Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[sogy]

Mine is complicated since I don't have any ID, been here for a long time. I need ID to sit for life in the UK test.

Sorry to hear that... Then I don't know what you can do.

[Katra]

I thought i would share my experience since my application was in October.

Eligibility Criteria: 12 Years ILR
Method of Application: Myself
Date of Application: 24/10/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA : 24/10/2013
Declined payment: 30/12/2013
Date of Receipt of Acknowledgement/New payment slip: 06/01/2014
Date of Debit of Fees: 16/01/2014
Date of Receipt of Approval : 22/03/2014 (letter issued on 20/03/2014)
Date of Ceremony : Still waiting for invitation letter.


Thank you and good luck to those still waiting.

[Hayati]

Eligibility Criteria: 3 Years ILR
Method of Application: Myself
Date of Application: 22/02/2014
Date of receipt by UKBA : 24/02/2014
Date of payment: 27/02/2014
Date of Receipt of Acknowledgement: 01/03/2014
Date of Receipt of Approval : Waiting
Date of Ceremony : Waiting

I have seen some people put like case holder receive file or still waiting to case holder to get file etc. how do you get this information?
Also somebody told me i can ask home office to return my file without canceling my application. Can somebody help me about it please.
I bought my flight ticket to visit my mum before my application for june and i want to go is there any way to find progress of my application an get my passport and ilr card back ? Thanks Hayati.

[milan69]

You might just have time to do both tests.

[britishAlex]

Eligibility Criteria: EU 5yrs + 1year PR (though I have not provided the PR card)
Method of Application: NCS
Date of Application: 11/02/2014
Date of receipt by UKBA : 12/02/2014
Date of Debit of Fees: 18/02/2014 / acknowledgement letter issued 17/02/2014
Date of Approval: not known, approval letter from HO not received yet
Letter from County Council with ceremony invitation: 28/03/2014
Date of Ceremony: 1st May 2014

[dadageer]

Hello guys, it seems like my wait for that all important brown envelope is finally over and I have received approval letter from Home office this afternoon

My timeline is below..looking at it seems like it took 32 working days for them to make a decision on my application.

Eligibility criteria: 1yr HSMP+ 4 yrs Tier-1 + 1yr ILR
Language criteria met :IELTS 8.0
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Wokingham
Date of application: 29.01.2014
Payment method CC/DC: Direct Debit
Date of receipt by UKBA: 03.02.2014 (Royal mail Proof of Delivery)
Date of acknowledgement: Dated 07.02.2014 (Received 11.02.2014)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 06.02.2014
Date approval received: 29.03.2014 (Letter dated 20.03.2014)
Date of ceremony: will do on Monday and update

As someone rightly pointed out this letter is from Home office and it just says that application is approved and just contact council for ceremony. As I applied through NCS I don't think I will receive any letter from council. However, those who applied directly may have to wait for two letters..

Well well..soon be posting my updates in passport thread ...thanks to all of you for your help and keeping this forum so informative and helpful..I am sure all you guys who are waiting will soon receive your approval..

[farrukhnizam]

Eligibility criteria : 5yrs HSMP + 1 Yr ILR
Council : Hatfield Council on 08-01-2014
* Method of application: NCS
* Received application at Home office: 09-01-2014 - thedx.co.uk
* Date of debit of fees: 26-01-2014 (Sunday)
* Date of acknowledgement of fees: 29-01-2014 (dated on 26-01-2014)
* Date of approval: Waiting
* Date of Ceremony: Waiting

Hi,
HO took the decision on 6th of March and they dispatched the letter on 11th March but still not received yet.

I called them again they said please wait for 1 more week.

Thanks
FN

[dadageer]

As council registrar office is 5 min drive from my home I thought to go and see them in person regarding ceremony dates instead of calling them. When I showed the lady my Home office invitation she asked if I have received any letter from council and I said no I have not. She then checked in her records and confirmed that they indeed have received my certificate from Home office and they were about to dispatch me the letter for invitation. This means my assumptions earlier was wrong that people who apply though NCS only get one letter. Regardless how you applied you will need to have a council invitation and a Home office invitation.

Anyways, she said now that you are here we will not dispatch any letter and confirmed that the next available date for Public ceremony is 24th April. That was like more than three weeks and I have to make some travel arrangements as well in May so I asked her if she can look for a private ceremony date which she confirmed is next week Wednesday. I asked if that one is the earliest they have got and she started looking at their database again and to my amazement confirmed that there is actually one slot left for a Public ceremony tomorrow ...She asked if I am ok with that and obviously I gave a resounding yes. So yes I am having my ceremony on April's fool day i.e. 01-04-2014

I think me going to the council and seeing them in person helped

My timeline

Eligibility criteria: 1yr HSMP+ 4 yrs Tier-1 + 1yr ILR
Language criteria met :IELTS 8.0
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Wokingham
Date of application: 29.01.2014
Payment method CC/DC: Direct Debit
Date of receipt by UKBA: 03.02.2014 (Royal mail Proof of Delivery)
Date of acknowledgement: Dated 07.02.2014 (Received 11.02.2014)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 06.02.2014
Date approval received: 29.03.2014 (Letter dated 20.03.2014)
Date of ceremony: 01.04.2014

[skyturk]

Update:

Eligibility criteria: 5yr + 1 years ILR
Language criteria met : NA
Method of application: NCS Glasgow
Date of application: 29/01/2014
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 1/02/2014
Date of acknowledgment: 3/02/2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 10/02/2014
Date approval received: pending
Date of ceremony: pending
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HO contacted me by saying I need to send them travel documents. Is that going to effect my approval? I am really worried

[missfof9]

Hi folks,

I'm posting this on behalf of a friend of mine as he doesn't have an account.

Eligibility criteria: IL for 1 year + life in the UK + UK Masters degree
Method of application: NCS Bromley
Date of receipt by UKBA: 30/10/2013
Date of debit of fees: 01/02/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Never received!!!
Date of receipt of approval: 29/03/2014 (dated 25/03/2014)
Date of Ceremony: Not booked yet

To all Oct and Nov applicants, it might be slow but you will receive your approval before the 6 months timeframe.

My friend sent an email and received a reply on 25/03/2014 saying that his application was still under consideration while the approval letter was printed the same day. I don't think their system is up to date so just ignore the updates they give you if you make a query.

[kamshah]

Current Nationality: Pakistan
Applicants: Self + 2 Kids 6 Y each (Twins)
Eligibility criteria: 5 Y Tier 1 + 1 Y ILR
Language eligibility: IELTS (2006) + UK Masters Degree and Life in the UK test with Citizenship.
Method of application: NCS
Date of application 19/02/2014
Application received on: 20/02/2014 (RM Tracking)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 25/02/2014
Date of acknowledgement: 28/02/2014 dated 26/02/2014
Date approval received: 31/03/2014 dated 25/03/2014
Date of Ceremony TBA

[milan69]

Eligibility criteria: spouse of BC
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 28.01.2014
Date of receipt by UKBA: 29.01.2014
Date of aknowlegment: 05.02.2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 06.02.2014
Date of approval received: 31.03.2014. (dated 26.03.2014.)
Date of ceremony:

[ps2012]

Here will be my record. Thanks.

Applicants: Self
Eligibility criteria: 5 years WP + 1 year ILR
Language eligibility: LiUK with ILR, IELTS (2014).
Method of application: Post (01-04-2014)
Date of application: 01-04-2014 ((Royal Mail Tracking)
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA:
Date of aknowlegment:
Date of debit or clearance of fees:
Date of approval received: . (dated .)
Date of ceremony:

[lambu1]

Eligibility criteria: 10 year long residence (student,segs,student,WP) + 1 year ILR (My ILR took 7 months as I applied via post)
Language criteria : LIUK + UK Masters & Degree
Method of application: NCS Westminster
Date application sent: 21/03/14
Date of receipt by UKBA: waiting
Date of debit of fees: 01/04/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: waiting
Date of receipt of approval: WAITING
Date of receipt of documents:WAITING
Date of ceremony: WAITING

[sogy]

Eligibility criteria: EEA 6+ years Treaty Rights (worker), never applied for settlement doc
Method of application: NCS Nottingham
Date of NCS appointment: 19/03/2014
Date of receipt by UKBA : 20/03/2014 (via Royal Mail tracking)
Date of debit of fees (Debit Card) : 27/03/2014 (transaction posted)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 02/04/2014 (dated 26/03/2014)
Date of receipt of approval: awaiting
Date of ceremony: awaiting

[jigarnmehta]

Applicants: Self
Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1 + 1 year ILR
Language eligibility: Life in the UK test + UK Masters Degree
Method of application: NCS, Hatfield, Hertfordshire
Date of application: 25/02/2014
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 27/02/14
Date of aknowlegment: 06/03/14
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 03/03/14
Date of approval received: still waiting
Date of ceremony:

