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

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Machikkoz
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Application timeline

Post by Machikkoz » Fri Aug 10, 2012 12:29 pm

Eligibility criteria: + 1 yr ILR
Method of application: NCS Halifax
Date of receipt by UKBA: 10 May 2012 (DX Tracking)
Date of debit of fees: don't remember (sry)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: none received
Date of receipt of approval: 10 Aug 2012 dated 05 Aug 2012
Date of Ceremony: 16 Aug 2012 (pvt)

The long waiting is over,it actually took exactly 3 months

Good luck to all those still waiting

GOD BLESS
:D [/b]

franerr
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Post by franerr » Fri Aug 10, 2012 10:41 pm

Eligibility criteria: 5YR EEA + 1.5YR PR
Method of application: NCS Cheltenham
Date of application with NCS: 2nd August 2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 3rd August 2012
Date of debit of fees: 8th August 2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 10th August 2012 (8th on the letter)
Date of receipt of approval: 21 October 2012 (9th on the letter)
Date of Ceremony: Private 30 10 2012
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del_piero_3
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Post by del_piero_3 » Sat Aug 11, 2012 12:16 pm

Eligibility criteria: 3yr spouse of BC
Method of application: Postal - Royal Mail Next Day Special Delivery
Date of application: 06/06/2012
Date of debit of fees: Within 2 weeks
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Within 3 weeks
Date of receipt of approval: 09/08/2012, letter dated 07/08/2012
Date of Ceremony: TBA

Ours took 8 weeks, good luck to everyone...

bangashk
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Post by bangashk » Sat Aug 11, 2012 2:30 pm

Spouse's Timeline

Eligibility criteria: Dependent - 5 years including 01 year ILR
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 22 may
Date of receipt by UKBA: 24 May
Date of debit of fees: within two weeks
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: within three weeks
Date of receipt of approval: 31 July
Date of Ceremony: TBC

HO sent approval letter along with original documents.

Kash73
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Immigration timeline

Post by Kash73 » Sat Aug 11, 2012 5:13 pm

Eligibility criteria: WP 5 years + 1 year postILR
Method of application: NCS (Ipswich) 14/6/2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: Not known
Date of debit of fees: 28/6/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 28/6/2012
Date of receipt of approval: 08/08/2012 dated 01/08/2012
Date of Ceremony: To be booked

indian_in_uk
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Location: London

Post by indian_in_uk » Mon Aug 13, 2012 10:08 am

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5 years (WP + HSMP) + 4.5 years after ILR
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 15/05/12
Date of receipt by UKBA:
Date of debit of fees:
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 27/05/2012
Date of receipt of approval: 9th August, dated 6th August
Date of Ceremony:TBA

Need to book the ceremony, Will they send me a letter or do I have to contact them??
I'd rather be a could-be if I cannot be an are; because a could-be is a maybe who is reaching for a star.

Ryco1200
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Post by Ryco1200 » Mon Aug 13, 2012 4:28 pm

Eligibility criteria: WP + 1Year ILR Joint
Method of Application NCS Merton
Date of application: 11/04/12
Date of receipt by UKBA: 12/04/12
Date of debit of fees: 28/04/12
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 03/05/12
Date of receipt of approval: 13/08/12 (Dated 06/08/12)
Date of Ceremony: awaiting

msms2727
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Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

Post by msms2727 » Tue Aug 14, 2012 12:25 pm

Eligibility criteria: WP + HSMP + ILR
Method of Application NCS Brent
Date of application: 14/05/12
Date of receipt by UKBA: not known
Date of debit of fees: not known
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 24/05/2012
Date of receipt of approval: 15/08/2012 (dated 08/08/2012)
Date of Ceremony: 30/08/2012

wishing everyone all the best
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Due4ILR
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Post by Due4ILR » Tue Aug 14, 2012 1:48 pm

Eligibility criteria: WP 2 years + WP Transfer 1.2 Year + 1.8 year Tier1 + 1 Year ILR (1 AN + 1 MN1)
Method of application: NCS (Barking & Deganham) 03/08/2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 06/08/2012
Date of debit of fees: 10/08/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 13/08/2012 dated 10/08/2012
Date of receipt of approval: TBA
Date of Ceremony: TBA

bristoljolly
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Post by bristoljolly » Tue Aug 14, 2012 2:30 pm

