TIMELINE AFTER NATURALISATION APPLICATION SUBMISSION

[centennial]

Hello All,

Following are the timelines for my wife who has applied on spouse visa basis.

NCS or Postal: NCS
Nationality: Indian
CRITERIA - 2 years Resident + 1 Year ILR
Date of submission: 26 August 2010
Date reached HO: 28 August 2010
Date of receipt of acknowledgment letter: 10 Sept 2010
Date of payment deduction: 03 Sept 2010
Date UKBA made decision: 13 Sept 2010
Date of receipt of approval: 17 Sept 2010
Date of receipt of Ceremony Invitation letter: 17 Sept 2010
Date of ceremony - 20 Sep 2010 (Private ceremony)
Date of Passport application - 20 Sep 2010 (C&S)
Date of Interview letter receipt - not yet
Date of Passport interview - not yet
Date of receipt of supporting documents -
Date of receipt of passport -

best of luck to everyone whoever is in transit.

regard,
Centennial

[gsahdev]

Hi,
FINAL TIMELINE

NCS or Postal: Used an immigration Lawyer for submission (2 Adults - myself and my wife)
Nationality: Indian
CRITERIA - 5 years Resident + 1 Year ILR
Date of submission: 27 July 2010
Date reached HO: 28 July 2010
Date of receipt of acknowledgment letter: 04 August 2010 (Dated 30 July 2010)
Date of cheque payment deduction: 05 August 2010
Date UKBA made decision: 10 August 2010
Date of receipt of approval: 12 August 2010
Date of receipt of Ceremony Invitation letter: 23 August 2010 (Dated 10 August 2010)
Date of ceremony - 2 Sep 2010 (Private ceremony)
Date of Passport application - 9 Sep 2010 (C&S)
Date of Interview letter receipt - 17 Sep 2010
Date of Passport interview - 17 Sep 2010 (Had called on the 16th and gotten my reference number. Appt. in Crawley)
Date of receipt of supporting documents - 21 Sep 2010
Date of receipt of passport - 23 Sep 2010

Slightly less than 2 months in total so not a bad outcome.

Good luck to everyone!

[magsi23]

Many Thanks Generalisimus,


I called them today, they told me That descion had already been made on my application on 14th Sept, however they could not tell me what the descion was? She said i am going to have to wait until i receive the letter, Letter has not yet been despatched and she said it would be done in next couple of days.

So frustrating that they could not tell me what the decsion was?


Regards

Well it is been 10 days since the decision made, i still have not received any letter. from what i have seen is that it is not normal? Generally you receive it within a week.

Can anyone suggest what to do? anyone else has been in a similar situation?

Regards

[Generalisimus]

Many Thanks Generalisimus,


I called them today, they told me That descion had already been made on my application on 14th Sept, however they could not tell me what the descion was? She said i am going to have to wait until i receive the letter, Letter has not yet been despatched and she said it would be done in next couple of days.

So frustrating that they could not tell me what the decsion was?


Regards

Well it is been 10 days since the decision made, i still have not received any letter. from what i have seen is that it is not normal? Generally you receive it within a week.

Can anyone suggest what to do? anyone else has been in a similar situation?

Regards

Mate, I wouldn't worry just as yet. It seems that @sunny158 received the approval letter 11 days after the date of the letter. Also, you need to allow for the possibility that the decision might be made a couple of days before the letter is drafter, which means that the lag between the date of the decision and the receipt of the approval letter could be even longer than 11 days.

At any rate, you can give them another buzz to check up on the status.

[magsi23]

Well i finally receive my Approval letter today here is my timeline.

NCS or Postal: NCS Hatfield
Nationality: Pakistani
CRITERIA - 5 years + 1 year ILR
Date of submission: 24th August 2010
Date reached 26th August
Date of Debit Card deduction: 27th August
Date of receipt of acknowledgment letter: 3rd September dated 30th August
Date UKBA made decision: 15th September
Date of receipt of approval: 25th September
Date of receipt of Ceremony Invitation letter: TBC
Date of ceremony - TBC
Date of Passport application - TBC
Date of Interview letter receipt - TBC
Date of receipt of supporting documents - TBC
Date of Passport interview - TBC
Date of receipt of passport - TBC


Can someone tell me what would happen next? Would i receive the invitation directly from local council for the ceremony? if so how long roughly it takes?

