Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[zombie]

Eligibility Criteria: ILR + 1 year
Current Nationality:
Method of application: NCS Hampshire
Date of of Application: November 7, 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: November 8, 2013
Date of debit of fees: Account balance dropped by £874 on 11/01/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:Waiting
Date of approval : Waiting
Invitation for ceremony appointment: Waiting

This forum has helped me a lot, so it is only logical for me to inform and help others.

[TTOE]

Eligibility Criteria: ILR + 1 year
Current Nationality:
Method of application: NCS Hampshire
Date of of Application: November 7, 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: November 8, 2013
Date of debit of fees: Account balance dropped by £874 on 11/01/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:Waiting
Date of approval : Waiting
Invitation for ceremony appointment: Waiting

This forum has helped me a lot, so it is only logical for me to inform and help others.

9ice 1 zombie, please post this timeline also to the Nov 2013 timeline...

Many thanks!

[alnuaimiuk]

Finally received today with date of the 08/01

Method of application: post office ( limed leave 5 years 9 months ILR )
Date of application: 29/10/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 30/10/2013
Date of debit of fees: 08/01/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement :11/01 dated (08/01/2014) the lucky things my birthday its 11/01
Date of receipt of approval: TBC
Date of Ceremony: TBC

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[TTOE]

Finally received today with date of the 08/01

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When did you send off your application, when was it received by the HO, when did you notice the drop in your bank balance?

Thanks mate!

[alnuaimiuk]

Method of application: post office ( limed leave 5 years 9 months ILR )
Date of application: 29/10/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 30/10/2013
Date of debit of fees: 08/01/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement :11/01 dated (08/01/2014) the lucky things my birthday its 11/01
Date of receipt of approval: TBC
Date of Ceremony: TBC

Finally received today with date of the 08/01

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When did you send off your application, when was it received by the HO, when did you notice the drop in your bank balance?

Thanks mate!

[apple02]

Eligibility criteria: Indefinite Leave to remain since 1997
Current nationality: Jamaican
Method of application: Self (1st Class Recorded Delivery)
Date of application: 23/10/2013
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 24/10/2013
Date of acknowledgment: 19/12/13 (dated 12/12/13)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 12/12/2013
Date approval received: Received 11/01/14 (Dated 08/01/14
Date of ceremony: waiting

Thank God for his deliverance. Thank God for this forum which has helped me immensely. I was so worried that I was not going to receive my approval due to the fact that 1) i sent in the old forms the one before the new one came out in September, 2) one of my referees was just 25 and i thought that question meant from age 26 and over. You know it just goes to show you just need to have faith and believe your going to receive it.

For all the previous post about requesting your documents delays your application, i requested my application on the 11/12/13 because I needed it for work and i was told by the home office people applying for British citizenship wont be affected, the only people who get affected are people who have definite leave only. Also she says before the send your requested documents back to you they photocopy everything from back to front before sending it back to you, so don't worry. If anything if i never requested my documents i would never have received my approval here today not yet anyway. So sometimes you've got to do what you've got to do to speed people up.

Thank you very much people and all the people who applied before me, same time as me and in October don't worry yours is on its way signed, sealed and delivered. Any brown letter that comes to your door with royal mail on it that should be it. I will check back to post my ceremony date when i get a letter from the council. Thanks

[altoum]

Application type: couple&3minors
method: ncs gateshead
Send to ukba: 7/11/2013
Rcvd by ukba: 8/11/2013
Date money taken from my account: 11/01/2013 (total of 3,223)
Aknlwd letter: atwaiting
Apprl: Awaiting

[bolatella]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Year ILR + 1 Year
Language criteria met (degree with NARIC Letter, PBS documents also used)
Method of application: NCS Edinburgh
Date of application: 11/11/2013
Payment method Card Payment
Date of receipt by UKBA: 12/11/2013 (Royal Mail tracking)
Date of acknowledgement: Not yet
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 11/01/2014
Date approval received:Not yet
Date of ceremony: not yet

[Williamme]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: ILR + 1 year
Method of application: NCS
Date of Application: 21, Oct, 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 22, Oct, 2013
Date of debit of fees: 22, Nov, 2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Never Received
Date of receipt of approval: 11, Jan, 2014 ( Dated 6, Jan, 2014)
Date of Ceremony: Arrange Later

[vzum]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria:EU 5 years+1 year PR
Method of application: Postal
Date of application:23/10/13 Royal Mail Special Delivery
Date of receipt by UKBA:24/10/13
Date of debit of fees: 12/12/13
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 18/12/13 (dated 12/12/13)
Date of receipt of approval: TBC
Date of Ceremony:TBC

long waiting just for acknowledgement,fingers cross for the rest....

Update: Approval letter received today,dated 09/01/14.
Waiting for ceremony invitation letter
Good luck everybody....

[s4sam]

Eligibility criteria: 10 Years ILR + 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met: Chartered Accountant UK + MSc UK + IELTS
Method of application: NCS Ealing
Date of application: 04/01/2014
Payment method Card Payment
Date of receipt by UKBA: 06/01/2014 (Royal Mail tracking)
Date of acknowledgement: Not yet
Date of debit or clearance of fees: Not yet
Date approval received:Not yet
Date of ceremony: not yet


please, any rough idea on when I'll get the reply...?

[naumanmumtaz]

Just to give you an update on my application:

Application Type: Legacy including legal and illegal stay + ILR 4 Years
Applied through NCS: 10/07/2013
Received by UKBA: 12/07/2013
Fees Declined: 16/07/2013
Resubmitted: 28/07/2013 Contacted UKBA 1-2times a month re update but no luck.
MP Involvement: 12/12/2013
Replied to MP: 16/12/2013 Reply was that its still being processed
Date of Approval: 17/12/2013
Approval Received: 04/01/2014
Date of Ceremony: 05/02/2014

Thanks to everyone on forum for discussion and help.
My advice 2 months after application, keep calling them for update and if no response get mp involved after 4 months and hopefully you will get positive response. Good Luck to all and see you in PP forum.

[apple02]

Just to give you an update on my application:

Application Type: Legacy including legal and illegal stay + ILR 4 Years
Applied through NCS: 10/07/2013
Received by UKBA: 12/07/2013
Fees Declined: 16/07/2013
Resubmitted: 28/07/2013 Contacted UKBA 1-2times a month re update but no luck.
MP Involvement: 12/12/2013
Replied to MP: 16/12/2013 Reply was that its still being processed
Date of Approval: 17/12/2013
Approval Received: 04/01/2014
Date of Ceremony: 05/02/2014

Thanks to everyone on forum for discussion and help.
My advice 2 months after application, keep calling them for update and if no response get mp involved after 4 months and hopefully you will get positive response. Good Luck to all and see you in PP forum.

Well done, I just got my approval on the 11/01/14, I hope my council have a date in January because February is still quite a trek away. I actually admire your spirit to never give up and pushed your application and I've heard so many people using their MP's to push their application and it actually works. So am so happy for you and wish everyone else on here their good lucks for acknowledgment and approvals

[kahn]

Just to give you an update on my application:

Application Type: Legacy including legal and illegal stay + ILR 4 Years
Applied through NCS: 10/07/2013
Received by UKBA: 12/07/2013
Fees Declined: 16/07/2013
Resubmitted: 28/07/2013 Contacted UKBA 1-2times a month re update but no luck.
MP Involvement: 12/12/2013
Replied to MP: 16/12/2013 Reply was that its still being processed
Date of Approval: 17/12/2013
Approval Received: 04/01/2014
Date of Ceremony: 05/02/2014

Thanks to everyone on forum for discussion and help.
My advice 2 months after application, keep calling them for update and if no response get mp involved after 4 months and hopefully you will get positive response. Good Luck to all and see you in PP forum.

Well done, I just got my approval on the 11/01/14, I hope my council have a date in January because February is still quite a trek away. I actually admire your spirit to never give up and pushed your application and I've heard so many people using their MP's to push their application and it actually works. So am so happy for you and wish everyone else on here their good lucks for acknowledgment and approvals

I guess,it would be quite hard in the case "including legal and illegal stay"

[oakleigh841]

Eligibility criteria: 3 year HSMP + 2 Year Tier1 + 1 Year ILR
Method of application: NCS Westminster
Date of application: 28/10/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 29/10/2013
Date of acknowledgement letter: 10/01/2014
Date of debit of fees: 08/01/2014
Date of approval: TBC
Date of Ceremony: TBC

[naumanmumtaz]

Thank you all for your concern. Always keep spirit up and keep pursuing things and you will get positive response. And yes it was bit tough 3 years in between my legal stay bit at end got approved so it's good.
All the best to everyone. Good luck guys

[rikken]

An update on applications for the period of 11 November to 3 January.

