Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

I-L-R-2011 · Post by **I-L-R-2011** » Thu Feb 07, 2013 4:22 pm

Ihope4ilr wrote:Method of application: NCS, Trafford, Manchester
Date of NCS Appointment: 02-Jan-2013
Date of Application Received (Royal mail tracking) : 03 - Jan-2012
Date of debit of fees: 10/01/2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:12/01/2013
Date of receipt of approval: 04/02/2013 (letter dated 28/01)
Date of Ceremony: 20/02/2013

Congratulations....!! could you please share, what was your eligibility criteria? (HMSP/WP/EEA)

Thanks,

inzi2k · Post by **inzi2k** » Fri Feb 08, 2013 12:15 am

Hi all,

Can anyone let me know when to apply for naturalization?

I came to UK on 20 Feb 2002

Completed 10 years in UK and applied for ILR on 20 Feb 2012

ILR received on 20 Aug 2012

ILR issue date 15 Aug 2012 and expiry date 20 Feb 2022

I understand that I need to complete 1 year before I apply for naturalization BUT I don' know that when will this 1 year gets complete!!

Would I apply for naturalization on 20 Feb 2013 or 20 Aug 2013 ?

Thanks

Akky2000us · Post by **Akky2000us** » Fri Feb 08, 2013 6:25 am

inzi2k wrote:Hi all,

Can anyone let me know when to apply for naturalization?

I came to UK on 20 Feb 2002

Completed 10 years in UK and applied for ILR on 20 Feb 2012

ILR received on 20 Aug 2012

ILR issue date 15 Aug 2012 and expiry date 20 Feb 2022

I understand that I need to complete 1 year before I apply for naturalization BUT I don' know that when will this 1 year gets complete!!

Answer is from 16/08/2013

Would I apply for naturalization on 20 Feb 2013 or 20 Aug 2013 ?

Thanks

Answer from 16/08/2013 , but if your are married to British citizen , you could apply now if you want but you've to include her details and prove of relationship.Buy on you own merit , you have to wait till above date.

Moon22 · Post by **Moon22** » Fri Feb 08, 2013 10:49 am

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 10 years Long term residency + 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS (Hendon-London)
Date of application: 10/01/13
Date of receipt by UKBA: 12/01/13
Date of acknowledgement : 17/01/13 [Received on 21/01/13]
Date of debit of fees: 23/01/13
Date of approval: 01/02/13 [Received on 07/02/2013]
Date of Ceremony: Earliest public ceremony on 24/02/13 – Not booked yet.

boloney · Post by **boloney** » Fri Feb 08, 2013 12:56 pm

Eligibility criteria: EEA Nationals (joint application)
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 08/02/13
Date of receipt by UKBA: 11/02/13
Date of acknowledgement : 13/02/2013 received on 18/02/2013
Date of debit of fees: 13/02/2013
Date of approval: 22 Feb
Date of Ceremony:7 March (private)

ana ali · Post by **ana ali** » Fri Feb 08, 2013 1:44 pm

have you got your ceremony invitation letter? if when it was dated?

julia-w wrote:Eligibility : HSMP (Tier1) 5 years+1 year ILR
Method of Application : Solicitor London
Date of Application: 24/10/12
Date of receipt by UKBA : 25/10/12
Date of receipt of Acknowledgement : 05/11/2012 (Dated 31/10/12)
Original documents returned: 20/12/12
Date of Approval received: 16/01/2013 (letter dated: 5/01/2013)
Date of Ceremony : to be booked

Wish everybody who is waiting to get their approvals IN THE VERY NEAREST TIME!!! Big thank to all of you.

