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March 2015 Naturalization application timeline

A section for posts relating to applications for Naturalisation or Registration as a British Citizen. Naturalisation

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tulip11
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Re: March 2015 Naturalization application timeline

Post by tulip11 » Mon Apr 13, 2015 10:48 am

Tangie wrote:
tulip11 wrote:8) 8) 8)


Any news Tulip.
Sadly no :(

apocolypto
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Re: March 2015 Naturalization application timeline

Post by apocolypto » Mon Apr 13, 2015 11:30 am

Tangie wrote:
apocolypto wrote:
Great news! congratulations
we applied together and you got it now
Enjoy!!
Thanks bro. Yes indeed it took a few days to arrive. Not sure if they were hand delivering it by walking all the way from HO to my residence lol as it was approved on 31/03 :)

I do have a quick question for you. I called council soon after I received my approval this morning(more like 12 PM) to try and book a ceremony date. But they said that they have not had any correspondence from HO confirming my approval and asked me to call them back on Monday.

What does that mean? do they get letter AFTER we the applicants get informed?

How did you go about the ceremony yourself?

thanks,
apocolypto, In your approval letter there is the number to your local council to call for your ceremony right. I did call that number and was asked for the home office reference number on the approval letter. They book me for the ceremony on the 16th. My local council don't send letter. So call and see if they have your home office ref number on file.
Tangie
Thanks Tangie and mazhar,

I just called the Barking and Dagenham registration center, on the number provided in the approval letter and they are adamant that they have not had my paperwork from the HO yet.

What I don't understand is that, my approval letter is dated 31/03, I received it on Friday 10/04, but Council has not received their copy of the approval???

is it normal? should it take that long? I have a feeling that council is playing delaying tactics, as firstly they do not answer their phone that easily, when they do, without taking any surname/reference numbers they start saying that they are getting a high number of calls and they do not have paper work from HO, which they do double check by surname afterwards.

Not sure if they are making us desparate enough to go for the private ceremonies to make some bucks - not sure!

Can anyone comment please?

Thanks,

jaweb
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Re: March 2015 Naturalization application timeline

Post by jaweb » Mon Apr 13, 2015 11:35 am

Nothing for my husband but finally I got my British passport. :lol: :lol: :lol:

tulip11
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Re: March 2015 Naturalization application timeline

Post by tulip11 » Mon Apr 13, 2015 11:39 am

jaweb wrote:Nothing for my husband but finally I got my British passport. :lol: :lol: :lol:

Congrats btw you won the race :P

Tangie
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Re: March 2015 Naturalization application timeline

Post by Tangie » Mon Apr 13, 2015 12:05 pm

jaweb wrote:Nothing for my husband but finally I got my British passport. :lol: :lol: :lol:

Congrats Jaweb, how long did it take to get your passport. I will be applying on the 16th after my ceremony.xx

jaweb
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Re: March 2015 Naturalization application timeline

Post by jaweb » Mon Apr 13, 2015 12:19 pm

[quote="Tangie"][quote="jaweb"]Nothing for my husband but finally I got my British passport. :lol: :lol: :lol:[/quote]


Congrats Jaweb, how long did it take to get your passport. I will be applying on the 16th after my ceremony.xx[/quote]


I sent my naturalisation in October. Got approval within 5 weeks but I did the ceremony on 26 February. This is when I applied for the passport. Dont look at my passport time line as it was crazy. They asked pictures twice, new form, etc

If you go to the passport section you would see it takes a little bit longer but usually you get it within 2 weeks

rakeysh.patel
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Re: March 2015 Naturalization application timeline

Post by rakeysh.patel » Mon Apr 13, 2015 12:43 pm

No brown envelope but shiny new employment contract from Morgan Stanley :P :oops: :lol: - I can live with that :D :P
An [Expensive] Immigrant journey has ended 19/08/2015. Good luck to you all out there...

davster
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Re: March 2015 Naturalization application timeline

Post by davster » Mon Apr 13, 2015 12:55 pm

rakeysh.patel wrote:No brown envelope but shiny new employment contract from Morgan Stanley :P :oops: :lol: - I can live with that :D :P
Congrats Rakesh!

cinared
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Re: March 2015 Naturalization application timeline

Post by cinared » Mon Apr 13, 2015 1:00 pm

How do you guys contact home office! I rang and pressed option 1 then do I go on option 4? As I tried all other options and they hanged up without even picking the phone?

wmazhar
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Re: March 2015 Naturalization application timeline

Post by wmazhar » Mon Apr 13, 2015 1:06 pm

rakeysh.patel wrote:No brown envelope but shiny new employment contract from Morgan Stanley :P :oops: :lol: - I can live with that :D :P

Congratulations, looks like IT contract :D
Applied: 11/03/2015
Approval: 04-04-2015 Dated 27/03/2015
Ceremony: 15-04-2015

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Re: March 2015 Naturalization application timeline

Post by fwd079 » Mon Apr 13, 2015 1:11 pm

Congratulations rakeysh. :)

But I see March 2015 applicants getting way too nervous and edgy than anyone and a bit too soon. No need to worry in my view, with a small sample tellings us they have approximately 7,000 applications per month. I'd not worry if we are a bit delayed.

Members in my October 2014 timeline seem very patient. Perhaps they realised no point in getting anxious. :lol:
Being British is a state of mind.
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davster
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Re: March 2015 Naturalization application timeline

Post by davster » Mon Apr 13, 2015 1:13 pm

fwd079 wrote:Congratulations rakeysh. :)

But I see March 2015 applicants getting way too nervous and edgy than anyone and a bit too soon. No need to worry in my view, with a small sample tellings us they have approximately 7,000 applications per month. I'd not worry if we are a bit delayed.

