Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[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

[ah_kassem]

Eligibility criteria: 5 yrs EEA 4 (retained rights after divorce) + 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met (UK Masters Degree, Edinburgh University)
Current nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: NCS, Edinburgh
Date of application: 14/11/13
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 12/01/14
Date of aknowledgment: 15/01/14
Date approval received: Waiting....
Date of ceremony:Waiting....

Just curious if its only me or are there others from November as well, as you can see mine was sent on the 14th, I am only concerned because I am currently out of the country till the 7th of March.

My wife submitted on 5/11 no news yet. called 3 times they said under consideration.

ah_kassem

[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

[collipu]

[/quote] Are there any exceptional reasons to consider why a decision will be delayed? Any of the discretionary circumstances? e.g absences?[/quote]

Would be interesting to know the reason..

[chiefhunter]

What about me who is applied on October !!!!

Eligibility criteria: 5 yrs EEA 4 (retained rights after divorce) + 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met (UK Masters Degree, Edinburgh University)
Current nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: NCS, Edinburgh
Date of application: 14/11/13
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 12/01/14
Date of aknowledgment: 15/01/14
Date approval received: Waiting....
Date of ceremony:Waiting....

Just curious if its only me or are there others from November as well, as you can see mine was sent on the 14th, I am only concerned because I am currently out of the country till the 7th of March.

Are there any exceptional reasons to consider why a decision will be delayed? Any of the discretionary circumstances? e.g absences?

[ah_kassem]

What about me who is applied on October !!!!

Eligibility criteria: 5 yrs EEA 4 (retained rights after divorce) + 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met (UK Masters Degree, Edinburgh University)
Current nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: NCS, Edinburgh
Date of application: 14/11/13
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 12/01/14
Date of aknowledgment: 15/01/14
Date approval received: Waiting....
Date of ceremony:Waiting....

Just curious if its only me or are there others from November as well, as you can see mine was sent on the 14th, I am only concerned because I am currently out of the country till the 7th of March.

My wife applied on 05/11 and still waiting

ah_kassem

[Somudro]

Bash1oo wrote:
Eligibility criteria: HSMP 2 yrs + TIERS1 3 yrs + ILR1 yr
Language criteria met : UK MSc Degree + LIfe in the UK
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 08/01/2014
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 10/01/2014
Date of aknowlegment: 29/01/2014 (dated 27/01/2014)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 27/01/2014)
Date approval received: 18/02/2014 (dated 16/02/2014)
Date of ceremony: TBA

Like I predicted January approvals will come faster than expected, just getting home now to see 5 brown envelopes waiting for my attention........lol
By the way, I applied with my wife and 3 kids.

Congratulation!. So quick!

[veryjiggy]

Eligibility criteria: 5yr + 1 years ILR
Method of application: NCS Wandsworth (London)
Date of application: 08/02/2014
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 11/02/2014 (Royal mail proof of delivery)
Date of acknowledgment: Pending
Date of debit or clearance of fees: Pending
Date approval received: Pending
Date of ceremony: Pending

Update below :

Eligibility criteria: 5yr + 1 years ILR
Method of application: NCS Wandsworth (London)
Date of application: 08/02/2014
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 11/02/2014 (Royal mail proof of delivery)
Date of acknowledgment: Received 18/02/2014 (dated 14/02/2014)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 14/02/2014
Date approval received: Pending
Date of ceremony: Pending

[alnuaimiuk]

What about me who is applied on October !!!!

Eligibility criteria: 5 yrs EEA 4 (retained rights after divorce) + 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met (UK Masters Degree, Edinburgh University)
Current nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: NCS, Edinburgh
Date of application: 14/11/13
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 12/01/14
Date of aknowledgment: 15/01/14
Date approval received: Waiting....
Date of ceremony:Waiting....

Just curious if its only me or are there others from November as well, as you can see mine was sent on the 14th, I am only concerned because I am currently out of the country till the 7th of March.