Stuyve · Post by **Stuyve** » Fri Feb 08, 2013 2:24 pm

Have really appreciated being able to watch updates here to ascertain current time frames! Thanks to all who have posted - Here's my partner's time frame
Eligibility: Married to BC/ 3 years since arrival with last of these with ILR
Method of application: NCS,
Date of NCS Appointment: 07-Jan-2013
Date of debit of fees: 12/01/2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:12/01/2013
Date of receipt of approval: 08/02/2013 (letter dated 31/01)
Date of Ceremony: To be arranged

Thanks and best wishes to all as you go through the process...

sarwar74 · Post by **sarwar74** » Fri Feb 08, 2013 5:44 pm

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years eea RC + 3 Month PR Married to BC
Method of application: NCS Sandwell
Date of application: 31 January 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 01.02.2013
Method of Payment : Debit card
Date of debit of fees: 05.02.2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 08 FEB 2013 (dated 05 FEB 2013)
Date of receipt of approval:TBC
Date of Ceremony: TBC

hsmp28122006 · Post by **hsmp28122006** » Fri Feb 08, 2013 6:09 pm

Eligibility criteria: 5 years HSMP/Tier1 + 1 year ILR
Method of application: NCS Southampton
Date of application: 15 January 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: Unknown (would have reached the next day)
Method of Payment : Debit card
Date of debit of fees: 24 January 2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 28 January 2013 (dated 24 January 2013)
Date of receipt of approval: 08 February 2013 (dated 04 February 2013)
Date of Ceremony: TBC

insomniac · Post by **insomniac** » Fri Feb 08, 2013 6:55 pm

I thought my application was processed quickly, but scanning these timelines it doesn't seem especially fast.

Eligibility criteria: 6 years resident + ILR + married to a British national
Method of application: NCS Islington
Date of application: 14/01/13
Date of receipt by UKBA: 16/01/13
Date of debit of fees: 21/01/13
Date of approval: 04/02/13 [Received on 08/02/2013]

khushi3 · Post by **khushi3** » Fri Feb 08, 2013 9:27 pm

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I got my approval letter today with orginal document

Eligibility criteria: Married to BC+ 2 yrs ILR + 3 yrs residency
Method of application: Post
Date of application: 17 January 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 18.01.2013 ( tracking )
Method of Payment : Debit card
Date of debit of fees: 23.02.2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 28 jan 2013 (dated 23 jan2013)
Date of receipt of approval:8 jan( dated 5/2/2013) with orginal document
Date of Ceremony: waiting

best of luck all of u ..

unxepktylwvhl · Post by **unxepktylwvhl** » Fri Feb 08, 2013 10:33 pm

Application Time-line

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years on Wp + Tier1
Method of application: NCS - Camden, London
Date of application: 16/11/12
Date of receipt by UKBA: 16/11/12
Date of acknowledgement : 25/11/12
Date of debit of fees: 25/11/12
Date of approval: 13/01/13
Date of Ceremony: 01/02/13

BigSam · Post by **BigSam** » Sat Feb 09, 2013 12:53 am

Ok folks... it's been almost 3 and a half month and I am still waiting

Roney, malik0073, chicona, emigrator123, rayanbest... any news from you guys?

qaziji and 2s0e0p1, we met in the waiting club for the 10 year ILR club, are you guys still waiting for your approval? you both applied a week or so after me here

rayanbest75 · Post by **rayanbest75** » Sat Feb 09, 2013 1:32 am

hey mate ..still nothing ..3 and hlf months ..7 weeks since i got my document back ..stress killing me slowly slowly ....it looks like goin have bad news ..evry 1 had it so fast ..just couple of us still waiting ..i really dont andrestand there how they work!!

malik0073 · Post by **malik0073** » Sat Feb 09, 2013 7:57 am

No mate,I have completed 5 months.
I just cannot understand this at all.one of my friend applied 2 months after me and I personally guided him with each step of the application,and you know what happened!he got approval within 2 months and I m still waiting.lol

chicona · Post by **chicona** » Sat Feb 09, 2013 8:00 am

still nothing, 3 and half months, why not give me half fees back, why somebody has approval in 3 weeks look like premium service and somebody has waiting long time for same fees I am understand that no all case is same but difference 3 months and more is too much for process that all my mind sad and still waiting no next choice for 27 april ;-(

emmigrator123 · Post by **emmigrator123** » Sat Feb 09, 2013 4:04 pm

It's 3 and half months here too and there is no approval yet. Rang my council on Friday and they don't have anything for me from UKBA. I will be relocating to the Netherlands next week and I am not holding any hopes of receiving withing the next week. When I applied, the NCS person said that my application is quite straight forward and it is what they call as a good application. I look at the post everyday and it makes me

