March 2015 Naturalization application timeline

[hestervanderpoll]

Postman come and gone....no post for us. There is a
Saying...no news is good news.

[PrairieSunflower]

UPDATE

Eligibility criteria: Married to BC, have had ILR about 5+ years
Language criteria met : Life in the UK test, English speaking country
Current nationality: Canadian
Method of application: Filled out on my own
Council name if NCS used:
Date of application: March 05, 2015
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: CC
Date of receipt by UKBA: March 06, 2015, 8:18am
Date of acknowledgment: March 17, 2015
Date of debit or clearance of fees: March 11, 2015
Date approval received: March 24, 2015
Date of ceremony invitation received: March 28, 2015
Date of ceremony: WAITING

[Knowledge_is_Power]

Congrats...applied on 14 Feb and still waiting.

[T51820]

Wohooo Prairie... Do you have to then book the date?

[T51820]

Congrats...applied on 14 Feb and still waiting.

Hope you get your approval soon. Good luck.

[PrairieSunflower]

Wohooo Prairie... Do you have to then book the date?

Yes, now I need to call my council and book a date.

[Monty83]

Updated - I got my approval today!!

Eligibility criteria: 2 year spouse visa + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: N/A English speaking country
Current nationality: Canadian
Method of application: Post
Council name if NCS used: Ealing
Date of application: 11/03/2015
Payment method: credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 19/03/2015
Date of acknowledgment: 25/03/2015 via post (dated 19/03/2015)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 19/03/2015
Date approval received: 28/03/2015 via post (dated 26/03/2015)
Date of ceremony: TBC

[snoorali77]

Updated - I got my approval today!!

Eligibility criteria: 2 year spouse visa + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: N/A English speaking country
Current nationality: Canadian
Method of application: Post
Council name if NCS used: Ealing
Date of application: 11/03/2015
Payment method: credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 19/03/2015
Date of acknowledgment: 25/03/2015 via post (dated 19/03/2015)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 19/03/2015
Date approval received: 28/03/2015 via post (dated 26/03/2015)
Date of ceremony: TBC

Congratulations!

[IraMil357]

Morning all,

I feel like a complete idiot... I was convicted for a speeding offence sp30 for driving 37m per hour, however as I was not invited to attend in a court, was just sent a letter to pay to the court and got 3 points on my licence. It was in 2009, I pit this into 3.7, and since I have never been to the court, I said I got an fpn and paid it in full straight away.... Someone in a different thread said that since I paid to a court, it is a criminal offence, not an fpn.... I am now so worried that I might unknowingly and unwillingly put an incorrect information on my application, which can now be refused because of this?.... What do I need to do? On my licence there is no a date of conviction, but the words in that field: "conditional offer" .....

Thanks for your advise...

[wmazhar]

Morning all,

I feel like a complete idiot... I was convicted for a speeding offence sp30 for driving 37m per hour, however as I was not invited to attend in a court, was just sent a letter to pay to the court and got 3 points on my licence. It was in 2009, I pit this into 3.7, and since I have never been to the court, I said I got an fpn and paid it in full straight away.... Someone in a different thread said that since I paid to a court, it is a criminal offence, not an fpn.... I am now so worried that I might unknowingly and unwillingly put an incorrect information on my application, which can now be refused because of this?.... What do I need to do? On my licence there is no a date of conviction, but the words in that field: "conditional offer" .....

Thanks for your advise...

6 years past so its a spent conviction, you can send additional information explaining the situation.
so I hope it will be fine.

[alaskangirl]

UPDATE!

I have been checking my account every few hrs over the last week and the balance has finally dropped today, Saturday 28th March! So these guys actually work on Saturdays

Hello Everyone,

Here is my timeline:

Eligibility criteria: Permanent Residence + 2 yrs
Language criteria met: ESOL Skills for Life Speaking & Listening, Life in the UK
Current nationality: Russian
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Oxford
Date of application: Tue 17th March 2015
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: Wed 18th March 2015
Date of acknowledgment:
Date of debit or clearance of fees: Sat 28th March - balance dropped, not showing yet
Date approval received:
Date of ceremony:

Has anyone else been waiting for so long for the application fee to be charged?
Good luck everyone! Fingers crossed they will get to my application soon...

[abdel 76]

UPDATE!

I have been checking my account every few hrs over the last week and the balance has finally dropped today, Saturday 28th March! So these guys actually work on Saturdays

Hello Everyone,

Here is my timeline:

Eligibility criteria: Permanent Residence + 2 yrs
Language criteria met: ESOL Skills for Life Speaking & Listening, Life in the UK
Current nationality: Russian
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Oxford
Date of application: Tue 17th March 2015
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: Wed 18th March 2015
Date of acknowledgment:
Date of debit or clearance of fees: Sat 28th March - balance dropped, not showing yet
Date approval received:
Date of ceremony:

Has anyone else been waiting for so long for the application fee to be charged?
Good luck everyone! Fingers crossed they will get to my application soon...

I applied on 17th but no news yes no money has been taking yet

[abdel 76]

UPDATE!

