MN1 (registration) application processing timelines (only)

WRS wrote:Method of application: NCS/JCAP @ Camden
Date Applied: 21/03/2017
Date Received: 22/03/2017
Date of MN1 Fees Debit: 25/03/2017 via Credit Card
Date of acknowledgement email: 28/03/2017
Date of acknowledgement & biometric letter received: 30/03/2017 dated 25/03/2017
Date of Passport Fees Debit: 30/03/2017 via Credit Card
Date of enrolment of Bio-metric: 01/04/2017
Date of approval: -
Date of receipt of registration certificate: -
Application Online Status: Awaiting Decision updated on 25-May-2017 (last checked as of 17-Jul-2017)

WRS wrote:Update 21/07/17:

WRS wrote:Method of application: NCS/JCAP @ Camden
Date Applied: 21/03/2017
Date Received by Home Office Liverpool: 22/03/2017 (confirmed via Royal Mail Tracking)
Date of MN1 Fees Debit: 25/03/2017 via Credit Card
Date of acknowledgement email: 28/03/2017
Date of acknowledgement & biometric letter received: 30/03/2017 dated 25/03/2017
Date of Passport Fees Debit: 30/03/2017 via Credit Card
Date of enrolment of Bio-metric: 01/04/2017
Date of approval: 17/07/17 ('decided' status dated 17/07/17 reflected on website on 19/07/17 afternoon)
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 21/07/17 (Issue date on certificate 18/07/17)
Date of receipt of Passport: 21/07/17 (Issue date on PP 19/07/17)

So, the whole process from applying at NCS to receipt of Passport in Post took exactly 4 months for me. All the best to everyone!

paboluuk wrote:Method of application: NCS/JCAP @ Hatfield
Date Applied: 17/07/2017
Date Received:- 18/07/2017
Date of MN1 Fees Debit:-
Date of acknowledgement email:- 24/07/2014
Date of acknowledgement & biometric letter received:-
Date of Passport Fees Debit:-
Date of enrolment of Bio-metric:-
Date of approval: -
Date of receipt of registration certificate: -
Application Online Status:-

shininaga wrote:Eligibility criteria : section 1(3)
1 child, born in UK (3 years old)

Method of application: JCAP @ NCS, Islington
Date send: 29/03/2017
Date of debit fees: 05/04/2017
Date of acknowledgment email: 06/04/2017
Date of acknowledgment letter: 05/04/2017
Biometric letter: 08/04/2017
Date of enrolment of biometric: 08/04/2017
Date of approval: waiting
Date of receipt of registration certificate:waiting
Date of receipt of passport: waiting

Status on the website: awaiting a decision updated on 25th May 2017

Long wait!!

paboluuk wrote:Eligibility criteria: 1(3)

paboluuk wrote:Method of application: NCS/JCAP @ Hatfield
Date Applied: 17/07/2017
Date Received:- 18/07/2017
Date of MN1 Fees Debit:- 21/07/2014
Date of acknowledgement email:- 24/07/2014
Date of acknowledgement & biometric letter received:- 26/07/2014
Date of Passport Fees Debit:-
Date of enrolment of Bio-metric:-
Date of approval: -
Date of receipt of registration certificate: -
Application Online Status:-

Landcruiser wrote:Eligibility criteria: Section 1(3) Child born in the UK,m
Application submitted : JCAP on: 23rd March 2017
Fee deducted on: 30th March 2017
Confirmation Email Received on: 5th April 2017
Biometric Letter received on: 15th April 2017
Biometric enrolement on: 25th April 2017
Status on the website: Showing DECIDED on 25th July 2017

paboluuk wrote:

paboluuk wrote:Eligibility criteria: 1(3)
Father granted ILR on 30/06/2017 (Tier 1 General visa holder)

paboluuk wrote:Method of application: NCS/JCAP @ Hatfield
Date Applied: 17/07/2017
Date Received:- 18/07/2017
Date of MN1 Fees Debit:- 21/07/2014
Date of acknowledgement email:- 24/07/2014
Date of acknowledgement & biometric letter received:- 26/07/2014
Date of Passport Fees Debit:- 25/07/2014
Date of enrolment of Bio-metric:-27/07/2014
Date of approval: -
Date of receipt of registration certificate: -
Application Online Status:-

plabo wrote:

plabo wrote:

plabo wrote:

plabo wrote:

2 children applied together through NCS on same day:

Born in UK (4 and 2 Year old) holding BRP as Tier 2 dependant
Parents granted ILR recently (previous Tier 2 General visa holder)

Method of application: JCAP NCS Kingston upon Hull: 09/03/2017
Date of receipt by HO: 10/03/2017
Date of debit of MN1 fees (BOTH children): 13/03/2017
Date of Issuance of biometric enrollment letter: 13/03/2017
Date of receipt of acknowledgement email for both children: 14/03/2017
Date of receipt of biometric enrollment letter: 16/03/2017
Date of debit of 1st child passport fees: 17/03/2017 (1st child fees deducted ONLY)
Date of enrolment of biometrics for both children: 18/03/2017
Date of debit of 2nd child passport fees: 17/05/2017 (after 2 months difference)

For further details on the delay in deduction of 2nd child's passport fee and how I chased the Home Office, see this post: british-citizenship/track-mn1-applicati ... l#p1481014

1st child timeline:

