Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[seagul]

I agree with fielddrive & zzzindagi perceptions that declaring 2 jobs in one time during student time then the payment of high taxes flag up the case to be checked from hmrc and self employment further complicated that matter. Otherwise 10 years long residents usually had spent student time and in 99% cases they worked full time which was allowed until 2009 especially when student in summer break, waiting next semester and earlier completion of studies. And 2ndly hmrc never keep data or don't want to know the working hours. In my point of view self declaring 2 jobs in student time along with higher payment of taxes on those 2 jobs and self employment issues are responsible otherwise number of working hours can never be known as the hmrc don't have such information.

[Mahm256]

I entered uk 2004 august as student then switch to psw 2011 then 2013 I applied for hsmp.
yes I worked full time from 2008 -2011

from 2008 - june 2010 worked full time ---- visa status student

then I got psw then continue working with same employers

but when I contacted hmrc today on 29th march they said home office inquired about me and asked for 10 year tax and NI contributions including selfemployement tax records.

THIS IS A NATULARISATION PROCESSING TIMELINE ONLY!!!!!!! If you're seeking help about your refusal, post in a relevant thread or create a new one.

Thank you!!!!

[zzzindagi]

I entered uk 2004 august as student then switch to psw 2011 then 2013 I applied for hsmp.
yes I worked full time from 2008 -2011

from 2008 - june 2010 worked full time ---- visa status student

then I got psw then continue working with same employers

but when I contacted hmrc today on 29th march they said home office inquired about me and asked for 10 year tax and NI contributions including selfemployement tax records.

Did you write in the employment history section that you worked for two employers between 2008 -2011?
Secondly what documents did you provide related to self employment with the application?

[uksettle]

I entered uk 2004 august as student then switch to psw 2011 then 2013 I applied for hsmp.
yes I worked full time from 2008 -2011

from 2008 - june 2010 worked full time ---- visa status student

then I got psw then continue working with same employers

but when I contacted hmrc today on 29th march they said home office inquired about me and asked for 10 year tax and NI contributions including selfemployement tax records.

[focusatme]

zzzindagi your replied made more sense.his first post got me panic lol

[zzzindagi]

hello mate sorry to hear about your refusal. could u please eleborate a bit more about your history from 2008 to now. if you could start like that it would helpful for us to understand bit more and see where we stand.
like for example:
WHEN you were on student visa and when on psw etc
sometime like this
2008-11 type of visa ?
2011-2016 - type of visa?
which years you worked full time while you were student?
and if theres any ban for you to apply for naturalisation in future or not?
thanks

It seems like he got his ILR on 10 years basis in Dec.2014. He applied Tier1 in 2013 which was refused and he spent rest of the time on appeals. His all appeals exausted e.g July 2014. He remained 2 months as over stayer and applied ILR in August 2014 and got ILR in December 2014.
His application was already complicated due to his over stay period as HO is very strict on this nowadays. Secondly, his all previous appeals were refused and that was another issue. Thirdly, he did not get his Tier1 Visa so technically from 2013 he was on any Visa or maybe on 3C.
Also as he mentioned earlier he used to do Two jobs and that can be very easily checked when you get BR code. Which definitely indicates someone working more than 20 hours.
But i think there is more into it if he explains us when he entered in to uk. I believe he came in 2004 because he got ILR on 10 years in 2014.
I wonder what was his status between 2004 to 2008.
Also if he has written Two Job working at the same time in 2008 to 2011. In that case HO does not need to verify as he himself declared he worked 2 jobs when he was student.

UKsettle:... Can you please read above and give some more information please

[seagul]

Just wrote down employment history for last 10 years, and I asked hmrc today and they said they enquired to us a month ago and found out I paid so much tax and NI during that period that clearly shows I was doing full time job with 2 different employers.

Was you working for one employer or two employers at one time??

[focusatme]

hello mate sorry to hear about your refusal. could u please eleborate a bit more about your history from 2008 to now. if you could start like that it would helpful for us to understand bit more and see where we stand.
like for example:
WHEN you were on student visa and when on psw etc
sometime like this
2008-11 type of visa ?
2011-2016 - type of visa?
which years you worked full time while you were student?
and if theres any ban for you to apply for naturalisation in future or not?
thanks

[uksettle]

i was registered selfemployement during psw visa just to switch to tier 1 general hsmp. now they checked my selfemployement taxes are uptodate??? then they asked hmrc about my all selfemployement and employement history which led to disclose on them about my full time work during student time too.

As i mentioned earlier i wrote all 10 year history during student i was only emoloyed.

