TIMELINE AFTER NATURALISATION APPLICATION SUBMISSION

in my account they debit the money today then they cosider application or already finished consider and not so how many days take time in this year 2010

Another Timeline
PCS: 16/03/2010
Received by UKBA: 17/03/2010
Payment taken: 22/03/2010
Acknowledgment letter received: 25/03/2010
Approval letter: awaited
Progress by telephone today: awaiting allocation to case worker

krimith wrote:in my account they debit the money today then they cosider application or already finished consider and not so how many days take time in this year 2010

If they have only debited the money then it means that they've received the application and taken the money to start initial checking. You'll normally receive an acknowledgement letter within about a week. It then gets to the caseworking team for allocation and allocation to an individual caseworker seems to take up the most time probably depending on caseworker case loads.

Applications that went in around Feb-March seems to be taking around 3 weeks from submission to receipt of approval should everything be straightforward i.e. application and supporting documentation is complete and all initial checks are satisfied.

kindley wrote:

shekel wrote:I submitted my driving license instead of passport, since i needed my passport to travel. Also its a new passport, and i dont have the old ones. How will they confirm absences and date of first entry and if i was present in the uk 5 years ago? If ab senses confirmed for ILR will they only check the last year?

thanks

I think they need your passport to check entry and exit records.

Oh yeah, I think that's another reason from what I recall as you have to enter every exit and entry record during the qualifying period on the application form which then has to correspond with the Visa/stamps on the passport/s you submit.

freddfrog wrote:

shekel wrote:I submitted my driving license instead of passport, since i needed my passport to travel. Also its a new passport, and i dont have the old ones. How will they confirm absences and date of first entry and if i was present in the uk 5 years ago? If ab senses confirmed for ILR will they only check the last year?

thanks

I believe that they might need your passport (or old passports) to show proof of ILR unless you've sent them other documentation to show this? If you had to travel, it would have been best to go through NCS as they take a copy of your passport instead of sending it off. I only sent my driving license as I had to because it is the ID I used to prove who I was when taking the Like in the UK Test.

Gave them HO letter as ILR proof. Already submitted, so lets see if they ask for anything else

freddfrog wrote:

kindley wrote:

shekel wrote:I submitted my driving license instead of passport, since i needed my passport to travel. Also its a new passport, and i dont have the old ones. How will they confirm absences and date of first entry and if i was present in the uk 5 years ago? If ab senses confirmed for ILR will they only check the last year?

thanks

I think they need your passport to check entry and exit records.

Oh yeah, I think that's another reason from what I recall as you have to enter every exit and entry record during the qualifying period on the application form which then has to correspond with the Visa/stamps on the passport/s you submit.

The thing is that I dont have my old passports, and current one is absolutely new ...

thank you fredfog

Fredfrog, how far have you got with your passport application?

Regards

NCS or Postal : NCS - Aylesbury (Bucks CC)
Date of submission or posting : 31/03/2010
Date recieved by HO: 01/04/2010
CRITERIA: 3 Years resident + spouse
Date of debit of Card : 09/04/2010
Date receipt of acknowledgement : 09/04/2010 (letter received 14/04/2010)
Date of receipt of approval : Pending

kindley wrote:Fredfrog, how far have you got with your passport application?

Regards

Hi Kindley,

Not rang for an update yet. Will ring the passport hotline tomorrow to try and get an update as it will have been about a week.

How are you getting on with yours. When did you send your application off again? Have you had the passport interview yet?

Cheers!

freddfrog wrote:

kindley wrote:Fredfrog, how far have you got with your passport application?

Regards

Hi Kindley,

Not rang for an update yet. Will ring the passport hotline tomorrow to try and get an update as it will have been about a week.

How are you getting on with yours. When did you send your application off again? Have you had the passport interview yet?

Cheers!

Hello Fred,

I haven#t had passport interview yet.

Tim555 and Brightest Star, any updates?

Good luck to everyone.

Regards

kindley wrote:

freddfrog wrote:

kindley wrote:Fredfrog, how far have you got with your passport application?

Regards

Hi Kindley,

Not rang for an update yet. Will ring the passport hotline tomorrow to try and get an update as it will have been about a week.

How are you getting on with yours. When did you send your application off again? Have you had the passport interview yet?

Cheers!

Hello Fred,

I haven#t had passport interview yet.

Tim555 and Brightest Star, any updates?

Good luck to everyone.

Regards

Hi Kindley,

Hows you doing? Yes I have following updates:

14/04/2010, Got citizenship certificate. It was group ceremony
15/04/2010, sent Passport application ( check and send by post office )

Any updates from you guys? Brightest Star keep in touch.

Good luck

Regards,

An update:

NCS or Postal : NCS
Date of submission or posting : Feb 03, 2010
CRITERIA - Married to British, 3 years
Date of debit of debit/credit card : 09/02/2010
Date of receipt of acknowledgement : 11/02/2010 (Dated 08/02/2010)
Date of receipt of approval : 15/03/2010 (Dated 06/03/2010)
Date of Ceremony : 20/03/2010
Date of appln. for passport : 22/03/2010
Method used : Check and send (at Passport Office)
Date of Documents returned: 08/10/2010
Date of Interview : 10/04/2010
Passport received : 15/04/2010

NCS or Postal: NCS Guisborough
Date of submission or posting: 15 feb 2010
Received at HO: 19 feb 2010
CRITERIA - 4 yr Hsmp + 1 yr ILR ( judicial review)
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 22 feb 2010
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 27 feb 2010
Date of receipt of approval: 22 march
Date of Ceremony: 25 march - private
Date of appln. for passport: 25 march
Method used: check & send
Interview : 10th April 2010
Date of Receipt of passport : 14th April 2010

Interesting reading, was already published somewhere

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitec ... chapter18/

I applied on 18th March and have not received any decision yet. I was told by HO yesterday over phone that my application waiting consideration .... how is everybody else doing who applied around 18 March ......

Quick update from when I rang IPS today to query where my passport application has got to.

Nice man answered and checked my details. He said that the Durham passport office is processing my application. I applied via Check and Send on 8th of April and apparently they only received it on Mon 12th. It has passed initial checks as of today and awaiting an examiner to examine it which takes roughly another 2 working days. Once it has been examined, a letter inviting me to ring the nearest IPS interview office will be sent along with a ref number.

So that means I'll give it tomorrow and Monday till I ring them again. Hopefully they will have examined it and sent the letter off and hopefully just provide me with the interview ref number like some people here seems to have been able to get hold of so I can book an interview earlier.

After the interview, it seems to take around 4 working days to receive the passport and 2 working days prior to receive supporting docs back?

Nearly there!

ziqbal_2000 wrote:I applied on 18th March and have not received any decision yet. I was told by HO yesterday over phone that my application waiting consideration .... how is everybody else doing who applied around 18 March ......

I applied on 16/03. Still waiting. Was told on phone that its awaiting allocation to caseworker. So relax (I know it can be hard). They must be busy this month.

MPH80 wrote:NCS or Postal : NCS - Aylesbury (Bucks CC)
Date of submission or posting : 31/03/2010
Date recieved by HO: 01/04/2010
CRITERIA: 3 Years resident + spouse
Date of debit of Card : 09/04/2010
Date receipt of acknowledgement : 09/04/2010 (letter received 14/04/2010)
Date of receipt of approval : Pending

MPH - any news from them? My debit card was also billed on 09/04

shekel wrote:

MPH80 wrote:NCS or Postal : NCS - Aylesbury (Bucks CC)
Date of submission or posting : 31/03/2010
Date recieved by HO: 01/04/2010
CRITERIA: 3 Years resident + spouse
Date of debit of Card : 09/04/2010
Date receipt of acknowledgement : 09/04/2010 (letter received 14/04/2010)
Date of receipt of approval : Pending

MPH - any news from them? My debit card was also billed on 09/04

Not beyond the ACK letter - not expecting to hear until mid-may at the earliest - I'm assuming 6 weeks is the fastest I'm going to hear anything - and given what other people are writing - it might be more like 2 months, which is a shame as it puts us into peak passport season as well.

Patience is a virtue when dealing with the Home Office.

M.

MPH80 wrote:

shekel wrote:

MPH80 wrote:NCS or Postal : NCS - Aylesbury (Bucks CC)
Date of submission or posting : 31/03/2010
Date recieved by HO: 01/04/2010
CRITERIA: 3 Years resident + spouse
Date of debit of Card : 09/04/2010
Date receipt of acknowledgement : 09/04/2010 (letter received 14/04/2010)
Date of receipt of approval : Pending

MPH - any news from them? My debit card was also billed on 09/04

Not beyond the ACK letter - not expecting to hear until mid-may at the earliest - I'm assuming 6 weeks is the fastest I'm going to hear anything - and given what other people are writing - it might be more like 2 months, which is a shame as it puts us into peak passport season as well.

Patience is a virtue when dealing with the Home Office.

M.

Good luck to us then

freddfrog wrote:Quick update from when I rang IPS today to query where my passport application has got to.

Nice man answered and checked my details. He said that the Durham passport office is processing my application. I applied via Check and Send on 8th of April and apparently they only received it on Mon 12th. It has passed initial checks as of today and awaiting an examiner to examine it which takes roughly another 2 working days. Once it has been examined, a letter inviting me to ring the nearest IPS interview office will be sent along with a ref number.

So that means I'll give it tomorrow and Monday till I ring them again. Hopefully they will have examined it and sent the letter off and hopefully just provide me with the interview ref number like some people here seems to have been able to get hold of so I can book an interview earlier.

After the interview, it seems to take around 4 working days to receive the passport and 2 working days prior to receive supporting docs back?

Nearly there!

Great. Your application is inprocess. Good luck.

I submitted on the 24th March. Payment and acknowledgment letter done so far but have not heard anything else. No even 1 month yet so I can't moan!

My updates are as follows:

Date of Ceremony: 14/04/2010
Date of appln. for passport: 15/04/2010
Method used: Check & Send
Date of Interview: PENDING
Date Doc Return: PENDING
Date Passport Received: PENDING

NCS
Date of submission or posting: 16th March 2010
CRITERIA: I've been in this country for at least 16yrs
Date of debit of credit card: 22nd March 2010
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 22nd March 2010 - Letter didn't arrive till the 25th March 2010
Date of receipt of approval: 9th April 2010 - Letter didn't arrive till the 16th April 2010
Date of Ceremony:
Date of appln. for passport:
Method used:
Date of Receipt:

That's me so far....will phone them Monday to arrange a date for the ceremony. [/b]