Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[kejal_tailor]

UPDATE
Eligibility criteria: (3+2 hsmp,tier 1) + 1 year ILR
Current nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS (Sutton, Surrey)
Date of application: 12/08/2014
Payment method : Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 19/08/2014
Date of acknowledgement: 19/08/2014 (letter dated)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 20/08/2014
Date approval received: 03/11/14 (Dated 26 October)
Date of ceremony: 07/11/14
Thank you so much for all the support. This forum always helped me a lot. Thanks again and good luck to all members.

[terreis]

I made the mistake of calling the so-called 'help'-line again today... It has now been 5 months and 2 days since I sent my application via NCS (they received it on 3 June). Mistake because, once more, they have been completely unhelpful.
I have now noticed that the options on the phone-line seem to have changed, and if you select option 2 (I think - anyway, the naturalisation line), and then option 1 again (applications submitted in the last 6 months), then you get to someone who has ABSOLUTELY NO INFORMATION about your case. If you choose option 2, at least you speak to someone a bit higher up, who will open your file - but again, I was told 'application is still in process, being worked on'. Considering that I fulfil the criteria from several sides (married to BC for 7 years, EEA citizen living in the country for 13 years, and after studies, working - legally! - for 5+ years), I really don't understand the hold up. I can only imagine it is sheer incompetence that is making this take so long, and my suspicion is that the application is NOT in fact being worked on at all... Oh well, at least it's now just under 1 month to go till I can take my complaint to someone who might have a bit more clout and ability to look into this...
Good luck to those who are, like me, waiting since May or early June. I am waiting eagerly to hear what is happening to your cases...

[nkim2222]

Dont worry dear,, May and June applications are being dealt with very late..am a June 13 Applicant been inUK for 11 Years legal. no crime..but August Applicants who have been here for only 6 or 5 years on work permit are given first priority, are they more economical in the country than us? the answer is NO we are all economical in the UK. ... in the country looool..its very unfair.

[arsenik1973]

Terreis; only reason because we are EU application with no ILR.I am in the same situation and there are 3 more i know from july applicant.always they say on the phone "on progress".but i know just bullshit really.

[Amafia]

Applicant : Self
Eligibility Criteria : 2 Years Spouse Visa + 1 Year ILR
Language Criteria Met : B1 English Test Certificate and Life In The UK Test
Current Nationality : INDIAN
Method Of Application : POST
Date Of Application : 01/09/2014
Payment Method : Debit Card
Date Of Receipt by UKBA : 02/09/2014
Date Of Debit Or Clearance of Fees : 05/09/2014
Date Of Acknowledgment : 10/09/2014 (Dated 04/09/2014)
Date Approval Received : Just Cant Wait For It....... Will Be POSITIVE
Date Of Ceremony : Will Be Booked As Soon As The Good News Arrives

Approval Has Been Received Today: 4/November/2014 - Dated 30/October/2014

Got In Contact With The Council Straightaway & They Have Received The Paperwork From HO Today As Well...
Ceremony Will Be Booked Tomorrow For 13th November
Good Luck To You All

[boone]

I made the mistake of calling the so-called 'help'-line again today... It has now been 5 months and 2 days since I sent my application via NCS (they received it on 3 June). Mistake because, once more, they have been completely unhelpful.
I have now noticed that the options on the phone-line seem to have changed, and if you select option 2 (I think - anyway, the naturalisation line), and then option 1 again (applications submitted in the last 6 months), then you get to someone who has ABSOLUTELY NO INFORMATION about your case. If you choose option 2, at least you speak to someone a bit higher up, who will open your file - but again, I was told 'application is still in process, being worked on'. Considering that I fulfil the criteria from several sides (married to BC for 7 years, EEA citizen living in the country for 13 years, and after studies, working - legally! - for 5+ years), I really don't understand the hold up. I can only imagine it is sheer incompetence that is making this take so long, and my suspicion is that the application is NOT in fact being worked on at all... Oh well, at least it's now just under 1 month to go till I can take my complaint to someone who might have a bit more clout and ability to look into this...
Good luck to those who are, like me, waiting since May or early June. I am waiting eagerly to hear what is happening to your cases...

I feel your pain terreis. My application was acknowledged on the 16 May and I still have not received anything. Phoned Home Office today and got the same comments, which is so tiresome. As I have a couple of weeks before 6 months is due I have written to my local MP to get the ball rolling. She is in agreement with why it is taking so long, so hopefully this will light the fire!! Just hope we dont have to wait another 6 months before they decide to make a start.

