September 2014 - Naturalisation Application Timeline

[bestofall]

Congrats ohojska and cmpic ... I'm getting excited now

[Gladwing]

FINALLY THE APPROVAL IS HERE!!! Good luck to everyone still waiting!

Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 (6 years) (non EU)
ILR: 12 months
Language criteria: Life in the UK + USA Bachelor’s degree
Method of application: NCS Southwark
Date of application: 10/09/2014
Date received by UKBA: 11/09/2014
Payment method: Credit Card
Date fee deducted: 15/09/2014
Date approval received: 02/03/2015 (dated 22/02/2015)
Date of ceremony: TBD

Congrats cmpic! I applied on the 9th of sep and still waiting. May I ask you if you had filled anything in your form that required third party checks like for example traffic PCNs etc? I did declare my PCN even though I paid the penalty and there was no conviction or license points and I did this a the lady at NCS asked me to declare it .. Am just wondering if anyone like me stil waiting .. Will be great if you can let us know. Thanks

[akhurshid]

Here is list of people who are still waiting according to my sheet. About 75% of applications have been approved.

[cmpic]

Congrats cmpic! I applied on the 9th of sep and still waiting. May I ask you if you had filled anything in your form that required third party checks like for example traffic PCNs etc? I did declare my PCN even though I paid the penalty and there was no conviction or license points and I did this a the lady at NCS asked me to declare it .. Am just wondering if anyone like me stil waiting .. Will be great if you can let us know. Thanks

Thanks! No, I didn't have anything funky... no tickets or convictions or anything else.

[heisenberg150]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5yrs +1 year
Method of application: NCS (Eastleigh )
Date of application: 20/05/2014
Received Date : 21/05/2014
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of Payment: 29/05/2014
Date of acknowledgement: Letter dated 29/05/2014
Approval : waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

So Guys… I finally got my approval last month… Good luck to everyone. Lets keep the hope alive!

[theghid]

I have been lurking here for a while and found it quite useful. Here is my timeline.

Eligibility criteria: 5 year Tier 1 (Investor) + 1 year ILR
Language criteria: B1 Test, Life in the UK Test
Current nationality: South African
Method of application: NCS (Weybridge)
Date of application: 02/09/14
Payment method: CC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 04/09/14
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 08/09/14
Date of acknowledgment: 09/09/14
Date approval received: 03/03/2015 letter dated 25/02/2015
Date of ceremony: TBC

Finally received my approval, almost exactly 6 months later.

[esmsi]

Please update your details on the excel file and

I try to make a excel sheet where everybody's time will be there.
Please update there . Please do not put your real name or any personal information there.

[bestofall]

Veels geluk theghid .
And Congratulations to heizenburg150 as well.

Wooo they are trickling through now

[Afaaro]

6 month is gone today and no news.

[bestofall]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years & 15+ years ILR
Language criteria met: LITUK + CEFR C1
Method of application: Post
Date of application: 10/09/14
Payment method: CC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 11/09/14
Date of acknowledgment: 17/09/14
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 19/09/14
Date approval received: 04/03/2015 (dated 27/02/2015)
Date of ceremony: TBC

Finally!!!!!!!. Will update ceremony details tomorrow after contacting the local council.

To my fellow September applicants, keep your chin up. I thought mine would take even longer as my application was quite complicated so I sincerely hope you receive your brown envelope within the next few days or weeks (and not months). I think they are finally attacking the backlog now.

[london_2014]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years & 15+ years ILR
Language criteria met: LITUK + CEFR C1
Method of application: Post
Date of application: 10/09/14
Payment method: CC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 11/09/14
Date of acknowledgment: 17/09/14
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 19/09/14
Date approval received: 04/03/2015 (dated 27/02/2015)
Date of ceremony: TBC

Finally!!!!!!!. Will update ceremony details tomorrow after contacting the local council.

To my fellow September applicants, keep your chin up. I thought mine would take even longer as my application was quite complicated so I sincerely hope you receive your brown envelope within the next few days or weeks (and not months). I think they are finally attacking the backlog now.

congrates..so happy for you...the journey is over for you...

we are still in the balck hole...just called them and was advised that it is still "under processing"... so not looking to receive it in the next week any way which will take me beyond the 6 month bar. Sigh

[legit2011]

Guys,

This is good news to say the least, at last some positives on the September thread.

Today makes it 6months based on the royal mail proof of delivery and this weekend based on the date on the acknowledgement letter.

I am still waiting and I do hope that this will be over soon, HO has stopped picking up calls as I tried to call them for an update yesterday and today with the 132 option.

Anyway I have spoken with my lawyers through whom I made my application and they have filed a letter of complaint to the HO to explain the reasons for the delay and advice reasons for the delay as this is 6months and to advice a date when a decision will be reached and if they are still needing additional information they should not hesitate to ask, so fingers crossed.

