Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[gadgets]

Application Timeline
Joint application (husband/wife)

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

Method of application: NCS (Birmingham)
Date of application: 04/06/2013
Date of debit of fees (£1,550 for joint application): June 11 (dated June 7)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: June 12 (letter dated June 7), letter from NW Region Nationality Team based in Liverpool
Date of receipt of approval: June 27 (letter dated June 21)
Date of Ceremony: July 16

[Kennavarro]

Eligibility criteria: ILR (SET M)

Method of application: NCS lewisham
Date of application: 16/04/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 17/04/2013
Date of acknowledgement : 23/05/2013
Date of debit of fees from Bank: 28/04/2013 (DoA)
Date of approval: 30/05/2013(DoR) dated 22/05/2013(DoAPP)

All the best....

See Most recent approval of Pheena fall exactly under the calcution l have filled in the bits to make you see the light.

Once again folks this is not guessing its an accurate calculation of timelines.

Method below

Disclaimer: This method will only apply to straight forward applications if your application has niggles and complex it will definitely take as long as they wish probably up to half a year before you can say anything...
please also Bear in mind things can dwell for months on straight ward applications too or get done exceptionally fast which is usually a mistake than intentional...

Date of application= Useless whether by post or NCS.

1. Date of Acknowledgement(DoA) on the letter received is where things start its the real date of application....usually concides with date of debiting your account. Note: if the direct debit date comes later it should be used as DoA as there is no way UKBA can start your application without taking your money! Just in case didn't know folks UKBA is not a charity:)
From this date(DoA) count a good twenty days to approve a straight forward application note: always round off to the nearest number that will act as zero
example 1.if your date (DoA) was 8/5/13 then for calculation purposes make it 10/5/13 in your head...another example2 (DoA) 3/5/13 then for calculation purposes make it 01/5/13 in your head
2. Date of Approval(DoAPP) taking example 1 above if if your date (DoA) was 8/5/13 then for calculation purposes make it 10/5/13 in your head then after twenty days internal approval by UKBA should be made on the 30/5/13(DoAPP)...which is the date(DoAPP) you will see on your letter of approval then it will take ten days to reach you in the post.
3. Date of receipt of Approval( DoR) using example 1 we can add ten more days to (DoAPP) making (DoR) 10/6/13 this is the very day the post man will come knocking on the door if your (DoA) is 8/5/13 ...most applications that are straight forwards will fall in this range...of course we give or take three days to make up time wasted tea breaks, small talk and bathroom breaks that UKBA takes. If (DoR) falls less than ten days it means your local Royal Mail service in your area is top notch...but ten days is just about right.

so why not calculate yours and figure out when Mr Postman will come round with that approval and hopefully not a letter for you to send more documents

[sharmadeepak123]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 1 year WP + 2 year HSMP + 2 year Tier 1 (General) + 2 year ILR
Method of application: NCS (Islington) - £55
Date of application: 04/06/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 05/06/2013 (DX courier)
Date of debit of fees (£874) : 10/06/2013 (dated 07/06/2013 on Credit Card by NATIONALITY DIRECTORAT LIVERPOOL, GBR L3 9PP)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 14/06/2013 (dated 07/06/2013)
Date of receipt of approval: 04/07/2013 (dated 26/06/2013)
Date of Ceremony: 22/07/2013

Other Updates
15/06/2013 - Since this thread has become nearly useless because of so many non-relevant posts, it is better to refer to the monthly timelines, link for June 2013:
http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewto ... dd3#858970

[Pheena]

Eligibility criteria: ILR (SET M)
Method of application: NCS lewisham
Date of application: 16/04/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 17/04/2013
Date of acknowledgement : 23/05/2013
Date of debit of fees from Bank: 28/04/2013
Date of approval: 30/05/2013 dated 22/05/2013

All the best....

[Astrid24]

Application Timeline

Eligibility criteria: 7 years - legacy + 3 years ILR (1 Adult + 1 child)
Method of application: self - application
Date of submission : 17 April 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 18 April 2013
Date of debit of fees: 22 April 2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 29 April 2013
Date to provide further documents (no passport) :22 May 2013
Date documents submitted: 23 May 2013(next day delivery)
Date of receipt of approval: 3 June 2013 (letter dated 30 May 2013)
Date of Ceremony:
Good Luck People

Your timeline makes me feel slightly less anxious. I was also asked for additional documents, which UKBA received last Tuesday. I see they approved yours a week after they received the additional documents. Further back in the thread someone else was also asked for further documents on the 21/03/13 and they also received their approval a week later on the 28/03/13. Fingers crossed my approval will be today (Tuesday) seeing as it's been a week since they received the further documents.