[DEAR_KATE]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5yr + 1yr ILR;
Method of application: Postal
Date of receipt by UKBA: 20/10/2014
Date of debit of fees: 3/11/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 4/11/2014
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

UPDATE

[terreis]

Boone, you are one of the people here that I mostly think of when I am feeling anxious and disillusioned about my own situation. I do hope yours will be resolved soon, and I look forward to hearing once it does...

I made the mistake of calling the so-called 'help'-line again today... It has now been 5 months and 2 days since I sent my application via NCS (they received it on 3 June). Mistake because, once more, they have been completely unhelpful.
I have now noticed that the options on the phone-line seem to have changed, and if you select option 2 (I think - anyway, the naturalisation line), and then option 1 again (applications submitted in the last 6 months), then you get to someone who has ABSOLUTELY NO INFORMATION about your case. If you choose option 2, at least you speak to someone a bit higher up, who will open your file - but again, I was told 'application is still in process, being worked on'. Considering that I fulfil the criteria from several sides (married to BC for 7 years, EEA citizen living in the country for 13 years, and after studies, working - legally! - for 5+ years), I really don't understand the hold up. I can only imagine it is sheer incompetence that is making this take so long, and my suspicion is that the application is NOT in fact being worked on at all... Oh well, at least it's now just under 1 month to go till I can take my complaint to someone who might have a bit more clout and ability to look into this...
Good luck to those who are, like me, waiting since May or early June. I am waiting eagerly to hear what is happening to your cases...

I feel your pain terreis. My application was acknowledged on the 16 May and I still have not received anything. Phoned Home Office today and got the same comments, which is so tiresome. As I have a couple of weeks before 6 months is due I have written to my local MP to get the ball rolling. She is in agreement with why it is taking so long, so hopefully this will light the fire!! Just hope we dont have to wait another 6 months before they decide to make a start.

[sam4444]

Applicant : Self
Eligibility Criteria : 2 Years Spouse Visa + 1 Year ILR
Current Nationality : Palestinian
Method Of Application : POST
Date Of Application : 13/10/2014
Date Of Receipt by UKBA : 16/10/2014
Date Of Debit Or Clearance of Fees : 30/10/2014
Date Of Acknowledgment : Waiting .......
Date Approval Received : Waiting ........
Date Of Ceremony : Waiting .........

When do you Think can i get Approval Guys i mean how long normally

[Badman87]

Can I Say something about naturalisation priorities...
As you would expect, spouses of BC will be first priorities which is acceptable. However when it comes to other categories, people seem to be unaware of a system or lack of one, when it comes to the HO. Five year Tier-1 visas are second priorities mainly because they paid tax for 5 years so they "gave something" to the economy. 10 year long visas, are usually accumulated via different routes, most of which was either Tier 4 and or Student visa, so according to the home office, contributed "less" to the economy.
I also know that the more addresses you have when you submit your application, the longer it takes to process. So it helps to have been resident in one address for 5/10 years which is somewhat impossible as people move unis/jobs etc. Then there's the matter of nationality - whether you like it or not, if you're from a 'blacklisted' Country, which most of the applicants are, then processing time takes longer. I'm going to submit my application at the end of January and don't expect it back until the end of July. If it comes back sooner, then that's a blessing. I know why we're so impatient - £1,000 is a lot of money and you expect a decent service from the HO. However, since they've stated 6 months when you've applied, I think calling them before then is just a waste of your time and money. It's 2014 and I can't believe the HO don't have an online system where applicants can track applications which indicates current status e.g. 'application received', 'payment processing', 'payment approved', 'passed onto caseworker', 'processing', ''checks processed', 'approved', 'dispatched', 'delivered' etc. But that's my opinion!
So there you go.....

[Wakeuphappy]

thank you for the information, i had 9 addresses, i guess mine will take forever

[dkara]

Eligibility criteria: 6 years EEA
Language criteria met: UK PhD degree + Life in The UK Test
Method of application: Special delivery by lawyer
Date of application: 20/10/2014
Date application received: 21/10/2014
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 05/11/2014
Date of acknowledgment letter received: TBC
Date approval received: TBC
Date of ceremony: TBC

[IvyPala]

[quote="IvyPala"]Eligibility criteria: 5yr + 1yr ILR
Method of application: Post Office
Date of application: 21 August 2014
Date of receipt by UKBA: 22 August 2014
Date of debit of fees: 26 August 2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 03 September 2014 (Dated 27 August 2014)
Date of receipt of approval: 01 November 2014 (Dated 29 October 2014)
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting Letter of Invitation