I have been checking my account every few hrs over the last week and the balance has finally dropped today, Saturday 28th March! So these guys actually work on Saturdays

Hello Everyone,

Here is my timeline:

Eligibility criteria: Permanent Residence + 2 yrs
Language criteria met: ESOL Skills for Life Speaking & Listening, Life in the UK
Current nationality: Russian
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Oxford
Date of application: Tue 17th March 2015
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: Wed 18th March 2015
Date of acknowledgment:
Date of debit or clearance of fees: Sat 28th March - balance dropped, not showing yet
Date approval received:
Date of ceremony:

Has anyone else been waiting for so long for the application fee to be charged?
Good luck everyone! Fingers crossed they will get to my application soon...

Been waiting and still waiting

[rakeysh.patel]

No brown envelope for the day

[tulip11]

No brown envelope for the day

Same here

[britishenglish]

this monday will be very lucky my sixth sense

[tulip11]

this monday will be very lucky my sixth sense

lolz well I hope that your sixth sense will work again

[tomboy]

this monday will be very lucky my sixth sense

lolz well I hope that your sixth sense will work again

Anxiously waitin for monday
Hopegully will be luckiest day of my life

[T51820]

Good luck! BritishEnglish sixth sense worked for. Here's to some more approvals next week. Good luck guys!

[NatIv]

Eligibility criteria: HSMP + ILR
Language criteria met (UK degree, exempt countries, PBS used documents, NARIC, or B1 test): IELTS (received in 2007) + Life in UK
Current nationality: Moldavian
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Uttlesford
Date of application: 26 March 2015
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: DC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 27 March 2015
Date of acknowledgment:
Date of debit or clearance of fees:
Date approval received:
Date of ceremony:

[Tangie]

this monday will be very lucky my sixth sense

lolz well I hope that your sixth sense will work again

Hi Tulip,
How are you, hope your enjoying the weekend or trying to. I have not heard anything from home office too. I like you to know that I have been keeping track on people who were granted approval, they all have two different visa and one happened to be a spouse. As for us who are only on spouse visa for three years, they applications have not been looked at. No applied made in March and been approved on spouse grounds alone. So go back and read all the post you will see what I noticed. So you have something to be positive about, and not feel bad that your application and my application has not been looked at as of now I believe. You should hear anytime after the 3rd of April I believe. I have been told that it takes anywhere from a month to two months to get approved on spouse grounds. I hope we hear next week. So stay positive and you will hear soon. I am your friendly neighbour who happens to be "Indian".

[IraMil357]

@Tulip and @Tangie, I applied not as a spouse, but in my own right after 11 years residence (not eea) including almost 9 years ilr, on the 3/03, 10 years working with the same global company, 8 years no change in address, I.e. Everything is easy to trace and check and no sign of decision yet... I don't think it depends on whether application is as a spouse or not... I think it is pure luck!! Also, need to bear in mind, some caseworkers might take holidays over Easter.... It will slow down in April I think.... But hey! Need to stay optimistic.... It will come!!

[T51820]

@Tulip and @Tangie, I applied not as a spouse, but in my own right after 11 years residence (not eea) including almost 9 years ilr, on the 3/03, 10 years working with the same global company, 8 years no change in address, I.e. Everything is easy to trace and check and no sign of decision yet... I don't think it depends on whether application is as a spouse or not... I think it is pure luck!! Also, need to bear in mind, some caseworkers might take holidays over Easter.... It will slow down in April I think.... But hey! Need to stay optimistic.... It will come!!

My case is very similar to yours. Came here as a child, receive ILR the following year (2001)..left the country only twice. I think it may be luck. Do you think location (or nationality?) anything to do with it?

[Tangie]

@Tulip and @Tangie, I applied not as a spouse, but in my own right after 11 years residence (not eea) including almost 9 years ilr, on the 3/03, 10 years working with the same global company, 8 years no change in address, I.e. Everything is easy to trace and check and no sign of decision yet... I don't think it depends on whether application is as a spouse or not... I think it is pure luck!! Also, need to bear in mind, some caseworkers might take holidays over Easter.... It will slow down in April I think.... But hey! Need to stay optimistic.... It will come!!

IraMil, I think that just spouse of British is managed in a different department. If you look at your acknowledgement letter it will say AN6(2)+ is for Spouse of British Citizen or AN6(1)+. Everything else. That is the reason I am saying what I am saying.

[IraMil357]

@Tulip and @Tangie, I applied not as a spouse, but in my own right after 11 years residence (not eea) including almost 9 years ilr, on the 3/03, 10 years working with the same global company, 8 years no change in address, I.e. Everything is easy to trace and check and no sign of decision yet... I don't think it depends on whether application is as a spouse or not... I think it is pure luck!! Also, need to bear in mind, some caseworkers might take holidays over Easter.... It will slow down in April I think.... But hey! Need to stay optimistic.... It will come!!

My case is very similar to yours. Came here as a child, receive ILR the following year (2001)..left the country only twice. I think it may be luck. Do you think location (or nationality?) anything to do with it?

Possible... Or my speeding offence in 2009!!... Or just a different caseworker.... Or not even assigned yet - I looked through some of the posts and some found that their cases were assigned to a caseworker only after 6 months since submission... It is unnerving to wait, but that's all we can do I am afraid...