Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[ana ali]

hello,
when did your solicitor get documents and passport back with approval or without it?
how much time it would take to get invitation letter?
application apply through lawyer its process different from NCs..............

Eligibility criteria: Work Permit and Tier1 (5 years) + ILR (1 year)
Method of application: Solicitor
Date of application:17 January 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 18 January 2013
Date of debit of fees: 24 January 2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 29 January 2013
Date of receipt of approval: 04/02/13 (approval date 31 Jan 2013)
Date of Ceremony: TBC

[hsmp2006]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5yrs - HSMP/Tier1 + 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS (Redbridge) - 4th January 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 7th January 2013
Date of debit of fees: 11th January 2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 16th of Jan 2013
Date of receipt of approval: 5th of Feb 2013 (Approved on 24 Jan 2013)
Date of Ceremony: Next available 6 March 2013 but trying for a private ceremony.

Thanks to everyone for timely valuable advise. I started my journey way back in 2006. 6 years and many life changing moments. Finally, the outcome I've waited for long

Good luck to everyone still waiting.

p.s: I lived in Belfast for 12 months until 2007. I wasn't asked for PSNI clearance.

[nidaulhaque]

Eligibility : 5+ 1 yr married with EU citizen
Method of Application : Send by myself
Date of application: 18.1.13
Date of receipt by UKBA:19.1.13
Method of Payment : Debit card
Date of debit of fees: 22 January 2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 27.1.13 dated 23.1.13
Date of receipt of approval:TBC
Date of Ceremony: TBC

Did you get it??? As your 5 years will not count under eu law

[ravera]

Eligibility criteria: Work Permit and Tier1 (5 years) + ILR (1 year)
Method of application: Solicitor
Date of application:17 January 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 18 January 2013
Date of debit of fees: 24 January 2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 29 January 2013
Date of receipt of approval: 04/02/13 (approval date 31 Jan 2013)
Date of Ceremony: TBC

[artfreak9]

Congrats Rohan. That was one fast approval !!!

Yea thanks! it was a pretty quick process in my case! Was quite surprised as i did not expect to hear from for another couple of weeks.. But i guess it's all good!

Good luck to all those who are waiting! Hope your approvals come soon too! )

regards,
Rohan...

[jagait]

Eligibility criteria: Work Permit (5 years) + ILR (1 year)
Method of application: NCS (Ealing)
Date of application:28 Jan 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 29 Jan 2013
Date of debit of fees: 01 Feb 2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 06 Feb 2013 (dated: 01 Feb 2013)
Date of receipt of approval: TBC
Date of Ceremony: TBC

[artfreak9]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5yrs - HSMP/Tier1 (Judicial review) + 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS (Haringey, North London) - 9th January 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 11th January 2013
Date of debit of fees: 14th January 2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: letter dated 12th of Jan 2013
Date of receipt of approval: 1st of Feb 2013
Date of Ceremony: Booked for 8th of Feb 2013 (on my birthday)

Many thanks to all the help and comments from everyone who helped!

regards,
Rohan...

Congratulations ..!! Rohan. Could you please share with us your date of approval?

Thanks,

Thanks, Do you mean Approval of citizenship? I did not check..I received the letter on the 1st of Feb but the letter was dated as 28th Jan 2013...
Regards,
Rohan...

[I-L-R-2011]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5yrs - HSMP/Tier1 (Judicial review) + 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS (Haringey, North London) - 9th January 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 11th January 2013
Date of debit of fees: 14th January 2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: letter dated 12th of Jan 2013
Date of receipt of approval: 1st of Feb 2013
Date of Ceremony: Booked for 8th of Feb 2013 (on my birthday)

Many thanks to all the help and comments from everyone who helped!

regards,
Rohan...

Congratulations ..!! Rohan. Could you please share with us your date of approval?

Thanks,

[ujan1]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5yrs - HSMP/Tier1 (Judicial review) + 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS (Haringey, North London) - 9th January 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 11th January 2013
Date of debit of fees: 14th January 2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: letter dated 12th of Jan 2013
Date of receipt of approval: 1st of Feb 2013
Date of Ceremony: Booked for 8th of Feb 2013 (on my birthday)

Many thanks to all the help and comments from everyone who helped!

regards,
Rohan...

Congrats Rohan. That was one fast approval !!!

[artfreak9]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5yrs - HSMP/Tier1 (Judicial review) + 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS (Haringey, North London) - 9th January 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 11th January 2013
Date of debit of fees: 14th January 2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: letter dated 12th of Jan 2013
Date of receipt of approval: 1st of Feb 2013
Date of Ceremony: Booked for 8th of Feb 2013 (on my birthday)

Many thanks to all the help and comments from everyone who helped!

regards,
Rohan...

[ujan1]

Hi ujan1, not that I wish someone to be in my boat but good to know someone under same situation. Once you take oath, would you be travelling on your current passport, given that you are officially British Citizen. Also, what are your plans about passport application? Would you be travelling to the UK again to attend the passport interview. I posted http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=125230 to seek advice regarding this.

Which country you are moving to, if you don't mind me asking. I really hope our approval comes through before we leave the country.

I will PM you the details as this conversation maybe deleted from this thread.

[emmigrator123]

Hi ujan1, not that I wish someone to be in my boat but good to know someone under same situation. Once you take oath, would you be travelling on your current passport, given that you are officially British Citizen. Also, what are your plans about passport application? Would you be travelling to the UK again to attend the passport interview. I posted http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=125230 to seek advice regarding this.

Which country you are moving to, if you don't mind me asking. I really hope our approval comes through before we leave the country.

[ujan1]

congratulations fajr.

I will be leaving the country soon and looks like I will be doing so without citizenship in hand

the only caveat is that you need to contact local authority for arranging the ceremony within 21 days of issuing the approval letter

I am in the same boat as emmigrator123, same application 10 year + 1 Year ILR. Though I applied through solicitor on 10 Dec 2012, passport returned on 20 Dec 2012. I too will be leaving the country at the end of the month for my new job but sadness as I would need to pay for a ticket to come back for a day to just take the oath. Ah I hope I hear something soon so I can arrange a urgent private ceremony. Fajr Thanks for the info of 21 days I did not know about that and congrats (mubarak) on your approval.

[Roney]

[seputus]

Hi...

Cheque payment never declines,,,, If correct signature have been used as was on your account and you have the necessary fund

I paid via cheque and it was cleared....I think it is the safe option.

Rehan - I think you'd agree since the person asked how to even write out a cheque that the safer option would definitely be not to use one, and to go with a debit card payment.

[Rehan Arain]

Hi...

Cheque payment never declines,,,, If correct signature have been used as was on your account and you have the necessary fund

I paid via cheque and it was cleared....I think it is the safe option.

[seputus]

hello ,
plz can some one explain cheque payment method for naturalization application. any help will be appreciated.

lol.. a cheque can be declined just like a debit card payment. Just use a debit card and make sure you have the funds. Simples.

[bigfatcat]

hello ,
plz can some one explain cheque payment method for naturalization application. any help will be appreciated.

[physku]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years HSMP(JR)/Tier1 + 1 year ILR
Method of application: NCS Aldershot
Date of application: 24 January 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 25 January 2013 (Royal mail tracking)
Method of Payment : Credit card
Date of debit of fees: 29/01/2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 01/02/2013 (dated 29/01/2013
Date of receipt of approval:TBC
Date of Ceremony: TBC

Same day and criteria app at NCS leeds. Fee debited around same day. But acknowledgement not yet received as of 02 Jan. Should I worry.

[paji1034]

I back from work and approval letter was waiting for me:)

Also I got letter from council. I called council and they gave me an early date of Ceremony as initially it was first week of March.


Eligibility criteria: Work Permit 5 year+1year ILR
Method of application: NCS (Camden Town)
Date of application: 24 November 2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 27 November 2012
Date of debit of fees: 3rd December 2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 8th December 2012 (Letter dated 2nd December 2012)
Date of receipt of approval: 1st Feb 2013
Date of Ceremony: 13th Feb 2013

[anm2013]

Eligibility criteria: 5years (\HSMP+ Tier1- 1 year ILR)
Method of application: NCS (EaLing)
Date of application: 17/12/12
Received by UKBA: 19/12/12
Date of debit of fees:04/01/13
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 10/01/13, dated 04/01/13
Date of approval: 22/01/13
Date of receipt of approval:01/02/13
Date of Ceremony : TBC

Thanks everyone for all the support and useful information.

[fajr]

congratulations fajr.

I will be leaving the country soon and looks like I will be doing so without citizenship in hand

the only caveat is that you need to contact local authority for arranging the ceremony within 21 days of issuing the approval letter

[spedds]

bigfatcat,
Nothing to worry. Banks don't decline for no reason. Ensure you have sufficient balance and inform the bank that a particular transaction will be hitting your account from Nationality Services and ask them to process it without any delay. They will make note and oblige. That's what I did.

[emmigrator123]

congratulations fajr.

I am one of those October applicants still waiting. Spoke to someone from NCS at my council and there's no invitation letter for me, so I am not expecting from UKBA for a while. The NCS person was also saying that however straightforward your application might be, it also depends on the backlogs with your caseworker.

I will be leaving the country soon and looks like I will be doing so without citizenship in hand

[fajr]

Fajr, were your referees contacted by the way?

Don't know to be honest. One of them was my friend and while talking to him yesterday, he didn't mention anything like that, so I guess no