Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[Dr MS]

Eligibility criteria: 2 years HSMP + 3 years Tier1 + 1year ILR
Language criteria met: Original Degree certificate (BTech from India) + PBS printout - For self
Original Degree certificate (BSc from India) + PBS printout - For spouse
Method of application: NCS Birmingham (Joint application)
Date of Application: 03/03/2014
Payment method: CC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 04/03/2014 (Royal Mail Special Delivery tracked)
Date of debit of fees: TBC
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: TBC
Date of receipt of approval: TBC
Date of Ceremony: TBC

Finally got the approval. Around 6weeks turn around time..

Date of debit of fees: 07-03-2014
Date of receipt of approval: 17-04-2014 (Letter dtd 10-04-2014)
Date of Ceremony: 07-05-2014

Congratulations!

[akb]

Eligibility criteria: 2 years HSMP + 3 years Tier1 + 1year ILR
Language criteria met: Original Degree certificate (BTech from India) + PBS printout - For self
Original Degree certificate (BSc from India) + PBS printout - For spouse
Method of application: NCS Birmingham (Joint application)
Date of Application: 03/03/2014
Payment method: CC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 04/03/2014 (Royal Mail Special Delivery tracked)
Date of debit of fees: TBC
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: TBC
Date of receipt of approval: TBC
Date of Ceremony: TBC

Finally got the approval. Around 6weeks turn around time..

Date of debit of fees: 07-03-2014
Date of receipt of approval: 17-04-2014 (Letter dtd 10-04-2014)
Date of Ceremony: 07-05-2014

[Soebmk]

Eligibility criteria: British Citizen's Spouse - 3 years
Method of application: NCS Brent
Date of Application: 04/03/2014
Date of debit of fees: 10/03/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: letter dated 14/03/2014
Date of receipt of approval: 17/04/2014 (dated 15/04/2014)
Date of Ceremony: yet to be booked

Wanted to share my experience..
We had read about someone sending a special delivery envelope along with their application..
We decided to do the same and it worked !
They sent the approval letter in the special next day delivery envelope which we had sent along with the application..
Its just £5-6, which is nothing compared to the entire fee.. wonder why the home office doesn't do this..
It would save so much of anxiety.. and nobody would mind paying £5 more when they're paying such a big amount..

And the contact centre.. just one day before this I called them up but they had said that my application hasn't been picked up by any case worker !
And within 2-3 days I got the approval letter !

Hi user2012 many congratulations for your approval I applied on same date as you from Brent NCS My appointment was around 11:30am and my balance was dropped on 7th of march I received acknowledgement letter on 12th of March dated 7th march I tried calling them they said caseworker has not picked up my file so I am for approval with in next 2 weeks or so what do you think would I get it by then???

[user2012]

Eligibility criteria: British Citizen's Spouse - 3 years
Method of application: NCS Brent
Date of Application: 04/03/2014
Date of debit of fees: 10/03/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: letter dated 14/03/2014
Date of receipt of approval: 17/04/2014 (dated 15/04/2014)
Date of Ceremony: yet to be booked

Wanted to share my experience..
We had read about someone sending a special delivery envelope along with their application..
We decided to do the same and it worked !
They sent the approval letter in the special next day delivery envelope which we had sent along with the application..
Its just £5-6, which is nothing compared to the entire fee.. wonder why the home office doesn't do this..
It would save so much of anxiety.. and nobody would mind paying £5 more when they're paying such a big amount..

And the contact centre.. just one day before this I called them up but they had said that my application hasn't been picked up by any case worker !
And within 2-3 days I got the approval letter !

[lamijm]

Guys yesterday my mate gave me a 0300 number to check on the progress of my application. I wasnt gonna call but did anyway. I applied on the 13th of march and fees debited on the 20th. The guy that answered the phone at ukba asked for my ref number and told me to hold while he checked the system for my records.

He then came back to tell me its not even with a caseworker as yet because his system is not showing any progress since fees were debited and applications could take up to 6 months . Im surprised after takiing the fees so quickly its still sat there in a pile just waiting. I guess its late may for me then

[robakles]

Hi macmac: i rang the nationality helpline number i.e. 0300 123 2253, very helpful bunch of people. good luck.

Hi,

How did you get an update on your application? who you contacted and how?

Thanks

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:

I have been told that a decision has been made and the decision letter is posted on the 15th April, I hope its an approval letter, fingers X'd

interesting, i called them twice and was told that my application is not 6 months old therefore they wont check the progress, very rude guy told me in fact that i was wasting his time !!!

[Dr MS]

UPDATED:

Eligibility criteria: 10 year long residence + 1 year ILR
Language criteria : LIUK + UK Degree
Method of application: Self (Post)
Date application sent: 05/03/14
Date of receipt by UKBA: 06/03/2014
Date of debit of fees: 10/03/14
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 13/03/14 (dated 10/03/14)
Date of receipt of approval: 17/04/2014 (dated 14/04/14)
Date of receipt of documents:17/04/2014
Date of ceremony: WAITING

Congratulations!

