April 2015 Naturalization application Timeline ONLY

hvhv86 wrote:Hi all, Im a June applicant that recently received approval. My application was through a solicitor and he had some interesting views that might be helpful.

Essentially, as a couple of people have suggested, straightforward cases and those of BC spouse and 5 year (T1) route applicants tend to receive faster decisions. This is possibly because they tend to do more checks/due diligence on the other routes.

This by no means suggests that you will not be approved or your application has been overlooked, just that they may be undertaking further checks and you should hear back soon, hopefully well before the 6 months are up.

I hope this is useful. You guys have been amazing in helping me keep my spirits up whilst waiting and I hope you get your desired response soon. All the best.

olinka0306 wrote:Caffeine; have you been approved yet?

olinka0306 wrote:

hvhv86 wrote:Hi all, Im a June applicant that recently received approval. My application was through a solicitor and he had some interesting views that might be helpful.

Essentially, as a couple of people have suggested, straightforward cases and those of BC spouse and 5 year (T1) route applicants tend to receive faster decisions. This is possibly because they tend to do more checks/due diligence on the other routes.

This by no means suggests that you will not be approved or your application has been overlooked, just that they may be undertaking further checks and you should hear back soon, hopefully well before the 6 months are up.

I hope this is useful. You guys have been amazing in helping me keep my spirits up whilst waiting and I hope you get your desired response soon. All the best.

i am 5 years tier 1 and 2 years ILR applied end of April and not approved yet, im as straight forward an applicant as you can get. I just cant believe how many May and even June applicants are getting approved, i dont see where the fairness is in this ;ahead of april and even March. did you lawyer have any insight into this disparity?

caffeine wrote:

olinka0306 wrote:

hvhv86 wrote:Hi all, Im a June applicant that recently received approval. My application was through a solicitor and he had some interesting views that might be helpful.

Essentially, as a couple of people have suggested, straightforward cases and those of BC spouse and 5 year (T1) route applicants tend to receive faster decisions. This is possibly because they tend to do more checks/due diligence on the other routes.

This by no means suggests that you will not be approved or your application has been overlooked, just that they may be undertaking further checks and you should hear back soon, hopefully well before the 6 months are up.

I hope this is useful. You guys have been amazing in helping me keep my spirits up whilst waiting and I hope you get your desired response soon. All the best.

i am 5 years tier 1 and 2 years ILR applied end of April and not approved yet, im as straight forward an applicant as you can get. I just cant believe how many May and even June applicants are getting approved, i dont see where the fairness is in this ;ahead of april and even March. did you lawyer have any insight into this disparity?

I agree, even my application is as straight forward as you can get.

Everything we hear from other people is pure speculation, there is no logic to how HO handles cases and if there is logic I don't see it.

sorry to hear you aren't approved yet. Normally i wouldn't stress as i know i will get it eventually but i never expected it to take so long and if i don't get it back in the next month i wont be able to get married in the Church of england

gaurav76.5 wrote:Did anyone notice the approval date is not not dependent upon date of applying but is rather dependent on date of biometric letter issued. As this week is going by applicant who received biometric letter in 3rd week of June are getting approval (same in both cases of May and June applicants)

caffeine wrote:

sorry to hear you aren't approved yet. Normally i wouldn't stress as i know i will get it eventually but i never expected it to take so long and if i don't get it back in the next month i wont be able to get married in the Church of england

Why don't you call them and explain the situation about your wedding or maybe involve your MP. I know it hasn't been 6 months but may be worth a try.

olinka0306 wrote:

caffeine wrote:

sorry to hear you aren't approved yet. Normally i wouldn't stress as i know i will get it eventually but i never expected it to take so long and if i don't get it back in the next month i wont be able to get married in the Church of england

Why don't you call them and explain the situation about your wedding or maybe involve your MP. I know it hasn't been 6 months but may be worth a try.

do you know how to go about doing this?

olinka0306 wrote:

hvhv86 wrote:Hi all, Im a June applicant that recently received approval. My application was through a solicitor and he had some interesting views that might be helpful.

Essentially, as a couple of people have suggested, straightforward cases and those of BC spouse and 5 year (T1) route applicants tend to receive faster decisions. This is possibly because they tend to do more checks/due diligence on the other routes.

This by no means suggests that you will not be approved or your application has been overlooked, just that they may be undertaking further checks and you should hear back soon, hopefully well before the 6 months are up.

I hope this is useful. You guys have been amazing in helping me keep my spirits up whilst waiting and I hope you get your desired response soon. All the best.

i am 5 years tier 1 and 2 years ILR applied end of April and not approved yet, im as straight forward an applicant as you can get. I just cant believe how many May and even June applicants are getting approved, i dont see where the fairness is in this ;ahead of april and even March. did you lawyer have any insight into this disparity?

chocolateorange88 wrote:My husband applied mid june and done biometrics on 24th june so still waiting.

but this is april thread so hardly relevant

Amritsar singh wrote:I applied 14th April and done biometric 14th May and still wating I think they put April and March on hold

hvhv86 wrote:

chocolateorange88 wrote:My husband applied mid june and done biometrics on 24th june so still waiting.

but this is april thread so hardly relevant

Yeah I just wondered if there were any BC apps pending from April or if all were complete - mostly to corroborate what I got from the solicitor. The 10 year route apps do appear to be taking the longest based on a quick look in the March forum.

Not really, it does appear that spouse of BC applications are being handled a lot quicker. He mentioned this even at the time of applying, that as spouse of a BC I could expect a decision quicker than most in around 3 months and he wasn't far off.

Is anyone who is spouse of a BC still awaiting a decision?

n2teaching wrote:Posters asking whether spouses of BC's are being fast tracked through. Certainly isn't happening in my case. Married 11 years to a BC, originally from a UK speaking country, and employed continuously since arriving here. No convictions.

I noticed that others applying at the same time, fee were taken roughly the same time, but received acknowledgements approx 7 days before me, biometrics letters 10-14 days before me. Then received approval weeks ago. I must have a very slow case-worker.

zeepheer08 wrote:Eligibility criteria: ILR (5yrs)
Language criteria met (UK degree, exempt countries, PBS used documents, NARIC, or B1 test): B1
Current nationality: Filipino
Method of application (NCS/Postal/Solicitor etc): Solicitor
Council name if NCS used: n/a
Date of application: 22-04-2015
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: DC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 23-04-2015
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 18-05-2015
Date of acknowledgment: 21-05-2015
Date of receipt by Biometric info: 19-05-2015
Date of Submission of Biometric info: 26-05-2015
Date of approval: 02-09-2015
Date approval received: 14-09-2015
Date of ceremony: need to book

petu_13 wrote:

petu_13 wrote:

petu_13 wrote:Number of application : 1 Adults
Eligibility criteria: 5 years ( Tier 1 General + 1 Year ILR )
Language criteria met : PBS print out, Degree Certificate, Life in the UK test certificate
Current nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS Kingston
Date of application: 23/04/2015
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: DC
Date of receipt by UKBA : not checked
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 20/05/2015
Date of acknowledgment letter: 19/05/2015
Date of acknowledgment received: 23/05/2015
Date of Biometric invitation: 19/05/2015 , received 27-May-2015
Date of Biometrics : 29/05/2015
Date approval received: 14/09/2015 dated: 07/09/2015
Date of ceremony: 03/10/2015