Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[rusticsaf]

My two pence here:
It's written all over the UKBA website stating that it can take up to 6 months to reach a decision. Even though people are getting their approvals after 3 weeks, 1 month or 2 months, it doesn't say anywhere that yours (or even mine) will take the same amount of time.
I can perfectly understand that we are all eager to receive the approval letter but if they say 6 months, there's nothing else we can do apart from wait.

Yes my friend you are right
My one is ....
Apply through NCS Redbridge (ilford) on bases of spous of BC on 15th April 2013 recieved acknowledgment fees gone through. It's been nearly 12 weeks. But didn't get any response. I've sent email to my local MP to request about my application query because it is very simple and streight forward application not any conviction or any thing els.
I got letter few days after email from MP. Says "I've wrote to the homeoffice director urgently about your application as soon as I get more I formations I will let you know.
That is the thing we can wait only nothing els.

Arshipaki - I also applied for my spouse's application on the 20th of April 2013 via Redbridge (Barkingside) received acknowledgement in about 7 days but haven't received any response after that - do you think I should also get in touch with the MP. Case was pretty straight forward as well. Also emailed the Home Office but their reply was that the application can take up to 6 months and they can't say anything.

Yes you can. This is secoud time I contact to the MP first time when my ILR was pending for four months. I think I got it because my area MP was informing me until I recieved my all documents back with ILR stamped. And the other thing I heard that MP's have power to ask/quiry to the homeoffice coz home office department is working under the parliament.
I didnt check today's post I'm at work. Hope we will get it soon inshallah.

Yeah I know man - checking for that brown envelope in the post every day is killing me. Yea inshaAllah I am hoping that we will hear soon as hbadami applied on 19th and got the approval yesterday.!

I think I am gonna get in touch with the MP next week if I don't hear anything till Saturday.

[Priya_Rai]

Update:

Eligibility criteria: 5 yrs Tier 1 + 1 yr ILR
Method of application: NCS Harrow
Date of application: 19 June 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 20 June 2013
Date of acknowledgement: 21 June 2013 (received 25th June)
Date of debit of fees: 21st June; Bank statement shows 24th June
Date on approval letter: 1st July 2013
Date of receipt of approval: 04th July 2013
Ceremony:TBC

[Arshipaki]

My two pence here:
It's written all over the UKBA website stating that it can take up to 6 months to reach a decision. Even though people are getting their approvals after 3 weeks, 1 month or 2 months, it doesn't say anywhere that yours (or even mine) will take the same amount of time.
I can perfectly understand that we are all eager to receive the approval letter but if they say 6 months, there's nothing else we can do apart from wait.

Yes my friend you are right
My one is ....
Apply through NCS Redbridge (ilford) on bases of spous of BC on 15th April 2013 recieved acknowledgment fees gone through. It's been nearly 12 weeks. But didn't get any response. I've sent email to my local MP to request about my application query because it is very simple and streight forward application not any conviction or any thing els.
I got letter few days after email from MP. Says "I've wrote to the homeoffice director urgently about your application as soon as I get more I formations I will let you know.
That is the thing we can wait only nothing els.

Arshipaki - I also applied for my spouse's application on the 20th of April 2013 via Redbridge (Barkingside) received acknowledgement in about 7 days but haven't received any response after that - do you think I should also get in touch with the MP. Case was pretty straight forward as well. Also emailed the Home Office but their reply was that the application can take up to 6 months and they can't say anything.

Yes you can. This is secoud time I contact to the MP first time when my ILR was pending for four months. I think I got it because my area MP was informing me until I recieved my all documents back with ILR stamped. And the other thing I heard that MP's have power to ask/quiry to the homeoffice coz home office department is working under the parliament.
I didnt check today's post I'm at work. Hope we will get it soon inshallah.

[rusticsaf]

Category: Tier One Dependent (1 Year) + Spouse Visa (2 Years) + ILR (4 months) + Spouse of British Citizen
Date applied : 19 Apr 2013
Approval received: 03 Jul 2013

Thanks

hbadami - where did you apply from ? and was it via NCS or post?

[rusticsaf]

My two pence here:
It's written all over the UKBA website stating that it can take up to 6 months to reach a decision. Even though people are getting their approvals after 3 weeks, 1 month or 2 months, it doesn't say anywhere that yours (or even mine) will take the same amount of time.
I can perfectly understand that we are all eager to receive the approval letter but if they say 6 months, there's nothing else we can do apart from wait.

