TIMELINE AFTER NATURALISATION APPLICATION SUBMISSION

lionking007 wrote:

model wrote: Congrats dsk, I am only the person waiting, applied in MARCH

And me as well

Me three!

Ness wrote:

lionking007 wrote:

model wrote: Congrats dsk, I am only the person waiting, applied in MARCH

And me as well

Me three!

Me four

Congrats to all who have received their approval and passports. Hopefully the remainder of march should be getting our letters this week.

Gul, have you got your approval yet?

Cranberry wrote

That sounds positive. Did they say it was with a caseworker?

Yes, the guy on the phone confirmed that, but I’m not sure about that. They sometimes give you general answers. I’m not aware how long does it takes the caseworker to make a decision, any light?
What about you, do you have any update?

Don't worry. I did applied on 25/03/2011 by NCS and still waiting for approval.

I rang HO today and told me that decision has been made and letter has been mailed on 6/06/2011. Still anxiously waiting for the brown envelop.

Can anybody tell me how long will it take for the letter to reach. I did contact my council as some the posts said council would get the letter prior to us. But no joy I was told that they haven't got any information...

Hope another few more day of wait patiently...

Ness wrote:

lionking007 wrote:

model wrote: Congrats dsk, I am only the person waiting, applied in MARCH

And me as well

Me three!

Hi, I applied on 28 th of march and still waiting...

allta wrote:

allta wrote:Finally, after 7yrs in Queensland, I get on the BC waiting list.

Criteria - 2yrs Working Holiday Maker + 4yrs HSMP JR + 1yr ILR (Director of Ltd Company in last 1yr)
Submitted at NCS Southwark - 23rd March, 2011
Received at HO - 24th March, 2011
Debit Card debited - 28th March, 2011
Acknowledgement Letter Received -
Approval Letter Posted - 
Approval Letter Received - 

The NCS personnel said it's a busy time because many people want to send in their application before the new fees take effect, and that there are many applications HO is dealing with and that generally application takes no more than 8weeks during this period.

Well, I better hope mine won't take more than 4weeks, else the waiting will drive me nuts.

Well, it sure took more than 4weeks
Criteria - 2yrs Working Holiday Maker + 4yrs HSMP JR + 1yr ILR (Director of Ltd Company in last 1yr)
Submitted at NCS Southwark - 23rd March, 2011
Received at HO - 24th March, 2011
Debit Card debited - 28th March, 2011
Acknowledgement Letter Received - Didn't get Ack Letter
Decision Made - 26 May
Approval Letter Posted - Dated 27th May, Posted 31st May
Approval Letter Received - 04 June

Special thanks to Bhumi, VSAndroid, FerrariLondon, oluwa112...the list goes on....you guys were fantastic and helped me to keep the faith at the very last minute......i Love you guys and before sharing with my family, I thought to drop a note here.......now, on to the citizenship ceremony, but I'll sure take my time now as I've not had more than 4hrs sleep at night for the last one week, thinking of what could possibly go wrong with my application. Thank God, it's all over now after serious 7years commitments to this wonderful island.

Awwww... You are welcome ... Its what we are here for. To give each other the boost and moral support when we are feeling deflated. Congratulations and happy for you. welcome to the other side of no more restrictions.

now that I have another update, I am here once again! Looks like we are getting in a lot of approvals coming in! this is excellent news... Happy to say I am officially British. When I submitted my passport application i felt like I didn't have enough supporting Documents... lol.

Anyway here goes my stage 3 of 3 status update...

CRITERIA - 10yrs Long Residence (Student all through) + 1 yr ILR
Type - NCS Sutton
Date of submission - 10/03/2011
Date reached HO – 11/03/2011
Date of debit of credit card - 18/03/2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement - 22/03/2011 dated 17/03/2011
Date of receipt of invitation letter from council - 07/05/2011 - dated 27/04/2011
Date of Ceremony - 2nd June 2011... They did have 16th May Available but I will be outta town that week so wont be able to attend
Date of appln. for passport - 02/06/2011
Method used - post office Check and Send
Date of Receipt of documents -06/06/2011 (i used the progress tracker on the IPS website)
Date Documents Returned:
Date of interview -
Date passport received –

lionking007 wrote:

model wrote:

dsk wrote:Shurk Allaha wal Hamdullila
Guys! we have received our confirmation

CRITERIA - :5 years WP + 1 year ILR (joint + 2xMN1)
NCS or Postal: POSTAL
Date of submission or posting: 25/02/2011
HO received: 01/03/2011
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 02/03/2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement dated 12/03/2011
Date of receipt of approval: 07/06/2011 Dated: 03/06/2011
Date of Ceremony: TBC
Date of appln. for passport : TBC
Method used: TBC
Date of Receipt: TBC

A very special thanks to ferrarilondon and rest all for your support and motivation.

