Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[amthekkel]

Update on January applications:

Total applications made : 63
Total fees deducted : 54
Following 9 applications are still to update or have their fees deducted:
phoki 03/01/2014 (old payment declined, resent new payment details)
MY 10/01/2014
isomb 22/01/2014
Somudro 23/01/2014
KyleDm 23/01/2014
cofe 25/01/2014
bachy 25/01/2014
amitc 27/01/2014
dadageer 29/01/2014

All the very best to everyone

[Tangail]

Eligibility criteria: 10yr + 2 years ILR
Language criteria met : UK UNDERGRAD DEGREE
Method of application: NCS CAMDEN
Date of application: 26/11/2013
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 28/11/2013
Date of aknowlegment: 15/11/2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 15/11/2014
Date approval received: TBA
Date of ceremony: TBA

[Unionbank]

Eligibility criteria: 3 yrs as a british citizen spouse
Language criteria met :life in uk and B1 test
Method of application: NCS eastham
Date of application: 18/11/2013
Payment method CC/DC: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 19/11/2013
Date of acknowledgement: recived on 16/01/2014 issued by HO on 13/01/2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 13/01/2014
Date approval received: Pending
Date of ceremony: Pending

Hi mate your timeline is exactly as mine
Application 18/11
Receivd by HO 19/11
Acklowdegmnt dated on 13/01
N approval pending

hi mat
i think so we gona recive our reply n next 2 weeks

I hope so mate but nothing cumin up for november cnt wait anymore.

[dabbler80]

Timeline my application

Eligibility criteria: 1yr PR 5 years resident spouse of BC
Language criteria met :LIUK + B1
Method of application: self post with copies of original passport
Council name if NCS used:
Date of application: 24/01/14
Payment method CC/DC: Direct Debit
Date of receipt by UKBA: 27/01/14 (Royal mail Proof of Delivery)
Date of acknowledgement: Pending
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 03/02/14 balance dropped
Date approval received: Pending
Date of ceremony: Pending
I was confuse about copies of passport I send certified.balance dropped today it's mean copies of my passport accepted by HO?

[dadageer]

Update:

Eligibility criteria: 1yr HSMP+ 4 yrs Tier-1 + 1yr ILR
Language criteria met :IELTS 8.0
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Wokingham
Date of application: 29.01.2014
Payment method CC/DC: Direct Debit
Date of receipt by UKBA: 03.02.2014 (Royal mail Proof of Delivery)
Date of acknowledgement: Pending
Date of debit or clearance of fees: Pending
Date approval received: Pending
Date of ceremony: Pending

[itsahmedawan]

Eligibility criteria: 3 yrs as a british citizen spouse
Language criteria met :life in uk and B1 test
Method of application: NCS eastham
Date of application: 18/11/2013
Payment method CC/DC: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 19/11/2013
Date of acknowledgement: recived on 16/01/2014 issued by HO on 13/01/2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 13/01/2014
Date approval received: Pending
Date of ceremony: Pending

Hi mate your timeline is exactly as mine
Application 18/11
Receivd by HO 19/11
Acklowdegmnt dated on 13/01
N approval pending

hi mat
i think so we gona recive our reply n next 2 weeks

[farrukhnizam]

Congrats to all applicants who have received your approval and good luck to those who are waiting.

Does anyone have an updated count by month for applicants still waiting for fees to be debited and those waiting for approval?

Update For Jan Applications so far:
I have counted 57 applications made of which 38 applications have had their fees debited.
The following are the 19 people who have posted their application date but I haven't seen an update regarding the fees debited.

phoki 03/01/2014
MY 10/01/2014
chir 15/01/2014
varre_v 16/01/2014
khurrambutt 17/01/2014
ITGraduate 20/01/2014
fragnance19 21/01/2014
t-cham 21/01/2014
darkangel14 22/01/2014
isomb 22/01/2014
Somudro 23/01/2014
KyleDm 23/01/2014
heena_zaheer 23/01/2014
speaker 23/01/2014
phospholipid 23/01/2014
cofe 25/01/2014
bachy 25/01/2014
farrukhnizam 26/01/2014
amitc 27/01/2014
dadageer 29/01/2014

[farrukhnizam]

Eligibility criteria : 5yrs HSMP + 1 Yr ILR
Council : Hatfield Council on 08-01-2014
* Method of application: NCS
* Received application at Home office: 09-01-2014 - thedx.com
* Date of debit of fees: 26-01-2014 at 12:05pm (Sunday)
* Date of acknowledgement of fees: 29-01-2014 (dated on 26-01-2014)
* Date of approval: Waiting
* Date of Ceremony: Waiting

[jotter]

Latest approvals table in brief for September-November:

APPs = Applications that I have found in this forum thus far.
APPROVED = Percentage of these applications that posters have informed us have been approved (rounded to nearest full percent)

WEEK APPS (APPROVED)
Sept 1-8 = 24 (83%)
Sept 9-15 = 19 (95%)
Sept 16-22 = 22 (100%)
Sept 23-29 = 23 (83%)

Sept 30-Oct 6 = 40 (85%)
Oct 7-13 = 62 (82%)
Oct 14-20 = 54 (89%)
Oct 21-27 = 115 (63%)

Oct 28-Nov 3 = 17 (18%)
Nov 4-10 = 29 (7%)
Nov 11-17 = 17 (0%)
Nov 18-24 = 22 (0%)
Nov 25-30 = 20 (0%)

p2kin's detailed tables to follow in the October and November timeline topics.

[edenking]

Eligibility Criteria: ( 5 Yrs + 1 ILR )
Method of application: Postal
Date posted: 24/10/13
Date of receipt by UKBA: 25/10/13
Date of debit of fees: 03/01/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 04/01/2014
Date of received my Original documents : 28/01/2014 (
I Received my supporting documents together with the letter saying that my application was successful & I should receive an approval letter within next 2 weeks to book for the citizenship ceremony).

Date of receipt of approval: Waiting for Approval Letter
Date of Ceremony:Waiting

[Jegdis5]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years residence
Language criteria met : UK NARIC degree cert + UK NARIC english level to C1
Method of application: NCS Ipswich
Date of application: 14/01/2014
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 15/01/2014
Date of aknowlegment: 30/01/2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 28/01/2014
Date approval received: TBA
Date of ceremony: TBA

[Unionbank]

Please any1 with the latest stats for october n november approvals ???

[TTOE]

well, the approval finally came on 01/02/14, can't remember when it was dated. Glad to be over this hurdle!!

FYI

Timeline
Eligibility Criteria: 2 years married to BC
Method of application: Postal
Date Posted: 23/10/2013
Date Received by UKBA: 25/10/2013


PS. This fourm has been a source of comfort to me, i was beginning to worry but relieved not to be the only one without a reply from the home office. Good luck to everyone!

[edp]

well, the approval finally came on 01/02/14, can't remember when it was dated. Glad to be over this hurdle!!

[Unionbank]

Eligibility criteria: 3 yrs as a british citizen spouse
Language criteria met :life in uk and B1 test
Method of application: NCS eastham
Date of application: 18/11/2013
Payment method CC/DC: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 19/11/2013
Date of acknowledgement: recived on 16/01/2014 issued by HO on 13/01/2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 13/01/2014
Date approval received: Pending
Date of ceremony: Pending

Hi mate your timeline is exactly as mine
Application 18/11
Receivd by HO 19/11
Acklowdegmnt dated on 13/01
N approval pending

[Unionbank]

Thanks ttoe

[itsahmedawan]

Eligibility criteria: 3 yrs as a british citizen spouse
Language criteria met :life in uk and B1 test
Method of application: NCS eastham
Date of application: 18/11/2013
Payment method CC/DC: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 19/11/2013
Date of acknowledgement: recived on 16/01/2014 issued by HO on 13/01/2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 13/01/2014
Date approval received: Pending
Date of ceremony: Pending

[TTOE]

@ Unionbank, here you go...

https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/ ... tration_of

[Unionbank]

TTOE-

You have pulled this information from the MN1timeline thread. A Google search reveals this is from a 2011 FOI request for an MN1 application.

I am not sure how relevant this is to a non-MN1 application, but this is just my opinion.

Wow! @ trigger - you are very correct and thanks for the FOI link, the two processes i.e. Adult Naturalisation (AN) and Minor N. (MN) are to some extent similar but in MN instance I believe criminal & TAX checks are not key to the outcome. This link kind of give you a rough idea of what happens with your application at the big house. My thought!

Thanks trigger.

Hi ttoe
Will you plz tel me the link where to check wt happens with the application. Thanks

[TTOE]

TTOE-

You have pulled this information from the MN1timeline thread. A Google search reveals this is from a 2011 FOI request for an MN1 application.

I am not sure how relevant this is to a non-MN1 application, but this is just my opinion.

Wow! @ trigger - you are very correct and thanks for the FOI link, the two processes i.e. Adult Naturalisation (AN) and Minor N. (MN) are to some extent similar but in MN instance I believe criminal & TAX checks are not key to the outcome. This link kind of give you a rough idea of what happens with your application at the big house. My thought!

Thanks trigger.

[trigger]

TTOE-

You have pulled this information from the MN1 timeline thread. A Google search reveals this is from a 2011 FOI request for an MN1 application.

I am not sure how relevant this is to a non-MN1 application, but this is just my opinion.

[TTOE]

Where did u get this info mate?

@ pompeyman where did you get this from?

[itsahmedawan]

Where did u get this info mate?

i just speak to some people and find through some websites.
kindly can u let me kno how i can post my information to this website like when did i submit my application and wen did home offive recived etc.

[Unionbank]

Where did u get this info mate?

[TTOE]

Just for FYI:

Found this in the web thought it would be nice to share


(i) Envelope opened and fee taken to account. Contents of envelope place
in a pouch.
(ii) Application file is created. Database record created specific to
the application.
(iii) Security checks conducted - some of which are directly against the
information entered onto the database, others are with external
agencies.
(iv) Case goes into queue awaiting consideration by a caseworker. Queue
is in date-of-receipt order.
(v) Case is allocated to a caseworker for consideration. If everything
is in order the application is approved. If not, deficiencies are
rectified - e.g. by writing to applicant for further documents or by
clarifying immigration history from records or clarifying security
checks.
(vi) The system generates a certificate for the applicant which is
printed off and despatched.

The only difference between NCS applications and non NCS
applications is that, having been already checked to make sure all
documents have been submitted and mandatory requirements are met etc,the cases are usually ready to approve when the reach the caseworker without further enquiries being necessary.

In summary, cases are considered in date order. Once they reach a
caseworker, the time taken to consider the application depends on how
easy it is to determine that the requirements are met. If an applicant
has omitted information or documents or has a complicated immigration
history that requires closer scrutiny then the application will be
delayed for the period of time taken to complete enquiries