July 2013 - Naturalisation application Timeline

[sunil.suneel]

But dont forget it is in July that we have seen the quickest turn around in a couple of cases...

I guess if your application is straight forward and no background checks required the decisions are within a week of receiving the application.

But how would they define a "straight forward application" and not carry out "background checks"?

Thats the problem isn't it ... there is no definition at all ...

[tinku]

[quote="njoy1987"][quote="tinku"]Dear July applicants,

My thoughts - So far it looks like all approval decisions for July applicants are taking longer compared to previous months. No matter what the Nationality was...

We had only handful of approvals so far in July!

Cheers,
Tinku[/quote]

Too fast to say I guess the next 2 weeks be crucial we got to give atleast 6 weeks I am patient well atleast for now :p[/quote]

[tinku]

From what I can see in July timeline is that all approved applicants were postal ones! may be we need to wait couple more weeks, but I reckon approvals have slow down a bit for NCS applicants :(

[sunil.suneel]

From what I can see in July timeline is that all approved applicants were postal ones! may be we need to wait couple more weeks, but I reckon approvals have slow down a bit for NCS applicants

July has just ended and looks like not many people are sharing their timelines this month... Lets give it some time...

[facts]

From what I can see in July timeline is that all approved applicants were postal ones! may be we need to wait couple more weeks, but I reckon approvals have slow down a bit for NCS applicants

July has just ended and looks like not many people are sharing their timelines this month... Lets give it some time...

Or people have gone on holidays and unable to check their post.

[ARVI]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Yr WP + 1 Yr ILR
Application Type: SELF AND SPOUSE JOINT
Method of application: NCS SOUTHAMPTON
Date of Application: 18/07/2013
Received by UKBA: 19/07/2013
Money disappeared from account: On 23/07/2013
Date of acknowledgement: Received on 25/07/2013, letter dated 22/07/2013
Date of approval: Waiting
Date of Citizenship Ceremony: Waiting

[sameeer]

Eligibility criteria: 2 years HSMP + 3 years Tie1 + 1 year ILR
Application : Self
Method of application: Postal (Royalmail Signed for)
Date of application: 25th July 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 29th July 2013
Date of debit of fees: 31st July 2013
Date of acknowledgement: 31st July 2013 (Arrived on 5th Aug)
Date of approval: Awaiting
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting

[tinku]

I have contacted my local council and they have advised me that there has been delays in processing applications recently by HO and hence we should expect some delays for final approvals.

[njoy1987]

I have contacted my local council and they have advised me that there has been delays in processing applications recently by HO and hence we should expect some delays for final approvals.

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ah mayn no good news anywhere

[sunil.suneel]

I have contacted my local council and they have advised me that there has been delays in processing applications recently by HO and hence we should expect some delays for final approvals.

Which council do you belong to ??? And what was the reason they quoted for the delay ?

[tinku]

I have contacted my local council and they have advised me that there has been delays in processing applications recently by HO and hence we should expect some delays for final approvals.

Which council do you belong to ??? And what was the reason the quoted for the delay ?

Council is Ealing. There seems to be some technical issue in UKBA, Liverpool, but did not gather what the actual issue was. Hope this information is useful

[facts]

I don't think it's council related problem, is the HO issue as Victoria posted in Match timeline thread:

That's what they told us via email last week. That they have some sort of issue that prevents them to despatch documents. Letters might be a different thing but they aren't sending any visas out. Any idea on how long this will take to resolve? We need our documents back urgently.

I hope they haven't lost documents/files while moving offices etc. What exactly did they say?

"We are having issues with one of our processes at the minute and are currently unable to despatch your visa." Vague as always...

[njoy1987]

anyone else heard anything from UKBA for those who applied in July, are we establishing there is IT problems?

[adilshahzaman]

anyone else heard anything from UKBA for those who applied in July, are we establishing there is IT problems?

Most of the cases from June are still pending... I applied in July but have no hope of decision anytime soon...

[cricinfo]

My wife applied through NCS today and the lady in NCS said they haven't received any certificate in the last 2 - 3 weeks which is unusual. She didn't know the reason though!!!

[tinku]

I've looked at approvals back in 2012 same period and noted that starting from July, approvals took about 1-2 months. May be down to staffing levels in UKBA offices who knows!

[sunil.suneel]

My wife applied through NCS today and the lady in NCS said they haven't received any certificate in the last 2 - 3 weeks which is unusual. She didn't know the reason though!!!