Called the HO Sheffield unit, no case worker yet assigned, its a joke

[HelMag]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 3yr spouse of BC
Method of application: NCS (Chelsea and Kensington)
Date of receipt by UKBA: 28/01/2014
Date of debit of fees: 06/02/14
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 14/02/14
Date of receipt of approval: 02/04/14 (dated 21/03/14)
Date of Ceremony: 15/04/14 (private)

[maher.786]

[quote="jigarnmehta"]Applicants: Self
Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1 + 1 year ILR
Language eligibility: Life in the UK test + UK Masters Degree
Method of application: NCS, Hatfield, Hertfordshire
Date of application: 25/02/2014
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 27/02/14
Date of aknowlegment: 06/03/14
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 03/03/14
Date of approval received: still waiting
Date of ceremony:

Called the HO Sheffield unit, no case worker yet assigned, its a joke [/quote

Did they say its on awainting or sommthing like that because i was given a same sort of answer yesterday aswell )

[justiceamirul]

Eligibility criteria: 10yrs + 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS (Enfield)
Date of receipt by UKBA: 25/03/2014
Date of debit of fees: 28/03/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 02/04/2014
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

[Thenewboy]

Hi All,

Back from work and found a different type of brown envelop containing returned documents. However, a letter inside says application been successful and a reference number (Our Ref) but none Your Ref. My question is can I use this reference number to book a ceremony with the local council or do I have to wait for eternity to get invitation letter before doing so? Is the reference number the same? Help guys.
Ps. I must say we have all been great in this forum. Mid February seems to be looking at this moment. Greatly appreciate any reply.

Updated timeline;

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5yrs + 1yr ILR
Method of application: Self (postal)
Date of receipt by UKBA: 17/02/2014
Date of debit of fees: 19/02/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 22/02/2014 dated 19/02/2014
Date of receipt of approval: (letter dated 31/03/14 stating application successful) Waiting for invitation letter
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

[milan69]

On my letter of approval there was a telephone number of a council that I should call. When I contacted them they had my details and I arranged a private ceremony.

[Thenewboy]

Hi Milan69,

Mine is not strictly an approval (invitation letter), is a return of docs letter stating application been approved.

On my letter of approval there was a telephone number of a council that I should call. When I contacted them they had my details and I arranged a private ceremony.

[t-cham]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (5.5yr HSMP/T1(G) + 1yr ILR)
Method of application: NCS (Hammersmith and Fulham)
Date sent: 21 January 2014
Date of receipt by UKBA: ?
Date of debit of fees: 3 February 2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: mid-February
Date of receipt of approval: 19 March 2014
Date of Ceremony: 26 March 2014

And I'm done! Almost... now just for a six week application for my first adult passport - hopefully the final step in a long long process.

Good luck everyone! And thank you for your posts - they are a great reassurance that one person is not in this alone!

[rk79]

Eligibility criteria: 5yr + 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS (Bromley) - 14/02/14
Date of receipt by UKBA: Called Bromley after reading their receipt document for the special delivery tracking code. My application was received by 'L Scott' on 19/02/14. Coincidentally received confirmation of application receipt and fee taken out of my account on 27/02/14.
Date of debit of fees: Dont remember but will update soon
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Pending
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

I received a letter yesterday (02/04/14)from the HO to "provide UK NARIC document stating your qualification is comparable to a English Bachelors degree". This is odd because when I applied through my local council NCS in February they called HO to find out how can I prove my degree was taught in English. HO advised NCS staff to refer to a database which recognizes my B.Com (Hons.), a three year fulltime degree from University of Delhi. I am really not sure what to do here because my local council provided a printout from the database which awards points. Any suggestions?

[masjam]

Hi ,
Today I received response from Nationality Service Desk. Is this mean that I got the approval ? or????????????
I applied on 24th October 2013

[Thank you for your enquiry.

Examination of our records has shown that a decision has recently been made on your application. Notification of our decision has been sent to your home address on 26 March. We trust that you are now in receipt of our letter.



Regards



Customer Service Advisor AO5



Home Office

UK Visas and Immigration

North West Responder Hub

Department 16

The Capital Building

New Hall Place

Liverpool

L3 9PP

quote="masjam"]Please I will request all the applicant from Oct and November who are still waiting for decision to come forward and update their time line so at least we can find out how many in this forum still waiting for decision!!!!!!!!!!!
Its almost more than 5 months since I have been waiting and my case is straight forward ..I am really really puzzled as well..[/quote]