August 2013 - Naturalisation Application Timeline

Blondie · Post by **Blondie** » Wed Sep 18, 2013 5:17 pm

fingerscrossed123 wrote:
sikiliza69 wrote:
@fingerscrossed123 You must be buzzing by now
Ha, ha sikiliza69 - I am trying to keep calm. Patience is supposed to be a virtue, isn't it.......?!! The good news is Blondie's dates are close to ours!!

You will get yours soon, hopefully tomorrow.

Just checked for private ceremony - £310!!!

fingerscrossed123 · Post by **fingerscrossed123** » Wed Sep 18, 2013 5:22 pm

Oh, cheers Blondie! I very much hope so!

OMG, cheeky - that is so expensive!!

njoy1987 · Post by **njoy1987** » Wed Sep 18, 2013 5:49 pm

Steep. Milkin it

xlisusx · Post by **xlisusx** » Thu Sep 19, 2013 7:19 am

sikiliza69 · Post by **sikiliza69** » Fri Sep 20, 2013 6:12 am

Good morning timelinemates,

It's friday morning and i can't help but think it's been a slow week for us.I had hoped there would be more approvals than we've had and i'm starting to get the 30 day itch( i blame fingerscrossed123

).

Hope next week bears more fruits.

Have a good weekend to all.

dantata · Post by **dantata** » Fri Sep 20, 2013 12:02 pm

Eligibility criteria: EEA national 5 years + 1 year PR
Method of application: NCS camden
Date of submission: 16 August 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 19 August 2013
Date of debit of fees: 21 August 2013 (credit card)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Update! 27/08/13 (dated 21/08/13)
Date of receipt of approval: 20/09/13 dated 18/09/13
Date of Ceremony: 5th nov but booked a private ceremony for 2nd Oct.
Tanx all for your numerous contributions and hope everyone recieves their approval soon

dharam · Post by **dharam** » Fri Sep 20, 2013 12:59 pm

Eligibility criteria: (5yrs Hsmp/ tier 1 + 1 yr PR) spouse (5yrs Hsmp /tier 1+ 1yr PR) joint application
Method of application: NCS newham
Date of application: 30/08/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 02//09/2013 (Checked Online Royal Mail Tracking)
Date of debit of fees: 04/09/2013
Date of acknowledgement : 06/09/2013 (dated: 04/09/2013)
Date of approval: awaiting
Date of Ceremony: awaiting

fingerscrossed123 · Post by **fingerscrossed123** » Fri Sep 20, 2013 1:25 pm

sikiliza69 wrote:....i'm starting to get the 30 day itch( i blame fingerscrossed123 ).

@sililiza69 - Haha! Yes, my impatience is contageous! It is very hard to be patient after the first month has ticked by... who knows what today or even tomorrow might hold!

@dantata - Congrats! Your dates are the same as mine (and sikiliza69 and a couple others) so let's hope we will get our approvals soon too!

Blondie · Post by **Blondie** » Fri Sep 20, 2013 10:29 pm

Eligibility criteria: 2 Years HM + 6 Years Spouse to BC + 1.5 Year ILR
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 15/08/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 16/08/2013
Date of acknowledgement : 24/08/2013 (Dated 20/08/2013)
Date of debit of fees: 20/08/2013
Date of receipt of approval:18/09/2013 (Dated 14/09/2013)
Date of ceremony: 02/10/2013

Wishing everyone best of luck.

cricinfo · Post by **cricinfo** » Sat Sep 21, 2013 11:46 am

cricinfo wrote:Timeline for my wife's application
Eligibility criteria: Spouse of BC (3 years residence)

Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 06/08/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 09/08/2013
Date of acknowledgement: 16/08/2013 (Dated 13/08/2013)
Date of debit of fees: Not sure. Paid by Banker's draft
Date of approval: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

Just received the brown envelope today(21/09). The letter was issued on 14/09. Good luck to everyone waiting. Thanks everyone for your support.

d_seng · Post by **d_seng** » Sat Sep 21, 2013 7:56 pm

Nationality: Indian
Eligibility criteria: 2 year spouse + 3 month ILR (resident since 2005)
Method of application: NCS Richmond
Date of application: 19/08/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: ?
Date of receipt of acknowledgement : 05/09/2013 dated (27/08/2013)
Date of debit of fees: 23/08/2013
Date of receipt of approval: 21/09/2013 dated (15/09/2013)
Date of Ceremony: Awaited

fingerscrossed123 · Post by **fingerscrossed123** » Mon Sep 23, 2013 11:23 am

Good stuff, d_seng, Blondie + cricinfo!

Well, no-one really likes Mondays... do they....?

But hopefully we will have some good news this week for Team August!

MSR75 · Post by **MSR75** » Tue Sep 24, 2013 12:55 pm

Received approval today. See updated timelines below.

