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Post by Person » Thu Sep 05, 2013 9:49 pm

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Eligibility criteria : 2years spouse + 1 Year ILR
Method of application : NCS birmingham nationality DZA
Date of application : 17/06/13
Date of receipt by UKBA : 18/06/13
Date of acknowledgement : 24/06/13
Date of debit of fees : 20/06/13
Date of approval : 30/08/13
Date of Ceremony :n/a

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Post by walidukdz » Fri Sep 06, 2013 12:01 am

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Post subject:
Eligibility criteria : 2years spouse + 1 Year ILR
Method of application : NCS birmingham nationality DZA
Date of application : 17/06/13
Date of receipt by UKBA : 18/06/13
Date of acknowledgement : 24/06/13
Date of debit of fees : 20/06/13
Date of approval : 30/08/13
Date of Ceremony :n/a

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Mebrouk kho la3kouba Lina ;)

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Post by berti83 » Fri Sep 06, 2013 7:38 am

berti83 wrote:Nationality: Kosovan
Criteria; ILR since 1999
Method Of Application: personal
Date Of Application: 01/06//2013
Date Of Receipt By UKBA: 02/06/2013
Date Of Debit Of Fees: 03/06/2013
Date Of Receipt Of Acknowledgement: 06/06/2013
Date Of Receipt Of Approval: Pending
Date Approval Letter Pending
Date Of Ceremony: PENDING

(Was told it would be straightforward due to being here 14 years, it has not been the case) I received an email today stating that no decision has been made yet on my application. Do not even know whether it is with a case worker
update, received another email very promptly saying that my case has not gone to a case worker yet

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Re: Hi

Post by azhfaq » Fri Sep 06, 2013 8:30 am

Fatush wrote:
So how long does it take to receive an invitation letter? Just wondering, is it really 2 weeks?
Mine took 5 working days.

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Post by Person » Fri Sep 06, 2013 12:43 pm

In chaa Allah ya waludukdz
Alhamdo Allah frinaha!!!! :D

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application timeline

Post by Zaf2b4u » Fri Sep 06, 2013 1:01 pm

Eligibility criteria: 10 yrs +1 yr
Method of application: NCS benfleet, Essex
Date of application: 17th july 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 19 july 2013 (DX Tracking)
Date of debit of fees: 27 jul 2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 30 july
Date of receipt of approval: 6th sep 2013
Date of Ceremony:11th sep 2013
total days : 50 days
thank you all for your prayers.

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Post by dellfan » Fri Sep 06, 2013 3:02 pm

Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 Gen + 1 yr ILR
Method of application: NCS Chelt
Date of application: 17th July 2013
Date of Debit of Fees: 24 July 2013
Date of Acknowledgement:24 July 2013
Acknowledgement letter received : 27 July 2013
Date of approval/Invitation :27 August 2013 (Post Received on 04 Sept 2013)
Date of Ceremony : 03 Oct 2013

Approval and Invitation in the same letter (Only One). Good Luck to all who are still waiting.

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Re: Update

Post by ukilrforman » Fri Sep 06, 2013 3:56 pm

Much pleased today!!!

Application date: 17 May

Date of UKBA acknowledgment: 23 May

Date of Approval 02 September

Date of receipt of approval letter: 06 September

Date of Private ceremony booked: *14 September, normal appointment availability was 30 October as of today.

Hounslow council charges 200/ gbp for the private ceremony: I think it is probably one of highest in the UK.

Good Luck to the rest who are still waiting.
Best regards

rajan1984 wrote:I am still waiting and I am still giving you company :-)

I have applied on 17th May 2013 through NCS.

Regards,
Robinson

ukilrforman wrote:No Status update my side, it remains awaited

Can other May 17 applicants update please?

Thank you.


ukilrforman wrote:My timeline.....

Application made: 17 May 2013
Acknowledgement letter dated 23 May 2013

Eligibility: 2 years HSMP + 3 years Tier 1 + 1 year ILR.

Self application.

Awaiting further progress...

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Re: Update

Post by arjun_wp » Fri Sep 06, 2013 5:41 pm

Congrats ukilrforman, I agree with you. I applied NCS via Hounslow and they charged 65 for it. I applied on 19th July and my application has not been forwarded to any case worker. Although I live in Reading but work near Hounslow, that the reason I opt for Hounslow.
Is there anyone in this forum who got his approval in a month time on applied via Hounslow?

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Eligibility criteria : 2years spouse + 1 Year ILR
Method of application : NCS birmingham nationality DZA
Date of application : 17/06/13
Date of receipt by UKBA : 18/06/13
Date of acknowledgement : 24/06/13
Date of debit of fees : 20/06/13
Date of approval : 30/08/13
Date of Ceremony : 01/10/13 change to 22/10/13

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Post by dejidejan » Fri Sep 06, 2013 7:23 pm

Got invitation letter today. Approval was 23rd July 2013. Will call council on Monday. Goodluck

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Hi

Post by skyiswide » Fri Sep 06, 2013 7:49 pm

dejidejan wrote:Got invitation letter today. Approval was 23rd July 2013. Will call council on Monday. Goodluck
Oh that is very good, congratulations. I am still waiting for my invitation letter and I phoned my local council yesterday to check in general whether they have received my certificate yet but they said me ...'sorry, they haven't received my certificate yet' And my Approval date was almost same time like you.

What is the date on your invitation letter ?

Thank you.

