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A section for posts relating to applications for Naturalisation or Registration as a British Citizen. Naturalisation

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jms_uk
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Post by jms_uk » Tue Apr 17, 2012 12:00 pm


Application Timeline

Eligibility criteria: 10yr Long Residence + 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS Worcester
Date of application: 17/04/2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 18/04/2012 [Special Delivery]
Date of debit of fees: 23-24/04/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgment: 27/04/2012 [dated 23/04/2012]
Date of receipt of approval: 10/08/2012 [dated 02/08/2012]
Date of Ceremony: 13/08/2012
Last edited by jms_uk on Wed Sep 26, 2012 12:33 pm, edited 7 times in total.

haniffa.s
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Post by haniffa.s » Tue Apr 17, 2012 12:13 pm

Eligibility criteria: 5yr WP + 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS Hounslow
Date of application: 16/04/2012
Date of receipt by UKBA:
Date of debit of fees: 23/04/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 25/04/2012
Date of receipt of approval: 06/08/2012 dated 01/08/2012
Date of Ceremony:
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Bluto
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Post by Bluto » Tue Apr 17, 2012 9:23 pm

Eligibility criteria: (WP+Tier1+ILR) (6 years)
Method of application: By post 06/02/12
Date of receipt by UKBA: 07/02/12
Date of debit of fees: 20/02/12
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 25/02/12
Supporting documents received back: 22/03/12
Date of receipt of approval: 02/06/12
Date of ceremony: ----------
Last edited by Bluto on Sat Jun 02, 2012 11:16 pm, edited 1 time in total.

me79
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Application Timeline

Post by me79 » Wed Apr 18, 2012 7:29 pm

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: AN - 5 years WP and 1 year ILR
Method of application: NCS Oxford
Date of application: 5 April 2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 11 April 2012
Date of debit of fees: 19 April 2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 25 April 2012 (Dated 19 April 2012)
Date of receipt of approval: 06 August 2012 (dated 30 July 2012)
Date of Ceremony: 08 August 2012

FINALLY!!!

GOOD LUCK to everyone still waiting!!!
Last edited by me79 on Mon Aug 06, 2012 11:28 am, edited 5 times in total.

maze_bc
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Application Timeline

Post by maze_bc » Thu Apr 19, 2012 9:32 am

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 3yr WP + 1 HSMP + 1 Tier1 + 1yr ILR
Method of application: Solicitor
Date of receipt by UKBA: 03/04/2012
Date of debit of fees: 16/04/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 19/04/2012 (Dated 14/04)
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting
Last edited by maze_bc on Thu Apr 19, 2012 4:24 pm, edited 1 time in total.

lon-boy
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Application Timeline

Post by lon-boy » Thu Apr 19, 2012 1:39 pm

Eligibility criteria: 4yr HSMP Jr + 1yr ILR
Method of application: Postal (1 AN + 1 MN1)
Date of receipt by UKBA: 17/02/2012
Date of debit of fees: 24/02/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 02/03/2012
Date of receipt of approval: 19/04/2012
Date of Ceremony: Not booked yet

AnnaSmgw
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Location: Lancashire, UK

Naturalisation application

Post by AnnaSmgw » Thu Apr 19, 2012 4:03 pm

Eligibility criteria: (Spouse visa+ILR) (3 years)
Method of application: By post 10/02/12
Date of receipt by UKBA: 13/02/12
Date of debit of fees: need to check...
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 25/02/12
Supporting documents received back: not yet received
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of ceremony: ----------

bubbletea
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Post by bubbletea » Sat Apr 21, 2012 10:33 am

Eligibility criteria: 10yr + 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS
Date of receipt by UKBA: 10.01.2012
Date of debit of fees: sorry cant remember
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 16.01.2012
Date of receipt of approval: 21.04.12
Date of ceremony: TBC

After the long wait the approvalletter finally arrived, This forum helped me a lot and I hope the ones waiting will get their reply very soon!

alie85
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Post by alie85 » Mon Apr 23, 2012 1:38 pm

Method of application: Check & Send (Chaderton- Oldham)
Date of application: 02/02/2012
Date of debit of fees: 15/02/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 18/02/2012
Date of receipt of approval: 12/04/2012 (Received letter on 23/04/2012)
Date of Ceremony: Just booked the ceremony for 25/04/2012.

azaankhan
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Location: United Kingdom

Post by azaankhan » Mon Apr 23, 2012 3:47 pm

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 2 years Student + 5 years WP + 3 years ILR (2 Applications)
Method of application: Postal 23 Feb 2012 (guaranteed next day)
Date of receipt by UKBA: 24 Feb 2012
Date of debit of fees: 02 Mar 2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 07 Mar 2012
Date of receipt of approval: 19 Apr 2012 (dated 13 Apr 2012)
Date of Ceremony: 02 May 2012


Thank you everone for all the help and support. See you all soon in British Passport Timeline thread.

Guna
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Post by Guna » Tue Apr 24, 2012 10:03 am

Application timeline;

Eligibility criteria: 5 Year Work Permit & Tier1(General) + 1Year ILR (Single Application)
Method of application: Citizenship Checking Service
Date of application: 20.02.2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 21.02.2012
Date of debit of fees: 01.03.2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 03.03.12 (Letter Dated 01.03.2012)
Date of receipt of approval: 23.04.2012 (Letter Dated 16.04.2012).

The Entire Process took 63 Days!

PG1983
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Post by PG1983 » Tue Apr 24, 2012 12:12 pm

Application timeline;

Eligibility criteria: 5 Year Work Permit + 1Year ILR (Single Application)
Method of Application NCS Milton Keynes
Date of application: 17/04/12
Date of receipt by UKBA: 20/04/12
Date of debit of fees: 26/04/12 (credit card)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 28/04/12
Date of receipt of approval: 09/08/12(dated 04/08/12)
Date of Ceremony: awaiting
Last edited by PG1983 on Fri Aug 10, 2012 12:37 pm, edited 5 times in total.

aladin234
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Application Time Line

Post by aladin234 » Tue Apr 24, 2012 1:37 pm

Application Time Line

24/01/12 NCS Appointment
- 25/01/12 Delivered

- 07/02/12 Fees taken from My bank account

-19/03/12 Spoken to HO no record of my application to date can not tell where my application is...
10/04/12 spoken to HO Call center for the
Been Asked to show evidence of application sent to the HO...

11/04/12 Decison Made
20/04/12 UKBA SAID letter was sent out on 17/04/12
21/04/12 Approval Letter received
21/04/12 Received Council letter for citizenship letter
23/04/12 Called the Council for a private Ceremony
23/04/12 no call back from the council
(24/04/12) 12:00
24/04/12 Citizenship ceremony done at 11.35 Islington Town Hall
28/04/12Referee App for IPS signing
PS: A shared experience prevent failure for others....
Thank you all :D :D :D

MrKewl
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Application timeline

Post by MrKewl » Wed Apr 25, 2012 9:53 am

Application timeline;

Eligibility criteria: 3 Years Work Permit + 2 Years Tier1 + 1 Year ILR (2 Adults + 1 Child)
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 12.04.12
Date of receipt by UKBA: 13.04.2012
Date of debit of fees: 27.04.2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 02.05.2012 (dated - 27.04.2012)
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
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Neuuser
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Post by Neuuser » Wed Apr 25, 2012 10:48 am

Application timeline:

Eligibility criteria: Married to BC and 3 year residence
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 18.01.2012
Date of debit of fees: 30.01.2012
Date of receipt of approval: 24.04.2012 (letter dated 13.04.2012)
Date of ceremony: 28.04.2012 (Private)

Good luck to all

emmylou1978
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Post by emmylou1978 » Wed Apr 25, 2012 3:04 pm

Application timeline
Eligibility criteria: 2+3 years HSMP, 2 years ILR
Method of application: via Wandsworth Council NCS
Date of application: 30/01/2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: not sure... maybe 1-2 Feb
Date of debit of fees: 17/02/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: dated 24/02/2012
Date of receipt of approval: 24.04.2012 (dated 12.04.2012)
Date of Ceremony: 2 May (group- allocated in council letter) - papers from the Council arrived 24/04/2012 - on the same day as the approval letter

Waiting time taken:
Just under three months until approval, 3 months to the day +2 from submission to ceremony.

