Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[anp]

UPDATE APPROVAL!!

After a long and desperate wait I finally got approved. See my timeline below...

Eligibility criteria: PR + 2 years Residence
Language criteria met - Life in the UK + Trinity College Certificate
Method of application: NCS Hammersmith & Fulham
Date of application: 08 May 2015
Payment method: Debit card
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 01 June 2015
Date of Letter for acknowledgment: 06 June 2015 (dated 02 June 2015)
Biometric enrollment: 05 June 2015 (dated 02 June 2015)
Date approval received: 18 DECEMBER 2015 (dated 11 December 2015)
Date of ceremony: 22 December 2015 (private)

Good luck to everyone that's waiting.

[raje]

Hi everyone
I have applied for naturalisation 10th November 2015 and i have received the acknowledgement letter on 4th December.Its been three weeks and i still havent received my Biometrics.Does anyone why is it taking so long?

[WowWow]

Eligibility criteria: 6 years of exercising EU treaty rights (including 1 year auto-acquired permanent residence)
Language criteria met : Life in the UK + degree from a majority English-speaking country (other than Canada)
Current nationality: EU
Number of Applicants: 1
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Lewisham
Date of application: 02/07/2015 (HO to receive 03/07/2015)
Payment method: Debit Card
Date approval received: 19/12/2015 dated 11/12/2015
Date of ceremony: Will call on Monday to book a private one

[sharan_singh20]

Hi all

Seeing this forum since April when I applied for naturalisation and today I was surprised to see brown envelope and got my approval

Here are the details ::
Eligibility criteria: 5 years +ilr
Language criteria met: UK Degree
Method of application:NCS hounslow
Date of application: 24/04/2015
Payment method: debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 08/05/2015
Date of acknowledgement: 16/05/2015
Date money gone:26/05/2015
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 08/06/2015
Biometrics done: 16/06/2015
Date of approval: 05/12/2025
Date of ceremony : not done yet
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

[Rassel]

Hi
Did apply applied for Naturalisation plus passport on 07/12/15?
and its approve on ??

Eligibility criteria: 10 years + ILR
Language criteria met: UK Degree
Method of application: Wandsworth NCS plus Passport
Date of application: 07/12/2015
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 08/12/2015
Date of acknowledgement: 16/12/2015 (Dated 11/12/2015)
Date money gone off account (AN): 11/12/2015
Date money gone off account (Passport): 15/12/2015
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 16/12/2015 (Dated 11/12/2015)
Biometrics done: 16/12/2015
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 07/12/2015
Date passports received:

[cs95tdg]

Help Please . Urgent

Hi All,

I had submitted naturalisation application for myself in 23-11-2015. I have received a letter from HO today stating my payment declined. Not sure, why this as happened as used the same during my ILR. I called my bank and they said it happened because of incorrect 3 digit of security cod on my back debit card !!

I am now filling the payment slip to send it back to them. Appreciate if someone can guide me on following :-

1. Do I have to provide credit or debit card information? Which one is advisable?
2. Do I need to send the payment slip to Liverpool (L20QN) office?
3. Assume I have to provide the HO reference letter as advised in decline letter from home office. Kindly suggest.
4. Apart from payment slip, are there any alternate approach to pay this amount? Which one is nice to follow?
5. How long will it take to deduct the money from account? What will be overall delay for processing?

1) You can choose either option. But also have the option of paying by cheque. The latter may take longer, but with less chance of errors occurring due to HO staff incorrectly typing in the card details when attempting to take payment - that be what happened in the first instance, unless you perhaps made a typo error when filling in the security code on the form.
2) I believe it would be the same address, to which the application was sent. But do refer to the letter you were sent to see whether they have mentioned an address. There is another November applicant whose payment failed - http://www.immigrationboards.com/britis ... l#p1279604
http://www.immigrationboards.com/britis ... l#p1275575
3) Yes, do include the reference number and cover note, so that the HO know which application the payment is for.
4) None that I'm aware of. Alternate method of payment would be via cheque.
5) It depends on how busy the HO are, it's likely that there will be delays due to the upcoming holiday period.

[Noor88]

Help Please . Urgent

Hi All,

I had submitted naturalisation application for myself in 23-11-2015. I have received a letter from HO today stating my payment declined. Not sure, why this as happened as used the same during my ILR. I called my bank and they said it happened because of incorrect 3 digit of security cod on my back debit card !!

I am now filling the payment slip to send it back to them. Appreciate if someone can guide me on following :-

1. Do I have to provide credit or debit card information? Which one is advisable?
2. Do I need to send the payment slip to Liverpool (L20QN) office?
3. Assume I have to provide the HO reference letter as advised in decline letter from home office. Kindly suggest.
4. Apart from payment slip, are there any alternate approach to pay this amount? Which one is nice to follow?
5. How long will it take to deduct the money from account? What will be overall delay for processing?

I would be much appreciated for your help .

Many thanks

[fielddrive]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years + ILR
Language criteria met: UK Degree
Method of application: Wandsworth NCS plus Passport
Date of application: 07/12/2015
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 08/12/2015
Date of acknowledgement: 16/12/2015 (Dated 11/12/2015)
Date money gone off account (AN): 11/12/2015
Date money gone off account (Passport): 15/12/2015
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 16/12/2015 (Dated 11/12/2015)
Biometrics done: 16/12/2015
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 07/12/2015
Date passports received:

[jeff.lebowski]

Eligibility criteria: 6 Years EEA, no PR document,
Language criteria: Life in UK + ESOL
Method of application: NCS Reading
Date of application: 07/05/2015
Payment methods: CC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 2015.05.11 (based on Royal Mail T&T delivery proof)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 05/06/2015
Date of acknowledgement: awaiting
Date of Biometric Letter received: 17/09/2015 (dated 11/09/2015)
Biometric Enrolment: 19/09/2015
Date approval received: 21/11/2015 dated 14/11/2015
Date of ceremony attended: 16/12/2015

Congrats Janusz!

I'm in the same boat. Over 6 years EEA, no PR. Applied in July and still waiting. Your timeline is another proof that HO take full 6 months to make a decision on EEA applications. That gives me hope that I should be receiving an envelope late January / early February.

Good luck to all still waiting!

[imoustache]

Hey guys,

I've just received an acknowledgment letter (applied for BC) alongside a biometrics request letter through the post.

The envelope is addressed to my married name.

However, everything else has my maiden name all over it, including the biometrics letter.

I applied under my new name, to which I also provided a new passport with already changed surname!

Why would they issue these letters on my maiden name since I'm no longer known by that?

Confused.com. Can someone please enlighten me?

Hope you have a lovely evening!

Many thanks

[janusz]

Eligibility criteria: 6 Years EEA, no PR document,
Language criteria: Life in UK + ESOL
Method of application: NCS Reading
Date of application: 07/05/2015
Payment methods: CC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 2015.05.11 (based on Royal Mail T&T delivery proof)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 05/06/2015
Date of acknowledgement: awaiting
Date of Biometric Letter received: 17/09/2015 (dated 11/09/2015)
Biometric Enrolment: 19/09/2015
Date approval received: 21/11/2015 dated 14/11/2015
Date of ceremony attended: 16/12/2015

I have been a silent reader on this forum - many thanks to everyone posting here.
As stated above I have applied for naturalisation without obtaing a Permanent Residence
document beforehand - now the rules are changed and PR document is mandatory.
I have also registered as a member of A8 country for WRS and remained with the first
employer for over a year, therefore there was no need to reapply.
I have not received acknowledgment letter at all.
What is worth mentioning is the fact my biometric enrolment letter arrived after
4.5 months from my application date, so please be patient with your application.

