Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[sabster]

Eligibility criteria: 1 yr student visa + 2 yrs Spouse + 6 months ILR
Method of application: NCS Barnet
Date of application: 27/01/2014
Date of receipt by UKBA: n/a
Date of debit of fees: 10/02/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 07/02/14
Date of receipt of approval: < awaited >
Date of Ceremony: < awaited >

[tanere]

Eligibility criteria: 5 year Tier 1 + 1 month ILR (applied before finishing the 1 year ILR period, as spouse of a British Citizen)
Method of application: Nationality Checking Service
Date of application: 14/01/2014
Date of receipt by UKBA: -
Date of debit of fees: 28/01/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 01/02/2014
Date of receipt of approval: <awaiting>
Date of Ceremony: <awaiting>

[itsahmedawan]

hi guiness
thnx for replying.
as i told u that i got my ILR on 23 oct 2013 but i got merried on 21 sep 2010 so if u r merrird with british citizen for 3 yrs then u can apply for citizenship as i spoke to solicistor but sme some solicistor told me that u have to apply after 1 year ILR.

[guiness]

Hi itsahmedawan,
i got my ILR last year in jan.

[itsahmedawan]

Eligibility criteria:3 years residence as the spouse of BC
Language criteria met:Life in the uk +B1 English exam
Method of application:NCS Camden
Date of application:29.01.2014
Payment method:Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA:30.01.2014
Date of aknowlegment:06.02.14 receipt letter(12.02.2014)
Date of debit or clearance of fees:06.02.14
Date approval received:TBC
Date of ceremony:TBC

hi guiness
can u let me kno pls wen did u get ur ILR coz ur writing that u r applying on the basis of 3 yrs spouse.
i submit my application on the basis of 3 yrs british spoue and i got my ILR on 23 oct 2013.thnx

[itsahmedawan]

hi unionblak
i could not under stand the st forward application coz i send through NCS so should b any thing missing.
now Home office starts january applications and if they have any query so they should have written us.
any ways all the best for every 1.

[guiness]

Eligibility criteria:2 years spouse of BC + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met:Life in the uk +B1 English exam
Method of application:NCS Camden
Date of application:29.01.2014
Payment method:Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA:30.01.2014
Date of aknowlegment:06.02.14 receipt letter(12.02.2014)
Date of debit or clearance of fees:06.02.14
Date approval received:TBC
Date of ceremony:TBC

[Unionbank]

hi friends
i called again home office today to ask about any progress about my application but lady said still ur application is incomplete, i submitted my application date 18/11/2013 and i received my acknowldegement on dated 16/01/2013 (issued on dated 13/11/2013 saying the money has been taken from ur account).
can any one explain r have any clue that how home office process these application coz people who send their applications in month of decemebr or janauary now they r getting their approvals.hnxt

Hi itsahmedawan,
My application dates are exactly the same as yours
18 novembr n acknowldgmnt 13 january. But still no reply yet
I have rung them last week n then aain on monday but same answr in complete It make me worried as if my application is nt straight forwrd

[Unionbank]

Hi itsahmedawan,
My application dates are exactly the same as yours
18 novembr n acknowldgmnt 13 january. But still no reply yet
I have rung them last week n then aain on monday but same answr in complete It make me worried as if my application is nt straight forwrd

[gravesender]

gravesender

The letter says you have 21 days from the date of the letter to book your ceremony in. Your ceremony will be normally 4 weeks time or depends on the rush!

thats what i wanted to know , great, thanks a lot

[jagcv4]

gravesender

The letter says you have 21 days from the date of the letter to book your ceremony in. Your ceremony will be normally 4 weeks time or depends on the rush!

[gravesender]

gravesender

Private ceremonies can happen just the next day! But general ones take almost 4 weeks to book one.

hi, thats not what i meant , if i get a letter of approval lets say on the 10th of april , and i'll be back home early may, would i still be able to book a ceremony? how long do i have from receiving a letter of approval to book a ceremony?

[Ajanaku]

hi friends
i called again home office today to ask about any progress about my application but lady said still ur application is incomplete, i submitted my application date 18/11/2013 and i received my acknowldegement on dated 16/01/2013 (issued on dated 13/11/2013 saying the money has been taken from ur account).
can any one explain r have any clue that how home office process these application coz people who send their applications in month of decemebr or janauary now they r getting their approvals.hnxt

Similar situation to mine. Applied in early December. No response yet. Was your case complex?

Hello, how and what would be classified as complex case?

We are in the same situation. I applied on the 14th/11/2013 money taken on the 13/01/2014 with acknowledgment few days later. Ever since then, nothing has happened. I called Monday last last and was told that is been dealt with. I called today as well and was told that the application is incomplete. I am now worried because January 2014 applications are now coming through while mine is still hanging.

[collipu]

hi friends
i called again home office today to ask about any progress about my application but lady said still ur application is incomplete, i submitted my application date 18/11/2013 and i received my acknowldegement on dated 16/01/2013 (issued on dated 13/11/2013 saying the money has been taken from ur account).
can any one explain r have any clue that how home office process these application coz people who send their applications in month of decemebr or janauary now they r getting their approvals.hnxt

Similar situation to mine. Applied in early December. No response yet. Was your case complex?