Thats interesting... strange that even the councils dont know the reason...

[scrapper]

I've looked at approvals back in 2012 same period and noted that starting from July, approvals took about 1-2 months. May be down to staffing levels in UKBA offices who knows!

This sudden slowness could be because HO caseworkers might have taken annual leave, remember its summer holidays in schools and parents tend to take holidays when children are off from school.

[ARVI]

No worry guys , do not forget that we have our work permit / HSMP or all other categories applications had been approved in July month 5 -6 years earlier , At that time there was summer vacations and may be HO employees went to holidays too. So stay calm, think positive.
All will get sorted in next 2-3 weeks.

[njoy1987]

No worry guys , do not forget that we have our work permit / HSMP or all other categories applications had been approved in July month 5 -6 years earlier , At that time there was summer vacations and may be HO employees went to holidays too. So stay calm, think positive.
All will get sorted in next 2-3 weeks.

thanks for the input I think you are right
I think staff are off for half term / summer / eid

[Derivaz]

Hi Guys

I've contacted the HO and they've told me that they reason why no naturalisation certificate has been issued lately is because they have a technical issue preventing them from entering decisions onto the system.

They also said that they expect it to be resolved within the next 2 weeks and that no data or application has been lost and if it's been received, it will be dealt with.

So it seems like they are working on the applications, but just can't enter the decisions, so we could see a lot of decision letters being sent out at some point in August, when this issue gets sorted.

Hope this helps clarify the matter

Regards

D.

[tinku]

Hi Guys

I've contacted the HO and they've told me that they reason why no naturalisation certificate has been issued lately is because they have a technical issue preventing them from entering decisions onto the system.

They also said that they expect it to be resolved within the next 2 weeks and that no data or application has been lost and if it's been received, it will be dealt with.

So it seems like they are working on the applications, but just can't enter the decisions, so we could see a lot of decision letters being sent out at some point in August, when this issue gets sorted.

Hope this helps clarify the matter

Regards

D.

Thank you very much. This information is useful. Do you know how long they have had this issue for ?
Cheers, T

[Derivaz]

Hi Guys

I've contacted the HO and they've told me that they reason why no naturalisation certificate has been issued lately is because they have a technical issue preventing them from entering decisions onto the system.

They also said that they expect it to be resolved within the next 2 weeks and that no data or application has been lost and if it's been received, it will be dealt with.

So it seems like they are working on the applications, but just can't enter the decisions, so we could see a lot of decision letters being sent out at some point in August, when this issue gets sorted.

Hope this helps clarify the matter

Regards

D.

Thank you very much. This information is useful. Do you know how long they have had this issue for ?
Cheers, T

No problem. No, they didn't say how long they have had the issue for; but I asked them for the issue they have had recently; so I think it's been for a couple of weeks... so we will see if we start getting July decisions in 2 weeks...

[sameeer]

Hi Guys

I've contacted the HO and they've told me that they reason why no naturalisation certificate has been issued lately is because they have a technical issue preventing them from entering decisions onto the system.

They also said that they expect it to be resolved within the next 2 weeks and that no data or application has been lost and if it's been received, it will be dealt with.

So it seems like they are working on the applications, but just can't enter the decisions, so we could see a lot of decision letters being sent out at some point in August, when this issue gets sorted.

Hope this helps clarify the matter

Regards

D.

Strange how long these guys take to resolve an IT issue on such critical systems which is blocking so much of work ... Its been out for more than 2 weeks and would take 2 more weeks to resolve... No wonder where all the monies is going ...

[Derivaz]

Hi Guys

I've contacted the HO and they've told me that they reason why no naturalisation certificate has been issued lately is because they have a technical issue preventing them from entering decisions onto the system.

They also said that they expect it to be resolved within the next 2 weeks and that no data or application has been lost and if it's been received, it will be dealt with.

So it seems like they are working on the applications, but just can't enter the decisions, so we could see a lot of decision letters being sent out at some point in August, when this issue gets sorted.

Hope this helps clarify the matter

Regards

D.

Strange how long these guys take to resolve an IT issue on such critical systems which is blocking so much of work ... Its been out for more than 2 weeks and would take 2 more weeks to resolve... No wonder where all the monies is going ...

In my company; an issue like that would be solved the same day or max the day after; you can't take 4 weeks to resolve a critical issue like that, but I'm talking about the private sector; the HO is a different story....