[harsh83uk]

UPDATED:

Eligibility criteria: 10 year long residence + 1 year ILR
Language criteria : LIUK + UK Degree
Method of application: Self (Post)
Date application sent: 05/03/14
Date of receipt by UKBA: 06/03/2014
Date of debit of fees: 10/03/14
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 13/03/14 (dated 10/03/14)
Date of receipt of approval: 17/04/2014 (dated 14/04/14)
Date of receipt of documents:17/04/2014
Date of ceremony: WAITING

[chisco76]

[quote="chisco76"]Application Timeline

Criteria-: (Former EU spouse for 9 years + 22 months PR)
Method of application: NCS Southwark
Date of Application: 12/02/2014
date of receipt of application by UKBA: 13/02/2014
Date of payment of fees by debit card: 18/02/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 21/02/2014 ( dated 18/02/2014)
Date of receipt of approval: 02/04/ 2014 ( dated 26/03/2014)
Date of ceremony: 14/04/2014

Goodluck and thank you.

[asadulla]

Finally brown envelope arrived, after a long wait of 5 months.

My Time line
Eligibility criteria: HSMP 3 years+ Tier 1 2 years + 1 year ILR (Applied for myself, wife and 2 children.)
Method of application: NCS - Bolton
Date of application: 11/11/13
Date of receipt by UKBA: 12/11/13
Date of debit of fees: Payment drawn from my account on 11/01/14.
Date of Acknowledgment received: 15/01/2014 (dated 11/01/2014)
Date of approval: 10/04/2014 Post arrived on 17/04/2014
Date of Ceremony: Not yet


Apparently the delay was due my Case worker going off sick.

Also for KOLL requirements i had only submitted my Degree certificate and letter from university stating that my degree was taught in English.
I had received a letter from Home office requesting for NARIC letter. As NARIC letter was not required as per the home office website. I mentioned this clearly in a covering letter and also included a self assessment from the point based calculator. This was sufficient and i received approval based on this.

Thanks for everyone.

[jigarnmehta]

Hi macmac: i rang the nationality helpline number i.e. 0300 123 2253, very helpful bunch of people. good luck.

Hi,

How did you get an update on your application? who you contacted and how?

Thanks

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:

I have been told that a decision has been made and the decision letter is posted on the 15th April, I hope its an approval letter, fingers X'd

[macmac]

Hi,

How did you get an update on your application? who you contacted and how?

Thanks

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:

I have been told that a decision has been made and the decision letter is posted on the 15th April, I hope its an approval letter, fingers X'd

[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:

I have been told that a decision has been made and the decision letter is posted on the 15th April, I hope its an approval letter, fingers X'd

[Zainy]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years long residence + 22 months ILR
Method of application: NCS Manchester,13/02/2014
Date of receipt by UKBA: 14/02/2014
Date of debit of fees: 19/02/2014 (£874 was disappear yesterday from my account)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 21/02/14 ( dated 18/02/14)
Date of receipt of approval: 05/04/14 dated (27/03/14)
Date of Ceremony:16/04/14
I have got the British citizen certificate today (16/04/14) journey completed.

[karenlisast]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + ILR + marriage
Nationality: USA
Method of application: NCS Islington
Date of application: 01/04/2014
Date of receipt by UKBA : 02/04/2014
Date of debit of fees: 11/04/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 16/04/2014 (dated 10/04/2014)
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of ceremony : Waiting

am i being really dim? I can't see anywhere to edit my post or delete (so I can repost) and I don't want to get shouted at for repeat posting...

[majamcr]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years long residence + 22 months ILR
Method of application: NCS Manchester,13/02/2014
Date of receipt by UKBA: 14/02/2014
Date of debit of fees: 19/02/2014 (£874 was disappear yesterday from my account)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 21/02/14 ( dated 18/02/14)
Date of receipt of approval: 05/04/14 dated (27/03/14)
Date of Ceremony:16/04/14
I have one quick question, i have received the citizenship invitation letter from home office and i booked the ceremony as well.My question is that do i only need to show this invitation letter received from home office to the council or do i have to produce any other docs as i did not received any thing from council or any one else.

You also have to bring a proof of identity, such as passport or photo driving licence.

[sian.b]

I've been watching this thread for a few weeks now.

It's my husband's application. Here's the timeline:

Eligibility criteria: British Citizen Spouse 3 years
Method of application: NCS Hampshire
Date of Application: 5/3/14
Date of receipt by UKBA: 6/3/14
Date of debit of fees: 10/3/14
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Around 17/3/14
Date of receipt of approval: 10/4/14
Date of Ceremony: 3/6/14

We're pleased at how quick the approval was (around 5 weeks) as we were expecting to be waiting a lot longer for that. However, we had though the ceremony would be sooner than 8 weeks after approval! It's a bit of a long wait but we are in no rush so won't pay for a private one. Still have the passport to do next before we can go on holiday anyway!

[Blessingallmy]

[quote="Blessingallmy"]Blessingallmy.

Application Timeline:
Eligibility criteria: 5yr+ 1yr ILR
Method of application: Postal
Date of receipt by UKBA: 20/02/2014
Date of debit of fees: 5/03/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 5/03/20014
Date of receipt of approval:7/04/2014
Date of Ceremony:SOON
Thank you UKBA , so please the time was quick , GOD is good all the Times, thank you immigration boards.com, and all the best everyone. I am sooooo happy

[diversity]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5yr + 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS (Hamilton)
Date of receipt by UKBA: 25/02/2014
Date of debit of fees: 27/02/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 05/03/2014
Date of receipt of approval: 14/04/14 Letter Dated:03/04/14
Date of Ceremony: Will Update Soon.

[docklands123]

Eligibility criteria: Married to BC (2yr) + 1 yr ILR
Method of application: NCS (Tower Hamlets)
Date applied: 2/04/2014
Date of receipt by UKBA: 3/04/2014 (Tracked Delivery)
Date of debit of fees: Waiting!
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Waiting!
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of Ceremony:

[Zainy]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years long residence + 22 months ILR
Method of application: NCS Manchester,13/02/2014
Date of receipt by UKBA: 14/02/2014
Date of debit of fees: 19/02/2014 (£874 was disappear yesterday from my account)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 21/02/14 ( dated 18/02/14)
Date of receipt of approval: 05/04/14 dated (27/03/14)
Date of Ceremony:16/04/14
I have one quick question, i have received the citizenship invitation letter from home office and i booked the ceremony as well.My question is that do i only need to show this invitation letter received from home office to the council or do i have to produce any other docs as i did not received any thing from council or any one else.

[omi85]

Eligibility criteria: Spouse of BC - 3 years
Language criteria met : UK Bachelors and Masters Degree
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Lewisham
Date of application: 29-10-2013
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 30-10-2013
Date of aknowlegment: 08-01-2014 ( received on 11-01-2014 )
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 08-01-2014
Date approval received: 11-04-2014 (Dated 09-04-2014)
Date of ceremony: TBC

Updates:

Me and my wife were invited to attend an interview in Liverpool and asked to bring our cohabitation documents (originals) to help decide my application.

Good luck to everyone who is still waiting...

[lamijm]

It is for that same reason why I used the NCS service. I dont have to give them any original documents so that they can lose it. Sure its more money buy that money is well spent vs the troubles you will now have to endure with dealing with UKBA and reporting the id as lost etc.

[nbweb]

Application Date: 24/01/2014
Eligibility criteria: 5yr + 1yr ILR
Method of application: Own, postal
Date of receipt by UKBA: 27/01/2014 (Royal Mail Special Delivery)
Date of debit of fees: 05/02/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 10/02/2014
Date of receipt of approval: 11/04/2014 Letter dated 09/04/2014 send special delivery as I provided them with pre-paid envelope.
Date of Ceremony: Pending

I just wanted to let you guys know how unpleasant the experience was. On 28/03/2014 I received a thick brown envelope returning my documents - approval! - I thought...Not this time... There was also a letter dated 24/02/2013 requesting evidence of my identity to be sent by 14/04/2014, otherwise my application could be refused!!! My National ID (evidence of my identity that was used for obtaining English qualification and Life in the UK) was the first document I put in the envelope when I submitted my application as I considered it the most valuable. I scanned all my documents before sealing the envelope. The documents were sent using special delivery.

Home Office claim they never received the ID. They received all other documents but no ID that was in the same envelope! yeah right. I sent them a letter explaining the situation on Monday 31st March 2014. This time I included my driving license as evidence of my identity and also included pre-paid special delivery envelope. Was really unhappy that I am having to use another document and that my National ID was misplaced/lost or stolen by them! Even worse I could not get through to them by phone. Nightmare!

Friday 11/04/2014 my pre-paid special delivery envelope arrived - this time successful approval, my driving license returned but still no National ID. they claim they never received it and that I should contact Royal Mail! They also say it is their policy to keep my certificate for the life in the UK test.

Unbelievable. With all that stolen identity stories I am now thinking about reporting it to the Police.

anyway...this is my story.

I do not wish anyone to go through anything like that!

[elthamman]

hi all, i received an email from home office ( i emailed them to check the progress) and it says your application is in active consideration, does it mean it's with a caseworker??? thanks for replies , their phone is useless, i've been told twice that my application is only 2 months old so they wont tell me or even check the progress even though people from february been approved

Yes, it is currently with caseworker. I want to ask, which email did u use and how long does their reply took?

this one - furthernationalityenquiries@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk
thats what i thought but i got this email on the 2nd of April, and still no approval, i wonder how long is it with a caseworker? i sent mine to them on saturday, got reply on wednesday