April 2014 - Naturalisation Application Timeline

zafarkth · Post by **zafarkth** » Thu Jun 19, 2014 8:06 pm

Finally , Got brown envelop today

Best of luck for all of you who are still waiting

Eligibility criteria: 2 years HSMP + 3 years Tier 1 + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met (UK degree, exempt countries, PBS used documents, NARIC, or B1 test): Expired IELTS (used for HSMP) + LIUK
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Barking and Dagenham
Date of application: 16/04/2014
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 17/04/2014 (Royal Mail Tracking)
Date of acknowledgement: 02/05/2014 (Dated 30/04/2014)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 30/04/2014
Date approval received: 19/06/2014
Date of ceremony: will book tomorrow

adkh2_1 · Post by **adkh2_1** » Fri Jun 20, 2014 10:38 am

Hi Guys,

With Grace of Almighty God i received my approval letter today... my timeline is below.

Eligibility criteria: 10 years Long residence+ 1 year ILR
Language criteria met : LIUK + UK Degree
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 29/04/2014
Payment method Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 30/04/2014
Date of acknowledgement: Received 14/05/2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 08/05/2014
Date approval received: 20/06/2014 (Dated:16/06/2014)
Date of ceremony: TBC

On another note, i did call HO nearly everyday in last few weeks.

Thanks to this forum and members for help and support.. i wish you guys all well with your applications.

msank · Post by **msank** » Sat Jun 21, 2014 2:47 pm

msank wrote:Eligibility criteria: 5 years residence,1 year PR
Language criteria met (UK degree, exempt countries, PBS used documents, NARIC, or B1 test): LIUK+ UK MSc
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: NCS Nottingham
Date of application: 17/04/2014
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: CC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 22/04/2014
Date of acknowledgment: 02/05/2014 dated 30/04/2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 30/04/2014
Date approval received:
Date of ceremony:

Update
Called HO last Thursday the gentleman took my details and said that he will pass it to an adviser
Receive a phone called from HO this morning Saturday . LADY on the phone asked to confirmed my details and told me the decision has been made on the 9th this month and letter sent and if i didn't get the letter which i said no. She said she will ask the case worker to send another letter.
i hope it s a good news and i will get very soon.

Chronograph · Post by **Chronograph** » Sat Jun 21, 2014 7:36 pm

.....................................The Eagle Has Landed.....................................

Eligibility criteria: 2yrs spouse + 1 yr ILR (Spouse of British Citizen)
Language criteria met: Life in the UK and B1
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 29/04/2014
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 30/04/2014
Date acknowledgment received: 10/05/2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 07/05/2014
Date of approval received: 17/06/2014 (dated: 08/06/2014)(48 days in total)
Date ceremony invitation letter received: TBC
Date of ceremony: TBC

I have received the Approval letter and it says to contact the local council to arrange the ceremony and its kind of a 2 in 1 letter as the first paragraph confirms the approval of citizenship and the lower part of the letter explains what to do next so I assume that I won't receive any other letters from the council for the invitation as it clearly says at the top of the letter the Invitation for the Citizenship.

Chronograph · Post by **Chronograph** » Sat Jun 21, 2014 7:49 pm

Please update the sheet as my timeline is above..............Thank you all....................................

Wonderful forum and really appreciate the efforts of mods specially AMBER

Hopefully all the rest who are waiting will get the approvals soon

bkarthikisc · Post by **bkarthikisc** » Mon Jun 23, 2014 6:23 am

61 approvals out of the 98 applications

7r0y · Post by **7r0y** » Mon Jun 23, 2014 10:23 am

Could not resist to call HO to only find out that my application form has not been assigned to any case worker.
That's two month my papers are sat there with no progress.

Looks like it will take some time......

runie80 · Post by **runie80** » Mon Jun 23, 2014 11:09 am

7r0y wrote:Could not resist to call HO to only find out that my application form has not been assigned to any case worker.
That's two month my papers are sat there with no progress.
Looks like it will take some time......

give it 10 more days 72 days is the magic number .

sogy · Post by **sogy** » Mon Jun 23, 2014 11:40 am

runie80 wrote: give it 10 more days 72 days is the magic number .

That's about right. In my case, the first evidence of a case worker was on the 76th day.

Khansab12345 · Post by **Khansab12345** » Mon Jun 23, 2014 12:07 pm

U never know these HO people they really play with your patience I got the approval since 5 june but no invitation letter asked them to send it again and again waiting time begin this is really annoying but we can't do anything just to wait

Syedgi · Post by **Syedgi** » Mon Jun 23, 2014 7:48 pm

Eligibility criteria: Spouse Visa,
Language criteria met: B 1 + Life in UK
Current nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Uxbridge
Date of application: 03/04/2014
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 04/04/2014
Date of aknowlegment: 24/04/2014 (Dated 16/04/2014)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 16/04/2014
Date approval received: 23/06/2014 (Dated 11/06/2014)
Date of ceremony:[Will book tomorrow]

Yesssssssssss!

