Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[ah_kassem]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years work Permit + 1 Year ILR

Method of application: NCS Tunbridge wells

Date of Application: 19/11/2013

Date of receipt by UKBA: 25/11/2013 (Royal Mail Tracking)

Date of debit of fees: 17/01/2013 (£784 is that a mistake at their end?)

Date of receipt of acknowledgement: waiting

Date of receipt of approval:

Date of Ceremony:

i guess they made a mistake while requesting the payment which will cause further delays on my application ( i Hope not)

Human error that! Or discount for the delay in processing your application

Call them and tell them that to avoid delay

[TTOE]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years work Permit + 1 Year ILR

Method of application: NCS Tunbridge wells

Date of Application: 19/11/2013

Date of receipt by UKBA: 25/11/2013 (Royal Mail Tracking)

Date of debit of fees: 17/01/2013 (£784 is that a mistake at their end?)

Date of receipt of acknowledgement: waiting

Date of receipt of approval:

Date of Ceremony:

i guess they made a mistake while requesting the payment which will cause further delays on my application ( i Hope not)

Human error that! Or discount for the delay in processing your application

[willbebritish80]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years work Permit + 1 Year ILR

Method of application: NCS Tunbridge wells

Date of Application: 19/11/2013

Date of receipt by UKBA: 25/11/2013 (Royal Mail Tracking)

Date of debit of fees: 17/01/2013 (£784 is that a mistake at their end?)

Date of receipt of acknowledgement: waiting

Date of receipt of approval:

Date of Ceremony:

i guess they made a mistake while requesting the payment which will cause further delays on my application ( i Hope not)

[BABU89]

Eligibility Criteria: Spouse of British Citizen + 2yrs+1year ILR
Language Criteria: LITUK+ESOL Entry Level 3
Method of Application: NCS (Oldham)
Date of Application: 13/11/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 14/11/2013
Date of Debit of Fees: 12/01/2014
Date of Receipt of Acknowledgement: 15/01/2014 dated 12/01/2014
Date of Receipt of Approval: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

[TTOE]

Hi all

I applied on 25th Nov and UKBA received on 26th Nov. Still no money deducted from my account

Should I start to worry now?

I kind of have the feeling its going to happen today, watch out for it in you ac. I won't worry too much about it at this stage.

I suppose your case provides some reassurance that i should not be worried since i applied on 29/11/13 and was received on 02/12/13, heard nothing till date and the account unusually healthy!

@ chiefhunter - I like that word unusually healthy ac.

[chiefhunter]

Hi all

I applied on 25th Nov and UKBA received on 26th Nov. Still no money deducted from my account

Should I start to worry now?

I kind of have the feeling its going to happen today, watch out for it in you ac. I won't worry too much about it at this stage.

I suppose your case provides some reassurance that i should not be worried since i applied on 29/11/13 and was received on 02/12/13, heard nothing till date and the account unusually healthy!

[TTOE]

Hi all

I applied on 25th Nov and UKBA received on 26th Nov. Still no money deducted from my account

Should I start to worry now?

I kind of have the feeling its going to happen today, watch out for it in you ac. I won't worry too much about it at this stage.

[maxwins]

Hi all

I applied on 25th Nov and UKBA received on 26th Nov. Still no money deducted from my account

Should I start to worry now?

[rshaikh]

My bank told me that a payment of £874 is approved on 20-01-2014. Home office has not yet claimed it. My available balance dropped by £874

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (e.g.-5 Year [HSMP + Tier-1] + 1yr ILR)
Method of application: NCS (Edinburgh)
Date of receipt by UKBA: 17-12-2013
Date of debit of fees: Available Balance Dropped on 20-01-2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Pending
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

Thank you.
Roshan

[apple02]

Update

Postby fm1011 » Thu Jan 16, 2014 6:32 pm
applied spouse of BC+ILR
Applied on:21 OCT
recieved Ho:22 OCT
money taken out: 25th Nov
Aknowledgement lette recieved 27 Nov
Approvel :
Date of Ceremony;waiting


as now i tracked royal mail it says will be delivered tommorrow don,nt know yet they approved my application or refused....
thanks God at least i heard any thing


thanks to all guys especailly apple02 mmwanny thank you so much...will update you all when i see it

I can't wait, I hope its good news

[tjav]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: Long stay
Method of application: NCS Cambridge
Date of receipt by UKBA: 27 - 11 - 2013
Date of debit of fees: 15 - 01 - 2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Waiting
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

[johnny04]

Hurray!! I thank God at last I received my approval in the post today. After exactly 6 months!!

My timelines are:
Eligibility: 5 years HSMP, 1 year and 8 months ILR
Application date: 13 July 2013
Application received by UKBA: 15 July 2013
Acknowledgement and debit fees: 17 July 2013
Approval: received 16 January 2014, dated 8 January 2014
Ceremony: will contact local authority for date

I sincerely wish everyone still waiting the very best of luck.

You are all the best!!!!!!!!

[rikken]

An update on applications for the period of 11 November to 3 January.

Lots of movement this week which is great.

