April 2015 Naturalization application Timeline ONLY

[landcruiser94]

can you please let me have HO number which you used to call. I have changed the address but haven't received any confirmation. Hence just want to give them a call and ask as there is no one at the old address to pick the post up. Thanks.

I called the council not home office.
I was also like you where I was really worried that they will not send it to my new address as I didn't get a confirmation. Please be rest assured that if you submitted the address on the website, then they definitely have it and they will send to the new address. It's been like this for a few others who calmed my nerves when I got really worried. I hope this message helps you

L

[caffeine]

My Spouse's timeline

Date of application: 09/04/2015
Date of receipt by HO: 13/04/2015
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 06/05/2015
Date of acknowledgement: 09/05/2015
Date of Biometrics Letter: 09/05/2015
Biometrics submitter: 11/05/2015
Approval letter dated: 21/08/2015
Date approval received: Not Sure - Found it when we came back from holidays

I am still waiting for mine and I applied on 1st April.

[Shadowfein]

@ raja.brit

Hi - my approval was dated 19th August.

I have updated the spreadsheet as best I can.

Good luck to everyone.

[raja.brit]

@ raja.brit

Hi - my approval was dated 19th August.

I have updated the spreadsheet as best I can.

Good luck to everyone.

Thanks Shadowfein. I applied on 15th April n hopefully not long.

All the best!

[Amritsar singh]

Anyone can help me I applied also on 14th April but I forgot to mention in my application I have different address on my driving licence so it can be effect

[ik_aam_insaan]

Congrats to all the approved applicants .
Please pray for us all waiting .
Almost 5 months now since i applied ...

[tyx]

i applied 31st march, and still waiting

Same here...

[izmile]

Another one... applied 30 March... no communication whatsoever.. I applied as a family (2 adults + 1 kid)

[Amritsar singh]

Hello guys hope everybody good ....I applied my nationalty on 14th April through NCS.but before I applied I change my address to diffrent city for move. But I change my mind to move another city after my nationalty so now just my license on my cousin address but rest everything on my permanent address where live now and same on nationalty application so this can be very serious effect on my application? It's 5 month now for applied. ...

[bernie.258]

It looked like there is a trend here.. That those who applied with family took longer than a single application. We are still waiting.. applied 1st of april.. 2 adults and 1 Child.

hopefully, we'll have our turn this month. (keeping my hopes high).

[vignezh]

It looked like there is a trend here.. That those who applied with family took longer than a single application. We are still waiting.. applied 1st of april.. 2 adults and 1 Child.

hopefully, we'll have our turn this month. (keeping my hopes high).

+1, applied on 8th April and waiting

[SAFA111]

I applied on the 2nd of April...and still waiting too.

single applicant.

[bernie.258]

i looked at the March timeline as well, it seems like those who applied on the last week of march and 1st week of April has lots of applicants that are still waiting..

our time will come.. hopefully we'll get our approval soon.


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Applied: 01 April 2015
Received by HO: 02 APril 2015
Acknow. received: 23 April 2015
Approval:still waiting

[Missy_Missy]

Got my approval last week, date 24/08/15 and it says don't call council.

I just called council and they confirm my certificate is with them but won't book me for a ceremony until i get a letter of invite.

Sept public ceremony is tue 08/09/15 if i miss that then it's oct. Going away for a month mid sept so that simply means i cant make oct ceremony too

Any idea on what i can do? still awaiting invite

[usman81]

Got my approval last week, date 24/08/15 and it says don't call council.

I just called council and they confirm my certificate is with them but won't book me for a ceremony until i get a letter of invite.

Sept public ceremony is tue 08/09/15 if i miss that then it's oct. Going away for a month mid sept so that simply means i cant make oct ceremony too

Any idea on what i can do? still awaiting invite

But what is not clear to me who is going to send you invite, council or HO? You can ask them to arrange a private ceremony though but not sure if you need invite for that first?

[uk1234]

At the risk of being rude, there have been way too many pointless posts on this board. It is supposed to be for TIMELINES ONLY.