Eligibility criteria: 5YR EEA
Method of application: POSTAL - Royal Mail Next day delivery
Date of receipt by UKBA: 27/04/2012
Date of debit of fees: 28/04/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 01/05/2012
Date of receipt of approval: 17/08/2012 ( dated 14/08/2012 )
Date of Ceremony: awaiting

Sent email to HO asking for update and received response stating:
Currently, we can only comment that your application is ongoing. All applications for citizenship are subject to enquiries to ensure that the statutory requirements have been satisfied. Because of these enquires, we anticipate that applications may take up to six months to complete. Some applications may be dealt with more quickly and some may take longer, depending on the nature of the enquiries to be carried out. Our service standards set out how quickly we aim to decide applications for British citizenship. The standard is that we will decide 95% of applications within six months.
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londongirl10
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Post by londongirl10 » Tue Aug 14, 2012 8:26 pm

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years (WP+Tier1) + 1 Year ILR (Single Application)
Method of Application NCS
Date of application: 13/04/12
Date of receipt by UKBA: 16/04/12
Date of debit of fees: 20/04/12 (credit card)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 24/04/12
Date of receipt of approval: 13/08/12 (dated 08/08/12)
Date of Ceremony: 05/09/12

Mauser1905
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Location: NE Scotland

4 months

Post by Mauser1905 » Wed Aug 15, 2012 7:50 pm

Eligibility criteria: 5 Year Work Permit + 1Year ILR (Joint Application)
Method of Application NCS Edinburgh
Date of application: 13/04/12
Date of receipt by UKBA: 29/04/12
Date of debit of fees: 29/04/12
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Didnt receive
Date of receipt of approval: 15/08/12 (dated 07/08/12)
Date of Ceremony: 21/08/12 (Individual).

Patience paid off.
Good luck to all on their applications.

Glad that used NCS, as we all travelled last month and its always worth every penny to have your passport with you!
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sksk0101
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Post by sksk0101 » Wed Aug 15, 2012 10:22 pm

Eligibility criteria: WP+HSMP+ILR
Method of application: NCS (brent)
Date of application: 30/06/2012
Date of debit of fees: not known
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 17/07/2012
Date of receipt of approval: 26/09/2012 (dated 17/09/2012)
Date of Ceremony: 01/10/2012

wishing all the best
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eclipseden
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Post by eclipseden » Fri Aug 17, 2012 10:16 am

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 1yr WP + 2yrs HSMP + 2yrs Tier1 + 1yr Residency
Method of application: NCS -- Islington
Date of receipt by UKBA: 16-Jan-2012
Date of debit of fees: 28-Jan-2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: First week of Feb
Date of receipt of approval: 16-Aug-2012
Date of Ceremony: ..

Wish you all the best (after 10 years of visa struggles in UK) and thanks..

PS: I will send a complain mail to Border Agency for their low level service quality.

Trini
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August club

Post by Trini » Fri Aug 17, 2012 4:39 pm

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5yrs EEA4 + 1yr PR
Method of application: NCS Islington
Date of receipt by UKBA: 17.08.12
Date of debit of fees: 22.08.12
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 25.08.12
Date of receipt of approval: 29.10.12 (dated 17.10.12 = 8 weeks)
Date of Ceremony: Next available in one month's time unless you want to pay extra £££!
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rkmetta
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Post by rkmetta » Fri Aug 17, 2012 9:41 pm

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5yr + 1yr ILR ( Me, Wife & Daughter)
Method of application: NCS (Lanarkshire)
Date of receipt by UKBA: 12/04/2012
Date of debit of fees: around 25/04/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 29/04/2012
Date of receipt of approval: 08/08/2012 ( received on 17/08/2012)
Date of Ceremony: 19/09/2012
Passport Interview : 03/10/2012
Passport received : 05/10/2012

This forum helped a lot,. Good Luck Every one
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gandhig
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Post by gandhig » Fri Aug 17, 2012 10:12 pm

Eligibility criteria: Student +WP+Tier 1 + 1Year ILR
Method of Application NCS Harrow (2 AN)
Date of application: 18/04/12
Date of receipt by UKBA: 19/04/12
Date of debit of fees: 29/04/12 (Sunday)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 02/05/12 (Dated 29/04/12)
Date of receipt of approval: 17/08/2012 (Dated 10/08/12)
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting

masti11
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Post by masti11 » Sat Aug 18, 2012 9:01 am