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Re: Hi

Post by dejidejan » Fri Sep 06, 2013 9:08 pm

The date on the invitation is 24 July 2013. You should get your tomorrow or Monday I think

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Re: Hi

Post by skyiswide » Fri Sep 06, 2013 9:22 pm

[quote="dejidejan"]
I strongly wish I get it soon, thank you.

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Waiting...Waiting.......

Post by bnaresh81 » Sat Sep 07, 2013 6:00 am

Hi ,
Everyone .Today i have spoken to Home office Croydon ,They said
My application is not yet Allocated to case worker after 6 Months also.
My question is :
Without allocation will they decide the application or
Only Case worker will decide the outcome.
Secondly Why it is not allocated after 6 Months also.

Have any one had the same Response from HO .

They even dont know how long it will take for the application .
I have spoken to 08706067766 General no of Home office.

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Re: Update

Post by ukilrforman » Sat Sep 07, 2013 6:31 am

Thanks Arjun
arjun_wp wrote:Congrats ukilrforman, I agree with you. I applied NCS via Hounslow and they charged 65 for it. I applied on 19th July and my application has not been forwarded to any case worker. Although I live in Reading but work near Hounslow, that the reason I opt for Hounslow.
Is there anyone in this forum who got his approval in a month time on applied via Hounslow?

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Re: Waiting...Waiting.......

Post by skyiswide » Sat Sep 07, 2013 8:23 am

[quote="bnaresh81"]

Is your nationality from high risk country ? Not all but a huge number of applicant faces severe delay for nothing and majority is from high risk country. But it doesn't mean everyone will face delay from high risk. But I think according to forum evida and base of guessing business that they maintained different que for nationality of high risk country. And there admin worker sometimes doesn't follow this que. But it is my personal thinking, so I am not sure aabout my thinking. But when I applied in may I saw person who applied in july and june or mid or end may got approval letter before me. And when I emailed HO after 2 and half months answer was a caseworker not yet allocated. But then I received approval within 10 days. I will strongly recommend please get in touch with your local MP.

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Re: Waiting...Waiting.......

Post by Wkd_nav » Sat Sep 07, 2013 10:14 pm

bnaresh81 wrote:Hi ,
Everyone .Today i have spoken to Home office Croydon ,They said
My application is not yet Allocated to case worker after 6 Months also.
My question is :
Without allocation will they decide the application or
Only Case worker will decide the outcome.
Secondly Why it is not allocated after 6 Months also.

Have any one had the same Response from HO .

They even dont know how long it will take for the application .
I have spoken to 08706067766 General no of Home office.
i am exactly in the same situation i also have spoken to croydon office as well and had the same response. I am going to write to my MP on monday and taking it through my MP. I would suggest try your MP. I submitted my application on 22/02/2013.

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Re: British Citizenship Application Timeline

Post by Karnavati » Sat Sep 07, 2013 11:08 pm

Hi All,

Finally got the long awaited approval letter. Below is my application timeline which I will keep updated for the help of others.

Nationality: Indian
Eligibility criteria: 2yrs HSMP JR + 2yrs Tier 1 + 3 yrs ILR
Application Type: Self
Method of application: NCS Maidstone
Date Of Application: 23/07/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 29/07/2013
Date of debit of fees: 29/07/2013 - Paid by credit card
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 01/08/2013
Date of approval on letter: TBC
Date of receipt of approval: TBC
Date of invitation letter: 31/08/2013 (Saturday)
Date of receipt of invitation letter: 07/09/2013
Total no of days: 41 days (Including Saturdays)
Date of Ceremony: 18/09/2013

Thanks to all the information provided on this forum. Thanks to everyone who contributed their experiences.

All the best to all who have applied and are still patiently waiting for the result. If anyone on this forum has any questions, please feel to ask me.

K

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Re: British Citizenship Application Timeline

Post by azhfaq » Mon Sep 09, 2013 9:16 am

Congratulations Karnavati

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Post by ardamardar » Mon Sep 09, 2013 9:28 am

Eligibility criteria: 1 year wp + 4 years Tier 1 gen + 1 yr ILR
Method of application: NCS Haringay
Date of application: 22nd July 2013
Date of Debit of Fees: 25th July 2013
Acknowledgement letter received : 3rd August 2013
Date of approval/Invitation : 5th September 2013
Date of Ceremony : 13 September 2013

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Post by sunil.suneel » Mon Sep 09, 2013 9:37 am

ardamardar wrote:Eligibility criteria: 1 year wp + 4 years Tier 1 gen + 1 yr ILR
Method of application: NCS Haringay
Date of application: 22nd July 2013
Date of Debit of Fees: 25th July 2013
Acknowledgement letter received : 3rd August 2013
Date of approval/Invitation : 5th September 2013
Date of Ceremony : 13 September 2013

Congratulations ardamardar ....

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Post by abbei » Mon Sep 09, 2013 2:14 pm

Any one Still waiting from April

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Post by fiqbal » Mon Sep 09, 2013 3:20 pm

Waiting for since 4th of april.

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Post by Gearup » Mon Sep 09, 2013 4:15 pm

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 2 years WP + 3 years Tier-1 General + 1 years ILR
Method of application: NCS Bracknell-Forest
Date of application: 18 July 2013
Date of debit of fees: 23 July 2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 25 July 2013
Date of receipt of approval: 09 Sept 2013 (dated 04 Sept 2013)
Date of Ceremony: 16 Oct 2013 (Proposed by Wokingham Council)
Nationality: Pakistani
Thanks all for your help and good luck with your applications.

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