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kunaluk
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Post by kunaluk » Sun Sep 04, 2011 10:55 am

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5yr + 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS Fulham
Date of receipt by UKBA: 17th June
Date of debit of fees: 26th June
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: never got one
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

Other Updates: called UKBA several times, they just say its in a queue waiting to be allocated, can take 3 to 6months from the date of application

engineer83
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Post by engineer83 » Mon Sep 05, 2011 5:51 pm

Application Timeline

Eligibility criteria: 5 Yrs Workpermit + 1 Yr Tier One + 1 Yr ILR

Method of application: NCS (Leeds)
Date of application: 05 Sept 2011
Date of receipt by UKBA: 06 Sept
Date of debit of fees: 08 Sept
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 12 Sept
Date of receipt of approval: 12 Jan 2012 Letter Dated: 22 Dec 2011
Date of Ceremony: 31 Jan 2012
Last edited by engineer83 on Thu Jan 12, 2012 4:42 pm, edited 6 times in total.

aunty
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Application Timeline

Post by aunty » Wed Sep 07, 2011 9:42 pm

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 3yr spouse of BC
Method of application: NCS
Date of receipt by UKBA:31/8/11
Date of debit of fees:pending
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:9/9/11
Date of receipt of approval:pending
Date of Ceremony: pending
Last edited by aunty on Thu Dec 15, 2011 12:44 pm, edited 1 time in total.

latansingh
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Post by latansingh » Thu Sep 08, 2011 6:02 pm

Eligibility criteria: 5 Yrs Workpermit + 1 Yr ILR
Method of application: NCS (Oxfordshire)
Date of application: 05 Sept 2011
Date of receipt by UKBA: 06 Sept 2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 15 Sept 2011
Date of debit of fees: 12 Sept 2011
Date of receipt of approval: 17 November 2011
Date of Ceremony: 22 November 2011
Last edited by latansingh on Thu Nov 17, 2011 4:26 pm, edited 3 times in total.

daniash
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Re: Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

Post by daniash » Tue Sep 13, 2011 10:13 am

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: EEA Worker 5 years + 1 year permanent residence
(Permanent Residence Card obtained March 2010)
Method of application: Postal
Date posted: 4 May 2011 First Class Recorded
Date of receipt by UKBA: 10 May 2011
Date of debit of fees: 13 May 2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 18 May 2011
Date of receipt of approval: 12 September 2011
Date of Ceremony: 5 October 2011 (group ceremony)

Thanks to all!

Interim Updates: Called 4-5 times, the response was either:
'Undergoing initial checks',
'Has not been considered yet',
'Awaiting allocation;,
'In the queuing system',
eventually decided not to call again and got approval after another 3 weeks.
Last edited by daniash on Tue Oct 25, 2011 1:30 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Gott
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Post by Gott » Thu Sep 15, 2011 6:08 am

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 3yr spouse of BC
Method of application: NCS Westminster
Date of receipt by UKBA: 22 July 2011
Date of debit of fees: 8 August 2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 12 August 2011
Date of receipt of approval: 22 Sep 2011(dated 12 of Sep)
Date of ceremony:28 Sep

15th of September: called home office and was told that my case was allocated caseworker on 9th of September and in it's final stage.expect to hear within a couple of weeks!
19th of September: letter was send to you on Friday the 16th!))))
Westminster have ceremony 2 a week so was easy to book.
good luck everyone
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gd_chandrasekar
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Post by gd_chandrasekar » Wed Sep 21, 2011 12:05 pm

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5yr + 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS Hounslow
Date of receipt by UKBA:
Date of debit of fees: 21/09/2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 24/09/2011
Date of approval:14/10/2011
Date of receipt of approval:21/10/2011
Date of ceremony: 01/11/2011

I got it in almost 1 month, which is complete surprise to me.
Last edited by gd_chandrasekar on Tue Nov 01, 2011 4:09 pm, edited 5 times in total.

yemski
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Location: Manchester, UK

Post by yemski » Fri Sep 23, 2011 3:24 pm

Application Timeline

Eligibility criteria: 4 yrs + 1 yr ILR, married to BC
Method of application: NCS (Oldham)
Date of receipt by UKBA: 17/06/2011
Date of debit of fees: 28/06/2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Dated 29/06/2011
Date of receipt of approval: 24/09/2011 (Dated 19/09/2011) :D
Date of Ceremony: Booked for 12/10/2011 -

Interim Updates
7/09/2011: Called HO and was told waiting for allocation to a case worker.
21/09/2011: Called again and was told decision taken but letter not posted yet and lady told me to expect letter in 3-4 weeks.