Yes my friend you are right
My one is ....
Apply through NCS Redbridge (ilford) on bases of spous of BC on 15th April 2013 recieved acknowledgment fees gone through. It's been nearly 12 weeks. But didn't get any response. I've sent email to my local MP to request about my application query because it is very simple and streight forward application not any conviction or any thing els.
I got letter few days after email from MP. Says "I've wrote to the homeoffice director urgently about your application as soon as I get more I formations I will let you know.
That is the thing we can wait only nothing els.

Arshipaki - I also applied for my spouse's application on the 20th of April 2013 via Redbridge (Barkingside) received acknowledgement in about 7 days but haven't received any response after that - do you think I should also get in touch with the MP. Case was pretty straight forward as well. Also emailed the Home Office but their reply was that the application can take up to 6 months and they can't say anything.

[hbadami]

Category: Tier One Dependent (1 Year) + Spouse Visa (2 Years) + ILR (4 months) + Spouse of British Citizen
Date applied : 19 Apr 2013
Approval received: 03 Jul 2013

Thanks

[Arshipaki]

My two pence here:
It's written all over the UKBA website stating that it can take up to 6 months to reach a decision. Even though people are getting their approvals after 3 weeks, 1 month or 2 months, it doesn't say anywhere that yours (or even mine) will take the same amount of time.
I can perfectly understand that we are all eager to receive the approval letter but if they say 6 months, there's nothing else we can do apart from wait.

Yes my friend you are right
My one is ....
Apply through NCS Redbridge (ilford) on bases of spous of BC on 15th April 2013 recieved acknowledgment fees gone through. It's been nearly 12 weeks. But didn't get any response. I've sent email to my local MP to request about my application query because it is very simple and streight forward application not any conviction or any thing els.
I got letter few days after email from MP. Says "I've wrote to the homeoffice director urgently about your application as soon as I get more I formations I will let you know.
That is the thing we can wait only nothing els.

[gbf]

Application Type: Self
Method of application: NCS (Sunderland)
Date of Application: 3rd June 2013
Date of debit of fees: 7th June 2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 7th June 2013
Date of receipt of approval: 24th June 2013
Date of receipt of oath ceremony appointment: 28th June 2013
Date of receipt of citizenship certificate: 3rd July 2013

1 month for the whole process...not bad

good luck to you all!....im going to celebrate with tea and biscuits (the british way) :D

[ladyinuk]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years ILR
Application Type: Self (AN Form)
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 15 June 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 17 June 2013
Date of debit of fees: 19 June 2013 (paid by credit card)
Date of acknowledgement : 22 June 2013 (letter dated 19 June 2013)
Date of approval: 1st July 2013 (recieved 3rd July)
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

Am hoping Postal is quicker than NCS in hope they want to return my Passport quicker with approval letter enclosed so they can save money by simply using my self address envelope

My approval letter came in my self addressed envelope along with my Passports. It's taken 8 working days from fee being taken.

Best Wishes everyone I think they have extra staff for the summer so hopefully everyone gets good news very soon

only 8 days, that's very impressive.

congratulations, do you mind if i ask what nationality have you applied as?

high risk southern african country. I think they just have more staff on now & my case was straight forward (worked for same company during ILR app, pay taxes, no convinction but I now have bad credit so was worried for that)

[b2v]

Eligibility criteria: 5yr + 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS Redbridge
Date of application: 31/05/13
Date of receipt by UKBA: 04/06/13
Date of debit of fees: 06/06/13
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 08/06/2013 (Date on Letter 06/06/13)
Date of receipt of approval: 20/06/2013 (received approval letter today the 29th june 2013)
Date of Ceremony: 03/07/13 (Private Ceremony)

Goodluck to everyone on this forum still awaiting news from the UKBA abt their application.Best Wishes.

[saadmushtaq]

Eligibility criteria: BC Spouse- 5 Years Residency- 2 months ILR
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 22/04/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 24/04/2013
Date of acknowledgement: 29/04/13 Dated 25/04/13
Date of debit of fees: 25/04/2013
Date of approval: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting


To be honest my case is quite straight forward and I've noticed hat people received their approvals even in 3 weeks well we can hope for the best and see how it goes but mostly April and March cases are still pending

[Sorry2]

Eligibility criteria: 6 Year ILR
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 15/4/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 16/04/2013
Date of acknowledgement : never received any letter!
Date of debit of fees: 22/04/2013
Date of approval:
Date of Ceremony:

Never got acknowldgement letter payment detected 9 weeks ago, please advice how i can contact UKBA.


