April 2015 Naturalization application Timeline ONLY

[viki83]

Anyone still waiting??????????????????????????????????????.. or is it only me unlucky

Probably "Just the two of us only.

[ilr2014test]

did you contact your MP or homeoffice?

[ali_me]

Eligibility criteria: 3 yrs spouse of BC since arrived on 25th March 2012 in UK
Method of application: Royal mail special delivery sometime on april last week
Date of receipt by UKBA: 15 May 2015
Date of debit of fees: 16 May 2015
date of biometrics: 20 may 2015
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 20 Oct 2015
Dae of original docs rtn: 20 Oct 2015
Date of receipt of approval: ??
Date of Ceremony: ??

Other Updates :
20-Oct-15: Letter received states,' HO has made errors giving mistakenly citizenship to people in Dec 14 and please note that should your application for brit citizenship be successful the certificate of brit citizenship which can upto another 6 months & do check the details as given on the attached pages', which is name and details.
This is so poses taking , WHAT IS THAT GOT TO WITH MY APPLICATION?
Am so drained out with this 'no service department' and left with no faith in them. am not what this means and this has come through MP's office as I stretched to them after 6 months
Please any expert who know how to tackle this situation & long this is going to take more

[ilr2014test]

Called HO again today and got the same response, not decision has been made yet. I asked if my application has even been looked at and his reply was yes, that why it has reached to that stage ,and when i asked which stage.. he said we cannot disclose any information.

I have not clue what could be the outcome, starting thinking about worst cases..........

[viki83]

How do they tell you when you call HO? Coz whenever I call they take details for someone to give a callback within 3 days....Called them today again same thing they took detail for someone to call next week. Most probably few of us who are stuck now have their case with same lazy caseworker.

Called HO again today and got the same response, not decision has been made yet. I asked if my application has even been looked at and his reply was yes, that why it has reached to that stage ,and when i asked which stage.. he said we cannot disclose any information.

I have not clue what could be the outcome, starting thinking about worst cases..........

[ilr2014test]

viki, yes, i call them around 11:00 PM today, they took my details and called me back around 1:00 PM. That is when they told me about my application.

I have also asked my MP to contact HO again to find out the situation.

[khanjee1117]

ILR2014test : when did you applied?

[khanjee1117]

Child application should not take more than 4.5 months. All my friends who applied for their children got approval around 3 to 4.5 months.

you should contact your mp i think

[ilr2014test]

Khanjee applied on 27th April, reached homeoffice on 28th

[viki83]

Very odd or is it a coincidence...I also applied on 27/04 reached HO on 28/04....I am 100% sure our application is with same case worker who placed it in some cupboard and forgot it

Khanjee applied on 27th April, reached homeoffice on 28th

[ilr2014test]

Viki, its not only this. We applied throught same NCS and out number of applicants are same as well

[walana]

Any more April applicants waiting or am I the only one left now?

I am also waiting
Application date 27th of April

Phoned them twice same bulshit still in progress, not letter received form them at all
Contacted MP same generic responce...

Still waiting

[viki83]

Finally received much awaited approval letter today i.e 29/12/2015 dated 17/12/2015. Applied on 27/04/2015.

[ilr2014test]

Your are lucky mate, congratulations... I am still waiting.
I called them on 18th and response was pretty much same....

[viki83]

Number of applicants : 2 Adults (Husband + Wife)
Eligibility criteria: 5 years + ILR
Language criteria met : Degree + B1 (PET)
Current nationality: Pakistan
Method of application: NCS Manchester
Date of application: 27/04/15
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA : 28/04/15
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 21/05/15
Date of acknowledgement: 27/05/15
Date of Biometric invitation: 27/05/15
Date of Biometrics: Don't remember
Date approval received: 29/12/2015 (letter dated 17/12/2015)
Date of ceremony: 06/01/2016

[Elousseili]

Number of applicants : 1 Adult
Eligibility criteria: 6 years
Current nationality: Irish
Method of application: NCS Camden
Date of application: 15/04/15
Payment method : mastercard
Date of receipt by UKBA : 20/04/15
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 13/05/15
Date of acknowledgment: 13/05/15 received on 16/05/15
Date of Biometric invitation: 13/05/15 received on 16/05/15
Date of Biometrics: 20/05/15



Date approval received: 17/12/2015 (letter dated 04/12/2015)
Date of ceremony done : 02/01/2016

[arKas]

Eligibility criteria: 5yr + 1yr ILR
Current nationality: Bangladeshi
Method of application: NCS Islington, London
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of application: 01/04/2015
Date of receipt by UKBA: 02/04/2015
Date of debit of fees: 23/04/2015
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Waiting
Date of receipt of approval: 05/01/2016 (dated 06/12/2015 ... was on holidays)
Date of Ceremony: 13/01/2016

Updated!

