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April 2013 - Naturalisation application timeline

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April 2013 - Naturalisation application timeline

Post by ibroxy » Thu Apr 04, 2013 8:40 pm

Time to kick off applications for April!

Use the format bellow;

Eligibility criteria:
Method of application:
Date of application:
Date of receipt by UKBA:
Date of acknowledgement :
Date of debit of fees:
Date of approval:
Date of Ceremony:
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Post by drzeevoh73 » Thu Apr 04, 2013 9:55 pm

Eligibility Criteria : 2Yrs HSMP/3Yrs Tier 1/ 1 Yr ILR
Method of Application : NCS Manchester
Date of Application : 02/April/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA : 03/April/2013 ( Royal Mail Tracking Service ).
Date of Debt of Fees : 10/April/2013
Date of Acknowledgement : 10/April/2013 ( Received on 12/04/2013).
Date of Approval : 15/June/2013 ( Dated 06/June/2013 )
Date of Ceremony : 19/June/2013

Very Very happy. Its been a long wait but its over by the Grace of God. :D
Best of Luck to all who are waiting for their approval.
And Thanks a Lot Guys for helping me through this process.
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Re: April 2013 - Naturalisation application timeline

Post by sihamjehjouh » Tue Apr 09, 2013 12:11 pm

Eligibility criteria: EEA National 5 years + 1 Year. Without PR card and in the UK since 2004, exercising Treaty Rights.
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 28 March 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 3 April 2013
Date of acknowledgement : TBC
Date of debit of fees: 08 April 2013
Date of approval: TBC
Date of Ceremony: TBC

Good luck to all

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Post by GD78 » Tue Apr 09, 2013 1:27 pm

Eligibility criteria: Married to British citizen
Method of application: NCS Westminster
Date of application: 9/4/13
Date of receipt by UKBA: 10/4/13
Date of acknowledgement : n/a
Date of debit of fees: 18/4/13
Date of approval: n/a
Date of Ceremony:n/a
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Post by awdrys1 » Tue Apr 09, 2013 5:04 pm

Eligibility criteria: 10 years residency
Method of application: postal(payment send by cheque)
Date of application: 02/04/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: n/a
Date of acknowledgement : n/a
Date of debit of fees: 18/04/2013
Date of approval: 17/05/2013
Date of Ceremony:
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abit sceptic about outcome of my application

Post by warren899 » Wed Apr 10, 2013 4:52 pm

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + ILE
Method of application: postal Date of application: 04/04/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA:5/4/13 tracked royal mail
Date of acknowledgement :
Date of debit of fees:
Date of approval:
Date of Ceremony:

Am worried abit as i have no passport,i lost my UFF visa document and all i sent was a police report and some letters from gp,employers and mp to supprt my application.wat do u think?

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Update of Journey

Post by the matrix » Thu Apr 11, 2013 2:18 pm

Eligibility criteria: 1 year WP +1 yr HSMP + 3 yrs Tier 1 + 1 yr ILR

Method of application: NCS Newham
Date of application: 3/4/13
Date of receipt by UKBA: 4/4/13
Date of debit of fees: 11/4/13
Date of acknowledgement : 11/4/13
Date of approval: 8/5/13
Date of Ceremony:9/7/13
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Post by Aborigine » Thu Apr 11, 2013 10:24 pm

Hello Folks ,

Eligibility criteria: Married to A British citizen 2 Years + 1 Year ILR
Method of application: Post (Special Delivery + Special delivery return)
Date of application: 02/04/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 03/04/2013 (I checked Royal Mail website and tracked the number)
Date of debit of fees: 10/04/2013 (I checked my bank account online)
Date of acknowledgement : n/a
Date of approval: n/a
Date of Ceremony: n/a

As soon as i hear anything new i will update my status.
Good luck to everyone waiting.

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Post by Aborigine » Fri Apr 12, 2013 10:55 am

Hi Folks ,
An update this morning.


