Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[Ayyubi72]

@satandrive

Is the NCS opens on Saturday? 18th May 2013 is a Saturday.

Can you please let me know if you can get appointments for Saturday or was it typo ?

To find out if NCS offers appointments on a saturday or any other day, just pick up the phone and ring the NCS concerned.

[Ayyubi72]

Never got acknowldgement letter payment detected 9 weeks ago, please advice how i can contact UKBA.
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They have taken the payment and it means your application is under consideration. No need to worry about acknowledgement letter. I am sure you will hear good news soon.

[God's Favour]

5years EEA residence and marraige to an Irish & British nation
Applied - May 7
Acknowledged - May 11
Approved June 6
Ceremony - June 21

Now tbh I feel this was superfast but give glory to God, I still feel numb, but grateful as this is well over-due and my story was long dating back from early 1998 when I was still 15. Please don't stop dreaming. My prayer is that I would use this for bigger and better things - Amen. So I pray for those who are still waiting receive your APPROVALS in Jesus name.

[rusticsaf]

Wife's
Eligibility criteria: Wife of British Citizen
Method of application: NCS (Barkingside)
Date of application: 20 April 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 22 April 2013
Date of debit of fees: 26 April 2013 (paid by debit card)
Date of acknowledgement : 29 April 2013 (letter dated 25 April 2013)
Date of approval: Awaiting
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting


Whilst Mine was:
Eligibility criteria: WP + Tier 1 General - total 5yrs + 1yr ILR - Joint
Method of application: NCS (Havering)
Date of application: 19 February 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 20 February 2013
Date of debit of fees: 28 February 2013 (paid by debit card)
Date of acknowledgement : 1 March 2013 (letter dated 27 February 2013)
Date of approval: 13 April 2013 (letter dated 4 April 2013, whilst Wife's application was refused (due to stay in the UK less than 5 years), letter dated 2 April 2013 and received on 5 April 2013)
Date of Ceremony: 19 April 2013 (private)
[Total time in my case was 59 days from application to receipt of certificate, whilst still waiting for wife's second application outcome]

[rajan1984]

@satandrive

Is the NCS opens on Saturday? 18th May 2013 is a Saturday.

Can you please let me know if you can get appointments for Saturday or was it typo ?

[satandrive]

Eligibility criteria: 5 year Tier 1 + ILR
Method of application: NCS Hounslow
Date of application: 18/05/2013
Date of debit of fees: 22/05/2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:
Date of receipt of approval: 21/06/2013
Date of Ceremony: TBC

[ric1982]

Eligibility criteria: 3 Year Spouse
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 21/05/2013
Date of debit of fees: 29/05/2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 30/05/2013
Date of receipt of approval: 24/06/2013
Date of Ceremony: TBC

[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

[nathan_nathan]

Criteria ::WP+HSMP+ILR
Type :: NCS - Epping Register office
Date of submission :: 24/04/2013
Date application received by UKBA :: 26/04/2013
Date of debit of credit card :: 26/04/2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement :: 05/05/2013
Date of receipt of approval :: 01/06/2013 (Dated 25/05/2013)
Date of ceremony :11/06/2013 (Private)

Thank you all for your help.
One tip for those wanting to get a quicker appointment with NCS. The UKBA NCS pages shows Greater London and England in seperate links. Greater London NCS options are generally busy and the waiting time is usually 2 or 3 weeks. Look for places close to you in England option. For example, for East Londoners try Epping, Colchester or Chelmsford you will get an appointment without much waiting time.

[sameer2012]

Hi
did you pay the ceremony fee as well.If we have to do a ceremony on a different place rather than in our local council then what we have to do?


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[paradis-2013]

Congratulation to every one who received approval letter

I apply since 04.04.2013 hear nothing yet what is going on waiting killing me.plz pray for me

[englishlife]

Congrats to all the applicants who received their decisions...my only Q would be how the hell do case workers work??
I would love to shadow them and see how they work..

Huge descrepency in dealing with applications, people waiting from March, and people approved from June.

I dont believe its related to checks
Only UKBA knows the answer

I am on the same boat. I wrote to them recently and sent it by post and as a result I received an email reply that my case is ongoing and they didn't say anything else. You can write a letter to them by post. I don't know honestly why they are holding my case. Everyone in May who applied hoto 20th may got approved but I think my case have issue otherwise why everyone got it and my case is ongoing.

[Peterpan81]

Congrats to all the applicants who received their decisions...my only Q would be how the hell do case workers work??
I would love to shadow them and see how they work..

Huge descrepency in dealing with applications, people waiting from March, and people approved from June.

I dont believe its related to checks
Only UKBA knows the answer

[masti11]

Eligibility criteria: Spouse of BC (obtained ILR through PEO on 15 May 2013, however as i have lived in UK for more than 3 years, applied immediately for naturalization as below)

Application Type: Self only
Method of application: NCS
Date of application at NCS: 22 June 2013
Date of debit of fees: 29 May 2013
Date of acknowledgement : 31 May 2013
Date of approval: 13-June-2013 (received 22 June)

Date of Ceremony: Council letter received 22 June 13 with free ceremony date given for 15 August 2013 (Planning to take private ceremony)

Good luck to all awaiting applicants.

