Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[Nazmas]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Year ILR + 1 Year
Language criteria met (UK degree, exempt countries, PBS used documents, NARIC, or B1 test): PBS
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Redbridge
Date of application: 16/12/2013
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: CC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 19/12/2013
Date of acknowledgement: 24/01/2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 22/01/2014
Date approval received: 17/02/2014 (dated 12/02/2014)
Date of ceremony: waiting

The home office phone number customer service is complete bollocks. I had called on 13th Feb and they said that my application was in the process of being looked at. They had already dispatched the approval letter on 12th !! For the amount of money being charged for this process, it really needs to be more efficient and accountable.

Congratulation : my app timeline is same as you today I called HO the lady said your app is still waiting list I can't understand what's going on?

[flash2004]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Year ILR + 1 Year
Language criteria met (UK degree, exempt countries, PBS used documents, NARIC, or B1 test): PBS
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Redbridge
Date of application: 16/12/2013
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: CC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 19/12/2013
Date of acknowledgement: 24/01/2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 22/01/2014
Date approval received: 17/02/2014 (dated 12/02/2014)
Date of ceremony: waiting

The home office phone number customer service is complete bollocks. I had called on 13th Feb and they said that my application was in the process of being looked at. They had already dispatched the approval letter on 12th !! For the amount of money being charged for this process, it really needs to be more efficient and accountable.

[Simha]

Eligibility criteria: 4yrs Work Permit+ 1 yr Tier2 general + 1 year ILR
Language criteria: UK masters
Method of application: NCS Redbridge
Date of application: 29/11/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 03/12/2013 (Royal mail tracking)
Date of debit of fees: 16/01/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 16/01/2014 (Received: 20/01/2014)
Date of receipt of approval: 12/02/2014 (Received: 17/02/2014)
Date of Ceremony: 21/02/2014 (Private)

[nene66]

thanks. I think by the end of this week most people submitted in Dec will receive thier approval letters.

[Nazmas]

Dear all，I was quiet in this forum， but it's so helpful and keep me calm during the application， and now I would like share my timeline：
Eligibility criteria: 10y+2ysilr
Method of application: self
Date of application: 11/12/13
Date of receipt by UKBA: 12/12/13
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of debit fees: 20/01/14
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 22/01/14
Date of receipt of approval: 14/02/2014（dated12/02/14self address special delivery envelope）
Date of ceremony: tbc

Congratulations : I submitted my app on 16/12/13 still no answer hopefully next week

[nene66]

Dear all，I was quiet in this forum， but it's so helpful and keep me calm during the application， and now I would like share my timeline：
Eligibility criteria: 10y+2ysilr
Method of application: self
Date of application: 11/12/13
Date of receipt by UKBA: 12/12/13
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of debit fees: 20/01/14
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 22/01/14
Date of receipt of approval: 14/02/2014（dated12/02/14self address special delivery envelope）
Date of ceremony: tbc

[90sBaby]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years residence
Nationality: Jamaican
Language criteria met: Life in the UK test, UK Degree
Method of application: Nationality Checking Service
Council name if NCS used: Wandsworth
Date of application: 05/02/2014
Payment method CC/DC: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: Pending
Date of acknowledgement: Pending
Date of debit or clearance of fees: Pending
Date approval received: Pending
Date of ceremony: Pending

Updated Timeline below


Eligibility Criteria: 5 years residence (19 years ILR)
Nationality: Jamaican
Language Criteria: Life in the UK Test, UK Degree, National of English speaking country
Method of Application: Nationality Checking Service (NCS)
Council name if NCS: Wandsworth
Date of application: 05/02
Payment method CC/DC: Debit Card
Date of Receipt by UKBA: 06/02 (Royal Mail Tracked Confirmation)
Date Acknowledgement: Received 16/02 - Dated 11/02
Date Debit Fees: Pending - Initial debit declined - will resend details on 17/02 - annoying!
Date Approval Received: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

[rukia888]

Eligibility criteria: 5yr + 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS Bromley 10/02/14
English language: B1 and life in the uk
Date of receipt by UKBA: Pending
Date of debit of fees: Pending
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Pending
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

Good luck to me and everyone else who still waiting

[hal]

[quote="hal"]Eligibility criteria:legacy + ILR
Method of application:Postal
Date of receipt by UKBA: 24/10/2013
Date of debit of fees:18/12/2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 27/12/2013
Date of receipt of approval: 15/02/2014 (dated 13/02/2014)
Date of Ceremony: waiting

thank u very much for the forum. good luck who are waiting for the approval.

