January 2014 - Naturalization Application Timeline

[guiness]

Eligibility criteria:3 years residence as the spouse of BC
Language criteria met:Life in the uk +B1 English exam
Method of application:NCS Camden
Date of application:29.01.2014
Payment method:Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA:30.01.2014
Date of aknowlegment:06.02.14 receipt letter(12.02.2014)
Date of debit or clearance of fees:06.02.14
Date approval received:19.03.14 (Date:15.03.14)
Date of ceremony:TBC

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE... )

[h-khan]

Hi everyone, just got my approval letter today and want to share my experience:

Eligibility criteria: 5 years businessperson + 8 months ILR (Annex B, Ch 18, Para 7.5G discretion)
Citizenship: Pakistani
Method of application: NCS Westminster
Date applicant sent: 16/01/14
Date of receipt by UKBA: 17/01/14
Date of debit of fees: 04/02/14
Payment method: Cheque
Date of acknowledgement letter: 29/01/14
Date of approval: 07/03/14 (the letter was received by me on 19/03/14)
Date of Ceremony: 20/03/14 Private ceremony

Finally this wait is over. I must say it has been a pleasure to be on this forum and to learn from all you amazing people. HO use 2nd class post and it took my approval letter 12 days to arrive! So stay patient, and in the end it will all be good! In actuality, it took one month and one week from the point of acknowledgement letter issue to the date of the decision letter issue.

All the best to everyone!

[rickyrafe777]

Hi everyone, just got my approval letter today and want to share my experience:

Eligibility criteria: 5 years businessperson + 8 months ILR (Annex B, Ch 18, Para 7.5G discretion)
Citizenship: Pakistani
Method of application: NCS Westminster
Date applicant sent: 16/01/14
Date of receipt by UKBA: 17/01/14
Date of debit of fees: 04/02/14
Payment method: Cheque
Date of acknowledgement letter: 29/01/14
Date of approval: 07/03/14 (the letter was received by me on 19/03/14)
Date of Ceremony: 20/03/14 Private ceremony

Finally this wait is over. I must say it has been a pleasure to be on this forum and to learn from all you amazing people. HO use 2nd class post and it took my approval letter 12 days to arrive! So stay patient, and in the end it will all be good! In actuality, it took one month and one week from the point of acknowledgement letter issue to the date of the decision letter issue.

All the best to everyone!

did you called or contacted HO? like on 09th till date you received your approval?
congrts

[papu.sarkari]

Eligibility criteria: 1 year on ILR via 5 yrs Tier 2 Visa)
Method of application: NCS
Date of NCS appointment: 22/01/2014
Date of receipt by UKBA : 23/01/2014 (via Royal Mail tracking)
Date of debit of fees : 02/02/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 07/02/2014
Date of receipt of approval: 19/03/2014 ..letter date 15/03/2014
Date of ceremony: awaiting.. will contact the council.

I want to thank everyone on this website to give there valuable advice. Thanks very much.

[Somudro]

I applied on 23 Jan, 14, Received by UKBA on 27 Jan. No news yet. Terrible time passing.

[h-khan]

@rickyraff777

I only sent HO email and they reply by email. But, its clear from approval letter that the date on it is 07/03/14 and I received it today 19/03/14....
Be patient everyone, it will come very soon. Especially, the 2nd class postage used by them is terrible, in addition to the slow pace at which they internally 'approve to despatch'.
Good luck to all!

[manuwt]

Eligibility criteria:
Language criteria (Hsmp,Tier1 and ILR)
Current nationality:Indian
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: North West
Date of application: 03.01.2014
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: Cheque
Date of receipt by UKBA: 06.01.2014
Date of aknowlegment: 29.01.2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 23.01.2014
Date approval received: 19.03.2014
Date of ceremony: tbc

With the Grace of God, recd my approval letter today. May you all get the approvals soon! Forum has been very helpful to monitor trends and waiting time. All the best!

[cofe]

Eligibility criteria: HSMP(2Years), TIER1(3Years) + 1 yr ILR
Language criteria met : IELTS + Life in the UK
Method of application: NCS (Wandsworth)
Date of application: 25/01/2014
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: TBA
Date of acknowledgment: 08/02/2014 (dated 04/02/2014)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 04/02/2014
Date approval received: 19/03/2014 (dated 14/03/2014)
Date of ceremony: TBD

Got our brown envelopes today. Will call the council and book the ceremony. Good luck to everyone waiting. This forum has been extremely helpful.

[mirna]

Eligibility criteria:
Language criteria (Hsmp,Tier1 and ILR)
Current nationality:Indian
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: North West
Date of application: 03.01.2014
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: Cheque
Date of receipt by UKBA: 06.01.2014
Date of aknowlegment: 29.01.2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 23.01.2014
Date approval received: 19.03.2014
Date of ceremony: tbc

With the Grace of God, recd my approval letter today. May you all get the approvals soon! Forum has been very helpful to monitor trends and waiting time. All the best!

