Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[tjav]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: Long stay
Method of application: NCS Cambridge
Date of Application: 25th November, 21013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 27th November, 2013
Date of debit of fees: 15th January, 2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 17th January, 2014
Date of receipt of approval: Dated 5th Feb. 2014, Received letter - 12th Feb. 2014
Date of Ceremony: 3rd March, 2014

[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: Received by post on 15/01/2014, dated 11/01/2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 11/01/2014
Date approval received: 11/02/2014 (Approval date on the letter 03\02\2013)
Date of ceremony: 25/02/2014

Good luck to all

[Jenny177]

Guys, I know this post is not for here but I've got a question.
I received my documents last week and the letter, stating that I should wait for an invitation to a ceremony, which may take approximately 2 weeks but as far as I can see, it normally comes straight after the documents. Should I call the HO and ask them whether they have actually sent it or wait?

[ah_kassem]

Guys, I know this post is not for here but I've got a question.
I received my documents last week and the letter, stating that I should wait for an invitation to a ceremony, which may take approximately 2 weeks but as far as I can see, it normally comes straight after the documents. Should I call the HO and ask them whether they have actually sent it or wait?

when i got my citizenship last january i called my council and booked ceremony u can call them and check if they recieved the letter from HO

[Jenny177]

Guys, I know this post is not for here but I've got a question.
I received my documents last week and the letter, stating that I should wait for an invitation to a ceremony, which may take approximately 2 weeks but as far as I can see, it normally comes straight after the documents. Should I call the HO and ask them whether they have actually sent it or wait?

when i got my citizenship last january i called my council and booked ceremony u can call them and check if they recieved the letter from HO

But in the letter it's written that I should wait to receive an invitation and If I don't receive it in the next 2 weeks, then I have to contact them and ask.

[kerrypolka]

Guys, I know this post is not for here but I've got a question.
I received my documents last week and the letter, stating that I should wait for an invitation to a ceremony, which may take approximately 2 weeks but as far as I can see, it normally comes straight after the documents. Should I call the HO and ask them whether they have actually sent it or wait?

when i got my citizenship last january i called my council and booked ceremony u can call them and check if they recieved the letter from HO

But in the letter it's written that I should wait to receive an invitation and If I don't receive it in the next 2 weeks, then I have to contact them and ask.

You should probably just follow the instructions in the letter, which say to wait for two weeks and then get in touch.

[Astrcastra]

Eligibility criteria: ( 5yrs + 1ILR )
Method of application: Postal
Date posted: 30/10/13
Date of receipt by UKBA: 31/10/13,
Date of debit of fees:9/01/14
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 15/01/14
Date of receipt of approval: 7/02/14 received (12/02/14)
Date of Ceremony:TBA

[dnkumars]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Year ILR + 1 Year
Language criteria met (degree & 10 Points in English Language from UKBA Calculator)
Method of application: NCS Harrow
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of application: 17/12/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 18/12/2013 (Royal Mail tracking)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 22/01/2014
Date of acknowledgement: Received by post on 25/01/2014, dated 21/01/2014
Date approval received: Pending.
Date of ceremony: Pending.

[dadageer]

I have applied for my Naturalization. Timeline so far

Eligibility criteria: 1yr HSMP+ 4 yrs Tier-1 + 1yr ILR
Language criteria met :IELTS 8.0
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Wokingham
Date of application: 29.01.2014
Payment method CC/DC: Direct Debit
Date of receipt by UKBA: 03.02.2014 (Royal mail Proof of Delivery)
Date of acknowledgement: 07.02.2014 (Received 11.02.2014)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 06.02.2014
Date approval received: Pending
Date of ceremony: Pending

Fee Debited DD by Nationality Direct on 06/02. I have just checked my online statement and can see my account has gone £874 less!

Update: Ack letter received from UKBA

[alanao]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Work Permit + 1 ILR
Language criteria met: Australian
Method of application: NCS Wandsworth
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of application: 04/11/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 05/11/2013 (Royal Mail tracking)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 10/01/2014
Date of acknowledgement: did not receive confirmation from the HO
Date of approval: 03/02/2014
Date approval received: 12/02/2014
Date of ceremony: Pending.

It took awhile to get the confirmation but really relieved. Thanks for the posts of lots of people here. Good luck to all who are still waiting.