Dejavu1984 · Post by **Dejavu1984** » Sun Feb 10, 2013 7:46 am

Application Time-line

Eligibility criteria: 1 year WP, 4 years Tier 1 and 1 year ILR
Method of application: NCS - Kingston upon Thames
Date of application: 19/12/12
Date of receipt by UKBA: 20/12/12
Date of acknowledgement : 08/01/13 with payment failed due to incorrect Debit card expiry date being entered. Resent payment form.
Date of debit of fees: 18/01/13
Date of approval: 31/01/13...letter received on 09/02/13
Date of Ceremony: TBC

trs2011 · Post by **trs2011** » Sun Feb 10, 2013 12:07 pm

inzi2k wrote:Hi all,

Can anyone let me know when to apply for naturalization?

I came to UK on 20 Feb 2002

Completed 10 years in UK and applied for ILR on 20 Feb 2012

ILR received on 20 Aug 2012

ILR issue date 15 Aug 2012 and expiry date 20 Feb 2022

I understand that I need to complete 1 year before I apply for naturalization BUT I don' know that when will this 1 year gets complete!!

Would I apply for naturalization on 20 Feb 2013 or 20 Aug 2013 ?

Thanks

Your year ends on 15 August 2013 , so you will have to apply after that date meaning from the 16th August 2013 .

Gerry2011 · Post by **Gerry2011** » Mon Feb 11, 2013 8:52 am

Eligibility criteria: 5yrs - WP/Tier1 + 1yr ILR (Husband, Wife and 1 Kid)
Method of application: NCS (Dartford) - 4th January 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: Not known
Date of debit of fees: 14th January 2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 17th January 2013 ( Dated 11-01-2013)
Date of receipt of approval:09th February 2013 (Dated 05-02-2013)
Date of Ceremony: TBC

rajeshsubra · Post by **rajeshsubra** » Mon Feb 11, 2013 10:03 am

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (5yr + 1yr ILR)
Method of application: NCS (Hillingdon)
Date of application: 18 October 2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 29 October 2012
Date of debit of fees: 29 October 2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 4 November 2012
Date of receipt of approval: 14 December 2012
Date of Ceremony: 30 January 2013

totallylegit · Post by **totallylegit** » Mon Feb 11, 2013 10:31 am

emmigrator123 wrote:It's 3 and half months here too and there is no approval yet. Rang my council on Friday and they don't have anything for me from UKBA. I will be relocating to the Netherlands next week and I am not holding any hopes of receiving withing the next week. When I applied, the NCS person said that my application is quite straight forward and it is what they call as a good application. I look at the post everyday and it makes me

I thought you were supposed to intend on residing in the UK?

Gerry2011 · Post by **Gerry2011** » Mon Feb 11, 2013 11:00 am

Eligibility criteria: 5yrs - WP/Tier1 + 1yr ILR (Husband, Wife and 1 Kid)
Method of application: NCS (Dartford) - 4th January 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: Not known
Date of debit of fees: 14th January 2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 17th January 2013 ( Dated 11-01-2013)
Date of receipt of approval:09th February 2013 (Dated 05-02-2013)
Date of Ceremony: 06-03-2013

emmigrator123 · Post by **emmigrator123** » Mon Feb 11, 2013 12:55 pm

totallylegit wrote:I thought you were supposed to intend on residing in the UK?

Future intention criteria doesn't apply to spouse of British Citizen.

Alish60 · Post by **Alish60** » Mon Feb 11, 2013 3:09 pm

Eligibilty criteria:3 yrs, Spouse of British Citizen
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 11/02/13
Date of receipt by UKBA:12/02/13 (Royal mail online tracking)
Method of payment: Visa Debit card
Date of debit of fees: 15/02/13
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 20/02/13(Dated 15/02/13)
Date of receipt of approval: 06/06/13 (Dated 30/05/13)
Date of Ceremony: 11/06/13 (Private at Dudley Council)

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