Eligibility criteria: Married to A British citizen 2 Years + 1 Year ILR
Method of application: Post (Special Delivery + Special delivery return)
Date of application: 02/04/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 03/04/2013 (I checked Royal Mail website and tracked the number)
Date of debit of fees: 10/04/2013 (I checked my bank account online)
Date of acknowledgement : 12/04/2013 (A Letter came this morning to my residential address confirming debit of fees , Application form and my documents received by UKBA )
Date of approval: n/a
Date of Ceremony: n/a

Acknowledgement letter came with the wrong spelling of my last name.
And i sent an e-mail to FurtherNationalityEnquiries@ukba.gsi.gov.uk
To avoid this causing problems on subsequent documents and certificates.
All the necessary info and contact details are written in the Acknowledgement letter.


As soon as i hear anything new i will update my status.
Good luck to everyone waiting.

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Re: April 2013 - Naturalisation application timeline

Post by sihamjehjouh » Fri Apr 12, 2013 1:07 pm

sihamjehjouh wrote:Eligibility criteria: EEA National 5 years + 1 Year.

UPDATES


Without PR card and in the UK since 2004, exercising Treaty Rights.
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 28 March 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 3 April 2013
Date of acknowledgement : 10 April 2013 (letter dated 06/04/2013)
Date of debit of fees: 08 April 2013
Date of approval: TBC
Date of Ceremony: TBC

Good luck to all

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Re: abit sceptic about outcome of my application

Post by warren899 » Fri Apr 12, 2013 6:47 pm

[quote="warren899"]Eligibility criteria: 5 years + ILE
Method of application: postal Date of application: 04/04/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA:5/4/13 tracked royal mail
Date of acknowledgement : 16/4/13 dated 12/4/13
Date of debit of fees:12/4/13,hopefully somethings been done
Date of approval:
Date of Ceremony:

Am worried abit as i have no passport,i lost my UFF visa document and all i sent was a police report and some letters from gp,employers and mp to supprt my application.wat do u think?[/quote],
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Application timeline

Post by bristol81 » Tue Apr 16, 2013 8:09 am

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: Spouse of BC+ 2 Children
Method of application: Special delivery
Date of Application-04/04/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 05/04/2013
Date of debit of fees: 12/04/2013
Date of receipt of Ack- 18/04/2013
Date of Approval- 04/05/2013 received on 08/05/2013
Date of Cermony-tbc

Good luck to those waiting.
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timeline

Post by hiralisha » Tue Apr 16, 2013 4:28 pm

Eligibility criteria: (4yrs) + 1 yr ILR
Method of application: Special delivery post office
Date application sent: 9 April 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 10 April 2013
Date of debit of fees: 13 April 2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: dated 13 April (received 16/04/2013)
Date of receipt of approval: n/a
Date of Ceremony: n/a
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Re: timeline

Post by GD78 » Wed Apr 17, 2013 7:58 am

hiralisha wrote:Eligibility criteria: (4yrs) + 1 yr ILR
Method of application: Special delivery post office
Date application sent: 9 April 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 10 April 2013
Date of debit of fees: 13 April 2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 13 April received (19/04/2013)
Date of receipt of approval: n/a
Date of Ceremony: n/a
The date in bold is dated in the future...is this correct?

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Post by GD78 » Thu Apr 18, 2013 11:53 am

GD78 wrote:Eligibility criteria: Married to British citizen
Method of application: NCS Westminster
Date of application: 9/4/13
Date of receipt by UKBA: 10/4/13
Date of acknowledgement : n/a
Date of debit of fees: 18/4/13 (balance earmarked in account)
Date of approval: n/a
Date of Ceremony:n/a

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Post by Mrs Azad » Fri Apr 19, 2013 7:45 am

The application is for my husband -

Eligibility criteria: ILR - Married to BC, 1 child
Method of application: NCS Hatfield
Date of application: 22/03/13
Date of receipt by UKBA: 05/04/13
Date of acknowledgement : 09/04/13
Date of debit of fees: 11/04/13
Date of approval: TBC
Date of Ceremony: TBC

Good luck to all!

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Post by ibroxy » Tue Apr 23, 2013 2:18 pm

Eligibility criteria: 2yr hsmp +3yr Tier 1 +1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS Hatfield
Date of application: 19/04/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 24/04/2013
Date of acknowledgement : 3/05/2013 (dated 27/04/2013)
Date of debit of fees: 27/04/2013
Date of approval: 23/05/2013 (received on 30/05/2013)
Date of Ceremony: 28/06/2013
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Post by GD78 » Wed Apr 24, 2013 8:25 am

GD78 wrote:Eligibility criteria: Married to British citizen
Method of application: NCS Westminster
Date of application: 9/4/13
Date of receipt by UKBA: 10/4/13
Date of acknowledgement : recvd 23/4/13 (dated 18/4/13)
Date of debit of fees: 18/4/13
Date of approval: n/a
Date of Ceremony:n/a

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Post by hiralisha » Wed Apr 24, 2013 11:18 pm

GD78 wrote:
GD78 wrote:Eligibility criteria: Married to British citizen
Method of application: NCS Westminster
Date of application: 9/4/13
Date of receipt by UKBA: 10/4/13
Date of acknowledgement : recvd 23/4/13 (dated 18/4/13)
Date of debit of fees: 18/4/13
Date of approval: n/a
Date of Ceremony:n/a
[/



Same date of application as mine. Should update what is happening at each side

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Post by johnwray29 » Thu Apr 25, 2013 12:05 pm

Eligibility criteria: 5 yrs + 1 yr ILR
Method of application: NCS Liverpool
Date of application: 17/04/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 18/04/2013
Date of acknowledgement : 26/04/2013 dated 23/04/2013
Date of debit of fees from Bank: 25/04/2013
Date of approval: ?
Date of Ceremony: ?
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Post by GD78 » Fri Apr 26, 2013 7:37 am

hiralisha wrote:
GD78 wrote:
GD78 wrote:Eligibility criteria: Married to British citizen
Method of application: NCS Westminster
Date of application: 9/4/13
Date of receipt by UKBA: 10/4/13
Date of acknowledgement : recvd 23/4/13 (dated 18/4/13)
Date of debit of fees: 18/4/13
Date of approval: n/a
Date of Ceremony:n/a
[/



Same date of application as mine. Should update what is happening at each side
Yes indeed :)
Hope we all get our approvals soon!

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Post by jko » Fri Apr 26, 2013 8:40 am

Eligibility criteria: 14yrs long residence + married to naturalised BC
Method of application: NCS Wandsworth (£45.00)
Date of application: 22/04/13
Date of receipt by UKBA: 23/04/13
Date of debit of fees: 26/04/13
Date of acknowledgement: received on 03/05/13 dated 26/04/13
Date of approval:06/06/13 dated 29/05/13
Date of ceremony: tba

I am very pleased I received my approval letter today, the letter advised me to contact my local authority within 21 days of the date on the letter to book my ceremony. I wish those still waiting best of luck.
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Post by rumee007 » Sat Apr 27, 2013 1:47 pm

Eligibility criteria: 10 YRS Long Residency + 1 YR ILR
Method of application: NCS LUTON
Date of application: 25/04/13
Date of receipt by UKBA: 26/04/13
Date of acknowledgement : TBA
Date of debit of fees: TBA
Date of approval: TBA
Date of Ceremony:TBA

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Post by Axolotl » Sun Apr 28, 2013 3:31 pm

Eligibility criteria: Spouse of BC 11 years + 10 year ILR
Method of application: Post (special next day delivery)
Date of application: 16/04/13
Date of receipt by UKBA: 17/04/13
Date of acknowledgement : 26/04/13
Date of debit of fees: 22/04/13
Received everything back today (16/05/13), asked to re-sign and re-date the application for as I wasn't in the country on the day of application 3 years ago. A big mistake on my part but nice of them to let me continue with my application. They included a fast track return envelope to send application back and avoid waiting. Hope it goes through now.
Date of approval: 23/05/13
Date of Ceremony: 05/07/13
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Post by Appy » Sun Apr 28, 2013 7:56 pm

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: MARRIED TO BRITISH CITIZEN
METHOD OF APPLICATION: NCS BARKING
DATE OF APPLICATION: 05/04/13
DATE OF RECEIPT BY UKBA: 08/04/13
DATE OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT: 12/04/13
DATE OF DEBIT OF FEES: 18/04/13
DATE OF APPROVAL: RECEIVED 10/05/13
DATE OF CEREMONY:13/05/13

Hi guys, I applied for my passport on 13/05, same day as my ceremony, and am pleased to say that I recieved my passport on 29/05. This marks the end of a very very long journey. Good luck to all those still waiting.
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