[sam800]

Eligibility criteria : HSMP (JR) 1yr + 3yrs + 2.5yr on ILR (was out of country in between)
Current nationality : Indian
Language criteria met : See Part-1
Method of application : Royal Mail Special Delivery
Date of application : 04-NOV-2013
Date of receipt by UKBA : 05-NOV-2013 (tracked via Royal Mail website)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement : 15-JAN-2014 dated 09-JAN-2014
Date of debit of fees : 15-JAN-2014
Date of receipt of query about KOLL : 18-JAN-2014 dated 14-JAN-2014
Language criteria met : See Part-2
Date of receipt of approval : 12-FEB-2014 dated 04-FEB-2014
Date of Ceremony : TBA (have been asked to contact local authority)

Part-1
I had printed out the form and partially filled it a few months before 28-OCT-2013. That did not mention the KOLL
requirements and it never occurred to me to go check if the form had changed. So only document satisfying KOLL
requirement sent at this time was the original pass letter of the Life in the UK test.

Part-2
Got a query to submit KOLL requirements. Emailed them docs on 18-JAN and got an automated reply saying
you will not receive any reply. So waited a few days and then sent email to another of their email addresses.
Got the standard no-reply email again. But finally someone there had the courtesy to reply on 22-JAN saying they cannot
accept email and need to send by post.
So posted the following docs on 24-JAN by 1st class - printout of Points Based assessment (PBS) from UKBA website for
my Indian degrees and photocopies of my degree certificates

(sorry just added little more info thinking it might help anyone in similar situation ..appreciate the forum very much)

[slav]

Eligibility criteria: EEA national 5 Year ILR + 1 Year
Language criteria: Cambridge First Certificate in English
Method of application: NCS Blackpool
Method of payment: Personal cheque
Date of application: 09/01/2014
Date of receipt by UKBA: 14/01/2014 (Royal Mail tracking)
Date of acknowledgement: Received by post on 23/01/2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 03/02/2014
Date approval received: Pending.
Date of ceremony: Pending.

[vijayefi]

[quote="vijayefi"]Update:
Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (2yrs(HSMP) + 3yrs(Tier1) + 1 yr ILR; + 1 Child

Method of application: NCS (Hounslow-London)
Date Applied: 29-Nov-2103
Date of receipt by UKBA: 02-Dec-2013
Date of debit of fees: 17-Jan-2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 20-Jan-2014
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of Ceremony:Waiting


[quote="vijayefi"]Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (2yrs(HSMP) + 3yrs(Tier1) + 1 yr ILR; + 1 Child

Method of application: NCS (Hounslow-London)
Date Applied: 29-Nov-2103
Date of receipt by UKBA: 02-Dec-2013
Date of debit of fees: 17-Jan-2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 20-Jan-2014
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of Ceremony:Waiting


Vijay Kumar

Update: Called up HO and they said decision has been made so hoping all is well

[rishahid]

Hello Sam800,
it seems like your application has been successfully processed now. Congrats.
Could you please confirm:
1- Was your degree from India (and was it Bachelors or Masters)
2- if yes, did you validate your degree from NARIC? Did they confirm if it meets C1 criteria?
3- Which documents (exactly) did you send them as part 2 when requested?

I am in a similar situation with my wife :s. Her degree is not from UK and I have submitted our application as joint.

kind regards,

Eligibility criteria : HSMP (JR) 1yr + 3yrs + 2.5yr on ILR (was out of country in between)
Current nationality : Indian
Language criteria met : See Part-1
Method of application : Royal Mail Special Delivery
Date of application : 04-NOV-2013
Date of receipt by UKBA : 05-NOV-2013 (tracked via Royal Mail website)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement : 15-JAN-2014 dated 09-JAN-2014
Date of debit of fees : 15-JAN-2014
Date of receipt of query about KOLL : 18-JAN-2014 dated 14-JAN-2014
Language criteria met : See Part-2
Date of receipt of approval : 12-FEB-2014 dated 04-FEB-2014
Date of Ceremony : TBA (have been asked to contact local authority)

Part-1
I had printed out the form and partially filled it a few months before 28-OCT-2013. That did not mention the KOLL
requirements and it never occurred to me to go check if the form had changed. So only document satisfying KOLL
requirement sent at this time was the original pass letter of the Life in the UK test.