Many thanks to this forum, which has successfully guided me through HSMP, ILR and Citizenship.

darksun
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Post by darksun » Wed Apr 25, 2012 7:53 pm

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5 Years (WP+Tier1) + 1 Year ILR
Method of application: NCS Hammersmith&Fulham
Date of application: 18.04.2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 23.04.2012
Date of debit of fees: 27.04.2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 02.05.2012 (dated 28.04.2012)
Date of receipt of approval: 17.08.2012 (dated 13.08.2012)
Date of Ceremony: 21.08.2012

Update: Tried to call on 03/07, couldn't get any update :/

After 4 months of wait, i received the approval letter. My prays goes to those who wait, it'll be all fine...
Last edited by darksun on Fri Aug 17, 2012 12:29 pm, edited 5 times in total.

abhishek26
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Application Timeline

Post by abhishek26 » Thu Apr 26, 2012 1:26 pm

Eligibility criteria: 4 Year Work Permit+ 1 Year Tier 1 + 1 Year ILR (Single Application)
Method of application: NCS Peterborough
Date of application: 04.04.12
Date of receipt by UKBA: 10.04.2012
Date of debit of fees: 18.04.12
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 20.04.12
Date of receipt of approval: -14.08.12
Date of Ceremony: -28-08.12
Last edited by abhishek26 on Tue Aug 14, 2012 11:34 am, edited 1 time in total.

amer12345
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Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

Post by amer12345 » Fri Apr 27, 2012 12:37 pm

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: EEA divorced + 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS (Hatfield ) 13-02-2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: i dont remmeber date
Date of debit of fees: 26-02-2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 1-3-2012
Date of receipt of approval: 18-4-2012 recived letter 27-04-2012
Date of Ceremony: 14 may 2012

thanks for all....
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wezhira
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Location: London

Post by wezhira » Fri Apr 27, 2012 3:54 pm

Below is my timeline to BC

Criteria :: 6 years Indefinite Leave to Enter
Type :: NCS Crawley
Date of submission :: 18/05/2011 through NCS Crawley
Date application received by UKBA :: 19/05/2011
Date of debit of credit card :: 26/05/2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement :: 30/05/2011 dated 26/05/2011
Date of receipt of approval :: 27/04/2012 dated 20/04/2012
Date of ceremony :: TBC

Update(s)

06/07/2011 - Security Checks before allocation to Case Worker
19/07/2011 - Application Ongoing - no decision has been made.
27/07/2011 - Application Under Consideration
08/08/2011 - With caseworker team - Final Stage of making decision

After exactly 11months, I finally got the brown envlope.

Mohamed1
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Postal Application

Post by Mohamed1 » Fri Apr 27, 2012 6:49 pm

Eligibility criteria: WP + HSMP + Tier1 (5yrs) + ILR (1yr) - 2persons
Method of application: Postal 08/03/2012
(Initially booked for an appointment in NCS Chelmsford but reached late on that day when I finally managed to find their office in the town centre, and decided to head to post office straight as it is only just after mid-day, rather than waiting for another 2 weeks for the next available NCS appointment nearby)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 19/03/2012
Date of debit of credit card: 21/03/2012
Date of return of my documents with approval letter: 27/04/2012, dated. 25/04/2012 by self addressed RoyalMailSD
Date of Ceremony: TBC

morocco2010
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Post by morocco2010 » Sat Apr 28, 2012 1:07 pm

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: Spouse of British Citizen 3 years
Method of application: NCS on 14th February 2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 15th February 2012
Date of debit of fees: 24th February 2012
Date of receipt of documents: 25th February
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: tbc
Date of receipt of approval: tbc
Date of Ceremony: tbc

loverboy4alluk
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Post by loverboy4alluk » Mon Apr 30, 2012 11:30 am

Eligibility criteria: (WP) (5 years) (1 year ilr)
Method of application: By post 29/02/12
Date of receipt by UKBA: 01/03/12
Date of debit of fees: 16/03/12
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 09/03/12
Date of receipt of approval: 25/04/12
Date of ceremony: 30/04/12 (private)

bangashk
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Location: birmingham

Application Timeline:

Post by bangashk » Mon Apr 30, 2012 1:28 pm

Eligibility criteria: 5 years WP + 1 year ILR
Method of application: NCS 16/02/2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 17/02/2012
Date of debit of fees: 25/02/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: HO confirmed that the letter had been dispatched in March but I haven’t received anything yet. They gave me reference number to chase up progress.
Date of receipt of approval: TBC
Date of Ceremony: TBC

urizki
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Location: Maidstone

Oh, that sweet call!!!

Post by urizki » Tue May 01, 2012 10:55 am

Eligibility criteria: 2 years HSMP + 3 years TIER 1 (G) + 9 months ILR (discretion)
Method of application: lawyers 12/03/2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 13/03/2012
Date of debit of fees: 20/03/12
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 23/03/2012
Date of receipt of approval: 27/04/2012
Date of Ceremony: TBC

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