[suzuka23]

sorry correction that was from psw to tier 1 general switch and appeal exaust from court and over stayed for more then 2 month then i applied on 10 year basis soon i completed 10 years in Uk.

regarding work they contacted hmrc and enquired about my selfemployement and employement and later they foun me breaches immigration law working more than allowed hours. hence its noted under good character that i breaches immigration law. No appeal write given just refusal after 4 months wait.

Sorry for your refusal did you mean your appeal was refused by court so they considered that you were overstayer? Thought you were fine if your was under appeal or of you left before chance to submit an appeal was over.

Did you still manage to get your ILR?

[seagul]

sorry correction that was from psw to tier 1 general switch and appeal exaust from court and over stayed for more then 2 month then i applied on 10 year basis soon i completed 10 years in Uk.

regarding work they contacted hmrc and enquired about my selfemployement and employement and later they foun me breaches immigration law working more than allowed hours. hence its noted under good character that i breaches immigration law. No appeal write given just refusal after 4 months wait.

If you don't mind then please precisely correct my understanding that what you meant that they blames you for self employment and employment at one time when you were student? And did you mention such self employment in employment history section for the time you were student??

[uksettle]

sorry correction that was from psw to tier 1 general switch and appeal exaust from court and over stayed for more then 2 month then i applied on 10 year basis soon i completed 10 years in Uk.

regarding work they contacted hmrc and enquired about my selfemployement and employement and later they foun me breaches immigration law working more than allowed hours. hence its noted under good character that i breaches immigration law. No appeal write given just refusal after 4 months wait.

[ukguyinlondon]

Application Timeline (updated) (approved) (ceremony booked) (note the dates)

Eligibility criteria: 5yr ( Tier1 General) + 1yr ILR
Nationality; Indian
Method of application: NCS Hounslow
Language Criteria: Life in the UK +Proven at the time of ILR.
Date of application: 08/02/2016
Date of debit of fees: 15/02/2016
Date of biometric letter received: 16/02/2016
Date Biometrics enrolled: 18/02/2016
Date of approval: 12/03/2016
Date of receipt of approval: 26/03/2016
Date of Ceremony: 18/04/2016 (hounslow - private - 225£) (public ceremony date given to me was 30th May, but i wanted to book early)

been in UK for almost 10 yrs and for almost any immigration application have referred to this forum - what an excellent service...

[haseetbajwa]

Eligibility criteria: 10 year 1yr ILR
Language criteria met: UK DEGREE
Date of application: 04/12/15
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: No email received!
Date of acknowledgement: 05/1/16
Date money gone off account: 03/01/16
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 15/01/16
Biometrics done:17/01/16
Date of approval: REFUSED 24/3/2016


REASON BECAUSE WORKED FULL TIME DURING STUDENT TIME FROM YEAR 2008-2011 AND LIVED OVERSTAYER WHEN EXTENTED MY STUDENT VISA TO TIER 1 GENERAL BACK IN 2013.

ANY SUGGESTIONS PLEASE

Sorry to see your refusal. Please can you tell that how they knew that you worked full-time during 2008-2011. Did you provide them any payslip or you just written employment history that they traded out from hmrc??[/quot
How nany days did u iverstay?

[zzzindagi]

Eligibility criteria: 10 year 1yr ILR
Language criteria met: UK DEGREE
Date of application: 04/12/15
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: No email received!
Date of acknowledgement: 05/1/16
Date money gone off account: 03/01/16
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 15/01/16
Biometrics done:17/01/16
Date of approval: REFUSED 24/3/2016


REASON BECAUSE WORKED FULL TIME DURING STUDENT TIME FROM YEAR 2008-2011 AND LIVED OVERSTAYER WHEN EXTENTED MY STUDENT VISA TO TIER 1 GENERAL BACK IN 2013.

ANY SUGGESTIONS PLEASE

How you managed to switch to Tier1 from student visa? and how you became overstayer, under these circumstance how did you get ILR. Can you please explain you history.. Also were you working part time before 2008 ?

[fielddrive]

must be an exceptionally high PAYE/NI amount to flag up your case. HMRC dont store employment data for beyond 6 years.

[seagul]

Just wrote down employment history for last 10 years, and I asked hmrc today and they said they enquired to us a month ago and found out I paid so much tax and NI during that period that clearly shows I was doing full time job with 2 different employers.

Was you working for one employer or two employers at one time??

[uksettle]

Just wrote down employment history for last 10 years, and I asked hmrc today and they said they enquired to us a month ago and found out I paid so much tax and NI during that period that clearly shows I was doing full time job with 2 different employers.