Date of first status update showing 'awaiting a decision': 25/05/2017
Date of application status UPDATED and changed to 'DECIDED' on: 22/06/2017
Date of 'decided' status being VISIBLE on website: 26/06/2017
Date of approval on registration certificate: 23/06/2017
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 27/06/2017
Date of SMS from passport office: No SMS received
Date of receipt of passport : 28/06/2017

2nd child timeline:

Date of first status update showing 'awaiting a decision': 25/05/2017
Date of application status UPDATED and changed to 'DECIDED' on: 26/06/2017
Date of 'decided' status being VISIBLE on website: 29/06/2017
Date of SMS from passport office: No SMS received
Date of receipt of passport : 30/06/2017
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 27/07/2017 (after 1 month)
Date of approval on registration certificate: 27/06/2017 (original date when was issued)

This was a replacement certificate issued again as original one lost in post and is dated for 24/07/2017 on top left of the certificate with an engraved seal and the words written 'I hereby certify that this is a true extract of the Home office record of the certificate of registration issued to Mr XX (Signed for Head of Nationality Directorate)

For further details on the loss of certificate and how I chased the Home Office, see this post:
british-citizenship/mn1-certificate-not ... 34873.html

shininaga wrote:Updates!

shininaga wrote:Eligibility criteria : section 1(3)
1 child, born in UK (3 years old)

Method of application: JCAP @ NCS, Islington
Date send: 29/03/2017
Date of debit fees: 05/04/2017
Date of acknowledgment email: 06/04/2017
Date of acknowledgment letter: 05/04/2017
Biometric letter: 08/04/2017
Date of enrolment of biometric: 08/04/2017
Date of approval: waiting
Date of receipt of registration certificate:waiting
Date of receipt of passport: waiting

Status on the website: awaiting a decision updated on 25th May 2017

Long wait!!

Date of approval: 24-Jul-2017
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 28-Jul-2017
Date of receipt of passport: waiting
Status on the website: "decided" last updated on 24th July 2017, but visible on 26th July 2017

svuk wrote:Eligibility criteria : section 1(3)
2 children, born in UK (2 and 4 years old)

Method of application: NCS, Nottingham
Date send: 27/03/2017
Date of debit application fees: 05/04/2017
Date of debit passport fees: 07/04/2017
Date of acknowledgment email: 06/04/2017
Date of acknowledgment letter: 06/04/2017
Biometric letter: 08/04/2017
Date of enrolment of biometric: 08/04/2017
Date of approval: waiting
Date of receipt of registration certificate:waiting
Date of receipt of passport: waiting

Aati777 wrote:1 child 2 yrs old born in UK. Mother got ILR March 2017. Sent through solicitors

Method of application: Post
Date send: 29/03/2017
Date of debit fees: 03/04/2017
Date of acknowledgment email: 04/04/2017
Date of acknowledgment letter:
Biometric letter: 07/04/2017
Date of enrolment of biometric: 10/04/2017
Date of approval: 27/07/2017
Date of receipt of registration certificate: Waiting
Date of receipt of documents: Waiting

Application Status:- Awaiting a decision . updated on 25 May 2017 (Checked today)

svuk wrote:More updates

svuk wrote:Eligibility criteria : section 1(3)
2 children, born in UK (2 and 4 years old)

Method of application: NCS, Nottingham
Date send: 27/03/2017
Date of debit application fees: 05/04/2017
Date of debit passport fees: 07/04/2017
Date of acknowledgment email: 06/04/2017
Date of acknowledgment letter: 06/04/2017
Biometric letter: 08/04/2017
Date of enrolment of biometric: 08/04/2017
Date of approval: waiting
Date of receipt of registration certificate:waiting
Date of receipt of passport: waiting

Date of approval: not known
Date of receipt of registration certificate:waiting
Date of receipt of passport: 01/08/2017 (2 passports)
Status on the website: Awaiting a decision (checked after receiving passports)

Aati777 wrote:

Aati777 wrote:1 child 2 yrs old born in UK. Mother got ILR March 2017. Sent through solicitors

Method of application: Post
Date send: 29/03/2017
Date of debit fees: 03/04/2017
Date of acknowledgment email: 04/04/2017
Date of acknowledgment letter:
Biometric letter: 07/04/2017
Date of enrolment of biometric: 10/04/2017
Date of approval: 27/07/2017
Date of receipt of registration certificate: Waiting
Date of receipt of documents: Waiting

Application Status:- Awaiting a decision . updated on 25 May 2017 (Checked today)

Showing Decided on 26th July but only visible on website on
29th July. But I have still not received certificate. I can see from everyone's post that they have received the certificate with in 2-3 days. It's been a week now but still have not received Anything.. any one received it this late after approval date?
Anyway to track it or check with the home office??

DEEPAM wrote:

DEEPAM wrote:Eligibility criteria: 1(3)

1 child: Born in UK (10 months old
Mother granted ILR on 20/05/2017 (previous Tier 2 General visa holder)

Method of application: Post: 26/05/2017
Date of receipt by HO: 30/05/2017
Date of debit of MN1 fees: 09/06/2017
Date of receipt of acknowledgement email:12/06/2017
Date of debit of passport fees:
Date of Issuance of biometric enrollment letter:09/06/2017
Date of receipt of biometric enrollment letter: 14/06/2017
Date of enrolment of biometrics: 14/06/2017
Date of approval:14/07/2017
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 15/07/2017
Date of receipt of passport :