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March 2016 Naturalization Application TIMELINE ONLY

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

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Aliazaanola
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Re: March 2016 Naturalization Application TIMELINE ONLY

Post by Aliazaanola » Fri Mar 18, 2016 10:03 pm

Eligibility criteria:5 YEARS EEA RESIDENCE PERMIT + 1 YEAR PERMANENT RESIDENCE
Language criteria met: CEFR LEVEL B1.1 TRINITY COLLEGE London / LIFE IN UK
Nationality:Pakistani
Method of application: NCS NORWIC JCAP
Date of application: : 10/03/16
Payment method: DEBIT CARD
Date of receipt by UKBA:11/03/16
Date of acknowledgement:
Date money gone off account:
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:10/03/16
Date passports received:


A reminder to ALL who contribute on this thread that it is for TIMELINES ONLY. ANY discussion or question posts will be deleted[/quote]

Eesha
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Re: March 2016 Naturalization Application TIMELINE ONLY

Post by Eesha » Sat Mar 19, 2016 2:19 am

5 1/2 years + 3years ILR
Life in the uk + B1 English
Application submitted on 16/03/16
Received by home office 18/03/16
Waiting for others

Eesha
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Re: March 2016 Naturalization Application TIMELINE ONLY

Post by Eesha » Sat Mar 19, 2016 9:03 am

Eligibility criteria: 5 1/2 years + 3years ILR TOTAL STAY IN UK 6years
Language criteria met: Life in the UK + B1
Nationality: Srilankan
Method of application: NCS ( Merton )
Date of application:16/03/2016
Received by HO : 18/03/2016
Payment method: debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA:
Date of acknowledgement:
Date money gone off account:
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

TargetTier1
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Re: March 2016 Naturalization Application TIMELINE ONLY

Post by TargetTier1 » Sat Mar 19, 2016 12:04 pm

Eligibility criteria: Spouse of British with ILR
Language criteria met: Degree + UKNaric
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS Manchester
Date of application: 17/Mar/2016
Payment method: Credit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 18/Mar/2016
Date of acknowledgement: TBC
Date money gone off account: TBC
Date of letter requesting biometrics:TBC
Biometrics done:TBC
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

BJ08
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Re: March 2016 Naturalization Application TIMELINE ONLY

Post by BJ08 » Sat Mar 19, 2016 12:26 pm

Eligibility criteria: (Tier2 ict 4 yrs+Tier 2 general 1yr+2 yr ILR)
Language criteria met: Degree + Pbs calculator and English NARIC Certificate.
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS Redbridge(JPAC)
Date of application: 15/Mar/2016
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 18/Mar/2016 :shock:
Date of acknowledgement: TBC
Date money gone off account: TBC
Date of letter requesting biometrics:TBC
Biometrics done:TBC
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:15/03/2016
Date passports received:

arsenal49
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Re: March 2016 Naturalization Application TIMELINE ONLY

Post by arsenal49 » Sat Mar 19, 2016 2:52 pm

arsenal49 wrote:Eligibility criteria: 10 Year PLUS 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met: LIUK test plus UK Degree Certificate
Nationality:
Method of application: POST
Date of application: Friday 04/03/2016
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: Monday 07/03/2016
Date of acknowledgement: Thurs 17/03/2016 (dated 14/03/2016)
Date money gone off account: Monday 14/03/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: Thurs 17/03/2016 (dated 14/03/2016)
Biometrics done: Saturday 19/03/2016
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:
Application sent (AN Form): Fri 04/03/2016 via POST
app fee taken: Mon 14/03/2016
Ack received: 17/03/2016
Biometric received: 17/03/2016
Biometric recorded: 19/03/2016
Approval date: 25/04/2016
Spreadsheet

YNS
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Re: March 2016 Naturalization Application TIMELINE ONLY

Post by YNS » Sat Mar 19, 2016 3:59 pm

Eligibility criteria: 6 Years + 1 Year PR
Language criteria met: Life In UK Test + UK degree
Nationality: EU
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 02/03/2016
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 03/03/2016
Date of acknowledgement: letter received 14/03/2016, dated 10/03/2016
Date of fee debit: 09/03/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: letter received 14/03/2016, dated 10/03/2016
Biometrics done: 18/03/2016
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:

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Krish19
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Re: March 2016 Naturalization Application TIMELINE ONLY

Post by Krish19 » Sat Mar 19, 2016 11:50 pm

Krish19 wrote:
Krish19 wrote:My time line ..as follows :-
Eligibility criteria: 5 year continuous residence +1 year ILR
Language criteria met: life in UK + previously satisfied English language requirement when applied for ILR
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: HACKNEY (AN+PASSPORT )JCAP
Date of application: 07-3-2016
Payment method:CREDIT CARD
Date of receipt by UKBA: 08-3-2016
Date of acknowledgement:
Date money gone off account: 18-03-2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 07-03-2016
Date passports received:

tier1ilrnatoci
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Re: March 2016 Naturalization Application TIMELINE ONLY

Post by tier1ilrnatoci » Mon Mar 21, 2016 1:03 pm

Application for : myself
Eligibility criteria : Tier1 ILR (5 Years Residence) + 1 Year
Language criteria met : LIUK + Masters Degree(INDIA) taught in English Language
Nationality : Indian
Method of application : NCS (Manchester)
Date of application : 15/03/2016
Payment method : Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA : 16/03/2016 (8am - checked the royalmail tracking)
Date of acknowledgement :
Date money gone off account :
Date of letter requesting biometrics :
Biometrics done :
Date of approval :
Date of ceremony :

kiran3313
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Re: March 2016 Naturalization Application TIMELINE ONLY

Post by kiran3313 » Mon Mar 21, 2016 2:08 pm

Update
Eligibility criteria: 5 years (ICT+General) + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: Life in the UK + ILR after 2013 OCT (satisfied English language requirement when applied for ILR)
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS Brentwood JCAP
Date of application: the 03/03/2016
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 07/03/2016
Date of acknowledgement: 17/03/2016
Date money gone off account: 14/03/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 17/03/2016
Biometrics done: 21/03/2016
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 03/03/2016
Date passports received

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Krish19
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Re: March 2016 Naturalization Application TIMELINE ONLY

Post by Krish19 » Mon Mar 21, 2016 3:40 pm

Krish19 wrote:
Krish19 wrote:
Krish19 wrote:My time line ..as follows :-
Eligibility criteria: 5 year continuous residence +1 year ILR
Language criteria met: life in UK + previously satisfied English language requirement when applied for ILR
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: HACKNEY (AN+PASSPORT )JCAP
Date of application: 07-03-2016
Payment method:CREDIT CARD
Date of receipt by UKBA: 08-03-2016
Date of acknowledgement: Email Only(21-03-2016)
Date money gone off account: 18-03-2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 07-03-2016
Date passports received:

RedBlue
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Re: March 2016 Naturalization Application TIMELINE ONLY

Post by RedBlue » Mon Mar 21, 2016 7:45 pm

Update!
RedBlue wrote:Eligibility criteria : 5 Yrs Tier-1 (General) + 1 yr ILR
Language criteria: Life in the UK + UK Masters Degree
Method of application :NCS Wandsworth (AN+Passport)
Payment method : Debit Card
Date of application :1/3/16
Date send to UKBA: 2/3/16
Date of receipt by UKBA :2/3/16
Date of debit of fees:7/3/16
Date of receipt of acknowledgement by email: No email, Post (Received 10/3/2016, Dated 7/3/2016)
Date of letter requesting biometrics :Received 10/3/2016, Dated 7/3/2016
Date of biometrics done :10/3/2016
Date of approval letter :Waiting!
Date applied for passport: 2/3/16
Date of debit of Passport fees:8/3/16
Date passport received:Waiting!

junaidmirza
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Re: March 2016 Naturalization Application TIMELINE ONLY

