Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[titu1111]

Eligibility criteria: 5 yr (ILR)
Language criteria met: Life in The UK Test + Indian college masters degree
Method of application: through a solicitor

Date of application: 01/08/2014
Date of receipt by UKBA: 02/08/2014
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 07/08/2014
Date of acknowledgment letter received: recd
Date approval received: 17/03/2014
Date of ceremony: Awaiting

I have been sent the same letter that most people are receiving after 6 months and that fact that my application was clean and simple.. frustrating[/quote]

Its taken 7.5 months.

[GGreg]

Eligibility criteria: 5 yr (ILR)
Language criteria met: Life in The UK Test + Indian college masters degree
Method of application: through a solicitor

Date of application: 01/08/2014
Date of receipt by UKBA: 02/08/2014
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 07/08/2014
Date of acknowledgment letter received: recd
Date approval received: 17/03/2014
Date of ceremony: Awaiting

I have been sent the same letter that most people are receiving after 6 months and that fact that my application was clean and simple.. frustrating

Its taken 7.5 months.[/quote]


Don't worry, it will come through. We all need patience to deal with Home Office processes

[benson147]

am glad someone from last year received his one today, i applied around that time as you, fingers crossed my approval is on its way

[iconavdeep]

Hi GGreg

If you think your application was straight forward and should not have taken so long.
I will advise you after taking oath pls send email to complaints@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk
asking what was the reason for such a long delay, when other people getting approval in 3 weeks.

I got in 3 week ,my application was straightforward.

Regarding background check i don't think HO office is doing any.

I gave 2 referee none of them received any call or email.
This proves there is no standard way of processing application.

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Eligibility criteria: 5 yr (ILR)
Language criteria met: Life in The UK Test + Indian college masters degree
Method of application: through a solicitor

Date of application: 01/08/2014
Date of receipt by UKBA: 02/08/2014
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 07/08/2014
Date of acknowledgment letter received: recd
Date approval received: 17/03/2014
Date of ceremony: Awaiting

I have been sent the same letter that most people are receiving after 6 months and that fact that my application was clean and simple.. frustrating

Its taken 7.5 months.

Don't worry, it will come through. We all need patience to deal with Home Office processes [/quote]

[iconavdeep]

Hi All Members

Please use Freedom of Information to know how many application Pending for more than 6 months.

You can also ask them below questions:

1.On what ground fees is 906 pound considering fees for Passport is just 85 pound.
2.On what basis priority are assigned to Application.
3.Has any new Application Processing workflow launched this year because of which this year application has quick turnaround time.
Last year application might not have uploaded on new system and still being processed as per old process so taking more time.

I work in IT and know point 3 happens quite a lot when we automate any new process.


foirequests@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk

[waitwaitwait]

Wow. A lot of interesting details discussed on this forum in the last few days. Shocking but atleast it proves why some of us are still waiting for so long. I applied on 10/10/2014 via ncs which was received by HO on 14/10/2014. 5 months are over and I'm still waiting.

[hsmpjr]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 1 Year ILR + 2 years Tier 1 General + 3 years HSMP
Method of application: NCS Swindon
Date of application: 23/02/2015
Date of receipt by UKBA: 24/02/2015
Date of debit of fees:02/03/2015
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 03/03/2015(By E-Mail)
Date of receipt of approval:14/03/2015. letter dated 08/03/2015
Date of Ceremony:25/03/2014

Will be switching to passport thread, good luck guys..

[misskebede]

Still waiting since 09/02/14 which will be year next month am in shock.

[misskebede]

Still waiting since 09/04/14 which will be year next month am in shock.

[hsmpjr]

Still waiting since 09/04/14 which will be year next month am in shock.

really strange, why is it taking so long? did you call HO?

[chrispratt4uk]

Dear All,
I have received a response today from Homeoffice with regards to the number of naturalisation applications processed for July 2014 and August 2014. It looks like lot of applications have been completed and only few more to go.
Please see below link for more details:

https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/ ... 034529.pdf

Thanks

[Rahel1984]

Dear All,
I have received a response today from Homeoffice with regards to the number of naturalisation applications processed for July 2014 and August 2014. It looks like lot of applications have been completed and only few more to go.
Please see below link for more details:

https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/ ... 034529.pdf

Thanks

Thank you for that update. I applied in july. Still waiting

[vanillaskies]

Eligibility : 2 years work permit + 3 years tier 2 + 1 year ILR
Number of Applications: 1
Nationality: Egypt
Date of Application 09/02/2015
Method of application: NCS - Tower Hamlets
Date of receipt by UKBA: 10/02/2015 (DX Tracking)
Date of debit of fees: 14/02/2015 (Credit Cart balance check)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: letter arrived 20/02/2015 dated 14/02/2015. No email.
Date of receipt of approval: letter arrived 17/03/2015 dated 07/03/2015.
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

Wish me luck!

