Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

Basis of: HSMP ( JR) +Tier1 + 1 yr ILR
Method of application: NCS Camden
Date of application: 20/03/13
Date of receipt by UKBA: 21/03/2013
Date of debit of fees: 28/03/2013
Date of acknowledgement :29/03/2013, recd: 06/04/2013
Date of approval: TBC

Feeling nervous as some of the fellows already for it applied before or after me and have received the response. I am wondering how to find out what is going on with the application....

sys_sagar wrote:Basis of: HSMP ( JR) +Tier1 + 1 yr ILR
Method of application: NCS Camden
Date of application: 20/03/13
Date of receipt by UKBA: 21/03/2013
Date of debit of fees: 28/03/2013
Date of acknowledgement :29/03/2013, recd: 06/04/2013
Date of approval: TBC

Feeling nervous as some of the fellows already for it applied before or after me and have received the response. I am wondering how to find out what is going on with the application....

Same here buddy, I applied on 12 March and no acknowledgement letter even.

HSMP9999 wrote:

sys_sagar wrote:Basis of: HSMP ( JR) +Tier1 + 1 yr ILR
Method of application: NCS Camden
Date of application: 20/03/13
Date of receipt by UKBA: 21/03/2013
Date of debit of fees: 28/03/2013
Date of acknowledgement :29/03/2013, recd: 06/04/2013
Date of approval: TBC

Feeling nervous as some of the fellows already for it applied before or after me and have received the response. I am wondering how to find out what is going on with the application....

Same here buddy, I applied on 12 March and no acknowledgement letter even.

I am also in the same situation. Applied on 14-MAR-2013 (Postal), got the ack. letter on 27th (dated 20th). No further progress so far.

Same here buddy, I applied on 07th March and ack 21st march nothing heard any thing might be our caseworker are same bluddy lazy[/quote]

is anybody applied from NCS Eastbourne

Me too. Perhaps the delay is due to the surge of applications for people trying to avoid the increase of fees. Strange though that those who have applied later than me are already getting their approvals.

please dont keep crying some one just apply 20 days ago complaine.and say way not get any thing yet i did apply on 01.02.2013 i still waiting please dont kill time line by use less info just wait till your post arrive

Patience, my friends, is a virtue. UKBA also clearly say this in their guidance and forms. Panicking and worrying is bad for health.

Eligibility criteria: 5yrs + ILR
Method of application: NCS (Westminster)
Date of application: 15/03/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 18/03/2013
Date of debit of fees:24/03/2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: dated: 24/03/2013 (sunday!)
Date of receipt of approval: 23/04/2013 dated (18/04/2013)
Date of Ceremony:25/04/2013 (private ceremony £110)

Best of luck for all of you guys.

Eligibility criteria: 5 yrs (WP) + 1 yr ILR
Method of application: NCS
Date of receipt by UKBA: 28/03/2013
Date of debit of fees: 02/04/2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 03/04/2013
Date of receipt of approval: 20/04/2013 dated 13/04/2013
Date of Ceremony: 06/06/2013

Hi Boys and Girls

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 to my residential address confirming debit of fees , Application form and my documents received by UKBA )
Return of documens: n/a
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.

By the way i have taken up smoking again while i am waiting i am enjoying my cigarette . As soon as i hear anything new i will update my status.
Good luck to everyone waiting.

Has anyone received a letter from their council of choice inviting them to a citizenship ceremony BEFORE getting an approval/invitation letter from the Home Office or never getting one from the Home Office? If yes, how did you contact the Home Office to get the letter?

spike_UK wrote:

ukforever wrote:

perazzo81 wrote:Eligibility criteria: EEA PR(5yr) + 1 yr
Method of application: NCS (Tower Hamlets)
Date of application: 07/03/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 08/03/2013
Date of acknowledgement: 13/03/2013 received 18/03/2013
Date of debit of fees: 13/03/2013
Date of approval: 06/04/2013 received 10/04/2013
Date of ceremony 10/04/13 2:30pm


ps.: I received my letter, called the council for a private ceremony, got it today!!!! I'm already a British Citizen!!!! so fast!!!!

LUCKY BASTARD... congrats,very happy for u.

Hi perazzo81 Congratulations. Can you please tell me what exactly you sent with your application? as on February I need to apply for BC based on PR+1year as a non EEA. Also do you have to send anything from your spouse EEA or not?
Many thanks

Hi,

I sent my PR card, passport, few p60/p45 covering 5 years residency, Life uk test, and thats it, I'm the EEA , so I didn't sent anything from my wife!!!

good luck!!!

Eligibility criteria: MN1(UK Born child) parents got ILR 10 yrs Long Residence

Method of application: Post - Special Delivery
Date of receipt by UKBA: 25/04/2013

Date of debit of fees: will update later cos paid by credit card
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: waiting
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Fee paid: £673 (child under 18 (5 yrs old) no ceremony needed

Preacher wrote:Thank you, ijaz.khanz, for clarification.

Regarding ceremonty: we called a register office today and were offered two options: either to wait 5 weeks for a public ceremony or to book a private one. We desided to go for a private one, as we can have it this week, on Wednesday, 24th April.

I cannot believe it all happens so quickly, especially comparing it to our last year waiting for ILR - I waited then for long 6 months.

Congratulation,
Just a quick question,
Did you paid the ceremony fee for your childrens (i.e £80) cos i just applied for my son's MN1 form and didnt paid the ceremony fee as it mentioned its only required when children turned 18 during application and my son is 5 years old. wasnt sure
if you could provide the info please?