Part-2
Got a query to submit KOLL requirements. Emailed them docs on 18-JAN and got an automated reply saying
you will not receive any reply. So waited a few days and then sent email to another of their email addresses.
Got the standard no-reply email again. But finally someone there had the courtesy to reply on 22-JAN saying they cannot
accept email and need to send by post.
So posted the following docs on 24-JAN by 1st class - printout of Points Based assessment (PBS) from UKBA website for
my Indian degrees and photocopies of my degree certificates

(sorry just added little more info thinking it might help anyone in similar situation ..appreciate the forum very much)

[mbnarayn]

Eligibility criteria: Long Residence 10 Years + 1 Year ILR
Language criteria: British Masters Degree
Method of application: Self
Method of payment: Debit Card
Date of application: 16 Nov 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 18 Nov 2014 (Royal Mail Tracked)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 13 Jan 2014
Date acknowledgement received: 15 Jan 2014
Date approval received: 13 Feb 2014
Date of ceremony: Pending

Dear all,

Thanks everyone for your contributions and support. Finally received the approval today.

I would like to give some further information about my application. I did not send any originals or did I use NCS, instead I only sent certified photocopies and made a self application. It only cost me 50£ to get it certified by a solicitor although others may charge a lot more. It did save me a lot of time though as I was not able to get any NCS appointments to my preference nor did I have to take any time off work. Having previously made various successful UKBA applications I trusted myself to get this one right too and indeed I have.

All the best to those waiting.

Regards,

[dabbler80]

Hi congratulations can u please explain about copies if passport did u send all the pages ? Or just first and visa page I posted my app last month only sent first page and pr

[farrukhnizam]

Update:
Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (2yrs(HSMP) + 3yrs(Tier1) + 1 yr ILR; + 1 Child

Method of application: NCS (Hounslow-London)
Date Applied: 29-Nov-2103
Date of receipt by UKBA: 02-Dec-2013
Date of debit of fees: 17-Jan-2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 20-Jan-2014
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of Ceremony:Waiting

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (2yrs(HSMP) + 3yrs(Tier1) + 1 yr ILR; + 1 Child

Method of application: NCS (Hounslow-London)
Date Applied: 29-Nov-2103
Date of receipt by UKBA: 02-Dec-2013
Date of debit of fees: 17-Jan-2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 20-Jan-2014
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of Ceremony:Waiting


Vijay Kumar

Update: Called up HO and they said decision has been made so hoping all is well

Hi Vijay,
Hopefully, this will be a good news.
Can you please let me know when did you call them. Did you ask them when they took the decision and when I will receive the letter from HO.
Thanks
Farrukh Nizam

[vijayefi]

[quote="farrukhnizam"][quote="vijayefi"][quote="vijayefi"]Update:
Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (2yrs(HSMP) + 3yrs(Tier1) + 1 yr ILR; + 1 Child

Method of application: NCS (Hounslow-London)
Date Applied: 29-Nov-2103
Date of receipt by UKBA: 02-Dec-2013
Date of debit of fees: 17-Jan-2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 20-Jan-2014
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of Ceremony:Waiting


[quote="vijayefi"]Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (2yrs(HSMP) + 3yrs(Tier1) + 1 yr ILR; + 1 Child

Method of application: NCS (Hounslow-London)
Date Applied: 29-Nov-2103
Date of receipt by UKBA: 02-Dec-2013
Date of debit of fees: 17-Jan-2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 20-Jan-2014
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of Ceremony:Waiting


Vijay Kumar

Update: Called up HO and they said decision has been made so hoping all is well [/quote][/quote][/quote]


Hi Vijay,
Hopefully, this will be a good news.
Can you please let me know when did you call them. Did you ask them when they took the decision and when I will receive the letter from HO.
Thanks
Farrukh Nizam[/quote]

Hi Farrukh,

Thanks.... I am hoping for the same.....

I called them today....
Yes I asked them and they told me that the decision was taken on 10th and will be receiving the letter shortly and when I further queried to know about the decision, they said unfortunately they cannot disclose it so again it is a waiting game for me.. Hope I may receive it tomorrow...

Hope this helps...

[willbebritish80]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years work Permit + 1 Year ILR

Method of application: NCS Tunbridge wells

Date of Application: 19/11/2013

Date of receipt by UKBA: 25/11/2013 (Royal Mail Tracking)

Date of debit of fees: 17/01/2013

Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 22/01/2014

Date of receipt of approval: 12/02/2014 (Confirmed over phone by calling on number 08706067766)

Date of Ceremony: 17/03/2014



This is the best forum on net. my best wishes to all those who are still waiting, good news is on the way.

Thank you very much to the everyone. Now mission passport application

[sameeer]

Just wondering if there are anyone on this board whos initial payment got rejected for some reason and then was deducted second time ??? how much delay has this added to usual processing time ?

