Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[fearless2711]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years (HSMP+Tier1) + 1 year ILR (wife and husband + 2child)  
Method of application: NCS Hounslow  
Date of application: 13/03/2013  
Date of receipt by UKBA: Don't Know  
Date of acknowledgement: Not yet received  
Date of debit of fees: 21/03/2013
Date of approval: ---  waiting
Date of ceremony: ---

i applied on 12 March so no ack, fees was taken on 19 March, seems weather is effecting the progress

[canyoudoitagain]

Applied on the 15th feb payment taken and letter received on the 1st of march. Still no approval though

[kiru4u]

It seems applying by post is being processed quicker than applying thru NCS....I have applied on 27th Feb and still waiting.... :?: :?:

Did u receipt of acknowledgement,

Yeah I received my acknowledgement here is my timeline

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5yrs + 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS (Manchester)
Date of submission: 27th Feb 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 28th Feb 2013
Date of debit of fees: 02nd Mar 2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 06th Mar 2013
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of Ceremony: waiting

[ishareef17]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years (HSMP+Tier1) + 1 year ILR (wife and husband + 2child)  
Method of application: NCS Hounslow  
Date of application: 13/03/2013  
Date of receipt by UKBA: Don't Know  
Date of acknowledgement: Not yet received  
Date of debit of fees: 21/03/2013
Date of approval: ---  waiting
Date of ceremony: ---

[numfon]

Eligibility criteria: spouse BC 2 yer + ILR 5
Method of application: post by royal mail
Date of application: 15/03/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 18/03/2013 (check on line )
Date of debit of fees:23/03/2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:3/4/2013 letter date 23/3/13
Date of receipt of approval: TBC
Date of Ceremony:TBC

[canyoudoitagain]

Eligibility criteria: EEA National
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 15/02/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 19/02/2013
Date of acknowledgement : 26/02/2013 recieved 01/03/2013
Date of debit of fees: 26/02/2013
Date of approval: TBC
Date of Ceremony:TBC
All sorted

[talal22]

Eligibility criteria: 5yrs + ILR
Method of application: NCS (Westminster)
Date of application: 15/03/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 18/03/2013
Date of debit of fees:24/03/2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:----- - -
Date of receipt of approval: --------
Date of Ceremony:-------------

[babab]

Eligibility criteria: 4/5yrs+1 ILR
Method of application: NCS Hatfield
Date of Application-28/02/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 01/03/2013
Date of debit of fees: 07/03/2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 12/03/2013
Date of receipt of approval: TBC
Invitation letter:-TBC
Date of Ceremony: TBC

[bristol81]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5yrs+1year
Method of application: Special delivery
Date of Application-28/02/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 01/03/2013
Date of debit of fees: 06/03/2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 13/03/2013
Date of receipt of approval: 23/03/2013(approval date 21/03)
Invitation letter:-Not received
Date of Ceremony: TBC

[katievoroncova]

Date of debit of fees: UKBA attempted 29 Oct (put last 3 digits) at back of card wrongly, hence declined. Rang to pay on the phone 07/11/2012.

Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 02 November 2012 dated 29 October 2012 (received another acknowledgement dated 13 Feb 2013) after sending emails checking progress at the end of January (emails were never replied.
Date of receipt of approval: 25 March 2013 dated 15 March 2013
Date of Ceremony: 25 April 2013

Hi

Please could you tell me what number you called on to make the payment, as I'm in the same position - they processed my payment incorrectly too.

Thank you in advance

[manhuwa]

Finally after 5 months of waiting

Application Timeline :
Eligibility criteria: Family Application (Refugee), & husband & child ALL + 1 yr ILR
Method of application: NCS Trafford
Date of receipt by UKBA: 25 October 2012 (Royal Mail Tracking)
Date of debit of fees: UKBA attempted 29 Oct (put last 3 digits) at back of card wrongly, hence declined. Rang to pay on the phone 07/11/2012.

Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 02 November 2012 dated 29 October 2012 (received another acknowledgement dated 13 Feb 2013) after sending emails checking progress at the end of January (emails were never replied.
Date of receipt of approval: 25 March 2013 dated 15 March 2013
Date of Ceremony: 25 April 2013

[ptecn]

It seems applying by post is being processed quicker than applying thru NCS....I have applied on 27th Feb and still waiting....

Did u receipt of acknowledgement,

[kiru4u]

It seems applying by post is being processed quicker than applying thru NCS....I have applied on 27th Feb and still waiting.... :?: :?:

[ukforever]

Application Timeline

Eligibility criteria: 2 years spouse of BC+3.5 years settlement.
Method of application: NCS peterborough.
Date of application:15/03/2013(they post Thursdays only,so till the 21st)
Date of receipt by UKBA: 22/03/2013
Date of debit of fees:TBC
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:TBC
Date of receipt of approval: TBC
Date of Ceremony:TBC

we had to wait 1 week for our application to be sent,we booked the NCS appointment for the friday 15/03 but been told it would be sent the week after on thursday the 21st..we checked today the royal mail tracking system and the application was sent on thursday and the home office received it Friday the 22nd ..so,lets hope everything is going to be ok..good luck for everyone who is waiting for a positive outcome.

