Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[GBEMI]

Eligibility criteria; 10YRS AND 1 YR ILR
Method of application; self post
Date of application submission ; 31/JULY 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA; 01/July/ 2013
Date of debit if fees; 05/July/ 2013
Date of acknowledgement ; 09/July/2013
Date of receipt of approval;
Date of ceremony;

[fiqbal]

Hi vituku
Thats a adress Nationalityprogress@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk

[Ceilid]

Which HO email address did you send them emails to?

NationalityProgress@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk


PS: Good people, would you PLEASE STOP QUOTING WHOLE CONVERSATIONS in your replies?
It's very easy to delete the bits you actually do not want to quote! With highlighting the unwanted bits and pressing the "DELETE" button

[vtiku]

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Update 06.08.13

I Again Emailed Home Office On 02.08.13

(Good Evening, Hope To Find You Well. I Just Wanted To Update You That Till Now I Have Not Received Any Decision Letter On Your Behalf Since Your Last Email Correspondence On 22.07.13 In My Post.

I Am Wondering If It Has Either Been Delivered Again To A Wrong Mail Box In My Apartment Or It Has Been Lost In The Post By Royal Mail.

Any Ways Is It Possible To Get The Decision Of My Application On My Email?

Thank You For Your Assistance & Have A Nice Weekend.)

Then I Got This Reply Today On 06.08.13

(Thank You For Your Email.

I Have Contacted The Team And Asked Them To Reprint The Letter And Send It To You Again.)

So I Think I Have To Wait Another 10 - 15 Days To Find Out...

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Update 13.08.13

Eligibility Criteria: Spouse British Citizen 2 Year + ILR 1 Year
Method Of Application: National Checking Service Manchester (£45.00)
Date Of Application: 13/03/2013
Date Of Receipt By UKBA: 14/03/2013 (Checked Online Royal Mail Tracking)
Date Of Debit Of Fees: 20/03/2013
Date Of Receipt Of Acknowledgement: 27/03/2013 (Letter Dated: 20/03/13)
Date Of Receipt Of Approval: 12.08.13 (Letter Dated: 22/07/13)
Date Of Ceremony: TBC

Alhamdulillah, Thanks To Allah & Prayers From My Family & Friends Finally After 152 Days To Be Exact Of My Application Submission To The NCS I Have At Last Received The Approval Letter + Invitation Letter. Called The Council To Book The Ceremony But They Have Not Received Any Certificates Yet For The Past 3 Weeks So They Told Me To Call On Friday. Will Update The Ceremony Dates Once I Manage To Book. So 1 More Down From March Applications. Keep Your Hopes High Every One Waiting Will Get Your Soon Insha Allah.

Congratulations mate. As you got your letter so hopefully we will get ours soon. Inshallah.

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Thank You Skyiswide...

Which HO email address did you send them emails to?

[vtiku]

I send an email this morning got a reply back within an 1hour no decision has been made on your application.its been 4 months and 11days now.

Can you pl. let me know which email address you used?

[Alsuwaidi]

Different planet lol you really didn't have to chase HO down on the progress.

Yes, EU zone
Bulgaria

[ukpass123]

Yes, EU zone
Bulgaria

[Alsuwaidi]

Would you mind sharing your nationality?


Thank you

UPDATE:

My Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5 Years (EEA route) + 1 year Permanent Residence
Method of application: Postal -NCS Richmond Borough
Date of application submission : 5th of July 2013
Date of debit of fees: 8th or 9th of July, 2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 11 th of July, 2013
Date of receipt of approval: 19 JULY 2013 ( RECEIVED ON 16 AUG 2013 !)
Date of Ceremony:25 SEPT 2013

Good luck to everyone!

Ukpass123

[Misu79]

I'm waiting since 10th of APRIL, I emailed them on 2nd of August and they replied on the 6th August that my case is currently under consideration and also they said an invitation letter was sent out to you if you haven't received it by 19th of August contact us again and confirm your address.
So, I still haven't received any letter..I think I have to email them again.

