TIMELINE AFTER NATURALISATION APPLICATION SUBMISSION

ferrarilondon wrote:tintin so in your council they only do once in a month? that is not good. which council is that? Iheard most of the London councils have weekly ceremonies

Yes its only once a month here in the north east. So if i dont get it before 11th May then I'll have to wait untill mid June for a public ceremony.

London has nearly one thirds of the migrants, hence may have more ceremonies in a month.
Most councils however have 1-2 ceremonies public per month, a private once may cost between £60-100.

tintin wrote:

ferrarilondon wrote:Must be a private ceremony

Yes its got to be a private ceremony as Avis only got his approval yesterday.

There is a ceremony at the council where I live on the 11th of May, but I dont think I'll get my approval before that and then I'll have to wait until the second week of June. I am not really planning to spend another 100 quids for a private ceremony, but I might in case I have to wait a full month for the next public ceremony.

Correct.. I had a private ceremony.
I called yesterday and was told I can get the free group ceremony in June.
I asked for a private and I could get it done the next day for £100.
So I took it.

Whether its worth is upto each individual... I thought it was ok to end the wait paying £100 after having spent nearly £2000 on this process so far.

If it was of any consolation, the person doing the ceremony was a bit apologetic about charging the £100 for a simple ceremony which just took 15mins - asked me to repeat the pledge and put a date on certificate.

Oh well.. naturalisation is done now.

Applied for the passport online today. Getting to the end of the tunnel

Do Update us on your Passport application process.

I haven't got my naturalisation yet but I am expecting to hear something end of this month. (applied in last week of March).

avis wrote:

tintin wrote:

ferrarilondon wrote:Must be a private ceremony

Yes its got to be a private ceremony as Avis only got his approval yesterday.

There is a ceremony at the council where I live on the 11th of May, but I dont think I'll get my approval before that and then I'll have to wait until the second week of June. I am not really planning to spend another 100 quids for a private ceremony, but I might in case I have to wait a full month for the next public ceremony.

Correct.. I had a private ceremony.
I called yesterday and was told I can get the free group ceremony in June.
I asked for a private and I could get it done the next day for £100.
So I took it.

Whether its worth is upto each individual... I thought it was ok to end the wait paying £100 after having spent nearly £2000 on this process so far.

If it was of any consolation, the person doing the ceremony was a bit apologetic about charging the £100 for a simple ceremony which just took 15mins - asked me to repeat the pledge and put a date on certificate.

Oh well.. naturalisation is done now.

Applied for the passport online today. Getting to the end of the tunnel

Criteria: EEA Family Member (In Uk since 2003)

Type of application: NCS Chelmsford
Date posted: 28 April 2011
Date received by UKBA: 3 MAY 2011 (Due to Bank Holiday)
Date card debited: ??
Date acknowledgement received:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of passport application:
Method used:
Date of Receipt:

has any one applied in 2nd or 3rd week of March heard anything from HO.?

Yes, my case reached HO on 3rd of March, but havent heard anything yet, very frustrating but its all wait and see game I suppose.

my application was recieved by HO on 7th March, lets wish to have a good luck

Sid79 and goody09 did you get any updates from HO recently ?

last call I made to the home office was on 15th April and was told that it is with the caseworker, on 21st I recievied a letter asking me to check some details and if it is incorrect to contact them immidiatly in writting, since then no update and I do not want to contact them anymore, I will try to wait and see, thanks

FerrariLondon ... After acknowlegement letter, No Updates Yet ...

I callled about 3-4 times in April .. but same reply .. waiting in the queue to be allocated.

Hi Goody, what type of details did they ask you to check? Were these regarding address or something? Did they ask for any further information?

ferrarilondon wrote:has any one applied in 2nd or 3rd week of March heard anything from HO.?

Hi ferrarilondon, I applied on 17th via NCS reached on 23rd, card got deducted on 27th March got the ack letter on 31st and nothing there after

Hi Tintin, my son's name spills little bit differnt from mine ( one letter is written E instead of I) and they wanted to double check if this is ok and they told me that it would be written as on the passport if the application would be successfull, I think they are very busy with alot of application recieved in april ansd late March, lets hope we will hear good news within the coming two weeks

Lets hope for the best

I received an acknowledgement on the 19th of march, heard nothing since.

goody09 wrote:Hi Tintin, my son's name spills little bit differnt from mine ( one letter is written E instead of I) and they wanted to double check if this is ok and they told me that it would be written as on the passport if the application would be successfull, I think they are very busy with alot of application recieved in april ansd late March, lets hope we will hear good news within the coming two weeks

I hope you'll hear something soon as it is with a caseworker.

goody09,
That's a good sign that they take care of the spelling.
In the past, my residence cards always had spelling mistakes - it was always so annoying - thank God my Naturalization certificate was correct.
I got the impression that they take more care in the Nationality Directorate.

Hi. Thought I'd share my experience with my application....

NCS, which centre: Burton-upon-Trent
Date of submission or posting: 18 April 2011 by Registered Post
CRITERIA - Have been a UK permanent resident for 21 years!
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 5 May 2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: TBC
Date of receipt of approval: TBC
Date of Ceremony: TBC
Date of appln. for passport: TBC
Method used: TBC
Date of Receipt: TBC

I will keep everyone updated....

hie all

i have been ringing UKBA on 01516725626 since tuesday and i have not been able to speak to anyone as the call goes straight to a recorded message. Anyone else rang this week?.

thanx

who?? wrote:hie all

i have been ringing UKBA on 01516725626 since tuesday and i have not been able to speak to anyone as the call goes straight to a recorded message. Anyone else rang this week?.

thanx

i cant get through either and it's been case of ...."this call will now terminate"

who?? wrote:hie all

i have been ringing UKBA on 01516725626 since tuesday and i have not been able to speak to anyone as the call goes straight to a recorded message. Anyone else rang this week?.

thanx

The number is correct. As soon as call is connected, press 2 and 2 again. The best time to ring is before 12:30. Lines are usually less busy.

7omi wrote:

who?? wrote:hie all

i have been ringing UKBA on 01516725626 since tuesday and i have not been able to speak to anyone as the call goes straight to a recorded message. Anyone else rang this week?.

thanx

i cant get through either and it's been case of ...."this call will now terminate"

I called UKBA on 01516725626 today, I had to wait around 6-7 minutes before someone pick up the phone

thanx lionking007 i did manage to finally get through and was told my application " was in a queue" and reminded the waiting time is 2 to 6 months!!!

who?? wrote:thanx lionking007 i did manage to finally get through and was told my application " was in a queque" and reminded the waiting time is 2 to 6 months!!!

When did you apply and under what criteria?