Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

TTOE wrote:

caddycle wrote:Eligibility criteria: 5 years HSMP/Tier 1 + 1yr ILR
Language criteria met : Australian passport
Method of application: NCS Kensington and Chelsea
Date of application: 19/11/2013
Payment method: Postal Order
Date of receipt by UKBA: 20/11/2013
Date of acknowledgement: 17/01/2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 14/01/2014
Date approval received: 05/02/2014 (Dated 03/02/2014)
Date of ceremony: ??

Thanks everyone for the great info shared on this board. I can now burn this mountain of papers I've had to collect the last 6 years to support my various UKBA applications!

Congrats! Amazing!

dma wrote:Hi Guys,

I have a quick question, I applied on 7th of Nov and my money was debited from my account on 20th of Jan, I Got a letter from UKBA requesting to send me the original documents for English and life in the UK Certificates. I had submitted these documents through NCS services.

I have UK Master degree and had submitted a copy of my degree certificate, are not UK universities deemed to UK NARIC, should i need to send my Bachelor's and Master degree to UK NARIC to get certified.

I will be sending my Original UK Master Degree Certificate and Life in the UK Test certificate tomorrow, is that not sufficient?

They have asked to send documents by 14/02/14

Any reply will be of great help

TTOE wrote:

dma wrote:Hi Guys,

I have a quick question, I applied on 7th of Nov and my money was debited from my account on 20th of Jan, I Got a letter from UKBA requesting to send me the original documents for English and life in the UK Certificates. I had submitted these documents through NCS services.

I have UK Master degree and had submitted a copy of my degree certificate, are not UK universities deemed to UK NARIC, should i need to send my Bachelor's and Master degree to UK NARIC to get certified.

I will be sending my Original UK Master Degree Certificate and Life in the UK Test certificate tomorrow, is that not sufficient?

They have asked to send documents by 14/02/14

Any reply will be of great help

Get it to them as quickly as possible, your application is definitely being looked at for final decision, my thought! The original docs should suffice.

Unionbank wrote:

TTOE wrote:

caddycle wrote:Eligibility criteria: 5 years HSMP/Tier 1 + 1yr ILR
Language criteria met : Australian passport
Method of application: NCS Kensington and Chelsea
Date of application: 19/11/2013
Payment method: Postal Order
Date of receipt by UKBA: 20/11/2013
Date of acknowledgement: 17/01/2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 14/01/2014
Date approval received: 05/02/2014 (Dated 03/02/2014)
Date of ceremony: ??

Thanks everyone for the great info shared on this board. I can now burn this mountain of papers I've had to collect the last 6 years to support my various UKBA applications!

Congrats! Amazing!

Congrats mate
My application was submittd at the same time as yours
Application 18 novembr
Acknowledgmnt 13 november
So im hoping it wont b long now after seeing this approval.
Congrats again for caddycle

keepsim wrote:Are they not running late compared to last year timelines , last year at this time they were onto jan 2week application.

Any thought why ?

ei wrote:Eligibility criteria: 5 years (HSMP + Tier1) + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met (UK degree, exempt countries, PBS used documents, NARIC, or B1 test): PBS used documents (IELTS) + LIUK
Current nationality:
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Hounslow
Date of application: 17.01.2014
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: Debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 20.01.2014 (assumed)
Date of aknowlegment: 06.02.2014 (dated 30.01.2014)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 30.01.2014 (balance dropped)
Date approval received:
Date of ceremony:

euhsi wrote:Eligibility criteria: 5 years work permit + 1 month ILR (married to BC)
Language criteria met : met requirments for settlement after Oct 28th 2013
Method of application: NCS Camden
Date of application: 5/12/2013
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 6/12/2013
Date of acknowledgement: 18/01/2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: N/A (paid by employer)
Date approval received: ??
Date of ceremony: ??

tobeukcitizen wrote:It is unusual to see not much approvals this week.

Hoping to see a surge of approval letters mid of next week, hopefully if HO dispatches a lot of them today. ! Not sure if that is the way they do it, though.

tobeukcitizen wrote:It is unusual to see not much approvals this week.

Hoping to see a surge of approval letters mid of next week, hopefully if HO dispatches a lot of them today. ! Not sure if that is the way they do it, though.

dadageer wrote:I have applied for my Naturalization. Timeline so far

Eligibility criteria: 1yr HSMP+ 4 yrs Tier-1 + 1yr ILR
Language criteria met :IELTS 8.0
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Wokingham
Date of application: 29.01.2014
Payment method CC/DC: Direct Debit
Date of receipt by UKBA: 03.02.2014 (Royal mail Proof of Delivery)
Date of acknowledgement: Pending
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 06.02.2014
Date approval received: Pending
Date of ceremony: Pending

happyboy wrote:Eligibility criteria: ILR + 1 Year
Language criteria met (Non-UK degree,NARIC Letters)
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Tower Hamlets
Date of application: 28/11/2013
Payment method :Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 29/11/2013
Date of aknowlegment: NYA
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 16 Jan 2014
Date approval received: 07 Feb 2014 (dated 03 Feb 2014)
Date of ceremony: Going to confirm

To everyone who has provided advice, encouragement, support and guidance to all of us on this journey, I would like to say thank you. This forum has been a great source of support.

mrsm wrote:Application Timeline :
Eligibility criteria: 5 yrs (HSMP + Tier 1 + ILR)
Date of Application: 04/11/13
Method of application: NCS Liverpool
Date of receipt by UKBA: unknown
Date of debit of fees: 09/01/13
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: None
Date of receipt of approval: TBC
Date of Ceremony: TBC

I have sent them an email and got an automated response advising that it is taking upto 6 weeks to acknowledge applications...guess it's a waiting game .