[minpatel78]

Applied British citizenship at ncs maidstone.: 31st aug 2010

HO received on: 1st sept 2020

Payment by: debit card

Payment processes by: 7th sept 2010


Ack letter received by: 10th sept 2010 dated 6th sept 2010


Approval letter received by: 25th September 2010

Ceremony date: tba

Passport application: tba

Passport interview: tba

Interview letter received: tba

Passport received : tba

[muttong]

NCS or Postal: NCS Tower Tamlet
Date of submission: 01/09/2010
CRITERIA - 4-Year HSMP + 1 ILR (Joint Application with Wife)
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 05/09/2010
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 06/09/2010 (DATED 04/08/2010)
Date of receipt of approval: 24/09/2010 (dated 15/09/2010)
Date of Ceremony: 20/10/2010
Date of appln. for passport: TBC
Method used: TBC
Docements recieved back: TBC
interview letter recieved: TBC
Date of Passport Interview: TBC
Date of Receipt of Passport: TBC

This is a joint application with my wife, i have received approval for myself, but not for my wife. Is this normal? I thought we will receive approval at the same time. Do other applicants encounter this before?

Would appreciate any comments/advice. Thanks!

Steve

[woj]

Yes. I have letter saying that my application was approved but my wife and kid were not mentioned in it, but when I received invitations they were listed. So just wait for the next letter. I think they just write to the person who made the payment or who they consider is the main applicant.

[muttong]

Hi woj,

Thanks for this. I did receive the invitation by my town council to attend the ceremony, but my wife was not mentioned in the invitation letter at all. So I am not sure if my wife's application has been approved.

[Generalisimus]

Well i finally receive my Approval letter today here is my timeline.

NCS or Postal: NCS Hatfield
Nationality: Pakistani
CRITERIA - 5 years + 1 year ILR
Date of submission: 24th August 2010
Date reached 26th August
Date of Debit Card deduction: 27th August
Date of receipt of acknowledgment letter: 3rd September dated 30th August
Date UKBA made decision: 15th September
Date of receipt of approval: 25th September
Date of receipt of Ceremony Invitation letter: TBC
Date of ceremony - TBC
Date of Passport application - TBC
Date of Interview letter receipt - TBC
Date of receipt of supporting documents - TBC
Date of Passport interview - TBC
Date of receipt of passport - TBC


Can someone tell me what would happen next? Would i receive the invitation directly from local council for the ceremony? if so how long roughly it takes?

Ceremony invite normally comes in shortly after the approval letter. Having received that letter, you need to call the relevant local council to book the ceremony.

That said, you should be able to get the ceremony booked prior to receiving the invitation letter, as long as the relevant local council has been informed by UKBA of the (positive) outcome of your application. If you so wish, give a buzz to the local council's registrar office to see if you can already book the ceremony date.

[magsi23]

Thanks again Generalisimus,

On a different subject, Can the same Refree act as Countersignatory on the passport application as they did for Naturalisation?

Passport application guide says they need to be British or Irish Citizen and must be a professional person? I assume same as Refree for Naturalisation?

Also is C1 the correct form for 1st adult passport application? I have seen PDF format of C1 form online, however when i got a form from Post office it was completely different?

Any input would be great.


Regards

[John]

Yes, the same countersignatory can be used.

Form C1 is just for use outside the UK. Use the form that you can pick up at the Post Office.

[f2k]

Final timeline. Good luck to all those still waiting. Once again thanks to all those who contribute to the forum.

NCS or Postal: NCS - Postal
Date of submission: Tuesday, 13 July 2010
Basis: HSMP JR (4+1 year ILR) (Husband and Wife)
Date of debit of debit/credit card: Tuesday 20 July 2010
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Friday 23 July 2010 (dated 20 July)
Date of decision (on letter): 29 July 2010
Date of receipt of decision (arrived by post): 30 July 2010
Date of ceremony: 1 September 2010

Date of passport application: 7 September 2010
Method used: Check and Send
Date of return of Document: 9 September 2010
Date of receipt of interview letter: 10 September 2010
Date of interview: 18 September 2010
Passport Received: 23 September 2010

[magsi23]

Yes, the same countersignatory can be used.

Form C1 is just for use outside the UK. Use the form that you can pick up at the Post Office.

Thank you John,

Also In section 4 of the application form it's mentioned that if both parents were born abroad we are expected to provide the details of grandparents

I don't have them.My mother can't recall her date of marriage( marriage was in 60's) as well.Is my parents date of marriage /grandparents details important?

Regards

[bitsoup]

Yes, the same countersignatory can be used.

Form C1 is just for use outside the UK. Use the form that you can pick up at the Post Office.

Thank you John,

Also In section 4 of the application form it's mentioned that if both parents were born abroad we are expected to provide the details of grandparents

I don't have them.My mother can't recall her date of marriage( marriage was in 60's) as well.Is my parents date of marriage /grandparents details important?

Regards

Don't pay attention to this section if have obtained ur citizenship through naturalisation. it only concerns people obtaining it through ancestors or grandparents

[woj]

Hi woj,

Thanks for this. I did receive the invitation by my town council to attend the ceremony, but my wife was not mentioned in the invitation letter at all. So I am not sure if my wife's application has been approved.

That's not right. As I said above, the initial letter from UKBA, saying that my application was sucessful was addressed to me only. The approval letters and invitations to attend the Ceremony were sent to both myself and my wife. I would call UKBA and asked why they sent letter only to you (hopefully they just made mistake).

[f2k]

Hi woj,

Thanks for this. I did receive the invitation by my town council to attend the ceremony, but my wife was not mentioned in the invitation letter at all. So I am not sure if my wife's application has been approved.

That's not right. As I said above, the initial letter from UKBA, saying that my application was sucessful was addressed to me only. The approval letters and invitations to attend the Ceremony were sent to both myself and my wife. I would call UKBA and asked why they sent letter only to you (hopefully they just made mistake).

I had it the other way round. Got 1 letter of approval addressed to the both of us Mr and Mrs.... and it says 'you have both been successful'. we then received separate invitation letters which came like a couple of days apart

[xumh]

NCS or Postal: NCS
Date of submission: Mon, 6 Sept 2010
Basis: 5 Years
Date of debit of debit/credit card: Thurs, 09 Sept 2010
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Thurs 16 Sept 2010 (dated 09/09/10)
Date of decision (on letter): 20 Sept 2010
Date of receipt of decision (arrived by post): 30 Sept 2010

Thank you very much for sharing the information.

All the best for those still on their journey!

[SMOOTH OPERATOR]

[akak47]

NCS or Postal: NCS
Date of submission: Mon, 6 Sept 2010
Basis: 5 Years
Date of debit of debit/credit card: Thurs, 09 Sept 2010
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Thurs 16 Sept 2010 (dated 09/09/10)
Date of decision (on letter): 20 Sept 2010
Date of receipt of decision (arrived by post): 30 Sept 2010

Thank you very much for sharing the information.

All the best for those still on their journey!

Hi xumh,

Did you receive both approval letter and invitation letter on 30/09/2010?
I thought they should be post to you separately?

Thanks,
AK47

[1963British]

moved

[xumh]

NCS or Postal: NCS
Date of submission: Mon, 6 Sept 2010
Basis: 5 Years
Date of debit of debit/credit card: Thurs, 09 Sept 2010
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Thurs 16 Sept 2010 (dated 09/09/10)
Date of decision (on letter): 20 Sept 2010
Date of receipt of decision (arrived by post): 30 Sept 2010

Thank you very much for sharing the information.

All the best for those still on their journey!

Hi xumh,

Did you receive both approval letter and invitation letter on 30/09/2010?
I thought they should be post to you separately?

Thanks,
AK47

Hi Ak:

I did receive them on the same day, though many others received on the different days.

They are from different senders, The Home Office and your local council.

Hope this will help,

xumh

[akak47]

NCS or Postal: NCS
Date of submission: Mon, 6 Sept 2010
Basis: 5 Years
Date of debit of debit/credit card: Thurs, 09 Sept 2010
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Thurs 16 Sept 2010 (dated 09/09/10)
Date of decision (on letter): 20 Sept 2010
Date of receipt of decision (arrived by post): 30 Sept 2010

Thank you very much for sharing the information.

All the best for those still on their journey!

Hi xumh,

Did you receive both approval letter and invitation letter on 30/09/2010?
I thought they should be post to you separately?

Thanks,
AK47

Hi Ak:

I did receive them on the same day, though many others received on the different days.

They are from different senders, The Home Office and your local council.

Hope this will help,

xumh

Thanks a lot!

[SMOOTH OPERATOR]

Guys just reading some posts how come some people receive ceremony invitation and approval letter on sameday. Some posts also indicate that the council sends the ceremony lettter. I only got approval saying dont call council yet sent with all my document sent in the prepaid envelope i included with my application.

[dee74]

Guys just reading some posts how come some people receive ceremony invitation and approval letter on sameday. Some posts also indicate that the council sends the ceremony lettter. I only got approval saying dont call council yet sent with all my document sent in the prepaid envelope i included with my application.

Don't worry, I am in the same situation. Approval received on Tuesday, council letter still pending. I love to complicate my life that's why I will contact HO to re-arrange my ceremony to another council which seems to be more convenient for me. This will take another 10 working days extra