April 2014 - Naturalisation Application Timeline

Hi Guys,

HO call center information is strange.

I called HO on 29th May and progress was decision being made.
Then called again on Monday 2nd June then progress was Application under consideration.
Then called again on Tuesday 3rd June and progress was Decision being made and waiting letters to be printed.
Called again on Wednesday and progress was Application is in final stages please wait and you will get decision soon

And finally called today and progress was application is progressing normally please wait for 6 months. ha ha haha

So i am not sure if decision being made then how come application status jump back and forth.

Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Oldham
Date of application: 10/04/2014
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: CC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 14/04/2014
Date of acknowlegment: 23/04/2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 23/04/2014
Date approval received: Waiting
Date of ceremony: Waiting

JavKhan03 wrote:Hi Guys,

HO call center information is strange.

I called HO on 29th May and progress was decision being made.
Then called again on Monday 2nd June then progress was Application under consideration.
Then called again on Tuesday 3rd June and progress was Decision being made and waiting letters to be printed.
Called again on Wednesday and progress was Application is in final stages please wait and you will get decision soon

And finally called today and progress was application is progressing normally please wait for 6 months. ha ha haha

So i am not sure if decision being made then how come application status jump back and forth.

Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Oldham
Date of application: 10/04/2014
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: CC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 14/04/2014
Date of acknowlegment: 23/04/2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 23/04/2014
Date approval received: Waiting
Date of ceremony: Waiting

Dont be surprised about this... knowing this HO call centre, i have a feeling even after you receive ur approval, u call them for fun and ask them about ur application, they might reply ' Your application is awaiting to be allocated to a case working team'

Lolz.... yes it would be like this

so what you recommend guys ? we shouldn't call them to check the status.

I haven't called yet and from responses from you guys I lose hope to call and get an update

Its really funny .... what I think is their system is not updated regularly which means if a CW has approved application he/she didn't update the system same time they may update all of their cases on weekly basis.
In this scenario the last update on the system is under consideration until CW haven't updated the system.

Is my assumption don't know its correct or not.

from last 2-3 days I am getting call from no number. my insurance company OCTOGON can be chasing for my NCB I haven't supplied. But they have received today.

So will the call can be from HO ??? do they call with held no ?? funny thing is after 2-3 bells it stops ringing . any thoughts ??

Hi,



To be honest calling them isn't a issue provided call is free... its you will know they still have ur application with them.

ryan2020 wrote:so what you recommend guys ? we shouldn't call them to check the status.

I haven't called yet and from responses from you guys I lose hope to call and get an update

Its really funny .... what I think is their system is not updated regularly which means if a CW has approved application he/she didn't update the system same time they may update all of their cases on weekly basis.
In this scenario the last update on the system is under consideration until CW haven't updated the system.

Is my assumption don't know its correct or not.

from last 2-3 days I am getting call from no number. my insurance company OCTOGON can be chasing for my NCB I haven't supplied. But they have received today.

So will the call can be from HO ??? do they call with held no ?? funny thing is after 2-3 bells it stops ringing . any thoughts ??

Hi ryan2020,

I called them once and they told me that a decision was made and the post was sent out. From what i have seen in the forum, i think the call center person gets a visibility only after the decision is made - before that i think it is a black hole for them as well.

This is purely based on my experience

bkarthikisc wrote:

ryan2020 wrote:so what you recommend guys ? we shouldn't call them to check the status.

I haven't called yet and from responses from you guys I lose hope to call and get an update

Its really funny .... what I think is their system is not updated regularly which means if a CW has approved application he/she didn't update the system same time they may update all of their cases on weekly basis.
In this scenario the last update on the system is under consideration until CW haven't updated the system.

Is my assumption don't know its correct or not.

from last 2-3 days I am getting call from no number. my insurance company OCTOGON can be chasing for my NCB I haven't supplied. But they have received today.

So will the call can be from HO ??? do they call with held no ?? funny thing is after 2-3 bells it stops ringing . any thoughts ??

Hi ryan2020,

I called them once and they told me that a decision was made and the post was sent out. From what i have seen in the forum, i think the call center person gets a visibility only after the decision is made - before that i think it is a black hole for them as well.

This is purely based on my experience

I Agree with you

Oh wow! This morning I received a white envelope so didn't think much of it. However, I nearly passed out when I saw it was from the Council, inviting me to attend my Citizenship Ceremony! Woohoo!

I guess the brown envelope will arrive shortly.
Thank you for this brilliant forum and all the best to those still waiting.

Katuska wrote: Eligibility criteria: 10 yrs of ILR+Spouse of BC
Language criteria met: Life in the UK test + English Test
Current nationality: Hungarian
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Chelmsford
Date of application: 24/04/2014
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: DC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 28/04/2014
Date of acknowlegment: 06/05/2014 (arrived 10/05)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 06/05/2014
Date approval received: waiting
Date of ceremony:18/06/2014

Oh and to put your minds at ease; I called the HO twice last week, both times were told my case hasn't reached the caseworker yet. So it seems they don't have a clue about our timelines.

I'm in office now. I received call from my wife and she said I have citizenship invitation letter from council.
I haven't receive approval letter yet. I applied on 25th April. I will post complete timeline soon.

ryan2020 wrote:I'm in office now. I received call from my wife and she said I have citizenship invitation letter from council.
I haven't receive approval letter yet. I applied on 25th April. I will post complete timeline soon.

sorry its a approval letter - booked ceremony on 16th July - to far

Called Home Office today and been told that decision has been made. I made my application on the 23rd of April.

Waiting for the brown letter to book my citizenship ceremony

I have been told same "decision been made" when i called HO on 29th May but staill waiting for letter.

Allow 10 working days to get the approval letter. So my expectation is to reach me on the 16th June. For you it should be early next week..

cheers

srirags wrote:Allow 10 working days to get the approval letter. So my expectation is to reach me on the 16th June. For you it should be early next week..

cheers

RIght ok Thanks, I have to keep waiting then .....

Current nationality:India
Method of application:NCS
Council name if NCS used:Bracknell
Date of application:25-04-2014 (Friday)
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc:Debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA:28/04/2014
Date of aknowlegment:08-05-2014( dated 06-05-2014)
Date of debit or clearance of fees:
Date approval received:waiting
Date of ceremony:waiting

Sent them email and received the reply today saying decision has been made and you letter will soon sent out to you. It also mentioned in the email saying that they don't have liberty to disclose the outcome of the application.

Hi all I just called home office the guy was very poliete he took my detailz and after checking the system he said it is with the case worker and in final stages u will hear from us soon .should I consider it a right info or they dont have any information I applied on 3 april still waiting every time I call them they say under consideration but today it was a different answer any opinions please????

Update

ryan2020 wrote:Eligibility criteria: 2 years HSMP+ 3 years Tier 1 + 1year ILR
Nationality: Pakistani
Language criteria met: Life in the UK test + M.Sc Degree from UK
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Hounslow
Date of application: 25/04/2014
Payment method: Credit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 28/04/2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 02/05/2014
Date of acknowledgement: 08/05/2014 (Dated 02/05/2014)
Date approval received: 06/06/2014 (Dated 02/06/2014)
Date of ceremony: 16th July 2014

Khansab12345 wrote:Hi all I just called home office the guy was very poliete he took my detailz and after checking the system he said it is with the case worker and in final stages u will hear from us soon .should I consider it a right info or they dont have any information I applied on 3 april still waiting every time I call them they say under consideration but today it was a different answer any opinions please????

From previous posts it usually means your wait is nearing the end and there actually is some update in the system which they usually dont share over the phone.

Also I have been trying to find your timeline but cant find it, there are numerous post from you but no timeline.

UPDATE

Method of application: NCS
Language criteria: PBS calculator printout
Council name if NCS used: Islington
Date of application: 16/04/2014
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: CC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 17/04/2014
Date of acknowlegment: 29/04/2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 25/04/2014
Date approval received: 06/06/2014 (Dated 30 May)
Date of ceremony: Private to be booked

Good luck everyone, this forum has been very useful. Special mention and thanks to bkarthikisc for his splendid work in collating the timelines.

UPDATE

Method of application: Post
Language criteria: Uk masters degree
Council name if NCS used:
Date of application: 03:04:2014
Payment method : debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 04:04:2014
Date of acknowlegment: 17:04:2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 16:04:2014
Date approval received: waiting
Date of ceremony: Waiting

ayoubtt wrote:

Khansab12345 wrote:Hi all I just called home office the guy was very poliete he took my detailz and after checking the system he said it is with the case worker and in final stages u will hear from us soon .should I consider it a right info or they dont have any information I applied on 3 april still waiting every time I call them they say under consideration but today it was a different answer any opinions please????

From previous posts it usually means your wait is nearing the end and there actually is some update in the system which they usually dont share over the phone.

Also I have been trying to find your timeline but cant find it, there are numerous post from you but no timeline.

I have uploaded my timeline

JavKhan03 wrote:Hi Guys,

HO call center information is strange.

I called HO on 29th May and progress was decision being made.
Then called again on Monday 2nd June then progress was Application under consideration.
Then called again on Tuesday 3rd June and progress was Decision being made and waiting letters to be printed.
Called again on Wednesday and progress was Application is in final stages please wait and you will get decision soon

And finally called today and progress was application is progressing normally please wait for 6 months. ha ha haha

So i am not sure if decision being made then how come application status jump back and forth.

Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Oldham
Date of application: 10/04/2014
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: CC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 14/04/2014
Date of acknowlegment: 23/04/2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 23/04/2014
Date approval received: Waiting
Date of ceremony: Waiting

Called Home office yesterday and they confirmed letters sent today, So don't know when they will arrive as havn't received in post today.

mcaj wrote:

mcaj wrote:This was for both me and my wife

Eligibility criteria: 2.5 yrs Tier 2; 2.5 yrs Tier 1; 1 yr ILR
Language criteria met: Me: Original Degree Certificate + Letter from Uni confirming taught in English Medium + PBS printout - Wife: B1 Test certificate
Current nationality: South African
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Southampton
Date of application: 29 April 2014
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: CC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 1 May 2014
Date of aknowlegment: 2 May 2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 2 May 2014
Date approval received: somewhere between 02/06 and 06/06
Home Office letter dated: 27/05
Date of ceremony: 17/06

update...

received letter today from my council giving me my date of ceremony and congratulating me on becoming a british citizen, but not yet got the letter from immigration. i guess the use snail mail.

Further update:
I was away this week but got the letter from home office. So not sure what the day it arrived, but was dated 27 May.
Good luck to everyone on this forum and thanks for all the help with ILR and Citizenship!

bkarthikisc wrote:29 Approvals out of the 79 applications that we are tracking on this forum

This is a good tracker. I would suggest adding the NCS office applied at because I suspect they process these as a group by week by NCS office batch.