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May 2015 Naturalization Application TIMELINE ONLY

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Re: May 2015 Naturalization Application TIMELINE ONLY

Post by RR17 » Mon Sep 28, 2015 2:49 pm

xashax007 wrote:Is there anyone from LATE MAY applicants who hasnt been approved or is it only me now????? I dont understad whats happennnng with my case now.
Im May 18 applicant still waiting for approval as well (10 years + ILR)..No worries, Im hoping should receive in a month as you can see April applicants are nearly finishing...Fingers crossed..

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Re: May 2015 Naturalization Application TIMELINE ONLY

Post by Vic4Jenny » Mon Sep 28, 2015 3:54 pm

RR17 wrote:
xashax007 wrote:Is there anyone from LATE MAY applicants who hasnt been approved or is it only me now????? I dont understad whats happennnng with my case now.
Im May 18 applicant still waiting for approval as well (10 years + ILR)..No worries, Im hoping should receive in a month as you can see April applicants are nearly finishing...Fingers crossed..
I'm May 14th applicant and no approval so far. Everything's done, just playing the waiting game, as a lot of other people are too :(

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Re: May 2015 Naturalization Application TIMELINE ONLY

Post by anp » Mon Sep 28, 2015 7:13 pm

8th of May 2015 here. Still waiting...
Be good.

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Re: May 2015 Naturalization Application TIMELINE ONLY

Post by UmmMaryfati » Mon Sep 28, 2015 7:45 pm

xashax007 wrote:Is there anyone from LATE MAY applicants who hasnt been approved or is it only me now????? I dont understad whats happennnng with my case now.
Mine!

I'm a British expat applying for my newborn child from abroad. This is her primary passport as we had one set of papers we could send so i sent to the uk hoping itd be quicl. My previous childs was received within one month back in 2012.
I applied for this one 21st may. Didn't get biometrics until I ran them down which was late July.

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Re: May 2015 Naturalization Application TIMELINE ONLY

Post by tentativetaz » Mon Sep 28, 2015 10:58 pm

[quote="xashax007"]Is there anyone from LATE MAY applicants who hasnt been approved or is it only me now????? I dont understad whats happennnng with my case now.

Applied 5 may via NCS Bolton as 4 applicants (1 adult n 3 children) ...pretty straightforward application but bearing a long excruciating wait...

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Re: May 2015 Naturalization Application TIMELINE ONLY

Post by PuneetNagpal » Tue Sep 29, 2015 7:18 am

Me as well. Straight forward case of 5 years Tier 1 and 1 year ILR. Applied on 11th May in NCS Bedfordshire, received by HO on 14th May, Acknowledgement on 5th June, Biometrics done on 26th June.......no approval so far.

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Re: May 2015 Naturalization Application TIMELINE ONLY

Post by Purplewindow » Tue Sep 29, 2015 7:56 am

I don't think if most of the May applications are sorted as yet.

I applied on 30th April 2015, received by HO on 5th May 2015.... still waiting... 152nd day today.

HO is becoming a typical public organisation, I mean being lazy but very active while racking their fee up.

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Re: May 2015 Naturalization Application TIMELINE ONLY

Post by jingzh » Tue Sep 29, 2015 8:20 am

Count me in, started on 11th may, not heard anything back.

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Re: May 2015 Naturalization Application TIMELINE ONLY

Post by moonway » Tue Sep 29, 2015 8:33 am

same here applied on 22nd of may bio 30th of July haven't heard anything yet.

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Re: May 2015 Naturalization Application TIMELINE ONLY

Post by spidyuk » Tue Sep 29, 2015 5:30 pm

no news is good news.. we just have to give time and I am sure we will get our approvals very soon. This thread will read " All approvals completed " :)
Lets hope for the best.

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Re: May 2015 Naturalization Application TIMELINE ONLY

Post by starstarstar » Wed Sep 30, 2015 4:35 am

I applied on the 14th of April and haven't heard anything yet. I am American with English husband

My American friends time line

Eligibility criteria: BC Spouse
Method of application: NCS Edinburgh
Nationality: American
Date of application: 11/05/2015
Date of receipt by UKBA: not sure
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 22/05/2015
Date of acknowledgment: 22/05/2015
Date of Biometric enrollment: 01/06/2015
Date approval received: 14/09/2015,
Date of ceremony: 29/09/2015
She thinks it was because She is in Scotland, her daughter was also approved...

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Re: May 2015 Naturalization Application TIMELINE ONLY

Post by carrick » Wed Sep 30, 2015 5:00 am

sylime wrote:
sylime wrote:Eligibility criteria: UKM
Language criteria met (UK degree, exempt countries, PBS used documents, NARIC, or B1 test): Not applicable
Current nationality: Australian
Method of application (NCS/Postal/Solicitor etc): Postal
Council name if NCS used:
Date of application: Sent April 24 (left Australia on May 1 but was told application arrived May 7)
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: CC
Date of receipt by UKBA:
Date of debit or clearance of fees: June 23
Date of acknowledgment: June 25 - I emailed them asking to please let me know they got my application and documents. I got an email back yesterday saying they did and since I requested my documents be returned, they were returned on July 10...
Date of receipt by Biometric info: I got two letters - one was wrong so I got the second one on August 11
Date of Submission of Biometric info: August 14
Date approval received:
Date of ceremony:
Hey Sylime,

How did they return your documents? I included a cover letter in my application saying they can charge my credit card for the return of the documents via a registered post as I had no way of including a prepaid one being from Australia.

I don't need my documents early, just wondering how they will send it.

Cheers
Carrick

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Re: May 2015 Naturalization Application TIMELINE ONLY

Post by gaurav76.5 » Wed Sep 30, 2015 12:08 pm

Anyone who applied on 12/13th may and had given their biometric in July first week waiting for the approval ? Or I am the only one ?

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Re: May 2015 Naturalization Application TIMELINE ONLY

Post by saffa2015 » Wed Sep 30, 2015 12:27 pm

gaurav76.5 wrote:Anyone who applied on 12/13th may and had given their biometric in July first week waiting for the approval ? Or I am the only one ?
I applied on 9 May, but it was received by HO on 12th. Did biometrics in late June - still nothing. Rest assured, you are not alone. Loads of people still waiting.

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Re: May 2015 Naturalization Application TIMELINE ONLY

Post by RR17 » Wed Sep 30, 2015 2:57 pm

saffa2015 wrote:
gaurav76.5 wrote:Anyone who applied on 12/13th may and had given their biometric in July first week waiting for the approval ? Or I am the only one ?
I applied on 9 May, but it was received by HO on 12th. Did biometrics in late June - still nothing. Rest assured, you are not alone. Loads of people still waiting.
Similar timeline , applied 18 May, & bio 10 July..I can see few more guys as well..I had to push them to debit money..Hoping this months be for May applicants as well..
Fingers crossed..

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Re: May 2015 Naturalization Application TIMELINE ONLY

Post by mimou » Wed Sep 30, 2015 9:47 pm

Eligibility criteria: Tier 1: 5 years + 1 year ILR
Supporting documents/ language criteria met: b1 & lituk
Council name if NCS: post
Date of application:05/05/15
Payment method: cheque.........
Date of receipt by UKBA: 06/05/15
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 03/06/2015
date of acknowledgement : 29/05/2015 email
:Date of receipt by Biometric info: Letter received 22/06/15 - dated 18/06/15
Date of Submission of Biometric info: 22/06/15
Date approval received: TBC :
Date of ceremony waiting: TBC
stiiiiiiiiil waitinggggggggg
:( :

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Re: May 2015 Naturalization Application TIMELINE ONLY

Post by sylime » Thu Oct 01, 2015 1:38 am

carrick wrote:
sylime wrote:
sylime wrote:Eligibility criteria: UKM
Language criteria met (UK degree, exempt countries, PBS used documents, NARIC, or B1 test): Not applicable
Current nationality: Australian
Method of application (NCS/Postal/Solicitor etc): Postal
Council name if NCS used:
Date of application: Sent April 24 (left Australia on May 1 but was told application arrived May 7)
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: CC
Date of receipt by UKBA:
Date of debit or clearance of fees: June 23
Date of acknowledgment: June 25 - I emailed them asking to please let me know they got my application and documents. I got an email back yesterday saying they did and since I requested my documents be returned, they were returned on July 10...
Date of receipt by Biometric info: I got two letters - one was wrong so I got the second one on August 11
Date of Submission of Biometric info: August 14
Date approval received:
Date of ceremony:
Hey Sylime,

How did they return your documents? I included a cover letter in my application saying they can charge my credit card for the return of the documents via a registered post as I had no way of including a prepaid one being from Australia.

I don't need my documents early, just wondering how they will send it.

