May 2014 - Naturalisation Application Timeline

[mclook23]

Hi,

found an interesting document about processing time for AN, EEA3 and EEA4 since January 2014:

https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/ ... 3.pdf.html

Mo

[[iD]]

Interesting Murphy

Any idea which report are they talking about any direct links would help? I applied on 1st of May as well and still waiting.

[murphy1]

Interesting Murphy

Any idea which report are they talking about any direct links would help? I applied on 1st of May as well and still waiting.

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Hi iD sorry the only link they provided was the one in the letter I posted

[murphy1]

Found the report http://icinspector.independent.gov.uk/w ... rt-web.pdf

[Lcj]

Update, refusal good character that in 2008/2009 when l was on student visa I worked more than 20 hours a week and therefore l don't meet the good character requirement. Re-consideration forms are enclosed with it. Advise please is that a good character requirement or they are just being mean

[abBY20]

Update, refusal good character that in 2008/2009 when l was on student visa I worked more than 20 hours a week and therefore l don't meet the good character requirement. Re-consideration forms are enclosed with it. Advise please is that a good character requirement or they are just being mean

What's your eligibility criteria for applying
Sorry to hear this!!!

[Lcj]

Ten years long residence

[mero2]

7 month and counting...no idea when this wait will be over. The most annoying thing is not telling you clearly why the delay or how long it's gonna be..just feels like money paid and that's it.

I applied 16/May, received a letter 14/Jan asking me to send a new English test (i submitted Esol level 2 results were pass with merit and was told it will be accepted) now done Esol 3 and waiting for the certificate to post. I'm given a date 10/feb to send the certificate before!

[Julian11]

That's usually a good sign that your approval will come right after that.

[ahmedmaliki]

No It means they have just touched it and started checks ....You can never know when they will finish the checks!!!!!!!!!

[weeman1978]

No It means they have just touched it and started checks ....You can never know when they will finish the checks!!!!!!!!!

Soo true.. I really have a feeling that most of our application are just siiting there collecting dust.

[Sportsman]

That's usually a good sign that your approval will come right after that.

I can confirm Julian is right here and its a encouraging sign. In my case HO asked my wife to visit their Liverpool office for a friendly discussion interview to confirm her English speaking capability and after that interview HO sent her approval in 3 weeks time. That shows HO has no other objection and just want to confirm that particular point only rest is all okay.

[dalvin]

14 May applicant and still no success. I requested my documents back and when i received them begining January 2015, there was a letter attached informing me that my case hasn't been assinged to a case worker yet which is surprising. i hve contacted the HO on several times and was informed that they are waiting for checks to be completed. All confusing at the moment.

Administrators - can you please post the spreadsheet so we can see how it looks like now.

Thanks

[nationalityman]

I applied in May and still waiting

[[iD]]

14 May applicant and still no success. I requested my documents back and when i received them begining January 2015, there was a letter attached informing me that my case hasn't been assinged to a case worker yet which is surprising. i hve contacted the HO on several times and was informed that they are waiting for checks to be completed. All confusing at the moment.

Administrators - can you please post the spreadsheet so we can see how it looks like now.

Thanks

It was so obvious that they were lying and making stuff up about necessary checks just to get people off their back. If you have their response in writing telling you or your mp that your application was down for necessary checks and now a letter confirming if it hadn't even been allocated to a caseworker then I would say you should lodge an official complaint and involve your mp in it.
They shouldn't get away with it. People should challenge them.

[amjad6226]

Its not annoying if they said your application is not allocated to the caseworker because they never can allocate an application to any caseworker until his/ her checks been completed.

[stokbrig]

Its not annoying if they said your application is not allocated to the caseworker because they never can allocate an application to any caseworker until his/ her checks been completed.

How do you know ?where you got your information from?

[[iD]]

Its not annoying if they said your application is not allocated to the caseworker because they never can allocate an application to any caseworker until his/ her checks been completed.

I'm sure the checks are carried out AFTER the case has been allocated to a caseworker as s/he would be the one requesting the checks.

[Vsharma]

Just an update. I applied on the 7 May and received my approval letter on 18jan. Good luck to all of you.

[mhsadique]

Congratulation......

Just an update. I applied on the 7 May and received my approval letter on 18jan. Good luck to all of you.

[dalvin]

Just an update. I applied on the 7 May and received my approval letter on 18jan. Good luck to all of you.

The 18th of January was a Sunday - do they have a sunday delivery arranged?

[Julian11]

FYI - don't recall seeing this posted here before

https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/ ... 033753.pdf

[Samaralady]

FYI - don't recall seeing this posted here before

https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/ ... 033753.pdf

I'm loving it, that's roughly 65% which have been dealt with, didn't they state somewhere that their target was 95% within 6 month?

Incompetent, useless bunch of ... (please insert word of own choice here).

[mario2014]

The Home Office's response is as follows:

Thank you for your email correspondence of 26 January on behalf of Mr xxxxxxx of xxxxxX, about his application for naturalisation as a British Citizen.

Mr xxxxxxx naturalisation application ofJune 2014 remains under consideration by our caseworking team.

The Independent Chief Inspector’s report of 11 December 2014 highlighted that some individuals had not been subject to sufficient scrutiny in relation to their immigration history. We have now revised our guidance and are looking at those cases in detail to assess the impact these changes will have on the outcome of the application for British Citizenship. Due to the additional checks required these cases will take a little longer to consider. We apologise for the delay Mr xxxxxx has experienced in receiving his decision.

[nationalityman]

Today I called HO and guess what I was told today that after 8 months my case was not even assign to the case worker .
When I ask him that why I was told that it is under consideration and he replied that it's is underconsidaration .

My God how can they do this...... :/