Still not many applications, but a couple are now being looked at.

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                         Apps submitted       Apps acknowledged       Apps approved
Week of 11 November             11                     2
Week of 18 November             16
Week of 25 November             10
Week of 2 December               9
Week of 9 December              10
Week of 16 December              7
Week of 23 December              2
Week of 30 December              3

[Pqek]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Year ILR + 1 Year
Language criteria met (degree with NARIC Letter, PBS documents also used)
Method of application: NCS Edinburgh
Date of application: 11/11/2013
Payment method Card Payment
Date of receipt by UKBA: 12/11/2013 (Royal Mail tracking)
Date of acknowledgement: Not yet
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 11/01/2014
Date approval received:Not yet
Date of ceremony: not yet

Any reason why you did not us NCS Aberdeen?

[LanaCHEL]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: marriage visa, then few years outside uk , 3 years ILR
Method of application: NCS Abingdon
Date of Application: 6, Nov, 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 7, Nov, 2013
Date of debit of fees: 12, Jan, 2014 (dated 13 Jan, as its sunday I suppose)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Waiting
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

[shiva321]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 1yr wp + 2yr HSMP + 3yr Tier1 + 1Yr ILR (Me, Spouse and 1 child[section 3(1)])
KOLL: PBS 10 points award print (as suggest and printed by NCS)
Method of application: NCS Bracknell
Date of Application: 6, Jan, 2014
Date of receipt by UKBA: NA
Date of debit of fees: 24 Jan 2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 29 Jan 2014 (Dated 24 Jan 2014)
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

[Gigatt]

Eligibility`Criteria:5yrs`HSMP+1yr`ILR.
Method of application:Self(Certified Passport`Copies`were`used.We`got`it`certified`through`Llyolds`Bank.We`didn't`send`originals)
Date of of Application:October`22nd`2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: October23, 2013
Date of debit of fees: 08/12/2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:11/12/3013
Date of approval : 08/01/2014.Received`10/01/2014
Invitation for ceremony appointment: Waiting.
Thanks.

Sorry`my`space`bar`key`is`bad.

[hal]

Eligibility criteria:legacy + ILR
Method of application:Postal
Date of receipt by UKBA: 24/10/2013
Date of debit of fees:18/12/2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 27/12/2013
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

[aneel_07]

I applied on the 5/11/2013 and the payment has been taken today 13/01/2013.Apparently the delay was due to large volume of applications before the rules change at the end of October.

I applied on the 5/11/2013 and The payment has not gone through yet and no ack was sent.

I did get the confirmation of the post.

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5 (HSMP/Tier1) +1 ILR
Method of application: Nationality Checking Service (NCS) Islington London
Date of application: 1 Nov 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 2 Nov 2013 (checked using tracking number received from NCS when applying)

17 Dec 2013-> No acknowlegment received yet... and no money deducted?

- Its been 6.5 weeks now and i have not received an acknowledgement yet?
- On the ukba website they say in busy times it can take up to 4 weeks? Is it normal for acknowledgment to take very much longer than 4 weeks?
- Is there a number of email i can use to find out the status and if there is a problem or do i just play the waiting game?

[dkapan10]

Eligibility criteria:legacy + ILR
Method of application: NCS Tower Hamlets
Date of Application: 08/11/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 11/11/2013
Date of debit of fees:11/01/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Waiting
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

I am still remaining patient, it will be all worth it in the end.

[Bruno30]

NATURALISATION APPLICATION TIMELINE:-

Eligibility Criteria: 3yrs Spouse of BC

Method of Application: NCS Hampshire

Date of Application : 02/01/2014

Date of Receipt by UKBA : 03/01/2014

Date of Debit of Fees : 23/01/14

Date of Receipt of Acknowledgement: Waiting

Date of Receipt of Approval: Waiting

Date of Ceremony: Waiting