Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[cheekychick85]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years tier 1+ 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: LIUK & ESOL
Current nationality: Indian
Method of application: postal
Date of application: 07/11/14
Payment method: debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 10/11/2014
Date of acknowledgment: 26/11/2014(Dated- 24/11/2014)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 24/11/2014
Date approval received: 13/12/2014
Date of ceremony:to be booked

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[boone]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5 years Ancestral plus 1 year 2 months ILR
Method of application: Solicitor
Current nationality: South African
Date of receipt by UKBA: 15/05/2014
Date of debit of fees: 18/05/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 16/05/2014
Date of receipt of approval: 11/12/2014
Date of Ceremony: waiting to be booked

Received approval on 11/12/2014.

To all those who are still waiting, please don’t give up hope.

Do you have to wait for the invitation letter to come through to book the ceremony or can you phone the local office instead?

I thank everyone for their help and support after a long anticipated wait.

[majunia]

Eligibility criteria: 5yr + 1yr 4 months; self-residence
Date of application: 3rd Dec 2014
Method of application: NCS (Southwark)
Date of receipt by UKBA: 4th Dec 2014
Date of debit of fees (credit card payment): 11th Dec 2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: awaiting
Date of receipt of approval: awaiting
Date of Ceremony: awaiting

[BCMN1]

Eligibility criteria: Spouse of BC(wife's Application)
Date of application: 6 June 2014
Method of application: Privately Posted
Date of receipt by UKBA: 9 June 2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 16 June 2014
Date of receipt of approval: awaiting
Date of Ceremony: awaiting

I just got this address to write to the case working unit for an update on the application:

Home Office
Dept CET
PO Box: 306
Liverpool
L2 0QN

[travelerzee]

Mine arrived today. i was getting rather jealous of other applications coming through. I called the HO today just to get some information on the process. I wanted to know exactly what steps they take when processing an application. I told him that I wasn't calling for an update as I know its only been just over a month. The guy I spoke to was very nice and asked for my ref number. He said that a decision had been made and that the letter was posted on Friday. I got the brown envelope in the post shortly after speaking to him

Eligibility criteria: spouse of bc + 3 weeks ilr
Language criteria met: PBS printout, original non uk degree certs
Current nationality: South African
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Wolverhampton
Date of application: 07/11/14
Payment method: debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 10/11/14 (according to NCS)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 25/11/14
Date of acknowledgment: 27/11/14 (dated 24th)
Date approval received: 16/12/14 (dated 05th) took forever to arrive!
Date of ceremony:tbc. The council haven't received my certificate yet, so I cant book the ceremony. apparently the next one is only in the middle of Jan.

Good luck to everyone still waiting!

[huqqapani]

Eligibility Criteria: 10 Long residence + 1 year ILR
Language Criteria Met: Life in UK + UK University certificate
Method of Application: NCS (Carlton, Notts)
Date of Application: 3rd December 2014
Date of Receipt by Home Office: Waiting
Date of Debit of Fees: Credit Card - 11/12/2014
Date of Receipt of Acknowledgement: Waiting
Date of Receipt of Approval: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

I have not received an acknowledgement/receipt from Home Office, yet the payment has gone out

[xyztuk]

Eligibility criteria: 10 Years Long residence + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: UK Degree + LIUK
Method of application: NCS Chester
Date of application: 06/11/14
Payment method: debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 10/11/2014
Date of acknowledgment: 26/11/2014(Dated- 24/11/2014)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 24/11/2014
Date approval received: 16/12/2014(Dated 05/12/2014)
Date of ceremony:???

GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE....

[islandgirl]

Eligibility criteria: Married to BC; ILR 1yr 10 months
Applicants: 1 adult; 2 children
Method of application: Solicitor
Date of application: 27/10/2014
Date of receipt by UKBA: Not sure
Date of debit of fees: 22/11/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 27/11/2014 (dated 22/11/2014)
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

[Jesse22]

Eligibility criteria: 10yr + 1yr ILR
Language Criteria Met: Life in UK + UK University certificate
Method of application: NCS Harrow
Date of receipt by UKBA: 11/12/2014 (as per Royal Mail tracking)
Date of debit of fees: 17/12/2014 (balance dropped)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Waiting
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

[tier1check]

No of applicants: 2 Adult
Eligibility Criteria : 5 yrs + 1 yr ILR
Language criteria : ILR
Method of application: NCS Brent
Date of application: 01/11/2014
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: N/A
Date of acknowledgment: Waiting
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 17//11/2014
Date approval received: Waiting
Date of ceremony: Waiting

I still haven't received acknowledgement letter. I tried sending email but got standard reply of 20 business days to answer question.
Anybody else faced this issue?