Not sure the type of Q system used here as my cousin submitted his application on 27/06/2011 through NCS, manchester got his approval letter 11/08/2011
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amir167
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Application Timeline

Post by amir167 » Sat Sep 24, 2011 8:50 am

Application Timeline

Eligibility criteria: 4 yrs HSMP (JR) + 1 Yr ILR

Method of application: NCS (Sutton)
Date of application: 06 Sept 2011
Date of receipt by UKBA: 07 Sept 2011
Date of debit of fees: 12 Sept 2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 15 Sept 2011 (Dated 12/09/2011)
Date of receipt of approval: 28 Jan 2012 ( Dated 25/01/2012)
Date of Ceremony: pending
Last edited by amir167 on Sun Jan 29, 2012 2:09 pm, edited 1 time in total.

osteophytes
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Re: Application Timeline

Post by osteophytes » Sat Sep 24, 2011 6:09 pm

Eligibility criteria: 10 yrs + 1 year ILR

Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 09 Jun 2011
Date of receipt by UKBA: Not sure
Date of debit of fees: 24 Jun 2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 20 Jun 2011 (informing that payment was declined. Paid over telephone on 24 June 2011)
Date of receipt of approval: 24 Sep 2011
Date of Ceremony: 5th November 2011
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kkeyvann
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Citizenship

Post by kkeyvann » Mon Sep 26, 2011 8:41 pm

Date of Application: 06/06/11
Date of credit card: 13/06/2011
Date of Approval: 05/09/2011
Date of postal delivery: 13/09/2011
5 year HSMP and work permit + 1 year on PR
We were a couple
thansk everyone for your help.

chocho
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application timeline

Post by chocho » Tue Sep 27, 2011 9:18 am

Eligibility criteria: 2yr WP+ 2yr T1 + 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS Westminster
Date of receipt by UKBA: 22/07/11
Date of debit of fees: 09/08/11
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 13/08/11
Date of receipt of approval: 01/12/11 (dated 22/11/11)
Date of ceremony: 12/12/11

26/09: contacted HO and was told it is a matter of wait
04/10: contacted HO and was told it is in the queue
28/10: contacted HO and was told it is not under consideration yet, it's only a matter of luck
25/11: contacted HO and was told it is completed, letter printed today and should receive within next few days in 2nd class
29/11: contacted Council and was informed that approval letter has been received. Ceremony booked
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FFF
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Post by FFF » Sat Oct 01, 2011 8:55 am

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 3yr WP +2yr T2 + 1yr ILR with dependant
Method of application: POST
Date of receipt by UKBA 01/08/2011
Date of debit of fees: 18/08/2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 18/09/2011
Date of receipt of approval: 30/09/2011
Date of ceremony:pending

SamHoltz
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Post by SamHoltz » Tue Oct 04, 2011 9:24 pm

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 6 years Ancestry, 1 year ILTR
Method of application: NCS Sandwell Council, 15/07
Date of receipt by UKBA: Not sure
Date of debit of fees: Not sure
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 02/08
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

sedor21
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Application Timeline

Post by sedor21 » Wed Oct 05, 2011 5:21 am

Application Timeline
Eligibility Criteria: 2years married to BC
Method of application: Ncs Southwark
Date of application: 21 Sept 2011
Date of receipt by UKBA: 22 Sept 2011
Date of debit of fees: 04 Oct 2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:08 Oct 2011
Date of receipt of approval:04 Nov 2011(Dated 28/10/2011)
Date of Ceremony:08 Dec 2011
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bob1979
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Post by bob1979 » Wed Oct 05, 2011 6:36 pm

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: I am an EU citizen, lived in UK for 9 years
Method of application: NCS Camden 21 June
Date of receipt by UKBA: 23 June
Date of debit of fees: 04 July
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 06 July (Dated 01 July)
Date of receipt of approval: 05 Oct (dated 03 Oct)
Date of Ceremony: Will be booking a private ceremony for 12 October. Cost: £72


Woohoo, got my brown envelope at last!!!

ALTAY2011
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APLICATION TIMELINE

Post by ALTAY2011 » Sat Oct 08, 2011 4:48 am

Eligibility criteria: 4 YEARS+ 1yr ILR

Method of application: NCS NORTHAMPTON
07/10/2011

Date of receipt by UKBA:10/10/2011
Date of debit of fees: 27/10/2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 30/10/2011
Date of receipt of approval: 25/11/2011
Date of ceremony:21/12/2011
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harrys1234
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Post by harrys1234 » Sat Oct 08, 2011 11:23 am

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5 Yrs WP + 1 Yr ILR (2 Adults + 1 Child)
Method of application: NCS Redbridge 07/10/2011
Date of receipt by UKBA: 10/10/2011
Date of debit of fees: 28/10/2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 28/10/2011
Date of receipt of approval: 21/12/2011, letter dated 12/12/2011
Date of Ceremony: 11/01/2012
Last edited by harrys1234 on Thu Nov 03, 2011 12:56 pm, edited 2 times in total.

rzsattar
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Much talked brown envelops arrived!

Post by rzsattar » Sat Oct 08, 2011 6:10 pm

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 4 years HSMP(JR) + 1year ILR
Method of application: NCS Newham
Date of receipt by UKBA: 18/07/11
Date of debit of fees: 03/08/11
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 08/08/11
Date of receipt of approval: 08/10/11
Date of ceremony: Pending

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Post by tsotsi_300 » Sun Oct 09, 2011 11:13 pm

Eligibility criteria: Spouse of BC
Method of application: via attorney ( 20/09/2011 )
Date of receipt by UKBA: unknown
Date of debit of fees: 30/09/2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 4/10/11 dated 30/09/2011
Date of receipt of approval: 27/10/2011 dated 25/10/2011
Date of Ceremony:11/11/2011 ( Private £50)
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Miu
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Post by Miu » Mon Oct 10, 2011 9:59 am

Application Timeline

Eligibility criteria: 7years ancestry + 1year ILR
Method of application: NCS Brent
Date of application: 31/07/2011
Date of debit of fees: 19/08/2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 25/08/2011
Date of receipt of approval: 24/11/2011 dated 17/11!!!!
Date of ceremony: 13/12/2001, booked the next availible private one for 29/11!!
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winber
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Post by winber » Mon Oct 10, 2011 11:24 am

Eligibility criteria: WP + Highly Skilled + Tier 1 + ILR, 5 + 1 years
NCS or Postal – NCS
Date of submission or posting – Tue 16/08/2011
Date received by HO - Unknown
Date of debit of debit/credit card – Unknown
Date of receipt of acknowledgement – 30/08/2011 dated 29/08/2011
Date of receipt of approval - 8/10/2011, dated 29/09/2011
Date of Ceremony - Pending
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walesky28
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Post by walesky28 » Mon Oct 10, 2011 4:02 pm

Application Timeline

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years Family Member Of EEA (Retained Residency) + 1 Year Permanent Residency (Gained August 10th 2010)

Method of application: NCS Wycombe
Date Of NCS Appoinment: 12/08/2011
Date of Receipt by UKBA: 16/08/2011
Date of Debit of fees: 23/08/11
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 02/09/2011 (Dated 30/08/2011)
Date of Receipt of Approval: 07/10/11 (Dated 05/10/2011)
Date of ceremony: Initial Date For 9th November 2011 Given.
However, I prefer a private ceremony and have arranged one for Thursday 13/10/2011

So in all, from the date of application at the NCS to the Receipt Of Approval, it has taken 8 Weeks exactly.

No phonecalls made, and I didn't chase anything up. I was mentally prepared for a 3 month wait, so having the approval come in the post
(In a big, brown A4 envelope), over a month early was a pleasant suprise :-)

I suspect that Applications Made From August onwards are now being processed very quickly by the home office.

I also think that there is no ryhme or reason or pattern, so recent applications are being dumped on top of older ones and are being processed first, there being no order of priority for pre-August applications. Also, I don't think Nationality affects the timelines, it's just the luck of the draw, really

So almost there. Good luck everyone with the struggle.
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Post by leeselle15 » Mon Oct 10, 2011 4:31 pm

Applied thru ncs camden
Date of application 01 june 2011
date received by ukba 02 june
Money debitted 09 june 2011
acknowledgmnt letter 10 june
Date of receipt of approval 06 sept
Private ceremony 14 sept 2011

Spring2011
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Post by Spring2011 » Tue Oct 11, 2011 9:26 pm

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5yr WP + 1yr ILR (Joint)
Method of application: NCS (Camden)
Date of submission to NCS: 25/08/2011
Date of receipt by UKBA: 27/08/2011
Date of debit of fees: 07/09/2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 10/09/2011 (dated 05/09/2011)
Date of receipt of congratulations letter from council: 11/10/2011
Date of receipt of approval: 12/10/2011 (dated 05/10/2011)
Date of Ceremony: 20/12/2011 (Private Ceremony: 17/10/2011 - Cost £72)
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