I actually went on holidays on the 16th... had not received the letter even then!

[zimlady]

FINAL UPDATE ON THIS THREAD
Number of application : 1
Eligibility criteria: 5 years RC (EEA Spouse) + 1 year PR
Language criteria met : Knowledge of Life in UK, B1 test
Current nationality: Zimbabwe
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Hammersmith
Date of application: 15/04/15
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: CC
Date of receipt by UKBA : 16/04/15
Date of debit or clearance of fees: : 11/05/15 Balance dropped
Date of acknowledgment : 13/05/15 dated 11/05/15
Date of Biometrics Letter : 15/05/15 dated 11/05/15
Date of Biometrics submission: 16/05/15
Date approval received: 19/01/16 (nine months and 4 days), dated 10/01/16
Date of Ceremony: Private Ceremony 21/01/16 at Weybridge

Much appreciation to all posters on this thread, while I quietly watched, read, commiserated and rejoiced with each one of you, you all kept me focused on the light at the end of a seemingly very long tunnel. Moving over shortly to the passport thread, I wish for all of you still waiting, a lot of patience and best of luck...xx

[noajthan]

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[Aapjas69]

Number of applicants : 1 Adult
Eligibility criteria: UKM
Current nationality: South African
Method of application: Courier-DHL
Date of application: 24/04/2015
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA : 27/04/2015
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 09/06/2015
Date of acknowledgement: 24/06/2015
Date of Biometrics: 02/07/2015
Date approval received: 28/02/2016
Date of ceremony: 04/03/2016

[EternalOptimist]

Eligibility Criteria: UKM
Method of Application: Courier to UKVI Liverpool
Date of Sending Application: 20 April 2015
Date of Application Delivery: 21 April 2105 (Signed for at Mail Room)
Date of Debit of Fees: 15 May 2015 (Credit Card)
Date of Receipt of Acknowledgement: dated 20 May 2015, delivered by "International Signed for" on 03 June 2015
Biometrics Request: Dated 20 May 2015 received 03 June 2015!!!!
Biometrics Submitted: 04 June 2015
Date of Receipt of Approval: 03 November 2015
Date of Ceremony: 30 March 2016

What a ballsup by HO. REPEATEDLY. Their inability, combined with ineptitude, slathered with lack of accountability, and then sprinkled with incompetence, led to a simple application taking nearly a whole year.

After the approval in November, they sent my file to some godforsaken part of the planet where I don't live. It took nearly 3 months to retrieve it. Then when it got back, they lost it again. Took over a month for the council to find/receive my certificate.

Answering communications and complaints is also right at the bottom of their list of priorities. With the exception of my case worker at HO, and the registrar himself at the council, the average time for a response was always in excess of 2 weeks.

But, all things being equal, I have my ceremony in 12 days time. And this mess comes to an end. I hope the passport goes quicker.

I see now they are trialling simultaneous applications for naturalisation and passport together. Which just makes sense as one automatically leads to the other, and duplicate processes are just a waste of resources. Maybe there is hope for HO yet, but I remain pessimistic after my experiences.

Good luck to all you folks still waiting from April last year. Fingers crossed. Holding thumbs.

[NJProfessor]

April 2015 STILL BEING PROCESSED, but as of TODAY I got my letter saying my application has been accepted and I will get the ceremony invitation letter sometime in the future... Just three weeks past ONE year!

Eligibility Criteria: UKM
Method of Application: REGISTERED MAIL USA TO UKVI Liverpool
Date of Sending Application: 5 April 2015
Date of Application Delivery: 8 April 2015 (received USPS return receipt)
Date of Debit of Fees: 20 AUGUST 2015 (Credit Card) - it took 4 months.
Date of Receipt of Acknowledgement: NEVER - got a letter in SEPT 2015 stating biometrics in USA unavailable; first time I had actual contact.
Biometrics request: NEVER
Passport and my birth certificate returned in October (?) 2015 with no information on status
Learned that there was an email address to send to about biometrics, did so, got a biometrics letter by email around 8 DECEMBER 2015, allowing me to go to Toronto to do them.
Biometrics Submitted: 15 December 2015
Request to return my passport BACK to UKVI 4 April 2016
Returned passport 14 April 2016
Date of Receipt of Approval: 25 April 2016; letter received (along with return on mother's birth certificate) 30 April 2016
Date of Ceremony: PENDING RECEIPT OF INVITATION LETTER

[Casa]

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[walana]

Finally after waiting for over 20 months, received approval latter.

Date of application 27/04/2015
Approval 25/01/2017