Congrats dsk, I am only the person waiting, applied in MARCH

And me as well

Same here, applied on the 30th of March via NCS, card debited on the 15th of April...

Same, applied 29.03 (postal), still waiting

IMS2011 wrote:

IMS2011 wrote:

lionking007 wrote:

ferrarilondon wrote:Sorry its www.writetothem.com

better still, if you know the name of your mp, they all have a standard email address and canbe contacted directly.

surname & first letter of their christian name @ parliament.uk

for example Bob Builder builderb@parliament.uk

@ferrari, how long did it take for your approval letter to come through. I am still awaiting mine. as posted earlier, the descision was taken last Thursday

i meant what help i can request from MP.... Any advice will be good!

I called HO yesterday - answer is still "on going".

I am planning to fax HO and politely ask if i can provide any assistance. if i dont hear anything from them then i'll contact my local MP.

It is almost 9 months !!!! it really frustrate me as I don't see why they are delaying my application - i have got clean record.

I got my PR after 10monthd! Hopefully, it won't be the same for BC. I applied on the 26March. Good luck to you through.

Hello kot_olga, VS Android and AN4

I am also a March applicant. My application was sent via NCS Salford on 29th March and I am still waiting.

I think there is a lot of variation in processing times, but given that people who applied in end-Feb and early March are just getting approval letters, we may have another week or two to go before our letters arrive. Plus as ferrarilondon has observed, because we have our passports with us (assuming all of us used NCS) the Home Office face no pressure to turn around applications quickly.

radi8 wrote:Yes, the guy on the phone confirmed that, but I’m not sure about that. They sometimes give you general answers. I’m not aware how long does it takes the caseworker to make a decision, any light?
What about you, do you have any update?

I called on May 23rd and I was told the application was waiting allocation to a caseworker. I haven't called since so I am unaware if the application has progressed. If I don't hear anything by the 23rd of this month, I will call again.

ferrarilondon wrote:WAoooooo Mubarak Brother, I am so happy for you. Just now I was thinking about you, Lionking and Gul ( I don't know were he is , haven't heard anything in a long time. Hope he is OK ) and you got your approval . Well done. Go and celebrate with your family. You deserved it. I am going in the evening to make promise to Queen.

Goodluck

Hi Ferrari, how many letter(s) do HO send if you apply through NCS???? Following a fax from my employer, my letter was sent out on the 6th. Hopefully, I will receive them today or by tomorrow

Lionking007, They take approximately 3-4 working days to arrive. so if they posted your letter on 6th then you should receive it by tomorrow or friday I hope. Good luck with it.

ferrarilondon wrote:Lionking007, They take approximately 3-4 working days to arrive. so if they posted your letter on 6th then you should receive it by tomorrow or friday I hope. Good luck with it.

How many letters we receive in all???. I rang my council this morning to check if they had received my certificate, but the answer was "NO" from them???

Normally you receive one approval letter saying that you will receive your ceremony invitation within 2 weeks. and week after you will get another letter inviting you to ring local council to arrange ceremony.

ferrarilondon wrote:Normally you receive one approval letter saying that you will receive your ceremony invitation within 2 weeks. and week after you will get another letter inviting you to ring local council to arrange ceremony.

In my case, the approval letter doubled up as letter of invitation, so I was asked to contact the council to schedule the ceremony within 21days of reception of the brown envelope. I think it varies from council to council....

Yes you are right allta in my case the same thing 1 letter saying 2 things
your application for british citizenship has been approved and also invitation for your ceremony to call your local authority within 21 days and it came in a brown envelope . Hope that help lionking007 good luck
and hope u get it soon !!!

NCS- Nottingham - 28/03/2011
Appl  received.      - 01/04/2011
Money off account- 13/04/2011
Acknowledgement dated 12/04/11
Received it    - 16/04/2011
Decision made - 07/06/2011 ????????
Approval letter.      -
Ceremony              -
Passport appl.       -
Passport interview -
Passport delivered -

Rang HO Monday 06/05/2011 and was told still awaiting allocation. Rang again 2day and was told decision was made yesterday 07/06/2011 , but refused to tell me what the decision was . Fingers crossed

same here...letter/s (x4) arrived in separate brown envelopes and required to schedule ceremony within 21 days of receipt of the letter/s

allta wrote:

ferrarilondon wrote:Normally you receive one approval letter saying that you will receive your ceremony invitation within 2 weeks. and week after you will get another letter inviting you to ring local council to arrange ceremony.

In my case, the approval letter doubled up as letter of invitation, so I was asked to contact the council to schedule the ceremony within 21days of reception of the brown envelope. I think it varies from council to council....

Criteria Crown service
NCS- Nottingham - 28/03/2011
Appl  received.      - 01/04/2011
Money off account- 13/04/2011
Acknowledgement dated 12/04/11
Received it    - 16/04/2011
Decision made - 07/06/2011 ????????
Approval letter.      -
Ceremony              -
Passport appl.       -
Passport interview -
Passport delivered -

Rang HO Monday 06/06/2011 and was told still awaiting allocation. Rang again 2day and was told decision was made yesterday 07/06/2011 , but refused to tell me what the decision was . Fingers crossed[/quote]

Dear Friends,

To God be the glory and power, now and forever and ever. Amen.

I have today received my approval letter. Thank you all for sharing this waiting experience with me. Good luck to all who are still waiting. ‘slowly but surely it will arrive’.
I will keep you all updated with the final lap of the citizenship odyssey.

My timeline is a follows;

Criteria: 4 years HSMP (JR) + 1 year ILR
NCS or Postal: Postal
Date of submission or posting: 23/03/2011
HO received: 24/03/2011 (Guaranteed next day delivery)
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 05/04/2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement dated: 10/04/2011 dated 05/04/11
Date of receipt of approval: 08/06/2011 dated 03/06/2011
Prior HO contacts:
16/05/2011- Waiting to be processed.
25/05/2011- Under Consideration
02/06/2011- With Caseworker/Team for decision. (Looks like decision was made the next day after my contact with HO)

Date of Ceremony: TBC
Date of application for passport: TBC
Method used: TBC
Date of Receipt: TBC

Have a great day all.

mygrant wrote:Dear Friends,

To God be the glory and power, now and forever and ever. Amen.

I have today received my approval letter. Thank you all for sharing this waiting experience with me. Good luck to all who are still waiting. ‘slowly but surely it will arrive’.
I will keep you all updated with the final lap of the citizenship odyssey.

My timeline is a follows;

Criteria: 4 years HSMP (JR) + 1 year ILR
NCS or Postal: Postal
Date of submission or posting: 23/03/2011
HO received: 24/03/2011 (Guaranteed next day delivery)
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 05/04/2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement dated: 10/04/2011 dated 05/04/11
Date of receipt of approval: 08/06/2011 dated 03/06/2011
Prior HO contacts:
16/05/2011- Waiting to be processed.
25/05/2011- Under Consideration
02/06/2011- With Caseworker/Team for decision. (Looks like decision was made the next day after my contact with HO)

Date of Ceremony: TBC
Date of application for passport: TBC
Method used: TBC
Date of Receipt: TBC

Have a great day all.

To God be the glory and power, now and forever and ever. Amen.
CONGRATES mate and goodluck for the rest of the process.
regards
nazia

i didn't take a chance with ILR - I applied using one day service .... don't worry 90% cases on this forum is done within 3-4 months - I am sure you will be in one of those 90%.

in my case, i am Just waiting .... i am sure it will end soon.....

VSAndroid wrote:

IMS2011 wrote:

IMS2011 wrote:

lionking007 wrote:
better still, if you know the name of your mp, they all have a standard email address and canbe contacted directly.

surname & first letter of their christian name @ parliament.uk

for example Bob Builder builderb@parliament.uk

@ferrari, how long did it take for your approval letter to come through. I am still awaiting mine. as posted earlier, the descision was taken last Thursday

i meant what help i can request from MP.... Any advice will be good!

I called HO yesterday - answer is still "on going".

I am planning to fax HO and politely ask if i can provide any assistance. if i dont hear anything from them then i'll contact my local MP.

It is almost 9 months !!!! it really frustrate me as I don't see why they are delaying my application - i have got clean record.

I got my PR after 10monthd! Hopefully, it won't be the same for BC. I applied on the 26March. Good luck to you through.