TIMELINE AFTER NATURALISATION APPLICATION SUBMISSION

Gul · Post by **Gul** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 2:34 am

its almost 42 days since i applied
got acknowledgment on 23 of feb and nothing after that.

HO always says application less then 6 months no information.

It seems Redbridge council only do ceremony once in a month that why application get stuck in HO.

Anyone applied with NCS red bridge before?

and any suggestions to get an update.

ferrarilondon · Post by **ferrarilondon** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 12:10 pm

I spoke to some one from HO yesterday on the phone regarding my application, the person was helpful and he told me that this is the busiest time in HO due to prices going up next month they received triple application than normal so now average application will take up to 8 to 12 weeks to consider. on normal days they used to take average 6 weeks.
I applied on 14th march and my application still has not been scanned yet, he told me that after scanning onto the computer the case workers will pick the applications up, and then the long process will start.
Well good luck every one who is waiting this is the last obstacle in our path hope fully it will be over soon. thanks

kamalin10 · Post by **kamalin10** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 12:48 pm

wunder wrote:Sorry if I was unclear - my card was debited and I did get acknowledgement letter, "nothing" referred to lack of decision letter
I did apply through NCS.

Hi there!

Iâ€™m applying tomorrow on almost the same conditions (only Iâ€™m a driver with one fixed penalty, minor, I have checked, and been away for more than 5 days) so will see how soon I get my response!

due to prices going up next month

Oh come on, how much are they going up by? Â£50 or something like that? Is it a reason to get triple amount of applications???

ferrarilondon · Post by **ferrarilondon** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 12:58 pm

My friend for you may be Â£50 is nothing but trust me for people who are struggling at the moment every penny counts specially people with kids etc. I know so many people who told me that due to increase in the fees they are applying before 6th April.

kamalin10 · Post by **kamalin10** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 1:07 pm

Â£50 is Â£50, it isnâ€™t nothing but it isnâ€™t reason to apply in triple amounts surely. On a contrary to you I donâ€™t know a single person who applied earlier for this reason.
In addition to that those are very old news and applications that seem to be affected by the increase are only this monthâ€™s ones

ferrarilondon · Post by **ferrarilondon** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 1:40 pm

Well Kamalian10 me and you are not working in HO I am only telling you what their staff told me yesterday. so we are no one to judge the situation. and if you do not know any one who is applying early because of the fees issues than may be you need to increase your social circle. few hours ago i rang one of our local immigration Solicitor to book an appointment for my cousin. even they do not have appointment until next week. try calling local NCS they wont have any appointments. they will tell you that due to fees increase and new laws coming up people are panicking and they are trying to apply ASAP

kamalin10 · Post by **kamalin10** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 1:51 pm

ferrarilondon wrote: may be you need to increase your social circle.

How about improving your own social circle eh?

Iâ€™m not judging situation, just suspicious that price is not an issue, new rules â€“ maybe. Panicking and applying last minute to save Â£50 is not for people who really struggle to get those Â£50.
As I said in the other thread I booked appointment with no problems, no delays and at suitable for me date couple weeks ago. booking one week in advance only has always been difficult.

Ahmed80 · Post by **Ahmed80** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 4:52 pm

If they have 3 times the normal applications, than how come the time it takes them to get money out of our bank hasn't changed? Neither has the timing of the confirmation letters.

I applied on the 14th and got my bank credited on the 18th followed by the letter on the 22nd. Consistent with the normal timing I have seen on this forum previously.

This change in the fee isnâ€™t something which was decided last week, we have known about it for a while.

ferrarilondon · Post by **ferrarilondon** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 5:22 pm

Every one likes to take the money straight away lol that included the HO.

sfjeelani · Post by **sfjeelani** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 11:08 pm

sfjeelani wrote:Here how it goes:

Application Criteria: 5 yr Work Permit+ 1yr ILR
Application Posted: 18th March, 2011
HO received (as per Royal Mail): 21st March, 2011
Debit Card Charged: 28th March, 2011
Acknowledgment Arrived:
Acknowledgment Letter Date:
Decision:
Decision Date:

Its been 5-working days since arrival at HO. No response yet.

Just another update I have received acknowledgment letter today confirming the documents I have sent & its dated as 25th March, 2011.

wunder · Post by **wunder** » Fri Apr 01, 2011 12:07 am

ferrarilondon wrote:this is the busiest time in HO due to prices going up next month they received triple application than normal so now average application will take up to 8 to 12 weeks to consider

Ouch!

So just as I got a chance to apply, a horde of cheapskates decides to apply en masse to save 50 quid ...
This is just my typical "luck" ...

Now I'm trying to steer away a vision of year-long wait as it was with my HSMP application.

Gul · Post by **Gul** » Fri Apr 01, 2011 1:29 am

wunder wrote:
ferrarilondon wrote:this is the busiest time in HO due to prices going up next month they received triple application than normal so now average application will take up to 8 to 12 weeks to consider
Ouch!
So just as I got a chance to apply, a horde of cheapskates decides to apply en masse to save 50 quid ...
This is just my typical "luck" ...

Now I'm trying to steer away a vision of year-long wait as it was with my HSMP application.

When i applied on Mid feb, Trend was 3 weeks max and now its already 6 weeks and i have been told last week by the HO that it not being allocated after six weeks

ukpl · Post by **ukpl** » Fri Apr 01, 2011 2:50 am

For some the new price may be "only" Â£50 (it is actually Â£56) but for the others like families 2+3 it may be as much as (1294-1010) + (810-600) + (270-150) = 284+210+120 = Â£614 more, for family 2+2 it is Â£494 more, for a couple Â£284 more.

And although it is not a recent news, where do you actually see the new fees on UKBA site?
If you go over there http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/britishcitizenship/
there is NOTHING about new fees. So for many people new fees may quite be a news.
And if you are eligible to apply before 6th April 2011, then why not to save on fees increase?

Ahmed80 · Post by **Ahmed80** » Fri Apr 01, 2011 9:27 am

Gul wrote:
When i applied on Mid feb, Trend was 3 weeks max and now its already 6 weeks and i have been told last week by the HO that it not being allocated after six weeks

So you applied in February, but your application hasn't been allocated yet?
Thatâ€™s in contrast to these 2 guys who applied at the same time or after you and already have a decision letter with them!

JA13I wrote:(Posted on behalf on another who is not a member)

CRITERIA - EEA national (Spanish)(exercising treaty right for 5 years- Half as worker and half as self sufficient. Had not applied for PR using EEA 3)
Type - NCS Southport
Date of submission - 07/03/2011
Date reached HO â€“ 08/03/2011
Date of debit of credit card - 11/03/2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement - 17/03/2011 ( dated 11/03/2011)
Date of receipt of approval - 25/03/2011 (dated 18/03/2011)
Date of Ceremony - TBC

.

summer_boy wrote:
CRITERIA: 2 years Married Visa in 2006
ILR in 2008
British citizen in 2011
TIMELINE: apply via NCS 10/02/2011
UKBA received 14/02
Decision make by UKBA on 15/03
Decison letter posted on 21/03
received 25/03
Ceremonie booked in for the 1/04/2011

kamalin10 · Post by **kamalin10** » Fri Apr 01, 2011 4:36 pm

ukpl wrote:And although it is not a recent news, where do you actually see the new fees on UKBA site?
If you go over there http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/britishcitizenship/
there is NOTHING about new fees. So for many people new fees may quite be a news.

Yes, exactly â€“ how do those savers know about the increase if they donâ€™t follow the news? Or rather how did they â€œjust found outâ€

ferrarilondon · Post by **ferrarilondon** » Fri Apr 01, 2011 9:39 pm

its not only just the fees Kamilian10 its new laws coming into force etc that started this sudden increase in application numbers recently.

Any one applied in March got the approval yet?

london2009uk · Post by **london2009uk** » Fri Apr 01, 2011 10:15 pm

I applied for naturalization 01/03/2011 through postal and got approval on 18/03/2011.

Good luck with your application and all the best to get your approval sooner. Please refer earlier post for detailed timeline.

wunder · Post by **wunder** » Fri Apr 01, 2011 10:37 pm

ferrarilondon wrote:its not only just the fees Kamilian10 its new laws coming into force etc that started this sudden increase in application numbers recently.

What new laws? I don't remember any changes to citizenship law?

nicepie · Post by **nicepie** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 12:26 am

CRITERIA - 5 years+1year pr
Type - NCS fullham
Date of submission - 09/03/2011 NCS post it on the 14/03/2011
Date reached HO â€“ not known
Date of debit of credit card - 21/03/2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement - 23/03/2011 ( dated 18/03/2011)
Date of receipt of approval ? (not yet)
Date of Ceremony - ? (not yet)

nax_72 · Post by **nax_72** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 9:24 am

wunder wrote:
ferrarilondon wrote:its not only just the fees Kamilian10 its new laws coming into force etc that started this sudden increase in application numbers recently.
What new laws? I don't remember any changes to citizenship law?

There are no new laws proposed for naturalisation. But after the recent new laws proposed for visas and ILR, people obvious may expect that new laws for naturalisation is also under way. Human life is all about speculating different possibilities. Only constant thing in life is changes in life. We never know when the minister will propose new laws for the naturalisation.

ferrarilondon · Post by **ferrarilondon** » Mon Apr 04, 2011 12:16 pm

Another call to UK BA and guess what the answer was?

Case has been scanned and waiting to be allocated to the case worker. same answer as last week. The person told me on the phone that it may take up to 6 months for the decision as they are very busy and its best if I dont call . i guess this is the standard answer they give it to every one.

I told him that i know my case is only 3 weeks old but just wanted the update as couple of my friends got the decision within 2 to 3 weeks, he replied it all depends on case workers , some do not have work load and some have tons and tons of applications . It depends on which team pick up your case ( i dont know how they work internally ) . I think i wont bother them now , will sit quiet and wait lol

Good luck all

london2009uk · Post by **london2009uk** » Mon Apr 04, 2011 1:35 pm

FerrariLondon

I can understand your anxiety i also applied for naturalization in 1/03/11 through postal and got the decision on 18/03/11.

By reading other posts i noticed many people are waiting for the decision. I wish you all the best and hope you receive your decision this week.

lionking007 · Post by **lionking007** » Mon Apr 04, 2011 2:33 pm

london2009uk wrote:FerrariLondon

I can understand your anxiety i also applied for naturalization in 1/03/11 through postal and got the decision on 18/03/11.

By reading other posts i noticed many people are waiting for the decision. I wish you all the best and hope you receive your decision this week.

allta · Post by **allta** » Mon Apr 04, 2011 3:25 pm

london2009uk wrote:FerrariLondon

I can understand your anxiety i also applied for naturalization in 1/03/11 through postal and got the decision on 18/03/11.

By reading other posts i noticed many people are waiting for the decision. I wish you all the best and hope you receive your decision this week.

Wow, that was superfast!!! I wish I have ur kind of luck. I submitted mine on the 25th of march and I'm prepared to wait for 6 months anyways. Though, I will be mad if I got any letter other than approval letter.

Allta

ferrarilondon · Post by **ferrarilondon** » Mon Apr 04, 2011 4:06 pm

same here, i applied on 14th March and ready to wait. But i hope not to wait for long as I am the only non British in my family ( wife , kids are British ) and they are planing to go to Disney land Paris this summer and on my current nationality i have to wait up to 6 weeks for Visa to France. Ridiculous

Well hope for the best

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