Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[Will47786]

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 :

Congratulations to my fellow Canuck!

Hopefully, my application will go as swiftly as yours!

Eligibility criteria: Married to British citizen, 3 Year residency under 09 July '12 "Old Rules"
Language criteria met: Exempt from English Language requirement - Canadian citizen
Nationality: Canadian
Method of application: NCS London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham, London
Date of application: 16/10/2015
Date application received: 19/10/2015
Date credit card payment taken: 05/11/2015
Date of email acknowledgement: Waiting
Date of written acknowledgement and biometrics request: Waiting
Date biometrics provided: Waiting for biometrics request, but will be the day the letter is received
Date approval received: Currently at Her Majesty's pleasure for a date of approval... please hurry, Mrs. May
Date of ceremony: To Be Decided

Steak and Kidney pie...any updates on your application...its been almost a month now since I provided my biometrics and i have't heard anything....it seems from reading these forums some people seem to get approved faster after biometrics are provided while others take much longer...if anyone has any thoughts or information on the waiting time after biometrics are provided please post on here...apparently we can't read any private messages until we complete 10 posts on here...thanks...

[Will47786]

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 :

Wow! That is super fast!! HO must be caught up on the backlog! I applied in August for UKM and still awaiting my approval after submitting my Bio's in October! Good sign!

I haven't heard anything since providing my biometrics on No 3 / 2015. Does anyone have an info on what the estimated time is after they take your biometrics. The citizenship fee was already taken off my credit card. Thanks

[Will47786]

When I dealt with VFS Global for the biometrics it was incredibly frustrating. They have an office in Vancouver. You've got to register on their site and it takes your money. Due to some technical issues I got charged twice. I had almost no way to contact them except through a generic email address as they don't list a phone number in Vancouver. A day or 2 after my email explaining the issue I got a call and an appointment was made for my biometrics to be taken. I also received emails indicating they couldn't find a record of my double payment for the biometrics. I provided that evidence via email. I went to Vancouver for my appointment and was assured that VFS Global would refund the second payment that was taken in error. I waited a week to ten days and still no refund on my credit card. Thankfully I explained the issue to my credit card company and they refunded the second payment. I looked up VFS and saw many people have experienced issues with VFS. The male who made my appointment by phone after my email about the double payment and not being able to register for the biometrics (meaning schedule an appointment on line as it was impossible to do) was very polite and helpful. He was the same person who took my biometrics on Nov 3rd. I don't know what the timeline is now for processing etc. The fee for the ceremony was charged to my credit card back in October shortly after the application package was received. Does anyone else have an info on what happens after the biometrics are obtained?? Specifically for those applying from Canada and or the USA? I tried to email the home office etc and only got automatic/generic type replies that clearly of no help.

[ababerr1]

i have applied for naturalisation on 01/09/2015 but till todate didt get any reply. as i am looking lot of peoples are getting who applied after me even end of september they are getting.

i would like to let you know i had applied for my student extension on 28/03/2012 awith toeic but my visa was refused and i didt get my visa with toeic. then i went in appeal and during appeal my 10 years were completed and i switched my application from student visa to ILR on 10 year basis. then i got my ILR after 3 months. i did send my toeic with ILR but at tht time english test was not required for ILR only Life in UK was required but i sent just as a support, and got my ILR.
with nturalisation i sent english b1 of trinity college but dont know y taking long
can any one help me that will it effect on my application.

Eligibility criteria: 10 Years + 1.9 Year ILR
Language criteria met: trinity college b1 + Life in the UK
Method of application: NCS(Wood green)
Date of application: 01/09/2015
Date HO received it: 02/09/ 2015
Payment method: Debit card
Payment taken: 10/09/2015
Date of acknowledgment letter: 14/09/2015
Date of Bio-metrics received and done: 19/09/2015
Date approval received:
Date of ceremony:

[ababerr1]

i have applied for naturalisation on 01/09/2015 but till todate didt get any reply. as i am looking lot of peoples are getting who applied after me even end of september they are getting.

i would like to let you know i had applied for my student extension on 28/03/2012 awith toeic but my visa was refused and i didt get my visa with toeic. then i went in appeal and during appeal my 10 years were completed and i switched my application from student visa to ILR on 10 year basis. then i got my ILR after 3 months. i did send my toeic with ILR but at tht time english test was not required for ILR only Life in UK was required but i sent just as a support, and got my ILR.
with nturalisation i sent english b1 of trinity college but dont know y taking long
can any one help me that will it effect on my application.