Do not forget to update Google Docs Spreadsheet and Good Luck to everyone!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... edit#gid=0

[orpheus80in]

Eligibility criteria: 5 year Tier 1 + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: UK degree, Life in UK test
Method of application: NCS - Hounslow
Date of application: 15 Dec 2015
Payment method: Credit Card

Date of receipt by UKBA: waiting
Date of debit or clearance of fees: waiting
Date of acknowledgment received: waiting
Biometrics request received: waiting
Biometrics submitted: waiting
Date approval: waiting
Approval received: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting

[Kima]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 3yr spouse of BC
Method of application: NCS (Slough)
Date of receipt by UKBA:16 November 2015
Date of debit of fees: 09 December 2015 paid by cheque
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: not received yet
Date of biometrics request: 09 December 2015 received 14 December 2015
Date of receipt of approval: wating
Date of Ceremony: waiting

[habibre]

hi my case similar as yours we have made application on November 06 and biometric letter received for my wife only.

I have emailed HO on fuhrer enquiries

[Unified]

Update. Approval received 5 months after payment. All the best to those waiting.

Eligibility criteria: 5 year Highly Skilled Migrant / Teir 2 + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: Australian, Life in UK test.
Method of application: National Checking Service (Hammersmith)
Date of application: 29 June 2015
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 29 June (Checking Service)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 3 July 2015
Date of acknowledgment received: 9 July 2015 (dated 6 July 2015)
Biometrics request received: 9 July 2015 (dated 6 July 2015)
Biometrics submitted: 10 July 2015
Date approval: 5 December 2015
Approval received: 11 December 2015
Date of ceremony: 15 December 2015

[only-one-king]

*** FINAL UPDATE ***

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years work permit + 2 Year ILR
Language criteria met : Life in the UK, + esol entry level 3
Current nationality: Indian
Number of Applicants: 2 (my wife +daughter 3 years (MN1))
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Hambelton
Date of application: 18/05/2015
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 12/june/2015
Date of receipt by UKBA: 20/05/2015 AS PER ROYAL MAIL TRACKING
Date of acknowledgement: NEVER RECEIVED
Date of BioMetric Requested: 02/10/2015 (letter arrived 07/10/2015) - BioMetric Done: 07/10/2015
Date approval received: 14/12/2015 letter dated 05/12/2015
Date of ceremony: 12/01/2016
thanks all for the valuable support and all the team who established and maintaining such informative and supportive platform .

[lahori210]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 3yr spouse of BC
Method of application: NCS (plymouth)
Date of receipt by UKBA: 10 july 2015
Date of debit of fees: 12 july 2015
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 12 july 2015
Date of biometrics: 20 july 2015
Date of receipt of approval: wating
Date of Ceremony: waiting
any advice pls sent them email for any update on 13/12/15

[kkseding]

Can I please ask a question regarding my BC.

My EU Residence Card expired 03 March 2015

PR issued on 06 October 2015....

Does it mean I can apply for British Citizenship from 03 March 2016

Or from 06 October 2016 ?

Thank you

kkseding

[epatel]

Thank you to everyone - all your posts have helped me a lot

Citizen: previously Tanzanian citizen, now British Overseas Citizenship
Eligibility criteria:10yr long residence + ILR (4yrs)
Language criteria met: LIUK + UK degree
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 29/07/2015
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 30/07/2015 (tracking confirmation)
Date of acknowledgement : letter received 10/08/2015
Date money gone off account: 07/08/2015
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 10/08/2015
Biometrics done: 11/08/2015
Date of approval : 08/12/2015 (received 11/12/2015)
Date of ceremony : waiting
Date applied for passports : waiting
Date passports received : waiting

[imaner]

Hi all;

Do you guys know anyone who's got 5-year refugee status + 1 year ILR, applied for naturalisation and his/her application was approved?! I've heard that those people who entered the UK illegally (their entry date not clear to the HO) will not get approval. Is it true?

