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

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ta9157
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Post by ta9157 » Mon Dec 03, 2012 4:38 pm

Eligibility criteria: EEA 8 yrs (EEA2 in 2006)
Method of application: NCS (Haringey)
Date of application: 3/12/2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: N/A
Date of debit of fees: 17/12/2012 (paid by cheque)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 11/12/2012
Date of receipt of approval: pending
Date of Ceremony: pending
Last edited by ta9157 on Mon Dec 17, 2012 6:00 pm, edited 1 time in total.

hd
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MyTimeline

Post by hd » Mon Dec 03, 2012 7:15 pm

Eligibility criteria: 3yr spouse of BC + ILR
Method of application: NCS
Date of Application: 1/11/2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 6/11/2012
Date of debit of fees: 8/11/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Nil
Date of Approval: 28/11/2012
Date of receipt of approval: 3/12/2012
Date of Ceremony: 19/12/2012
Last edited by hd on Thu Dec 20, 2012 2:44 pm, edited 1 time in total.

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Post by r0cks » Wed Dec 05, 2012 3:12 pm

Eligibility criteria: HSMP 5 years + 1 Year ILR
Method of application: NCS - Eastbourne
Date of Application: 21/11/2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 23/11/2012
Date of debit of fees: 03/12/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement letter: 05/12/2012 (dated 01/12/2012)
Date of receipt of approval: 09/01/2013 (dated 03/01/2013)
Date of Ceremony: 23/01/2013
Last edited by r0cks on Sun Jan 13, 2013 8:59 am, edited 2 times in total.

miyako989
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British Citizenship

Post by miyako989 » Wed Dec 05, 2012 6:11 pm

Application Timeline
Family Application: Spouse of BC (AN) and Child (MN1)
Eligibility criteria: 1 year student + 2 year Spouse of BC + 2 months ILR
Method of application: Postal (Special Delivery) 10 October 2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 11 October 2012 according to Royal Mail Tracking
Date of debit of fees: n/a
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 23 October 2012 ( dated 18 October 2012)
Date of receipt of approval: 02 November 2012 ( dated 30 October 2012)
Date of Ceremony: 28 November 2012

seputus
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Timeline

Post by seputus » Thu Dec 06, 2012 4:04 pm

Joint application
Eligibility criteria: (5 year residence [EEA] + 1 ILR)
Method of application: NCS Hammersmith
Date of Application : 30/10/12
Date of debit of fees: 03/11/12
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 09/11/12
Date of receipt of approval: 06/12/12 dated 26/11/12
Date of Ceremony: 11/12/12

mo_jo
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Post by mo_jo » Thu Dec 06, 2012 9:49 pm

Eligibility criteria: 3 Years, married to a BC
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 16 November 2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 20 November 2012
Date of debit of fees: 28 November 2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 01 December 2012 (Letter dated 28 November 2012)
Date of receipt of approval: 28 January 2013 ( Letter dated 21 January 2013 )
Date of Ceremony: 09 March 2013
Last edited by mo_jo on Sat Mar 09, 2013 11:07 am, edited 1 time in total.

sarwar74
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BC

Post by sarwar74 » Fri Dec 07, 2012 7:22 pm

Eligibility criteria:6 years EEA +1yr PR
Method of application:NCS Sandwell
Date of receipt by UKBA: 27-11-12
Date of debit of fees: 07-12-12
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: TBC
Date of receipt of approval: TBC
Date of Ceremony:TBC



This timeline is for my wife

raj221003
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Naturalisation Timeline

Post by raj221003 » Fri Dec 07, 2012 8:05 pm

Eligibility : HSMP 5 years+1 year ILR
Method of Application : NCS (Brent)
Date of Application: 16/11/12
Date of receipt by UKBA : 19/11/12
Date of Debit of fee : 27/11/12
Date of receipt of Acknowledgement : 29/11/12 (Dated 28/11/12)
Date of Approval : Waiting
Date of Ceremony : Waiting

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Post by barnaby » Fri Dec 07, 2012 9:06 pm

Eligibility criteria: Spouse of BC, ILR 2 years, 11 years in UK.
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 4/4/2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 5/4/2012
Date of debit of fees: 15/4/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 19/4/2012 (dated 15/4/2012)
Date of receipt of approval: 7/12/2012 (dated 4/12/2012)
Date of Ceremony: 6/2/2013
Last edited by barnaby on Wed Feb 06, 2013 9:43 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Edikleo
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Naturalisation timeline

Post by Edikleo » Sat Dec 08, 2012 1:54 pm

Eligibility criteria: (wp4yr+1yr tier2 general)=5yr + 1yr ILR;
Method of application: NCS (lewisham ) 02/11/12
Date of receipt by UKBA: 05/11/12
Date of debit of fees: 08/11/12
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 08/11/12
Date of receipt of approval: 08/12/12 Dated 02/12/12
Date of Ceremony: tbc
:D

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Post by seanjoe » Sun Dec 09, 2012 4:38 pm

Application: Joint
Eligibility criteria: 5 Years, 1 YR WP + 4 YRS HSMP/Tier 1
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 19 November 2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 22 November 2012
Date of debit of fees: 03 December 2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 04 December 2012 (Letter dated 03 December 2012)
Date of receipt of approval: pending
Date of Ceremony: pending
sean

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Post by mlove » Mon Dec 10, 2012 12:21 pm

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: Ancestry Certificate
Method of application: NCS (Harrogate)
Date of application: 1 November 2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 2 November 2012
Date of debit of fees: 2 November
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 9 November 2012
Date of receipt of approval: December 3, 2012 ( received December 10 )
Date of Ceremony:December 12, 2012 ( private ceremony )
Last edited by mlove on Wed Dec 12, 2012 10:16 pm, edited 1 time in total.

abimmigrate
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Naturalisation application timeline - Nov 2012

Post by abimmigrate » Mon Dec 10, 2012 2:37 pm

Joint Application : Family - Husband + Wife + 2 child

Eligibility criteria: HSMP(Judicial Review -5 Years) + 1 year 3 Months ILR
Method of application: NCS (Redbridge)
Date of application: 15 November 2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 16 November 2012
Date of debit of fees: 20 November 2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 23 November 2012 (Dated 22 November 2012)
Date of receipt of approval: pending...
Date of Ceremony: pending...

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Post by nervous » Mon Dec 10, 2012 4:18 pm

Joint Application : Family - Husband + Wife + 1 child

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Work Permit + 1 year ILR
Method of application: NCS (Ealing)
Date of application: 17 November 2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 20 November 2012 (per Royal Mail Tracking)
Date of debit of fees: 11 December 2012 (cheque)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 7 December 2012 (Dated 4 December 2012)
Date of receipt of approval: 7 Janaury 2013 (dated 31 December 2012). received a letter from council stating application was approved on 4 January 2013.
Date of Ceremony: 12 January 2012 (private)
Last edited by nervous on Wed Jan 09, 2013 5:36 pm, edited 1 time in total.

ruthie
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Post by ruthie » Tue Dec 11, 2012 2:20 pm

Eligibility criteria: HSMP(Judicial Review -5 Years) + 1 Year ILR
Method of application: NCS (Colchester)
Date of application: 4 Dec 2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 5 Dec 2012
Date of debit of fees: 11 Dec 2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 15 Dec 2012(dated 11 Dec 2012)
Date of receipt of approval: 17 Jan 2013(dated 8 Jan 2013)
Date of Ceremony: 13 Feb 2013
Last edited by ruthie on Fri Jan 18, 2013 11:22 am, edited 3 times in total.

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Post by Dimplez1 » Tue Dec 11, 2012 11:22 pm

Eligibity Criteria: 10yrs long stay plus 1 yr ILR
Method of Application- Solicitor post
Date of Application- 28/10/12
Date Received by UKBA- 30/10/12
Date of Debit of fees- 3/11/12
Date of receipt of Approval - 10/12/12 Approved -28/11/12
Date of Ceremony- 14/12/12(private)

:D I thank God this immigration journey is finally over!!! Its been a long 11yrs plus..And to the creators of this group and its moderators God keep blessing you all, youve comforted a lot of people.

oh by the way I tried calling my council with the number given to book my ceremony it rings and rings to a voice mail my cousin told me to just call the council and complain that I have been calling since thursday last week and ive left messages no reply, i got put immediately to sum1 who apologised and booked my ceremony (lol I only started calling yesterday).. so for those of you with lewisham council ...thanx...Best of luck to every one..patience it would come through :wink:

Akky2000us
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Naturilasation

Post by Akky2000us » Wed Dec 12, 2012 6:29 am

Docterror wrote:My final post-

Application Timeline :
Eligibility criteria: 5 Years Family member of EEA national (Automatic PR)
Method of application: NCS Stockport
Date of application: 6th June 2011
Date of debit of fees: 15th June 2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 27th June 2011
Date of receipt of approval: 14th October 2011 dated 3rd October 2011
Date of Ceremony: 16 November 2011 (Public)
Hi docterror, I just received my PR last month as family member of EEA national and my spouse and myself(as non Eeu )have been exersice treaty right in UK for 5 .5 yrs .. Could pls tell me if I can apply for naturalisation now without waiting till Nov . 2013 or our 6yrs marriage which is July 2013 . Thanks

Akky2000us
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Re: Naturilasation

Post by Akky2000us » Wed Dec 12, 2012 6:36 am

Akky2000us wrote:
Docterror wrote:My final post-

Application Timeline :
Eligibility criteria: 5 Years Family member of EEA national (Automatic PR)
Method of application: NCS Stockport
Date of application: 6th June 2011
Date of debit of fees: 15th June 2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 27th June 2011
Date of receipt of approval: 14th October 2011 dated 3rd October 2011
Date of Ceremony: 16 November 2011 (Public)
Hi everyone , just received my PR last month as family member of EEA national and my spouse and myself(as non Eeu )have been exersice treaty right in UK for 5 .5 yrs .. Could pls tell me if I can apply for naturalisation now without waiting till Nov . 2013 or our 6yrs marriage which is July 2013 .
I will appreciate anyone with sincerely and correct information about my question .


Thanks

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Re: Naturilasation

Post by nmbd » Wed Dec 12, 2012 11:48 am

Akky2000us wrote:
Akky2000us wrote:
Docterror wrote:My final post-

Application Timeline :
Eligibility criteria: 5 Years Family member of EEA national (Automatic PR)
Method of application: NCS Stockport
Date of application: 6th June 2011
Date of debit of fees: 15th June 2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 27th June 2011
Date of receipt of approval: 14th October 2011 dated 3rd October 2011
Date of Ceremony: 16 November 2011 (Public)
Hi everyone , just received my PR last month as family member of EEA national and my spouse and myself(as non Eeu )have been exersice treaty right in UK for 5 .5 yrs .. Could pls tell me if I can apply for naturalisation now without waiting till Nov . 2013 or our 6yrs marriage which is July 2013 .
I will appreciate anyone with sincerely and correct information about my question .


Thanks
I got BC based on the marriage date but it did take 3 months and 2 days compare to some others within 6-8 weeks!

Short answer is yes you can apply based on your marriage date.

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Post by spoiled brat » Wed Dec 12, 2012 3:17 pm

Eligibility criteria: long residence and 1 yr ILR
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 11 October 2012
Received by UKBA: 12 October 2012
Date of debit of fees: 17 October
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 22 October (dated 17th)
Date of receipt of approval: 12/12/12 (dated 7th/12/12)
Date of Ceremony:

Akky2000us
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Re: Naturilasation

Post by Akky2000us » Thu Dec 13, 2012 2:54 am

nmbd wrote:
Akky2000us wrote:
Akky2000us wrote:
Docterror wrote:My final post-

Application Timeline :
Eligibility criteria: 5 Years Family member of EEA national (Automatic PR)
Method of application: NCS Stockport
Date of application: 6th June 2011
Date of debit of fees: 15th June 2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 27th June 2011
Date of receipt of approval: 14th October 2011 dated 3rd October 2011
Date of Ceremony: 16 November 2011 (Public)
Hi everyone , just received my PR last month as family member of EEA national and my spouse and myself(as non Eeu )have been exersice treaty right in UK for 5 .5 yrs .. Could pls tell me if I can apply for naturalisation now



without waiting till Nov . 2013 or our 6yrs marriage which is July 2013 .









Hi nmbd, thank you For acknowledge and comment , i rally appreciatie it bit My question is that did you already have PR b4 you applied For BC and when u applied For BC ,your marriage date was it 5 or 6 years.
I will appreciate anyone with sincerely and correct information about my
question .

Look forward to hearing From you .

Akky2000us


Thanks
I got BC based on the marriage date but it did take 3 months and 2 days compare to some others within 6-8 weeks!

Short answer is yes you can apply based on your marriage date.

Alex_Sashas
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Post by Alex_Sashas » Thu Dec 13, 2012 8:23 am

Naturalisation:
Date of Naturalization Application: 14 Sep 2012 (National Checking Service)
Date of Naturalization Fees blocked: 20 Sep 2012
Date of Naturalization Fees debited: : 22 Sep 2012
Date of confirmation letter receipt by me: 27 Sep 2012
Date of invitation to Ceremony receipt by me: 23 Nov 2012 (dated 17 Nov 2012)
Date of citizenship ceremony: 29 Nov 2012 (private ceremony. First available general ceremony was in January)

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Application Timeline

Post by imageo25 » Thu Dec 13, 2012 10:01 am

Eligibility criteria: 10yr + 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS (Edinburgh)
Date of Application: 7/12/12
Date of receipt by UKBA: 10/12/12
Date of debit of fees: 09/01/13 (by Cheque)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 22/12/12
Date of receipt of approval: 02/02/2013 (date received - 14/02/2013 )
Date of Ceremony: Private (booked)

Thank you to all the members and moderators of this amazing forum and good luck to all applicants still awaiting approval.

I'm over the moon!
Last edited by imageo25 on Fri Feb 15, 2013 8:08 pm, edited 5 times in total.

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Post by ThunderBolt67 » Thu Dec 13, 2012 1:41 pm

Eligibility criteria: 10 Years Long Residence + 1 year ILR
Method of application: NCS Leeds
Date of application : 24th Oct 2012
Date Payment Taken: 30th Nov 2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 2nd Nov 2012 (Dated 30th Oct 2012)
Date of receipt of approval: 30/11/2012 dated 27/11/2012
Date of Ceremony: 10/12/2012 Private. Leeds Council

Good Luck to Everyone Else!!

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Post by mba » Thu Dec 13, 2012 5:46 pm

Eligibility : WP+HSMP+Tier1 =5 years+1 year ILR
Method of Application : NCS
Date of Application: 3/12/12
Date of receipt by UKBA : 4/12/12
Date of Debit of fee : 10/12/12
Date of receipt of Acknowledgement : 15/12/2012 (Dated 10/12/2012)
Date of Approval : Waiting
Date of Ceremony : Waiting
Last edited by mba on Mon Dec 17, 2012 9:30 am, edited 1 time in total.

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