[ukpass123]

UPDATE:

My Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5 Years (EEA route) + 1 year Permanent Residence
Method of application: Postal -NCS Richmond Borough
Date of application submission : 5th of July 2013
Date of debit of fees: 8th or 9th of July, 2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 11 th of July, 2013
Date of receipt of approval: 19 JULY 2013 ( RECEIVED ON 16 AUG 2013 !)
Date of Ceremony:25 SEPT 2013

Good luck to everyone!

Ukpass123

[abbei]

Are you from one of the High Risk countries? I know there are many people from these countries who have been waiting for over 12 weeks now. Many Pakistani nationals are waiting between 2 & 4 months. If you are from Pakistan or Arab countries there is no point in waiting to hear from HO in 4-6 weeks. All applicants from High Risk Countries go through additional and lengthy checks. So for them the average time is between 10-16 weeks.

I have been looking at timelines of applications of High Risk from 2007. And I have hardly seen anyone receiving sooner than 8 weeks but many between 8-16 weeks.

Any one still waiting from April 4 months and 2 weeks still waiting [/b]

will it has been 17 weeks since I applied

[Alsuwaidi]

Are you from one of the High Risk countries? I know there are many people from these countries who have been waiting for over 12 weeks now. Many Pakistani nationals are waiting between 2 & 4 months. If you are from Pakistan or Arab countries there is no point in waiting to hear from HO in 4-6 weeks. All applicants from High Risk Countries go through additional and lengthy checks. So for them the average time is between 10-16 weeks.

I have been looking at timelines of applications of High Risk from 2007. And I have hardly seen anyone receiving sooner than 8 weeks but many between 8-16 weeks.

Any one still waiting from April 4 months and 2 weeks still waiting [/b]

[azhfaq]

Any one still waiting from April 4 months and 2 weeks still waiting [/b]

Im waiting since 7th May, 2013.

[abbei]

Any one still waiting from April 4 months and 2 weeks still waiting [/b]

[ikk1980]

I have been apply for this BC about a month ago I got the letter said my application been successful and just waiting for the invitation letter. now it's been over than 3 weeks now I didn't received anything, I sent them an email but I got an auto email answering back which is I can't find out what I need to know. I sent them a letter to ask them with the copy of the last letter said my application has been successful I can track the letter has been sign for received. But still not heard anything back yet. Just wondering what should I do now?
P.S I will post all the date which are in the letter that I had got later on today.

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Just wait for the email reply as they email reply to you is an auto post the usualy reply to the email in 3 - 4 working days...

[jaff90110]

I have been apply for this BC about a month ago I got the letter said my application been successful and just waiting for the invitation letter. now it's been over than 3 weeks now I didn't received anything, I sent them an email but I got an auto email answering back which is I can't find out what I need to know. I sent them a letter to ask them with the copy of the last letter said my application has been successful I can track the letter has been sign for received. But still not heard anything back yet. Just wondering what should I do now?
P.S I will post all the date which are in the letter that I had got later on today.

[saadmushtaq]

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Update 13.08.13

Eligibility Criteria: Spouse British Citizen 2 Year + ILR 1 Year
Method Of Application: National Checking Service Manchester (£45.00)
Date Of Application: 13/03/2013
Date Of Receipt By UKBA: 14/03/2013 (Checked Online Royal Mail Tracking)
Date Of Debit Of Fees: 20/03/2013
Date Of Receipt Of Acknowledgement: 27/03/2013 (Letter Dated: 20/03/13)
Date Of Receipt Of Approval: 12.08.13 (Letter Dated: 22/07/13)
Date Of Ceremony: TBC

Alhamdulillah, Thanks To Allah & Prayers From My Family & Friends Finally After 152 Days To Be Exact Of My Application Submission To The NCS I Have At Last Received The Approval Letter + Invitation Letter. Called The Council To Book The Ceremony But They Have Not Received Any Certificates Yet For The Past 3 Weeks So They Told Me To Call On Friday. Will Update The Ceremony Dates Once I Manage To Book. So 1 More Down From March Applications. Keep Your Hopes High Every One Waiting Will Get Your Soon Insha Allah.