[teekay125]

Eligibility criteria: EU 5 years+1 year PR
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 26/11/13
Date of receipt by UKBA: 28/11/13
Date of debit of fees: 15/01/14
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 17/01/2014 (dated - 14/01/2014)
Date of receipt of approval: 18/2/2014 (letter dated 12/2/2014..took long time to arrive!?)
Date of Ceremony:19/3/2014



Thanks everyone on this forum, especially the 'Gurus' for their valuable advice.

[Mnc]

Eligibility criteria: 5 yrs EEA 4 (retained rights after divorce) + 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met (UK Masters Degree, Edinburgh University)
Current nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: NCS, Edinburgh
Date of application: 14/11/13
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 12/01/14
Date of aknowledgment: 15/01/14
Date approval received: Waiting....
Date of ceremony:Waiting....

Just curious if its only me or are there others from November as well, as you can see mine was sent on the 14th, I am only concerned because I am currently out of the country till the 7th of March.

[rishahid]

Hi Vasthana,
You seem to be having similar case as mine (joint with wife). I am still waiting for approval. Applied on 01 Nov.
Please keep us posted with your progress.

regards

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 2 years HSMP + 3 years Tier 1 +1 year ILR
Method of application: NCS Hertfordshire; application type AN Joint (self and spouse)
Date of application: 31/01/2014
Date of receipt by UKBA: not known
Date of debit of fees: 14/02/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 18/02/2014 (Dated 14/02/2014)
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

[vasthana]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 2 years HSMP + 3 years Tier 1 +1 year ILR
Method of application: NCS Hertfordshire; application type AN Joint (self and spouse)
Date of application: 31/01/2014
Date of receipt by UKBA: not known
Date of debit of fees: 14/02/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 18/02/2014 (Dated 14/02/2014)
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

[murmur]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 2 year Spouse of BC +1 year ILR
Method of application: NCS Maidstone
Date of application: 14/01/2014
Date of receipt by UKBA: 16/01/2014
Date of debit of fees: 29/01/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 31/01/2014 (Dated 29/01/2014)
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

Hi, how did you get you receipt of ackn? was it in brown envelop? what was mentioned on envelope like liverpool or home office?

Sorry, I did not realize you asked me about it. Yes, exactly, as you said- in brown envelop. liverpool mentioned.

[Fred2141]

Bash1oo wrote:
Eligibility criteria: HSMP 2 yrs + TIERS1 3 yrs + ILR1 yr
Language criteria met : UK MSc Degree + LIfe in the UK
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 08/01/2014
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 10/01/2014
Date of aknowlegment: 29/01/2014 (dated 27/01/2014)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 27/01/2014)
Date approval received: 18/02/2014 (dated 16/02/2014)
Date of ceremony: TBA

Like I predicted January approvals will come faster than expected, just getting home now to see 5 brown envelopes waiting for my attention........lol
By the way, I applied with my wife and 3 kids.

Many congrats. I applied on 13/12/2013 and am still to hear from Home Office. I understand if your application is straight forward, the outcome is likely to be quicker as well. I have a CCJ and am told that they are there inclined to do additional checks that might take time. So wont be expecting a response until April earliest.

[Bash1oo]

Bash1oo wrote:
Eligibility criteria: HSMP 2 yrs + TIERS1 3 yrs + ILR1 yr
Language criteria met : UK MSc Degree + LIfe in the UK
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 08/01/2014
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 10/01/2014
Date of aknowlegment: 29/01/2014 (dated 27/01/2014)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 27/01/2014)
Date approval received: 18/02/2014 (dated 16/02/2014)
Date of ceremony: TBA

Like I predicted January approvals will come faster than expected, just getting home now to see 5 brown envelopes waiting for my attention........lol
By the way, I applied with my wife and 3 kids.

[itsahmedawan]

Hi All,

Just called the HO to check on the status of my application. Have been told that the application is still being looked at but you will get some 'sort of a letter' in about a week.

What do you guys make of the above statement?

might b they gona ask u some more documentations.