Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

rlpkamath wrote:Eligibility criteria: 3 years work permit + 2 years Tier 1 + 1 year ILR
Method of application: NCS (Hammersmith & Fulham)
Date of submission to NCS: 05 - April - 2013
Date of acknowledgement letter: 12/4/13 (recd a few days later)
Date of Approval letter: 1/5/13 (recd 10/5/13!)
Contacted council the same day for a ceremony booking
Date of ceremony: 22/5/13 (council replied back the following working day)

Generally very pleased with the NCS service and the council. The council has ceremonies every Wed at 9:45am. The fee for a private ceremony is only £100 which seems less than everywhere else.

£75 at waltham forest council (east of london)

Eligibility criteria: 2yrs HSMP + 3yrs Tier 1 + 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS Bracknell
Date of application: 13 March 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: NA
Date of acknowledgement: dated 20 March 2013
Date of debit of fees: 21 March 2013
Date of approval: dated 01 May 2013, received 10 May 2013
Date of ceremony: 12 Jun 2013

ukforever wrote:

rlpkamath wrote:Eligibility criteria: 3 years work permit + 2 years Tier 1 + 1 year ILR
Method of application: NCS (Hammersmith & Fulham)
Date of submission to NCS: 05 - April - 2013
Date of acknowledgement letter: 12/4/13 (recd a few days later)
Date of Approval letter: 1/5/13 (recd 10/5/13!)
Contacted council the same day for a ceremony booking
Date of ceremony: 22/5/13 (council replied back the following working day)

Generally very pleased with the NCS service and the council. The council has ceremonies every Wed at 9:45am. The fee for a private ceremony is only £100 which seems less than everywhere else.

£75 at waltham forest council (east of london)

£50 at Bradford

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria : 5yr + 1yr ILR {+1 child (Section 3(1)}
Method of application: NCS Eastliegh
Date of Application :14-May-2013
Date of receipt by UKBA : 15-May-2013 (Confirmed via Royalmail Tracking Ref)
Date of debit of fees : 20-May-2013 (Confirmed via money debit from credit card)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement :23-May-2013, dated 20-May-2013
Date of receipt of approval : 15-June-2013, dated 12-June-2013
Date of Ceremony : Waiting

Other Updates:
Interim Updates
Date: N/A

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5yr + 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS Kingston Upon Thames
Date of submission to NCS: 14th May 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: N/A
Date of debit of fees: 21 May 2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: N/A
Date of receipt of approval: N/A
Date of Ceremony: N/A

Other Updates:
Interim Updates
Date: N/A

Eligibility criteria: 5 YR (HSMP+Tier 1G) + 1 YR ILR
Method of application: NCS CAMDEN
Date of application: 01/05/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 02/05/2013
Date of debit of fees: 09/05/2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Dated (08/05/2013) Rcvd (14/05/2013)
Date of receipt of approval: waiting..
Date of Ceremony: waiting..

Eligibility criteria: 5 YR (HSMP+Tier1 G) + 1 YR ILR
Method of application: NCS Basingstoke
Date of application: 08/05/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 09/05/2013
Date of debit of fees: 14/05/2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 25/05/2013 dated 14/05/2013
Date of receipt of approval: waiting..
Date of Ceremony: waiting..

abed9631 wrote:7 and half weeks since debit of fees........no approval confirmed yet. Very straightforward case......don't understand what could be the issue.....fingers still crossed......nearly twisted

Relieved now..........UKBA letter confirming approval has arrived.