[huqqapani]

Eligibility Criteria: 10 Long residence + 1 year ILR
Language Criteria Met: Life in UK + UK University certificate
Method of Application: NCS (Carlton, Notts)
Date of Application: 3rd December 2014
Date of Receipt by Home Office: Waiting
Date of Debit of Fees: Credit Card - 11/12/2014
Date of Receipt of Acknowledgement: 17/12/14
Date of Receipt of Approval: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

[Combo_pop]

Eligibility Criteria: spouse 2 years + ILR 1 year
Language Criteria Met: Life in UK + B1
Method of Application: NCS Worksop
Date of Application: 1 December 2014
Date of Debit of Fees: Credit Card - 10/12/2014
Date of Receipt of Acknowledgement: 15/12/14
Date of Receipt of Approval: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

[xyztuk]

Eligibility criteria: 10 Years Long residence + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: UK Degree + LIUK
Method of application: NCS Chester
Date of application: 06/11/14
Payment method: debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 10/11/2014
Date of acknowledgment: 26/11/2014(Dated- 24/11/2014)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 24/11/2014
Date approval received: 16/12/2014(Dated 05/12/2014)
Date of ceremony:22/12/2014 (Private £40 Chester)

GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE....

[mmdmum]

Application Timeline
Current citizenship : USA
Eligibility criteria: 9yr spouse of BC; 9yr ILR;
Method of application: NCS Cambridgeshire
Date of receipt by UKBA: 15/09/2014
Date of debit of fees: cheque 23/09/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 22/09/2014
Date of receipt of approval: letter dated 17/12/14 received 19/12/14 in special delivery envelope I provided to return my docs
Date of Ceremony: waiting

Other Updates: 29/11/2014 - received letter asking for further information. At NCS, was advised that as my UK husband's passport had expired therefore could not be used. So asked to apply based on residence. Letter today asking for my husband's birth certificate and current passport plus evidence of residence of a certain period of time (worked out asking for 5 years ago Sept 2009 until April 2011 when I went on holiday to Malta as my passport was not stamped properly).
Have emailed to query acceptance of husband's passport expired 2012 prior to posting. Advised in email that NCS would not copy husband's passport due to being expired.

[Soow1234]

Application Timeline
Passport for: Adult/ADULT
Application Type: NEW
Method of application: -CHECK AND SEND
Date of application: 12/12/14
Date application received by IPS:- call them because the post office was confuse.
Date of receipt of interview letter:-20/12/14. Date 17/12/2014
Date of return of documents:-20/12/14
Date of Passport Appointment:- call them they taken my information and will contact me back in 3-4 days
It is normal pls ?
Date of Passport Receipt:not yet

I started be confuse like the post office why not give me A date for my interview straight away ?

Pls make explain if you not minds have a nice weekend and merry xmas to all.

[alakbr]

Eligibility criteria: 5yrs + 2yrs ILR
Date of application: 27th Nov 2014
Method of application: NCS (Southwark)
Date of receipt by UKBA: 28th Nov 2014
Date of debit of fees (credit card payment): 8th Dec 2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 12th Dec 2014 (dated 8th Dec)
Date of receipt of approval: 20th Dec 2014 ( dated 16th Dec 2014)
Date of Ceremony: Will book between 2nd of March 2015 and 16th of March 2015 - as I am out of UK between Jan and March 2015.

Good Luck All - Happy to help.