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Update 14.08.13

Eligibility Criteria: Spouse British Citizen 2 Year + ILR 1 Year
Method Of Application: National Checking Service Manchester (£45.00)
Date Of Application: 13/03/2013
Date Of Receipt By UKBA: 14/03/2013 (Checked Online Royal Mail Tracking)
Date Of Debit Of Fees: 20/03/2013
Date Of Receipt Of Acknowledgement: 27/03/2013 (Letter Dated: 20/03/13)
Date Of Receipt Of Approval: 12.08.13 (Letter Dated: 22/07/13)
Date Of Ceremony: 20.08.13 (Luckily My Day Off Work)

Just Spoke To The Council And They Said They Only Do Ceremonies Once A Month And For This Month The Only One Is On 20.08.13 As It Was My Day Off I Booked It Immediatley.

My I ask what nationality do you happen to be? Do you know why did yours take so much longer then alot of people on this thread? I am seeing the average time more around 4-6 weeks... seeing you have been waiting since march, this is a very long time

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I am origanaly from Pakistan but was born in Saudi Arabia. I don't think the delay was because of me being from a high risked country or any thing as a lot of people who applied near the time of application fee change have either waited for a long time like me or are still waiting...

I born in Saudi Arabia as well lol in Jeddah n originally from Pakistan

[ikk1980]

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Update 06.08.13

I Again Emailed Home Office On 02.08.13

(Good Evening, Hope To Find You Well. I Just Wanted To Update You That Till Now I Have Not Received Any Decision Letter On Your Behalf Since Your Last Email Correspondence On 22.07.13 In My Post.

I Am Wondering If It Has Either Been Delivered Again To A Wrong Mail Box In My Apartment Or It Has Been Lost In The Post By Royal Mail.

Any Ways Is It Possible To Get The Decision Of My Application On My Email?

Thank You For Your Assistance & Have A Nice Weekend.)

Then I Got This Reply Today On 06.08.13

(Thank You For Your Email.

I Have Contacted The Team And Asked Them To Reprint The Letter And Send It To You Again.)

So I Think I Have To Wait Another 10 - 15 Days To Find Out...

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Update 13.08.13

Eligibility Criteria: Spouse British Citizen 2 Year + ILR 1 Year
Method Of Application: National Checking Service Manchester (£45.00)
Date Of Application: 13/03/2013
Date Of Receipt By UKBA: 14/03/2013 (Checked Online Royal Mail Tracking)
Date Of Debit Of Fees: 20/03/2013
Date Of Receipt Of Acknowledgement: 27/03/2013 (Letter Dated: 20/03/13)
Date Of Receipt Of Approval: 12.08.13 (Letter Dated: 22/07/13)
Date Of Ceremony: TBC

Alhamdulillah, Thanks To Allah & Prayers From My Family & Friends Finally After 152 Days To Be Exact Of My Application Submission To The NCS I Have At Last Received The Approval Letter + Invitation Letter. Called The Council To Book The Ceremony But They Have Not Received Any Certificates Yet For The Past 3 Weeks So They Told Me To Call On Friday. Will Update The Ceremony Dates Once I Manage To Book. So 1 More Down From March Applications. Keep Your Hopes High Every One Waiting Will Get Your Soon Insha Allah.