Eligibility criteria: 5yrs WP + 1 yr ILR
Method of application: Postal (Joint Application)
Date of application: 05 March 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 06 March 2013
Date of acknowledgement: dated 11 March 2013
Date of debit of fees: 12 March 2013
Date of approval: dated 10 May 2013, received on 14th
Date of ceremony:TBC

[quote="destiniation_london"][quote="ukforever"][quote="rlpkamath"]Eligibility criteria: 3 years work permit + 2 years Tier 1 + 1 year ILR
Method of application: NCS (Hammersmith & Fulham)
Date of submission to NCS: 05 - April - 2013
Date of acknowledgement letter: 12/4/13 (recd a few days later)
Date of Approval letter: 1/5/13 (recd 10/5/13!)
Contacted council the same day for a ceremony booking
Date of ceremony: 22/5/13 (council replied back the following working day)

Generally very pleased with the NCS service and the council. The council has ceremonies every Wed at 9:45am. The fee for a private ceremony is only £100 which seems less than everywhere else.[/quote]


£75 at waltham forest council (east of london)[/quote]

£50 at Bradford[/quote]

Yes, but then one needs to travel to Waltham Forest or Bradford

Criteria :: 5 yrs Yr ILR
Type :: Postal
Date of submission :: 14/05/2013
Date application received by UKBA :: 15/05/2013
Date of debit of credit card :: 16/05/2013
Date of acknowledgement :: 16/05/2013 (Date on Letter)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement :: 20/05/2013
Date of approval: 03/06/2013
Date of receipt of approval :: 06/06/2013
Date of ceremony :: Awaiting

From start to finish - all done in 3 weeks!! Now I just have to wait for the ceremony letter! Many thanks to this website, the forums and those that responded to my query! Good luck and all the best to you out there.

ukforever wrote:Application Timeline

Eligibility criteria: 2 years spouse of BC+3.5 years settlement.
Method of application: NCS peterborough.
Date of application:15/03/2013(they post Thursdays only,so till the 21st)
Date of receipt by UKBA: 22/03/2013
Date of debit of fees:30/03/2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:30/03/2013 received 06/04/2013
Date of receipt of approval: TBC
Date of ceremony :TBC

still waiting,nothing so far,even emailed the home office but they did not want to give any progress,they said we have to wait and that it could take up to 6 month or more to receive an answer.
anyway,lets hope we all get the approval letter soon enough for everybody who's waiting.

How do you people find out the Date application received by UKBA ? do they send an email?

may14app wrote:How do you people find out the Date application received by UKBA ? do they send an email?

There is something called tracking hello!!!

Eligibility criteria: 10 Years Long residency + 1 ILR.
Method of application: Post
Date of application: 13 March 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 14 March 2013
Date of acknowledgement: 21th March 2013 (received 27 March 2013)
Date of debit of fees: 18th March 2013
Date of approval: 09 May 2013 (Received 16 May)
Date of ceremony: 17th June (Barking public ceremony)

Eligibility criteria: 2YRS SPOUSE OF BC + 8MONTHS ILR
Method of application: Postal (SD + RETURN PREPAID SD)
Date of application :03/04/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 04/04/2013
Date of acknowledgement : 12/04/2013 dated 10.04.2013
Date of debit of fees: 10/04/2013
Date of approval: 13/05/2013;Received on 16/05/2013
Date of Ceremony: Yet to book

Applied on the bases of 3 years spouse residential requirement, first arrived in the UK in 2008 on WP visa

johnwray29 wrote:

may14app wrote:How do you people find out the Date application received by UKBA ? do they send an email?

There is something called tracking hello!!!

That is if someone has sent by post. For people using NCS service do you call them to check?

may14app wrote:

johnwray29 wrote:

may14app wrote:How do you people find out the Date application received by UKBA ? do they send an email?

There is something called tracking hello!!!

That is if someone has sent by post. For people using NCS service do you call them to check?

When you applied via NCS you should've had a tracking number given and that is when you track your application !!

Did you not get that via the NCS you applied??

Hello Boys and Girls AND GRAND FINALE

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 documents: 10/05/2013
Date of approval: 10/05/2013 (All my documents came in the same envelope along with the approval letter)
Date of invitation letter : 17/05/2013 (Dated 09/05/2012)
Date of Ceremony: 20/05/2013

As soon as i received my invitation letter i arranged a private ceremony .

Thank you once again guys , you shared everything and i learned alot from this forum .

End of my story guys if you have any questions i am happy to help.

Peterpan81 wrote:

may14app wrote:

johnwray29 wrote:

may14app wrote:How do you people find out the Date application received by UKBA ? do they send an email?

There is something called tracking hello!!!

That is if someone has sent by post. For people using NCS service do you call them to check?

When you applied via NCS you should've had a tracking number given and that is when you track your application !!

Did you not get that via the NCS you applied??

when u submit your application through NCS,they will give u an acknowledgement letter with a tracking number,its not a receipt,it a letter with the application reference number and a tracking reference number and its 13 digits combined of letters and numbers..usually it comes like this sequence :ZA 123456789 GB..its generally the code the post office uses for special delivery.

my friend had applied the end of march through NCS and they gave him a letter of acknowledgement with the tracking number and all the information concerning his application being sent to the home office..ect..

Application Timeline

Eligibility criteria: 7 years uk resident
Method of application: NCS camden
Date of application:02/04/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 08/04/2013
Date of debit of fees:08/04/2013
Date of receipt of approval: 03/05/2013
Date of ceremony :14/05/2013 ( i pay £120 extra to get a private ceremony as i am in a rush to get my passport asap) on the letter given me a date on the 03/06/2013
Date of sending a passport form : 17/05/2013 ( post office check&send )

TBC
Hopefully ill get it back in the next 4 weeks

ukforever wrote:

Peterpan81 wrote:

may14app wrote:

johnwray29 wrote:
There is something called tracking hello!!!

That is if someone has sent by post. For people using NCS service do you call them to check?

When you applied via NCS you should've had a tracking number given and that is when you track your application !!

Did you not get that via the NCS you applied??

when u submit your application through NCS,they will give u an acknowledgement letter with a tracking number,its not a receipt,it a letter with the application reference number and a tracking reference number and its 13 digits combined of letters and numbers..usually it comes like this sequence :ZA 123456789 GB..its generally the code the post office uses for special delivery.

my friend had applied the end of march through NCS and they gave him a letter of acknowledgement with the tracking number and all the information concerning his application being sent to the home office..ect..

Our NCS didnt give any letter or number. no fees deducted yet. this is first time i am waiting for my account to get debited

Eligibility criteria: 2 year Tier 2 +3 yrs Tier 1 + 1 yr ILR
Method of application: NCS Ilford
Date of application: 3rd April 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA:
Date of acknowledgement: 10th April 2013
Date of debit of fees: 9th April 2013
Date of approval: 10th May dated approval on 4th May

Eligibility criteria: 2YRS SPOUSE OF BC + 8MONTHS ILR
Method of application: Postal (SD + RETURN PREPAID SD)
Date of application :03/04/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 04/04/2013
Date of acknowledgement : 12/04/2013 dated 10.04.2013
Date of debit of fees: 10/04/2013
Date of approval: 13/05/2013;Received on 16/05/2013
Date of Ceremony: 22/05/2013 (group ceremony)... Heron House, Manchester city council

Called the council and was advised they havnt received my certificate yet so Lady took my number and said will call me when they get it, I got a call after abt 4hrs and she said they have just received my certificate and next group ceremony was next wednesday, was really pleased... sometimes its good to call the council eventhough it says in the approval letter not to till u recieve invitation letter

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Eligibility Criteria: 5 years on a combination of 2 work permits and Tier 1 + 1 year ILR
Method of Application: NCS Tower Hamlets
Date of Application: 16/01/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 17/01/2013
Date of Acknowledgement: 23/01/2013 (can't remember when I received it but I think it was about a week later)
Date of debit fees: 23/01/2013
Date of Approval: 17/04/2013 but only received it 08/05/2013!
Date of Ceremony: 18/05/2013 (Tower Hamlets)

Very happy and relieved since it took me around 4 months to get it! Thank you all for your help and support and good luck to those still waiting.

any news guy's...anyone got an approval since monday..??i noticed that most people get the approval letters usually thursdays,fridays and saturdays..!!any thoughts ??