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No receipt by HO/UKVI or email confirmation

Posted: Mon May 29, 2017 11:31 pm
by omsai7
Hi, I applied on 16th. I haven't received any email with the confirmation of my application or any correspondence from UKVI. It makes me nervous. I applied via NCS. What should I do ?
Thanks.

Re: No receipt by HO/UKVI or email confirmation

Posted: Mon May 29, 2017 11:58 pm
by plabo
Wait...

Can take even 3-4 weeks...see other timelines

Re: No receipt by HO/UKVI or email confirmation

Posted: Tue May 30, 2017 1:11 am
by astonished
I've noticed processing timelines for April and May applicants has really slowed to a bit of a crawl. A few weeks to get the confirmation, compared to Jan and Feb where confirmation came through only a few days after application submission.

Re: No receipt by HO/UKVI or email confirmation

Posted: Tue May 30, 2017 10:31 am
by funkeq
I applied on 18th of April 2017, no letter of acknowledgement, no money taken from my account. I only received email on 5th of may 2017. Nothing more since then.

Re: No receipt by HO/UKVI or email confirmation

Posted: Tue May 30, 2017 11:09 am
by lulu2
I applied on the 15th and only received the email yesterday. That's 14 days which is a bit long but seems to be the case for applications made April onwards.

Re: No receipt by HO/UKVI or email confirmation

Posted: Tue May 30, 2017 4:07 pm
by omsai7
Thanks. Should I be worried that someone who applied before me has already received acknowledgement email? :(

Re: No receipt by HO/UKVI or email confirmation

Posted: Tue May 30, 2017 7:50 pm
by alterhase58
omsai7 wrote:Thanks. Should I be worried that someone who applied before me has already received acknowledgement email? :(
I sympathise with having to wait without any indication of progress - been through it myself - but do not worry the answer will come eventually, and in most cases is relatively fast. However, every application is different, and nobody here knows the intricate workings of UKVI. Even couples who applied together got their individual decisions at different times.

Re: No receipt by HO/UKVI or email confirmation

Posted: Wed May 31, 2017 6:14 pm
by omsai7
alterhase58 wrote:
omsai7 wrote:Thanks. Should I be worried that someone who applied before me has already received acknowledgement email? :(
I sympathise with having to wait without any indication of progress - been through it myself - but do not worry the answer will come eventually, and in most cases is relatively fast. However, every application is different, and nobody here knows the intricate workings of UKVI. Even couples who applied together got their individual decisions at different times.
Thanks. I received an email today. But my wife hasn't, so now she is panicking. Hopefully, she gets an email notifications too. What happens once you receive an email? Wait for the letter for biometrics?

Thanks.

Re: No receipt by HO/UKVI or email confirmation

Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2017 8:26 am
by anoshka1976
I applied on the 15th May and only naturalisation fee deducted about week ago.No email, letters. I am little panicking too.

Re: No receipt by HO/UKVI or email confirmation

Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2017 9:45 am
by lulu2
From what I understand, after the email (or no email), you wait for the letter requesting biometrics (if you need to have then done).
After you have done the biometrics, you just wait to receive an answer confirming citizenship or not.
This is my understanding of the process.

Re: No receipt by HO/UKVI or email confirmation

Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2017 9:03 pm
by omsai7
lulu2 wrote:From what I understand, after the email (or no email), you wait for the letter requesting biometrics (if you need to have then done).
After you have done the biometrics, you just wait to receive an answer confirming citizenship or not.
This is my understanding of the process.
Thanks. How long does it generally take from the email acknowledgement till one receives the letter. I have been constantly checking my mail box. No letter yet :(

Re: No receipt by HO/UKVI or email confirmation

Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2017 12:31 pm
by Muira
omsai7 wrote:Thanks. How long does it generally take from the email acknowledgement till one receives the letter. I have been constantly checking my mail box. No letter yet :(
The letter will arrive in a 2nd class envelope, so it can take a week or so after they posted it.

Re: No receipt by HO/UKVI or email confirmation

Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2017 1:14 pm
by anoshka1976
Is there any way to check if biometric request letter have been posted?
I applied for BC on 15 May and still any letters / email received. I am worrying that biometric letter was lost in the post...

Re: No receipt by HO/UKVI or email confirmation

Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2017 1:42 pm
by plabo
anoshka1976 wrote:Is there any way to check if biometric request letter have been posted?
No!