Cheers
Carrick
Hi Carrick,
My documents were delivered by Australia Post/courier, but I had to sign for them (I actually missed the person who delivered them so I had to pick them up at the post office). I didn't have to pay for it (I had no idea what to do about that as I was worried about not being able to send something with the documents to have them returned safely. But it was all ok in the end). I didn't ask for mine - they just sent them back with the biometrics letter. So you will probably get yours with your biometrics letter too.
I am still waiting for approval. I have a feeling it will be a while yet as I didn't do the biometrics until August.

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Re: May 2015 Naturalization Application TIMELINE ONLY

Post by Waitingtoolong » Thu Oct 01, 2015 8:16 am

Eligibility criteria: 3.5 Year Student + 5 Year (Tier1 Dependant) + 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met: UK University Degree Cert
Current nationality: Nigeria
Method of application :NCS
Council name if NCS used: Southwark
Date of application: 30/04/2015
Payment method : CC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 01/05/2015
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 25/05/2015
Date of acknowledgment: 28/05/2015
Date of receipt by Biometric info: 28/05/2015
Date of Submission of Biometric info: 30/05/2015
Date approval received: Waiting :(
Date of ceremony: :?

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Re: May 2015 Naturalization Application TIMELINE ONLY

Post by manu44 » Thu Oct 01, 2015 9:59 am

Has anyone that got their approval recently had their reference taken or referees contacted by the HO?

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Re: May 2015 Naturalization Application TIMELINE ONLY

Post by mona12 » Thu Oct 01, 2015 11:13 am

Hi,

We applied via NCS Uxbridge on 5th May 2015, Biometrics on 5th June 2015 and still waiting for approval.

Route: 5Year Tier1 General + 1 yr. ILR

Wondering what is happening with our case :(

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Re: May 2015 Naturalization Application TIMELINE ONLY

Post by anp » Thu Oct 01, 2015 12:05 pm

It seems like HO have put aside the applications from end of April and first 2 weeks of May....for now.
Be good.

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Re: May 2015 Naturalization Application TIMELINE ONLY

Post by R1013X » Thu Oct 01, 2015 2:25 pm

anp wrote:It seems like HO have put aside the applications from end of April and first 2 weeks of May....for now.
Not necessarily. I applied 28th May, HO had my application 29th. Did biometrics 20th June. Still haven't heard anything - but people with a very similar timeline to mine have had approval.

It all depends on the caseworker and their workload. Everybody just sit tight, you'll hear back eventually. :D

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Re: May 2015 Naturalization Application TIMELINE ONLY

Post by nadismad » Thu Oct 01, 2015 2:59 pm

Does any one on this thread had to face a situation where they lost their LIfe in UK test certificate and applied without it. i.e. either by adding a letter saying why its not available etc..

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Re: May 2015 Naturalization Application TIMELINE ONLY

Post by MT7855 » Thu Oct 01, 2015 3:28 pm

starstarstar wrote:I applied on the 14th of April and haven't heard anything yet. I am American with English husband

My American friends time line

Eligibility criteria: BC Spouse
Method of application: NCS Edinburgh
Nationality: American
Date of application: 11/05/2015
Date of receipt by UKBA: not sure
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 22/05/2015
Date of acknowledgment: 22/05/2015
Date of Biometric enrollment: 01/06/2015
Date approval received: 14/09/2015,
Date of ceremony: 29/09/2015
She thinks it was because She is in Scotland, her daughter was also approved...

Nothing to do with Scotland. I'm American and applied from London. I applied after her and received my approval (10 Sept 2015 but dated 04 Sept 2015) and attended the ceremony (18 Sept) before her dates. The gentleman I spoke with on the phone from the Home Office in August said it just depends on how quickly the case worker assigned to the application works and if additional checks need to be done. When he rang me, the case worker hadn't even looked at my application yet! I thought it'd take a LOT longer after hearing that.

When you say you haven't heard anything, do you mean since you applied? As in you haven't had a request for your biometrics to be submitted?

I hope you hear good news soon! :)

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Re: May 2015 Naturalization Application TIMELINE ONLY

Post by chandu_246 » Thu Oct 01, 2015 9:05 pm

[quote="chandu_246"]Eligibility criteria: Tier 1: 5 years + 1 year ILR
Supporting documents/ language criteria met: LITUK + met language req. in 2014 During ILR
Nationality: Indian
Council name if NCS: Wolverhampton
Date of application: 11/05/15
Payment method: DC
Date of receipt by UKBA:
Date of debit or clearance of fees: TBC
Date of acknowledgement: TBC
Date of receipt by Biometric info: 02/06/2015
Date of Submission of Biometric info: 05/06/15
Date approval received: 01/10/15
Date of ceremony waiting: Need to Book

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