Members in my October 2014 timeline seem very patient. Perhaps they realised no point in getting anxious. :lol:
fair point!

cinared
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Re: March 2015 Naturalization application timeline

Post by cinared » Mon Apr 13, 2015 1:50 pm

My balance finally dropped wooooho :D

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Re: March 2015 Naturalization application timeline

Post by Abuzaid » Mon Apr 13, 2015 2:25 pm

Abuzaid wrote:Category: Tier 1 (General)+ 1 year ILR
Application made on: 27/03/2015
Received by UKBA: 30/03/2015
Application type: NCS
Fees deduction: waiting
Acknowledgement letter: waiting
Approval letter: waiting
Cermony booking: waiting
Still waiting for fee deduction from account!!!! Hopefully will be deducted soon as the trend shows the fee has been deducted for those applied on 25/03/15....

dani2014
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Re: March 2015 Naturalization application timeline

Post by dani2014 » Mon Apr 13, 2015 2:41 pm

Abuzaid wrote:
Abuzaid wrote:Category: Tier 1 (General)+ 1 year ILR
Application made on: 27/03/2015
Received by UKBA: 30/03/2015
Application type: NCS
Fees deduction: waiting
Acknowledgement letter: waiting
Approval letter: waiting
Cermony booking: waiting
Still waiting for fee deduction from account!!!! Hopefully will be deducted soon as the trend shows the fee has been deducted for those applied on 25/03/15....
Same time line as me keep us updated hopefully soon will see £906 deducted

tomboy
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Re: March 2015 Naturalization application timeline

Post by tomboy » Mon Apr 13, 2015 3:54 pm

Still no approval
Applied on 11.03.15

tulip11
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Re: March 2015 Naturalization application timeline

Post by tulip11 » Mon Apr 13, 2015 4:01 pm

tomboy wrote:Still no approval
Applied on 11.03.15
Royal postman is coming on a donkey cart so gonna take sometime :P

hestervanderpoll
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Re: March 2015 Naturalization application timeline

Post by hestervanderpoll » Mon Apr 13, 2015 4:09 pm

tulip11 wrote:
tomboy wrote:Still no approval
Applied on 11.03.15
Royal postman is coming on a donkey cart so gonna take sometime :P
Was wondering why he's been taking so long. Hopefully it
will come before Christmas this year.
Applied 16 March 2015
Received at ho 17 March 2015
Fee robbed 26 March 2015
Acknowledgment letter 26 March 2015
Approval 12 May 2015
ceremony date 20 May 2015
Passport application date 26 May 2015
Return of documents from passport office 29 May 2015

20March2015
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Re: March 2015 Naturalization application timeline

Post by 20March2015 » Mon Apr 13, 2015 4:15 pm

Hello guys,

I did not receive any email acknowledgement yet and still waiting for the letter. My money was deducted on 8th April.

Anyone else did not receive email and only received the letter?

Many thanks.

JamesBrodie
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Re: March 2015 Naturalization application timeline

Post by JamesBrodie » Mon Apr 13, 2015 4:18 pm

I think a lot of people don't receive the email. It doesn't mean anything.
Naturalisation App: 25/3
Receipt by UKBA: 26/3
Email Ack/Fee taken: 13/4
Approval: 8/5 (Dated: 2/5)
Ceremony: 27/5

Passport App: 3/6 via PO
Receipt of App: 4/6
Interview Letter: 10/6
Return of Docs: 11/6
Interview: 15/6
Printed: 16/6
Arrived: 17/6

Still.Waiting
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Re: March 2015 Naturalization application timeline

Post by Still.Waiting » Mon Apr 13, 2015 5:43 pm

beatallica wrote:and me, good luck !
dani2014 wrote:
Still.Waiting wrote:Eligibility criteria: 3 British Spouse.
Language criteria met - Life in the UK & IELTS. (Expired in 2011)
Method of application: NCS
Council name if: Kingston (London)
Date of application: 27 March 2015
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 31 March 2015 WARRINGTON
Date of acknowledgment: TBA
Date of debit or clearance of fees: TBA
Date approval received: TBA
Date of ceremony: TBA
Similar timeline as me keep me updated let us know when fee's deducted
Looking at the trend we might get our fees dedicated this week!
Cant believe I am actually anxious for someone to take my money

tomboy
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Re: March 2015 Naturalization application timeline

Post by tomboy » Mon Apr 13, 2015 7:14 pm

20March2015 wrote:Hello guys,

I did not receive any email acknowledgement yet and still waiting for the letter. My money was deducted on 8th April.

Anyone else did not receive email and only received the letter?

Many thanks.
I recieved only letter mate
Recieved on 21st march dated 18th march
But no email
And still waitin for approval

tomboy
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Re: March 2015 Naturalization application timeline

Post by tomboy » Mon Apr 13, 2015 7:18 pm

I have just noticed that from last one week nobody get any approval.
Am i rite guys ?

tulip11
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Re: March 2015 Naturalization application timeline

Post by tulip11 » Mon Apr 13, 2015 7:30 pm

tomboy wrote:I have just noticed that from last one week nobody get any approval.
Am i rite guys ?
last week if I am not wrong few got their approvals , since then no further good news .

hestervanderpoll
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Re: March 2015 Naturalization application timeline

Post by hestervanderpoll » Mon Apr 13, 2015 7:39 pm

I'm still waiting for my approval letter, 2 weeks after
getting my acknowledgment letter, which was dated
the 26th March 2015.
Applied 16 March 2015
Received at ho 17 March 2015
Fee robbed 26 March 2015
Acknowledgment letter 26 March 2015
Approval 12 May 2015
ceremony date 20 May 2015
Passport application date 26 May 2015
Return of documents from passport office 29 May 2015

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