April 2015 Naturalization application Timeline ONLY

ChOudhry1 · Post by **ChOudhry1** » Mon Apr 27, 2015 5:21 pm

ChOudhry1 wrote:Eligibility criteria: 5y tier1+1y ILR
Method of application: NCS Nottingham
Date of application: 01/04/2015
Date of receipt by UKBA: 02/04/2015
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 22/04/2015
Date of acknowledgment: No email, but letter received on 26/014/2015 dated 22/014/2015
Date approval received: Waiting
Date of ceremony: Waiting

One of the last ones to use the old form since it was valid till 5 April

Thanks all for the updates.
One of. The last ones to apply on old forms before 6 April.

wiltshire · Post by **wiltshire** » Mon Apr 27, 2015 8:21 pm

Eligibility criteria: 5 Year + 1 Year ILR
Method of application: NCS Newham
Date of application: 27/04/2015
Date of receipt by UKBA: Waiting
Date of debit or clearance of fees: Waiting
Date of acknowledgment: Waiting
Date approval received: Waiting
Date of ceremony: Waiting

ferryahmed82 · Post by **ferryahmed82** » Tue Apr 28, 2015 8:15 am

Can you let us know which pages are corrected so that I can print only those? Don't want to fill the whole form again as I've got everything setup already for my appointment? What if I go with the same un-corrected form? Will they refuse?

oace wrote:Sunil0300, Just to help you with this .. you're absolutely right there is no change in the form version and the last update date is in the past as well.

HOWEVER! lucy is right as well. There IS actually a new form that has the same version as the last one and there is no new update date either. Actually, Home Office have only made some obvious corrections in the form and they don't want people to be confused thinking it's a new form, so it appears with same version and date.

You asked for a proof. I have an old scanned copy of the form and I compared it side by side to the one on the website that you referred in your link. The two forms are DIFFERENT I can confirm.

But, you don't need to worry as the form version has not changed and you can go with the version you have got as it's the same version as on the website, just some corrections have been made.

Just a polite note that lucy2011 should be appreciated on the effort of giving everyone a heads-up and it's easy to quickly criticize but one should do their homework first just to be sure (just like you've asked them to be sure)

lilhelper · Post by **lilhelper** » Tue Apr 28, 2015 11:04 am

ferryahmed82 wrote:Can you let us know which pages are corrected so that I can print only those? Don't want to fill the whole form again as I've got everything setup already for my appointment? What if I go with the same un-corrected form? Will they refuse?

I know that the new form offers a choice of where the ceremony will be held.

I'm going to submit with old April form. I'll be extraordinarily angry if they refuse on the basis that they did not proof read their own forms.

oace · Post by **oace** » Tue Apr 28, 2015 11:12 am

There have been corrections in the good character section where a whole question was missing, also Page 6 had some formatting changes as well as option for choice of ceremony. Due to the formatting changes some lines of text have moved to the next page, and which is why I would not recommend the mix and match approach which may have more chance of concern.

It should be absolutely fine if you go with the form you have got, as it's version number is the one they have on the website and you genuinely downloaded it from the website. But if you want to use the corrected form, then I would suggest to use that as a whole rather than picking bits from old and new one.

Hope that helps.

ferryahmed82 · Post by **ferryahmed82** » Tue Apr 28, 2015 11:29 am

I think I'll go with the completed form I have got, and hopefully it should be okay.
Can't do the whole thing again

5fifty5 · Post by **5fifty5** » Tue Apr 28, 2015 11:32 am

5fifty5 wrote:Number of applications : 1
Eligibility criteria: 5 + 1
Language criteria met : Knowledge of Life in UK
Current nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Brent
Date of application: 02/04/15
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: CC
Date of receipt by UKBA : 07/04/15
Date of debit or clearance of fees: : 27/04/2015
Date of acknowledgment : TBC
Date of Biometrics : TBC
Date approval received: TBC

To all those asking questions about fees. Anyone who used NCS or posted the application on the 2nd of April, will be paying New fees. I guess you'll only get lucky if you pay the old fees. For reference, I've paid the New fees.