Thank you very much for your help.

Nothing yet!!

[gm21]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years (HSMP + Tier 1) + 1 Year ILR
Application Type: Self
Method of application: NCS Tower hamlet
Date of application: 07 June 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 10 June 2013
Date of debit of fees: 11 June 2013 (paid by debit card)
Date of acknowledgement : 15 June 2013 (letter dated 12 June 2013)
Date of approval: 15 July (Received on 24-07-13) UPDATED
Date of Ceremony: Will book Soon

Alhamdulillah Finally got it !!!!!!

[thatguy1]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years ILR
Application Type: Self (AN Form)
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 15 June 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 17 June 2013
Date of debit of fees: 19 June 2013 (paid by credit card)
Date of acknowledgement : 22 June 2013 (letter dated 19 June 2013)
Date of approval: 1st July 2013 (recieved 3rd July)
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

Am hoping Postal is quicker than NCS in hope they want to return my Passport quicker with approval letter enclosed so they can save money by simply using my self address envelope

My approval letter came in my self addressed envelope along with my Passports. It's taken 8 working days from fee being taken.

Best Wishes everyone I think they have extra staff for the summer so hopefully everyone gets good news very soon

only 8 days, that's very impressive.

congratulations, do you mind if i ask what nationality have you applied as?

[SHARMA-S6]

[quote="SHARMA-S6"]Joint application (husband/wife/Adult son)

Eligibility criteria: (husband) Work Permit + ILR (wife) Dependent visa + ILR

Method of application: NCS (Hounslow)
Date of application: 10/06/2013
Date of debit of fees (£1,550 for joint application): June 14 (dated June 14)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: June 17 (letter dated June 14),
Date of approval: 26/06/2013
Date of receipt of approval :03/07/2013
Date of Ceremony: 16/07/13 (crawley)

[ladyinuk]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years ILR
Application Type: Self (AN Form)
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 15 June 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 17 June 2013
Date of debit of fees: 19 June 2013 (paid by credit card)
Date of acknowledgement : 22 June 2013 (letter dated 19 June 2013)
Date of approval: 1st July 2013 (recieved 3rd July)
Date of receipt of oath ceremony appointment: 10th July 2013
Date of receipt of citizenship certificate: 11th July 2013
Date of Ceremony: 11th July 2013 (Private)

Am hoping Postal is quicker than NCS in hope they want to return my Passport quicker with approval letter enclosed so they can save money by simply using my self address envelope

My approval letter came in my self addressed envelope along with my Passports. It's taken 8 working days from fee being taken.

Best Wishes everyone I think they have extra staff for the summer so hopefully everyone gets good news very soon

[skippychick11]

Eligibility criteria: 5yrs Ancestry + 1.5 yrs ILR
Application Type: Self
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 18/06/13
Date of receipt by UKBA: 19/06/13
Date of debit of fees: 20/06/13
Date of acknowledgement : 24/06/13 (dated 20/06/13)
Date of approval: 01/07/13 (received 03/07/13)
Date of Ceremony: TBC - Awaiting invitation to citizenship ceremony

Good luck to everyone else awaiting approval!

[emontes]

My two pence here:
It's written all over the UKBA website stating that it can take up to 6 months to reach a decision. Even though people are getting their approvals after 3 weeks, 1 month or 2 months, it doesn't say anywhere that yours (or even mine) will take the same amount of time.
I can perfectly understand that we are all eager to receive the approval letter but if they say 6 months, there's nothing else we can do apart from wait.

[sharmadeepak123]

I'm waiting, applied for citizenship on 04 June through NCS Islington. Yes, it seems like others around the same time line are getting their approvals.

[Azhaar]

Although its only a month since I submitted my application through Croydon NCS. but it feels so long as I can see others have already recieved thier approval letters.

Just wondering who else is waiting since 3rd of June.

Thx.

[aimhigh]

pplication Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (5yr + 1yr ILR)
Method of application: NCS 29/5/13
Date of receipt by UKBA: 30/05/13
Date of debit of fees:02/06/13
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 03/06/13
Date of receipt of approval: 25/6/13
Date of Ceremony:1/7/13- private -due to work commitments

Thanks for the forum for the timeline.
It has been a long wait been in UK for more tan 10 years.ILR was delayed due to changed rules and absences due to work commitments.