[AmITheStig]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 + 1 year ILR
Number of Applicants: 2 (Self + Spouse)
Language criteria met: LIUK & UK Degree
Method of application: NCS (Maidstone)
Date of application: 09/10/14
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: CC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 13/10/14
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 24/10/14
Date of acknowledgment: 27/10/14
Date approval received: Waiting
Date of ceremony: Waiting

[Naijaninja1000]

Eligibility criteria: spouse 2years + 1 yr ILR
Method of Application: NCS Cumbria
Date of Application: 28th Oct. 2014
Date Application Received: To be updated
Payment Method: Bank Debit card
Date of debit card clearance: To be updated
Date of Acknowledgement: To be updated
Date of Approval: To be updated
Date of Ceremony: To be updated

[go2khurram]

Update...

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: TBC
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 06/11/2014
Date approval received: TBC
Date of ceremony: TBC

[DC1982]

No of people applying: 1 Adult
Eligibility Criteria : EU citizen, 5 years + 1 year Certificate of Permanent Residency
Language criteria : IELTS
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Brent
Date of application: 05/11/2014
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 06/11/2014
Date of acknowledgment: TBC
Date of debit or clearance of fees: TBC
Date approval received: TBC
Date of ceremony: TBC

[sam4444]

Applicant : Self
Eligibility Criteria : 2 Years Spouse Visa + 1 Year ILR
Current Nationality : Palestinian
Method Of Application : POST
Date Of Application : 13/10/2014
Date Of Receipt by UKBA : 16/10/2014
Date Of Debit Or Clearance of Fees : 30/10/2014
Date Of Acknowledgment : 06 November 2014 (Dated 10 October 2014)
Date Approval Received : Waiting ........
Date Of Ceremony : Waiting .........

When do you Think can i get Approval Guys i mean how long normally

[LucyB]

EU citizen, live in UK 6 years, married to Brit 5 years
Special delivery 1/9/14
Fee taken 8/9/14
no news since, no receipt

Does anyone know how to get in touch with the home office?

Thank you

[LucyB]

Eligibility criteria: 5yr + 1yr ILR
Method of application: Post Office
Date of application: 21 August 2014
Date of receipt by UKBA: 22 August 2014
Date of debit of fees: 26 August 2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 03 September 2014 (Dated 27 August 2014)
Date of receipt of approval: 01 November 2014 (Dated 29 October 2014)
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting Letter of Invitation

Have you had any news since?

[jmk6281]

Eligibility criteria: 5yr + 1yr ILR;
Language criteria met: USA PhD degree + Life in The UK Test
Method of application: Special delivery by lawyer
Date of application: 28/08/2014
Date application received: 28/08/2014
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 05/09/2014
Date of acknowledgment letter received:
Date approval received: 25/10/2014
Date of ceremony: 21/11/2014 (scheduled in Worcester)

[akhurshid]

It's my turn today. By grace of Allah I received my approval today dated on 1st of this month. Good luck to you all.
See my full timeline below.

Eligibility criteria: 5 year Tier 1 + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met (UK degree, exempt countries, PBS used documents, NARIC, or B1 test): UK degree
Current nationality: Pakistan
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: South Lanarkshire(Hamilton)
Date of application: 04/09/14
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: CC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 05/09/14
Date of acknowledgement: 15/09/14 (Dated: 10/09/14)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 10/09/12 dated 01/11/14
Date approval received: 07/11/14
Date of ceremony: 25/11/14

[shevar_08]

Eligibility criteria: 5yrs
Language criteria met: B1 ENGLISH LEVEL /Life in The UK Test
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 04/09/2014
Date application received: 05/09/2014
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 08/09/2014
Date of acknowledgment letter received:10/09/2014
Date approval received: 01/11/2014
Date of ceremony: 20/11/2014

GOOD LUCK TO EVERY ONE ! HAPPY DAYS XX

[LILSKI]

Hi All,

Just curious as to how long it takes for those who are in the "10 years + 1 year ILR" category to get their results

Best,
Lilski

[vstar]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5yr + 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS (Croydon Council)
Date of receipt by UKBA: 03 September 2014
Date of debit of fees: 5 September 2014 (£906)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 10 September 2014
Date of receipt of approval: 7 November 2014 (date on letter 1 November 2014)
Date of Ceremony: TBC