Got that brown letter today. Thanks a lot every one. This Forum is very useful and helpful.

RobyDream · Post by **RobyDream** » Mon Jun 23, 2014 8:15 pm

I have applied on 2/4 and I have not heard anything till now?

Any advise?

7r0y · Post by **7r0y** » Tue Jun 24, 2014 9:12 am

RobyDream wrote:I have applied on 2/4 and I have not heard anything till now?

Any advise?

Well i called them yesterday, and the reply was - "our service lead time is a minimum of 6 month."

RobyDream · Post by **RobyDream** » Tue Jun 24, 2014 2:04 pm

Thank you for your reply
Eligibility criteria:
Language criteria met (UK degree, exempt countries, PBS used documents, NARIC, or B1 test): ESOL L1
Current nationality: Egypt
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Basingstoke
Date of application: 02/04/14
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: CC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 03/04/14
Date of aknowlegment:
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 14/04/14
Date approval received: Not Yet
Date of ceremony: When I get the approval !

Syedgi · Post by **Syedgi** » Wed Jun 25, 2014 1:30 pm

Eligibility criteria: Spouse Visa,
Language criteria met: B 1 + Life in UK
Current nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Uxbridge
Date of application: 03/04/2014
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 04/04/2014
Date of aknowlegment: 24/04/2014 (Dated 16/04/2014)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 16/04/2014
Date approval received: 23/06/2014 (Dated 11/06/2014)
Date of ceremony: 25/06/2014

Yesssssssssss!

Got that brown letter today. Thanks a lot every one. This Forum is very useful and helpful.

RobyDream · Post by **RobyDream** » Wed Jun 25, 2014 7:58 pm

Hi,

Can somebody please tell me the HO number to contact regarding the citizenship application?

mhent · Post by **mhent** » Wed Jun 25, 2014 9:33 pm

Home office's number is 03001232253

Marie1981 · Post by **Marie1981** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 2:23 pm

Hi Folks

Just received this from the NCS officer who I applied with

All our caseworkers is working in Passports for the next eight weeks so no one to talk to for us as well. We also will not receive much certificates during this time and all ceremonies for the next two months have been cancelled as per Home Office request. I have 73 applicants in this dread-full position.

This is NOT good news, but at least we now know the reason for any delays

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

sogy · Post by **sogy** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 2:43 pm

If this be true (and it may well be, as the passports scandal is huge), the main question is: are they going to extend the 90-day period, withing which we are supposed to pass the ceremony?

Marie1981 · Post by **Marie1981** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 2:54 pm

Let me ask her and see if she knows! Good question!!

sogy · Post by **sogy** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 3:07 pm

Well, it comes to mind first thing. They set the rule of 90 days, and we are bound by it. Then they take 60 days or so away, and there is no guarantee the councils can clear the backlog in the remaining 30+ days. So a lot of us risk losing everything, unless this is thought through and mitigated.

I understand why they may be doing this (the general election is about 10 months away, and the native masses, whose all-inclusives in Choo-nee-sia are in peril, are skillfully incited by The Daily Mail), and I don't mind waiting a bit longer, but it would be unfair if we may lose everything because someone forgot their own 90-day rule.

Marie1981 · Post by **Marie1981** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 3:25 pm

I assume that the HO won't send certificates out which will expire in the next two months, all Register Office's cancelled Ceremonies from now until September as per HO request. I would imagine that all certificates will be issued with this in mind.

But.....

At this point, your guess is as good as mine really. I will receive updates from time to time so I will know what action I need to take in order to ensure that I do not allow certificates to expire in my possession.

This is her response

sogy · Post by **sogy** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 3:36 pm

Marie, since you have this insider info, please keep us posted!

September is fine by me, but I think we should check the calendar: what if there's some other major sporting event in the autumn? If that be so, more of the flower of the British nation will suddenly need passports. Then we may have to wait a bit more.

mhent · Post by **mhent** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 3:42 pm

The information regarding the shift of caseworkers is not true. Maria1981 if the information you provided is really from nationality checking service then can you please provide us the name of the worker at NCS

By the way the home office denied this.

sogy · Post by **sogy** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 4:01 pm

mhent wrote:The information regarding the shift of caseworkers is not true. .

The info from marie1981 is not quite clear. Shifted caseworkers are mentioned, but the source (whose English is apparently not native) calles them "our caseworkers". Would that be HO caseworkers, or NCS (do they have any?)? Ad did the NCS officials ever really "talk to" HO caseworkes?

What looks more specific is that the ceremonies are cancelled for 8 weeks. Let's see if there is any confirmation of this. If that be true, surely more approved applicants will be told this when they call their councils.

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