Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[azanpk786]

b]Application Timeline[/b]
Eligibility criteria: 2 years spouse of BC
Language :life in the uk test b1 trintry collage london (glasgow)
Method of application: ncs hamilton
Date of application : 29 may 2015
Date of receipt by UKBA: 30 may/2015
Date of debit of fees: 13 june /2015
Payment methods : credit card
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 12 june/2015
Biomatrics :15 june/2015
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of approval:

Still waiting

[master_student]

Hello guys , I'm desperately to your advice.. :'(


I have submitted a naturalization application back in November 2014 , on December they sent me an acknowledgment letter after deducting the money. since that time I didn't hear anything from them. Is already 9 months and I didn't receive an update or any form of reply from the home office.

I called them on the first week of July to ask for update, but I have been told somebody will call me back to update me with the status of my application within 72 hours, I called them back on the second week of July and they told me the same think , but no body called me. I called them again on the third week of July and I have been told the same think again over and over. I didn't give up so I have called on the last week on July and been told that somebody will call me , but sadly no body called me in a month time. Which is so sad.

Now can anyone advice me what should I do , I applied on November with a straightforward application , but until today I didn't receive any update in 9 months time :'(.

Any help advice be much appreciated and thank you for reading my issue

[abdullah786]

You must contact your Local Mp , to write down the letter to home minister as they are the one who can ask on behalf of you,
You must write an email asking for update too.

[Rahel1984]

Hello guys , I'm desperately to your advice.. :'(


I have submitted a naturalization application back in November 2014 , on December they sent me an acknowledgment letter after deducting the money. since that time I didn't hear anything from them. Is already 9 months and I didn't receive an update or any form of reply from the home office.

I called them on the first week of July to ask for update, but I have been told somebody will call me back to update me with the status of my application within 72 hours, I called them back on the second week of July and they told me the same think , but no body called me. I called them again on the third week of July and I have been told the same think again over and over. I didn't give up so I have called on the last week on July and been told that somebody will call me , but sadly no body called me in a month time. Which is so sad.

Now can anyone advice me what should I do , I applied on November with a straightforward application , but until today I didn't receive any update in 9 months time :'(.

Any help advice be much appreciated and thank you for reading my issue

My application was straight forward as well. And i recieved mine after 8 and a half month. So just wait. Otherwise u can write to ur MP to write to them on ur behalf.

[meeza]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 G + 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met (NARIC confirmation, IELTS Scorecard used for initial/very first application)
Current nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: NCS - Nottinghamshire
Date of application: 31-MAR-2015
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 01-Apr-2015
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 20-Apr-2015
Date of acknowledgment: 21-Apr-2015
Date approval received: Letter received on 01-08-2015, Dated 28-07/2015
Date of ceremony: TBC

Goodluck to All still waiting!

[gryphon]

Hi Guys,

Just wanted to post my timeline:

Eligibility criteria: 10y LR + 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met: UK degree
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 01/04/2015
Payment method: Chq
Date of receipt by UKBA: 02/04/2015
Date of acknowledgment: 30/04/2015
Date approval received: Letter received on 01/08/2015, Approved on 24/07/2015
Date of ceremony: 5th Aug, privately booked.

Thanks to almighty Allah for brining an end to this long and arduous journey. Wishing all the best for those who are still waiting.

Best wishes
Gryphon

[mkashifakram]

Eligibility Criteria: Tier 1 + 1 Year ILR
Method of Application: NCS Hounslow
Date of Sending Application: 19 May 2015
Date of Application Delivery: ...
Date of Debit of Fees: 11 June 2015 (Cheque)
Date of Receipt of Acknowledgement:
Biometrics Request: 11 July 2015
Biometrics Submitted: 14 July 2015
Date of Receipt of Approval:
Date of Ceremony:

[fn286]

congrats..when your fee was debited?

Hi Guys,

Just wanted to post my timeline:

Eligibility criteria: 10y LR + 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met: UK degree
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 01/04/2015
Payment method: Chq
Date of receipt by UKBA: 02/04/2015
Date of acknowledgment: 30/04/2015
Date approval received: Letter received on 01/08/2015, Approved on 24/07/2015
Date of ceremony: 5th Aug, privately booked.

Thanks to almighty Allah for brining an end to this long and arduous journey. Wishing all the best for those who are still waiting.