All the best

lastfalcon · Post by **lastfalcon** » Tue Apr 28, 2015 3:26 pm

No big deal brother it's a £99 deference and honestly I don't know why not £100 straight away lol .. I've applied on 02/04 and put the old fees , application reached HO on the 7th and they charge me £906 .
Applied via agency .

mm10 · Post by **mm10** » Tue Apr 28, 2015 7:21 pm

mm10 wrote:Eligibility criteria: 10 years + 1 yr ILR
Language criteria met : uk degree
Current nationality: indian
Method of application: NCS -Cambridge
Date of application: 02/04/2015
Payment method : debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA:07/04/2015
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 27/04/2015
Date of acknowledgment:
Date approval received:
Date of ceremony:
Does any one have the information, if someone has given the biometric enrolment on his previous extension does he still need to enrol the biometrics with naturalisation ?

please answer

ChOudhry1 · Post by **ChOudhry1** » Tue Apr 28, 2015 7:45 pm

5fifty5 wrote:
5fifty5 wrote:Number of applications : 1
Eligibility criteria: 5 + 1
Language criteria met : Knowledge of Life in UK
Current nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Brent
Date of application: 02/04/15
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: CC
Date of receipt by UKBA : 07/04/15
Date of debit or clearance of fees: : 27/04/2015
Date of acknowledgment : TBC
Date of Biometrics : TBC
Date approval received: TBC

To all those asking questions about fees. Anyone who used NCS or posted the application on the 2nd of April, will be paying New fees. I guess you'll only get lucky if you pay the old fees. For reference, I've paid the New fees.

All the best

Did you submit the old forms or new one, I applied through NCS on 1st April. Application was received on 2nd April on old forms and the fee debited is the old one.

Suzannah · Post by **Suzannah** » Tue Apr 28, 2015 9:08 pm

Eligibility criteria: BC Spouse + 8 yrs EEA (no ILR)
Language criteria met: IELTS (2010)
Current nationality: Polish
Method of application: NCS Cambridge
Date of application: 23/04/2015
Payment method: cheque
Date of receipt by UKBA: waiting
Date of debit or clearance of fees: waiting
Date of acknowledgment: waiting
Date approval received: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting

sshanmug · Post by **sshanmug** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 8:43 am

sshanmug wrote:Folks,

My timelines are below:

Eligibility criteria: 5yr + 1yr ILR
Current nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of application: 01/04/2015
Date of receipt by UKBA: 02/04/2015
Date of debit of fees: 28/04/2015
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Waiting
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

Though I applied before 6th April, NCS adviced me to put new fee in the payment sheet.

But UKVI confirmed that they might not charge the new fee if they received before 6th April.

Guys whose applications received by HO on 02-APR-2015 (last day before fee increase) .. Can any one confirm how much they deducted?

Thanks,

Old fee of £906 was deducted.

vignezh · Post by **vignezh** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 8:45 am

Anyone here whose application received on the 8th or 9th April had their feed taken?

Cammrc · Post by **Cammrc** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 8:48 am

vignezh wrote:Anyone here whose application received on the 8th or 9th April had their feed taken?

Mine reached HO on 10th, fee not taken yet...

sabeekj · Post by **sabeekj** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 8:51 am

Hi vignesh, I submitted through NCS on 8 th and reached on 9th.. Hope this is our week for the fees to be robbed.Let's wait and watch..

vignezh · Post by **vignezh** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 9:25 am

sabeekj wrote:Hi vignesh, I submitted through NCS on 8 th and reached on 9th.. Hope this is our week for the fees to be robbed.Let's wait and watch..

Hi Sabeek, we both seem to have applied on the same day, so yes. lets wait and hope!