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Update 14.08.13

Eligibility Criteria: Spouse British Citizen 2 Year + ILR 1 Year
Method Of Application: National Checking Service Manchester (£45.00)
Date Of Application: 13/03/2013
Date Of Receipt By UKBA: 14/03/2013 (Checked Online Royal Mail Tracking)
Date Of Debit Of Fees: 20/03/2013
Date Of Receipt Of Acknowledgement: 27/03/2013 (Letter Dated: 20/03/13)
Date Of Receipt Of Approval: 12.08.13 (Letter Dated: 22/07/13)
Date Of Ceremony: 20.08.13 (Luckily My Day Off Work)

Just Spoke To The Council And They Said They Only Do Ceremonies Once A Month And For This Month The Only One Is On 20.08.13 As It Was My Day Off I Booked It Immediatley.

My I ask what nationality do you happen to be? Do you know why did yours take so much longer then alot of people on this thread? I am seeing the average time more around 4-6 weeks... seeing you have been waiting since march, this is a very long time

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I am origanaly from Pakistan but was born in Saudi Arabia. I don't think the delay was because of me being from a high risked country or any thing as a lot of people who applied near the time of application fee change have either waited for a long time like me or are still waiting...

[saadmushtaq]

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Update 06.08.13

I Again Emailed Home Office On 02.08.13

(Good Evening, Hope To Find You Well. I Just Wanted To Update You That Till Now I Have Not Received Any Decision Letter On Your Behalf Since Your Last Email Correspondence On 22.07.13 In My Post.

I Am Wondering If It Has Either Been Delivered Again To A Wrong Mail Box In My Apartment Or It Has Been Lost In The Post By Royal Mail.

Any Ways Is It Possible To Get The Decision Of My Application On My Email?

Thank You For Your Assistance & Have A Nice Weekend.)

Then I Got This Reply Today On 06.08.13

(Thank You For Your Email.

I Have Contacted The Team And Asked Them To Reprint The Letter And Send It To You Again.)

So I Think I Have To Wait Another 10 - 15 Days To Find Out...

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Update 13.08.13

Eligibility Criteria: Spouse British Citizen 2 Year + ILR 1 Year
Method Of Application: National Checking Service Manchester (£45.00)
Date Of Application: 13/03/2013
Date Of Receipt By UKBA: 14/03/2013 (Checked Online Royal Mail Tracking)
Date Of Debit Of Fees: 20/03/2013
Date Of Receipt Of Acknowledgement: 27/03/2013 (Letter Dated: 20/03/13)
Date Of Receipt Of Approval: 12.08.13 (Letter Dated: 22/07/13)
Date Of Ceremony: TBC

Alhamdulillah, Thanks To Allah & Prayers From My Family & Friends Finally After 152 Days To Be Exact Of My Application Submission To The NCS I Have At Last Received The Approval Letter + Invitation Letter. Called The Council To Book The Ceremony But They Have Not Received Any Certificates Yet For The Past 3 Weeks So They Told Me To Call On Friday. Will Update The Ceremony Dates Once I Manage To Book. So 1 More Down From March Applications. Keep Your Hopes High Every One Waiting Will Get Your Soon Insha Allah.

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Update 14.08.13

Eligibility Criteria: Spouse British Citizen 2 Year + ILR 1 Year
Method Of Application: National Checking Service Manchester (£45.00)
Date Of Application: 13/03/2013
Date Of Receipt By UKBA: 14/03/2013 (Checked Online Royal Mail Tracking)
Date Of Debit Of Fees: 20/03/2013
Date Of Receipt Of Acknowledgement: 27/03/2013 (Letter Dated: 20/03/13)
Date Of Receipt Of Approval: 12.08.13 (Letter Dated: 22/07/13)
Date Of Ceremony: 20.08.13 (Luckily My Day Off Work)

Just Spoke To The Council And They Said They Only Do Ceremonies Once A Month And For This Month The Only One Is On 20.08.13 As It Was My Day Off I Booked It Immediatley.

My I ask what nationality do you happen to be? Do you know why did yours take so much longer then alot of people on this thread? I am seeing the average time more around 4-6 weeks... seeing you have been waiting since march, this is a very long time

I am waiting Since April

[lam85]

Eligibility Criteria: Spouse British Citizen 2 Year + ILR 1 Year
Method Of Application: National Checking Service Manchester (£45.00)
Date Of Application: 13/03/2013
Date Of Receipt By UKBA: 14/03/2013 (Checked Online Royal Mail Tracking)
Date Of Debit Of Fees: 20/03/2013
Date Of Receipt Of Acknowledgement: 27/03/2013 (Letter Dated: 20/03/13)
Date Of Receipt Of Approval: TBC
Date Of Ceremony: TBC

I Can See That A Majority Of People Who Applied 2nd Week Or 3rd Week Of March 2013 Are Still Waiting For Approval.

Lets Hope For The Best.

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Update 22.07.13

I Emailed Home Office On Thursday 18.07.13 Asking Them If They Have Sent Any Further Correspondence After The Acknowledgement.

I Got A Reply From The Home Office This Morning At 09:22 Hrs Stating The Following (Thank You For Your Email Below, I Can Confirm That No Further Letters Have Been Sent Since That You Received On 20th March 2013. Your Address Details Are Held Correctly On Our System.)

Then I Got Another Email From The Home Office At 14:18 Hrs Stating The Following (Thank You For Your Email. I Have Checked Our Records And Can Confirm That A Decision Has Been Made On Your Application. The Decision Letter And Any Supporting Documents Should Be With You Shortly. If You Do Not Receive The Decision By 5th August, Please Contact Us Again.)

Now The Actual Wait & Suspense Starts What The Decision Is + When The Post Man Is Going To Bring The Brown Envelope. Will Update As Soon As The Brown Envelope Arrives.

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Update 06.08.13

I Again Emailed Home Office On 02.08.13

(Good Evening, Hope To Find You Well. I Just Wanted To Update You That Till Now I Have Not Received Any Decision Letter On Your Behalf Since Your Last Email Correspondence On 22.07.13 In My Post.

I Am Wondering If It Has Either Been Delivered Again To A Wrong Mail Box In My Apartment Or It Has Been Lost In The Post By Royal Mail.

Any Ways Is It Possible To Get The Decision Of My Application On My Email?

Thank You For Your Assistance & Have A Nice Weekend.)

Then I Got This Reply Today On 06.08.13

(Thank You For Your Email.

I Have Contacted The Team And Asked Them To Reprint The Letter And Send It To You Again.)

So I Think I Have To Wait Another 10 - 15 Days To Find Out...

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Update 13.08.13

Eligibility Criteria: Spouse British Citizen 2 Year + ILR 1 Year
Method Of Application: National Checking Service Manchester (£45.00)
Date Of Application: 13/03/2013
Date Of Receipt By UKBA: 14/03/2013 (Checked Online Royal Mail Tracking)
Date Of Debit Of Fees: 20/03/2013
Date Of Receipt Of Acknowledgement: 27/03/2013 (Letter Dated: 20/03/13)
Date Of Receipt Of Approval: 12.08.13 (Letter Dated: 22/07/13)
Date Of Ceremony: TBC

Alhamdulillah, Thanks To Allah & Prayers From My Family & Friends Finally After 152 Days To Be Exact Of My Application Submission To The NCS I Have At Last Received The Approval Letter + Invitation Letter. Called The Council To Book The Ceremony But They Have Not Received Any Certificates Yet For The Past 3 Weeks So They Told Me To Call On Friday. Will Update The Ceremony Dates Once I Manage To Book. So 1 More Down From March Applications. Keep Your Hopes High Every One Waiting Will Get Your Soon Insha Allah.

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Update 14.08.13

Eligibility Criteria: Spouse British Citizen 2 Year + ILR 1 Year
Method Of Application: National Checking Service Manchester (£45.00)
Date Of Application: 13/03/2013
Date Of Receipt By UKBA: 14/03/2013 (Checked Online Royal Mail Tracking)
Date Of Debit Of Fees: 20/03/2013
Date Of Receipt Of Acknowledgement: 27/03/2013 (Letter Dated: 20/03/13)
Date Of Receipt Of Approval: 12.08.13 (Letter Dated: 22/07/13)
Date Of Ceremony: 20.08.13 (Luckily My Day Off Work)

Just Spoke To The Council And They Said They Only Do Ceremonies Once A Month And For This Month The Only One Is On 20.08.13 As It Was My Day Off I Booked It Immediatley.