[rhule815]

Application Timeline

Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 General 5 yr + 18 Months ILR
Proof of English Language: UK Masters + Points Based Calculator printout + Life in the UK certificate (+Docs used to prove English knowledge in my initial Tier 1 application = Outside UK Degree +letter from university to confirm Degree was taught in English +NARIC UK Standard comparable confirmation letter).
Method of application: Postal (Special Delivery)
Date Posted: 10 Dec 2014
Date of receipt by UKBA: 11 Dec 2014 (i.e. Royal Mail Tracked confirmation of receipt).
Payment Method: Visa Card
Date of debit of fees: 17 Dec 2014 (i.e. £906 Deducted)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Still Waiting
Date of receipt of approval: Still Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Still Waiting

Other Supporting Documents Submitted:

Drivers License: For ID and also used for my Life in the UK test.
Passports (Old and New): To prove my continuous stay in the UK.
PBS (ILR) card: To prove my ILR and the length of time I have had it for (i.e. 18 months)

[jaweb]

[quote="alakbr"]Eligibility criteria: 5yrs + 2yrs ILR
Date of application: 27th Nov 2014
Method of application: NCS (Southwark)
Date of receipt by UKBA: 28th Nov 2014
Date of debit of fees (credit card payment): 8th Dec 2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 12th Dec 2014 (dated 8th Dec)
Date of receipt of approval: 20th Dec 2014 ( dated 16th Dec 2014)
Date of Ceremony: Will book between 2nd of March 2015 and 16th of March 2015 - as I am out of UK between Jan and March 2015.

Good Luck All - Happy to help. [/quote]

you know that you have 11 weeks to book the ceremony. You must contact the council within 3 weeks to book it.I know this as I am out of UK for 10 weeks and got my approval letter on 9/12 but dated 02/12. So the lady said either I ask extensions from HO or go private in case there is no appt for public one. Fortunately she has found one on 26 February when only 6 days left before expires

[akhurshid]

Wife's timeline:

Eligibility criteria: Married to British Citizen 4 years
Language criteria met (UK degree, exempt countries, PBS used documents, NARIC, or B1 test): LIUK & IELTS
Current nationality: Pakistan
Method of application: NCS Hamilton
Date of application: 22/12/14
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: CC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 23/12/14(Advised by NCS but no tracking info given. They said they don't give tracking info any more)
Date of acknowledgment:TBC
Date of debit or clearance of fees:TBC
Date approval received:TBC
Date of ceremony:TBC

[adeelmpk]

Eligibility criteria : Spouce of British citizen
Method of application : NCS Basingstoke
Date of application : 8 Oct 2014
Date of receipt by UKBA : 9 Oct 2014
Date of debit of fees : 23 Oct 2014
Date of acknowledgement : 22 Oct 2014
Date of approval : 27 Nov 2014
Date of Ceremony : 3 Feb 2015

[shivcs]

I have applied for Naturalisation for my wife and I

Eligibility criteria: 6 yrs (Tier 1 - 3 Yrs + 2 Yrs and ILR - 1 Year)
Method of application: NCS Newham
Date of NCS Appointment: 23/12/2014
Date of receipt by UKBA:
Date of debit of fees:
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of Ceremony:

Other Updates :
None as of now

[xyztuk]

My brother application;

Eligibility criteria: 10 Years Long residence + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: UK Degree + LIUK
Method of application: NCS Crewe
Date of application: 02/12/2014
Payment method: debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 03/12/2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 10/12/2014
Date of acknowledgment: 12/12/2014(Dated- 10/12/2014)
Date approval received: 24/12/2014(Dated 18/12/2014)
Ceremony Booked:29/12/2014 (Private £100 Crewe)

GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE....

[mmdmum]

Application Timeline
Current citizenship : USA
Eligibility criteria: 9yr spouse of BC; 9yr ILR;
Method of application: NCS Cambridgeshire
Date of receipt by UKBA: 15/09/2014
Date of debit of fees: cheque 23/09/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 22/09/2014
Date of receipt of approval: letter dated 17/12/14 received 19/12/14 in special delivery envelope I provided to return my docs
Date of Ceremony: 21st Jan 2015

Other Updates: 29/11/2014 - received letter asking for further information. At NCS, was advised that as my UK husband's passport had expired therefore could not be used. So asked to apply based on residence. Letter today asking for my husband's birth certificate and current passport plus evidence of residence of a certain period of time (worked out asking for 5 years ago Sept 2009 until April 2011 when I went on holiday to Malta as my passport was not stamped properly).
Have emailed to query acceptance of husband's passport expired 2012 prior to posting. Advised in email that NCS would not copy husband's passport due to being expired.

[jkentebe]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 3yrs spouse of British citizen+IELTS
Method of application: NCS (Camden)
Date of receipt by UKBA: 16th December, 2014
Date of debit of fees: 19th December, 2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 20th December, 2014
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of Ceremony: