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masha.ketu
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Post by masha.ketu » Sat Mar 17, 2012 12:26 pm

Eligibility criteria: 3 Years(Spouse of BC)
Method of application: NCS
Date of receipt by UKBA: 04/01/2012
Date of debit of fees: 14/01/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 18/01/2012(dated 14/01/2012)
Date of receipt of approval: 17/03/2012(dated 14/03/2012)
Date of Ceremony: 26/03/2012


** I received 2 acknowledgement letters at the same time**
** Called in February about not "receiving" the acknowledgement letter. But was sent another copy of the letter.
** sent a letter last week friday to the liverpool address and asked for an update and here we go with the approval". Maybe they act more on Letters thru the post than calls.Seems it bypasses the "rude" contact centre staff and goes directly to the casework team.

Anyway,great news. In as much as we all want approval quickly,we should all remember that its never a right but a massive priviledge. Other nations are worst. Wish everyone the best. Thanks for the advice over the years.

n_abhi_s
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Post by n_abhi_s » Sat Mar 17, 2012 11:36 pm

Application Timeline

Eligibility criteria: WP + HSMP(TIER 1) + ILR
Method of application: NCS - Sheffield
Date of application: 11/01/2012
Date of receipt by UKBA:
Date of debit of fees: 23/01/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 26/01/2012
Date of receipt of approval: 17/03/2012, dated 14/03/2012
Date of Ceremony: 21/03/2012
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ItsWell2008
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Post by ItsWell2008 » Sun Mar 18, 2012 5:20 pm

Eligibility criteria : Spouse Visa/ILR
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 27/02/2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 28/02/2012
Date of debit of fees: 04/03/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 07/03/2012
Date of receipt of approval: 16/03/2012
Date of Ceremony: 26/03/2012

plan to go for private ceremony
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Abarthturbo
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Post by Abarthturbo » Mon Mar 19, 2012 1:24 pm

Eligibility criteria: Ancestry 5yrs + ILR Family Joint AN + MN1
Fixed penalty notice SP30 3 points declared, did not declare 2 Parking charge notices received 09/2011.
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 04/01/2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 05/01/2012
Date of debit of fees: 16/01/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: dated 17/01/2012 received 18/01/2012
Date of receipt of approval: received 12/03/2012 dated 09/03/2012
Date of Ceremony: private ceremony 28/03/2012

Dual citizenship: Applied 09/2011 for retention of South African citizenship for adults only.
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nolia
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Location: UK

Naturalisation application processing times (only)

Post by nolia » Mon Mar 19, 2012 4:32 pm

Eligibility criteria: Legacy/ Long residence
Method of application: NCS (Bucks county council)
Date of receipt by UKBA: Not sure, sent it off on 21 October 2011
Date of debit of fees:16 November
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 18 November
Date of receipt of approval:25 January 2012
Date of Ceremony: 14 March 2012

Sent app for passport now :D

ameba
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Post by ameba » Tue Mar 20, 2012 4:46 pm

Eligibility criteria: Student + Spouse
Method of application: NCS (Wandsworth, London)
Date of receipt by UKBA: 13 Jan 2012
Date of debit of fees:02 Feb 2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 6 Feb 2012
Date of receipt of approval: (4 Mar), received 16 March 2012
Date of Ceremony: 20 March 2012

deejay
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Post by deejay » Tue Mar 20, 2012 6:03 pm

Application Timeline (Wife Application)
Eligibility criteria:HSMP 4yr JR + 1y ILR
Method of application: NCS (Newham)
Date of application: 12/01/2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 13/01/2012
Date of debit of fees: 21/01/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 23/01/2012 dated 21/01/2012
Date of receipt of approval: 20/03/2012 dated on letter 13/03/2012
Date of Ceremony: 15/05/2012

Other Updates:

Called on 13/03/2012 for Update of Address but they said that decision has been made on 10/01/2012 and letter has been sent out so I received the letter today on my old address.

