: Waiting
Date of ceremony:Waiting

m.sheikh
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Re: November 2014 - Naturalisation Application Timeline

Post by m.sheikh » Mon Nov 24, 2014 4:03 pm

Eligibility criteria: indefinite leave to remain (10 year + 1 ILR)
Language criteria met (trinity B1)
Current nationality: Pakistan
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Slough
Date of application: 0Eligibility criteria: indefinite leave to remain (10 year Long Residence)
Language criteria met (English Language Test plus life test in UK)
Current nationality: Pakistan
Method of application: NCS Slough
Date of application: 12/11/2014
Payment method : Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 13/11/2014
Date of aknowlegment: Waiting
Date of debit or clearance of fees: Waiting
Date approval received: Waiting


Just waiting.
Last edited by m.sheikh on Tue Nov 25, 2014 1:21 am, edited 1 time in total.

sammy2014
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Re: November 2014 - Naturalisation Application Timeline

Post by sammy2014 » Mon Nov 24, 2014 5:18 pm

sammy2014 wrote:
sammy2014 wrote:Eligibility criteria: spouse of bc
Language criteria met: B1 + LIUK
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 03/11/14
Payment method: debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 04/11/14
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 19/11/2014
Date of acknowledgment: 22/11/2014 dated 19/11/2014
Date approval received: tbc
Date of ceremony:tbc
Last edited by sammy2014 on Mon Nov 24, 2014 9:38 pm, edited 1 time in total.

myerdee
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Re: November 2014 - Naturalisation Application Timeline

Post by myerdee » Mon Nov 24, 2014 9:13 pm

Eligibility criteria: Spouse of BC + 1 yr of ILR
Language criteria met Pearson Test of English, Life in the UK test
Current nationality: Filipino
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Slough
Date of application: 19/11/14
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 20/11/14 (according to royalmail.com, received and signed)
Date of acknowledgment: Waiting
Date of debit or clearance of fees: Waiting
Date approval received: Waiting
Date of ceremony: Waiting

abhiyutesh
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Re: November 2014 - Naturalisation Application Timeline

Post by abhiyutesh » Tue Nov 25, 2014 10:11 am

[quote="abhiyutesh"]Eligibility criteria: Tier1 + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met (UK degree, exempt countries, PBS used documents, NARIC, or B1 test): NARIC & PBS used
Current nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Brent
Date of application: 01/11/14
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: Never received email or letter but fee has been taken now.
Date of acknowledgment: 24th Nov 2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 19th Nov 2014
Date approval received: Waiting
Date of ceremony: Waiting[/quote]

Updated date of acknowledgement.

roomi_tension
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Re: November 2014 - Naturalisation Application Timeline

Post by roomi_tension » Tue Nov 25, 2014 10:20 am

Kibria wrote:Eligibility criteria: indefinite leave to remain (Spouse of British national)
Language criteria met (English Language Test plus life test in UK)
Current nationality: Pakistan
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Leeds
Date of application: 04/11/2014
Payment method : Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 05/11/2014
Date of aknowlegment: Waiting
Date of debit or clearance of fees: Waiting
Date approval received: Waiting
Date of ceremony:Waiting

Hi Kibria,

Sorry for hijacking this thread to find out what documents you need to submit from your husband side ? I am going to apply for my in next couple of weeks, he has already done LFINUK and ESOL, but I dont know what doo I need to submit from my side to support her application.

Thanks

roomi_tension
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Re: November 2014 - Naturalisation Application Timeline

Post by roomi_tension » Tue Nov 25, 2014 10:33 am

Also do I need a letter from my employer for payslips ?

Maxwell
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Re: November 2014 - Naturalisation Application Timeline

Post by Maxwell » Tue Nov 25, 2014 11:30 am

Make your own topic and Guru will almost certainly help. Stop off-topic messages! :cry: :roll:

princeworlds
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Re: November 2014 - Naturalisation Application Timeline

Post by princeworlds » Tue Nov 25, 2014 3:07 pm

Hi everyone,
I am writing this post so it will help others to work it out for their application. I have done some serious research about naturalization process timelines and found out this, the luckiest people ware the people who applied for naturalization
on October 2014 specially third and fourth week, average approval time is 35 day, the quickest was 25 ( not the working days ) hood luck to everyone, god will help everyone.

I have applied on 10/11/2014

Eligibility criteria: 5 years work permit + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: LIUK & ESOL
Current nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Westminster
Date of application: 10/11/14
Payment method: debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 11/11/2014
Date of acknowledgment: waiting
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 25/11/2014
Date approval received: waiting
Date of ceremony:

vpichika
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Re: November 2014 - Naturalisation Application Timeline

Post by vpichika » Tue Nov 25, 2014 8:50 pm

Eligibility criteria: Tier2 (5 yrs) + ILR (1 yr)
Language criteria met: PBS printout, NARIC, Univ letter
Current nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Wokingham
Date of application: 04/11/14
Payment method: Credit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 05/11/14 (Royal mail tracking)
Date of acknowledgment: 22/11/2014 (dated 20/11/2014)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 20/11/2014
Date approval received:
Date of ceremony:

travelerzee
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Re: November 2014 - Naturalisation Application Timeline

Post by travelerzee » Tue Nov 25, 2014 9:37 pm

Eligibility criteria: spouse of bc + 3 weeks ilr
Language criteria met: PBS printout, original non uk degree certs
Current nationality: South African
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Wolverhampton
Date of application: 07/11/14
Payment method: debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 10/11/14 (according to NCS)
Date of acknowledgment: tbc
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 25/11/14
Date approval received: tbc
Date of ceremony:tbc

Now the wait begins. at least i know they have it :) good luck everyone

jpk
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Re: November 2014 - Naturalisation Application Timeline

Post by jpk » Wed Nov 26, 2014 9:19 am

jpk wrote:Eligibility criteria: 5 year residency EEA Family member + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: Degree in the UK
Current nationality: S. Korean
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Richmond
Date of application: 05/11/2014
Payment method : Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 06/11/2014
Date of aknowlegment: Waiting
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 26/11/2014
Date approval received: Waiting
Date of ceremony:Waiting
Fee date updated

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Re: November 2014 - Naturalisation Application Timeline

Post by bhavikbuzz » Wed Nov 26, 2014 10:00 am

Eligibility criteria: Tier1 + 1 year ILR
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 18/11/14
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: CC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 19/11/14
Date of debit or clearance of fees: waiting
Date of acknowledgment: waiting
Date approval received: waiting
Date of ceremony:waiting

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Re: November 2014 - Naturalisation Application Timeline

Post by slough_g » Wed Nov 26, 2014 2:33 pm

Eligibility criteria: Tier1 + 1 year ILR
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 18/11/14
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: CC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 19/11/14
Date of debit or clearance of fees: waiting
Date of acknowledgment: waiting
Date approval received: waiting
Date of ceremony:waiting

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Re: November 2014 - Naturalisation Application Timeline

Post by Ihsanullah » Wed Nov 26, 2014 3:55 pm

Eligibility criteria: indefinite leave to remain (Spouse of British national)
Language criteria met (PTE Academic test plus Life in UK)
Current nationality: Pakistan
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Maidenhead
Date of application: 06/11/2014
Payment method : Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA:
Date of aknowlegment: 25/11/2014 (by email)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 25/11/2014
Date approval received: Waiting
Date of ceremony:Waiting

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Re: November 2014 - Naturalisation Application Timeline

Post by slough_g » Wed Nov 26, 2014 4:39 pm

Seems like they have become very slow, following being super-fast at handling these things beginning of October.

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