Hi congratulations , i have the same time line as u. Hope i will hear from them soon

[manuwt]

Eligibility criteria:
Language criteria (Hsmp,Tier1 and ILR)
Current nationality:Indian
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: North West
Date of application: 03.01.2014
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: Cheque
Date of receipt by UKBA: 06.01.2014
Date of aknowlegment: 29.01.2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 23.01.2014
Date approval received: 19.03.2014
Date of ceremony: tbc

With the Grace of God, recd my approval letter today. May you all get the approvals soon! Forum has been very helpful to monitor trends and waiting time. All the best!

Hi congratulations , i have the same time line as u. Hope i will hear from them soon

Hi mirna,
Hope you hear good news soon!

[sonslak]

Hi,

I have been an silent observer but thought I would share my timeline as I finally got my approval letter today - happy days!!

Eligibility criteria: Work Permit & ILR
Current nationality: South Africa
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Wandsworth
Date of application: 16.01.2014
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: DC
Date of receipt by UKBA:
Date of aknowlegment: 29.01.2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees:
Date approval received: 19.03.2014 (dated: 07.03.2014)
Date of ceremony: tbc

It took 12 days to get to me after approval - so it the post is taking ages it seems.

Hope that helps! Thanks for everyone who contributed - and good luck to those still waiting!

[guiness]

Eligibility criteria:3 years residence as the spouse of BC
Language criteria met:Life in the uk +B1 English exam
Method of application:NCS Camden
Date of application:29.01.2014
Payment method:Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA:30.01.2014
Date of aknowlegment:06.02.14 receipt letter(12.02.2014)
Date of debit or clearance of fees:06.02.14
Date approval received:19.03.14 (Date:15.03.14)
Date of ceremony:20.03.14(private ceremony)

Update

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE... )

[chis1]

Received my letter yesterday, very happy and relieved. Best of luck to all!

Eligibility criteria: ILR + 5yr
Language criteria met: Life in the UK test and ESOL B1 English exam
Method of application: NCS-Bromley
Payment method: Credit card
Date of application: 10/01/2014
Date of receipt by UKBA: 13/01/2014
Date fees taken: 29/01/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 31/01/2014
Date of receipt of approval: 19/03/2014
Date of ceremony: TBC

[unsure]

I called HO...she made enquiries and told me my case is being ''dealt with''

What does that mean?

[rickyrafe777]

Hey ppl;

Has any one called HO after they received there brown envlp/ approvals..? This is to check if there system update is totally not updated?
Like i have seen many ppl contacting them, and getting response such as incomplete, no decision made yet etc..
And then getting there envlps...
This will boost applicants hope...
Should they contact them and waste time and money.... get stressed n stuff
or relax and wait!!
they system is soo not right... i have seen many getting approvals from end week of jabn-2014
where mine was made on 2nd week of jan. a simple straight forward case!

Thanks

[majamcr]

Congratulations to everyone who has received their approval already!!! It looks as if many people from this group have received approvals during the previous week and it raises my hopes that I will hear from the HO soon Seems I am one of few from the week of 6th January whose case has not been processed yet.

[rickyrafe777]

@rickyraff777

I only sent HO email and they reply by email. But, its clear from approval letter that the date on it is 07/03/14 and I received it today 19/03/14....
Be patient everyone, it will come very soon. Especially, the 2nd class postage used by them is terrible, in addition to the slow pace at which they internally 'approve to despatch'.
Good luck to all!

thanks.. this means answers frm email or phone are not exact or correct

[milan69]

A lot of people here experienced that when they called they were told that their application is not complete only to recieve their brown envelope a day or two later.

[jmehmud]

Hi,

I sent an email to HO and got their reply within 5 hours.

[milan69]

Any good news Mehmud?

[hina zaheer]

Hi,

I sent an email to HO and got their reply within 5 hours.

I emailed three times got no response

[unsure]

I emailed them telling them I didnt even get an ack letter despite the fee being taken on 6 of feb.

I got a reply back saying they will request the relevant department to send me an ack letter as soon as it is with the correct team? Which is odd because I didnt actually ask for an ack letter....

Yet When I called them today they told me that my case is being ''dealt with'' by the relevant department and have requested to get it done asap.

[jmehmud]

Hi Milan69,

I have copied her reply below which I got today. Does not look any impressive.

Dear Jasim,
Thank you for your email.
I have checked our records and can confirm that no decision has yet been made on your application.
We aim to process 95% of applications within 6 months however there are a small percentage of applications that take longer than this to be resolved.
All applications for citizenship are subject to enquiries to ensure that the statutory requirements have been satisfied. Because of these enquiries, we anticipate that applications may take up to six months to complete. Some applications may be dealt with more quickly and some may take longer, depending on the nature of the enquiries to be carried out. Our service standards set out how quickly we aim to decide applications for British citizenship.
When the decision is made, or if we require further information from you, we will contact you in writing.
Please ensure you notify us promptly if you change your address. Your address can be updated here:
https://contact-ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/ ... y-details/
If you require any documents back, these can be requested here: https://www.gov.uk/visa-documents-returned
Requesting documents will not negatively impact on the application.
Kind regards,
Miss Neelam Rafiq | Nationality Helpdesk
Home Office | Temporary Migration | UK Visas and Immigration | Customer Contact Centre | Sheffield | S3 8NS |
Accredited to the Customer Service Excellence standard.

[jmehmud]

Hi Hina,

I used this email NationalityHelpdesk@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk
try again.

[milan69]

I received exactly same email two days ago.