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December 2013 - Naturalization timeline

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TTOE
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Re: December 2013 - Naturalization timeline

Post by TTOE » Thu Feb 13, 2014 8:19 pm

TTOE wrote:Credit to tier_2_applicant

Just a succint summary from me based on postings to this thread,

as @ 20:12pm on 13 February 2014

We have 66 applicants in total so far and out of these 66, 12 have reported approvals. Please see details of all approvals reported below;

1. Coolali - Application received by the HO on 12 Dec, fee deducted on 19 Jan and got approval dated 03 Feb on 06 Feb.
2. Orangepillow - Application received by the HO on 03 Dec, fee deducted 27 Dec and got approval on 06 Feb.
3. Shahfor - Application received by the HO on 13 Dec, fee deducted on 18 Jan and got approval dated 01 Feb on 07 Feb.
4. Vengud123 - Application received by HO on 13 Dec, fee deducted on 19 Dec and Customer Service informed Vengud123 of success on 12 Feb.
5. Raj34 - Application received by the HO on 02 Dec, fee deducted on 16 Jan and approval received by Raj34 on 08 Feb.
6. ssp_71023 - Application sent 17 Dec, probably received by HO on 18 Dec, fee deducted 20 Jan, Customer Service informed ssp_71023 of success on 13 Feb.
7. slchoong - Application received by the HO on 03 Dec, fee deducted 16 Jan and approval dated 05 Dec received by slchoong on 10 Feb.
8. vijayefi - application received by the HO on 02 Dec, fee deducted on 17 Jan and customer service confirmed success 13 Feb.
9. InUkOnHsmp - application received by HO on 17 Dec, fee deducted 20 Jan and customer service confirmed success 13 Feb.
10. TTOE - Application sent on 17 Dec received by HO on 18 Dec, fee deducted on 20 Jan, HO called to ask if my Mrs want her maiden name also on her BC certificate and that our docs are being sent out as she speaks.
11. euhsi - confirmed approval letter sent out on 10 Feb.
12. Johngt - confirmed approval received on 12 February, dated 10 Feb.

12 out of 66 for now for Dec 2013.

That makes 18% approval rate so far.

List of Dec 2013 applicants; (credit to tier_2_applicant)
mrbeef
vijayefi
mirzanaseer79
chiefhunter
Raj34
rd22
coolnattu
nzsan
Simha
758_SLUDeM
theolondon
kvg1922
slchoong
orangepillow
dds72
butter_fly
somemightsay
ramaven
kerrypolka
Barry77
euhsi
Greggio_f
john101
kurly1000
ejaz2g
rivoskr
raamkres
teee2
malafat
Wandsword
rikken
collipu
Sonabacha
Yulichka
shahfor
jay00uk
vengud123
Philips
coolali
whynot
InUkOnHsmp
rshaikh
Nazmas
TTOE
tvj
segs2tier1
dnkumars
flash2004
sudhibabu
ssp_71023
leoo
33kerryhouse
Kees_ara
alexboy84
Green apple
HSMP_MBA_provision
saayinla
ghomon
sharjeelpk
rasinrdj
rahulmisra204
ken218
lifofifo
euhsi
johngt
tier_2_applicant

alexboy84
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Re: December 2013 - Naturalization timeline

Post by alexboy84 » Thu Feb 13, 2014 9:15 pm

TTOE wrote:
TTOE wrote:Credit to tier_2_applicant

Just a succint summary from me based on postings to this thread,

as @ 20:12pm on 13 February 2014

We have 66 applicants in total so far and out of these 66, 12 have reported approvals. Please see details of all approvals reported below;

1. Coolali - Application received by the HO on 12 Dec, fee deducted on 19 Jan and got approval dated 03 Feb on 06 Feb.
2. Orangepillow - Application received by the HO on 03 Dec, fee deducted 27 Dec and got approval on 06 Feb.
3. Shahfor - Application received by the HO on 13 Dec, fee deducted on 18 Jan and got approval dated 01 Feb on 07 Feb.
4. Vengud123 - Application received by HO on 13 Dec, fee deducted on 19 Dec and Customer Service informed Vengud123 of success on 12 Feb.
5. Raj34 - Application received by the HO on 02 Dec, fee deducted on 16 Jan and approval received by Raj34 on 08 Feb.
6. ssp_71023 - Application sent 17 Dec, probably received by HO on 18 Dec, fee deducted 20 Jan, Customer Service informed ssp_71023 of success on 13 Feb.
7. slchoong - Application received by the HO on 03 Dec, fee deducted 16 Jan and approval dated 05 Dec received by slchoong on 10 Feb.
8. vijayefi - application received by the HO on 02 Dec, fee deducted on 17 Jan and customer service confirmed success 13 Feb.
9. InUkOnHsmp - application received by HO on 17 Dec, fee deducted 20 Jan and customer service confirmed success 13 Feb.
10. TTOE - Application sent on 17 Dec received by HO on 18 Dec, fee deducted on 20 Jan, HO called to ask if my Mrs want her maiden name also on her BC certificate and that our docs are being sent out as she speaks.
11. euhsi - confirmed approval letter sent out on 10 Feb.
12. Johngt - confirmed approval received on 12 February, dated 10 Feb.

12 out of 66 for now for Dec 2013.

That makes 18% approval rate so far.

List of Dec 2013 applicants; (credit to tier_2_applicant)
mrbeef
vijayefi
mirzanaseer79
chiefhunter
Raj34
rd22
coolnattu
nzsan
Simha
758_SLUDeM
theolondon
kvg1922
slchoong
orangepillow
dds72
butter_fly
somemightsay
ramaven
kerrypolka
Barry77
euhsi
Greggio_f
john101
kurly1000
ejaz2g
rivoskr
raamkres
teee2
malafat
Wandsword
rikken
collipu
Sonabacha
Yulichka
shahfor
jay00uk
vengud123
Philips
coolali
whynot
InUkOnHsmp
rshaikh
Nazmas
TTOE
tvj
segs2tier1
dnkumars
flash2004
sudhibabu
ssp_71023
leoo
33kerryhouse
Kees_ara
alexboy84
Green apple
HSMP_MBA_provision
saayinla
ghomon
sharjeelpk
rasinrdj
rahulmisra204
ken218
lifofifo
euhsi
johngt
tier_2_applicant
Congrats TTOE!

I've put my application in on 19th and fee only got deducted on 30/01/14.
Do you think its worth me giving them a call or should I wait till next week?
:)

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Re: December 2013 - Naturalization timeline

Post by Green apple » Thu Feb 13, 2014 11:48 pm

Inshallah next week will hold more approvals for dec
Patience pays !

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Re: December 2013 - Naturalization timeline

Post by TTOE » Fri Feb 14, 2014 5:42 am

Green apple wrote:Inshallah next week will hold more approvals for dec
Patience pays !
I agree with Green apple that starting from today all through to next week there will be more approvals coming through for all Dec 2013 folks. That word patience is really key but very difficult to have in this instance considering the news coming through and the number of months we've all been waiting.

One thing I know is that the best is ours, believe!

alexboy84
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Re: December 2013 - Naturalization timeline

Post by alexboy84 » Fri Feb 14, 2014 8:34 am

Morning, does anyone know what HO's opening hours are?
Thanks.

collipu
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Re: December 2013 - Naturalization timeline

Post by collipu » Fri Feb 14, 2014 9:36 am

I am assuming again there is no sequence for processing applications. Pretty sure it is not first come first serve basis?

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Re: December 2013 - Naturalization timeline

Post by rikken » Fri Feb 14, 2014 10:36 am

collipu wrote:I am assuming again there is no sequence for processing applications. Pretty sure it is not first come first serve basis?
Why? Every application is different and therefore can take different times. Case workers can work at different speeds.

It's not a big conspiracy, you know.

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Re: December 2013 - Naturalization timeline

Post by collipu » Fri Feb 14, 2014 11:00 am

rikken wrote:
collipu wrote:I am assuming again there is no sequence for processing applications. Pretty sure it is not first come first serve basis?
Why? Every application is different and therefore can take different times. Case workers can work at different speeds.

It's not a big conspiracy, you know.
I agree. But case not being allocated has nothing to do with complexity.

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Re: December 2013 - Naturalization timeline

Post by InUkOnHsmp » Fri Feb 14, 2014 2:13 pm

We may have started celebrating a little bit too early. I called the council for a private appointment, they have no knowledge of my approval yet, and I have not received the letter either.

Guess another weeks wait or so looking at royal mail times for second class post at the moment.
Challenges make life worth it!

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Re: December 2013 - Naturalization timeline

Post by slchoong » Fri Feb 14, 2014 2:20 pm

Can people please chill out and be patient? The target processing time is 6 months. Why is everyone so anxious since it has only been two months after you have submitted your application?

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Re: December 2013 - Naturalization timeline

Post by flash2004 » Fri Feb 14, 2014 3:09 pm

slchoong wrote:Can people please chill out and be patient? The target processing time is 6 months. Why is everyone so anxious since it has only been two months after you have submitted your application?
For the amount of money they charge, 6 months is not good enough, I am afraid. They should be providing a much better service than they do currently.