Application Timeline

Eligibility criteria: Various Visa Types + 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS (Reading)
Date of receipt by UKBA: 01 June 2012
Date of debit of fees: 07 June 2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 11 June 2012
Date of receipt of approval: 18 Aug 2012 (dated 13 Aug 2012)
Date of Ceremony: deafult given on 17 October 2012, opted for private ceremony to quicken the process (30 August 12)

Took 11 weeks exactly. Good Luck for all the waiting applicants.
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tcsp
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Post by tcsp » Sat Aug 18, 2012 4:00 pm

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 1yr WP + 2yrs HSMP + 2yrs Tier1 + 1yr Residency
Method of application: NCS -- Hounslow
Date of receipt by UKBA:
Date of debit of fees:03May12-05May12
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: didn't remebr
Date of receipt of approval: 13-Aug-2012(dated) received on 18 Aug 12
Date of Ceremony: TBD
I have applied from NCS-Hounslow on 24 April 2012
Total 4 applications me,wife,2kids.received 4 latters , each one.
Thanks to the forum

dolphingirl47
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Post by dolphingirl47 » Sun Aug 19, 2012 12:29 pm

Eligibility criteria: 5YR EEA/ Spouse of BC
Method of application: NCS Manchester
Date of application with NCS: 14th August 2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 15th August 2012
Date of debit of fees: 18th August 2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 21st August 2012 (dated 17th August)
Date of receipt of approval: 19th October 2012 (dated 12th October)
Date of Ceremony: 5th December 2012

I rang the council today as instructed on the letter and they told me to call back on Monday as according to them my letter has gone out too early.
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JO85
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Post by JO85 » Sun Aug 19, 2012 10:24 pm

Eligibility criteria: 2 YEAR SPOUSE VISA + ILR (3 YEARS)
Method of Application: REGISTERED POST
Date of application: 07/04/12
Date of receipt by UKBA: DID NOT CHECK WHEN RECIEVED BUT AS THE 9TH WAS BANK HOLIDAY 10/04/12
Date of debit of fees: 21/04/12 SATURDAY
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 25/04/12 DATED 21/04/12
Date of receipt of approval: awaiting
Date of Ceremony: awaiting

19 WEEKS AND WAITING HOPE IT COMES AROUND SOON

just wondered did anyone enclose a pre paid for register posted envalope for there return of documents? as i keep hearing about the brown envalope , lol so will they not use mine to send it back in? i dont no what to look out for????

ukgupta
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April Club

Post by ukgupta » Mon Aug 20, 2012 11:41 am

Application Timeline

Eligibility criteria: 3yrs WP+ 2yrs Tier2 + 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS (Redcar Cleveland)
Date of application: 26 April 2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 04 May 2012
Date of debit of fees: 04 May 2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 08 May 2012
Date of receipt of approval: 20 Aug 2012 (Dated 13 Aug 2012)
Date of Ceremony: TBC

Update:
Date of Ceremony: 17-10-2012. Going private.
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arkitect
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Post by arkitect » Mon Aug 20, 2012 11:41 am

Application Timeline

Eligibility criteria: 5yr + 1yr ILR

Method of application: NCS (Richmond)

Date of application: 13 August 2012

Date of debit of fees: 16 August 2012

Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 16 August 2012

Date of receipt of approval: 22 October 2012 (Dated 12 October)

Date of Ceremony: 22 October 2012 (Same Day Private)
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jambun
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acknowledgement not received

Post by jambun » Mon Aug 20, 2012 12:05 pm

Acknowledgement letter not received more than one month after application. Has this happened to anyone?

Who should I contact at home office?

Timeline


Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 13 July 2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: unknown
Date of debit of fees: 25 July 2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: unknown
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of Ceremony:

pipeweed
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Application timeline

Post by pipeweed » Tue Aug 21, 2012 4:17 pm

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 1yr WP + 4yr HSMP/Tier1 + 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS (Newham)
Date of application: 06/06/2012
Date of debit of fees: 15/06/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 20/06/2012
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

21/08/2012 - Called today to find out the progress and was told that letter has been dispatched today.
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