My I ask what nationality do you happen to be? Do you know why did yours take so much longer then alot of people on this thread? I am seeing the average time more around 4-6 weeks... seeing you have been waiting since march, this is a very long time

[sunil.suneel]

skyiswide , fiqbal...

Thanks for the updates .... its all looking green around with everyone bringing progress news ... things definately seem on the move and very soon everyone should have their letters on hand ....

[fiqbal]

I send an email this morning got a reply back within an 1hour no decision has been made on your application.its been 4 months and 11days now.

[njoy1987]

good post skyiswide thanks for the info

[Karnavati]

Today just couple of minutes ago I phoned my local register office and here is the conversation.
Ring ring cring...cring...ring...bell...ring...cring..

Lady- Good Morning..register...office

Myself- Good Morning. My name is abc ...I have received my approval letter more than 3 weeks ago and I was wondering whether you have received my naturalization certificate yet ?

Lady- what's your surnane

Myself-c

Lady- we have received some certificates yesterday

Myself- by the way I phoned you two weeks back and you told me to call after two weeks.

Lady- no your name is not on the arrived certificate list and recently home office faced some it issue so may be your will come with next delivery.

Myself- do you know when you will get next delivery

Lady- no sorry I have no clue but normally it comes Tuesday wed..so may be next week.

Myself- when the next ceremony will be

Lady- September one is full now so end of October ....we only do one ceremony a month.

Myself- how much private ceremony will cost ....

Lady-119 pounds family one and single is also 119 pounds.

Myself- if I book a private one will I get an appointment within a week.

Lady- I cant book anything before certificate arrive. And we will write to you. You will receive another letter from ho invites you to book a ceremony.

Myself- no I mean get a quick date

Lady- but certificate need to arive and I dont know whether it wi rake 3 weeks or 1 week..depends on the schedule

Myself- thank you very much for your time.

Lady- as more than 3 weeks have passed so you can contact with ho.

Myself- yes sure. Thank you. ..bye....

Lady-- thank you...goodbye

HO should release some press statement or have news on their website if they are facing problems like this for more than a few weeks.

This will keep people well informed and put their minds to rest as to what is going on.

[skyiswide]

Today just couple of minutes ago I phoned my local register office and here is the conversation.
Ring ring cring...cring...ring...bell...ring...cring..

Lady- Good Morning..register...office

Myself- Good Morning. My name is abc ...I have received my approval letter more than 3 weeks ago and I was wondering whether you have received my naturalization certificate yet ?

Lady- what's your surnane

Myself-c

Lady- we have received some certificates yesterday

Myself- by the way I phoned you two weeks back and you told me to call after two weeks.

Lady- no your name is not on the arrived certificate list and recently home office faced some it issue so may be your will come with next delivery.

Myself- do you know when you will get next delivery

Lady- no sorry I have no clue but normally it comes Tuesday wed..so may be next week.

Myself- when the next ceremony will be

Lady- September one is full now so end of October ....we only do one ceremony a month.

Myself- how much private ceremony will cost ....

Lady-119 pounds family one and single is also 119 pounds.

Myself- if I book a private one will I get an appointment within a week.

Lady- I cant book anything before certificate arrive. And we will write to you. You will receive another letter from ho invites you to book a ceremony.

Myself- no I mean get a quick date

Lady- but certificate need to arive and I dont know whether it wi rake 3 weeks or 1 week..depends on the schedule

Myself- thank you very much for your time.

Lady- as more than 3 weeks have passed so you can contact with ho.

Myself- yes sure. Thank you. ..bye....

Lady-- thank you...goodbye