Post by junaidmirza » Mon Mar 21, 2016 8:25 pm

Eligibility criteria: 10 year LR + married to
BC FOR 8 years + ILR
Language criteria met: LIUK & Trinity college B1
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: NCS Oldham + JCAP
Date of application: 09/03/2016
Payment method: cheque (not been cashed yet)
Date of receipt by UKBA: 10/03/2016
Date of acknowledgement:
Date money gone off account:
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 09/03/2016
Date passports received:

sardarshoaib
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Re: March 2016 Naturalization Application TIMELINE ONLY

Post by sardarshoaib » Tue Mar 22, 2016 1:30 am

Eligibility criteria: 10 years + 1Year ILR
Language criteria met: LIUK + Previous ESOL
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 17/03/2016
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA:
Date of acknowledgement:
Date money gone off account:
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

ohara
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Re: March 2016 Naturalization Application TIMELINE ONLY

Post by ohara » Tue Mar 22, 2016 9:27 am

Eligibility criteria: EEA citizen 25 years residence (4 years PR)
Language criteria met: Trinity College B1 English + Life in the UK
Nationality: Finnish
Method of application: NCS Plymouth
Date of application: 09/03/2016
Payment method: Visa Debit
Date of receipt by UKBA: 10/03/2016
Date of acknowledgement: 21/03/16 (email)
Date money gone off account: 19/03/16
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

bsudhir
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Re: March 2016 Naturalization Application TIMELINE ONLY

Post by bsudhir » Tue Mar 22, 2016 5:26 pm

Update 2

Applied for self,wife and Child
Eligibility criteria: 1 year Work Permit+ 4 Years Tier -1 +2 and half year ILR
Language criteria met: life in uk + previously satisfied English language requirement when applied for ILR (PBS Print out)
Nationality: Indian
Method of application:NCS Brent (AN+PASSPORT )JCAP
Date of application: 04/03/2016
Payment method:DEBIT CRD
Date of receipt by UKBA:07/03/2016
Date of acknowledgement: 10/03/2016
Date money gone off account:11/03/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics:10/03/2016 ( received on 14/03/2016)
Biometrics done: 22/03/2016
Date of approval: Waiting
Date of ceremony: Waiting
Date applied for passports: 04/03/2016
Date passports received:Waiting

Had very bad experience with Post office for Bio-metrics. We went 3 times on 3 days and the machine seems to not work at Canning Town/Stamford hill post offices

junaidmirza
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Re: March 2016 Naturalization Application TIMELINE ONLY

Post by junaidmirza » Tue Mar 22, 2016 6:04 pm

Eligibility criteria: 10 year LR + married to
BC FOR 8 years + ILR
Language criteria met: LIUK & Trinity college B1
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: NCS Oldham + JCAP
Date of application: 09/03/2016
Payment method: cheque (not been cashed yet)
Date of receipt by UKBA: 10/03/2016
Date of acknowledgement: 22/03/2016(email received confirming the receipt of documents but doesn't say when have they received it
Date money gone off account:
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 09/03/2016
Date passports received:

mexeus
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Re: March 2016 Naturalization Application TIMELINE ONLY

Post by mexeus » Tue Mar 22, 2016 7:48 pm

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1 +1 year ILR
Language criteria met: Life in the UK + Englist Test
Nationality: Indian

Method of application: NCS Merton (combined naturalisation + passport application)
Date of application: 08-Mar-2016
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgment email: Never received
Date of Naturalisation fees taken: 18-Mar-2016
Date of acknowledgment letter received : Never Received
Date of Biometric Letter Printed: 18-Mar-2016

Date of biometric letter received : 21-Mar-2016
Date of passport fees taken: 21-Mar-2016
Biometric enrolled at the post office: 22-Mar-2016

Date of approval: TBC
Date of ceremony: TBC
Date applied for passports: Combined application
Date passports received: TBC

Pesti
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Re: March 2016 Naturalization Application TIMELINE ONLY

Post by Pesti » Tue Mar 22, 2016 10:17 pm

Eligibility criteria: EEC 5yrs + DCPR 6yrs
Language criteria met: Life in the UK + UK MSc
Nationality: Polish
Method of application: Self by Post
Date of application: 9/03/2016
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 10/03/2016
Date of acknowledgement: 22/03/2016 (email)
Date money gone off account: 21/03/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

newbiepk
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Re: March 2016 Naturalization Application TIMELINE ONLY

