Eligibility criteria: section 1(3) Method of application: NCS (Edinburgh) Date of application: 16 May 2014 Date of debit of fees: 27 May 2014 Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 23 May 2014 Date of receipt of approval: 26 Sep 2014 Date of receipt of registration certificate: 1 Oct 2014 Best of luck ...

Hi
UKBA would not give a reason if you call.
Think they have diverted staff towards clearing backlog of passports (don't quote me on this)..
Sorry, its not helpful but seems no one has answers for the delay.

Eligibility criteria: section 1(3) Method of application: NCS (Edinburgh) Date of application: 16 May 2014 Date of debit of fees: 27 May 2014 Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 23 May 2014 Date of receipt of approval: waiting Date of receipt of registration certificate: waiting Update: Email reply ...