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I would suggest that we open up a new thread to track progress of applications submitted and the progress as it happens.
It may help people who are in the process of applying to get a perspective!!
People who have submitted after 01.08.2005 and are awaiting processing or have achieved success may post their [b]timelines[/b] here.
Details such as the following could be provided:
NCS or Postal
If NCS, which centre
Date of submission or posting
CRITERIA - 5 yr stay (4 + 1 yr ILR)
Date of debit of debit/credit card
Date of receipt of acknowledgement
Date of receipt of approval
Date of Ceremony
Date of appln. for passport
Method used
Date of Receipt

ANY HELP IN PROVIDING THE INFO. WOULD BENEFIT THE GROUP!!!!

11-10-05 NCS appointment at Wandsworth
14-10-05 Payment received at Liverpool
15-10-05 Acknowkedgement letter recieved by applicant
Currently waiting for Home Office decision

Cheers,

Stevcal

thanks for ur reply
can u also add the foll. details please.
CRITERIA - 5 yr stay (4 + 1 yr ILR) or anything else?
yk

My experience so far:

NCS or Postal NCS
If NCS, which centre Haringey (walk in)
Date of submission or posting 12 Sept at Haringey, received in Liverpool the next day
CRITERIA - 5 yr stay (4 + 1 yr ILR) 5.7 years + 1 ILR
Date of debit of debit/credit card credit card on 13 Sept
Date of receipt of acknowledgement 13 Sept date of posting, but acknowledgement arrived in post 3 days later
Date of receipt of approval 5 October
Date of receipt of invitations 11 October
Date of Ceremony late November (I chose the group ceremony, I could have had private earlier)
Date of appln. for passport
Method used
Date of Receipt

Joseph

OK here is my complete timeline...

BASED ON 5 year stay (4 years work permit + 1 year ILR)
11-10-05 NCS appointment at Wandsworth
14-10-05 Payment received at Liverpool
15-10-05 Acknowkedgement letter recieved by applicant
Currently waiting for Home Office decision

Stevcal

my timeline

- application received by post at liverpool on 30/8/05 based on marriage

- debit card processed on 12/9/05

KP

Hi,
submitted appln. via NCS Bradford on 06.10.2005
Criteria : 4 yrs WP and 2+ yrs ILR
Card debitted on 10.10.2005
Acknowledgement recd. on 11.10.05
Approval letter recd. on 17.10.2005 (letter dated 14/10/05).
Waiting to hear reg. the ceremony.
It has taken about just 6 working days.
I think the NCS system really works. It is a great service and we should commend the HomeOffice for quick processing on straightforward cases. I don't think I could have asked for a quicker processing than this.
YK

My experience :

NCS or Postal : NCS
If NCS, which centre : Wandsworth (by appointment)
Date of submission or posting : Aug 20, 2005
CRITERIA - 5 yr stay (4 + 1 yr ILR) : 4 years on WP + 1 yr ILR
Date of debit of debit/credit card : Aug 24, 2005
Date of receipt of acknowledgement : Aug 26, 2005
Date of receipt of approval : Sep 9, 2005
Date of receipt of invitations : Sep 16, 2005
Date of Ceremony : Sep 21, 2005
Date of appln. for passport : Sep 23, 2005
Method used : In person (at Passport Office)
Date of Receipt : Sep 24, 2005

Regards

Date of appln. for passport : Sep 23, 2005
Method used : In person (at Passport Office)
Date of Receipt : Sep 24, 2005

u got your passport in one day ???????

... yes I did.

Also see this thread.

Applied at Manchester NCS ( appointment) on 17/10
Basis : Residence ( 11 years total residence including WP)
App Received : 19/10
Acknowledgement received : 22/10 ( Dated 19/10)

who sends the letter of invitation to participate in the ceremony? the local authority or the HO?
yk

GOT THE APPROVAL LETTER TODAY!
Wow! I am impressed with the speed at which these applications are being dealt with these days. God is good! The letter is dated 18-10-05 which means it has taken the home office 4 days to finish all the enquiries (the acknowledgement letter was dated 14-10-05). Is this the quickest response ever?

OK here is my complete timeline...