[mgil]

Eligibility criteria:5Y + ILR
Language criteria met: B1
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 04/11/2015
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 06/10/2015 (tracking confirmation)
Date of acknowledgement : letter received 30/11/2015 (dated 28/11/2015)
Date money gone off account: 28/11/2015
Date of letter requesting biometrics: received 02/12/2015, (dated 30/11/2015) just for my wife
Biometrics done: 09/12/2015
Date of approval : waiting
Date of ceremony : waiting
Date applied for passports : waiting
Date passports received : waiting

i would like to ask you a question that i have applied with my wife. my wife have received the biometric letter but i am still waiting for biometric letter. any one can tell me that what i have to do now. wait for letter? write email to nationality team? or???

[Will47786]

************************************** UPDATE December 10 / 2015

Eligibility criteria: born to a UK mother before 1983
Language criteria met: not applicable
Nationality: Canadian
Method of application: Mailed from Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
Date of application: October 5 / 2015
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: October 9 / 2015
Date of acknowledgement :
Date money gone off account: October 13 / 2015
Date of letter requesting biometrics: October 19 / 2015
Biometrics done: November 3 / 2015 in Vancouver BC
Date of approval : Pending
Date of ceremony :
Date applied for passports :
Date passports received :

UPDATE: I received an email this morning from UKVI regarding my UKM citizenship application. It requested I supply a scanned copy of my birth certificate to them showing my parentage. It is required to give my application "further consideration." This was lacking on my original birth certificate I submitted back in October. My old style British Columbia (Canada) birth certificate only shows my full name as well as date and place of birth. I went to the local provincial government agent and ordered one that shows my parentage. It costs $27 (about 14 pounds). So for anyone that has the same type of birth certificate as I do and are planning on applying for your UK citizenship make sure you obtain a new style birth certificate showing your parentage which will avoid this delay. I had to bring my old birth certificate and of course valid photo identification with me to the government agent for them to check which is only reasonable. Ensure you know the city and place of birth for both parents as well as the spelling of your mothers maiden name. The information will be entered into the computer and then a new style original birth certificate will be mailed to you. She told me it would take 1-2 weeks. I hope it is the lesser of the 2!!! So I thought this might save some people some time if they're in the same boat as me with an olD style birth certificate that lacks parentage information. Just thought I'd add this information to the forum. Thanks!!

[kiki-hurry]

Update again! Hi Kima, I think you just need to wait for another a few weeks as HO received your application only 16th Nov. It seems taking more than 3 weeks. Yesterday I finally received the acknowledgement letter & email from HO and went to a post office for Biometric enrolment this morning. Now I need to wait for a coule of MONTHS to go to the next step.

UPDATE!! Thanks to David 1955 for the link!
I checked my account this morning and finally the money's gone!
It took 3 and a half weeks since HO received my application.
Now it's time to wait for the biometric invitation letter....

Eligibility criteria: Married to British citizen, 3 Year residency
Language criteria met: Life in the UK & B1 Grade
Nationality: Taiwanese
Method of application: NCS London Borough of Wandsworth, London
Date of application: 07/11/2015
Date application received: 10/11/2015
Date credit card payment taken: 04/12/2015
Date of email acknowledgement: 08/12/2015
Date of written acknowledgement: 08/12/2015 (dated 04/12/2015)
Date of biometrics request received: 08/12/2015 (dated 04/12/2015)
Date of biometrics enrolment: 09/12/2015
Date of approval received: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting

Hi
same thing for me I applied on 12th of November, received by the HO 16th and still no payment has been taken , I paid by cheque and it is worrying .

It's been more than 3 weeks since HO received my application but nothing has happened. My money hasn't been taken and I have yet to receive either email or letter from OH for the acknowledgement.
I've started worrying about my application might have been missing, is anyone there who had to wait to hear from HO longer than me?

[CR001]

Hi Guys
I have done my Biometric enrollment on the 2nd of Nov 2015 and still havent got my Naturalisation certificate. Any idea how long it takes to get the letter after the biometric enrolement

thanks

Besides which, you only get your naturalisation certificate at the ceremony. Your approval letter comes first (if your application is successful).
Approvals can take months, some people have been waiting since May 2014.

[torikelly91]

Anytime really... up to another 4 months maybe