October 2013 - Naturalisation Application Timeline

giruzz wrote:Eligibility criteria: 5yrs EEA Family member + 1yr PR
Method of application: NCS Hackney
Date of application: 21.10.13
Date of receipt by UKBA: 22.10.13
Date of acknowledgment: n/a
Date of debit of fees: 05.12.13
Date of approval: 27.01.14 (received 06.02.2014)
Date of ceremony: waiting

I'm over the moon. APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats! giruzz

thats really astonishing both approval were received after 9 days... why there is always so long bween approval and receive date... Surely they charge so much money cant they just stick a first class stamp insteas?... they are tight...

Eureka.Power wrote:thats really astonishing both approval were received after 9 days... why there is always so long bween approval and receive date... Surely they charge so much money cant they just stick a first class stamp insteas?... they are tight...

I am sure they use franking service by royal mail
1st Class Letters costs 47p
2nd Class Letters costs 33p

The saving is 14p per letter ... that is a saving of £5460 only on approval letters for october applicants (considering they received 39,000 applications in october)

Ozair wrote:

Eureka.Power wrote:thats really astonishing both approval were received after 9 days... why there is always so long bween approval and receive date... Surely they charge so much money cant they just stick a first class stamp insteas?... they are tight...

I am sure they use franking service by royal mail
1st Class Letters costs 47p
2nd Class Letters costs 33p

The saving is 14p per letter ... that is a saving of £5460 only on approval letters for october applicants (considering they received 39,000 applications in october)

I think although letter is dated 27th Jan.. it might not have been posted immediately.. guess they send letters in batches.. so that could cause some delay.. and rest of delay could be by our "royal mail".. delivering 2nd class post at their leisure..

@Ozair, cost for HO who might have even cheaper rates than 33p for 2nd class.. they could be under corporate rates...

Ozair wrote:

Eureka.Power wrote:thats really astonishing both approval were received after 9 days... why there is always so long bween approval and receive date... Surely they charge so much money cant they just stick a first class stamp insteas?... they are tight...

I am sure they use franking service by royal mail
1st Class Letters costs 47p
2nd Class Letters costs 33p

The saving is 14p per letter ... that is a saving of £5460 only on approval letters for october applicants (considering they received 39,000 applications in october)

p2kin wrote:
@Ozair, cost for HO who might have even cheaper rates than 33p for 2nd class.. they could be under corporate rates...

These are business rates, normal people like us dont use franking service ...

Ozair wrote:

p2kin wrote:
@Ozair, cost for HO who might have even cheaper rates than 33p for 2nd class.. they could be under corporate rates...

These are business rates, normal people like us dont use franking service ...

I sense lot of "love" for HO & royalmail..

Ozair wrote:

Eureka.Power wrote:thats really astonishing both approval were received after 9 days... why there is always so long bween approval and receive date... Surely they charge so much money cant they just stick a first class stamp insteas?... they are tight...

I am sure they use franking service by royal mail
1st Class Letters costs 47p
2nd Class Letters costs 33p

The saving is 14p per letter ... that is a saving of £5460 only on approval letters for october applicants (considering they received 39,000 applications in october)

Ozair...!! for 39000 * 874 = 34086000 just for your ease its 3.4 Million pounds... in one month... all money donated by poor immigrants...

On a positive note, I think it so good and kind of re-assuring to know that any timeline posting that gets fed into this thread i.e. Oct 2013 timeline tracker at this stage is about approvals and not fee deductions.

I don't want to think there are still some Oct 2013 folks out there still waiting for their application fee to get deducted from their ac by the HO.

Eureka.Power wrote: Ozair...!! for 39000 * 874 = 34086000 just for your ease its 3.4 Million pounds... in one month... all money donated by poor immigrants...

You apply for your passport, you will get it by recorded delivery, Passport is your right ... unfortunately, citizenship is not a right but a privilege, so you cant hold them for not providing good service. All we can do is wait.

@ Ozair,
Honestly, I get disturbed when most especially this present secretary of state goes on about "it's not a right" nonsense.
Are we not being made second class citizen then?I think it's a deliberate attempt to make it look like a favour,is it really a favour?
This guy needs to come out and explain that better.