Best wishes
Gryphon

[ALI130]

[quote="ALI130"]1 year ILR
Language criteria met : Master degree
Method of application: NCS HERTS
Date of application: 21 jan 2015
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 27 Jan 2015
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 03/01/15
Date of acknowledgement: 07/02/15
letter from case worker with documents : 10th July 2015


Date approval received: 16/7/15
Date of ceremony: 20/7/25
Applied for passport via post office check service 20/7/15
Interview passport : 27/7/15
Passport recieved :4/08/15
Thank you all And best of luck

[Guerro]

Brown envelope alert:

Eligibility Criteria: Reatined rights of EEA followed by permanent residence+ 1 year
Method of Application: Royal mail first class signed for
Date of Sending Application: 31/03/2015
Date of Receipt by Home Office: 02/04/2015
Date of Debit of Fees: 22/04/2015
Date of Receipt of Acknowledgement (email): 23/04/2015
Date of Receipt of Approval: got it 6 august dated 30 july
Date of Ceremony: Waiting for invitation letter from ukvi

can you please tell me how long does it take between approval letter and invitation letter? it is a week now since approval!

good luck for everyone

[tulip11]

tulip11 wrote:
UPDATE

Eligibility criteria: Spouse of BC
Language criteria met (UK degree, exempt countries, PBS used documents, NARIC, or B1 test): Life in the UK , B1 Test.
Current nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Halifax.
Date of application: 03-03-2015
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: DC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 5-03-2015
Date of acknowledgment: 13-03-2015 ( Letter dated 10-03-2015 )
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 11-03-2015
Date approval received: 6-08-2015 ( Approval dated 29th July )
Date of ceremony: TBC

Alhamdulillah today I have received my approval. I hope and pray that all those who are waiting will get theirs very soon . Best of luck to everyone

[khurrum_khan123]

Eligibility criteria: 5 year Tier 1 (General) + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met Life in the UK , B1 Test.
Current nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: NCS
Date of application:25 -03-2015
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 26-03-2015
Date of acknowledgment: 17-04-2015 ( Letter dated 13-04-2015 )
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 13.04.2015
Date approval received: 08-08-2015 ( Approval dated 29th July )
Date of ceremony: TBC

Thank you all for your comments and advise.....i wish best of luck to all who are still waiting.

[Makebelieve]

Guero received my invitation letter today just over 10 days was sent 2nd class it won't take long now be patient

[omkranthi1]

Eligibility criteria: MN1 Child Born in India, Father (Naturalised British Citizen)
Current nationality: Indian
Method of application:NCS
Council name if NCS used: Aberdeen
Date of application: 10/04/2015
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: DC
Date of acknowledgment Received: 06/05/2015
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 07/05/2015
Date of Biometrics letter received: 06/05/2015
Date of Biometrics (photograph) submitted :16/05/2015
Date of approval letter: waiting

Could anyone please let me know whether any one got the approval letter from Home Office who applied in 2 nd week of April. We are going on a holiday in October and I am hoping my son could get a letter before Sept to apply for the British Passport. Another issue is his Indian passport expires on 23 rd Sept. So if he doesn't get a letter then I need to apply a new Indian Passport and followed by Schengen Visa.

[HelloitsmeAbby]

They say its taking around 5 months for all application made after 6th April. So since they acknowledged receipt in May, I'd be inclined to go 5 months from then


There has not been a single approval on this site for anyone who applied post 6th April 2015

[mediterranean]

Hi,

First of all thanks very much for running this really useful forum. I made my application on the 6th of May, and I only received the acknowledgment letter up to know. As far as I can see from the previous posts, very few people who applied in May got approval, but I have not even received the biometrics letter. I am really worried that there might be a problem with my application. Do you think this is normal? I am thinking of contacting the Home Office to ask about the biometric letter, but I am not sure whether this is possible at all.

Eligibility criteria: Resident since 2006 (on different visas including student and Tier 2 visas), naturalisation application based on 2-year spouse visa + 2 months ILR
Current nationality: Turkish
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 06/05/2015
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: DC
Date of acknowledgment Received: 02/06/2015
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 03/06/2015
Date of Biometrics letter received: Waiting
Date of Biometrics (photograph) submitted: Waiting
Date of approval letter: Waiting

Any advice would be highly appreciated.

Thank you.

All the best,

[z00ps00p]

Eligibility criteria: 5 year residency + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met (UK degree, exempt countries, PBS used documents, NARIC, or B1 test): PBS/ILR documents; US degree.
Current nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Camden (London)
Date of application: 09/03/2015
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: Debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: N/A
Date of acknowledgment Received: 15/03/2015 (date on letter)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 16/03/2015
Date approval received: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting

Out of curiosity, quick poll -- how many people who applied in late February/early March are still waiting? How many have received approval?

