A section for posts relating to applications for Naturalisation or Registration as a British Citizen.
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goldenbat6
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by goldenbat6 » Fri May 06, 2016 11:50 am
Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 10yr + 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS (Merton)
Date of receipt by UKBA: 10 February 2016
Date of debit of fees: 17 February 2016
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 19 February 2016
* Received letter asking for evidence of English language qualification on 5 May 2016 despite selecting the option of being granted settlement on or after 28 October 2013
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of Ceremony:
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kashmiri_munda
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by kashmiri_munda » Thu May 05, 2016 1:29 pm
kashmiri_munda wrote:Approval update
Eligibility criteria: 10 years+ 1.5 years ILR
Language criteria met: LIUK + UK Degree
Method of application: NCS Brent JCAP
Date of application: 24/02/2016
Nationality : pakistani
Payment method: Credit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 25/02/2016 (DX mail tracking)
Date of acknowledgement : 03/03/2016
Date money gone off account: 03/03/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 03/03/2016
Biometrics done: 07/03/2016
Date of approval :05/05/2016 (Dated:28/04/2016)
Date of ceremony : Waiting
Date applied for passports : 24/02/2016 Pilot Scheme
Date money gone of passport : 08/03/2016
Date passports received : waiting
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kashmiri_munda
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by kashmiri_munda » Thu May 05, 2016 1:28 pm
Approval update
Eligibility criteria: 10 years+ 1.5 years ILR
Language criteria met: LIUK + UK Degree
Method of application: NCS Brent JCAP
Date of application: 24/02/2016
Nationality : pakistani
Payment method: Credit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 25/02/2016 (DX mail tracking)
Date of acknowledgement : 03/03/2016
Date money gone off account: 03/03/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 03/03/2016
Biometrics done: 07/03/2016
Date of approval :05/05/2016 (Dated:28/5/2016)
Date of ceremony : Waiting
Date applied for passports : 24/02/2016 Pilot Scheme
Date money gone of passport : 08/03/2016
Date passports received : waiting[/quote][/quote]
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crystalboy
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by crystalboy » Thu May 05, 2016 1:15 pm
crystalboy wrote:UPDETE: Biometrics letter received and biometrics done
Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1+ 1 years ILR
Language criteria met: LIUK + English Language Requirement Proved in ILR after October 2013 (UK Degree)
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 30/03/2016
Payment method: Credit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 31/03/2016 (Royal mail tracking)
Date of acknowledgement : 05 May 2016 letter dated 23 April 2016
Date money gone off account: 22 April 2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 02-May-2016 received 05-May-2016
Biometrics done: 05-May-2016
Date of approval :Waiting (Received on xx/xx/xxxx)
Date of ceremony :
Date applied for passports :30/03/2016 JCAP
Money gone off account for passport: 03/05/2016
Date passports received:
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kankerot
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by kankerot » Thu May 05, 2016 11:07 am
Eligibility criteria: Spouse of BC + ILR 7yrs
Language criteria met: USA / Native Speaker
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 09/03/2016
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKV&I: 19/03/2016
Date of debit of fees: 19/03/2016
Date acknowledgement letter received: 19/03/2016
Date biometric letter received : 23/03/2016
Biometric enrolled at the post office: 24/03/2016
Date of approval: 01/05/2016
Date of ceremony: NOT YET
If it wasn't for Easter and the rush to beat the deadline I am sure the application would have been approved earlier.
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crystalboy
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by crystalboy » Thu May 05, 2016 1:47 am
UPDETE: Money gone off account for passport
Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1+ 1 years ILR
Language criteria met: LIUK + English Language Requirement Proved in ILR after October 2013 (UK Degree)
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 30/03/2016
Payment method: Credit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 31/03/2016 (Royal mail tracking)
Date of acknowledgement :Waiting
Date money gone off account: 22 April 2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: Waiting
Biometrics done: Pending
Date of approval :Waiting (Received on xx/xx/xxxx)
Date of ceremony :
Date applied for passports :30/03/2016 JCAP
Money gone off account for passport: 03/05/2016
Date passports received:
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kashmiri_munda
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by kashmiri_munda » Sat Apr 30, 2016 2:57 pm
kashmiri_munda wrote:
Eligibility criteria: 10 years+ 1.5 years ILR
Language criteria met: LIUK + UK Degree
Method of application: NCS Brent JCAP
Date of application: 24/02/2016
Nationality : pakistani
Payment method: Credit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 25/02/2016 (DX mail tracking)
Date of acknowledgement : 03/03/2016
Date money gone off account: 03/03/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 03/03/2016
Biometrics done: 07/03/2016
Date of approval :Waiting
Date of ceremony : Waiting
Date applied for passports : 24/02/2016 Pilot Scheme
Date money gone of passport : 08/03/2016
Date passports received : waiting
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kashmiri_munda
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by kashmiri_munda » Sat Apr 30, 2016 1:41 pm
Kashmiri_munda
Eligibility criteria: 10 years+ 1.5 years ILR
Language criteria met: LIUK + UK Degree
Method of application: NCS Brent JCAP
Date of application: 24/02/2016
Nationality : pakistani
Payment method: Credit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 25/02/2016 (DX mail tracking)
Date of acknowledgement : 03/03/2016
Date money gone off account: 03/03/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 03/03/2016
Biometrics done: 07/03/2016
Date of approval :Waiting
Date of ceremony : Waiting
Date applied for passports : 24/02/2016 Pilot Scheme
Date money gone of passport : 08/03/2016
Date passports received : waiting
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Freeman16
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by Freeman16 » Sat Apr 30, 2016 12:31 pm
Fees update
Eligibility criteria: 10 years + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met previously in ILR application
Method of application: NCS Wandsworth (JCAP)
Nationality: Nigerian
Date of application: 07/04/2016
Date of receipt by UKBA: 08/04/2016
Date of debit of fees: 28/04/2016
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: not yet
Date of letter requesting biometric: not yet
Date biometric done: not yet
Date of receipt of approval: not yet
Date of Ceremony: not yet
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Water
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by Water » Fri Apr 29, 2016 4:50 pm
Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 General + ILR
Language criteria met: UK degree
Method of application: NCS Wandsworth
Date of application: 29th Feb
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 1st March
Date of acknowledgement: 10th March
Date money gone off account: 7th March
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 10th March
Biometrics done: 10th March
Date of approval: 14th April received 19th April
Date of ceremony: 22nd April (private)
Date applied for passports: 29th Feb
Date passports received:29th April
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ronzie
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by ronzie » Fri Apr 29, 2016 4:42 pm
APPROVED
Straight Forward Application
Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 10 Yr + 1 Yr ILR
Method of application: NCS
Date Of Application: 5th January 2016
Date of receipt by UKBA: 7th January 2016
Date of debit of fees: 19th January 2016
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 21st January 2016
Date of Biometric given: 21st January 2016
Date of receipt of approval: 30th March ( Received 9th April)
Date of Ceremony: 22nd April 2016
Total Time Taken Including Ceremony 3.5 Month.
Good Luck To All Those Who Still Waiting And Congress All Who Recently Received Their Approval.
Its Time to Apply For Passport And See You Soon In Passport Section.
Great Board Always Supportive Each other Including All The Moderators. So Thanks For Their Hard Works.
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Ozzy
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by Ozzy » Fri Apr 29, 2016 4:15 pm
Eligibility criteria:5 years + 8 years ILR (I have ILR for 8 years...granted ILE when I first came to the UK)
Language criteria met: B1 Gese grade 5 Trinity college and life in the UK
Nationality: Somali
Method of application:NCS Manchester
Date of application: 25/01/2016
Payment method:Direct Debit
Date of receipt by UKBA: 26/01/2016
Date of acknowledgement:05/02/2016 dated 02/02/2016
Date money gone off account:02/02/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics:05/02/2016 dated 02/02/2016
Biometrics done:05/02/2016
Date of approval:26/04/2016 received on 29/04/2016
Date of ceremony:11/05/2016
Date applied for passports:11/05/2016
Date passports received:TBC
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shasus7
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by shasus7 » Fri Apr 29, 2016 2:57 pm
Approval Update
Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 10yr + 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS Manchester 21/01/2016
Date of receipt by UKBA: 22/01/2016
Date of debit of fees: 02/02/2016
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 03/02/2016
Date of receipt of approval: 29/04/2016; Letter dated: 20/04/2016
Date of Ceremony: Yet to book, called council but they haven't received paperwork from UKVI yet!
Passport application: Will do after the ceremony.
Good luck to all those who are waiting and may you all find happiness in life:)
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love_london
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by love_london » Fri Apr 29, 2016 2:24 pm
Eligibility criteria: 5 Years Tier 1 + 1 year ILR
Application Type: Joint (Husband/Wife)
Language criteria met: Previous Tier 1
Method of application: NCS Caste Point, Essex
Date of application: 10/12/2015
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKV&I: 12/12/2015
Date of debit of fees: 20/12/2015
Date of acknowledgement letter received: 24/12/2015
Date of biometric letter received : 08/01/2016
Biometric enrolled at the post office: 12/01/2016
Date of approval: TBC
Date of ceremony: TBC
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Sofiathefirst
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by Sofiathefirst » Thu Apr 28, 2016 8:06 pm
Sofiathefirst wrote:Eligibility criteria: 3 years spouse + ILE
APPROVAL UPDATE
Language criteria met: Trinity College + LIUK
Method of application: Brent NCS Joint Naturalisation + PP
Date of application: 10/02/2016
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 11/02/2016
Date of acknowledgement Letter : 23/02/2016 Received 26/02/2016
Date of acknowledgement Email: 24/02/2016
Date money gone off account: 23/02/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 23/02/2016 Received 26/02/2016
Biometrics done: 26/02/2016
Date of approval: 20/04/2016 (Received 28/04/2016)
Date of ceremony: 10/05/2016
Date applied for passports: 10/02/2016
Date passports received: Tba
Thank you everyone at this wonderful forum for your invaluable help & support.
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sam2346
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by sam2346 » Thu Apr 28, 2016 3:24 pm
Update 1:
sam2346 wrote:Eligibility criteria: 5 Years Tier 1 +1 year ILR
Language criteria met: Masters Degree
Method of application: Post
Date of application: 30/03/2016
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKV&I: 31/03/2016
Date of debit of fees: 24/04/2016
Date of acknowledgement letter received: 24/04/2016
Date of biometric letter received : 28/04/2016
Biometric enrolled at the post office: 28/04/2016
Date of approval: TBC
Date of ceremony: TBC
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ahmedyoyo
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by ahmedyoyo » Wed Apr 27, 2016 8:49 pm
APPROVAL
Eligibility criteria: ILR 9yrs + 5 residency
Language criteria met: B1 trinity + LITUK
Method of application: NCS M'bro
Date of application: 08/12/2015
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 10/12/2015
Date of acknowledgement: 04/01/2016
Date money gone off account: 04/01/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 21/01/2016
Biometrics done: 26/01/2016
Date of approval: 27/05/2016
Date of ceremony: 03/05/2016
Date apply for passports: 03/05/2016
Date passports received:
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rware
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by rware » Wed Apr 27, 2016 8:18 pm
APPROVAL UPDATE
Eligibility criteria: 5 Year Ancestry + 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met: Majority English Speaking Country
Nationality: Australian
Method of application: NCS Brent (JCAP)
Date of application: 22-Feb-2016
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 23-Feb-2016
Date of acknowledgement (email): 01-Mar-2016
Date money gone off account: 01-Mar-2016
Date of acknowledgement (letter): 03-Mar-2016 (dated 29-Feb-2016)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 03-Mar-2016 (dated 29-Feb-2016)
Biometrics done: 04-Mar-2016
Date of approval: 22-Apr-2016 (Delivered 27-Apr-2016)
Date of ceremony: Waiting....
Date applied for passports: 22-Feb-2016
Date money gone off account: 07-Mar-2016
Date passports received:Waiting...
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Casa
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by Casa » Wed Apr 27, 2016 2:07 pm
Casa wrote:Casa wrote:noajthan wrote:Gentle reminder (& applies to all timeline threads) ...
Please refrain from chattering in this topic. To keep it high-value, please just read it and only post when you have an update to provide (timelines only).
Queries, pleasantries, off-topic posts, duplicate posts, multiple posts relating to the same application, request for updates, posts enquiring about current timelines, etc. are not be posted, will be deleted without notice, and members posting irrelevant posts in this topic that require moderators to waste their time in cleaning up the topic may have their access restricted.
Ref forum T&Cs (click)
Thank you for consideration.
(Casa, not CR001)
Please don't send me PMs asking for immigration advice on posts that are on the open forum. If I haven't responded there, it's because I don't have the answer. I'm a moderator, not a legal professional.
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M_K
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by M_K » Wed Apr 27, 2016 1:42 pm
Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 10yr + 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS Southwark on 27/04/2016
Date of receipt by UKBA:
Date of debit of fees:
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of Ceremony:
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DrzPhD
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by DrzPhD » Wed Apr 27, 2016 10:57 am
**** TAKING LONG TIME TO SEND THE BIOMETRIC LETTER ****
Eligibility criteria: 10 years + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: UK Degree
Nationality: Bangladeshi
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 29/03/2016
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 30/03/2016
Date of acknowledgement: 19/04/2016 (Via Email)
Date money gone off account: 18/04/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: NOT YET
Biometrics done: NOT YET
Date of approval: NOT YET
Date of ceremony: NOT YET
Date applied for passports: NOT YET
Date passports received: NOT YET
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nzvinokona
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by nzvinokona » Tue Apr 26, 2016 8:55 pm
Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5yr + 1yr ILR
Method of application: Postal
Date of receipt by UKBA: 08 Mar 2016
Date of debit of fees:17 March 16
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 19 March 2016
Date of Biometrics:24th March 2016
Date of receipt of approval:15 April 2016 (received 21 April 2016)
Date of Ceremony:25th May 2016
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Uniform
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by Uniform » Tue Apr 26, 2016 3:23 pm
eligibility criteria : 2 years married to BC +1 year ILR
language criteria: Life in the UK + proved in ILR B1
Method of application : Brent Barnet NCS JACP
Payment method : Debit Card
Date of application :09/02/2016
Date of receipt by UKBA :11/02/2016 (As per Royal mail tracking number)
Date of debit of fees: 19/02/2016
Date of receipt of acknowledgement by email:
Acknowledgement letter receipt by UKBA : 23/02/2016.
Date of letter requesting biometrics : 23/02/2016
Date of biometrics done : 24/02/2016
Date of approval letter : 20/04/2016 (Issued: 16/04/2016)
Date of ceremony : 21/04/2016. Private
Date applied for passport: 09/02/2016
Date passport received: Awaiting!
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vnesk
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by vnesk » Mon Apr 25, 2016 6:44 pm
Citizen: Russian
Eligibility criteria: 10yr long residence + ILR (1yrs)
Language criteria met: BA (UK degree) + Life in the UK
Method of application: NCS TOWER HAMLETS
Date of application: 07/03/2016 Morning
Payment method: CHEQUE
Date of receipt by UKBA: 09/03/2016 (tracking confirmation)
Date of acknowledgement : EMAIL received 16/03/2016 14:00
Date money gone off account: 21/03/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 18/03/2016 (dated 15/03/2016)
Biometrics done: 19/03/2016 (Post Office)
Date of approval : WAITING
Date of ceremony :
Date applied for passports :
Date passports received :
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longhorn
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by longhorn » Mon Apr 25, 2016 2:35 pm
Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 4yr ( Tier1 General Dependent) + 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS
Language Criteria: Life in the UK +Proven at the time of ILR.
Date of application: 29/03/2016
Date of debit of fees: 19/04/2016
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Received 23/04/2016 ( dated 19/04/2016)
Date of Bio metric letter : Received 23/04/2016 ( dated 19/04/2016)
Date Biometrics enrolled: 23/04/2016
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting