Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[arutnl]

Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 20-sep
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 01-oct (dated 26-sep)
Date of receipt of approval: 08-nov (dated 06-nov) - special delivery envelope
Ceremony Invitation letter received: 19-nov (dated 08-nov)

Good luck every one.

This is a great site for immigration help and have used it many times. hats off to people maintaining this site and to those who have been helping others.

[Simau]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5 year ancestral visa + 1 year ILR
Method of application: NCS Ealing
Date of Application : 07/10/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 17/10/2012
Date of debit of fees: 15/10/2012
Date of receipt of approval: 17/11/2012 (letter dated 12/11/2012)
Date of Ceremony: 24/11/2012 (private)

Thank you all very much.

[nnc02r]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (5 yr WP+Tier1 + 1yr ILR) +joint with wife 3yr
Method of application: Lawyer by post
Date of Application : 10/10/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: not sure, sent to lawyer
Date of debit of fees: 23/10/2012
Date of receipt of approval: 16/11/2012 (letter dated 13/11/2012)
Date of Ceremony: 13/12/2012 (lewisham council)

This board has been really useful throughout my immigration journey.

Thank you all very much.

[ssaj]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 2 Year Settelement Visa (Spouse of British Citizen) + 1.5 Year ILR
Method of application: Special Delivery Kingston Upon Thames
Date of Application : 22/09/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 01/10/2012 (Letter dated 28/09/2012)
Date of debit of fees: 28/09/2012
Date of receipt of approval: 17/11/2012 (Letter dated 14/11/2012)
Date of Ceremony: They will send a separate letter in 2 weeks to book one

[bneil]

Eligibility criteria: Indefinite (WP) + 1 year - Joint
Method of application: NCS (Harrow)
Date of application: 15 October 2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 16 October 2012
Date of debit of fees: 28 October 2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 29 October 2012
Date of receipt of approval: 15 November 2012 (Dated 12 November)
Date of Ceremony: 22 November 2012

P.S: I have CU 80 plus 3 pts in Oct 2010, and CU30 in Aug 2012.

I plead guilty by post, and was fined by the court 3 points + £210 all incl. However went ahead and submit the application, and it was successful. I mentioned all in the application form and ticked the box for traffic offences. My personal experience is to be honest in the application form and do not hide anything, and leave it to them to decide and hope for the best.

[qaziji]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 10 yr long residence + 1 year ILR
Method of application: NCS
Date of Application : 13/11/2012
Date of debit of fees: 23/11/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 30/11/2012
Date of receipt of approval: 30/03/2013 (dated 22/03/2013)
Date of Ceremony:

Reference 1: University Professor
Reference 2: Family Friend

It took about 4.5 months to take all proess

[yunicore]

Naturalisation application timeline posted from Northern Ireland - Belfast.

Date of application posted to UKBA: 19th July 2012
Date of debit of fees: 31st July 2012
Date of acknowledgement from UKBA, stating the requirement of PSNI check: 25th Sep 2012
Date of DAT1 form submitted by applicant to PSNI: 5th Oct 2012
Date when PSNI sent Criminal Record Check details to UKBA: 19th Oct 2012
Date of Approval letter from UKBA: 31st Oct 2012
Date of Invitation letter received : 14th Nov 2012
Date of Invitation letter dated: 3rd Nov 2012
Date of ceremony arranged by applicant: 22nd Nov 2012

[andrej]

Eligibility criteria: WH 2004-2006, EEA2 2006-2011, EEA4 2011
Method of application: NCS (Portsmouth)
Date of application: 5 November 2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 6 November 2012
Date of debit of fees: 8 November 2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 15 November 2012 (Dated 08/11/2012)
Date of receipt of approval: 5 December 2012 (Dated 29 November 2012)
Date of Ceremony: 19 December 2012 (group)

The best and most expensive Christmas present EVER!!! All the best and speedy news to all others on this forum still waiting!!!

[Plum70]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Swiss + 1 year PR
Method of application: NCS
Date of application with NCS: 5 Oct. 2012
Date received by UKBA: N/A
Date of debit of fees: N/A
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 17 Oct. 2012
Date of receipt of approval: 15 Nov. dated 12 Nov.
Date of Ceremony: TBC

Need I say that my husband (and me too!) is ecstatic!

[mg33]

Eligibility criteria: 5 yrs HSMP / Tier 1 and 1 year ILR
Method of application: NCS Tower Hamlets
Date of application with NCS: 1 October 2012
Date of debit of fees: 4 October 2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 8 October 2012
Date of receipt of approval: 10 November 2012 (dated 3 November)
Date of Ceremony: 22 November 2012

[n2820m]

Family application: Husband, wife and one child 9years old
Eligibility criteria: 5yr WP + 1yr ILR,
Method of application: NCS (Rochdale)
Date of application: 07/11/2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 08/11/2012
Date of debit of fees: 13/11/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 15/11/2012 ( Letter Dated 13/11/2012 )
Date of receipt of approval: 16/01/2013 ( Letter dated 03/01/2013 )
Date of Ceremony:


GOOD LUCK TO THOSE STILL WAITING

[ranji82]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (5 yr WP/Tier1 + 1yr ILR)
Method of application: NCS Birmingham
Date of Application : 05/11/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 15/11/2012 (Letter dated 08/11/2012)
Date of debit of fees: 10/11/2012
Date of receipt of approval: 06/12/2012 (Dated 29/11/2012)
Date of Ceremony:

All the Best to all who are waiting

[hitu119]

family Application Husband & Wife + 1child
Eligibility criteria: (5 hsmp/tier1 + 1yr ILR)
Method of application: NCS Brent
Date of Application : 06/11/12
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 15/11/12 dated 10/11/12
Date of debit of fees: 12/11/12
Date of receipt of approval: 06/12/2012 dated 29/11/2012
Date of Ceremony: booked on 20/12/2012

[Slim2k]

Application timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5yrs + 1yr ILR and 2 children under section 3(1)
Method of application: Postal (Royal mail special delivery)
Date of application: 03-10-12
Date of receipt by UKBA : 04-10-12
Date of debit of fees: 10-10-12
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 13-10-12
Date of receipt of approval: 12-11-12 (Dated 08-11-12)
Date of receipt of Citizenship Invitation: 20-11-12 (Dated 13-11-12)
Date of Ceremony: 13-12-12


The whole process took 5 weeks.

[geek1981]

Joint Application Husband & Wife
Eligibility criteria: (5 yr WP/tier1 + 1yr ILR)
Method of application: NCS Ealing
Date of Application : 10/11/12
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 21/11/12
Date of debit of fees: 19/11/12
Date of receipt of approval: 13/12/12
Date of Ceremony:05/02/2013 (Ealing Council got only one ceremony a week!)

[guyintheuk]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years work permit + 1 year ILR
Method of application: Solicitor - royal mail special delivery
Date of application : 13th August 2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 14th August 2012 Date of debit of fees: 16th August 2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 22nd August 2012 (Dated 16th August)
Date of receipt of approval: 05/11/2012 received 09/11/2012
Date of Ceremony: 23/11/2012 Private
Alhamdilelah I have got it after 86 days !!

[ukcheers]

Eligibility criteria: Joint EEA (spouse without ILR but with 6yrs residence) + 2 x MN1
Method of Application NCS
Date of application: 13/09/12
Date of receipt by UKBA: 14/09/2012
Date of debit of fees: 20/09/2012 (credit card)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 21/09/2012 (letter dated 20/09/2012)
Date of receipt of approval: 08/11/2012 (letter dated 29/10/2012)
Date of Ceremony: TBC

[pdsutton]

Eligibility criteria: 5yr Tier 2 + 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS (Sutton)
Date of application: 8-Oct-2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 9-Oct-2012
Date of debit of fees: 15-Oct-2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 18-Oct-2012
Date of receipt of approval: Dated 15-Nov-2012 received on 24-Nov-2012
Date of Ceremony: 06-Dec-2012

[ranji82]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (5 yr WP + 1yr ILR)
Method of application: NCS
Date of Application : 05/11/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:
Date of debit of fees:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of Ceremony:

[rowantree]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (5 yr WP + 1yr ILR)
Method of application: NCS
Date of Application : 15/08/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 20/08/2012
Date of debit of fees: 25/08/2012
Date of receipt of approval: 24/10/2012 (letter dated 20/10/2012)
Date of Ceremony: 06/11/2012

[malik0073]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 3 year Spouse of BC
Method of application:NCS
Date of application: 05/09/2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: Received 07/09/2012
Date of debit of fees: 11/09/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:15/09/2012
Date of receipt of approval: ?

[RAMZUS]

Eligibility criteria: 3 year Spouse of BC
Method of application:Royalmail( Special Delivery)
Date of application: 02/11/2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: Received same day 02/11/2012 through Royalmail website tracking
Date of debit of fees: Not yet
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:TBC
Date of receipt of approval: TBC
Date of ceremony:TBC

[mexisme]

Eligibility criteria: 2 + 12 years ILR (Marriage to BC)
Method of application: NCS (Wandsworth)
Date of application with NCS: 3 Nov 2012
Date received by UKBA: 6 Nov 2012
Date of debit of fees: 8 Nov 2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 15 Nov 2012 (dated 8 Nov)
Date of receipt of approval: 8 Dec 2012 (dated 2 Dec)
Date of Ceremony: 11 Dec 2012 (Public)

The processing times have gotten a lot quicker since September, it seems!
4 weeks from applying to approved -- plus one week for Royal Mail...

The most astonishing thing was ringing the local council on a Monday, and being offered the ceremony for the Tuesday!

[Meropenem]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: HSMP + 1 year ILR
Method of application: NCS Devon applied on 14th June
Date of receipt by UKBA: 15/06/12
Date of debit of fees: 26/06/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 03/07/2012
Date of receipt of approval: 2/11/2012
Date of Ceremony:tbc

4.5 months it took

[Craziness]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years and 1 yr ILR plus 2 year old baby Section 3(1)
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 11 October 2012
Received by UKBA: 12 October 2012
Date of debit of fees: 22 October 2012
Date of acceptance letter: 31 October 2012
Date of receipt of approval: 03 November 2012
Date of Ceremony: TBD

I simply can't believe my and my son's applications were processed in 2 weeks.