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Mail to FNE
Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2024 7:13 am
by SkilledWorker
Hi all,
I applied for citizenship in Oct and havent heard anything so far. I wrote to FNE, and received no reply.
I was wondering if there is a form or way to write to FNE. I just wrote my application number in the subject of the mail and asked for my status. No reply, just autoresponse.
Thanks.
Re: Mail to FNE
Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2024 7:20 am
by alterhase58
There's no formal setup to "chase" status of your application.
It looks you are still under the 6 months target - as a rule UKVI don't give meaningful updates.
Re: Mail to FNE
Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2024 7:55 am
by contorted_svy
SkilledWorker wrote: ↑Tue Feb 13, 2024 7:13 am
Hi all,
I applied for citizenship in Oct and havent heard anything so far. I wrote to FNE, and received no reply.
I was wondering if there is a form or way to write to FNE. I just wrote my application number in the subject of the mail and asked for my status. No reply, just autoresponse.
Thanks.
Until April your six months processing time won't have elapsed. Until then, you will just receive auto replies when writing to FNE. After then, to chase, you can try the steps outlined here
british-citizenship/6-months-plus-waiti ... 43483.html
Re: Mail to FNE
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2024 11:56 am
by SkilledWorker
Thanks Both.
Will wait more....
Re: Mail to FNE
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2024 11:02 am
by dmioger
I am in the same situation. Have applied 23/10/23 and haven't heard anything yet. Plus all my FNE recent emails has not been replied. The frustration is to see people that applied in November already getting their responses...
Re: Mail to FNE
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2024 11:46 am
by contorted_svy
Every application gets assessed on a different timeline, until the 6 months have passed it is best to be patient.
Re: Mail to FNE
Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2024 10:33 am
by dmioger
contorted_svy wrote: ↑Tue Feb 20, 2024 11:46 am
Every application gets assessed on a different timeline, until the 6 months have passed it is best to be patient.
Thank you for your reply. What do you mean with "its best to be patient"? Do you believe that chasing can be negative for the application?
Re: Mail to FNE
Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2024 10:36 am
by contorted_svy
I am saying that chasing before the 6 months standard processing time will only get you a boilerplate reply (if you get one, as you have experienced their reply times are slow) and no meaningful update, so it is best to be patient until then.
Re: Mail to FNE
Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2024 10:37 am
by dmioger
contorted_svy wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 10:36 am
I am saying that chasing before the 6 months standard processing time will only get you a boilerplate reply (if you get one, as you have experienced their reply times are slow) and no meaningful update, so it is best to be patient until then.
Thank you. I was just wondering because some people chase it and get a reply from FNE that their application is successful. Who knows how they work.
Re: Mail to FNE
Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2024 10:43 am
by contorted_svy
No one does really, except for them. In lucky instances, chasing before the 6 months may just happen to bring light to the fact that the application was about to be accepted anyway, other times it just stays in their inbox, sometimes they are just still processing the application. Impossible to know.
Re: Mail to FNE
Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2024 11:01 am
by dmioger
contorted_svy wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 10:43 am
No one does really, except for them. In lucky instances, chasing before the 6 months may just happen to bring light to the fact that the application was about to be accepted anyway, other times it just stays in their inbox, sometimes they are just still processing the application. Impossible to know.
True. I have some civil servant friends that are caseworkers and work in different departments. It is random how they assign the cases. You just need to be lucky I suppose.
Re: Mail to FNE
Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2024 11:22 am
by Dancull
dmioger wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 11:01 am
contorted_svy wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 10:43 am
No one does really, except for them. In lucky instances, chasing before the 6 months may just happen to bring light to the fact that the application was about to be accepted anyway, other times it just stays in their inbox, sometimes they are just still processing the application. Impossible to know.
True. I have some civil servant friends that are caseworkers and work in different departments. It is random how they assign the cases. You just need to be lucky I suppose.
It seems like it, I only hope my application process time will at least align with the average.
I saw one Dec applicant got approved last week on the forum, so far the fastest one I have seen.
Does HO really only send the approval email on Monday?
Re: Mail to FNE
Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2024 11:24 am
by dmioger
Dancull wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 11:22 am
dmioger wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 11:01 am
contorted_svy wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 10:43 am
No one does really, except for them. In lucky instances, chasing before the 6 months may just happen to bring light to the fact that the application was about to be accepted anyway, other times it just stays in their inbox, sometimes they are just still processing the application. Impossible to know.
True. I have some civil servant friends that are caseworkers and work in different departments. It is random how they assign the cases. You just need to be lucky I suppose.
It seems like it, I only hope my application process time will at least align with the average.
I saw one Dec applicant got approved last week on the forum, so far the fastest one I have seen.
Does HO really only send the approval email on Monday?
Yes only Mondays, so it seems. When have you applied? Mine was 23/10/23 and still waiting...
Re: Mail to FNE
Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2024 11:44 am
by Dancull
dmioger wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 11:24 am
Dancull wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 11:22 am
dmioger wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 11:01 am
contorted_svy wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 10:43 am
No one does really, except for them. In lucky instances, chasing before the 6 months may just happen to bring light to the fact that the application was about to be accepted anyway, other times it just stays in their inbox, sometimes they are just still processing the application. Impossible to know.
True. I have some civil servant friends that are caseworkers and work in different departments. It is random how they assign the cases. You just need to be lucky I suppose.
It seems like it, I only hope my application process time will at least align with the average.
I saw one Dec applicant got approved last week on the forum, so far the fastest one I have seen.
Does HO really only send the approval email on Monday?
Yes only Mondays, so it seems. When have you applied? Mine was 23/10/23 and still waiting...
I applied on 18/11/2023 although I did ask them to acknowledge my biometric and support documents have been received and got replied on 8th Feb saying my application is on a queue, hope you will receive your approval soon!
Re: Mail to FNE
Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2024 12:23 pm
by contorted_svy
HO never send acknowledgments of receiving documents/biometrics, you only get the automated emails from UKVCAS. If they haven't received some of the items you submitted they will get back in touch with you.
Re: Mail to FNE
Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2024 12:39 pm
by dmioger
Dancull wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 11:44 am
dmioger wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 11:24 am
Dancull wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 11:22 am
dmioger wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 11:01 am
contorted_svy wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 10:43 am
No one does really, except for them. In lucky instances, chasing before the 6 months may just happen to bring light to the fact that the application was about to be accepted anyway, other times it just stays in their inbox, sometimes they are just still processing the application. Impossible to know.
True. I have some civil servant friends that are caseworkers and work in different departments. It is random how they assign the cases. You just need to be lucky I suppose.
It seems like it, I only hope my application process time will at least align with the average.
I saw one Dec applicant got approved last week on the forum, so far the fastest one I have seen.
Does HO really only send the approval email on Monday?
Yes only Mondays, so it seems. When have you applied? Mine was 23/10/23 and still waiting...
I applied on 18/11/2023 although I did ask them to acknowledge my biometric and support documents have been received and got replied on 8th Feb saying my application is on a queue, hope you will receive your approval soon!
Thank you. When they replied to you about your process being on the queue, did they confirm receiving your biometrics and docs?
Re: Mail to FNE
Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2024 12:53 pm
by Dancull
dmioger wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 12:39 pm
Dancull wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 11:44 am
dmioger wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 11:24 am
Dancull wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 11:22 am
dmioger wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 11:01 am
contorted_svy wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 10:43 am
No one does really, except for them. In lucky instances, chasing before the 6 months may just happen to bring light to the fact that the application was about to be accepted anyway, other times it just stays in their inbox, sometimes they are just still processing the application. Impossible to know.
True. I have some civil servant friends that are caseworkers and work in different departments. It is random how they assign the cases. You just need to be lucky I suppose.
It seems like it, I only hope my application process time will at least align with the average.
I saw one Dec applicant got approved last week on the forum, so far the fastest one I have seen.
Does HO really only send the approval email on Monday?
Yes only Mondays, so it seems. When have you applied? Mine was 23/10/23 and still waiting...
I applied on 18/11/2023 although I did ask them to acknowledge my biometric and support documents have been received and got replied on 8th Feb saying my application is on a queue, hope you will receive your approval soon!
Thank you. When they replied to you about your process being on the queue, did they confirm receiving your biometrics and docs?
Yes they did, the email was from Nationality Biometrics.
Re: Mail to FNE
Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2024 1:12 pm
by dmioger
Dancull wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 12:53 pm
dmioger wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 12:39 pm
Dancull wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 11:44 am
dmioger wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 11:24 am
Dancull wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 11:22 am
dmioger wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 11:01 am
True. I have some civil servant friends that are caseworkers and work in different departments. It is random how they assign the cases. You just need to be lucky I suppose.
It seems like it, I only hope my application process time will at least align with the average.
I saw one Dec applicant got approved last week on the forum, so far the fastest one I have seen.
Does HO really only send the approval email on Monday?
Yes only Mondays, so it seems. When have you applied? Mine was 23/10/23 and still waiting...
I applied on 18/11/2023 although I did ask them to acknowledge my biometric and support documents have been received and got replied on 8th Feb saying my application is on a queue, hope you will receive your approval soon!
Thank you. When they replied to you about your process being on the queue, did they confirm receiving your biometrics and docs?
Yes they did, the email was from Nationality Biometrics.
Have you emailed FNE and got the response from Nationality Biometrics or emailed Nationality straight away?
Re: Mail to FNE
Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2024 1:48 pm
by Dancull
dmioger wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 1:12 pm
Dancull wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 12:53 pm
dmioger wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 12:39 pm
Dancull wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 11:44 am
dmioger wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 11:24 am
Dancull wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 11:22 am
It seems like it, I only hope my application process time will at least align with the average.
I saw one Dec applicant got approved last week on the forum, so far the fastest one I have seen.
Does HO really only send the approval email on Monday?
Yes only Mondays, so it seems. When have you applied? Mine was 23/10/23 and still waiting...
I applied on 18/11/2023 although I did ask them to acknowledge my biometric and support documents have been received and got replied on 8th Feb saying my application is on a queue, hope you will receive your approval soon!
Thank you. When they replied to you about your process being on the queue, did they confirm receiving your biometrics and docs?
Yes they did, the email was from Nationality Biometrics.
Have you emailed FNE and got the response from Nationality Biometrics or emailed Nationality straight away?
I emailed FNE and got the response from Nationality Biometrics.