No one cares about the posts about “I applied on the 2nd of April…and still waiting too” or “I looked at the March timeline….” Those are completely useless. Just post the dates and get on with it.

That said, good luck to everyone, I just got approved today.

Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 + ILR 1 year
Language criteria met: Exempt Country
Current nationality: Canadian
Method of application: Lawyer
Council name if NCS used: N/A
Date of application: April 20th
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: CC
Date of receipt by UKBA: April 23rd
Date of debit or clearance of fees: April 23rd
Date of acknowledgment: Never received
Date of Biometrics Letter Received: June 9th
Date of Biometrics Done: June 15th
Date of Approval Received: September 3rd
Date of Ceremony: Pending

[vignezh]

At the risk of being rude, there have been way too many pointless posts on this board. It is supposed to be for TIMELINES ONLY.

No one cares about the posts about “I applied on the 2nd of April…and still waiting too” or “I looked at the March timeline….” Those are completely useless. Just post the dates and get on with it.

That said, good luck to everyone, I just got approved today.

Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 + ILR 1 year
Language criteria met: Exempt Country
Current nationality: Canadian
Method of application: Lawyer
Council name if NCS used: N/A
Date of application: April 20th
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: CC
Date of receipt by UKBA: April 23rd
Date of debit or clearance of fees: April 23rd
Date of acknowledgment: Never received
Date of Biometrics Letter Received: June 9th
Date of Biometrics Done: June 15th
Date of Approval Received: September 3rd
Date of Ceremony: Pending

FYI, that conversation started as some of us haven't received any response while those applied after us (like U) have received their approvals. It may not add any value to YOU, but it is very useful for those (still waiting) to understand the pattern in which HO process applications.

Now, go ahead and celebrate your approval, I am not being sarcastic here!

[olinka0306]

At the risk of being rude, there have been way too many pointless posts on this board. It is supposed to be for TIMELINES ONLY.

No one cares about the posts about “I applied on the 2nd of April…and still waiting too” or “I looked at the March timeline….” Those are completely useless. Just post the dates and get on with it.

That said, good luck to everyone, I just got approved today.

Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 + ILR 1 year
Language criteria met: Exempt Country
Current nationality: Canadian
Method of application: Lawyer
Council name if NCS used: N/A
Date of application: April 20th
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: CC
Date of receipt by UKBA: April 23rd
Date of debit or clearance of fees: April 23rd
Date of acknowledgment: Never received
Date of Biometrics Letter Received: June 9th
Date of Biometrics Done: June 15th
Date of Approval Received: September 3rd
Date of Ceremony: Pending

hi, so your account was debited only days after applying by post? are you sure it wasn't 23rd may? Most people waiting 3 weeks to a month to have the fees debited. congrats

[Deenfat]

FINAL UPDATE

[quote="Deenfat"]Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 General 5 years + ILR 1 year
Language criteria met (UK degree)
Current nationality: Nigeria
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Trafford
Date of application: 13/04/2015
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: CC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 14/04/2015
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 07/05/2015
Date of acknowledgment: 11/05/2015 (update)
Date of biometric letter: 11/05/2015 (update)
Date of biometric enrolment: 16/05/2015 (update)
Date approval received: 03/09/2015 dated 21/08/2015 (Update)
Date of ceremony: Yet to be booked

THANKS TO ALL OF THOSE THAT SHARED THEIR TIMELINES AND PROGRESS. GOOD LUCK TO THE REST.

[ik_aam_insaan]

At the risk of being rude, there have been way too many pointless posts on this board. It is supposed to be for TIMELINES ONLY.

No one cares about the posts about “I applied on the 2nd of April…and still waiting too” or “I looked at the March timeline….” Those are completely useless. Just post the dates and get on with it.

That said, good luck to everyone, I just got approved today.

Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 + ILR 1 year
Language criteria met: Exempt Country
Current nationality: Canadian
Method of application: Lawyer
Council name if NCS used: N/A
Date of application: April 20th
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: CC
Date of receipt by UKBA: April 23rd
Date of debit or clearance of fees: April 23rd
Date of acknowledgment: Never received
Date of Biometrics Letter Received: June 9th
Date of Biometrics Done: June 15th
Date of Approval Received: September 3rd
Date of Ceremony: Pending

FYI, that conversation started as some of us haven't received any response while those applied after us (like U) have received their approvals. It may not add any value to YOU, but it is very useful for those (still waiting) to understand the pattern in which HO process applications.

Now, go ahead and celebrate your approval, I am not being sarcastic here!

Congrats and enjoy your life dont worry about this forum ...

[mimanchee]

At the risk of being rude, there have been way too many pointless posts on this board. It is supposed to be for TIMELINES ONLY.

No one cares about the posts about “I applied on the 2nd of April…and still waiting too” or “I looked at the March timeline….” Those are completely useless. Just post the dates and get on with it.

That said, good luck to everyone, I just got approved today.

Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 + ILR 1 year
Language criteria met: Exempt Country
Current nationality: Canadian
Method of application: Lawyer
Council name if NCS used: N/A
Date of application: April 20th
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: CC
Date of receipt by UKBA: April 23rd
Date of debit or clearance of fees: April 23rd
Date of acknowledgment: Never received
Date of Biometrics Letter Received: June 9th
Date of Biometrics Done: June 15th
Date of Approval Received: September 3rd
Date of Ceremony: Pending

Congratulations!

I'm with you too. I understand the wait is frustrating but It does say TIMELINE ONLY. Obsessing over why you haven't received an approval when some who applied before you have is counter-productive and frankly pointless. There's no point to obsess over something you have NO control of. Let's just all be patient.

My timeline so far:

Eligibility criteria: 10 year LR + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: UK Degree
Method of application: NCS Manchester
Date of application: 1st April
Date of receipt by UKBA: 2nd April
Date of debit or clearance of fees: April 25th
Date of acknowledgment: a few days after
Date of Approval Received: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

[Ahmed04]

At the risk of being rude, there have been way too many pointless posts on this board. It is supposed to be for TIMELINES ONLY.

No one cares about the posts about “I applied on the 2nd of April…and still waiting too” or “I looked at the March timeline….” Those are completely useless. Just post the dates and get on with it.

That said, good luck to everyone, I just got approved today.

Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 + ILR 1 year
Language criteria met: Exempt Country
Current nationality: Canadian
Method of application: Lawyer
Council name if NCS used: N/A
Date of application: April 20th
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: CC
Date of receipt by UKBA: April 23rd
Date of debit or clearance of fees: April 23rd
Date of acknowledgment: Never received
Date of Biometrics Letter Received: June 9th
Date of Biometrics Done: June 15th
Date of Approval Received: September 3rd
Date of Ceremony: Pending

Congratulations!

I'm with you too. I understand the wait is frustrating but It does say TIMELINE ONLY. Obsessing over why you haven't received an approval when some who applied before you have is counter-productive and frankly pointless. There's no point to obsess over something you have NO control of. Let's just all be patient.

My timeline so far:

Eligibility criteria: 10 year LR + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: UK Degree
Method of application: NCS Manchester
Date of application: 1st April
Date of receipt by UKBA: 2nd April
Date of debit or clearance of fees: April 25th
Date of acknowledgment: a few days after
Date of Approval Received: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

I have around same timeline as you, I applied on 31st.03.15 and acknowledgment 25.04.15 and still waiting

[Amritsar singh]

Hi everyone this week also over now ...I think who ever dealing with our case he don't want to give decision quick that's why so many applied after me they got approvel just we been waiting like we don't pay fee to them .....so now 5month passed what you think they even not decided nothing about our case ????

[chocolateorange88]

Hi everyone this week also over now ...I think who ever dealing with our case he don't want to give decision quick that's why so many applied after me they got approvel just we been waiting like we don't pay fee to them .....so now 5month passed what you think they even not decided nothing about our case ????

when did you apply? did you have to do biometrics?

[Amritsar singh]

I appiled 14th April from Ncs and ukba racvied 15th April fee taken 09th may and biometric done 14th May