[rdrp]

Eligibility criteria: HSMP (2Yrs) + Tier 1 (3 Years)+ ILR (1 Year)
Application Type: Self + Spouse + Child (Sec 3(1))
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 03 June 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 04 June 2013
Date of debit of fees: 05 June 2013
Date of acknowledgement : 05-June-2013 (received 7th June)
Date of approval: 17-June-2013 (received 20th June)
Date of Ceremony: 2-July-2013

got the approval letter and documents returned on 2nd class post even though i submitted special delivery envelope (stamped £8.25)

[Budmashh]

Eligibility criteria : 10 Years long residence + 1 year ILR (ILR stamp date was 14th June 2012 so posted on 13th June 2013)

Method of application : Postal

Date of application : 13 June 2013

Date of receipt by UKBA : 14 June 2013

Date of debit of fee : 17 June 2013

Date acknowledged : 17 June 2013 ( letter received 19 June 2013 Dated 17/06/2013 )

Date of approval :

Date of Ceremony :

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Sent 3 previous passports and LIUK test (original). also sent P60 (I don't know why I did that ). and also included a prepaid special delivery envelope.

Can see here few of applications sent on 13 June and fee taken on 17th June.

Good Luck every one

Hayy again we applied on same date... I remember we got our ILR last year on same date 14/06/2013...lol

I asked NCS lady in council if I have to post my P60 as well and she said don't need it.... She copied my passports and Test and returned all the original ones back...it's was only a Life in uk test and Foam AN

[Budmashh]

Eligibility criteria: 5yr + 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS (Croydon £50)
Date of application: 17/06/13
Date of receipt by UKBA: 18/06/13
Date of debit of fees: 20/06/13 (NATIONALITY DIRECT £874)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 24/06/2013 (Dated 20/06/2013)
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of Ceremony:

[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.

[hun]

Application Timeline

Eligibility criteria: 5+1 years EEA
Method of application: NCS (Hackney)
Date sent by NCS: 03rd April 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 04th April 2013
Date of debit of fees: 10th April 2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:
Date of receipt of approval: 21st June 2013 dated 11th June
Date of Ceremony: Will book next week

Thanks to all and good luck who's waiting.

Congratulations.enjoy!!
I am very happy for you.

[alinaqvi90]

Hi All

Summary of my Citizenship Application:

Applied from Barking NCS on 05/04/2013
Fee debited on: 15/04/2013
Approval letter received on 14th dated 6th.
Attended private ceremony on 19/06/2013 at Ilford. Cost me £54.

Thanks very much and good luck to every one

[cutepearl]

Application Timeline

Eligibility criteria: 5+1 years EEA
Method of application: NCS (Hackney)
Date sent by NCS: 03rd April 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 04th April 2013
Date of debit of fees: 10th April 2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:
Date of receipt of approval: 21st June 2013 dated 11th June
Date of Ceremony: Will book next week

Thanks to all and good luck who's waiting.

[petkanov]

Eligibility criteria: Joint EU citizens PR Documents + 1 year

Method of application: NCS Sutton

Date of application: 16th May

Date of receipt by UKBA: 17th May

Date of debit of fees: 21st May

Date of acknowledgement : 24th May

Date of approval: 14th June (received 19th of June)

Date of Ceremony: 20th June (private Croydon £100 pounds for both of us)

[Need_light]

Dear all.. i was silent user. i was worried about my outcome coz when i was applied i was homeless and in the temporary accommodation(hotel). the council give me the house . at the end they send my invitation in the new address. Thanks to Almighty ALLAH..


Eligibility criteria: 10 years + 1 year ilr
Method of application: ncs barking
Date of application: 15/04/13
Date of receipt by UKBA: 16/04/13
Date of acknowledgement : 25/04/13
Date of debit of fees: 21/04/2013
Date of approval:13/06/13
Received approval: 20/06/13
Date of Ceremony: not booked yet

Thanks to all guys...

[hemalay]

Eligibility criteria : 10 Years long residence + 1 year ILR (ILR stamp date was 14th June 2012 so posted on 13th June 2013)

Method of application : Postal

Date of application : 13 June 2013

Date of receipt by UKBA : 14 June 2013

Date of debit of fee : 17 June 2013

Date acknowledged : 17 June 2013 ( letter received 19 June 2013 Dated 17/06/2013 )

Date of approval :

Date of Ceremony :

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Sent 3 previous passports and LIUK test (original). also sent P60 (I don't know why I did that ). and also included a prepaid special delivery envelope.

Can see here few of applications sent on 13 June and fee taken on 17th June.

Good Luck every one

[skippychick11]

As the item was redirected, it will have taken longer than usual. Please ensure the correct address is used for future mailings.[/quote] A bit worried now![/quote]

Don't worry, mine said that yesterday as well. I just checked my CC statement and the money has been debited, so they've obviously received it!

Good luck!