December 2013 - Naturalization timeline

flash2004 wrote:Eligibility criteria: 5 Year ILR + 1 Year
Language criteria met (UK degree, exempt countries, PBS used documents, NARIC, or B1 test): PBS
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Redbridge
Date of application: 16/12/2013
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: CC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 19/12/2013
Date of acknowledgement: 24/01/2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 22/01/2014
Date approval received: 17/02/2014
Date of ceremony: done
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Got my certificate today.. all done.. Best of luck to everybody else.

Congrats every one any one still from 23/12 ? I'm still waiting inshallah kheer soon !!

Eligibility criteria: married to BC
Language criteria :Life in the Uk
Method of application: Post/Self
Date of application: 23/12/2013
Payment method:Debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 24/12/2013
Date of acknowledgement: 27/01/2014 (letter dated Jan 22 2014)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 22/01/2014
Date approval received: 18/02/2014 (received 21/02/2014)
Date of ceremony: waiting

Very useful and informative forum.The later dates are now being dealt with for December applicants it seems.Goodluck to everyone still waiting!

Eligibility criteria: 5 Year ILR 1 Year
Language criteria met (degree & 10 Points in English Language from UKBA Calculator + IELTS
Method of application: NCS
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of application: 12/12/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 16/12/2013 (Royal Mail tracking)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 20/01/2014
Date of acknowledgement: Received by post on 24/01/2014, dated 19/01/2014
Date of approval received: Pending.
Date of ceremony: Pending.

Called HO on 21/02 - told incomplete

[quote="jay00uk"]Eligibility criteria: 3 year Spouse of a BC
Language criteria met :UK degree,
Current nationality: Turkish
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Exeter City
Date of application: 12.12.13
Payment method CC/DC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 13.12.13
Date of acknowledgement:24.01.14
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 20.01.14( just saw this morning my acc balance dropped by £874)
Date approval received: 22.02.14 (dated 13.02.14) i called HO on the 17th feb and been told that decision hasn't been made yet so i think advisor are not always giving you up to date information. Good luck everyone !!
Date of ceremony:[/quote] going to arrange a private ceremony as local council letter invitation is for the 4th of April 14. (received at the same time as approval letter)

vengud123 wrote:

vengud123 wrote:

vengud123 wrote:Eligibility criteria: 2 Years HSMP + 3 Years Tier1 +1 Year ILR
Language criteria met : NARIC
Current nationality: India
Method of application: NCS Cambridge
Council name if NCS used: Cambridge
Date of application: 12/12/2013
Payment method: DC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 13/12/2013
Date of aknowlegment: TBC
Date of debit or clearance of fees: TBC 19 Jan 14 balance dropped
Date approval received: TBC 22 Feb 14 (Letter Dated 13 Feb 14)
Date of ceremony: TBC to be arranged letter states that I need to council to arranged

All the best to Evryone

Just Checked my on-line banking and balance has dropped and it is exactly 874£ hope it is Naturalization fee

Just called to UKBA Customer service and advisor told me that my application was approved today and i will get approval letter in 5 to 10 working days........... over the moon........ thanks to immigration boards.... you rockzzz

Finally received letter today

alexboy84 wrote:Eligibility criteria: BC spouse with ILR (I only had my ILR for 2 weeks but I've been married for 5 years)
Language criteria met: UK Degree
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Liverpool
Date of application: 19/12/2013
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 20/12/2013
Date of aknowlegment: 06/02/2014 (Dated 30/01/2014)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 30/01/2014
Date approval received: 22/02/2014 (Letter dated 18/02/2014)
Date of ceremony: 23/03/2014

Finally the wait is over. Just to let you all know I've spoken to HO on 21/02/2014 and was told a letter was sent out on 20/02/2014.
I've received the letter of approval and citizenship ceremony invite today (22/02/2014).
Looks like they are catching up with the back log.
Thank you everyone here for keeping me sane

All the best to the rest of you and it shouldn't be too long now

malafat wrote:Eligibility criteria: WP 5yrs+ILR 1 yr
Language criteria met: PBS used documents
Current nationality:Turk
Method of application:NCS
Council name if NCS used:Epping
Date of application:11/12/13
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc:CC/DC
Date of receipt by UKBA:12/12/13
Date of aknowlegment: 21/01/14 (dated 18/01/14)
Date of debit or clearance of fees:18/01/14
Date approval received: 22/02/14 but dated 11/02/14
Date of ceremony:TBC

Got the letter this morning

Updated timeline

tvj wrote:

tvj wrote:Eligibility criteria: Joint Applications - 5 Year WP + 1 Year ILR (2 Adults + Child)
Language criteria met (UK degree, exempt countries, PBS used documents, NARIC, or B1 test): B1 Cert + Naric + Points calculator
Current nationality: - IN
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Bracknell
Date of application: 17/12/2013
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: Did not track

Date of acknowledgment: 24/01/2014 Dated 20th Jan 2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 20/01/2014 (Balance Dropped (2223) in my bank account)
Date approval received: 22nd Feb 2014 dated 13 Feb 2014
Date of ceremony:

Thanks All. I had called on 20th evening around 04.00pm and I was informed that my application is in process and was specifically informed that nothing has been sent out yet and I receive the letter today with an approval date of 13th

Thanks all for your help and guidance in this journey

Eligibility criteria : 5yrs HSMP + 1 Yr ILR
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 30/12/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 03/01/2014 (Estimated)
Date of acknowledgement : 29/01/2014 (Letter Dated 23/01/2014)
Date of debit of fees: 23/01/2014
Date of approval: 22/02/2014 (Letter dated 17/02/2014)
Date of Ceremony: To be booked on Monday 24/02/2014

Finally the long wait is over

Want to sincerely thank everyone for being together in this journey. If anyone has every got any questions I will be more than happy to share my experience.