5fifty5 · Post by **5fifty5** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 9:51 am

ChOudhry1 wrote:
5fifty5 wrote:
5fifty5 wrote:Number of applications : 1
Eligibility criteria: 5 + 1
Language criteria met : Knowledge of Life in UK
Current nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Brent
Date of application: 02/04/15
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: CC
Date of receipt by UKBA : 07/04/15
Date of debit or clearance of fees: : 27/04/2015
Date of acknowledgment : TBC
Date of Biometrics : TBC
Date approval received: TBC

To all those asking questions about fees. Anyone who used NCS or posted the application on the 2nd of April, will be paying New fees. I guess you'll only get lucky if you pay the old fees. For reference, I've paid the New fees.

All the best
Did you submit the old forms or new one, I applied through NCS on 1st April. Application was received on 2nd April on old forms and the fee debited is the old one.

I had to submit the New form but I insisted on Old fees - NCS didn't have any of that. If I had applied by myself, I would have definitely filled in the Old fees.

mm10 wrote:
mm10 wrote:Eligibility criteria: 10 years + 1 yr ILR
Language criteria met : uk degree
Current nationality: indian
Method of application: NCS -Cambridge
Date of application: 02/04/2015
Payment method : debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA:07/04/2015
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 27/04/2015
Date of acknowledgment:
Date approval received:
Date of ceremony:
Does any one have the information, if someone has given the biometric enrolment on his previous extension does he still need to enrol the biometrics with naturalisation ?
please answer

I think we will have to wait and find out. Personally, I find it surprising that they need the biometrics one year after the ILR.

jiggyjunk · Post by **jiggyjunk** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 11:13 am

Just came back from the NCS submitting my application today. I have also requested a change in the name order for my forenames (admin mistake in my original passport), I hope that will not extend my application further!

So here goes:

Number of applications : 1
Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 2 + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met : Knowledge of Life in UK, UK Masters degree
Current nationality: Zambian
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Sutton
Date of application: 29/04/15
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: CC
Date of receipt by UKBA : TBA
Date of debit or clearance of fees: : TBA
Date of acknowledgment : TBA
Date of Biometrics : TBA
Date approval received: TBA

Godspeed!

azka · Post by **azka** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 11:41 am

lilhelper wrote:
ferryahmed82 wrote:Can you let us know which pages are corrected so that I can print only those? Don't want to fill the whole form again as I've got everything setup already for my appointment? What if I go with the same un-corrected form? Will they refuse?
I know that the new form offers a choice of where the ceremony will be held.

I'm going to submit with old April form. I'll be extraordinarily angry if they refuse on the basis that they did not proof read their own forms.

I think you giving home office opportunity either to delay your application or reject on the basis of using old form, I am sure you must have struggled alot to be able to apply for british Naturalisation, so why not little bit more struggle to refill the new form, I was on the same boat, completed older version of form, they change it at last moment, I refilled the new form it took me about 2 hours to fill, the only problem i had , getting the referees signature again which was bit hassle

lilhelper · Post by **lilhelper** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 11:49 am

Getting new referee page signed is not an option at this late stage.

I used latest form this month. The fact they reissued it in the last week is not my problem. They didn't even bother incrementing the document version.

azka wrote:
lilhelper wrote:
ferryahmed82 wrote:Can you let us know which pages are corrected so that I can print only those? Don't want to fill the whole form again as I've got everything setup already for my appointment? What if I go with the same un-corrected form? Will they refuse?
I know that the new form offers a choice of where the ceremony will be held.

I'm going to submit with old April form. I'll be extraordinarily angry if they refuse on the basis that they did not proof read their own forms.
I think you giving home office opportunity either to delay your application or reject on the basis of using old form, I am sure you must have struggled alot to be able to apply for british Naturalisation, so why not little bit more struggle to refill the new form, I was on the same boat, completed older version of form, they change it at last moment, I refilled the new form it took me about 2 hours to fill, the only problem i had , getting the referees signature again which was bit hassle

wiltshire · Post by **wiltshire** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 12:24 pm

lilhelper wrote:Getting new referee page signed is not an option at this late stage.

I used latest form this month. The fact they reissued it in the last week is not my problem. They didn't even bother incrementing the document version.

So the form you are using is still dated sometime 2015 (March 2015, but version 04/15), not last years April 2014 version? I can't see that being a problem.

I don't think they have re-issued it in the last week. I downloaded a copy on 7 April (as HO helpdesk told me the original March 2015 form would be valid at least up to 6 April), and just downloaded a new copy now. They are completely identical - I ran a file compare to verify it (console: fc /b old.pdf new.pdf). So you can trust that the 2 April date mentioned on their webpage is accurate. At the very least, I'm 100% sure nothing has changed since April 7.

Cammrc · Post by **Cammrc** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 12:37 pm

lilhelper wrote:Getting new referee page signed is not an option at this late stage.

I used latest form this month. The fact they reissued it in the last week is not my problem. They didn't even bother incrementing the document version.

I know that the new form offers a choice of where the ceremony will be held.

I'm going to submit with old April form. I'll be extraordinarily angry if they refuse on the basis that they did not proof read their own forms.

I think you giving home office opportunity either to delay your application or reject on the basis of using old form, I am sure you must have struggled alot to be able to apply for british Naturalisation, so why not little bit more struggle to refill the new form, I was on the same boat, completed older version of form, they change it at last moment, I refilled the new form it took me about 2 hours to fill, the only problem i had , getting the referees signature again which was bit hassle[/quote][/quote]

I handed my application with NCS on 9th April using the new form but the referee page is from the old form, NCS instruction is as long as the referee page is less than 6 months old (the date when referees signed) they are valid, hope this helps...

JamaicaQueenie · Post by **JamaicaQueenie** » Thu Apr 30, 2015 5:38 am

Eligibility criteria: Married in 1999, ILR since May 2000, Still Married, Exempt Country
Current nationality: Jamaican
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Hounslow
Date of application: 24/04/2015
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: CC
Date of receipt by UKBA: Waiting
Date of debit or clearance of fees: Waiting
Date of acknowledgment: Waiting
Date approval received: Waiting
Date of Biometrics Letter Received: Waiting
Date of Biometrics Done: Waiting
Date of ceremony: Waiting

Documents attached:
Photocopies of current passport, expired passport, Marriage Certificate,
Original Life in the UK test, Self-Assessment Statement

Ran24 · Post by **Ran24** » Thu Apr 30, 2015 6:54 am

Eligibility criteria: 3 Year Route + 1 Yr ILR + Partner BC
Language criteria met - Life in the UK + English test certificate
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 10-04-2015
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: Waiting
Date of debit or clearance of fees: Waiting
Date of acknowledgment: Waiting
Date approval received: Waiting
Date of ceremony: Waiting

Biometrics card verified and copy submitted along with the application

No idea if applicant who has Biometric registered since 2007 need to get redone ??
SO in that case

Date of Biometrics Letter Received: N/A

Date of Biometrics Done: N/A

I have been in UK since Mar 2008 and eligible to apply with my 5 yrs status, but preferred to do it with 3 Yrs + BC partner. No idea what the long term consequences of 6(1) / 6(2) . Appreciate if anyone has got any insight of this?

lilhelper · Post by **lilhelper** » Thu Apr 30, 2015 1:42 pm

lilhelper wrote:
ferryahmed82 wrote:Can you let us know which pages are corrected so that I can print only those? Don't want to fill the whole form again as I've got everything setup already for my appointment? What if I go with the same un-corrected form? Will they refuse?
I know that the new form offers a choice of where the ceremony will be held.

I'm going to submit with old April form. I'll be extraordinarily angry if they refuse on the basis that they did not proof read their own forms.

I submitted my application today. The NCS lady said using the early April form was fine.

No problems.

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