TIMELINE AFTER NATURALISATION APPLICATION SUBMISSION

[magsi23]

Newbies

I guess you are right, i applied mine yesterday as well so lets see, it would be interesting to know if anyone has received the new version?

[angel786]

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[Generalisimus]

Hi

I applied on 29th Sep received at HO 30th, card debited 6th Oct But I am told today 21st Oct my application is still in a queue,, I am going crazy with worry any advise please

First, your wait time thus far has not been that long. Don't focus just on the quickest ones but look at the others as well.

Therefore, provided your application is fairly straightforward, i.e. all residential criteria met, nothing declared in section 3.6 etc, you needn't worry at all at this point.

On the other hand, if your case seems somewhat complex but you still meet the unwaivable requirements, you might want to consider writing to UKBA to support your case with additional clarifications, either by yourself or through a solicitor.

That said, if I were you, I would wait for another couple of weeks before going down that route.

Of course, that's just the way I see it, from my layperson's point of view. An expert might give you a different piece of advice.

[angel786]

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[Generalisimus]

Been here with 12years ilr but conviction in 2005(fine)spent july this year so answered no to question 3.6

But wrote wrong dates of previous address mistakenly as I have moved so much,, only realised this after submitting application

It's your call, of course, but if I were you, I'd talk to a solicitor, just to be safe. Good luck!

[angel786]

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[salars]

NCS or Postal: NCS
CRITERIA - HSMP JR 4 Years Residence + 1 year permanent residency
Date of submission: 11 October 2010
Date reached HO: 13 October 2010
Date of Debit Card deduction: 15 October 2010
Date of receipt of acknowledgment letter: 21 Oct Dated 15 Oct.
Date UKBA made decision:
Date of receipt of approval + Ceremony Invitation letter:
Date of ceremony -
Date of Passport application -
Date of Interview letter receipt -
Date of receipt of supporting documents -
Date of Passport interview -
Date of receipt of passport -

[Generalisimus]

Thank you and congratulations on your approval but can I ask what you asked ukba when you called for them to give out info about your application timeline

No worries. Many thanks.

Actually, the case worker called me on my mobile yesterday afternoon to inform me of the details of the application progress up that point. Exceptionally kind case worker, I reckoned! That said, I called the UKBA call centre this morning to verify. The call centre confirmed everything that the case worked had said.

[jpkoch74]

NCS or Postal: NCS
CRITERIA - EU Citizen 5 Years Residence + 1 year permanent residency
Date of submission: 12 October 2010
Date reached HO: 13 October 2010
Date of Debit Card deduction: 15 October 2010
Date of receipt of acknowledgment letter: 21 October 2010
Date UKBA made decision:
Date of receipt of approval + Ceremony Invitation letter:
Date of ceremony -
Date of Passport application -
Date of Interview letter receipt -
Date of receipt of supporting documents -
Date of Passport interview -
Date of receipt of passport -

[Generalisimus]

NCS or Postal: NCS Camden
CRITERIA - 5 Years (WP/HSMP/Tier 1 + ILR)
Date of submission: 27 Sep 2010
Date reached HO: 28 Sep 2010
Date of Credit Card deduction: 1 Oct 2010
Date of receipt of acknowledgment letter: 13 Oct 2010 (dated 1 Oct 2010)
Date allocated to a case worker: 14 Oct 2010
Date approval granted: 14 Oct 2010
Approval & Citizenship Invitation letter (one letter covering both):
- Dated 15 Oct 2010
- Sent on 18 Oct 2010
- Received on 21 Oct 2010
Date of Ceremony (public): 27 Oct 2010

[magsi23]

Hi all,


I applied for my Passport on Tue 19th, I called IPS today to see if i could book an appointment for Passport Interview, However lady told me i need to wait until i receive interview letter before i can book the appointment? Letter could take 2-3 weeks to arrive

I have seen some people booked their appointment before they receive their letter? hows that possible?

Can some one please guide?


Regards

[mumtos]

Hi, i just wanted to ask a question here about naturalisation, can anyone plz tell me that:

Is there any chance of your application being accepted/rejected despite you declare , getting just one fixed penalty notice(shoplifitng) in 5 years of your residence. All other requiremnets are fulfilled. Even I know that there was no need to declare the fixed penalty notice,but I did cuz many people suggested that to me but now i think I did wrong and it can go against me(God forbidden),(as HO also said not necessary to disclose,but its too late now) will it really have any negative impact on the application?

Is there anyone who have experinced the same situation,of disclosing one fixed penalty notice and it didnt effect the dicsion and the application was succesful..plz reply as its giving me a severe depression..

Also if it takes too long for your application than normal, that means the application is in danger? cuz i have seen many posts in this thread,regarding timeline, and it looks that it only takes 3 weeks for your application to be approved.(also ppl i knw got the approval letter within 3 4 weeks)but with my case its been more than 5 weeks, there is nothing i heard about the deceion.

plz respond to my querries as am really worried..
thanks

Can anyone plzz say something about that????

[dee74]

Hi all,

[...]
I have seen some people booked their appointment before they receive their letter? hows that possible?

Can some one please guide?


Regards

I did. Applied on 15th (Friday). Called (number ending 0000) on Tuesday. I was given a differen phone number (ending 1000) and the ref. number. 5 minutes later I arranged the interview.
Letter arrived yesterday.
Good luck
Dee74

[magsi23]

Hi all,

[...]
I have seen some people booked their appointment before they receive their letter? hows that possible?

Can some one please guide?


Regards

I did. Applied on 15th (Friday). Called (number ending 0000) on Tuesday. I was given a differen phone number (ending 1000) and the ref. number. 5 minutes later I arranged the interview.
Letter arrived yesterday.
Good luck
Dee74

Many thanks Dee74

Would you mind sharing a number to book passport interview? Which reference did you give them? is it barcode ref from Post office?


