October 2014 - Naturalisation Application Timeline

Good luck

Got my passport on Saturday 13th Dec - applied on the same day as my (private) ceremony - 28th of November. So that's about 15 days in total which is fairly impressive.

Very pleased to have applied for naturalisation on 23 Oct (my timeline is somewhere in this thread) and to have received my passport before Christmas - less than 2 months total. I was expecting to wait until at least January next year...

Good luck to everyone else!

On Saturday I received invitation for ceremony from my Council, but my Council does it only once a month, so its in January whereas I said I'd try to book private one on Monday, which fortunately I succeeded in booking for tomorrow. So updating detail below as it stands now.

-- Update:


Eligibility criteria: Tier1 + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met (UK degree, exempt countries, PBS used documents, NARIC, or B1 test): LIUK, Trinity B1 test.
Current nationality: Pakistan
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Worcester
Date of application: 29/10/14
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 31/10/14
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 18/11/2014 (18 days after receipt)
Date of acknowledgment: 22/11/2014 - Date on letter 18/11/2014.
Date approval received: 12/12/2014 - Date on letter 05/12/2014.

Date of ceremony: 16/12/2014 (Private)
Had a letter for 12/01/2015 - Date on Council invitation letter 11/12/2014


Good luck to all

Final Update...

go2khurram wrote:Update in bold....

No of Application: 1 Adult + 3 Kids
Eligibility Criteria : Spouse of BC
Language criteria : Trinity B1 Exam
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Manchester City
Date of application: 22/10/2014
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 23/10/2014
Date of acknowledgment: 07/11/2014 (Via eMail)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 06/11/2014
Date approval received: 12/12/2014
Date of ceremony: 16/12/2014

So I called my council for the citizenship ceremony.
Lady filled all my details and told me it will take a week before I hear anything from them regarding the available date.
And I chose Chicester & Crawley (first available).

I hope they send me a sooner one.


PS: I only received approval letter from Home Office, but it does say invitation to ceremony and book it with local council with council details. etc.

Thanks for informing go2kurram. Congratulations

Excel updated.

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Congrats guys

Finally I received my invitation letter. However I called hO this morning and I was told it was sent on 11/12

Finally I booked my ceremony by 26/02 ))
I am really happy as I am leaving tomorrow and I did not want to leave it hanging. I am coming back on 24/02 and 2 days later my ceremony will be.

So I am really happy


Thank you very much guys! Good luck for everyone!

Merry Christmas!

Double V wrote:Eligibility criteria: Spouse of BC + ILR
Language criteria met: IELTS Certificate
Current nationality: Pakistan
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Crawley
Date of application: 29/10/14
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: - 31/10/2014
Date of acknowledgment: - 18/11/2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: - 17/11/2014
Date of approval: - 28/11/2014
Date of ceremony: - 17/12/2014

Ceremony booked.

Will I be getting the certificate on the same day ?
And if so, can I go straight to Post Office to use Check & Send Service for the passport ?
Also where to get the passport application form please ?

Double V wrote:

Double V wrote:Eligibility criteria: Spouse of BC + ILR
Language criteria met: IELTS Certificate
Current nationality: Pakistan
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Crawley
Date of application: 29/10/14
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: - 31/10/2014
Date of acknowledgment: - 18/11/2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: - 17/11/2014
Date of approval: - 28/11/2014
Date of ceremony: - 17/12/2014

Ceremony booked.

Will I be getting the certificate on the same day ? Yes
And if so, can I go straight to Post Office to use Check & Send Service for the passport ? Yes but I'd photocopy everything first
Also where to get the passport application form please ? Post office, online etc.

Also check sticky for Passport questions/guidelines please.

HI Double V,

Did you get an email from HO for feedback?
I have applied start of October from NCS Crawley and still waiting. Just want to know if they send Feedback soon as they make a decision.

Thanks

The most important

Write down the application number which you can find on the right side corner. Without that you cannot ask the any update of the process!

jefstudent wrote:HI Double V,

Did you get an email from HO for feedback?
I have applied start of October from NCS Crawley and still waiting. Just want to know if they send Feedback soon as they make a decision.

Thanks

Hi

Yes I did receive an email about the feedback.
And 2 days after I received my actual approval in the post.

So if you have received an email regarding survey then expect a brown envelope with approval letter by post in the next 1-2 days.

It's on its way.

I got a letter instead of email (perhaps they mixed 079 to O79 (zero to O) is common confusion) so I tried web link that didnt take me anywhere, because the letter they sent me was rubbish and photocopied sideways.

Will try to go to link today as well.

fwd079 wrote:I got a letter instead of email (perhaps they mixed 079 to O79 (zero to O) is common confusion) so I tried web link that didnt take me anywhere, because the letter they sent me was rubbish and photocopied sideways.

Will try to go to link today as well.

They take so much money in terms of fee and use such rubbish paper. Not even recycled paper.
I don't know what kind of paper that is and on top of that the printing is horrible.

Double V wrote:

fwd079 wrote:I got a letter instead of email (perhaps they mixed 079 to O79 (zero to O) is common confusion) so I tried web link that didnt take me anywhere, because the letter they sent me was rubbish and photocopied sideways.

Will try to go to link today as well.

They take so much money in terms of fee and use such rubbish paper. Not even recycled paper.
I don't know what kind of paper that is and on top of that the printing is horrible.

Yes but that's "official stationery" for you, everywhere. Cheap quality third rate paper, but worth a fortune!

fwd079 wrote:

Double V wrote:

fwd079 wrote:I got a letter instead of email (perhaps they mixed 079 to O79 (zero to O) is common confusion) so I tried web link that didnt take me anywhere, because the letter they sent me was rubbish and photocopied sideways.

Will try to go to link today as well.

They take so much money in terms of fee and use such rubbish paper. Not even recycled paper.
I don't know what kind of paper that is and on top of that the printing is horrible.

Yes but that's "official stationery" for you, everywhere. Cheap quality third rate paper, but worth a fortune!

lol
True.

Anyone else received their approval?

jaweb wrote:Anyone else received their approval?

I told na everyone will get there approval before Xmas
I had applied my passport and got a call from Passport office and hopefully will get my passport soon(before your Ceremony )

Thats good

My ceremony will be on 26th February. Till then I just enjoy my holiday as it started today I have worked hard this year so I deserve it
My husband will be back in the January or February timeline topic as he applies too. So another wait comes

Good luck everyone and hope all of you get it very soon whoever haven't received theirs yet

-- Update:


Eligibility criteria: Tier1 + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met (UK degree, exempt countries, PBS used documents, NARIC, or B1 test): LIUK, Trinity B1 test.
Current nationality: Pakistan
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Worcester
Date of application: 29/10/14
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 31/10/14
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 18/11/2014 (18 days after receipt)
Date of acknowledgment: 22/11/2014 - Date on letter 18/11/2014.
Date approval received: 12/12/2014 - Date on letter 05/12/2014.

Date of ceremony: 16/12/2014 (Private)
Had a letter for 12/01/2015 - Date on Council invitation letter 11/12/2014

Attended ceremony yesterday, incredibly quick service, at 15:10 it started and by 15:25 I was out of Town Hall got my certificate and also for my three years old daughter who's MN1 got approved at the same time. Will apply for passport very soon now.

Good luck to all

Attended ceremony yesterday at 15:00 also and was done with it by 16:00.
Got the certificate.

So now i can go to post office and collect a passport pack ? Is this correct. ?

Thanks

Double V wrote:Attended ceremony yesterday at 15:00 also and was done with it by 16:00.
Got the certificate.

So now i can go to post office and collect a passport pack ? Is this correct. ?

Thanks

Yes, and please request two, I collected only one and made a mistake and had to go again. Luckily my boss is my referee this time so signing again wasn't a problem.

I just realised that my place of birth mentioned in the certification (as well the approval letter) has a missing letter. The place of birth goes like this.

Place and country of birth: <town-name> <state-name>, <country-name>

The <state-name> mentioned is missing a letter in it. I had just provided the <town-name> in my naturalisation application. But they have copied it from my passport and while doing so they missed a letter. It's like "N" is missing from KARNATAKA.

Questions:
1. Do you think I need to send it for correction before applying for the passport?
2. If I look at the passport application, it only talks about <town-name>. Mention only <town-name> and forget the state?
3. Enter the town of birth as: <town-name> <state-name> by adding the missing letter "N" in passport application?
4. Enter the town of birth as: <town-name> <state-name> with missing letter "N" in passport application?

Please advice. Thanks.

sent 28th October, still waiting, hopefully it'll be a late christmas present for me

I phoned this week and was told it is still very early days for my application.