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

[abahugun]

Eligibility criteria: 5Yr WP + 1Year ILR
Method of application: NCS Wokingham Council
Date of receipt by UKBA: 29-11-2013
Date of debit of fees: 17-01-2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 20th Jan 2014
Date of receipt of approval: 10th Feb 2014, Letter Dated 2nd Feb 2014
Date of Ceremony: 11th Feb 2014 (Private Ceremony)

[TTOE]

Eligibility criteria: 2 years HSMP + 3 years Tier 1 + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met (US college degree)
Method of application: NCS Camden
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of application: 30/10/2013
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 11/01/2014
Date of acknowledgement: 15/01/2014
Date approval received: 10/02/2014 (letter dated 01/02/2014)
Date of ceremony: 18/02/2014

Thank you very much and good luck to everybody!!

Congrats! Your Approval letter took 9 days to arrive, wow!

[oig]

Eligibility criteria: 2 years HSMP + 3 years Tier 1 + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met (US college degree)
Method of application: NCS Camden
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of application: 30/10/2013
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 11/01/2014
Date of acknowledgement: 15/01/2014
Date approval received: 10/02/2014 (letter dated 01/02/2014)
Date of ceremony: 18/02/2014

Thank you very much and good luck to everybody!!

[dds72]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5yr HSMP + 1yr ILR;
Method of application: 02/12/2013 - NCS Weybridge
Date of receipt by UKBA: 04/12/2013
Date of debit of fees: 15/01/2014 (I saw it in my online account)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 17/01/14 dated 15/01/14
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

This forum has been very helpful. Thank you to everyone. I was expecting Dec 2013 applications to have their fees debited early February 2014. Seems that the HO is now catching up after the huge backlog of previous weeks. I am now praying for the next steps. Good luck to everyone.

UPDATE:
Eligibility criteria: 5yr HSMP + 1yr ILR;
Method of application: 02/12/2013 - NCS Weybridge
Date of receipt by UKBA: 04/12/2013
Date of debit of fees: 15/01/2014 (I saw it in my online account)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 17/01/14 dated 15/01/14
Date of receipt of approval: 15/02/2014 dated 06/02/2014
Date of Ceremony: TBC

This forum has been really amazing. The wait is over!!! All my prayers to my friends who are still waiting. Best of luck.

[vijayefi]

Final Update:

Thanks for the valuable information posted on this forum.. Happy to address issues for any new comers in the post.. All the best for people who are still waiting and hope the long wait will yield you the best result which will melt the iceberg on the head ...


Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (2yrs(HSMP) + 3yrs(Tier1) + 1 yr ILR; + 1 Child

Method of application: NCS (Hounslow-London)
Date Applied: 29-Nov-2103
Date of receipt by UKBA: 02-Dec-2013
Date of debit of fees: 17-Jan-2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 20-Jan-2014
Date of receipt of approval: 14-Feb-2014
Date of Ceremony:18-Feb-2014( Private Ceremoney)


[quote="vijayefi"]Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (2yrs(HSMP) + 3yrs(Tier1) + 1 yr ILR; + 1 Child

Method of application: NCS (Hounslow-London)
Date Applied: 29-Nov-2103
Date of receipt by UKBA: 02-Dec-2013
Date of debit of fees: 17-Jan-2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 20-Jan-2014
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of Ceremony:Waiting


Vijay Kumar

Update: Called up HO and they said decision has been made so hoping all is well [/quote]

[itsahmedawan]

Hi there,

You dont need any extension number. Just call the number u will get connected in 5 to 7 min thats it.. Keep you reference number handy. They will ask you to confirm ur name dob and nationality... thats it.. All the best!!![/quote]
Thanks vijayefi.
Do I not have to press 1/2/3 ??
And sorry do you know wts the best time to ring? Are thy open 9-5?[/quote]
I just rung them now and the lady said your application is not decided yet. Its allocated to a team but no decision yet. You have to wait more . I cant believe they waiting ths long[/quote]

hi buddy
ur and mine time line exactly same and i called them yesterday and the person told me that application is still underprocess, same thing the lady told u today.
any ways we can only pray to GOD that we get our result possitve.
let me kno if u receive any thing pls.thnx

[rk79]

Eligibility criteria: 5yr + 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS (Bromley) - 14/02/14
Date of receipt by UKBA: Pending
Date of debit of fees: Pending
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Pending
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

[alex68]

Wife+ Adult son+ 1 child
Eligibility criteria: 5yr + 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS (Sutton) 19/09/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 23/09/2013
Date of debit of fees: 29/09/2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:01/10/2013(printed Sunday 29/09/2013)
Date of receipt of approval: 14/02/2014 (printed 06/02/2014)
Date of Ceremony: 20/02/2014

[TTOE]

Thanks Mate, I did as well, so I'm hopeful I should get mine tomorrow. Any idea when your delivery became visible on Royal mail trace & track site?

