Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[Blessingallmy]

[quote="Blessingallmy"]Blessingallmy.

Application Timeline:
Eligibility criteria: 5yr+ 1yr ILR
Method of application: Postal
Date of receipt by UKBA: 20/02/2014
Date of debit of fees: 5/03/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 5/03/20014
Date of receipt of approval:7/04/2014
Date of Ceremony:SOON
Thank you UKBA , so please the time was quick , GOD is good all the Times, thank you immigration boards.com, and all the best everyone. I am sooooo happy

[sian.b]

I've been watching this thread for a few weeks now.

It's my husband's application. Here's the timeline:

Eligibility criteria: British Citizen Spouse 3 years
Method of application: NCS Hampshire
Date of Application: 5/3/14
Date of receipt by UKBA: 6/3/14
Date of debit of fees: 10/3/14
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Around 17/3/14
Date of receipt of approval: 10/4/14
Date of Ceremony: 3/6/14

We're pleased at how quick the approval was (around 5 weeks) as we were expecting to be waiting a lot longer for that. However, we had though the ceremony would be sooner than 8 weeks after approval! It's a bit of a long wait but we are in no rush so won't pay for a private one. Still have the passport to do next before we can go on holiday anyway!

[majamcr]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years long residence + 22 months ILR
Method of application: NCS Manchester,13/02/2014
Date of receipt by UKBA: 14/02/2014
Date of debit of fees: 19/02/2014 (£874 was disappear yesterday from my account)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 21/02/14 ( dated 18/02/14)
Date of receipt of approval: 05/04/14 dated (27/03/14)
Date of Ceremony:16/04/14
I have one quick question, i have received the citizenship invitation letter from home office and i booked the ceremony as well.My question is that do i only need to show this invitation letter received from home office to the council or do i have to produce any other docs as i did not received any thing from council or any one else.

You also have to bring a proof of identity, such as passport or photo driving licence.

[karenlisast]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + ILR + marriage
Nationality: USA
Method of application: NCS Islington
Date of application: 01/04/2014
Date of receipt by UKBA : 02/04/2014
Date of debit of fees: 11/04/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 16/04/2014 (dated 10/04/2014)
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of ceremony : Waiting

am i being really dim? I can't see anywhere to edit my post or delete (so I can repost) and I don't want to get shouted at for repeat posting...

[Zainy]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years long residence + 22 months ILR
Method of application: NCS Manchester,13/02/2014
Date of receipt by UKBA: 14/02/2014
Date of debit of fees: 19/02/2014 (£874 was disappear yesterday from my account)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 21/02/14 ( dated 18/02/14)
Date of receipt of approval: 05/04/14 dated (27/03/14)
Date of Ceremony:16/04/14
I have got the British citizen certificate today (16/04/14) journey completed.

[jigarnmehta]

Applicants: Self
Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1 + 1 year ILR
Language eligibility: Life in the UK test + UK Masters Degree
Method of application: NCS, Hatfield, Hertfordshire
Date of application: 25/02/2014
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 27/02/14
Date of aknowlegment: 06/03/14
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 03/03/14
Date of approval received: still waiting
Date of ceremony:

I have been told that a decision has been made and the decision letter is posted on the 15th April, I hope its an approval letter, fingers X'd

[macmac]

Hi,

How did you get an update on your application? who you contacted and how?

Thanks

Applicants: Self
Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1 + 1 year ILR
Language eligibility: Life in the UK test + UK Masters Degree
Method of application: NCS, Hatfield, Hertfordshire
Date of application: 25/02/2014
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 27/02/14
Date of aknowlegment: 06/03/14
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 03/03/14
Date of approval received: still waiting
Date of ceremony:

I have been told that a decision has been made and the decision letter is posted on the 15th April, I hope its an approval letter, fingers X'd

[jigarnmehta]

Hi macmac: i rang the nationality helpline number i.e. 0300 123 2253, very helpful bunch of people. good luck.

Hi,

How did you get an update on your application? who you contacted and how?

Thanks

Applicants: Self
Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1 + 1 year ILR
Language eligibility: Life in the UK test + UK Masters Degree
Method of application: NCS, Hatfield, Hertfordshire
Date of application: 25/02/2014
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 27/02/14
Date of aknowlegment: 06/03/14
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 03/03/14
Date of approval received: still waiting
Date of ceremony:

I have been told that a decision has been made and the decision letter is posted on the 15th April, I hope its an approval letter, fingers X'd

[asadulla]

Finally brown envelope arrived, after a long wait of 5 months.

My Time line
Eligibility criteria: HSMP 3 years+ Tier 1 2 years + 1 year ILR (Applied for myself, wife and 2 children.)
Method of application: NCS - Bolton
Date of application: 11/11/13
Date of receipt by UKBA: 12/11/13
Date of debit of fees: Payment drawn from my account on 11/01/14.
Date of Acknowledgment received: 15/01/2014 (dated 11/01/2014)
Date of approval: 10/04/2014 Post arrived on 17/04/2014
Date of Ceremony: Not yet


Apparently the delay was due my Case worker going off sick.

Also for KOLL requirements i had only submitted my Degree certificate and letter from university stating that my degree was taught in English.
I had received a letter from Home office requesting for NARIC letter. As NARIC letter was not required as per the home office website. I mentioned this clearly in a covering letter and also included a self assessment from the point based calculator. This was sufficient and i received approval based on this.

Thanks for everyone.

[chisco76]

[quote="chisco76"]Application Timeline

Criteria-: (Former EU spouse for 9 years + 22 months PR)
Method of application: NCS Southwark
Date of Application: 12/02/2014
date of receipt of application by UKBA: 13/02/2014
Date of payment of fees by debit card: 18/02/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 21/02/2014 ( dated 18/02/2014)
Date of receipt of approval: 02/04/ 2014 ( dated 26/03/2014)
Date of ceremony: 14/04/2014

Goodluck and thank you.

[harsh83uk]

UPDATED:

Eligibility criteria: 10 year long residence + 1 year ILR
Language criteria : LIUK + UK Degree
Method of application: Self (Post)
Date application sent: 05/03/14
Date of receipt by UKBA: 06/03/2014
Date of debit of fees: 10/03/14
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 13/03/14 (dated 10/03/14)
Date of receipt of approval: 17/04/2014 (dated 14/04/14)
Date of receipt of documents:17/04/2014
Date of ceremony: WAITING

[Dr MS]

UPDATED:

Eligibility criteria: 10 year long residence + 1 year ILR
Language criteria : LIUK + UK Degree
Method of application: Self (Post)
Date application sent: 05/03/14
Date of receipt by UKBA: 06/03/2014
Date of debit of fees: 10/03/14
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 13/03/14 (dated 10/03/14)
Date of receipt of approval: 17/04/2014 (dated 14/04/14)
Date of receipt of documents:17/04/2014
Date of ceremony: WAITING

Congratulations!

[robakles]

Hi macmac: i rang the nationality helpline number i.e. 0300 123 2253, very helpful bunch of people. good luck.

Hi,

How did you get an update on your application? who you contacted and how?

Thanks

Applicants: Self
Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1 + 1 year ILR
Language eligibility: Life in the UK test + UK Masters Degree
Method of application: NCS, Hatfield, Hertfordshire
Date of application: 25/02/2014
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 27/02/14
Date of aknowlegment: 06/03/14
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 03/03/14
Date of approval received: still waiting
Date of ceremony:

I have been told that a decision has been made and the decision letter is posted on the 15th April, I hope its an approval letter, fingers X'd

interesting, i called them twice and was told that my application is not 6 months old therefore they wont check the progress, very rude guy told me in fact that i was wasting his time !!!

[lamijm]

Guys yesterday my mate gave me a 0300 number to check on the progress of my application. I wasnt gonna call but did anyway. I applied on the 13th of march and fees debited on the 20th. The guy that answered the phone at ukba asked for my ref number and told me to hold while he checked the system for my records.

He then came back to tell me its not even with a caseworker as yet because his system is not showing any progress since fees were debited and applications could take up to 6 months . Im surprised after takiing the fees so quickly its still sat there in a pile just waiting. I guess its late may for me then

[user2012]

Eligibility criteria: British Citizen's Spouse - 3 years
Method of application: NCS Brent
Date of Application: 04/03/2014
Date of debit of fees: 10/03/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: letter dated 14/03/2014
Date of receipt of approval: 17/04/2014 (dated 15/04/2014)
Date of Ceremony: yet to be booked

Wanted to share my experience..
We had read about someone sending a special delivery envelope along with their application..
We decided to do the same and it worked !
They sent the approval letter in the special next day delivery envelope which we had sent along with the application..
Its just £5-6, which is nothing compared to the entire fee.. wonder why the home office doesn't do this..
It would save so much of anxiety.. and nobody would mind paying £5 more when they're paying such a big amount..

And the contact centre.. just one day before this I called them up but they had said that my application hasn't been picked up by any case worker !
And within 2-3 days I got the approval letter !

[Soebmk]

Eligibility criteria: British Citizen's Spouse - 3 years
Method of application: NCS Brent
Date of Application: 04/03/2014
Date of debit of fees: 10/03/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: letter dated 14/03/2014
Date of receipt of approval: 17/04/2014 (dated 15/04/2014)
Date of Ceremony: yet to be booked

Wanted to share my experience..
We had read about someone sending a special delivery envelope along with their application..
We decided to do the same and it worked !
They sent the approval letter in the special next day delivery envelope which we had sent along with the application..
Its just £5-6, which is nothing compared to the entire fee.. wonder why the home office doesn't do this..
It would save so much of anxiety.. and nobody would mind paying £5 more when they're paying such a big amount..

And the contact centre.. just one day before this I called them up but they had said that my application hasn't been picked up by any case worker !
And within 2-3 days I got the approval letter !

Hi user2012 many congratulations for your approval I applied on same date as you from Brent NCS My appointment was around 11:30am and my balance was dropped on 7th of march I received acknowledgement letter on 12th of March dated 7th march I tried calling them they said caseworker has not picked up my file so I am for approval with in next 2 weeks or so what do you think would I get it by then???