[seagul]

Eligibility criteria: 10 year 1yr ILR
Language criteria met: UK DEGREE
Date of application: 04/12/15
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: No email received!
Date of acknowledgement: 05/1/16
Date money gone off account: 03/01/16
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 15/01/16
Biometrics done:17/01/16
Date of approval: REFUSED 24/3/2016


REASON BECAUSE WORKED FULL TIME DURING STUDENT TIME FROM YEAR 2008-2011 AND LIVED OVERSTAYER WHEN EXTENTED MY STUDENT VISA TO TIER 1 GENERAL BACK IN 2013.

ANY SUGGESTIONS PLEASE

Sorry to see your refusal. Please can you tell that how they knew that you worked full-time during 2008-2011. Did you provide them any payslip or you just written employment history that they traded out from hmrc??

[uksettle]

Eligibility criteria: 10 year 1yr ILR
Language criteria met: UK DEGREE
Date of application: 04/12/15
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: No email received!
Date of acknowledgement: 05/1/16
Date money gone off account: 03/01/16
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 15/01/16
Biometrics done:17/01/16
Date of approval: REFUSED 24/3/2016


REASON BECAUSE WORKED FULL TIME DURING STUDENT TIME FROM YEAR 2008-2011 AND LIVED OVERSTAYER WHEN EXTENTED MY STUDENT VISA TO TIER 1 GENERAL BACK IN 2013.

ANY SUGGESTIONS PLEASE

[ADT123]

Update!

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: ILR (10 yr) + Married to British Citizen
Language Criteria: Life in the UK + MA City University London
Method of application: Postal application
Date of application: 09/03/2016
Date of receipt by UKVI: 10/03/2016
Date of debit of fees: 20/03/2016
Date of acknowledgment issued: 20/03/2016
Date of Bio metric letter issued: 20/03/2016
Date of receipt of acknowledgment: 23/03/2016
Date of biometric letter received: 29/03/2016
Date Biometrics enrolled: Awaiting
Date on Approval letter: Awaiting
Date of receipt of approval: Awaiting
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting

[emohan1978]

Eligibility criteria: AN (5 Yrs + 2.5 Yrs ILR) + MN1 Child Application
Method of application: Self by Post
Language criteria met: Certified by NARIC - UG/PG Degree was taught in English.
Date of application:- 06-01-2016
Date of receipt by UKBA: 07-01-2016
Date of debit of fees: 20-01-2016
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 23-01-2016
Date of biometric request: 23-01-2016
Date of biometric done: 29-01-2016
Passports called back on 10-02-2016 and Received on 18-02-2016.
Date of receipt of approval: 07-03-2016 (dated 29/02/2016).
Date of Ceremony: Have booked and completed ceremony on 26-03-2016.

All the best who are waiting and in process.

Should say my application was processed exactly in 2 months time which is unexpected. Good Luck to others.

[Raza82]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: Married to British Citizen
Language Criteria:Life in the UK + Degree Uk University
Method of application: NCS Gloucestershire
Date of application: 10/03/2016
Date of receipt by UKBA: Didnt receive anything
Date of debit of fees: Waiting
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Waiting
Date Biometric request letter received: Waiting
Date Biometrics enrolled: Waiting
Date on Approval letter: Waiting
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

Not really sure how long it takes now for them to take the fee. Kinda annoyed with the whole process here.

Hi, Have your fees deducted ?

[ukguyinlondon]

Application Timeline (updated) (approved)

Eligibility criteria: 5yr ( Tier1 General) + 1yr ILR
Nationality; Indian
Method of application: NCS Hounslow
Language Criteria: Life in the UK +Proven at the time of ILR.
Date of application: 08/02/2016
Date of debit of fees: 15/02/2016
Date of biometric letter received: 16/02/2016
Date Biometrics enrolled: 18/02/2016
Date of approval: 12/03/2016
Date of receipt of approval: 26/03/2016
Date of Ceremony: need to call

been in UK for almost 10 yrs and for almost any immigration application have referred to this forum - what an excellent service...

[sk_2010]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year ILR (Adult and child born abroad application)
Language criteria met: Doctorate Degree from India + PBS calculator proof
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 12/02/2016
Payment method: Credit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 15/02/2016
Date of acknowledgement : None
Date money gone off account:17/02/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics:21/02/2016 (Received on 23/02/2016)
Biometrics done:25/02/2016
Date of approval :18/03/2016 (Received on 25/03/2016)
Date of ceremony : Will call next week

Got approval exactly in 1 month after Biometrics.

Thanks
SKV