Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[jagait]

At Alish60, No need to submit Licence unless you have got some point on License. I was asked for address proof by NCS and I provided copy of License but only as address proof so Relax.

Also License is to be provided if it was used as an ID proof at the time of LIUK test, but no need to provide counterpart still.

[bsundar7]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: - 5yrs HSMP + 1yr ILR - Joint Application
Method of application: NCS Wandsworth
Date of Application:11/02/2013
Date of Receipt by UKBA: 12/02/2013
Date of debit of fees: 18/02/2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 20/02/2013 (Dated 15/02/2013)
Date of receipt of approval: 08/03/2013 (Dated 02/03/2013)
Date of Ceremony:TBC

[vmain]

At Alish60, No need to submit Licence unless you have got some point on License. I was asked for address proof by NCS and I provided copy of License but only as address proof so Relax.

[Alish60]

I forgot to include my licence's counterpart, is that a problem? I have no point on my licence anyway.

[hsmp28122006]

emmigrator123 my man... Congratulations. I also applied through NCS in Barnet in London but my local council is up north. I wonder if the same happened to me.

What is the date of your approval please?

My approval letter date is 5th Feb. It says to contact the Leeds Register Office. I applied through the Leeds council as my local council, York, didn't have the requested appointment dates. I didn't choose Leeds in my application and the person at NCS Leeds also mentioned that my ceremony will be at York. Expecting my citizenship certificate to be sent to York, I have been ringing the York council every week. At least this UKBA cockup is not as bad as sending some one's birth certificate to the wrong address http://immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=125734

Same for me - I requested Southampton as the ceremony venue and they sent my certificate to Winchester

[BigSam]

Sweet, please let me know when you find out if your certificate is at Leeds because I am in a similar situation to you. I might as well try calling the Barnet council tomorrow if you find your certificate at Leeds.

Although I am not sure, but I see no reason why you shouldn't be able to apply for your British passport from Amsterdam. When you are British, you are British, the passport is a mare travel document which you should be able to get from any British embassy worldwide

[emmigrator123]

BigSam, I presume Leeds has my certificate. I will have to confirm this just to be sure. I really hope to become a British Citizen before I leave and find out whether I could apply for the passport from Amsterdam.

[BigSam]

My approval letter date is 5th Feb. It says to contact the Leeds Register Office. I applied through the Leeds council as my local council, York, didn't have the requested appointment dates. I didn't choose Leeds in my application and the person at NCS Leeds also mentioned that my ceremony will be at York. Expecting my citizenship certificate to be sent to York, I have been ringing the York council every week. At least this UKBA cockup is not as bad as sending some one's birth certificate to the wrong address http://immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=125734

Well the bottom line is that you had your approval before you move to the Netherlands which is fantastic. Did you speak to the folks at Leeds to check that they have your certificate.

I, few years ago when I was applying for an extension to my leave, received someone else's passport along with all their supporting documents. I also received my own documents a couple of weeks later so I know these things happen

[emmigrator123]

emmigrator123 my man... Congratulations. I also applied through NCS in Barnet in London but my local council is up north. I wonder if the same happened to me.

What is the date of your approval please?

My approval letter date is 5th Feb. It says to contact the Leeds Register Office. I applied through the Leeds council as my local council, York, didn't have the requested appointment dates. I didn't choose Leeds in my application and the person at NCS Leeds also mentioned that my ceremony will be at York. Expecting my citizenship certificate to be sent to York, I have been ringing the York council every week. At least this UKBA cockup is not as bad as sending some one's birth certificate to the wrong address http://immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=125734

[Alish60]

Eligibility criteria: WP(1yr) HSMP(2yr)+Tier1(3yrs) + ILR (1week) + BC spouse
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 22 Oct 2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: NA
Date of debit of fees: 26 Oct 2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 5 Nov 2012
Date of receipt of approval: 11 Feb 2013
Date of Ceremony: TBC

I am one of those applicants from October yet to receive the approval. I am anxiously waiting as I am planning to move to the Netherlands soon and the BC will make things easier for me. I share others frustrations at UKBA's lack of response. Now, they don't even speak to you even if your application is more than 6 months old. They just have two different email addresses for less/more than 6 months.

I received the approval today, yay! They sent it to the wrong council. Instead of sending it to my local council, they sent it to the one I applied through.

Congratulations, hope everyone which are waiting get the same good news soon and I get mine as well

[BigSam]

Hi alwaysintrouble,

Thanks for this, I applied a week only after emmigrator123. The long wait is driving me bonkers

In all honesty I don't mind my certificate being sent to Barnet or up north, I don't even mind travelling to Belfast or Aberdeen as long as it arrives soon

It would be interesting to see the date on the approval letter emmigrator123 received and how he found out about the concil mix up

[skstorm]

Eligibility criteria: married to BC - 3yr residence and ILR
Method of application: NCS Trafford
Date of application: 14 January 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 16 January 2013 (checked with tracking)
Method of Payment : CC
Date of debit of fees: 22/01/2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 25/01/2013 dated22/01/2013
Date of receipt of approval:11th February dated 1st February
Date of Ceremony: booked for 16th february

approval received in 4 weeks, so relieved and pleased. Good luck to those still waiting

[alwaysintrouble]

emmigrator123 my man... Congratulations. I also applied through NCS in Barnet in London but my local council is up north. I wonder if the same happened to me.