'Apps acknowledged' means that the fee has been debited.

Code: Select all

                         Apps submitted       Apps acknowledged       Apps approved
Week of 11 November             15                     9
Week of 18 November             18                     7
Week of 25 November             13                     6
Week of 2 December              12                     4
Week of 9 December              11
Week of 16 December              7
Week of 23 December              2
Week of 30 December              3

[kolibri]

Anyone with 24th October 2013 application date care to share their experince on the timelines?

Eligibility criteria: British Citizen Spouse + 2 yrs ILR
Method of application: Nationality Checking Service (NCS) Swindon
Date of Application: 24/10/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 25/10/2013
Date of debit of fees: 18th December 2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Waiting
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

I applied on 24th of October and the docs were received by UKBA on 26th of October.
The fees were debited on 7th of Jan, the aknowledgement letter came a couple of days later.
My case is straightforward (Spouse of BC + ILR).
Hope this helps!

Thanks. SO no approval yet I assume?

Nope! ...but hopefully will receive it soon.

[fm1011]

Update

Postby fm1011 » Thu Jan 16, 2014 6:32 pm
applied spouse of BC+ILR
Applied on:21 OCT
recieved Ho:22 OCT
money taken out: 25th Nov
Aknowledgement lette recieved 27 Nov
Approvel :
Date of Ceremony;waiting


as now i tracked royal mail it says will be delivered tommorrow don,nt know yet they approved my application or refused....
thanks God at least i heard any thing


thanks to all guys especailly apple02 mmwanny thank you so much...will update you all when i see it

[ramesh1976]

[quote="ramesh1976"]Eligibility criteria: (5yr + 1yr ILR)
Method of application: NCS Barnet
Date of receipt by UKBA: 25-10-2013 Special delivery
Date of debit of fees: 19/12/2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Never
Date of Approval : 15/01/2014 dated 10/012014
Date Of Ceremony : 5th February 2014

All the best for others, This Blog is very helpful.

[rikken]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (e.g.- 4yr + 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS (Newcastle City )
Date of receipt by UKBA:
Date of debit of fees: 15-01-2014 (Checked from account
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of Ceremony:

When did you apply?

[syedfarhatraza]

Interested members can post their naturalisation application processing timelines here for the benefit of others.

Please include the following details when posting in this topic:

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (e.g.- 4yr + 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS (Newcastle City )
Date of receipt by UKBA:
Date of debit of fees: 15-01-2014 (Checked from account
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of Ceremony:

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[Christianoronaldo]

Applied on 29/04/2013
Still waiting

Anybody waiting that long?

Are you Fackiiiiiing serious. What's taking them so long. Have you phoned and emailed them?

I contacted them so many times personally and through MP as well. Everytime I get a usual answer that application is still under process and there is no maximum time limit to make the decision.

[ah_kassem]

Method of application: self
Date of application: 04/11/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 05/11/2013
Date of aknowlegment:15-01-2014 dated09-01-2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: Account dropped 09/01/2014. Confirmed with bank it was £874 for application
Date approval received: 16-01-2014 dated 14-01-2014
Date of ceremony. waiting for council letter.............




Can't believe how this happened even approval letter is in front of me !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats!!! 05/11 application with approval just days after collection of fees!

this is unusually quick . congratulations

[TTOE]

Method of application: self
Date of application: 04/11/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 05/11/2013
Date of aknowlegment:15-01-2014 dated09-01-2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: Account dropped 09/01/2014. Confirmed with bank it was £874 for application
Date approval received: 16-01-2014 dated 14-01-2014
Date of ceremony. waiting for council letter.............




Can't believe how this happened even approval letter is in front of me !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats!!! 05/11 application with approval just days after collection of fees!

[J.sohi]

Method of application: self
Date of application: 04/11/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 05/11/2013
Date of aknowlegment:15-01-2014 dated09-01-2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: Account dropped 09/01/2014. Confirmed with bank it was £874 for application
Date approval received: 16-01-2014 dated 14-01-2014
Date of ceremony. waiting for council letter.............




Can't believe how this happened even approval letter is in front of me !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[peach]

Eligibility criteria:Joint application .. ILR + maNY many years

Method of application: NCS Bucks, 21/10/2013
Date of debit of fees: 22/11/2013
Date of acknowledgement letter:
Date of approval letter: 7 Jan 2014
Date of Ceremony: to be arranged

[bolatella]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Year ILR + 1 Year
Language criteria met (degree with NARIC Letter, PBS documents also used)
Method of application: NCS Edinburgh
Date of application: 11/11/2013
Payment method Card Payment
Date of receipt by UKBA: 12/11/2013 (Royal Mail tracking)
Date of acknowledgement: Received by post on 15/01/2014, dated 11/01/2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 11/01/2014
Date approval received:Not yet
Date of ceremony: not yet

[Undying81]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (EEA Family Member + 2 years EEA permanent resident)
Method of application: NCS (Cambridgeshire)
Date of receipt by UKBA: 19.11.2013
Date of debit of fees: 15.01.2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 13.01.2014(received by post on 16.01.2014)
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of Ceremony: