Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[Imani]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: Long Residence + 1 year ILR
Method of application: Postal
Date of receipt by UKBA: 20/10/2011
Date of debit of fees: 09/11/2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 12/11/2011
Date of receipt of approval: 24/12/11 dated 22/12/12
Date of Ceremony:tba

[ad_ke]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: WP + Tier 1 + Spouse of British Citizen
Method of application: NCS Barnet
Date of receipt by UKBA: 28/11/11
Date of debit of fees: 14/12/11
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 16/12/11
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of Ceremony:

[waltersimba]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5yr + 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS Hackney
Date of receipt by UKBA: 07/09/2011
Date of debit of fees: 23/09/2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 17/09/2011 dated 14/09/2011
Date of receipt of approval: 23/12/2011 dated 19/12/2011
Date of Ceremony: 02/02/2112

No phone calls made to HO at all.

[masoodkhan]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 4yr HSMP + 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS
Date of receipt by UKBA: 02/12/2011
Date of debit of fees: 30/12/2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 06/01/2012 (dated : 30/12/2011)
Date of approval: 09/02/2012
Date of receipt of approval: 17/02/2012
Date of Ceremony: 06/03/2012

[aimtiaz]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 4 yr HSMP + 1yr ILR
Method of application: Postal
Date of submission: 23 Nov 2011
Date of debit of fees: 23 Dec 2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: dated 21 Dec 2011
Date of approval: dated 7th Feb 2012
Date of receipt of approval: 9th Feb 2012
Date of Ceremony: TBC

[farazfastian]

Applied Via NCS: 28 Jul, 2011
Received by HO: 29 Jul, 2011
Payment Deducted: Don't remember
Acknowledgement Received: don't remember
Invitation Letter Received: 15 oct dated 10 oct
Ceremony:22 Nov, 11
Passport applied: 23 nov 2011
Passport Interview: 21 Dec, 11
Passport Recieved: 23 Dec,11

Just can't believe finally got this red book in my hand, my last six years of UK Immigration were full of emotions, worries, joys and costly but overall exciting and smooth.

Thanks everyone in the forum without you guys it wasn't possible!

[sanquhar2010]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5 year WP + 1yr ILR, two AN + 1 MN1
Method of application: Postal
Date of submission: 05 Dec 2011
Date of debit of fees: 05 Jan 2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 11 Jan 2012
Date of approval:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of Ceremony:

[anear]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5 year + 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS at East Kilbride
Date of application: 22 Dec 2011
Date of receipt by UKBA: 23 Dec 2011, delivered from WARRINGTON Delivery Office
Date of debit of fees: 11 Jan 2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 14 Jan 2012
UKBA requested access to PSNI data: 28 Feb 2012
I sent DAT1 to PSNI: 29 Feb 2012
UKBA received PSNI data: 22 March 2012
Date of receipt of approval: 30 March 2012 (dated 26 March 2012)
Date of Ceremony: 16 May 2012

[newdawn]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: WP + Tier 1 + ILR
Method of application: NCS (Chelmsford)
Date of receipt by UKBA: 25/11/2011
Date of debit of fees: 15/12/2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 20/12/2011
Date of receipt of approval: 11/02/2012 dated 08/02/2012
Date of Ceremony: 22/02/2012

[vipul1981]

Application timeline for my wife
Eligibility criteria: Spouse of British Citizen (Previously WP + Tier 1 +ILR).
NCS or Postal – NCS Camden
Date of submission or posting – 07/09/2011
Date received by HO - 08/09/2011
Date of debit of debit/credit card - 13/09/2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement - 16/09/2011
Date of receipt of approval - 21/12/2011

Update:

[serendepity]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: EEA 5 +1
Method of application: NCS Wandsworth London
Date of receipt by UKBA: 18/10/2011
Date of debit of fees: 04/11/2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 10/11/2011
Date of receipt of approval: 20/12/2011, letter dated 07/12/2011
Date of Ceremony: 07/01/2012

Wrong name on Naturalisation Certificate. It took 2 weeks to receive corrected version.

[lionking007]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: spouse of BC
Method of application: NCS BIRMINGHAM 08/09/2011
Date of receipt by UKBA:09/09/2011
Date of debit of fees: 15/09/2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 22/09/2011
Date of receipt of approval: 15/12/2011 DATED 09/12/2011
Date of Ceremony: 17/01/2012

[rawdonlad]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 3yrs in UK and spouse of BC
Method of application: NCS Leeds 18/10/11
Date of receipt by UKBA:19/10/11
Date of debit of fees: 09/11/11
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 08/11/11
Date of receipt of approval: 20/12/11 (dated 09/12/11)
Date of Ceremony: 09/01/12 Hereford

Note: Just over 7 weeks to approval letter. Letter of approval sent to previous address by their mistake (moved from there 3 months prior to application) Ceremony also in former city to save all paperwork going back to UK Border Agency for correction.

[tunjy]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5yrs +1 yr ILR, Family application
Method of application: NCS
Date of receipt by UKBA:27/10/11
Date of debit of fees: 11/11/11
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 17/11/11
Date of receipt of approval: pending
Date of Ceremony: pending

[siadh]

Eligibility criteria: (4/5yr HSMP + 1yr ILR

Method of application: NCS (Bristol)
Date of receipt by UKBA: 18.10.11
Date of debit of fees: 03.11.11
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 08.11.11
Date of receipt of approval:17.12.11 ----> letter dated 07.12.11
Date of Ceremony: 20/12/2011 (private)

called in twice
first time was told not to call before 6 months
second time was told decision done and letter sent.[quote]

[thailandbear]

Spouse of BC 3 yrs
Method of application : NCS North Yorks 7/09/11
Date of receipt by UKBA : 8/09/11
Debit of fee : 15/09/11
Date of receipt of acknowledgement : 19/09/11,dated 13/09/11
Date of approval : 16/12/11,dated 7/12/11
Date of ceremony: 20/12/11 or 3/01/12 Private Ceremony

[Linda8]

Application timeline :
Eligibility criteria: 5 yrs (WP)+1ILR ( family application)
Method of application: Postal
Date of submission : 06/10/ 2011
Date of receipt by UKBA: 10/10/ 2011
Date of debit of fees: 22/10/2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 28/10/ 2011 dated 22/10/ 2011
Date of receipt of approval: 13/12/2011 dated 08/12/2011
Date of Ceremony:


14 Nov 2011: We received brown envelope with all passports+documents and with letter from CW to complete form (DAT 1) from Police station of Northern Ireland(PSNI).
10/12/2011: called to ask if they received our forms DAT1 from PSNI, received on 05/12/2011 (PSNI sent 23.11.2011).Do not call again until 6 months from application date.
From 4 application one was refused. I have exceeded the limit of 450 days absence (896days).

[sunoo]

NCS or Postal: NCS
Category: 5 years, ILR + 1 Year
Date of submission: 11 October 2011
Application Received: 12 October 2011
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 24 October 2011
Date of reciept Acknowldgement: 28 October 2011
Date of receipt of approval: 12/01/2012 (Dated 04/01/2012)
Date of ceremonies: Pending

Its finally time to move to next forum. Ive been given 01 of Feb date for ceremonies but I may book an earlier one. It took almost 3 months to get the response from Home Office!!!!

[Blackhole]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + ILR;
Method of application: NCS (poole)
Date of receipt by UKBA: 9th November 2011
Date of debit of fees: 24th November 2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 28th November 2011
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of Ceremony: ????

[HANDYMAN]

Eligibility criteria: 3 Years Res (spouse visa +ILR)
Method of application: NCS
Date of receipt by UKBA:15/11/11
Date of debit of fees: 05/12/11
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 08/12/11
Date of receipt of approval: 13/04/12 (dated 04/04/12)
Date of Ceremony: need to book

Eventually, it is over, received it after 5 months,

Good luck everybody!

[Sky_High]

CRITERIA - 5 years plus 1 year ILR
Type - NCS
Date of submission - 22nd September 2011
Date reached HO - 23rd September 2011
Date of debit of credit card - 5th October 2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement - 10th October 2011
Date of receipt of approval - 08th Dec 2011
Date of Ceremony - 11th January

[kph100]

Application Timeline

Eligibility criteria: Spouse of BC - 7 years
Method of application: NCS Gloucestershire
Date of receipt by UKBA: 23/8/11
Date of debit of fees: 8/9/11
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 8/9/11
Date of receipt of approval: 3/12/2011 (letter dated 24/11/11)
Date of Ceremony: 19th January 2012 Gloucester

[nico122]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: EU citizen exercising treaty rights for 7years
Method of application: NCS (Harrow)
Date of application: 5 Sept 2011
Date of receipt by UKBA: 6 Sept 2011
Date of debit of fees: 8 Sept 2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 13 Sept 2011 (Dated 8 Sept 2011)
Date of receipt of approval: 3 December 2011 (Dated 25 November 2011)
Date of Ceremony:Pending...15 Dec 2011

[fahed_kat]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (5yr + 1yr ILR) application includes spouse and child
Method of application: NCS on 22 Sept 2011
Date of receipt by UKBA: 27 Sept 2011
Date of debit of fees: 11 Oct 2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 15 Oct 2011
Date of approval: 23 Nov 2011
Date of receipt of approval: 3 Dec 2011
Date of Ceremony:

Other Updates
Have contacted the home office on the 20th of Nov and was told that the decision has not been made yet and do not call agin until 6 months from application date.

[thakshak]

Eligibility criteria: 1 1/2 yr WP + 2 yr HSMP + 3 yr Tier 1 + 1 yr ILR
Method of application: NCS Plymouth
Date of receipt by UKBA: 17/11/11
Date of debit of fees: 09/12/11
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 21/12/11
Date of letter of approval: 15/02/12
Date of receipt of approval: 19/02/12
Date of Ceremony: 13/03/12