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

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ferrarilondon
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Post by ferrarilondon » Mon May 16, 2011 11:12 am

Sid79, most of the March cases are coming through now. so yours should be here soon i hope. It could be this week. Just wait and see that's all we can do :roll:

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Post by lionking007 » Mon May 16, 2011 11:30 am

ferrarilondon wrote:Sid79, most of the March cases are coming through now. so yours should be here soon i hope. It could be this week. Just wait and see that's all we can do :roll:
Just hang in there guys, many of us are in the same boat. we have waited this long a few days more would not hurt. I know it does not help, trust me I am feeling the same way. I just rang the HO contact centre and I have been asked to call later by the automated message as all their agents are busy on other calls.

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Post by dsk » Mon May 16, 2011 11:49 am

Hi sid79, bierebaron, ferrarilondon, lionking007.
i feel the as you guys my case was received on 2nd March and it bothers me everyday!
Everday when i receive post through door, i feel here it is & then I get upset and depressed.

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Post by lionking007 » Mon May 16, 2011 11:51 am

dsk wrote:Hi sid79, bierebaron, ferrarilondon, lionking007.
i feel the as you guys my case was received on 2nd March and it bothers me everyday!
Everday when i receive post through door, i feel here it is & then I get upset and depressed.
dsk, hang in there mate, it will be all over soon

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Post by sid79 » Mon May 16, 2011 11:59 am

[quote="lionking007"][quote="dsk"]Hi sid79, bierebaron, ferrarilondon, lionking007.
i feel the as you guys my case was received on 2nd March and it bothers me everyday!
Everday when i receive post through door, i feel here it is & then I get upset and depressed.[/quote]

dsk, hang in there mate, it will be all over soon[/quote]

Cheers guys I am feeling bit better now, I do call everyday from work after 10:30 and ask my wife about the post, so I feel you DSK ...

Its all the matter of waiting and we all know it but as human we do get bit anxious sometimes but lets encourage each other as a team.

Thanks for the support guys ...

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Post by lionking007 » Mon May 16, 2011 12:03 pm

sid79 wrote:
lionking007 wrote:
dsk wrote:Hi sid79, bierebaron, ferrarilondon, lionking007.
i feel the as you guys my case was received on 2nd March and it bothers me everyday!
Everday when i receive post through door, i feel here it is & then I get upset and depressed.
dsk, hang in there mate, it will be all over soon
Cheers guys I am feeling bit better now, I do call everyday from work after 10:30 and ask my wife about the post, so I feel you DSK ...

Its all the matter of waiting and we all know it but as human we do get bit anxious sometimes but lets encourage each other as a team.

Thanks for the support guys ...
I just got through to HO for my status and all she said was "not yet allocated to the caseworker and is going through initial checks"

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Post by Camellia » Mon May 16, 2011 12:38 pm

dsk wrote:Hi sid79, bierebaron, ferrarilondon, lionking007.
i feel the as you guys my case was received on 2nd March and it bothers me everyday!
Everday when i receive post through door, i feel here it is & then I get upset and depressed.
Yes, the familiar sound when the post comes through and then big disappointment when there is no brown envelope :( It has been 9 weeks since my husband submitted his application and I am more unpatient now than I was when I myself gone through this process. Wish you all good luck guys!

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Post by rightmove » Mon May 16, 2011 12:58 pm

i arrived in UK on september 1st 2005.
got ILR after 5 years of being on work permit + tier 1 on august 5 2010. basically approx 1 month less than 5 years.

question: am i eligible to apply for naturalization on september 2nd 2011 or august 6th 2011?

also, is it legal/alright to travel a few days (1 month) after application until i have received approval. i will apply through NCS, so will have my passport with me.

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Post by ferrarilondon » Mon May 16, 2011 1:25 pm

I also check with my wife every day from work around midday for post, Now whenever she answer the phone she replies straight away no letter from HO lol :D its very crucial time , in fact the second most crucial time in my life. First being my first child's birth. I hope we all come out of this misery very soon.

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Post by lionking007 » Mon May 16, 2011 1:29 pm

ferrarilondon wrote:I also check with my wife every day from work around midday for post, Now whenever she answer the phone she replies straight away no letter from HO lol :D its very crucial time , in fact the second most crucial time in my life. First being my first child's birth. I hope we all come out of this misery very soon.
I agree with ferrarilondon. it is quite distressing, especially when you call them and they give the vague information and only say its still going through checks, not something you like to hear after waiting for almost 9 weeks. I submitted on the 17th March reached HO on 22nd and Money got deducted on the 27th March

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Post by dx1129 » Mon May 16, 2011 1:36 pm

lionking007 wrote:
ferrarilondon wrote:I also check with my wife every day from work around midday for post, Now whenever she answer the phone she replies straight away no letter from HO lol :D its very crucial time , in fact the second most crucial time in my life. First being my first child's birth. I hope we all come out of this misery very soon.
I agree with ferrarilondon. it is quite distressing, especially when you call them and they give the vague information and only say its still going through checks, not something you like to hear after waiting for almost 9 weeks. I submitted on the 17th March reached HO on 22nd and Money got deducted on the 27th March
ho should give a clear timeline for each applicant, as we are paying them for the service! and we are also paying our tax as part of their salaries.

i am still waiting too, farrarlondon let's wait for the good news

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Post by model » Mon May 16, 2011 1:37 pm

rightmove wrote:i arrived in UK on september 1st 2005.
got ILR after 5 years of being on work permit + tier 1 on august 5 2010. basically approx 1 month less than 5 years.

question: am i eligible to apply for naturalization on september 2nd 2011 or august 6th 2011?

also, is it legal/alright to travel a few days (1 month) after application until i have received approval. i will apply through NCS, so will have my passport with me.

You are eligible from August 6th. You need complete 5years in UK with 1 year no restriction on your passport. I hope this helps.

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Post by ferrarilondon » Mon May 16, 2011 2:09 pm

every time I feel like calling HO I just assume their answer would be awaiting allocation. lol that helps to stop calling them

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Post by srdanda » Mon May 16, 2011 2:30 pm

My experience

NCS or Postal: posted on 28/03/11
Received by them: 29/03/11 (royal mail tracking)
CRITERIA: 5 yr stay (4 + 1 yr ILR)
Date of debit of debit/credit card = 07/04/11
Date on acknowledgement letter = 07/04/11
Date of receipt of approval=
Date of receipt of invitations =
Date of Ceremony late November=
Date of appln. for passport =
Method used =
Date of Receipt =

I am going out of the Uk, last week of June. I rang home office today. Was told application registered on 29/03/11 but not been allocated to case worker, everything is going on time and will be dealt with within 6 months(ha ha, familiar!)
When asked about passports, a request has been put up for them to be returned in 10 working days. Told this won't usually delay the process unless case worker wants to see the passports for some reason.

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Still not Allocated to Caseworer

Post by t4tahir » Mon May 16, 2011 2:33 pm

I just called UKBA and got typical answer " its stil not allocated to case worker " , I Applied on 17th March from Slough NCS.

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Post by lionking007 » Mon May 16, 2011 2:39 pm

ferrarilondon wrote:every time I feel like calling HO I just assume their answer would be awaiting allocation. lol that helps to stop calling them
Ferrarilondon, I know the feeling. however, it is a lot better and less hurting because you have a pre-conceived idea of what the answer woud be rather being told by the HO that it is not yet allocated to the caseworker and is still undergoing the preliminary checks

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Re: Update

Post by briceroux » Mon May 16, 2011 6:21 pm

briceroux wrote:NCS
Date of Submission 17/03/2011
Received by UKBA 18/03/2011
Creteria 5years EEA dependant + 1 year permanent
Debit card 22/03/2011
Receipt of Acknowledgement letter 25/03/2011
Approval letter 16/05/2011 dated 06/05/2011
Date of ceremony TBC
Date of passport application TBC
Method
Date of interview TBC
Date of receipt of Passport TBC

Just received my brown magic letter from UKBA i am very please and good luck to the Feb-March waiting crew.

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Post by dx1129 » Mon May 16, 2011 6:35 pm

Got the 2nd class letter today and it's the approval letter i have been waiting for 2 months. Actually 5 years waiting time....

Finanlly, I got it... Good luck everyone who is waiting and especailly Farrielondon you should have yours shortly!!!!

CRITERIA - 4 years HSMP + 1 year ILR
Type - NCS Hammersmith
Date of submission - 14.03.2011
Date reached HO – 18.03.2011
Date of debit of credit card - 22.03.2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement -25.03.2011
Date of receipt of approval - 16.05.11 (Dated 10.05.11)
Date of receipt of invitation letter from council - will call them tomorrow to arrange

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Re: Update

Post by dx1129 » Mon May 16, 2011 6:37 pm

briceroux wrote:
briceroux wrote:NCS
Date of Submission 17/03/2011
Received by UKBA 18/03/2011
Creteria 5years EEA dependant + 1 year permanent
Debit card 22/03/2011
Receipt of Acknowledgement letter 25/03/2011
Approval letter 16/05/2011 dated 06/05/2011
Date of ceremony TBC
Date of passport application TBC
Method
Date of interview TBC
Date of receipt of Passport TBC

Just received my brown magic letter from UKBA i am very please and good luck to the Feb-March waiting crew.
hey brice, our card was debited on the same date and got the approval letter in the same day!

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Approval letter

Post by fais79 » Mon May 16, 2011 8:11 pm

Guys, After a never ending 2.5 months today I have recieved the approval letter..

CRITERIA - 5 years WP + 1 year ILR
Type - Postal
Date of submission - 01.03.2011
Date reached HO – 03.03.2011
Date of debit of credit card - 05.03.2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement -17.03.2011
Date of receipt of approval - 16.05.11 (Dated 05.05.11)

Hope u all get your approvals soon!

Best of Luck!!!

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Post by ferrarilondon » Mon May 16, 2011 8:44 pm

Hey dx so happy for you buddy, me and you applied same day . same day card got debited but i think my application is stuck some where lol. hope to get it this week or early next.

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Post by nax_72 » Mon May 16, 2011 8:57 pm

ferrarilondon wrote:Hey dx so happy for you buddy, me and you applied same day . same day card got debited but i think my application is stuck some where lol. hope to get it this week or early next.
Second class post always has plus/minus few days delivery days difference depending on the address. You may get it tomorrow.

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Post by ferrarilondon » Mon May 16, 2011 9:19 pm

my application was awaiting for allocation till last week.

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Post by blkdiamonds » Mon May 16, 2011 9:37 pm

ferrarilondon wrote:my application was awaiting for allocation till last week.
I got my docs back last week and the letter with them was dated 06th may. I couldnt help but ring today and the lady was really nice, she said its still under consideration but no timescale on how long it will take... :cry:

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Post by gidoc » Mon May 16, 2011 9:45 pm

got my docs back last week and the letter with them was dated 06th may. I couldnt help but ring today and the lady was really nice, she said its still under consideration but no timescale on how long it will take...
Probably means theyre done with the docs or they were not required.
btw, what are these docs as you do not need to send any except LIUK results and passport!!

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