[akb]

Eligibility criteria: 2 years HSMP + 3 years Tier1 + 1year ILR
Language criteria met: Original Degree certificate (BTech from India) + PBS printout - For self
Original Degree certificate (BSc from India) + PBS printout - For spouse
Method of application: NCS Birmingham (Joint application)
Date of Application: 03/03/2014
Payment method: CC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 04/03/2014 (Royal Mail Special Delivery tracked)
Date of debit of fees: TBC
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: TBC
Date of receipt of approval: TBC
Date of Ceremony: TBC

Finally got the approval. Around 6weeks turn around time..

Date of debit of fees: 07-03-2014
Date of receipt of approval: 17-04-2014 (Letter dtd 10-04-2014)
Date of Ceremony: 07-05-2014

[Dr MS]

Eligibility criteria: 2 years HSMP + 3 years Tier1 + 1year ILR
Language criteria met: Original Degree certificate (BTech from India) + PBS printout - For self
Original Degree certificate (BSc from India) + PBS printout - For spouse
Method of application: NCS Birmingham (Joint application)
Date of Application: 03/03/2014
Payment method: CC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 04/03/2014 (Royal Mail Special Delivery tracked)
Date of debit of fees: TBC
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: TBC
Date of receipt of approval: TBC
Date of Ceremony: TBC

Finally got the approval. Around 6weeks turn around time..

Date of debit of fees: 07-03-2014
Date of receipt of approval: 17-04-2014 (Letter dtd 10-04-2014)
Date of Ceremony: 07-05-2014

Congratulations!

[vnadgir]

Eligibility criteria: 5yr+ 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS
Date of receipt by UKBA: 16/04/2014
Date of debit of fees: Not yet
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Not yet
Date of receipt of approval: Not yet
Date of Ceremony: Not yet

[ah_kassem]

Finally brown envelope arrived, after a long wait of 5 months.

My Time line
Eligibility criteria: HSMP 3 years+ Tier 1 2 years + 1 year ILR (Applied for myself, wife and 2 children.)
Method of application: NCS - Bolton
Date of application: 11/11/13
Date of receipt by UKBA: 12/11/13
Date of debit of fees: Payment drawn from my account on 11/01/14.
Date of Acknowledgment received: 15/01/2014 (dated 11/01/2014)
Date of approval: 10/04/2014 Post arrived on 17/04/2014
Date of Ceremony: Not yet


Apparently the delay was due my Case worker going off sick.


Also for KOLL requirements i had only submitted my Degree certificate and letter from university stating that my degree was taught in English.
I had received a letter from Home office requesting for NARIC letter. As NARIC letter was not required as per the home office website. I mentioned this clearly in a covering letter and also included a self assessment from the point based calculator. This was sufficient and i received approval based on this.

Thanks for everyone.

we applied for my wife on 05/11/13 and still waiting.

congratulations

ah_Kassem

[k_alibaba]

Eligibility criteria: 10yr+ 1yr ILR
Method of application: Post
Date of receipt by UKBA: 16/04/2014
Date of debit of fees: Not yet
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Not yet
Date of receipt of approval: Not yet
Date of Ceremony: Not yet

[oppyrama]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 2yr HSMP; 3yr Tier 1 Migrant + 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS Birmingham (3rd March 2014)
Date of receipt by UKBA: 4th March 2014 (Tracking Information)
Date of debit of fees: 4th March 2014 (Transaction description: Nationality Directorat £874)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 6th March 2014
Date of receipt of approval: 27th March 2014
Date of Ceremony: 29th April 2014

Other Updates:

5th March 2014: Traveled out of the country and came back 14th April 2014. That was when I saw all the documents including the letter from the register office of my council dated 1st April 2014 that they have received my certificate of Naturalisation/certificate of Registration and a date has been booked for my ceremony as above.

[diversity]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5yr + 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS (Hamilton)
Date of receipt by UKBA: 25/02/2014
Date of debit of fees: 27/02/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 05/03/2014
Date of receipt of approval: 14/04/14 Letter Dated:03/04/14
Date of Ceremony: 28/05/2014

[adkh2_1]

Hi Guys,



I have a NCS appointment in Gloucester on Tuesday next week.. I have done life in UK + a engineering degree from UK university
but the NCS is asking to provide a letter from Uni that degree was taught in english ??? whats this about...???

Btw i applying on 10 years basis with 1 year on ILR....

[oppyrama]

Hi Adkh2_1,

Yes you will need to demonstrate your Knowledge of English language (KOLL). But I don't think you should have any problem with this, since your degree was obtained in UK. In my own case, I simply went to the point calculator page on home office website and inserted my qualification. So far you are able to obtain 10 points for English language on the point calculator website, just print the page that indicates you have been awarded 10 points for English language and send it across to home office with your original certificate. Then you should be fine! Or simply contact UK Naric for KOLL and they will send you the document confirming your eligibility for a fee. This is the simplest and will give you peace of mind but it comes at a cost.