[rosesnroses]

Application Timeline

Eligibility criteria: 7 years - legacy + 3 years ILR (1 Adult + 1 child)
Method of application: self - application
Date of submission : 17 April 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 18 April 2013
Date of debit of fees: 22 April 2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 29 April 2013
Date to provide further documents (no passport) :22 May 2013
Date documents submitted: 23 May 2013(next day delivery)
Date of receipt of approval: 3 June 2013 (letter dated 30 May 2013)
Date of Ceremony:
Good Luck People

[Astrid24]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 2 + 3 years (old HSMP) + 18 months ILR
Method of application: NCS Trafford
Date of submission : 01 May 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 03 May 2013
Date of debit of fees: 06 May 2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 9 May 2013
Date of receipt of approval: 3 June 2013 (letter dated 30 May 2013)
Date of Ceremony: Contacted Trafford Council - earliest date available 4th July. Requested private ceremony. Held on 3 June itself (same day). Just come back with the citizenship certificate.

All the best to everyone.

Ceremony without invitation letter from HO ? I thought without invitation lettet from HO it is not possible to attend ceremony. Congratulations

Some people get their invitation and approval at the same time...

[teawithlemon]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 2 + 3 years (old HSMP) + 18 months ILR
Method of application: NCS Trafford
Date of submission : 01 May 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 03 May 2013
Date of debit of fees: 06 May 2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 9 May 2013
Date of receipt of approval: 3 June 2013 (letter dated 30 May 2013)
Date of Ceremony: Contacted Trafford Council - earliest date available 4th July. Requested private ceremony. Held on 3 June itself (same day). Just come back with the citizenship certificate.

All the best to everyone.

Ceremony without invitation letter from HO ? I thought without invitation lettet from HO it is not possible to attend ceremony. Congratulations

[srinuuuuu]

Eligibility criteria: Spouse Visa+ILR (3.5yrs Physical Presence)

Method of application: NCS (Nottingham- £55)

Date of application: 20/05/2013

Date of receipt by UKBA: 22/05/2013 (Royal mail Tracking)

Date of debit of fees: 29/05/2013

Date of acknowledgement : 31/05/2013 (Dated 29/05/2013)

Date of approval: Awaiting

Date of receipt of Approval: Awaiting

[wasim.ashraf]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 2 + 3 years (old HSMP) + 18 months ILR
Method of application: NCS Trafford
Date of submission : 01 May 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 03 May 2013
Date of debit of fees: 06 May 2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 9 May 2013
Date of receipt of approval: 3 June 2013 (letter dated 30 May 2013)
Date of Ceremony: Contacted Trafford Council - earliest date available 4th July. Requested private ceremony. Held on 3 June itself (same day). Just come back with the citizenship certificate.

All the best to everyone.

[Kennavarro]

Good Morning Ladies and gents this is your weatherman and here is the forecast...its going to rain approvals this week!

20-30th April applicants should be getting there approvals beginning of this week right to the end of the week...some have already received since end of last week.
01-10th May applicants should start getting theirs from Friday on wards.

Depending on your postal area and Royal mail service some may get theirs sooner...

PS: Only the straight forward applications should use the above reference. If you know your application has some major niggles l suggest you just wait patiently and hope its not longer than 6months
Good Luck Folks!

[John jackson]

Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 10:16 am Post subject: Citizenship
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 3:49 pm Post subject: Naturilisation Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (legacy +2 years ILR
Method of application: Postal
Date of receipt by UKBA: 26/03/2013
Date of debit of fees: 03/04/2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 06/04/2013 dated 03/04/2013
Date of receipt of approval: 23/05/2013 dated 21/05/2013
Date of ceremony:05/06/2013
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[newcastleboy]

Eligibility criteria: 6years non eea family member
Method of application: NCS newcastle
Date of application: 26/04/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 29/04/2013
Date of acknowledgement : 08/05/2013 dated 03/05/2013
Date of debit of fees from Bank: 03/05/2013
Date of approval: 01/06/2013 dated 23/05/2013
Date of Ceremony: ?

GOODLUCK ALL....

[legalalien]

This thread is for timelines ONLY if you have a question please raise it on a new thread

[Kallmay]

Hello I just want to ask, anyone who tried to apply 15 months rule on naturalisation? Thanks.