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Re: December 2013 - Naturalization timeline

Post by rivoskr » Fri Feb 14, 2014 3:12 pm

once. i asked about my update and you would not believe that they were counter questioning me saying "is there anything that I am afraid off".. common...... they can do better than that in giving a professional response.

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Re: December 2013 - Naturalization timeline

Post by slchoong » Fri Feb 14, 2014 3:18 pm

flash2004 wrote:
slchoong wrote:Can people please chill out and be patient? The target processing time is 6 months. Why is everyone so anxious since it has only been two months after you have submitted your application?
For the amount of money they charge, 6 months is not good enough, I am afraid. They should be providing a much better service than they do currently.
I can only sympathise with everyone here. I have waited a full six months for my Indefinitely Leave to Remain without ringing UK Border Agency Customer Service line once for an update. Why can’t a lot of people here do the same? Remember you always have a choice. If you are not happy with Government then you can always choose this leave this country by voting with your feet. It saves you from all the headache and the expensive fee you have to pay.

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Re: December 2013 - Naturalization timeline

Post by InUkOnHsmp » Fri Feb 14, 2014 3:27 pm

I do not mean to be rude at all, and will all due respect Slchoong, not everyone is in the same boat. Some people are relaxed as there are no other pressing concerns, others on the contrary may have other bigger things resting on these applications.

As a case in point, most people here would have gone for an in-person PEO appointment as opposed to waiting 6 months for ILR, that should give you some perspective on how the rest of the world may think differently from you about some things.
Challenges make life worth it!

malafat
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Re: December 2013 - Naturalization timeline

Post by malafat » Fri Feb 14, 2014 3:28 pm

slchoong wrote:
flash2004 wrote:
slchoong wrote:Can people please chill out and be patient? The target processing time is 6 months. Why is everyone so anxious since it has only been two months after you have submitted your application?
For the amount of money they charge, 6 months is not good enough, I am afraid. They should be providing a much better service than they do currently.
I can only sympathise with everyone here. I have waited a full six months for my Indefinitely Leave to Remain without ringing UK Border Agency Customer Service line once for an update. Why can’t a lot of people here do the same? Remember you always have a choice. If you are not happy with Government then you can always choose this leave this country by voting with your feet. It saves you from all the headache and the expensive fee you have to pay.

This is exactly what I wanted to say...

from the posts, what I can see is that the majority of people are obviously legally here with an ILR, have very good degreesand work. Also again the majority haven't sent their passports so that means they are free to travel.

Don't take me wrong but just show some patience, we are almost there and 99% sure your applications will be approved either this month or next month.

Please stop nagging :D

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Re: December 2013 - Naturalization timeline

Post by collipu » Fri Feb 14, 2014 3:32 pm

InUkOnHsmp wrote:I do not mean to be rude at all, and will all due respect Slchoong, not everyone is in the same boat. Some people are relaxed as there are no other pressing concerns, others on the contrary may have other bigger things resting on these applications.

As a case in point, most people here would have gone for an in-person PEO appointment as opposed to waiting 6 months for ILR, that should give you some perspective on how the rest of the world may think differently from you about some things.
Completely agree with what you are saying!

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Re: December 2013 - Naturalization timeline

Post by collipu » Fri Feb 14, 2014 3:33 pm

rivoskr wrote:once. i asked about my update and you would not believe that they were counter questioning me saying "is there anything that I am afraid off".. common...... they can do better than that in giving a professional response.
What did they say? Incomplete, inprogress or not allocated?

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Re: December 2013 - Naturalization timeline

Post by rivoskr » Fri Feb 14, 2014 3:34 pm

collipu wrote:
InUkOnHsmp wrote:I do not mean to be rude at all, and will all due respect Slchoong, not everyone is in the same boat. Some people are relaxed as there are no other pressing concerns, others on the contrary may have other bigger things resting on these applications.

As a case in point, most people here would have gone for an in-person PEO appointment as opposed to waiting 6 months for ILR, that should give you some perspective on how the rest of the world may think differently from you about some things.
Completely agree with what you are saying!
completely agree with your view.

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Re: December 2013 - Naturalization timeline

Post by rikken » Fri Feb 14, 2014 6:39 pm

For what it's worth, when I called them the other day they said my application was 'not complete'.

Progress, I suppose. ;)

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Re: December 2013 - Naturalization timeline

Post by TTOE » Sat Feb 15, 2014 6:48 am

InUkOnHsmp wrote:We may have started celebrating a little bit too early. I called the council for a private appointment, they have no knowledge of my approval yet, and I have not received the letter either.

Guess another weeks wait or so looking at royal mail times for second class post at the moment.
"2nd Class Post" - got this info from Royal Mail's website " 2nd Class mail will deliver your letters and parcels in two or three working days, including Saturdays". Please don't hold your breath based on this info, I've seen 13days delivery timeline on this forum for 2nd class post, refer to p2kin's approval info.

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Re: December 2013 - Naturalization timeline

Post by TTOE » Sat Feb 15, 2014 10:45 am

Credit to tier_2_applicant

Just a succint summary from me based on postings to this thread,

as @ 10:46am on 15 February 2014

We have 66 applicants in total so far and out of these 66, 12 have reported approvals. Please see details of all approvals reported below;

1. Coolali - Application received by the HO on 12 Dec, fee deducted on 19 Jan and got approval dated 03 Feb on 06 Feb.
2. Orangepillow - Application received by the HO on 03 Dec, fee deducted 27 Dec and got approval on 06 Feb.
3. Shahfor - Application received by the HO on 13 Dec, fee deducted on 18 Jan and got approval dated 01 Feb on 07 Feb.
4. Vengud123 - Application received by HO on 13 Dec, fee deducted on 19 Dec and Customer Service informed Vengud123 of success on 12 Feb.
5. Raj34 - Application received by the HO on 02 Dec, fee deducted on 16 Jan and approval received by Raj34 on 08 Feb.
6. ssp_71023 - Application sent 17 Dec, probably received by HO on 18 Dec, fee deducted 20 Jan, Customer Service informed ssp_71023 of success on 13 Feb.
7. slchoong - Application received by the HO on 03 Dec, fee deducted 16 Jan and approval dated 05 Dec received by slchoong on 10 Feb.
8. vijayefi - application received by the HO on 02 Dec, fee deducted on 17 Jan and customer service confirmed success 13 Feb.
9. InUkOnHsmp - application received by HO on 17 Dec, fee deducted 20 Jan and customer service confirmed success 13 Feb.
10. TTOE - Application sent on 17 Dec received by HO on 18 Dec, fee deducted on 20 Jan, HO called to ask if my Mrs want her maiden name also on her BC certificate and that our docs are being sent out as she speaks.
11. euhsi - confirmed approval letter sent out on 10 Feb.
12. Johngt - confirmed approval received on 12 February, dated 10 Feb.
13. dds72 - confirmed approval on 15 Feb dated 06 Feb.

13 out of 66 for now for Dec 2013.

That makes 19.7% approval rate so far.

List of Dec 2013 applicants; (credit to tier_2_applicant)
mrbeef
vijayefi
mirzanaseer79
chiefhunter
Raj34
rd22
coolnattu
nzsan
Simha
758_SLUDeM
theolondon
kvg1922
slchoong
orangepillow
dds72
butter_fly
somemightsay
ramaven
kerrypolka
Barry77
euhsi
Greggio_f
john101
kurly1000
ejaz2g
rivoskr
raamkres
teee2
malafat
Wandsword
rikken
collipu
Sonabacha
Yulichka
shahfor
jay00uk
vengud123
Philips
coolali
whynot
InUkOnHsmp
rshaikh
Nazmas
TTOE
tvj
segs2tier1
dnkumars
flash2004
sudhibabu
ssp_71023
leoo
33kerryhouse
Kees_ara
alexboy84
Green apple
HSMP_MBA_provision
saayinla
ghomon
sharjeelpk
rasinrdj
rahulmisra204
ken218
lifofifo
euhsi
johngt
tier_2_applicant

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Re: December 2013 - Naturalization timeline

Post by milan69 » Sat Feb 15, 2014 11:18 am

Thank you for the update TTOE, this really helps track the progress.
I am sometimes wrong.

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Re: December 2013 - Naturalization timeline

Post by Green apple » Sat Feb 15, 2014 12:20 pm

TTOE brilliant very beneficial and simple way of updating us thank you for that .

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Re: December 2013 - Naturalization timeline

Post by kalkal » Sat Feb 15, 2014 3:52 pm

they managed to get to the 31st!
kalkal wrote:
Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: section 1(3)
Method of application: NCS Wandsworth
Date of receipt by UKBA: 31.12.2013
Date of debit of fees:23.01.2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 29.01.2014 dated on 23.01.2014
Date of receipt of approval: 15/02/2014
Date of receipt of documents: 15/02/2014
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 15/02/2014
certificate dated 11/02/2014
6 weeks from application to the result.

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Re: December 2013 - Naturalization timeline

Post by collipu » Sat Feb 15, 2014 5:00 pm

Any 1st or 2nd week of December applicants still waiting?

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