Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[ukilrforman]

My timeline.....

Application made: 17 May 2013
Acknowledgement letter dated 23 May 2013

Eligibility: 2 years HSMP + 3 years Tier 1 + 1 year ILR.

Self application.

Awaiting further progress...

[1273]

Sent applications 3 weeks ago via NCS. Money taken. No acknowledgement letter. Nothing so far.

Spoke to NCS today. I was informed they haven't received anything from Home office for over 2 weeks now.

Wonder what might be the problem?

[sgc]

If anyone's method of applying was through an agent or representative, please feel free to share recommendations.

[lam85]

Eligibility Criteria: Spouse British Citizen 2 Year + ILR 1 Year
Nationality: American
Method Of Application: National Checking Service Wandsworth
Date Of Application: 10/08/2013
Date Of Receipt(Deliver) By UKBA (royal mail tracked): 13/08/2013
Date Of Debit Of Fees: 15/08/2013
Date Of Receipt Of Acknowledgement: 21/08/13 (dated 15/08/13)
Date Of Receipt Of Approval: TBC
Date Of Ceremony: TBC

[skyiswide]

Hi can anyone advice me due to delay from home office ....as they are not currently issuing any invitation letter but if they make approved applicant wait more than couple of weeks one who is waiting for invitation letter more than 2 to 5 weeks so will Homr office give extra time to those people take oath. As in general it is 3 months but in my case council do citizenship ceremony after every 1 and half months later. As home office didnt say anything about delay yet so in a later stage they might not agree with delays. Is on the letter on invitation it will be the same date as my later of approval. If home office take some more week to send me invitation letter and council take 1 and half or 2 months to give me a date to take oath then it will cross 3 months time line. So I am bit worried now. Please help me with this question. I know there will be option of private ceremony but I already paid ceremony fee as part of my application (80 pounds include). So what will be the date on invitation letter. Thank you.

[sgc]

You get my sympathy for being a fellow migrant but I think that anyone with a conviction or caution should be rejected!

Why?

The caseworker will probably not reject your application on the basis of a caution (they have bigger fish to fry). Good luck with your application.

Probably not. However, something beyond anecdotal evidence would be nice.

Convictions and cautions are whole different ballparks outside of the UKBA since December 2012. Simply touching a mobile phone while driving is enough to get someone cautioned and thereby likely refused citizenship for 3 years.

[johnny04]

My timeline.....

Eligibility criteria: 5 years HSMP + 1 year 8 months ILR
Application Method: NCS Havering
Application submitted: 12 July 2013
Application received by uKBA: 15 July 2013
Application fees taken: 17 July 2013
Acknowledgement received from UKBA: 17 July 2013
Approval letter: Still Waiting!!
Ceremony: Still Waiting!!

[njoy1987]

Hi
Just an update.
Even though I told my bank to make a note that a payment was going to com out of my account, they still declined the payment!
I have had to submit once again the payment slip.

Frustrating!

banks can be a right pain at times they were blocking my bills as a fraud prevention measure how dumb is that

[mbnarayn]

Can someone please reply to my question which I have posted here?

http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewto ... 046#892046

[naumanmumtaz]

Hi
Just an update.
Even though I told my bank to make a note that a payment was going to com out of my account, they still declined the payment!
I have had to submit once again the payment slip.

Frustrating!

Hi I feel your pain coz exactly same thing happened to me as well. Now when they receive your payment, it may take upto 7-10 days before they will take any money. I thought should give you heads up.
Good luck
btw I'm still waiting for my approval.

[Karnavati]

Hi
Just an update.
Even though I told my bank to make a note that a payment was going to com out of my account, they still declined the payment!
I have had to submit once again the payment slip.

Frustrating!

I understand your frustration. Sorry you had to go through it.
But also consider this and will be helpful to others in future.

1. Always check with your bank/credit card company what is the maximum payment they can allow out without scrutinising. This is linked to your credit score on their system. E.g. They allow person A to spend £3000 no problem but might not allow person B to spend £800.

2. Make sure you tell them that this payment will be going out from your account, but at the same time tell them to lift the fraud check from the account. This can only be lifted for 2 days from the day you ask them to lift it.

3. Give them the apt reason to do it and just be calm/polite to make sure they do it. I know it is our account and money but we have give them the powers to protect it from Fraud and keep it Safe for when we want it.

4. The key is to speak to a customer service representative who knows the ways around the system. You will get people telling you - no it can't be done, it's company policy and I don't have enough access. All the rubbish under the Sun. Stick to your guns and you will get there.

I had to do this twice and the second time I came across someone who was pretty smart and helped me out.

Hope this helps to someone in future.

[Vinniebaby33]

Hi
Just an update.
Even though I told my bank to make a note that a payment was going to com out of my account, they still declined the payment!
I have had to submit once again the payment slip.

Frustrating!

[Ceilid]

... It only took 2 weeks to get the approval.

Don't put peoples' hopes too high It seems like a lottery.

[United4life]

I've applied with 5 days of ILR with the overall residence of approx 7 years, 1 of them as a spouse of a BC. It only took 2 weeks to get the approval.