Good luck to all waiting

Hi All,

I have received approval letter from Home Office today dated 12th Feb for myself and my wife. We had applied on 27th of December so that's reasonably fast. I'll ring the council tomorrow to book ceremony.

Good luck to everyone waiting!

Regards,
Rahul

P.S For English language requirement, both of us had attached PBS Calculator printout for degree taught in English along with degree certificate copy.

hi all, anyone knows the number i can call to find out about my application ? thanks for replies

Eligibility criteria : 2 HSMP +3+ 1 Yr ILR
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 23/12/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 24/12/2014 (Estimated)
Date of acknowledgement : 27/01/2014 (Letter Dated 21/01/2014)
Date of debit of fees: 21/01/2014
Date of approval: 22/02/2014 (Letter dated 12/02/2014)
Date of Ceremony: To be booked

I got my approval today, dated 14th Feb. I got a question though: we made the joint application (me + my wife), but the approval letter only has my name. Does it mean my wife's application is still being processed?

the system doesn't let me edit the original timeline, so here is the timeline update:
Eligibility criteria: HSMP (2yrs) + Tier 1 (3 yrs) + ILR (1 yr)
Language criteria met (UK degree, exempt countries, PBS used documents, NARIC, or B1 test): PBS
Current nationality: South African
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Wandsworth
Date of application: 30/12/2013
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: CC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 31/12/2013 (RMSD tracking)
Date of aknowlegment: 29/01/2014 (Dated 23/01/2014)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 23/01/2014
Date approval received: 22/02/2014 (Dated 14/02/2014)
Date of ceremony:

Have you received two letters or one?

I also a joint application but received two letters, both were addressed to me but had each of our names in the name of applicant section below

Hope this helps

Hi sameer,

My case is exactly like yours, I got 2 letters too both addressed to me, one for me and one for my wife.

Regards

More letters yesterday and today. Ceremony booked in for 5 March. Completed timeline:

Eligibility criteria: UKM
Method of application: Post (RM special delivery)
Date of application: 11/12/2013
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 12/12/13 (from RM tracking service)
Date of acknowledgment: 27/01/14 (dated 22/01/14)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: attempted on 22/01/14 but payment failed, finalised on 07/02/14
Requested return of passport: 28/01/14
Passport returned: 01/02/14
Date approval received: 20/02/14 (dated 18/02/14)
Date of ceremony: 05/03/2014 at Chelmsford county council

Joint Application.
Method of application: Special Delivery - Self
Date of application: 17/12/2013
Payment method : Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 18/12/2013 (tracked)
Date of aknowlegment: 24/01/2014 (Dated 20/01/2014)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 20/01/2014
Passports, BRPs and other supporting documents received on 15/02/2014 dated 13/02/2014
Date approval received: Received 22/02/2014 dated 14/02/2014
Date of ceremony: 05/03/2014 Private Ceremony confirmed on 21/02/2014 - Letter received 22/02/2014.

Thanks to God Almighty.

What is December approval rate so far?

Congrats to all who have received approvals. Anyone from December still waiting??

I'm still waiting applied around 23th dec !!

i'm still waiting also applied on the 09th of December and my case still pending...

milan69 wrote:What is December approval rate so far?

Hi Milan69,

Dec stats:

Number of applications: 76
Fee deducted: 72 (94.74%)
Acknowledgement recevied: 62 (81.58%)
Approval recevied: 43 (56.58%)

tier_2_applicant wrote:

milan69 wrote:What is December approval rate so far?

Hi Milan69,

Dec stats:

Number of applications: 76
Fee deducted: 72 (94.74%)
Acknowledgement recevied: 62 (81.58%)
Approval recevied: 43 (56.58%)

Assuming a few have not updated there timeline, but still a few outstanding!. Mine is from 12th Dec.

rasinrdj wrote:Eligibility criteria: HSMP (2yrs) + Tier 1 (3 yrs) + ILR (1 yr)
Language criteria met (UK degree, exempt countries, PBS used documents, NARIC, or B1 test): PBS
Current nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Merton
Date of application: 23/12/2013
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: DC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 27/12/2013 (RMSD tracking)
Date of aknowlegment: 29/01/2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 24/01/2014
Date approval received: 22/02/2014
Date of ceremony:

Got approval letter on Saturday.
Thanks to this forum and its members who have helped me from HSMP till here.