Joint application Myself and wife
Eligibility criteria: 5 Years + 1 Yr ILR
Method of application: NCS Peterborough
Date of application: 21/08/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 23/08/2013
Date of acknowledgement: 05/09/2013 (Dated 29/08/2013)
Date of debit of fees: 29/08/2013
Date of approval: Received 24/09/2013 (Dated 15/09/2013)
Date of Ceremony: yet to book...

aspirant09 · Post by **aspirant09** » Tue Sep 24, 2013 6:46 pm

Hello friends, just got the approval letters for my wife and daughter in two separate envelopes but not my approval letter. The envelope in which my wife's approval letter came also has a "page 2 of 2" which presumably is second page of my approval letter. My question is can I call the council and explain or should I call HO? Thanks

lam85 · Post by **lam85** » Tue Sep 24, 2013 11:31 pm

I see there are people getting their letters that applied after me... Do you think I should call or email ukba as I have yet to see any updates there are about 4-5 people who applied after me who already received their letters

I'm getting so anxious and frustrated .... Also since I'm from a low risk country I can't think what may be holding mine up... Does anyone have contact details for ukba ? Does any one know why ukba seems to have slowed down these last two weeks ?! I am entering my 7th week of waiting ... Grrrrr

samkma · Post by **samkma** » Wed Sep 25, 2013 8:10 am

lam85 wrote:I see there are people getting their letters that applied after me... Do you think I should call or email ukba as I have yet to see any updates there are about 4-5 people who applied after me who already received their letters I'm getting so anxious and frustrated .... Also since I'm from a low risk country I can't think what may be holding mine up... Does anyone have contact details for ukba ? Does any one know why ukba seems to have slowed down these last two weeks ?! I am entering my 7th week of waiting ... Grrrrr

Send your email to NationalityProgress@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk don't forget to include
Your name (s)
Reference number
Date of birth (s)
Home address.

samkma · Post by **samkma** » Wed Sep 25, 2013 8:17 am

lam85 wrote:I see there are people getting their letters that applied after me... Do you think I should call or email ukba as I have yet to see any updates there are about 4-5 people who applied after me who already received their letters I'm getting so anxious and frustrated .... Also since I'm from a low risk country I can't think what may be holding mine up... Does anyone have contact details for ukba ? Does any one know why ukba seems to have slowed down these last two weeks ?! I am entering my 7th week of waiting ... Grrrrr

Emailing the team @ ukbanationalityenquiries@ukba.gsi.gov.uk
Add your application reference and explain precisely that you made a joint application and the page 2 of approval letter was missing from the envelope received.

or just call your council and find if certs have arrrived their end.

Please keep the forum posted.

aspirant09 · Post by **aspirant09** » Wed Sep 25, 2013 8:53 am

thanks for the suggestion. I shall do both and keep the forum posted.

aspirant09 · Post by **aspirant09** » Wed Sep 25, 2013 9:41 am

Just called the council and they say "Please wait as you would get a ceremony date and letter from the council once we (council) hear from the HO. Once you receive that, you dont need your approval letter".

So I guess i should wait for a few days. Its a bittersweet feeling but have no other option but to wait!

Thanks

Emrah · Post by **Emrah** » Wed Sep 25, 2013 11:03 am

I have got an email from HO last tuesday they said its been decided I should receive my letter shortly its been more than a week still no letter arrived really annoying me now. can I call council and ask them? They said they cant disclose the decision.

fingerscrossed123 · Post by **fingerscrossed123** » Wed Sep 25, 2013 11:39 am

Emrah wrote:I have got an email from HO last tuesday they said its been decided I should receive my letter shortly its been more than a week still no letter arrived really annoying me now. can I call council and ask them? They said they cant disclose the decision.

Emrah - at least that sounds good news buddy!! Although I can see how annoying it must be to wait for the letter. Which email address did you use? (we applied at the same time so I am wanting to contact them to see if mine has been decided by now too - I have a feeling in my bones that they have made a decision, let's hope I am right!).

Congrats to all who have recently received approvals!!

Emrah · Post by **Emrah** » Wed Sep 25, 2013 12:07 pm

fingerscrossed123 wrote:
Emrah wrote:I have got an email from HO last tuesday they said its been decided I should receive my letter shortly its been more than a week still no letter arrived really annoying me now. can I call council and ask them? They said they cant disclose the decision.
Emrah - at least that sounds good news buddy!! Although I can see how annoying it must be to wait for the letter. Which email address did you use? (we applied at the same time so I am wanting to contact them to see if mine has been decided by now too - I have a feeling in my bones that they have made a decision, let's hope I am right!).

Congrats to all who have recently received approvals!!

NationalityProgress@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk

I emailed them about about my acknowledgement and they told me that its been decided.

fingerscrossed123 · Post by **fingerscrossed123** » Wed Sep 25, 2013 12:15 pm

Emrah - thanks buddy, I think I will try email them too to see if any decision has been made on mine. I do have a feeling they have made a decision...!

By the way, I think you could try calling the Council to see if they have your certificate. From what I have read, it seems sometimes they allow people to book their ceremony as long as they have the certificate from the HO (although some councils make people wait for an invite either from the council or the HO first). I think there is no harm in calling the council to see what they say. Good luck! Let us know what happens!

Emrah · Post by **Emrah** » Wed Sep 25, 2013 12:28 pm

fingerscrossed123 wrote:Emrah - thanks buddy, I think I will try email them too to see if any decision has been made on mine. I do have a feeling they have made a decision...!

By the way, I think you could try calling the Council to see if they have your certificate. From what I have read, it seems sometimes they allow people to book their ceremony as long as they have the certificate from the HO (although some councils make people wait for an invite either from the council or the HO first). I think there is no harm in calling the council to see what they say. Good luck! Let us know what happens!

do I need to phone the nationality checking service or council?

fingerscrossed123 · Post by **fingerscrossed123** » Wed Sep 25, 2013 12:47 pm

Emrah - if you used the NCS team then I think ask to speak to them. I think they'll be able to either answer your question or direct you to who in the Council can help answer your questions. (That's my opinion anyway).

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