My timeline:

NCS 3 March (after hours)
Application received by home office 5 March
Card debited 25 April
Acknowledgment letter received 28 April
Approval received 18 June
Ceremony booked for 26 June

NCS appointment: Mon 3 March
Application received by home office: Wed 5 March
Card debited: 25 April
Acknowledgment letter received: 28 April
Approval: Waiting...

yes, finally had my card debited yesterday - so it took 7.5 weeks. I applied at Wandsworth NCS.

I am married to a British citizen (qualified for naturalisation both ways) and I do intend coming back - just not for a year or so. Do you know whether the overseas ceremony can only be done in a country you're living in, or if it could be done somewhere you're just staying for a while? And do you k...

She's very lucky! I haven't even had my card debited or acknowledgment letter yet - and every time I've phoned they add a few more weeks on to the time they tell me that this should happen in!

Does anyone know anything about doing citizenship ceremonies overseas? It says on the Home Office website that it's possible: http://www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk/britishcitizenship/applying/ceremony/ (last line of the first para). Does this only apply in special circumstances or can anyone do the cerem...

I've been waiting almost 7 weeks since submitting my naturalisation application via NCS, and I still haven't received acknowledgment or had my card debited. Is anyone else in the same boat? Also, does anyone know whether delays are occurring to the whole process, or once they finally assign my appli...

Hi all
I submitted my application for naturalisation by NCS a little over two weeks ago and haven't heard a thing and no money has been taken from my account. Is this normal?! I checked with Royal Mail and know that the application was definitely delivered.
Thanks
Stacy

I'll be able to check for 3 years ago but will have trouble checking an exact date 5 years ago as I had my last passport stolen. How do they check/expect you to prove that you were in the country on a certain date?

yep, apart from the short trips out of the country that are allowed (eg nothing longer than 4 weeks at a time or for more than the annual or total limit).

My husband is from Northern Ireland and has an Irish passport but not a UK one - I presume he is still a UK citizen even without a passport?

Hi I am hoping to send in my application for naturalisation shortly - I've been in the UK almost 6 years and married a UK citizen just over a year ago - so am eligible on both counts. Is either eligibility criteria better than the other for basing my application on? Also, I the website and help line...