Unbelieveable a december application got approval today

thanks Mattsule im so excited that i forgot to write the correct dates bz im feeling so luck who got the approval so quick

Eligibility criteria: 5 years HSMP/Tier 1 + 1yr ILR
Method of application: Self
Date of application: 12/12/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 13/12/2013
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 17/12/2013
Date of acknowledgement: 23/12/2013
Date approval received: 06/02/2014 (Dated 03/02/2014)
Date of ceremony: Waiting??

Here it is


Re: Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)
by coolali » Thu Feb 06, 2014 9:24 pm

thanks Mattsule im so excited that i forgot to write the correct dates bz im feeling so luck who got the approval so quick
Eligibility criteria: 5 years HSMP/Tier 1 + 1yr ILR
Method of application: Self
Date of application: 12/12/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 13/12/2013
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 17/12/2013
Date of acknowledgement: 23/12/2013
Date approval received: 06/02/2014 (Dated 03/02/2014)
Date of ceremony: Waiting??


Best of Luck All

They have received 39000 applications in October 2013
As per immigration board statistic in October 2013, TOTAL applicants are 280.
(Approve application 207, Pending application 58, Unprocessed application 15)
39000/280 = 0.72 % of the total applications

Positive hope for coming week

shak80 wrote:They have received 39000 applications in October 2013
As per immigration board statistic in October 2013, TOTAL applicants are 280.

Just a correction there... 280 (As per last data gathered on 3rd Feb) applicants who have REPORTED on this forum their timeline...

I am super excited. The wait was long and filled with anxiety. Am grateful for this forum which kept me going

Method of application: Royal Mail TRacked
Date of application: 23/10/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 24/10/2013
Date of acknowledgement : 19/01/2014
Date of debit of fees: 10/01/2014
Date of approval: 23/01/2014
Date of Ceremony: 06/02/2014

Thank you everyone. It was been a long journey.

Bamby wrote:I am super excited. The wait was long and filled with anxiety. Am grateful for this forum which kept me going

Method of application: Royal Mail TRacked
Date of application: 23/10/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 24/10/2013
Date of acknowledgement : 19/01/2014
Date of debit of fees: 10/01/2014
Date of approval: 23/01/2014
Date of Ceremony: 06/02/2014

Thank you everyone. It was been a long journey.

great news congratess

Eureka.Power wrote:

Bamby wrote:I am super excited. The wait was long and filled with anxiety. Am grateful for this forum which kept me going

Method of application: Royal Mail TRacked
Date of application: 23/10/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 24/10/2013
Date of acknowledgement : 19/01/2014
Date of debit of fees: 10/01/2014
Date of approval: 23/01/2014
Date of Ceremony: 06/02/2014

Thank you everyone. It was been a long journey.

great news congratess

Felicitaciones - Bamby

[quote="hi karachi"]Eligibility criteria: 5years + 1 ILR Method of application:
l Date of Application: 24/10/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 25/10/2013 (Tracked)Royalmail
Date of debit of fees: cleared 6nd January 2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 06/01/14 dated 02/01/2014
Date of receipt of approval: waiting ... still waiting,waiting and wating
Any body any news about approval please post if u have

HI Guys, I applied 18th October 2013 and fee deducted 20 Nov 2013 but not received approval letter yet.. I've seen app submitted after 18th October 2013 received approval... any Ideas?

October 2013 again!!! What a month that was as per AN applications.

Hi karachi,javeedmemon,muhammad13,shak80 and others including me one common thing is delaying our approval......
October:)

it means there is no queue process, people who applied after us they got approval

dr_me wrote:Hi karachi,javeedmemon,muhammad13,shak80 and others including me one common thing is delaying our approval......
October:)

you are right Dr_me...I am also waiting for my approval. Oct 22nd applicant.
Called HO and they say that keep waiting.......

Javedmemon wrote:it means there is no queue process, people who applied after us they got approval

I was of the view that there is a queue system in place but after four continuous months I agree that it does not appear to be the case.
I would rate all the factors as followings;
1-luck
2-Route of application e.g work permit,spouse,EAA etc
3- Nationality (I think another important factor)
4-mode of application (NCS or Post)
Postal applicants gets their letter quicker than NCS (doesn't matter as long as it is approved : )
So friends let's pray that it will all be over. The last and final process for which people have spend years after years will end up quickly so that they can plan ahead without anything to worry about.