Just last night. I also checked during the day, so I'm pretty sure they don't get put into the Royal Mail system until after office hours.

Excellent! many thanks mate

[bdb303]

Thanks Mate, I did as well, so I'm hopeful I should get mine tomorrow. Any idea when your delivery became visible on Royal mail trace & track site?

Just last night. I also checked during the day, so I'm pretty sure they don't get put into the Royal Mail system until after office hours.

[TTOE]

Congrats bdb303, please did you enclose self addressed SD envelop with your application?

Yes, hence the quick delivery.

Thanks Mate, I did as well, so I'm hopeful I should get mine tomorrow. Any idea when your delivery became visible on Royal mail trace & track site?

[bdb303]

Congrats bdb303, please did you enclose self addressed SD envelop with your application?

Yes, hence the quick delivery.

[TTOE]

Approval received.

Eligibility criteria: EEA2 5 yrs + 1 PR (did not apply for EEA4 though)
Nationality: Non-EEA spouse of EU citizen
Method of application: Self
Date of application: 20/11/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 21/11/2013 (Tracking Royal Mail)
Date of debit of fees: 14/01/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 18/01/2014
Date of receipt of approval: 14/02/2014 (letter is from 12/02/2014)
Date of Ceremony: TBC

Congrats bdb303, please did you enclose self addressed SD envelop with your application?

[bdb303]

Approval received.

Eligibility criteria: EEA2 5 yrs + 1 PR (did not apply for EEA4 though)
Nationality: Non-EEA spouse of EU citizen
Method of application: Self
Date of application: 20/11/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 21/11/2013 (Tracking Royal Mail)
Date of debit of fees: 14/01/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 18/01/2014
Date of receipt of approval: 14/02/2014 (letter is from 12/02/2014)
Date of Ceremony: TBC

[rishahid]

Hi Sam,
Thanks for your response mate. My situation is, I submitted my application as joint (with wife- me being a main applicant in previous applications/extension). My MS is from UK, so Language requirement doesn't apply on me (presumably) but wife's degree was from Pakistan. You know usual Computer Sciences, 4 years programme from well reputable Uni (NED Karachi). Also, it appears in the list of PBS calculator. Moreover, I attached NARIC letter confirming that course was taught in English but (really AMAZINGLY) doesnt meet C1 criteria (which is only 4.5 - 6.5 I think). My timelines are below. I called them yesterday and they confirmed that it is still in progress.

Your case was sorted really swiftly. Do you think mine is taking little longer than average due to joint application?
note: all my previous applications have been really smooth.

Comments from other members are very welcome !!

Eligibility criteria: 2 yrs HSMP + 3 yrs Tier 1 + 1 yr ILR
Application type: Joint with Mrs
Language criteria: My degree from UK. Wife's: letter from NARIC and validated in PBS
Date of application: 01/11/2013
Aplied through: NCS Newbury
Date of receipt by UKBA: 05/11/2013 (Tracked through reference number provided by NCS Newbury)
Date of debit of fees: 10/01/2014
Date of acknowledgement letter: 10/01/2014
Date of approval: Awaiting
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting

Updates:
13-02-14 - Spoke to HO advisor who confirmed application is still under process.

Hi rishahid,

1-Yes, degrees were done in India. I had submitted copies of both Bachelor's degree as well as my Master's degree.
2-No, did not validate with NARIC nor confirm if it meets C1 criteria ( I had read on this forum but on a different KOLL topic that home office people were saying if UKBA site's PBS evaluation comes out to the required points, that would be sufficient, so I tried that route)
3-Sorry, not sure what details you require here other than what I have already mentioned in that post - "printout of Points Based assessment (PBS) from UKBA website for my Indian degrees and photocopies of my degree certificates" ...

Best of luck on your application,
sam

Hello Sam800,
it seems like your application has been successfully processed now. Congrats.
Could you please confirm:
1- Was your degree from India (and was it Bachelors or Masters)
2- if yes, did you validate your degree from NARIC? Did they confirm if it meets C1 criteria?
3- Which documents (exactly) did you send them as part 2 when requested?

I am in a similar situation with my wife :s. Her degree is not from UK and I have submitted our application as joint.

kind regards,