Never did imagine I will be waiting for 6months, well thats the case

[Gladwing]

Hi, I am getting closer to my finish line for the 6month too.. no news yet..
Can someone from September applicant list let me know if they have declared their traffic PCN in civil penalty section and sill waiting ... I have declared mine and think that would have delayed my application as it might have gone for a verification ...it will be good to know if anyone else is the same boat as mine

[legit2011]

I don’t think the PCN will be an issue unless its occurs repeatedly and as long as it didn’t end up in court I will imagine you will be fine, however I will leave that for senior members to advice.

[london_2014]

Hi, I am getting closer to my finish line for the 6month too.. no news yet..
Can someone from September applicant list let me know if they have declared their traffic PCN in civil penalty section and sill waiting ... I have declared mine and think that would have delayed my application as it might have gone for a verification ...it will be good to know if anyone else is the same boat as mine

really doubt thats the case.....unless multiple FPN/PCN 12 months before the application it should not really matter....even if they do carry out "further checks" it should not take them 6 months...basically they may have not opened the case yet...ppl receiving approval now had a pristine record and it took them almost 6 months...

[legit2011]

Infact my latest update as at today is that HO have confirmed that my application is at the final stages. That they have been carrying out checks and the delay is due to these checks outwith HO control. So far they have received responses from these checks and no negative.

They confirmed that they are still waiting on the last check to return and a decision should be expected shortly.

Whether this is just a made up story from the HO, I do not know because coincidentally at the end of the 6months they are now receiving responses for checks they have made on my application since September 2014...something fishy.

[Gladwing]

Thank you all..I will update once I receive any feedback from HO

[akhurshid]

declared their traffic PCN in civil penalty section

Why would you declare a PCN under civil penalty? PCN is not a civil penalty and if you only had one, you didn't even have to declare it.

It can be the cause of delay in your application if someone had actually thought that its a civil penalty and wanted to do further checks because of that.

[Gladwing]

It was because of the lady at the NCS who insisted that I need to declare..I raised the same argument and didn't want to push as she said as per procedure I should declare it and it is upto the home office to decide..she also said it shouldn't be an issue in my case I have paid the penalty on time and it us better to disclose ...I didn't have a choice really ...

[akhurshid]

It was because of the lady at the NCS who insisted that I need to declare..I raised the same argument and didn't want to push as she said as per procedure I should declare it and it is upto the home office to decide..she also said it shouldn't be an issue in my case I have paid the penalty on time and it us better to disclose ...I didn't have a choice really ...

Looks like she was wrong. If you only had one PCN in last 12 months, you don't even need to declare it. If she insisted or you had more, it needs to go on page 15 not under civil penalty section.

[Gladwing]

It is really unfortunate I ended up with this lady ...all I had was one PCN in last 12 months and I also had another PCN which was in 2011.. She wrote both the PCN herself in my form in civil penalty section ..clearly this us delaying my application

I am thinking if giving it until 9th march as that's when my official 6 months gets over.. Will call HO for status and if it is still under processing I will then write to HO stating my details if PCN and the mistake of adding that in civil Pendleton section .. I can also send the prof if PCN Lester I received sling with payment confirmation .. Hope it works! Any advise or suggestion pls let me know .. Thanks!

[bestofall]

Infact my latest update as at today is that HO have confirmed that my application is at the final stages. That they have been carrying out checks and the delay is due to these checks outwith HO control. So far they have received responses from these checks and no negative.

They confirmed that they are still waiting on the last check to return and a decision should be expected shortly.

Whether this is just a made up story from the HO, I do not know because coincidentally at the end of the 6months they are now receiving responses for checks they have made on my application since September 2014...something fishy.

Be positive guys, there's definitely every indication that they are finally ploughing through the neglected applications. The first time they asked me for more info was in December ... and it was to do with basic eligibility so I think nothing was done on the application from September until December.
For my application they had to get information from the Insolvency Service as I had both a personal bankcruptcy and company liquidation (of which I was a director). So take heart from this ... I think it's not that the checks take long ... just that they didn't start processing the applications immediately. Just my theory.

[london_2014]

Infact my latest update as at today is that HO have confirmed that my application is at the final stages. That they have been carrying out checks and the delay is due to these checks outwith HO control. So far they have received responses from these checks and no negative.

They confirmed that they are still waiting on the last check to return and a decision should be expected shortly.

Whether this is just a made up story from the HO, I do not know because coincidentally at the end of the 6months they are now receiving responses for checks they have made on my application since September 2014...something fishy.

Hi Legit,

How did you get them to say so much? They did not tell me anything but "udner processing". Are you past 6 months now? I have few more days to go.

[legit2011]

"london_2014.
I had applied via a solicitor and she was only chasing up on my behalf. I got the update from her.
actually whenever I try to call, they (HO) either dont take my calls or when they do they say its 'under consideration'
I guess they were able to open up more because my solicitor contacted them

[legit2011]

Following the date on the letter of acknowledgement, my 6months expires on the 9th of march.