Post by newbiepk » Wed Mar 23, 2016 12:54 am

newbiepk wrote:Eligibility criteria: 5 years continuous residence + 3 years ILR
Language criteria met: LiUK + Postgraduate degree in the UK
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: NCS Wandsworth
Date of application: 07 March 2016
Payment method: Visa
Date of receipt by UKBA: Delivered by royal mail to Liverpool on 09 March
Date of acknowledgement:
Date money gone off account:21 March 2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 07 March 2016
Date passports received:

Dillingerm
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Re: March 2016 Naturalization Application TIMELINE ONLY

Post by Dillingerm » Wed Mar 23, 2016 3:59 am

Dillingerm wrote:Here we go...

Eligibility criteria: 6yrs+1yr ILR
Language criteria met:LIUK+ English speaker
Nationality:
Method of application:NCS Manchester
Date of application:5/3/16
Payment method: D/Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 7/3/16
Date of acknowledgement: waiting
Date money gone off account: 11/3/16
Date of letter requesting biometrics: waiting
Biometrics done: waiting
Date of approval: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting
Date applied for passports: 5/3/16
Date money deducted for p/port: 22/3/16
Date passports received:

ursamyn
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Re: March 2016 Naturalization Application TIMELINE ONLY

Post by ursamyn » Wed Mar 23, 2016 9:40 am

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years Tier 1 ( G ) + 1 year on ILR
Language criteria met: LIUK Test Result + previously satisfied English language requirement when applied for ILR ( ILR granted after OCT 2013 )
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS (AN+PASSPORT ) JCAP
Date of application: 22/03/2016
Payment method:CREDIT CARD
Date of receipt by UKBA:
Date of acknowledgement:
Date money gone off account:
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 22/03/2016
Date passports received:

Now the Wait Begins :shock:

newbiepk
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Re: March 2016 Naturalization Application TIMELINE ONLY

Post by newbiepk » Wed Mar 23, 2016 11:01 am

newbiepk wrote:
newbiepk wrote:Eligibility criteria: 5 years continuous residence + 3 years ILR (inclusive of 5 years in the UK)
Language criteria met: LiUK + Postgraduate degree in the UK
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: NCS Wandsworth
Date of application: 07 March 2016
Payment method: Visa
Date of receipt by UKBA: Delivered by royal mail to Liverpool on 09 March 2016
Date of acknowledgement: Letter received on 23 March dated 18 March 2016
Date money gone off account: 21 March 2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: Letter received on 23 March dated 18 March 2016
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 07 March 2016
Date of debit of Passport fees:
Date passports received:

ohara
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Re: March 2016 Naturalization Application TIMELINE ONLY

Post by ohara » Wed Mar 23, 2016 1:24 pm

Eligibility criteria: EEA citizen 25 years residence (4 years PR)
Language criteria met: Trinity College B1 English + Life in the UK
Nationality: Finnish
Method of application: NCS Plymouth
Date of application: 09/03/2016
Payment method: Visa Debit
Date of receipt by UKBA: 10/03/2016
Date of acknowledgement: 23/03/16 (dated 19/03/16)
Date money gone off account: 19/03/16
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 23/03/16 (dated 19/03/16)
Biometrics done: 23/03/16

Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

Good luck all, the wait begins :?

Aliazaanola
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Re: March 2016 Naturalization Application TIMELINE ONLY

Post by Aliazaanola » Wed Mar 23, 2016 4:41 pm

Aliazaanola wrote:Eligibility criteria:5 YEARS EEA RESIDENCE PERMIT + 1 YEAR PERMANENT RESIDENCE
Language criteria met: CEFR LEVEL B1 TRINITY COLLEGE London / LIFE IN UK
Nationality:Pakistani
Method of application: NCS NORWICH JCAP
Date of application: : 10/03/16
Payment method: DEBIT CARD
Date of receipt by UKBA:11/03/16
Date of acknowledgement:
Date money gone off account:
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:10/03/16
Date passports received:

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