Hello, how and what would be classified as complex case?

Maybe long absences, incomplete docs etc.

[aaradhya]

Eligibility criteria: 2 yr HSMP + 3 yr tier 1 + 1 yr ILR
Method of application: NCS Bracknell
Date of application: 13/02/2014
Date of receipt by UKBA: < awaited >
Date of debit of fees: < awaited >
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: < awaited >
Date of receipt of approval: < awaited >
Date of Ceremony: < awaited >

[alexboy84]

hi friends
i called again home office today to ask about any progress about my application but lady said still ur application is incomplete, i submitted my application date 18/11/2013 and i received my acknowldegement on dated 16/01/2013 (issued on dated 13/11/2013 saying the money has been taken from ur account).
can any one explain r have any clue that how home office process these application coz people who send their applications in month of decemebr or janauary now they r getting their approvals.hnxt

Similar situation to mine. Applied in early December. No response yet. Was your case complex?

Hello, how and what would be classified as complex case?

[collipu]

hi friends
i called again home office today to ask about any progress about my application but lady said still ur application is incomplete, i submitted my application date 18/11/2013 and i received my acknowldegement on dated 16/01/2013 (issued on dated 13/11/2013 saying the money has been taken from ur account).
can any one explain r have any clue that how home office process these application coz people who send their applications in month of decemebr or janauary now they r getting their approvals.hnxt

Similar situation to mine. Applied in early December. No response yet. Was your case complex?

[jagcv4]

gravesender

Private ceremonies can happen just the next day! But general ones take almost 4 weeks to book one.

[itsahmedawan]

hi friends
i called again home office today to ask about any progress about my application but lady said still ur application is incomplete, i submitted my application date 18/11/2013 and i received my acknowldegement on dated 16/01/2013 (issued on dated 13/11/2013 saying the money has been taken from ur account).
can any one explain r have any clue that how home office process these application coz people who send their applications in month of decemebr or janauary now they r getting their approvals.hnxt

[gravesender]

hi all, just one question , did you have to book a ceremony? if yes, how much time do you have to do this?, i sent my application today , by the looks of it , i will have an approval in mid april, and i'm going away for the whole month, thanks for your replies

[daniel212]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 2 year Spouse of BC +1 year ILR
Method of application: NCS Newcastle
Date of application: 16/01/2014
Date of receipt by UKBA: 17/01/2014
Date of debit of fees: 30/01/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 31/01/2014 (Dated 30/01/2014)
Date of receipt of approval: Awaiting
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting

Daniel - i'm applying on the basis of spouse of BC too and my fees cleared on 30/01/2014. hopefully it'll be us soon

Hi AlexBoy, Sure am predicting we will get our approvals within the next 3 weeks (Statistics is btw 4-6 weeks of acknowledgement). Remember this !!!

[jagcv4]

Eligibility criteria: 5years Tier 1+1 year ILR
Method of application: NCS Wolves, 2nd December
Language Critieria: UK Degree
Date of receipt by UKBA: 03/12/2013
Date of debit of fees: 13/01/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 16/01/2014
Date of receipt of approval: 19/02/2014
Date of Ceremony:21/02/2014

Thanks to the group.

The most ridiculous thing was that my name is spelt wrongly and I had to contact UK BA to get the right certificate. This will take a bit more time and that's the reason I had to go for private ceremony!

However, the good news is that for my wife we got the approval even without MEETING THE NEW LANGUAGE CRITERIA (C1 BEFR). This is a bonus. We were just beginning to get worried that we should have got UK NARIC letter, but this is not required now.

[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: pending
Date of receipt of approval: pending
Date of Ceremony:pending

[Greggio_f]

Thought I'd add my timeline to the collection:

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5yr HSMP/Tier 1 + 1yr ILR;
Method of application: NCS (Southwark)
Date of application: 6 December 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 9 December 2013 (confirmed by tracking number provided by NCS)
Date of debit of fees: 18-01-2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 18-01-2014 (date of letter received on 21-01-2014
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of Ceremony:

And the update:

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5yr HSMP/Tier 1 + 1yr ILR;
Method of application: NCS (Southwark)
Date of application: 6 December 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 9 December 2013 (confirmed by tracking number provided by NCS)
Date of debit of fees: 18-01-2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 18-01-2014 (date of letter received on 21-01-2014)
Date of receipt of approval: 12-02-2014 (letter arrived on 15-02-2014)
Date of Ceremony: 24-02-2014

[alexboy84]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 2 year Spouse of BC +1 year ILR
Method of application: NCS Newcastle
Date of application: 16/01/2014
Date of receipt by UKBA: 17/01/2014
Date of debit of fees: 30/01/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 31/01/2014 (Dated 30/01/2014)
Date of receipt of approval: Awaiting
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting

Daniel - i'm applying on the basis of spouse of BC too and my fees cleared on 30/01/2014. hopefully it'll be us soon