[R&F]

I applied via NCS on the 13/03/13 and they still have not debited the fee gave debit card details.
Not sure if anyone else facing such delays?

Me, I applied on the 15th, and still nothing has been debited from my credit card.

It appears that the price increase has caused a boom on applications, which will make everything slower.

[ZAB2121]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years (WP, Tier1) + 1 Year ILR
Method of application: Post
Date of application: 11th Feb 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 16th Feb 2013
Date of acknowledgement: 16th Feb 2013
Date of debit of fees: 16th Feb 2013
Date of approval: 22nd Mar 2013 dated 20th Mar 2013
Date of ceremony: Waiting for invitation letter

UKBA kept my Original Life in UK certificate for some reason and returned my passport on 22nd along with an approval letter. I did send a special delivery envelop with my application.

I am now waiting for a 2nd Class Invitation letter delivery which might take ages. I did contact my chosen council for the ceremony date but they have no news based on my ukba reference number. I dont understand why dont they charge us an extra 10£ for letters to be sent with a special delivery?

[fearless2711]

Eligibility criteria: EEA National PR 5 Years + 1 Year. In the UK since 2000, exercising Treaty Rights from 2004 - present.
Method of application: NCS (Fareham)
Date of application: 13 March 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 14 March 2013
Date of acknowledgement: Waiting
Date of debit of fees: Waiting
Date of approval: Waiting
Date of ceremony: Waiting

Have you received ack letter, I am still waiting for mine, I have applied on 12 March.

[anthropology]

hi antropology,
you should contact politely to NCS halifax,because you are the customer of this council,every council have the record of application they send to ukba and good thing is they have direct contact number of ukba to check your application,just go and speak them nicely.

Hi Kaka123,

I have tried contacting the NCS halifax however the only response they gave me was to contact the UKBA. They said there is nothing further they can do. Its incredibly frustrating since we have paid £850+ and the service is so poor, in any other walk of life you would not accept this standard so why when it comes to this?

Not sure what more I can do other than wait for the 6months to pass and then complain.

[kaka123]

Hi Alish,
if it is more than 6 months they will give you info,otherwise they will keep saying it is underconsideration.

[Alish60]

Hi Alish60 & Casnel,
i am also in the same boat,i applied for my wife on 29th January only received the acknowledgement letter on 1st of feb,note the following
1-if you see most the of the approval letter coming after 11 to 12 days through royalmail by 2nd class post,i can not understand why some people received the letter after 3 days and some of after 12 days

Hi Kaka
Thanks mate, valuable information. Could you please tell is about the communication via email? What did they tell you? Do they give update before 6 months?
Good luck to everyone who are still waiting.

[britisher]

Is anyone still waiting from February?

I applied on 15 Feb (through NCS - ack received on 28 Feb) and still awaiting for approval letter.

[kaka123]

hi antropology,
you should contact politely to NCS halifax,because you are the customer of this council,every council have the record of application they send to ukba and good thing is they have direct contact number of ukba to check your application,just go and speak them nicely.

[kaka123]

Hi Alish60 & Casnel,
i am also in the same boat,i applied for my wife on 29th January only received the acknowledgement letter on 1st of feb,note the following
1-if you see most the of the approval letter coming after 11 to 12 days through royalmail by 2nd class post,i can not understand why some people received the letter after 3 days and some of after 12 days ?

2-i called the nationality office but they said their call center is closed now & they are not dealing any inquiry over the telephone,he gave me email id which is NationalityProgress@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk,i sent the email but surprise they are very quick on reply back this email id,if you send email now,you will get the response within 2 working days.

3-they said they deal every application on date order but they are not,they increasing fee every April but not updating the systems.there is also very interesting comments on the following link
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/ ... ing_timeli

4-Spain which is developing country of the europe and highest un employement rate,they have very good online tracking system,where you can track your application on every stage.

as this is civil services no one can force them for quicker processing.

[jinkazama_11]

Is anyone still waiting from February?

yes i am waiting as well, applied on 19/02. it seems my application is with some lazy case worker.

[ukforever]

They not give to u you should ask them befor left ncs

as i said before,my wife submitted her application a week ago,and they told her they will going to send it Thursday the 21st,apparently they send applications only once a week(every Thursday)so unless they had the envelop prepaid already then yes,but if they did not,i don't see how they can provide the tracking number before hand...thanks for the comments guys,i really appreciate it.