April 2014 - Naturalisation Application Timeline

sachpuro wrote:Hi researcher-01. Thanks for sharing your experience.

This lack of transparency from home office does not help in reducing our stress. However, we can do nothing but wait for the ordeal to end.

And the kind of news that has been floating around regarding passport backlogs makes me worry about even the future steps once our letters arrive. Now it seems they are even blaming the citizenship applications for passport office backlogs. Check out the news here:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... cklog.html

I just hope the brown envelope arrives soon for us with the good news all the subsequent steps go more smoothly. Amen!

dahveedoff wrote:Eligibility criteria: 2yrs spouse + 9 months ILR (Spouse of British Citizen)
Language criteria met: Life in the UK and Masters Degree
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Bexley
Date of application: 24/04/2014
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 25/04/2014
Date acknowledgment received: 10/05/2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 07/05/2014
Date of approval received: Called HO yesterday: arrived today dated 03/07/14
Date ceremony invitation letter received: Called council. ceremony to be held end of the month. Awaiting letter
Date of ceremony: TBC

dion1409 wrote:Hello everyone, thank you all for giving so much useful information.
Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: ( 2 year spouse visa + 18 months ILR)
Language criteria met : Life in Uk , B1
Method of application: post
Date of application: 23 April 2014
Payment method: Debit card
Date of debit of fees: 1 May 2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 1 May 2014
Date of receipt of approval: Still waiting
Date of Ceremony:...

Almost 2 weeks ago I received from HO my supporting documents back with a letter(Dated 05 June 2014) saying: For your convenience the enclosed documents have been noted and returned to you.The application will be considered on the information that has been recorded. but it may be necessary to ask for them to be returned.

What does this mean??? So they just started processing my application
Now that I got my documents back can I travel, or should I be here? I read here somewhere that that the ceremony can be booked in 90 days time?I am planning to apply fort the British passport after I come back, maybe in September ( hope I receive the approval soon ... )
I will try to call them on Monday...

Congrats to all of you who already got the approval and very good luck to the rest of us!

haidernchd wrote:

haidernchd wrote:

haidernchd wrote:Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (3yr spouse of BC)
Method of application: Royal Mail
Date of receipt by UKBA: 10th April 2014
Date of debit of fees: 25th April 2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 30/04/2014
Date of receipt of approval: 9/07/2014
Date of Ceremony: TBC

Other Updates: If you wish to provide interim updates (Payment slip received with acknowledgement for £ 32 more to pay as fee from 06th April increased to £906 not £874 any more. Interim Updates Additional fee deducted from my account 13/05/2014

Received all my documents back with the letter saying your application is successful you will receive invitation letter within two weeks.
Date: Description

baburo123 wrote: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:30/07/2014

I have received invitation letter from local council, no confirmation from HO yet?

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.

sachpuro wrote:Please add me to the list. Both me and wife are anxiously waiting for our brown envelope with good news. Wish this ordeal would end soon.

Eligibility criteria: 5 years ILR + 1 year
Language criteria met (UK degree, exempt countries, PBS used documents, NARIC, or B1 test): PBS and NARIC SoC for wife, only PBS for myself.
Current nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Eastleigh
Date of application: 22 April 2014
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: CC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 24 April 2014
Date of acknowledgement: 30/04/2014
Date approval received: 14/07/2014 (dated 07/07/2014)
Date of ceremony: Called register office and they shared the first available date as 04/08/2014. The lady on phone said they will send the ceremony invite letter which I should receive in 1 week.

pithakos wrote:Still waiting - beginning to feel very disheartened.

Have reattached this as it didn't seem to get added to the update spreadsheet when I posted back in May.
Eligibility criteria: 20 years residency (17 with ILR) and marriage to a British citizen.
Language criteria met (UK degree, exempt countries, PBS used documents, NARIC, or B1 test): Life in the UK test + US passport
Current nationality: American
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Lambeth
Date of application: 01/04/2014
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: CC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 02/04/2014 (as advised by NCS)
Date of aknowlegment: 14/04/2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 10/04/2014
Date approval received: Waiting
Date of ceremony: Waiting

I received an email this morning from the Home Office saying:
Dear Pithakos

Having recently received a decision on your application, UK Visas and Immigration would like to ask for your feedback in a short online survey. The aim of this survey is to find out how well we met your needs and how we can improve in the future.


Etc etc. Having received no brown envelope, I raced excitedly to the phone to ring them, only to be told rather dismissively that it was an error. When I asked if she could tell me anything about the current status of my application and any delays that might be affecting my application, she got quite shirty with me and basically told me that they didn't have to tell me anything and she knew nothing about any delays.

So, as I said, feeling pretty sad this morning (and now I know what my eventual survey response will be). Not the first time I've been made to feel unwanted in my adopted home but it's getting old after growing up here, studying here, working here and marrying here.

man4uni wrote:Eligibility criteria: 3 Yr + ILR 1 Yr (spouse of British Citizen)
Language criteria met (UK degree, exempt countries, PBS used documents, NARIC, or B1 test): LiUK + NARIC + Degree
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Hillingdon
Date of application: 09/04/14
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 11/04/14
Date of acknowledgement: 02/05/14
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 29/04/14
Date approval received: 18th Jul 2014 (dated: 9th Jul 2014)
Date of ceremony: 6th Aug 2014

man4uni wrote:At last!

man4uni wrote:Eligibility criteria: 3 Yr + ILR 1 Yr (spouse of British Citizen)
Language criteria met (UK degree, exempt countries, PBS used documents, NARIC, or B1 test): LiUK + NARIC + Degree
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Hillingdon
Date of application: 09/04/14
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 11/04/14
Date of acknowledgement: 02/05/14
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 29/04/14
Date approval received: 18th Jul 2014 (dated: 9th Jul 2014)
Date of ceremony: 6th Aug 2014

Finally the journey has come to an end!

juansmith007 wrote:Hi, I have been waiting for quite some time now and I wanted to ask some questions about the famous 'brown envelope' - approval letter.

Is the envelope sent by recorded post? Also is it a large envelope, or is it of a similar size to the acknowledgment letter (i have a small postbox!)?

And does the council always send you a separate letter confirming the decision?

Thank you and good luck to everyone.

msank wrote:

msank wrote:Eligibility criteria: 5 years residence,1 year PR
Language criteria met (UK degree, exempt countries, PBS used documents, NARIC, or B1 test): LIUK+ UK MSc
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: NCS Nottingham
Date of application: 17/04/2014
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: CC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 22/04/2014
Date of acknowledgment: 02/05/2014 dated 30/04/2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 30/04/2014
Date approval received: 21/07/2014 dated 09/07/2014
Date of ceremony:

ForumsPK wrote:Just received our approval today as well. Thanks to everyone for their contribution and good luck for those who are waiting.

msank wrote:Eligibility criteria: 5 years residence,1 year PR
Language criteria met (UK degree, exempt countries, PBS used documents, NARIC, or B1 test): LIUK+ UK MSc
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: NCS Nottingham
Date of application: 17/04/2014
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: CC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 22/04/2014
Date of acknowledgment: 02/05/2014 dated 30/04/2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 30/04/2014
Date approval received: 21/07/2014 dated 09/07/2014
Date of ceremony:24/07/2014