[kali13]

Eligibility criteria: 5yr + 1yr ILR
Method of application:NCS bracknel
Date of application: 27/03/13
Date of debit of fees: 09/04/13
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 12/04/13 (dated 08/04/13)
Date of receipt of approval: Awaiting
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting

[madi]

good luck

[chennaibabu]

Eligibility criteria: 5yr + 1yr ILR
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 24/05/13
Date of receipt by UKBA: 28/05/13
Date of debit of fees: 29/05/13
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 1/06/13 (dated 29/05/13)
Date of receipt of approval: Awaiting
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting

[ukforever]

Nothing today??

I have got butterflies in my tummy now that something is wrong with my application

People who applied in May are getting responses now?? waiting is killing me

Applied on the 9th of April.

I applied on 3rd my dear but still waiting.very straight forward case.

Take it easy .. I applied on 26th March and still waiting Not even an acknowledgement however fee got deducted on 7th April

GUYS PLEASE....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


there is a section now dedicated to questions/queries during the process of british citizenship applications,this section is for TIMELINES ONLY,thanks.

http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=136027

PLEASE RESPECT THE GUIDELINES..ANOTHER PAGE WITH IRRELEVANT STUFF NOT EVEN CLOSE TO WHAT THIS SECTION IS ABOUT,3 COMMENTS ALREADY AND NOT ONE OF THEM HAS A TIMELINE IN IT..!!!...THIS IS FOR TIMELINES ONLY..I'M NOT WRITING IN CHINESE, M'I??I THINK EVERYBODY COULD UNDERSTAND ENGLISH....!!!
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[ekzecuive]

Nothing today??

I have got butterflies in my tummy now that something is wrong with my application

People who applied in May are getting responses now?? waiting is killing me

Applied on the 9th of April.

I applied on 3rd my dear but still waiting.very straight forward case.

Take it easy .. I applied on 26th March and still waiting Not even an acknowledgement however fee got deducted on 7th April

[hun]

Nothing today??

I have got butterflies in my tummy now that something is wrong with my application

People who applied in May are getting responses now?? waiting is killing me

Applied on the 9th of April.

I applied on 3rd my dear but still waiting.very straight forward case.

[hiralisha]

Nothing today??

I have got butterflies in my tummy now that something is wrong with my application

People who applied in May are getting responses now?? waiting is killing me

Applied on the 9th of April.

[johnwray29]

Eligibility criteria: 5 yrs + 1 yr ILR
Method of application: NCS Liverpool
Date of application: 17/04/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 18/04/2013
Date of acknowledgement : 26/04/2013 dated 23/04/2013
Date of debit of fees from Bank: 25/04/2013
Date of approval: 01/06/2013 dated 24/05/2013
Date of Ceremony: 30/06/2013

Can I just mention that I had one spent motoring conviction (driving whilst uninsured). Please include your Licence and counterpart to make it quicker. Good luck guys

[trupti.uk]

Eligibility criteria: 2yrs Hsmp+3yrs Tier 1+1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS Manchester
Date of application: 29/04/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 30/04/2013
Date of acknowledgement : 10/05/2013 dated 07/05/2013
Date of debit of fees: 08/05/2013
Date of approval: 28/05/2013 received on 31/05/2013
Date of Ceremony:05/06/2013

Good luck everyone.

[ukforever]

Eligibility criteria: Spouse Visa+ILR (3yrs Physical Presence)

Method of application: NCS Islington

Date of application: 02/05/2013

Date of receipt by UKBA: 03/05/2013

Date of debit of fees: 09/05/2013

Date of acknowledgement : 15/05/2013 (Dated 09/05/2013)

Date of approval: 31/05/2013 (Dated 25/05/2013)

Date of Ceremony: 17/06/2013


I'd like to let members know that part of my Visiting Visa counted towards my 3 year residency as I got ILR in September 2012. It is physical presence that really matters (if you are a British Spouse) provided all other regulations are followed.

Thanks to everyone who has made positive contributions on this site.

Wish you all the very best!!!

Well done. that was quick. We applied for my spouse. We have a asked to put slightly different name on the passport.

e.g. Maryben John Smith to Mary John Smith. Do you think/know if this is going to delay the applicaiton?

i hate repeating myself..can u please,post your question in the section dedicated to your question.

as i mentioned it here in my several messages in this page:
guys..!!!!

I ALREADY MENTIONED THAT THERE IS A NEW THREAD WHERE U CAN DISCUSS ALL YOUR ISSUES REGARDING BC APPLICATION PROCESS,NO NEED TO DO IT HERE...THIS THREAD IS FOR TIMELINES ONLY,AS MENTIONED BY OTHER MEMBERS ABOVE AND IN OTHER PAGES OF THIS THREAD,PLEASE RESPECT THE GUIDELINES.

THE NEW THREAD: http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=136027
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