RegularInv
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Approval

Post by RegularInv » Thu Mar 22, 2012 11:47 am

Eligibility criteria: WP + TIER 1 + ILR
Method of application: NCS - Maidenhead
Date of application: 02/02/2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 08/02/2012
Date of debit of fees: Around 14/02/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Around 14/02/2012
Date of receipt of approval: 21/03/2012, dated 13/03/2012
Date of Ceremony:TBC

silentreader
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Re: Approval

Post by silentreader » Thu Mar 22, 2012 9:51 pm

Eligibility criteria: 5yr Work Permit + 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS Camden
Date of receipt by UKBA: 1st Feb, 2012
Date of debit of fees: 13th Feb, 2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 17th Feb, 2012 (dated 14th Feb)
Date of receipt of approval: 22nd Mar, 2012 (dated 14th Mar)
Date of Ceremony: TBC

bberker
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Post by bberker » Thu Mar 22, 2012 10:24 pm

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria:1yr wp+2 yr marriage BC+1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS Islington
Date of receipt by UKBA: 14/12/2011
Date of debit of fees: 16/1/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 09/01/2012 dated 6/1/2012
Date of receipt of approval: 22/03/2012 dated 15/03/2012
Date of Ceremony: 26/04/2012

vanthiyathevan
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Naturalisation Application Timeline

Post by vanthiyathevan » Sun Mar 25, 2012 12:54 pm

Eligibility criteria: WP+Tier 1 (5 yrs) + 1 yr ILR
Method of application: NCS

Date of debit of fees: 20/01/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 04/01/2011
Date of receipt of approval: 15/02/2012
Date of Ceremony: 16/2/2012 (Private Ceremony £100 extra)

Sunhil
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Post by Sunhil » Mon Mar 26, 2012 8:57 pm

Eligibility criteria: 5yr (1yr WP + 2yr HSMP + 2yr Tier1) + 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS Cardiff (10/01/2012)
Date of receipt by UKBA: ?
Date of debit of fees: 21/01/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 21/01/2012
Date of receipt of approval: 22/03/2012 (dated 16/03/2012)
Date of Ceremony: 24/04/2012 (due)

mamou
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over 6 months ..and yet security check/Case worker

Post by mamou » Mon Mar 26, 2012 9:20 pm

Eligibility criteria: 14yrs + 1yr ILR
Method of application: post
Date of receipt by UKBA: 23/08/11
Date of debit of fees: 03/09/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 07/01/2012
Date of receipt of approval: unknown...security check,
Date of Ceremony: awaiting ....

pbtmb
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Post by pbtmb » Wed Mar 28, 2012 8:49 am

Eligibility criteria: 5+ years (WP + TIER 1), 1+ year ILR
Method of application: NCS Hounslow
Date of application: 26/03/2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 02/04/2012
Date of debit of fees: Around: 20/04/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 20/04/2012
Date of receipt of approval: 08/06/2012 (I didn'c call/contact them)
Date of Ceremony: 1 Jul (private)

Best of luck to all :)
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grantring
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Post by grantring » Wed Mar 28, 2012 2:40 pm

Eligibility criteria: 2yr Spouse Visa 1 Year ILR (SpouseBC)
Method of application: NCS Croydon
Date of application: 19/03/2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 21/03/2012
Date of debit of fees: Around: 24/03/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 28/03/2012 dated 24/04/2012
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of Ceremony

idrissule
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Post by idrissule » Thu Mar 29, 2012 6:41 pm

Date of submission - 30/08/2011
Date reached HO 31/08/2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement - 22/09/2011
Date of debit of credit card - 15/09/2011
Date of approval - 15/03/2012
Date of receipt of approval - 29/03/2012
Date of Ceremony -11/04/2012


At long last....

bebe2011
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BC application timeline

Post by bebe2011 » Fri Mar 30, 2012 8:52 am

Application Timeline

Eligibility criteria: 3yr spouse of BC
Method of application: NCS (17th February)
Date of receipt by UKBA: 20th February
Date of debit of fees: 26th February
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 2nd March (dated 28th February)
Date of receipt of approval: 24th May (Dated 15th May)
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting

Other Updates: called them on the 14th March to find out if i was going to receive a second acknowledgement letter. as the first one stated i hadn't paid enough and to pay the rest within 14days or face refusal. (never understood to this day why they took less money though there was enough in there!) Lovely lady i spoke to said she doesn't think i will receive another acknowledgement....anyways i filled in a second payment form for the rest of the money which they took out on the 6th March.
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Ohoneohone
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My Naturilisation Timeline

Post by Ohoneohone » Mon Apr 02, 2012 11:16 am

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: WP + 1year ILR
Method of application: NCS Date of application: 19/12/2011
Date of receipt by UKBA: 20/12/2011 (1 day )
Date of debit of fees:16/01/2012 (4 weeks)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 10/01/2012 (3 weeks)
Date of receipt of approval: 30/03/2012 (dated 22/03/2012) (12 weeks)
Date of Ceremony: 05/04/2012

Other Updates:
Debit card was initially declined due to bank security systems, I called the HO, not easy to get through so be patient. Lady took payment over the phone and said it will be ' about 8 - 12 weeks' due to back log.
Called HO today 15/03/2012 (naughty) to ask why I had not received a receipt for the payment and they said they will send one if I really want one but the decision has now been made and in the post ..

badbug27
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Post by badbug27 » Tue Apr 10, 2012 4:51 pm

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: WP + Tier 2 + 2year ILR
Method of application: NCS Crewe
Date of application: 28/03/2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 29/03/2012 (1 day )
Date of debit of fees: 11/04/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 12/04/2012
Date of receipt of approval: 06/09/2012
Date of Ceremony: ??

Just received the approval letter today, 06/09/2012. Ceremony letters will be posted soon. Took 160 days but we'd requested discretion for wife as she was out of the country for more than 90 days. The HO then asked for some paperwork so I guess that led to some delay. Anyway, here it is! Good luck to future and waiting applicants.
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khan2311
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Post by khan2311 » Wed Apr 11, 2012 12:59 am

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: Spouse Visa + 1 year ILR
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 26/03/2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 27/03/2012 (Tracked though Royal Mail )
Date of debit of fees: 04/04/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 10/04/2012 (Dated 04/04/2012)
Date of receipt of approval: 08/06/2012 (Dated 01/06/2012)
Date of Ceremony: 17/07/2012.

I had my ceremony today @ Birmingham Register Office. All went fine and OK. That is the end of my Immigration journey...
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chi123
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naturalisation processing timeline only

Post by chi123 » Wed Apr 11, 2012 1:26 pm

Application timeline
Application for two adults and two children
Eligibility Criteria- Legacy- ILR for 3 years
Method of application- did not use NCS
Date Posted - 18 February 2012
Date of receipt by UKBA - 21 Feb 2012
Debit of fees - 1 March 2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement- 3 March 2012
Date of receipt of approval - 11 April 2012
Date of Ceremony - 26 April 2012

I give thanks to the Almighty, God
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ARPHskp
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Waiting

Post by ARPHskp » Wed Apr 11, 2012 2:36 pm

Application timeline
Application for one adult and one child
Eligibility Criteria- Tier1 + WP - ILR for 1 year
Method of application - through NCS liverpool
Date Posted - 26 March 2012
Date of receipt by UKBA - ??
Debit of fees - 11/04/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement- 14/04/2012
Date of receipt of approval - waiting
Date of Ceremony - waiting
I ask Almighty, God for patience
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Avilash
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Naturalisation TimeLine 2012

Post by Avilash » Thu Apr 12, 2012 2:41 pm

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: ( 4Yrs WP + 1YR TIER1 GENERAL + 1yr ILR)
Method of application: VIA LAWYER
Date of Application posted : 28-MAR-2012
Date of receipt by UKBA:
Date of debit of fees: 11-APR-2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: NA
Date of receipt of approval: NA
Date of Ceremony: NA

Hopeful200
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Post by Hopeful200 » Fri Apr 13, 2012 4:00 pm

Hi All

I applied as follows

Eligibility criteria: Ancestry + ILR (7 years)( Family 2 adults 2 children)
Method of Application NCS Hatfield (very helpful)
Date of application: 09/03/12
Date of receipt by UKBA: 13/03/12
Date of debit of fees: 21/03/12 (cheque)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 19/03/12
Date of receipt of approval: 8th May 2012 ( recieved 17th May 2012
Date of Ceremony: 11th June 2012
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az123456
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Post by az123456 » Sat Apr 14, 2012 8:13 pm

Method of application: NCS
Date of receipt by UKBA:30/11/11
Date of debit of fees: 18/12/11
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 21/12/11
Date of receipt of approval: ?
Date of Ceremony:


Why was it that longer?

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