[vijayefi]

[quote="vijayefi"][quote="farrukhnizam"][quote="vijayefi"][quote="vijayefi"]Update:
Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (2yrs(HSMP) + 3yrs(Tier1) + 1 yr ILR; + 1 Child

Method of application: NCS (Hounslow-London)
Date Applied: 29-Nov-2103
Date of receipt by UKBA: 02-Dec-2013
Date of debit of fees: 17-Jan-2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 20-Jan-2014
Date of receipt of approval: 06-Feb-2014(Called up HO and got confirmed )
Date of Ceremony:TBC


@Farrukk, I called them again and they confirmed that my application is approved

Thanks everyone and all the best for people who are waiting and hope it wont be long wait going forward as the October Mania is gone now...

[quote="vijayefi"]Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (2yrs(HSMP) + 3yrs(Tier1) + 1 yr ILR; + 1 Child

Method of application: NCS (Hounslow-London)
Date Applied: 29-Nov-2103
Date of receipt by UKBA: 02-Dec-2013
Date of debit of fees: 17-Jan-2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 20-Jan-2014
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of Ceremony:Waiting


Vijay Kumar

Update: Called up HO and they said decision has been made so hoping all is well [/quote][/quote][/quote]


Hi Vijay,
Hopefully, this will be a good news.
Can you please let me know when did you call them. Did you ask them when they took the decision and when I will receive the letter from HO.
Thanks
Farrukh Nizam[/quote]

Hi Farrukh,

Thanks.... I am hoping for the same.....

I called them today....
Yes I asked them and they told me that the decision was taken on 10th and will be receiving the letter shortly and when I further queried to know about the decision, they said unfortunately they cannot disclose it so again it is a waiting game for me.. Hope I may receive it tomorrow...

Hope this helps...[/quote]

[alnuaimiuk]

Any body applied on October Did not get his approval yet ???

[sam800]

Hi rishahid,

1-Yes, degrees were done in India. I had submitted copies of both Bachelor's degree as well as my Master's degree.
2-No, did not validate with NARIC nor confirm if it meets C1 criteria ( I had read on this forum but on a different KOLL topic that home office people were saying if UKBA site's PBS evaluation comes out to the required points, that would be sufficient, so I tried that route)
3-Sorry, not sure what details you require here other than what I have already mentioned in that post - "printout of Points Based assessment (PBS) from UKBA website for my Indian degrees and photocopies of my degree certificates" ...

Best of luck on your application,
sam

Hello Sam800,
it seems like your application has been successfully processed now. Congrats.
Could you please confirm:
1- Was your degree from India (and was it Bachelors or Masters)
2- if yes, did you validate your degree from NARIC? Did they confirm if it meets C1 criteria?
3- Which documents (exactly) did you send them as part 2 when requested?

I am in a similar situation with my wife :s. Her degree is not from UK and I have submitted our application as joint.

kind regards,

[darthsolicitortobe]

Hi All,

I am in the exact same boat as KM25:

Date of application: 24/10/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 25/10/2013
Date of debit of fees: TBC
Date of acknowledgement letter: TBC
Date of approval: TBC
Date of Ceremony: TBC

No point going crazy for nothing. Just sit back and wait.........

*******************UPDATE***************


Date of application: 24/10/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 25/10/2013
Date of debit of fees: 09/01/14 (an attempt made on 30/12/13 but my credit card was surprisingly rejected, although it was valid. I was sent a paying in slip which I scanned back to them as well, as sending in the post. Someone called me from the HO when they received my scanned paying in slip, and they took my payment over the phone.)
Date of acknowledgement letter: 14/01/14
Date of approval: 10/02/14 received on 13/02/14
Date of Ceremony: TBC


I called the HO today to find out what was happening, because I wanted to make sure that my file had been passed to a caseworker due to the fact that I had to request for my documents (I forgot to mention that I requested for my documents on 28/12/13 and they arrived with my acknowledgement letter). The lady I spoke to expressly said that NOTHING had been sent out to me, but I had my approval waiting for me at home in the famous brown envelope.

Basically, the left hand is not communicating with the right hand, at the HO.

Good luck to the rest of you waiting. British Citizenship is not the be all and end all (after all there are homeless Brits), but it is one less thing to worry about! This forum has been a great source of comfort to me and I am happy to answer any questions. God bless you all.

[farrukhnizam]

@Farrukk, I called them again and they confirmed that my application is approved



Many many congrats Vijay...