Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[pinkpanter]

Update:
Method of Application: special delivery post office
Eligibility Criteria: 5 yrs spouse of EEA + 1.6 yr PR
Date Applied: 18/10/13
Date of Receipt by UKBA : 21/10/13
Date of acknowledgement letter: 21/11/13
Date of debit of fees: 20/11/13
Date of approval: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

I received email this afternoon that the decision has been made and will received letter with documents very shortly... I hope tomorrow finger crossed

Really? !? How often do they send an email confirming they have made a decision?

I sent an email yesterday regarding my application that when I will be receiving decision... The first reply said that no decision has yet been made... But today they sent an email that the decision has been made ... Very excited now....!!

[Simtin]

Update:
Method of Application: special delivery post office
Eligibility Criteria: 5 yrs spouse of EEA + 1.6 yr PR
Date Applied: 18/10/13
Date of Receipt by UKBA : 21/10/13
Date of acknowledgement letter: 21/11/13
Date of debit of fees: 20/11/13
Date of approval: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

I received email this afternoon that the decision has been made and will received letter with documents very shortly... I hope tomorrow finger crossed

Really? !? How often do they send an email confirming they have made a decision?

[pinkpanter]

Update:
Method of Application: special delivery post office
Eligibility Criteria: 5 yrs spouse of EEA + 1.6 yr PR
Date Applied: 18/10/13
Date of Receipt by UKBA : 21/10/13
Date of acknowledgement letter: 21/11/13
Date of debit of fees: 20/11/13
Date of approval: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

I received email this afternoon that the decision has been made and will received letter with documents very shortly... I hope tomorrow finger crossed

[pinkpanter]

Applied 29/04/2013
Still waiting
Anybody waiting that long?

oooooooooooh!!!! My friend did you contact to HO? You have already surpass 6 months. If you couldn't get any response from UKBA then you should involve local MP... Hope everything will be fine!!

[dsds]

Eligibility criteria:3Years ILR granted 23/10/13

Method of application: Post (Special Delivery)

Date of application: 24/10/13

Date of receipt by UKBA:25/10/2013

Date of acknowledgement letter: 19/11/2013

Date of debit of fees: 18/11/2013

Date of approval: 05/12/13

Date of Ceremony: yet not booked

Hurrayyeee !!!

dsds, did you received your approval letter with all documents TOGETHER in same Special delivery envelope or they sent to you only approval letter in a brown envelope and waiting for documents? please would be grateful if you could advice?

I received my approval letter with all documents in a Brown envelope....on 07th of Dec 2013....

correction of last update (my approval letter and all doc in Brown Envelop)on 07/12/13
Ceremony booked on 17/12/13

[dsds]

Eligibility criteria:3Years ILR granted 23/10/13

Method of application: Post (Special Delivery)

Date of application: 24/10/13

Date of receipt by UKBA:25/10/2013

Date of acknowledgement letter: 19/11/2013

Date of debit of fees: 18/11/2013

Date of approval: 05/12/13

Date of Ceremony: yet not booked

Hurrayyeee !!!

dsds, did you received your approval letter with all documents TOGETHER in same Special delivery envelope or they sent to you only approval letter in a brown envelope and waiting for documents? please would be grateful if you could advice?

I received your approval letter with all documents in a Brown envelope....on 07th of Dec 2013....

[dsds]

Eligibility criteria:3Years ILR granted 23/10/13

Method of application: Post (Special Delivery)

Date of application: 24/10/13

Date of receipt by UKBA:25/10/2013

Date of acknowledgement letter: 19/11/2013

Date of debit of fees: 18/11/2013

Date of approval: 05/12/13

Date of Ceremony: 17/12/13

new updates

[Simtin]

Criteria: [HSMP 2 yr+Tier 1 3 yrs + 1 yr ILR] Myself
NCS or Postal: SD Post
Date of applied: 21/10/2013
Date of application received: 22/10/2013 (Royal Mail),
Date of fees debited : 21/11/2013
Date of letter of acknowledgement :24/11/2013 (Dated 21/11/2013)
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

I keep checking the Special Delivery Tracking number to see if my documents are on their way but Nothing!!!!1

We both have the same time line. I have contacted home office thrice and still the same standard response. 'A decision has not yet been made'.

Please keep me updated if your situation changes.

Ok, will do. Lets hope we get good news soon!

I just had a job offer withdrawn because I need to have Dual nationality or British citizenship. They said the opportunity will still be kept open. The problem is that I do not know for how long they can keep it open and more frustrating, when home office will respond.

That's unfortunate. I guess they probably need you to travel in the EU. I have the same issue. I can't go for some contract work that sometimes requires me to work in the EU. I heard that you can ask the home office to hurry if there is a financial impact. But I am not going to try it, just in case it ends up lengthening and complicating the process.

Actually, thinking about it, I think they can only help by allowing you to apply earlier than the 1 yrs ILR required if there is a financial impact.

[Scanner]

Criteria: [HSMP 2 yr+Tier 1 3 yrs + 1 yr ILR] Myself
NCS or Postal: SD Post
Date of applied: 21/10/2013
Date of application received: 22/10/2013 (Royal Mail),
Date of fees debited : 21/11/2013
Date of letter of acknowledgement :24/11/2013 (Dated 21/11/2013)
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

I keep checking the Special Delivery Tracking number to see if my documents are on their way but Nothing!!!!1

We both have the same time line. I have contacted home office thrice and still the same standard response. 'A decision has not yet been made'.

Please keep me updated if your situation changes.

Ok, will do. Lets hope we get good news soon!

I just had a job offer withdrawn because I need to have Dual nationality or British citizenship. They said the opportunity will still be kept open. The problem is that I do not know for how long they can keep it open and more frustrating, when home office will respond.

[Simtin]

Criteria: [HSMP 2 yr+Tier 1 3 yrs + 1 yr ILR] Myself
NCS or Postal: SD Post
Date of applied: 21/10/2013
Date of application received: 22/10/2013 (Royal Mail),
Date of fees debited : 21/11/2013
Date of letter of acknowledgement :24/11/2013 (Dated 21/11/2013)
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

I keep checking the Special Delivery Tracking number to see if my documents are on their way but Nothing!!!!1

We both have the same time line. I have contacted home office thrice and still the same standard response. 'A decision has not yet been made'.

Please keep me updated if your situation changes.

Ok, will do. Lets hope we get good news soon!

[Scanner]

Criteria: [HSMP 2 yr+Tier 1 3 yrs + 1 yr ILR] Myself
NCS or Postal: SD Post
Date of applied: 21/10/2013
Date of application received: 22/10/2013 (Royal Mail),
Date of fees debited : 21/11/2013
Date of letter of acknowledgement :24/11/2013 (Dated 21/11/2013)
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

I keep checking the Special Delivery Tracking number to see if my documents are on their way but Nothing!!!!1

We both have the same time line. I have contacted home office thrice and still the same standard response. 'A decision has not yet been made'.

Please keep me updated if your situation changes.

[Simtin]

Criteria: [HSMP 2 yr+Tier 1 3 yrs + 1 yr ILR] Myself
NCS or Postal: SD Post
Date of applied: 21/10/2013
Date of application received: 22/10/2013 (Royal Mail),
Date of fees debited : 21/11/2013
Date of letter of acknowledgement :24/11/2013 (Dated 21/11/2013)
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

I keep checking the Special Delivery Tracking number to see if my documents are on their way but Nothing!!!!1

[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


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[Shuklap]

Hi All,

I am planning to contact my local MP to request UKBA to expedite the decision on my application.

I will really appreciate if you can share the mail template which I can use to contact my MP.

Thanks in advance

[MattSule]

Eligibility Criteria: HSMP + 3 yr ILR
Method of application: NCS Dartford
Date of of Application: November 21, 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: Not known
Date of debit of fees: Waiting
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:Waiting
Date of approval : Waiting
Invitation for ceremony appointment: Waiting

[bookshop1979]

Eligibility Criteria: WP+Tier 2+ 1 yr ILR
Original Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS Lambeth
Date of of Application: October 8, 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: Not known
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:24th October, 2013
Date of approval : 22nd November 2013
Invitation for ceremony appointment: Original date provided for 18th December, but I booked a private ceremony for 9th December and received my naturalisation certificate.

[Loveislovely]

Applied 29/04/2013
Still waiting
Anybody waiting that long?

Hi,

You have surpass the expected waiting time of six months, have you involved your member of parliament? If not, I would suggest you contact he/she and get he/she involved. Good luck

Loveislovely

[blueclouds1234]

Applied 29/04/2013
Still waiting
Anybody waiting that long?

sorry to hear is your case somehow complex?

[Christianoronaldo]

Applied 29/04/2013
Still waiting
Anybody waiting that long?

[Eagle24]

Home Office starting to take payments from applications received 18th October today. That gives us all an idea of when we can expect to be payment to leave our accounts. So be patient everybody.......

[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)

[lankaman]

Eligibility criteria: 5.8 years (work Permit + Tier 1)

Method of application: NCS Wandsworth Council

Date of receipt by UKBA: 15/11/2013

Date of debit of fees: waiting

Date of receipt of acknowledgement: waiting

Date of receipt of approval:

Date of Ceremony:

[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: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

[darthsolicitortobe]

I also submitted on the 24th of October, received on the 25th of October by the UKBA. Nothing so far! Patience is a virtue in this instance.

No point sending emails as that only slows them down! Unless it's very important and ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY, I wouldn't bother. The person who should be processing applications, will be taken off that duty to respond to emails.

I know it's frustrating (I check my account everyday), but we need to help them to help us! I work in a stupidly busy office. We have the exact same problems!

[its.rudi]

Thank you for your email.

You should receive an acknowledgment letter between 4-6 weeks after we received your application. During busy periods this may even take 7 weeks. If you have not received such a letter, please contact us for a duplicate acknowledgment letter.

I have checked our records and can confirm that no decision has yet been made on your application.

We aim to process 95% of applications within 6 months however there are a small percentage of applications that take longer than this to be resolved.

All applications for citizenship are subject to enquiries to ensure that the statutory requirements have been satisfied. Because of these enquiries, we anticipate that applications may take up to six months to complete. Some applications may be dealt with more quickly and some may take longer, depending on the nature of the enquiries to be carried out.

When the decision is made, or if we require further information from you, we will contact you in writing.

Please ensure you notify us promptly if you change your address. Your address can be updated here:

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/about ... y-details/


If you require any documents back, these can be requested here: http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/about ... documents/. Requesting documents will not negatively impact on the application.

Yours Sincerely,