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It tells you where to send it in the AN guide document towards the end. I would strongly suggest you/your friend read the AN guide and booklet before applying.
So you have been approved? Has it not been updated on line?jayacpr wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2017 11:09 ami have sent email to 'nationalityenquiries@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk' had a quick replys within hours and sent email to Citizenship Support <Citizenship.Support@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk> they replied in 4 working days, about my status .
i guess they have mentioned " Your documents have been printed and are waiting to be despatched to the Local Authority."
I would not suggest you to follow the online status as my status online is still showing Awaiting but i received the approval along with Ceremony invitation letter and also i have booked the ceremony for next week.kirkerj wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2017 11:14 amSo you have been approved? Has it not been updated on line?jayacpr wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2017 11:09 ami have sent email to 'nationalityenquiries@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk' had a quick replys within hours and sent email to Citizenship Support <Citizenship.Support@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk> they replied in 4 working days, about my status .
i guess they have mentioned " Your documents have been printed and are waiting to be despatched to the Local Authority."
Thanks I won't! What's your view on emailing them a lot to chase? Did you do that? Someone on another page has recommended that as a course of action but I don't want to irritate them.navinw wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2017 11:20 amI would not suggest you to follow the online status as my status online is still showing Awaiting but i received the approval along with Ceremony invitation letter and also i have booked the ceremony for next week.kirkerj wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2017 11:14 amSo you have been approved? Has it not been updated on line?jayacpr wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2017 11:09 ami have sent email to 'nationalityenquiries@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk' had a quick replys within hours and sent email to Citizenship Support <Citizenship.Support@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk> they replied in 4 working days, about my status .
i guess they have mentioned " Your documents have been printed and are waiting to be despatched to the Local Authority."
So plz don;t rely on the status online.
My online status still says awaiting decesion.kirkerj wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2017 11:23 amThanks I won't! What's your view on emailing them a lot to chase? Did you do that? Someone on another page has recommended that as a course of action but I don't want to irritate them.navinw wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2017 11:20 amI would not suggest you to follow the online status as my status online is still showing Awaiting but i received the approval along with Ceremony invitation letter and also i have booked the ceremony for next week.kirkerj wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2017 11:14 amSo you have been approved? Has it not been updated on line?jayacpr wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2017 11:09 ami have sent email to 'nationalityenquiries@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk' had a quick replys within hours and sent email to Citizenship Support <Citizenship.Support@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk> they replied in 4 working days, about my status .
i guess they have mentioned " Your documents have been printed and are waiting to be despatched to the Local Authority."
So plz don;t rely on the status online.
Congrats jaya cpr.jayacpr wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2017 11:09 ami have sent email to 'nationalityenquiries@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk' had a quick replys within hours and sent email to Citizenship Support <Citizenship.Support@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk> they replied in 4 working days, about my status .
i guess they have mentioned " Your documents have been printed and are waiting to be despatched to the Local Authority."
No, i didn't chased them.kirkerj wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2017 11:23 amThanks I won't! What's your view on emailing them a lot to chase? Did you do that? Someone on another page has recommended that as a course of action but I don't want to irritate them.navinw wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2017 11:20 amI would not suggest you to follow the online status as my status online is still showing Awaiting but i received the approval along with Ceremony invitation letter and also i have booked the ceremony for next week.kirkerj wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2017 11:14 amSo you have been approved? Has it not been updated on line?jayacpr wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2017 11:09 ami have sent email to 'nationalityenquiries@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk' had a quick replys within hours and sent email to Citizenship Support <Citizenship.Support@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk> they replied in 4 working days, about my status .
i guess they have mentioned " Your documents have been printed and are waiting to be despatched to the Local Authority."
So plz don;t rely on the status online.
Thanks, I think I will leave it unless I get to the 6 months point! Fingers crossed that doesn't happen.navinw wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2017 1:34 pmNo, i didn't chased them.kirkerj wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2017 11:23 amThanks I won't! What's your view on emailing them a lot to chase? Did you do that? Someone on another page has recommended that as a course of action but I don't want to irritate them.
Coz they would not reply with real status...
Even if you email them, they are not going to bother you with anything....
So just wait & watch...nothing else we can do.
Or rejecting us!kirkerj wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2017 1:43 pmThanks, I think I will leave it unless I get to the 6 months point! Fingers crossed that doesn't happen.navinw wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2017 1:34 pmNo, i didn't chased them.
Coz they would not reply with real status...
Even if you email them, they are not going to bother you with anything....
So just wait & watch...nothing else we can do.
I kind of think if everyone emails them it just wastes more of their time when they could be approving us
Thank you. I've talked to them and they said I can't inquire before 17th November. They weren't really helpful.Arshsam wrote: ↑Sun Nov 12, 2017 6:55 pmCall H.O on that number 0300 123 2253 and ask the reason.... it's almost six months they will tell you....amuzaini wrote: ↑Sun Nov 12, 2017 1:14 pmamuzaini wrote: ↑Mon Oct 30, 2017 2:10 pmAs my application is approaching the end of 6 months, I will appreciate if someone has some thoughts about escalation. For example, how often should I contact Home Office until we write to the MP. Do you guys have a template to share for both Home Office and MP?
Finally, is there a difference between "your application has been considered and awaiting approval" and "Awaiting Approval" statuses?
Thank you very much for your time and help.
amuzaini wrote: ↑Tue Oct 24, 2017 9:57 amEligibility criteria:.......................5 Yr Tier 1 + 1 Yr ILR
Language criteria met:.................MBA from a UK institution
Nationality:...............................Palestinian
Method of application:..................NCS Bexley (JCAP)
Date of application:.....................17-May-17
Payment method:........................Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI:..........18-05-2017 (Royal Mail Track)
Date of acknowledgment:..............05-Jun-17
Date money gone off account:.........01-Jun-17
Date of letter requesting biometrics:.01-Jun-17
Biometrics done:.........................06-Jun-17
Date of approval:........................Awaiting
Date of ceremony:.......................Awaiting
Date applied for passport:.............17-May-17
Date passports received:...............Awaiting
Update as of 13-Nov - 2 outstanding applications have been processed in one working dayswintooh wrote: ↑Sat Nov 11, 2017 1:11 amUpdate as of 10-Nov - 1 oustanding application has been processed in one working day.swintooh wrote: ↑Thu Nov 09, 2017 5:56 pmI have now traced about 200 applications (ref 2xxxxxx700 to 2xxxxxxx900) in which 3 are mine - applied 9-Jun-2017, receipt confirmation sent to me on 19-Jun-2017.
Here is the statistics:
76/201 are "not recognised" - majority would be family members of main applicant, these don't get updated or tracked as they are "linked" to the main applicant
125 is the number of traceable applications that have been decided or still awaiting decision.
93/125 are already decided (74.4%)
32/125 are still awaiting decision (25.6%)
94/125 are decided (75.2%)
31/125 are awaiting decison (24.8%)
Swintoosh - are you tracking these 500 applications manually, or do you have a little script that you created?swintooh wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2017 10:53 pmAnd a couple of conclusions out of these statistics:
- despite removal of last updated date from online checker - it looks like it is being updated at least once every working day
- they are processing applications and pushing updates to the online checker
- they are not in 100% sync as there were people who reported receiving decisions on paper, yet the checker still says "awaiting decision" - I suspect it may be delayed by a couple of days or just not 100% accurate
Nice effort. But those case IDs are for British naturalisation and all other applications made in the UK. People applying for ILR on a same day appointmnet/2 weeks appointment will also showas Decided on the portal if they get approved/Refused. And any other postal visa application will also be on that portal as awaiting a decision.swintooh wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2017 10:53 pmAnd a couple of conclusions out of these statistics:
- despite removal of last updated date from online checker - it looks like it is being updated at least once every working day
- they are processing applications and pushing updates to the online checker
- they are not in 100% sync as there were people who reported receiving decisions on paper, yet the checker still says "awaiting decision" - I suspect it may be delayed by a couple of days or just not 100% accurate
Just to understand - are you saying that they share the decision outcome via email as well as a paper letter?yankettegal wrote: ↑Sun Nov 12, 2017 8:56 pm"Granted" is what the email said; however, until I have an actual approval letter in my hands, I do not know what to believe. So I wait and I hope. (The first biometrics letter they sent me had the wrong birthdate, that added to the delay, so accordingly, I am very wary.)Arshsam wrote: ↑Sun Nov 12, 2017 6:48 pmwhat H.O reply in email ? any good news ?yankettegal wrote: ↑Sun Nov 12, 2017 4:34 pmYes, since 31 May. I think that there are a few of us. I have had an email, but until I have an approval letter in my hand, not getting too excited.
Simple case: wife of BC, no employment to check, no credit issues, house paid for, no other debts, should have been a walk in the park. So discouraging.
Good luck to you!
To be honest I don't know why the formal confirmation/decline letter is NOT emailed to you. How would this cause any issues, its 2017 not 1982-who uses the post anymore?? hell they could really push the boat out and text us!! Surely either option would cause less delays/issues.amuzaini wrote: ↑Tue Nov 14, 2017 9:31 amJust to understand - are you saying that they share the decision outcome via email as well as a paper letter?yankettegal wrote: ↑Sun Nov 12, 2017 8:56 pm"Granted" is what the email said; however, until I have an actual approval letter in my hands, I do not know what to believe. So I wait and I hope. (The first biometrics letter they sent me had the wrong birthdate, that added to the delay, so accordingly, I am very wary.)Arshsam wrote: ↑Sun Nov 12, 2017 6:48 pmwhat H.O reply in email ? any good news ?yankettegal wrote: ↑Sun Nov 12, 2017 4:34 pmYes, since 31 May. I think that there are a few of us. I have had an email, but until I have an approval letter in my hand, not getting too excited.
Simple case: wife of BC, no employment to check, no credit issues, house paid for, no other debts, should have been a walk in the park. So discouraging.
Good luck to you!
The problem I can foresee here, in addition to this being useless because those numbers are shared for different applications, is that the home office may detect this activity and either terminate the online service or add some sort of verification like as captcha to stop it.tallahassee wrote: ↑Tue Nov 14, 2017 8:02 am
Swintoosh - are you tracking these 500 applications manually, or do you have a little script that you created?
If you have a script, would you mind sharing it?
amuzaini wrote: ↑Tue Nov 14, 2017 9:31 amJust to understand - are you saying that they share the decision outcome via email as well as a paper letter?yankettegal wrote: ↑Sun Nov 12, 2017 8:56 pm"Granted" is what the email said; however, until I have an actual approval letter in my hands, I do not know what to believe. So I wait and I hope. (The first biometrics letter they sent me had the wrong birthdate, that added to the delay, so accordingly, I am very wary.)Arshsam wrote: ↑Sun Nov 12, 2017 6:48 pmwhat H.O reply in email ? any good news ?yankettegal wrote: ↑Sun Nov 12, 2017 4:34 pmYes, since 31 May. I think that there are a few of us. I have had an email, but until I have an approval letter in my hand, not getting too excited.
Simple case: wife of BC, no employment to check, no credit issues, house paid for, no other debts, should have been a walk in the park. So discouraging.
Good luck to you!
No...that was the reply to my query regarding status via email. Which took a week for them to answer. And now it has been 12 more days with no word. I used the NCS, don't understand what I have done wrong. Have no idea when the paper letter will arrive (if at all). Online status still Awaiting Decision as of this morning.
I totally see what you mean. However, I don't think running a script on their page once a day to pull 500 different requests would put a huge load onto their site. Nor do I think they have any sort of monitoring in place to get suspicious for now. As long as we don't break the site I think it would go unnoticed.AdInfernos wrote: ↑Tue Nov 14, 2017 10:07 amThe problem I can foresee here, in addition to this being useless because those numbers are shared for different applications, is that the home office may detect this activity and either terminate the online service or add some sort of verification like as captcha to stop it.tallahassee wrote: ↑Tue Nov 14, 2017 8:02 am
Swintoosh - are you tracking these 500 applications manually, or do you have a little script that you created?
If you have a script, would you mind sharing it?
.I am July and also stuck. I am not sure the online updates actually work though as I am seeing more and more people say they got their letters but the website still says awaiting decisionswintooh wrote: ↑Tue Nov 14, 2017 12:29 pmHow -To:
All I have is quick fingers and some spare time - I've literally typed in 500 reference numbers and recorded the results. Since "Not Recognised" and "Decided" status does not change at all, the tracking is only needed for "Awaiting Decision" and "Open". In my particular case it's now only 73 (out of 500) lookups - it doesn't take longer than 10 minutes.
I wouldn't worry about overloading the system with a script for mass lookups as this is an offline status storage and not a transactional database (the queries are not being passed to the actual source system - the response is way too quick). There could be an IDS/IPS system that may react to a large number of requests coming from a single system but 500 or 1000 is not really a large number especially when spread out over few minutes - purposful delays can be programmed such as 1 enquiry every 300ms. Knowing how the government operates and lenght of it's change management process, I seriously doubt a captcha will be implemented any time soon unless it was already on the roadmap 2 years ago
Usefulness:
It is quite useful for me as it shows that cases around mine are being progressed. Only very few other cases than naturalisation and registration are being considered for such a long time. So if a status changes from Awaiting Decision to Decided nearly 6 months after the application was registered, a large proportion have to be the cases similar to mine and not the "1-day turnaround premium ILR" etc.
Now, all I'm getting out of it is comfort that similar cases around my number are being still "Awaiting Decision" and they are progressively getting the "Decided" status.
There is a big difference between precise measurements and just an indicator - I'm fine with the latter. When I look at the forum topics with timelines per month, it feels like nearly everyone in May, June and July got their cases decided, while mine is still outstanding (forgotten, stuck). However when I look at my statistics, I know that a good quarter of the people still awaits. Or even more if other types of cases are also included in the same refrence numbering scheme. That gives me certainly more peace of mind...