Also I see some people have had to enroll biometrics. I have not received a request to do this. Is this a recent requirement?

[hoxton]

Eligibility criteria: 20 year residency + 9 year ILR
Language criteria met (UK degree)
Current nationality: Malaysian
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 28/04/2015
Payment method CC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 29/04/215 (postal proof of delivery)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 20/05/2015
Date of acknowledgment Received: 20 /05/2015 (date on letter) - letter received 22/05/2015
Date of biometric letter received: 22/05/2015
Date of biometric done at the Post Office: 23/05/2015
Date approval received: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting

A question please - did your two referees get contacted by the Home Office at any stage during the process? My two have not heard anything from them.
Thanks all.

[kawa1]

Final update
Eligibility criteria: 5 years EU/EEA citizen + 1 year Permanent Residence
Nationality: Polish
Method of application: post 19/02/2015
Date of receipt by UKBA: February 2015
Date of debit of fees: 26/02/2015
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 25 February 2015
Date of receipt of approval: 23/07/2015 dated 20/07/2015
Date of Ceremony 14/!0/2015

[ChOudhry1]

Eligibility criteria: 20 year residency + 9 year ILR
Language criteria met (UK degree)
Current nationality: Malaysian
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 28/04/2015
Payment method CC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 29/04/215 (postal proof of delivery)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 20/05/2015
Date of acknowledgment Received: 20 /05/2015 (date on letter) - letter received 22/05/2015
Date of biometric letter received: 22/05/2015
Date of biometric done at the Post Office: 23/05/2015
Date approval received: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting

A question please - did your two referees get contacted by the Home Office at any stage during the process? My two have not heard anything from them.
Thanks all.

My referee,s were never contacted and I have got my approval.

[Dovairo]

Eligibility criteria: 16 years+ 1 year ILR
Method of application: solicitor
Date of receipt by UKBA: 26/03/2015
Date of debit of fees: cheque
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 17/04/2015(letter dated 13/04/2015)
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

I RECEIVED TODAY A BROWN ENVELOPE WHICH CONSIST OF JUST THE LIFE IN THE UK TEST! I CALLED THE SOLICITOR TODAY IN CASE HE RECEIVED ANYTHING FROM THEM BUT IT WAS NOTHING! HE SAID IT IS STARNGE BUT FROM WHAT I HAVE EXPERINCED WITH THE HO THEY ALWAYS SEEM TO BE WEIRD.

update

recieved a call from the solicitor saying my application has been refused. going this afternoon to see him to know exactly what was the reason.

[Piratito]

Adding my bits in the hope it might help someone

Nationality: Australian
Eligibility: 5 years Ancestral visa + 9 years Infinite Leave to Remain
Method of application: Post
Life in the UK test passed: 17/02/1012
Application sent date: 01/06/2015 tracked post
Delivery date: 02/06/2015
Debit of fees: 16/06/2015
Date of acknowledgement: 18/06/2015
Biometrics requested: 18/06/2015
Biometrics submitted: 23/06/2015
Date of documents back request: 12/08/2015
Documents received:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:

[saanju9]

Life in the UK test passed: 17/02/1012

Someones really old

[jaweb]

[quote="Dovairo"][quote="Dovairo"][quote="Dovairo"]Eligibility criteria: 16 years+ 1 year ILR
Method of application: solicitor
Date of receipt by UKBA: 26/03/2015
Date of debit of fees: cheque
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 17/04/2015(letter dated 13/04/2015)
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting[/quote]
I RECEIVED TODAY A BROWN ENVELOPE WHICH CONSIST OF JUST THE LIFE IN THE UK TEST! I CALLED THE SOLICITOR TODAY IN CASE HE RECEIVED ANYTHING FROM THEM BUT IT WAS NOTHING! HE SAID IT IS STARNGE BUT FROM WHAT I HAVE EXPERINCED WITH THE HO THEY ALWAYS SEEM TO BE WEIRD.[/quote]
update

recieved a call from the solicitor saying my application has been refused. going this afternoon to see him to know exactly what was the reason.[/quote]

Can you update us please if you don't mind

[sarrial]

Eligibility criteria: 5years Tier 1 + 1 year ILR
Nationality:Pakistani
Method of application: NCS (Slough)
Date of receipt by UKBA: 19/03/2015
Date of debit of fees: 02/04/2015
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 07/04/2015
Biometric was required as applicatino was before Apr 2015.
Date of receipt of approval: 12/08/2015 (dated 10/08/2015)
Date of Ceremony: AWAITING