[njoy1987]

Is there any one here who applied with in a month of ILR under 3 years residence BC spouse rule and applied for Application AN?

and I applied in a few weeks of getting ilr as a soouse of bc for 3 years been here since 2006

[Ceilid]

Is there any one here who applied with in a month of ILR under 3 years residence BC spouse rule and applied for Application AN?

I've applied with 2.5 months of ILR (and with the overall residence of approx 5.5 years, 2.5 of them as a spouse of a BC).

[saadmushtaq]

Is there any one here who applied with in a month of ILR under 3 years residence BC spouse rule and applied for Application AN?

[abbei]

I received a email from the ho this morning it has been 4 months since I applied

Thank you for your email.

 

As previously advised your application is currently with the caseworking team.

 

We aim to process 95% of applications within 6 months however there will always be a small percentage of applications that take longer than this to be resolved.I cannot give a date by which this application will be resolved, nor can I provide details of the reason(s) why the case is taking this long.  We are not waiting for further information from you.



 

No further update will be provided until the application has exceeded 6 months

Any idea how long it takes to get the approval

[dejidejan]

Date of application. 3rd July 2013
Eligibility criteria. 2years spouse 9 months ILR
Method of application. Self
Date of application. 3rd July 2013
Application received. 4th July 2013
Debit of fees. 5th July 2013
Date of acknowledgement 8th July 2013
Date of approval. 23rd July 2013. Received. 25th July 2013
Date of ceremony. Still awaiting.

[soldier1]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5 Years + 1 year ILR
Method of application: Postal
Date of receipt by UKBA: 26th July 2013 - (Royal Mail signed for)
Date of debit of fees:
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of Ceremony:


Fees havent been deducted and I havent heard anything..
Shall I worry? or just be patient?

Hi
Its better you check the recorder delivery confirmation..I applied on 27th July,,,fees was deducted on 02 AUgu and also recieved conformation letter....

[saadmushtaq]

Thank you for your email.

I have checked our records and can confirm that no decision has yet been made on your application. No further documents have yet been sent out to you.

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

[abbei]

I received a email from the ho this morning it has been 4 months since I applied

Thank you for your email.

 

As previously advised your application is currently with the caseworking team.

 

We aim to process 95% of applications within 6 months however there will always be a small percentage of applications that take longer than this to be resolved.I cannot give a date by which this application will be resolved, nor can I provide details of the reason(s) why the case is taking this long.  We are not waiting for further information from you.

 

No further update will be provided until the application has exceeded 6 months

[skyiswide]

It seems home office has definately having internal issues and few days back someone wrote as well

"I dont know whether this is correct or not but for sure I can tell you lady over the phonde from council told me home office told her there wont be any citizenship certificate within next two weeks. And she said ho are extremely busy. My approval came recently by my enclosed pre paid special delivery envelope. But approval date was within last 10 days. And on approval letter they mentioned they will send me an invitation letter within two weeks of approval later date."

Yes brother I am the one who told this. And now I know two other members inbthis forum eho is also waiting for invitation letter more than 14 days like me. And you can see no one received approval letter after 24th july actual approval date. And when I phoned council to cross check incase my certificate arrived to them but lady from citizenship ceremony department in council told me ho told them no certificate in next two weeks for them. And I dont know about other council. And that was 8 days ago. I have completed my 14 days waiting time but no invitation letter yet like other two members who waiting for invitation letter 2 weeks plus and more. And another membet said in her wife ncs application , ncs told them they haven't received any certificate in last 3 weeks. But I am hoping people will again start to receive documents from beginning of next week or end of this week. Finger crossed. Waiting is bugging me. May God help us all.

[Ceilid]

Fees havent been deducted and I havent heard anything..
Shall I worry? or just be patient?

I'd say wait until the end of next week and then start worrying
I remember that in my case it took them some 10-14 days to deduct the money from my account from the date of applications (via NCS).

[skyiswide]

It seems home office has definately having internal issues and few days back someone wrote as well

"I dont know whether this is correct or not but for sure I can tell you lady over the phonde from council told me home office told her there wont be any citizenship certificate within next two weeks. And she said ho are extremely busy. My approval came recently by my enclosed pre paid special delivery envelope. But approval date was within last 10 days. And on approval letter they mentioned they will send me an invitation letter within two weeks of approval later date."

Yes brother I am the one who told this. And now I know two other members in this forum who is also waiting for invitation letter more than 14 days like me. And you can see no one received approval letter after 24th july actual approval date. And when I phoned council to cross check incase my certificate arrived to them but lady from citizenship ceremony department in council told me ho told them no certificate in next two weeks for them. And I dont know about other council. And that was 8 days ago. I have completed my 14 days waiting time but no invitation letter yet like other two members who waiting for invitation letter 2 weeks plus and more. And another membet said in her wife ncs application , ncs told them they haven't received any certificate in last 3 weeks. But I am hoping people will again start to receive documents from beginning of next week or end of this week. Finger crossed. Waiting is bugging me. May God help us all.