Hi everyone,

I have one question and it is related to people who has lived in the UK based on refuge status. Where in the UKBA site says for naturalisation one must wait 12 months after their ILR. The residential requirement in the eligibility criteria is been living in the UK for 5 years........ as stated in the link below

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/briti ... uirements/

During 2010 to 2012, several people who i personally know got their naturalisation successfully straight after having ILR and never waited for 12 months. They all applied within months after getting their ILR. But all of these people had lived in the UK for more than 5 years without any status (waiting on their asylum application to be accepted). They were all from the legacy cases...


In my case, i have been living in the UK for almost 10 years as an asylum seeker. My application was accepted after 5 years of waiting and just recently received the ILR. Now, i am thinking of applying without waiting for another 1 year.

Can anyone please direct me to a place where it clearly states that 12 months wait is required after having the ILR. Or is there anyone here in similar situation as me or knows someone that recently applied for naturalisation without waiting for 12 months?

Thanks for reading this and any feedbacks will be appreciated. A great thread and hope i am not off topic

yes86 wrote:Hi everyone,

I have one question and it is related to people who has lived in the UK based on refuge status. Where in the UKBA site says for naturalisation one must wait 12 months after their ILR. The residential requirement in the eligibility criteria is been living in the UK for 5 years........ as stated in the link below

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/briti ... uirements/

During 2010 to 2012, several people who i personally know got their naturalisation successfully straight after having ILR and never waited for 12 months. They all applied within months after getting their ILR. But all of these people had lived in the UK for more than 5 years without any status (waiting on their asylum application to be accepted). They were all from the legacy cases...


In my case, i have been living in the UK for almost 10 years as an asylum seeker. My application was accepted after 5 years of waiting and just recently received the ILR. Now, i am thinking of applying without waiting for another 1 year.

Can anyone please direct me to a place where it clearly states that 12 months wait is required after having the ILR. Or is there anyone here in similar situation as me or knows someone that recently applied for naturalisation without waiting for 12 months?

Thanks for reading this and any feedbacks will be appreciated. A great thread and hope i am not off topic

Yes86, you are off topic here as this is a timeline thread, not a naturalisation eligibility thread. But I will still attempt to answer your question. In the same link that you provided in your thread, if you scroll down the page and read the 'Immigration Time Restrictions', it clearly states that 'You must be free from immigration time restrictions when you apply for naturalisation. Unless you are married to or the civil partner of a British citizen, you should have been free from immigration time restrictions during the last 12 months of the residential qualifying period.' What this implies is that for you to be free from immigration controls for the last 12 months, you should have had ILR during the last 12 months. ILR is the only status before citizenship that makes you free from immigration controls. The interpretation is not explicit, but implicit.

Application Timeline


Eligibility criteria: MARRIED TO BC + ilr
Method of application: or Postal
Date of receipt by UKBA: 02/04/2013
Date of debit of fees: 07/04/2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 12/04/2013
Date of receipt of approval: 02/05/2013
Date of Ceremony:waiting for invitation letter

Eligibility criteria:EEA and non EEA family member (joint) 5 years +1year PR
Method of application: Postal
Date of receipt by UKBA: 21/03/13
Date of debit of fees: 26/03/13
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 03/04/13 dated 26/03/13
Date of receipt of approval: 20/04/13 dated 18/04/13
Date of Ceremony: 24/05/13

MARIO77 wrote:Eligibility criteria:EEA and non EEA family member (joint) 5 years +1year PR
Method of application: Postal
Date of receipt by UKBA: 21/03/13
Date of debit of fees: 26/03/13
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 03/04/13 dated 26/03/13
Date of receipt of approval: 20/04/13 dated 18/04/13
Date of Ceremony: 24/05/13

congrates mario77
quick question do u get ur approval via special delivery or normal

Basis of: HSMP ( JR) +Tier1 + 1 yr ILR
Method of application: by post
Date of application: 22/03/13
Date of receipt by UKBA: 25/03/2013
Date of debit of fees: 29/03/2013
Date of acknowledgement :02/04/2013, recd: 05/04/2013
Date of approval: 19/04/2013, Recd: 23/04/2013

the approval letter says to wait for 15 days and there should be a inivitation letter coming in next 2 week.

I have got a question that do I need to wait or Can I call local council now to book for ceremony. Please help.

Thanks

Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 3:49 pm Post subject: Naturilisation Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (legacy +2 years ILR
Method of application: Postal
Date of receipt by UKBA: 26/03/2013
Date of debit of fees: 03/04/2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 06/04/2013 dated 03/04/2013
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of ceremony:

Eligibility criteria: 5 years (HSMP JR) + 1 year ILR
Method of application: NCS
Date of application at NCS: 15/02/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 19/02/2013
Date of debit of fees: 25/02/2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 28/02/2013. Dated 25/02/2013
Date of receipt of approval: 25/04/2013 dated 21/04/2013
Date of Ceremony: 26/04/2013

abdul23 wrote:

MARIO77 wrote:Eligibility criteria:EEA and non EEA family member (joint) 5 years +1year PR
Method of application: Postal
Date of receipt by UKBA: 21/03/13
Date of debit of fees: 26/03/13
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 03/04/13 dated 26/03/13
Date of receipt of approval: 20/04/13 dated 18/04/13
Date of Ceremony: 24/05/13

congrates mario77
quick question do u get ur approval via special delivery or normal

It arrived via royal mail 2nd class.

criteria: 5 years (HSMP JR) + 1 year ILR
Method of application: NCS
Date of application at NCS: 11/10/2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 12/10/2012
Date of debit of fees: 17/10/2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 25/02/2013. Dated 17/02/2012
Date of receipt of approval: 24/04/2013 dated 17/04/2013
Date of Ceremony: 26/04/2013

so happy after long wait of more than 6 months