Rergards

[Generalisimus]

@mumtos, my recommendation is the folowing:

Call UKBA on 0151 672 5626. When they ask you for your HO reference number, tell them that you have a general enquiry and they would not need your details in that case. Ask them if they would ignore a declaration of a fixed penalty notice that did not need to be declared according to their guidelines. If they say something like "yes, we would ignore it", great, job done. If they say something along the lines of "no, we would not ignore it", describe the situation regarding the particular fixed penalty notice that you declared and ask if the potential refusal on those grounds would be automatic or discretionary. If the refusal is automatic, ask how much time one would need to allow to pass before re-applying. If the refusal is at a discretion of a senior/chief case worker, talk to a solicitor.

That's what I would do if I were you. It might be worth talking to an expert, just to be safe.

[RAJ2007]

magsi,

the interview booking number is 0300 222 1000. You need togive the booking reference no. that you will obtain from the passport helpline (0300 222 0000), not the barcode. You need to provide the barcode to the passport helpline to obtain the reference no. if your application has been processed.

[magsi23]

magsi,

the interview booking number is 0300 222 1000. You need togive the booking reference no. that you will obtain from the passport helpline (0300 222 0000), not the barcode. You need to provide the barcode to the passport helpline to obtain the reference no. if your application has been processed.

Hi Raj

hope you are well, Many thanks for the info Just spoke to IPS and they said reference number is not generated as yet it might take couple of more days.

How did yours go? have you managed to book your interview?


Kind Regards

[Newbies]

magsi,

the interview booking number is 0300 222 1000. You need togive the booking reference no. that you will obtain from the passport helpline (0300 222 0000), not the barcode. You need to provide the barcode to the passport helpline to obtain the reference no. if your application has been processed.

Hi Raj

hope you are well, Many thanks for the info Just spoke to IPS and they said reference number is not generated as yet it might take couple of more days.

How did yours go? have you managed to book your interview?


Kind Regards

Allow 3-5 working days from the date of application, you will get the reference number.

[psychedelic79]

NCS Hamilton
Date of submission 12/10/10
Date reached HO 13/10/10
CRITERIA - 4yr HSMP JR + 1 yr ILR
Date of debit of debit/credit card 15/10/10 (+2 days)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement 22/10/10 (+9 days)
Date of receipt of approval
Date of Ceremony
Date of appln. for passport
Method used
Date of Receip

[RAJ2007]

magsi23,

I applied on wednesday 20th through C & S. i rang the helpline today they told that it would take few more days. If you get any update, keep us updated.

[otuk07]

update

Postal or NCS: NCS
Criteria: 5 years (1yr ILR)
Date Submitted: 30 Sept 2010
HO received: 1 Oct2010
Payment Processed: 8 Oct 2010
Payment Method: Debit Card
Acknowledgement Letter Received: 14 Oct 2010 (dated 8 October 2010)
Approval letter received: 22 October 2010 (dated 15 October 2010)
Rest: TBC

[mumtos]

any naturalisation application whose decision took more than 30 days / 6 weeks ????
from date of submission till date they recieve the letter?

plz repy!

[mumtos]

@mumtos, my recommendation is the folowing:

Call UKBA on 0151 672 5626. When they ask you for your HO reference number, tell them that you have a general enquiry and they would not need your details in that case. Ask them if they would ignore a declaration of a fixed penalty notice that did not need to be declared according to their guidelines. If they say something like "yes, we would ignore it", great, job done. If they say something along the lines of "no, we would not ignore it", describe the situation regarding the particular fixed penalty notice that you declared and ask if the potential refusal on those grounds would be automatic or discretionary. If the refusal is automatic, ask how much time one would need to allow to pass before re-applying. If the refusal is at a discretion of a senior/chief case worker, talk to a solicitor.

That's what I would do if I were you. It might be worth talking to an expert, just to be safe.

dear generalisimus!

thaks alot for your advise..i just spoke to HO and they said that yes they will ignore it automatically and it really gave me a relief but still i am worried cuz its been more than 5 weeks i havnt recived anything i mean any approval letter...i dnt knw why i am worried but i am and with every passing day i feel more depressed.

just praying thhat i get an approval letter asap...

[Generalisimus]

@mumtos,

That is great news! It's now a matter of when, not if, which makes all the difference.

P.S. Timeline is less important than the outcome and you are looking to a positive outcome. So, don't worry too much about the timeline, it does not matter after all.

[chakde23]

@Generalisimus : any suggestion how / what to ask when we enquire the status on 0151 672 5626 ? Tried calling now and it appears they would not let us know status unless its more than 6 months . Any tips on how to speak to find out if the application has been forwarded to a case worker or any decision has been made ? I had submitted thru Newham , Check & Send on 29th Sept - reached HO on 30th Sept.

@mumtos, my recommendation is the folowing:

Call UKBA on 0151 672 5626. When they ask you for your HO reference number, tell them that you have a general enquiry and they would not need your details in that case. Ask them if they would ignore a declaration of a fixed penalty notice that did not need to be declared according to their guidelines. If they say something like "yes, we would ignore it", great, job done. If they say something along the lines of "no, we would not ignore it", describe the situation regarding the particular fixed penalty notice that you declared and ask if the potential refusal on those grounds would be automatic or discretionary. If the refusal is automatic, ask how much time one would need to allow to pass before re-applying. If the refusal is at a discretion of a senior/chief case worker, talk to a solicitor.

That's what I would do if I were you. It might be worth talking to an expert, just to be safe.