[kunmun23]

Eligibility criteria: Tier1 3yrs + Tier 1 2yrs extension + 1 year ILR
Nationality : Indian (includes 3 dependents, spouse and 2 minor children)
Language criteria : Life in the UK+ Masters and Bachelors Degree from a majority English speaking nation
Payment method : Credit card
Application Method : NCS Wokingham
Date of application : 19 Feb 15
Date of receipt by HO : 20 Feb 15
Date of acknowledgment: 26 Feb 15
Date of clearance of the fees : 27 Feb 15
Date of Approval: 07 Mar 15 (Letter Received 17 Mar 15)
Date of ceremony: Free Ceremony Date offered was 13 May 15. I decided to go in for Private Ceremony at a cost of £120 for the whole family (2 adults, 2 children). Private Ceremony Date 23 Mar 15.

[apocolypto]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years Tier 1 (General) + 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met : Life in the UK , UK Masters Degree.
Current nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: NCS.
Council name if NCS used: Barking.
Date of application: 11-03-2015
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 12-03-2015 ( Royal Mail Tracking) (Update #1)
Date of acknowledgment: Waiting
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 18-03-2015 (update #2)
Date approval received: Waiting
Date of ceremony: Waiting

Please pray for a successful, swift, trouble-free and fast turn around of my application.

[happyguy82]

Eligibility criteria: Tier1 3yrs + Tier 1 2yrs extension + 1 year ILR
Nationality : Indian (includes 3 dependents, spouse and 2 minor children)
Language criteria : Life in the UK+ Masters and Bachelors Degree from a majority English speaking nation
Payment method : Credit card
Application Method : NCS Wokingham
Date of application : 19 Feb 15
Date of receipt by HO : 20 Feb 15
Date of acknowledgment: 26 Feb 15
Date of clearance of the fees : 27 Feb 15
Date of Approval: 17 Mar 15 (Letter Dated 07 Mar 15)
Date of ceremony: Free Ceremony Date offered was 13 May 15. I decided to go in for Private Ceremony at a cost of £120 for the whole family (2 adults, 2 children). Private Ceremony Date 23 Mar 15.

if your Approval letter is dated 07 Mar then obviously that's the Date of Approval, not the 17th which is the date of receipt.

[chongkie]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 6yr(WP/Tier 2) + 2yr ILR
Method of application: NCS Bracknell Borough
English qualification : Life in the UK & ESOL B3
Date of application : 16 March 2015
Date of receipt by UKBA: waiting
Date of debit of fees: waiting
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: waiting
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

[kunmun23]

if your Approval letter is dated 07 Mar then obviously that's the Date of Approval, not the 17th which is the date of receipt.

Guess you are right ...I've edited and corrected my post

[happyguy82]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years Tier 1 (General) + 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met : Life in the UK , UK Masters Degree.
Current nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: NCS.
Council name if NCS used: Barking.
Date of application: 11-03-2015
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 12-03-2015 ( Royal Mail Tracking) (Update #1)
Date of acknowledgment: Waiting
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 18-03-2015 (update #2)
Date approval received: Waiting
Date of ceremony: Waiting

Please pray for a successful, swift, trouble-free and fast turn around of my application.

As you paid with CC, your acknowledgement should be the same date as when the payment was taken. You should receive the letter by some time next week.

[Babloo85]

Even I applied in July last year and still waiting. Tired of this wait now.

[britishenglish]

Even I applied in July last year and still waiting. Tired of this wait now.

If may ask u ur nationality and is ur case was straightforward?

[davster]

Eligibility Criteria: 5 Yrs Tier 1 (General) + 1 Yr ILR
Language Criteria: Life in the UK & UK Masters Degree
Method of Application: NCS Wandsworth
Date of Application: 16-03-15
Date of Receipt by UKVI: 17-03-15
Method of Payment: CC
Date of Fee Clearance: Awaiting
Date of Acknowledgement: Awaiting
Date of Approval: Awaiting
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting

[janto]

Eligibility criteria: 3yr spouse of BC
Date of Application: 18/03/2015
Method of application: NCS
Date of receipt by UKBA: 19/03/2015
Payment method: CC
Date of debit of fees:
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of Ceremony:

[waiz89k]

Another example of HO compentency

My friend has called HO today to get an update on his application which was under consideration and enquire about the acknowledgement letter as he hasnt received one.

Customer service advisor told him that there r 4 stages of the applications till decision and he did not mention the stages but the info through FOI has mentioned that there r 2 stages of the application. I dont know who to beleive.

Most interesting thing is when he asked them to comfirm his address then he came to know that HO has one of his previous addresses as his currect address where he use to live 4 years ago and he changed couple of address after that. He has been advised to fill in the change of circumstances form.

He called them and came to know that HO has got his wrong address, so all posts must have gone to the wrong address. What if he did not call HO?

Those bunch of incompentent people r not doing correct data entry, not taking decisions according to the law, not dealing with application in timely manner and not following any pattern of work. I thought that HO is just picking up applications randomly but I did not think that they r picking up address randomly too n putting it as applicants current address. that is ridiculous.

[vanillaskies]

Does anyone have experience with booking ceremony at tower hamlets? I tried to contact them and the phone has been a nightmare. Any advice appreciated!