BASED ON 5 year stay (4 years work permit + 1 year ILR)
11-10-05 NCS appointment at Wandsworth
14-10-05 Payment received at Liverpool
15-10-05 Acknowledgement letter received by applicant
20-10-05 Approval letter received (dated 18-10-05)

Stevcal

Yorkking, the Local Authority will be in touch about the Citizenship Ceremony.

In the background IND will have prepared the Certificate of Naturalisation and sent that to the Local Authority, so that it can be handed to you at the ceremony.

actually it took just 2 to 3 working days for them to do their inquiries. Impressive.

GOT THE APPROVAL LETTER TODAY!
Wow! I am impressed with the speed at which these applications are being dealt with these days. God is good! The letter is dated 18-10-05 which means it has taken the home office 4 days to finish all the enquiries (the acknowledgement letter was dated 14-10-05). Is this the quickest response ever?

OK here is my complete timeline...

BASED ON 5 year stay (4 years work permit + 1 year ILR)
11-10-05 NCS appointment at Wandsworth
14-10-05 Payment received at Liverpool
15-10-05 Acknowledgement letter received by applicant
20-10-05 Approval letter received (dated 18-10-05)

Stevcal

John
am not too sure, of course u r an expert.
does the invite letter come from the HO or the local council?
If so, are we ok to ring up the local council to follow-up adn find the status?
what do u think?
yk

The invite letter should come from the Home Office within a week after the decision letter. The Council may or may not send a letter around the same time. My Council sent a letter and questionnaire but not all do. Some expect that you contact them as requested in the Home Office invitation letter.
Joseph

I have some travel plans in 3 weeks from now.
Can I take a chance and apply for the passport via PostOffice?
Any idea abt current turnaround time now for postoffice applications, please?
What would be your guys' recommendation - postoffice or passport office in person(which is a 2.5 hrs journey for me atleast).
yk

I think the postoffice turnaround time is 10 working days although there is no guarantee. Personally if I had to travel in 3 weeks I wouldn't take the chance and would use the one week guranteed turnaround from the passport office.

Hi,
submitted appln.From london through solicotor
via POST to liverpool through on 12.08.2005
Criteria : 4 yrs WP and 1+ yrs ILR
Card debitted on 23.08.2005
Acknowledgement recd. on 30.08.05 (issued on Dated 23.08.05 )
called on 07.10.2005 liver pool .answered waiting for Case Worker
agent told me waiting time is 6 month

is been 9th week still from acknowledge

Waiting to hear for any update
Should i called them again??

Hm ... any particular reason why you submitted via a Solicitor? Normally this is an easy procedure and there is no need to involve the legal profession. Far better IMHO to use NCS in order to ensure the application is in order and supported with all the required documents.

Average time for Naturalisation Applications is 4.11 months according to the IND website. Suggest you wait until that has expired before next making contact. In other words, wait until 2006 before phoning again. Hopefully well before that you will hear the result of your application.

Thanks for reply john

No1 Just to save app form from my mistake and i was supposed to get english language certifcate ,certified copied of Passport from the lawyer so requested to cross check that application which i have filled up my self .so they charge thier fees and there fore .i applied via them

No 2 if i knew about this froum earlier i would apply via NCS

NCS or Postal : NCS
If NCS, which centre : Brent
Date of submission or posting : 22 Oct at Brent, received in Liverpool on 25th October
CRITERIA : 5 yr stay (4 + 1 yr ILR) 5 years + 1 ILR
Date of debit of debit/credit card credit card : 25 Oct
Date of receipt of acknowledgement : 25 Oct date of posting, acknowledgement arrived in post on 29th Oct
Date of receipt of approval : 16th Nov (dated 15th Nov)
Date of receipt of invitations : 24th Nov
Date of Ceremony : 12th Dec
Date of appln. for passport : 13th Dec
Method used : Post Office 'Check and Send'
Date of Receipt : 20th Dec

Hi,

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Regards,
PB

NCS or Postal - NCS
If NCS, which centre - Newham (appointment)
Date of submission - 28th Oct at Newham,
CRITERIA - 5.0 years stay (including 1 ILR )
Date of debit of debit/credit card - 31th Oct
Date of receipt of acknowledgement -
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of invitations 27th Oct
Date of Ceremony:
Date of appln. for passport
Method used:
Date of Receipt:


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