What is the date of your approval please?

Hi Bigsam,

I hope your approval will soon come this week ...
I saw NCS poeple fill in ceremony sheet, and send with the application, and the caseworkers at nationality group just blindly follow that ..

Instead he/she should look into the application form, and then write down the council of choice

[BigSam]

emmigrator123 my man... Congratulations. I also applied through NCS in Barnet in London but my local council is up north. I wonder if the same happened to me.

What is the date of your approval please?

[cabarete]

Eligibility criteria: 5 year family member EEA National+1 year ILR
Method of application: NCS hackey
Date of application: 11/02/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 12/02/2013
Date of acknowledgement : TBC
Date of debit of fees: TBC
Date of approval: TBC
Date of Ceremony: TBC

[Alish60]

Guys I am just wondering if all the applications go to same place or not!! I checked mine, has gone to Liverpool.could you please tell me if all of the applications go there?
Thanks

[emmigrator123]

Eligibility criteria: WP(1yr) HSMP(2yr)+Tier1(3yrs) + ILR (1week) + BC spouse
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 22 Oct 2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: NA
Date of debit of fees: 26 Oct 2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 5 Nov 2012
Date of receipt of approval: 11 Feb 2013
Date of Ceremony: TBC

I am one of those applicants from October yet to receive the approval. I am anxiously waiting as I am planning to move to the Netherlands soon and the BC will make things easier for me. I share others frustrations at UKBA's lack of response. Now, they don't even speak to you even if your application is more than 6 months old. They just have two different email addresses for less/more than 6 months.

I received the approval today, yay! They sent it to the wrong council. Instead of sending it to my local council, they sent it to the one I applied through.

[Alish60]

Eligibilty criteria:3 yrs, Spouse of British Citizen
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 11/02/13
Date of receipt by UKBA:12/02/13 (Royal mail online tracking)
Method of payment: Visa Debit card
Date of debit of fees: 15/02/13
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 20/02/13(Dated 15/02/13)
Date of receipt of approval: 06/06/13 (Dated 30/05/13)
Date of Ceremony: 11/06/13 (Private at Dudley Council)

[emmigrator123]

I thought you were supposed to intend on residing in the UK?

Future intention criteria doesn't apply to spouse of British Citizen.

[Gerry2011]

Eligibility criteria: 5yrs - WP/Tier1 + 1yr ILR (Husband, Wife and 1 Kid)
Method of application: NCS (Dartford) - 4th January 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: Not known
Date of debit of fees: 14th January 2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 17th January 2013 ( Dated 11-01-2013)
Date of receipt of approval:09th February 2013 (Dated 05-02-2013)
Date of Ceremony: 06-03-2013

[totallylegit]

It's 3 and half months here too and there is no approval yet. Rang my council on Friday and they don't have anything for me from UKBA. I will be relocating to the Netherlands next week and I am not holding any hopes of receiving withing the next week. When I applied, the NCS person said that my application is quite straight forward and it is what they call as a good application. I look at the post everyday and it makes me

I thought you were supposed to intend on residing in the UK?

[rajeshsubra]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (5yr + 1yr ILR)
Method of application: NCS (Hillingdon)
Date of application: 18 October 2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 29 October 2012
Date of debit of fees: 29 October 2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 4 November 2012
Date of receipt of approval: 14 December 2012
Date of Ceremony: 30 January 2013

[Gerry2011]

Eligibility criteria: 5yrs - WP/Tier1 + 1yr ILR (Husband, Wife and 1 Kid)
Method of application: NCS (Dartford) - 4th January 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: Not known
Date of debit of fees: 14th January 2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 17th January 2013 ( Dated 11-01-2013)
Date of receipt of approval:09th February 2013 (Dated 05-02-2013)
Date of Ceremony: TBC

[trs2011]

Hi all,

Can anyone let me know when to apply for naturalization?

I came to UK on 20 Feb 2002

Completed 10 years in UK and applied for ILR on 20 Feb 2012

ILR received on 20 Aug 2012

ILR issue date 15 Aug 2012 and expiry date 20 Feb 2022

I understand that I need to complete 1 year before I apply for naturalization BUT I don' know that when will this 1 year gets complete!!

Would I apply for naturalization on 20 Feb 2013 or 20 Aug 2013 ?

Thanks

Your year ends on 15 August 2013 , so you will have to apply after that date meaning from the 16th August 2013 .

[Dejavu1984]

Application Time-line

Eligibility criteria: 1 year WP, 4 years Tier 1 and 1 year ILR
Method of application: NCS - Kingston upon Thames
Date of application: 19/12/12
Date of receipt by UKBA: 20/12/12
Date of acknowledgement : 08/01/13 with payment failed due to incorrect Debit card expiry date being entered. Resent payment form.
Date of debit of fees: 18/01/13
Date of approval: 31/01/13...letter received on 09/02/13
Date of Ceremony: TBC