Best wishes for the other applicants

[englishlife]

That is somewhat not true mine was long residence and 1 yr IRL...and l have already my British Passport in my hands.

Simple is better if you send less documents ie don't send things you not required bills etc and make a simple application then make sure they will get their money instantly and also check you have no niggles that is you have no criminal record that is undeclared and double check or triple check your application make sure it is correctly filled before you submit it.

In summary straight forward applications that include the all above usually are processed faster regardless of type then complex ones or complicated ones will take longer but there is that one in 100 straight forward application that slips through the net and has to wait unnecessarily as the complex ones.

long residence + 1 year ILR

applied 25 march 2013 ncs Newham
acknowledgement letter 6 April 2013

approve 24 June 2013
get confirmation letter 29 June 2013

Congratulations. Yours took 3 months. As I am also from one of the sub continent country so I think mine will also take 3 months to decide. As I am pretty sure now some case like mine taking ages due to current nationality. Peoples who is waiting long l am sure in majority case a caseworker didnt even look the file ...I mean awaiting for caseworker or just recently allocated for caseworker. I dont know what kind of que they follow. It seems like their que classifications depends on the nationality and length of time person living uk.More longer time anyone is here, they need to stand up right behind the que at the end on a special long wait que.

Ho replied me by email a caseworker not allocated for me yet. And existing nationality does matter. Long residency including british spouse does take longer to decide. It doesnteven take 1 week for them to decide uunless they check extra check. But no one check anything before a case allocated for caseworker. I am sure people who waiting 2-6 months will get approval or decision as long ho allocate a caseworker for them.

[Peterpan81]

Simple is better if you send less documents ie don't send things you not required bills etc and make a simple application then make sure they will get their money instantly and also check you have no niggles that is you have no criminal record that is undeclared and double check or triple check your application make sure it is correctly filled before you submit it.

In summary straight forward applications that include the all above usually are processed faster regardless of type then complex ones or complicated ones will take longer but there is that one in 100 straight forward application that slips through the net and has to wait unnecessarily as the complex ones.


See that you back again, congrats on your British Passport.
I guess you forgot to mention that Nationality takes account, they classify countries to low risk and high risk where Character checks need to take place.... all those people who have applied and been waiting for more than 2 months, have mentioned and declared straightforward with no niggles....It is all to do with luck of you application falling to the caseworker hands, nothing more

[Kennavarro]

That is somewhat not true mine was long residence and 1 yr IRL...and l have already my British Passport in my hands.

Simple is better if you send less documents ie don't send things you not required bills etc and make a simple application then make sure they will get their money instantly and also check you have no niggles that is you have no criminal record that is undeclared and double check or triple check your application make sure it is correctly filled before you submit it.

In summary straight forward applications that include the all above usually are processed faster regardless of type then complex ones or complicated ones will take longer but there is that one in 100 straight forward application that slips through the net and has to wait unnecessarily as the complex ones.

long residence + 1 year ILR

applied 25 march 2013 ncs Newham
acknowledgement letter 6 April 2013

approve 24 June 2013
get confirmation letter 29 June 2013

Congratulations. Yours took 3 months. As I am also from one of the sub continent country so I think mine will also take 3 months to decide. As I am pretty sure now some case like mine taking ages due to current nationality. Peoples who is waiting long l am sure in majority case a caseworker didnt even look the file ...I mean awaiting for caseworker or just recently allocated for caseworker. I dont know what kind of que they follow. It seems like their que classifications depends on the nationality and length of time person living uk.More longer time anyone is here, they need to stand up right behind the que at the end on a special long wait que.

[mgk_pune]

Eligibility criteria: Work Permit (5 year) + ILR (1 Year)
Application Type: Self
Method of application: NCS Newham
Date of Application: 06 June 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 07 June 2013
Date of debit of fees: 12 June 2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 15 June 2013
Date of receipt of approval: 29th June 2013 (Approval date 24th June 2013)
Date of receipt of oath ceremony appointment: 06 Aug 2013 !!

Done everything in just 3 weeks.. but got ceremony date in August.. need to wait for 1 Month !!!

And after that I think another 2 months for passport !!!