May 2014 - Naturalisation Application Timeline

Congrats Furbs, at least there is some movement on the decisions, hopefully we will get our one soon

furbs wrote:Hi guys I thought i should update you I received my approval letter today dated 15th january
good luck to all of u

Eligibility criteria: 6 years + 1yr ILR
Language criteria met : B1 test
Current nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Rutherglen South Lanarkshire
Date of application: 19/05/2014
Payment method : Debit
Date of receipt by UKBA: 21/05/2014
Date of acknowledgment: 28/05/2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 29/05/2014
Date approval received: 28/01/15 dated 15/01/15
Date of ceremony: 3/2/15

Another approval for May:
Eligibility criteria: 3 yrs spouse
Language criteria met : B1 test
Date of application: 08/05/2014
Date of receipt by UKBA:9/05/2014
Date of acknowledgment: 19/05/2014
Date approval received: 29/01/15 dated 22/01/15
Date of ceremony: tba

stokbrig wrote:

amjad6226 wrote:Its not annoying if they said your application is not allocated to the caseworker because they never can allocate an application to any caseworker until his/ her checks been completed.

How do you know ?where you got your information from?

I remember reading in an earlier report (also by John Vine, I think it was published in 2010) about nationality team , that they consider applications in 2 stages: 1) doing checks, and 2) once the checks are completed, the files are assigned to caseworkers for final decision.

You can search for that report on immigration inspector general website.

poiuy01 wrote:Another approval for May:

Date of application: 08/05/2014
Date of receipt by UKBA:9/05/2014
Date of acknowledgment: 19/05/2014
Date approval received: 29/01/15 dated 22/01/15
Date of ceremony: tba

Congrats poiuy01
On what criteria did you applied
Please share
Thanks

Lcj wrote:Update, refusal good character that in 2008/2009 when l was on student visa I worked more than 20 hours a week and therefore l don't meet the good character requirement. Re-consideration forms are enclosed with it. Advise please is that a good character requirement or they are just being mean

how did they know that you worked for more than 20 hours?

Dear Friends,
I have forgot my log in details so registered again to let you know the outcome.

I have got my approval today.
Applied first week of May 2014
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I hope 12 or 13 May
Approval 23/01/2015
Letter Received 30/01/2015 Just now.

I hope they have started sending the pending approvals now so be patient you will be getting most of the approvals this month I hope finger crossed.

Just to let you know I have filed a complaint on 19/01/2014 and case decided on 23rd so I want you to file a complaint on complaints@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk which will be helpful.

I have also contacted my local MP on Monday this week and they have wrote a letter on yesterday before I have got the approval so just file a complaint to home office they will definitely chase up your case.


Best of Luck.

[quote="sohail76_15"]Dear Friends,
I have forgot my log in details so registered again to let you know the outcome.

I have got my approval today.
Applied first week of May 2014
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I hope 12 or 13 May
Approval 23/01/2015
Letter Received 30/01/2015 Just now.

I hope they have started sending the pending approvals now so be patient you will be getting most of the approvals this month I hope finger crossed.

Just to let you know I have filed a complaint on 19/01/2014 and case decided on 23rd so I want you to file a complaint on complaints@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk which will be helpful.

I have also contacted my local MP on Monday this week and they have wrote a letter on yesterday before I have got the approval so just file a complaint to home office they will definitely chase up your case.


Best of Luck.[/quote

Congrats!!!!
Hope we all going to get decisions very soon

P.S. I did sent a complaint to HO on 8/1/15 never had even a reply yet, so don't think complaints are helpful.

london_2014 wrote:

Lcj wrote:Update, refusal good character that in 2008/2009 when l was on student visa I worked more than 20 hours a week and therefore l don't meet the good character requirement. Re-consideration forms are enclosed with it. Advise please is that a good character requirement or they are just being mean

how did they know that you worked for more than 20 hours?

It is Count as good character which goes under deceiving the immigration law...but if u been in court regard to that and found guilty..u saying 2008-2009 it happens which is 6-7 years ago.it doesn't make seance why the refuse u on that ground if the 3 years passed from the time of ur conviction in court((if u been in court)),if u check the good characters explanation in ukvi website u can see they said if the 3 years from the date of convection(((not prison sentence))) passed ur application doesn't get refuse...did u went to the court???what was the outcome ???

[quote="Sonnyboy8011"][quote="london_2014"][quote="Lcj"]Update, refusal good character that in 2008/2009 when l was on student visa I worked more than 20 hours a week and therefore l don't meet the good character requirement. Re-consideration forms are enclosed with it. Advise please is that a good character requirement or they are just being mean[/quote]


how did they know that you worked for more than 20 hours? [/quote]



It is Count as good character which goes under deceiving the immigration law...but if u been in court regard to that and found guilty..u saying 2008-2009 it happens which is 6-7 years ago.it doesn't make seance why the refuse u on that ground if the 3 years passed from the time of ur conviction in court((if u been in court)),if u check the good characters explanation in ukvi website u can see they said if the 3 years from the date of convection(((not prison sentence))) passed ur application doesn't get refuse...did u went to the court???what was the outcome ???[/quote]

Hi Sonnyboy8011, no I have never been to court for this but back in 2008 they questioned me for this when I applied for my student visa but they didn't have proof so they gave me the visa, the school is no more in existence so I can't contact them to give me sch dates for that year and the job I did at that time they don't have the rotas so only thing left is to contact solicitors another expense for me.

Eligibility criteria: 1years WP+4years Tier2+1yearILR (2 adults +1child)
Language criteria met: PhD Degree, Naric documents, expired IELTS and LIUK test
Current nationality:
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Cambridge
Date of application: 22/5/2014
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: CC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 27/5/2014
Date of aknowlegment: 2/6/14 received 7/6/2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 2/6/2014
Date approval received: 30/01/2015 dated 27/01/15
Date of ceremony:waiting

About time......

Absolutely below standard service!


Eligibility criteria: 2 yr + ILR (British spouse)
Method of application: NCS Trafford
Date of application: 12/05/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 21/05/2014
Date of receipt of approval: 29/01/2015 Dated 24/01/2015
Date of Ceremony: 9th Feb

[quote="Lcj"][quote="Sonnyboy8011"][quote="london_2014"][quote="Lcj"]Update, refusal good character that in 2008/2009 when l was on student visa I worked more than 20 hours a week and therefore l don't meet the good character requirement. Re-consideration forms are enclosed with it. Advise please is that a good character requirement or they are just being mean


Hi Sonnyboy8011, no I have never been to court for this year but back in 2008 they questioned me for this when I applied for my student visa but they didn't have proof so they gave me the visa, the school is no more in existence so I can't contact them to give me sch dates for that year and the job I did at that time they don't have the rotas so only thing left is to contact solicitors another expense for me


It doesn't make sense whatsoever because u never found guilty because of the lack of evidence,u have s %1000 right to appeal against it,the other thing if there was no court,arresting or warning hw they knew u had this issue in past???did u mentioned in ur application ???..after hw long waiting they sent u the refusal letter????....don't wait around and appeal before it's too late because u have a big chance to turn the table...first thing it's happened over 3 years ago and dropped after having no evidence against u and as u saying thers no more outstanding investigation regard this matter ,second hw they could claim ur wrong doing when there was no any proof to find u guilty..this is a joke...

Finally may applications have started rolling again. When I called my mp again on the 20th they called the HO and let me know that it was done that day. After a few days when I called the contact centre to enquire they informed me that it was done on 24th. And of course now I received the letter dated 22nd. I can only guess that they picked up my application on 20th of Jan after second enquiry by my MP and completed it within 2 days.
Anyway below is my timeline. Final updates are in bold.
Best of luck to all waiting.


Eligibility criteria: HSMP + Tier 1 + ILR
Language criteria met: Old IELTS
Current nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Barking
Date of application: 01 May 2014
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 2 May 2014
Date of acknowledgement: 15 May 2014 (Dated 12/05/2014)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 12/05/2014
Date approval received: 29th of January 2015 (dated 22/1/15)
Date of ceremony: Scheduled for 9th of February 2015

[quote="Sonnyboy8011"][quote="Lcj"][quote="Sonnyboy8011"][quote="london_2014"][quote="Lcj"]Update, refusal good character that in 2008/2009 when l was on student visa I worked more than 20 hours a week and therefore l don't meet the good character requirement. Re-consideration forms are enclosed with it. Advise please is that a good character requirement or they are just being mean


Hi Sonnyboy8011, no I have never been to court for this year but back in 2008 they questioned me for this when I applied for my student visa but they didn't have proof so they gave me the visa, the school is no more in existence so I can't contact them to give me sch dates for that year and the job I did at that time they don't have the rotas so only thing left is to contact solicitors another expense for me


It doesn't make sense whatsoever because u never found guilty because of the lack of evidence,u have s %1000 right to appeal against it,the other thing if there was no court,arresting or warning hw they knew u had this issue in past???did u mentioned in ur application ???..after hw long waiting they sent u the refusal letter????....don't wait around and appeal before it's too late because u have a big chance to turn the table...first thing it's happened over 3 years ago and dropped after having no evidence against u and as u saying thers no more outstanding investigation regard this matter ,second hw they could claim ur wrong doing when there was no any proof to find u guilty..this is a joke...[/quote]

Yes Sonnyboy8011, I waited 8months for the decision after writing two letters of complaint to them and to make matters worse that case worker said I can't apply again after 10years but reconsideration forms were sent.

My year & half old son accidentally opened the so called famous brown envelop today....and there it was, the approval letter

A long journey has been ended now....My heartfelt thanks to all of the members of this forum, i couldn't have done this without your help all the way. Thanks Guys and good luck to everyone waiting.

fazhaque wrote:Here is my time line so far..

Eligibility criteria: 8 years student+2 years PSW+1 year ILR
Language criteria met: LIUK plus Masters Degree from UK
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Southampton
Date of application: 20/05/2014
Payment method : Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 21/05/2014
Date of acknowledgement: 28/05/2014
Date of debit or clearance: 28/05/2014
Date approval received: 02/02/2015
Date of ceremony: TBC

Hi LCJ I'm so sorry about the refusal unfortunately you fall under the very unfair new home office rules from 12th December 2014 which state anyone with any negative immigration history within the last 10 years will likely be refused. This new rule includes applications made before December 2014 on which no decision had been made. Sadly your application fell under this. Highly unfair. How can the home office take your money and then change the rules without warning. I'm sure many cases will be appealed upon this basis. Really wrong on many levels. Good luck with an appeal. Don't give up.

Lcj wrote:Update, refusal good character that in 2008/2009 when l was on student visa I worked more than 20 hours a week and therefore l don't meet the good character requirement. Re-consideration forms are enclosed with it. Advise please is that a good character requirement or they are just being mean

Did HO caught you while working more than 20hrs ?
How did HO know you are working more than 20hrs ?

Eligibility criteria: 5 years , married to British/EEA
Language criteria met: MSc
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 22/05/14
Date of approval: 24/01/2015
Date approval received: 29/01/2015
Date of ceremony: 30/01/2015

Thank you all for the encouragement but l will be seeing the solicitor next week as there is no deadline for reconsideration and will keep you informed but it's so annoying I applied in May waiting for all that time for them to change their rules anyway let's wait and see.

Lcj wrote:Thank you all for the encouragement but l will be seeing the solicitor next week as there is no deadline for reconsideration and will keep you informed but it's so annoying I applied in May waiting for all that time for them to change their rules anyway let's wait and see.

could u plz shed some light , how HO knew u worked more than 20 hrs
have u been caught ?

slough_Boy wrote:

Lcj wrote:Thank you all for the encouragement but l will be seeing the solicitor next week as there is no deadline for reconsideration and will keep you informed but it's so annoying I applied in May waiting for all that time for them to change their rules anyway let's wait and see.

could u plz shed some light , how HO knew u worked more than 20 hrs
have u been caught ?

He doesn't need to get caught. If he worked through an employer and paid tax everything, it's pretty easy for HO to get the information.

[iD] wrote:

slough_Boy wrote:

Lcj wrote:Thank you all for the encouragement but l will be seeing the solicitor next week as there is no deadline for reconsideration and will keep you informed but it's so annoying I applied in May waiting for all that time for them to change their rules anyway let's wait and see.

could u plz shed some light , how HO knew u worked more than 20 hrs
have u been caught ?

He doesn't need to get caught. If he worked through an employer and paid tax everything, it's pretty easy for HO to get the information.

YES , I know, HO can easily find, but I'm bit curious , what happened in their case ?
HO checked by their self or applicant has been caught ?

Hi Everyone,
Finally my and 2 kids approval has arrived. Waiting is over, maybe not completely as ceremony takes place in 3 months time, but still happy I am through.
Wish everyone patience and luck.

My details as follows:

Eligibility criteria: EEA - 6 years of continuous work ( Application adult-AN+ 2children- MN1)
Language criteria met: B1 language test by Trinity College London and Life in UK test
Current nationality: polish
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Rutherglen
Date of application: 06/5/2014
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: DC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 08/05/2014
Date of acknowledgement: received 14/05/2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 21/05/2014
Date approval received: 02.02.2015 dated 28.01.2015
Date of ceremony: 22.04.2015

Hi everyone,
Finally my time has come to say goodbye to this forum! Received approval today, - exactly 9 month since I've submitted my application
Applied on 06/05/2014
Nationality: Russian Federation
Route: 5 years family member of EEA+13 months PR (never bothered to apply for PR stamp in my passport though)
Approval received: 06/02/2015
Ceremony: TBC

P.S. i have never sent any single complaint to either MP or HO, but received approval nevertheless!)
Good luck to everyone still waiting,
Kisses and hugs
Iva

amk_amk wrote:Hi Everyone,
Finally my and 2 kids approval has arrived. Waiting is over, maybe not completely as ceremony takes place in 3 months time, but still happy I am through.
Wish everyone patience and luck.

My details as follows:

Eligibility criteria: EEA - 6 years of continuous work ( Application adult-AN+ 2children- MN1)
Language criteria met: B1 language test by Trinity College London and Life in UK test
Current nationality: polish
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Rutherglen
Date of application: 06/5/2014
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: DC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 08/05/2014
Date of acknowledgement: received 14/05/2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 21/05/2014
Date approval received: 02.02.2015 dated 28.01.2015
Date of ceremony: 22.04.2015

Congrats - did you have PR?