[Kima]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 (G) 5 Years + 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met: IELTS + Life in the UK
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 17/11/2015
Date HO received it: 18 Nov 2015
Payment method: Debit card
Payment taken: Waiting
Date of acknowledgment letter:
Date of Bio-metrics received and done:
Date approval received:
Date of ceremony:

hi I applied on 12th of November , received 16 th but still payment not taken

[Farz]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 (G) 5 Years + 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met: IELTS + Life in the UK
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 17/11/2015
Date HO received it: 18 Nov 2015
Payment method: Debit card
Payment taken: Waiting
Date of acknowledgment letter:
Date of Bio-metrics received and done:
Date approval received:
Date of ceremony:

[chokaschoza]

Good news! My congratulations!

Received approval last weekend !!

I thought that was automated letter from HO about exceptional circumstances and complicated issues based upon my silent observation. Fortunately, that wasn't the case

Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 (G) 5 Years + 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met: UK MSc degree + Life in the UK
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Milton Keynes
Date of application: 08/07/2015
Date HO received it: 14 July 2015 (DX delivery lol)
Payment method: Debit card
Payment taken: 21/07/15 (Amount unavailable on 20/07/15)
Date of acknowledgment letter: 23/07/2015 (Dated 20/07/15, £1,005 fee taken and Correspondence in Advanced mail 2nd class postage, well played HO )
Date of Bio-metrics received and done: 27/07/2015 (Dated 20/07/15 issued along with Acknowledgement letter but received after a week, magic )
Date approval received: 27 or 28/11/15 Since I wasn't home (Letter Dated 19/11/15)
Date of ceremony: Waiting for Council's Invitation letter.

Will update about the ceremony and passport application timeline.

All the best to those who are waiting !! Hold tight yours would be around the corner !!

Thanks M2013 !!

Have you received yours? if not then all the best !!

Ceremony invitation received for 6th January, 2016. Not in a mood of spending money on private ceremony so I am gonna wait

[sylime]

I have been waiting since April 24, 2015 (I sent the form then, it was received on May 7) to get British Citizenship through UKM and I am still yet to hear anything. I haven't heard anything since I did my biometrics. I emailed the home office - it said they will take 20 business days to reply and not to chase up my case any further until they reply. Seriously sick of waiting I wanted to be back in the UK by now (I have lived there previously with a Right of Abode certificate in my passport, but when that ran out I decided to just get citizenship. ugh, big mistake).
Maybe I will hear something before Christmas. *sigh* My expectations are not high though.

[Rassel]

Naturalisation application processing is like lottery
depend on case worker.
Over stay, Illegal work, FPN, driving offence etc accepted
But miner mistake was catch by black minded case worker. its really depend on luck as well.

[M2013]

Good news! My congratulations!

Received approval last weekend !!

I thought that was automated letter from HO about exceptional circumstances and complicated issues based upon my silent observation. Fortunately, that wasn't the case

Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 (G) 5 Years + 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met: UK MSc degree + Life in the UK
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Milton Keynes
Date of application: 08/07/2015
Date HO received it: 14 July 2015 (DX delivery lol )
Payment method: Debit card
Payment taken: 21/07/15 (Amount unavailable on 20/07/15)
Date of acknowledgment letter: 23/07/2015 (Dated 20/07/15, £1,005 fee taken and Correspondence in Advanced mail 2nd class postage, well played HO )
Date of Bio-metrics received and done: 27/07/2015 (Dated 20/07/15 issued along with Acknowledgement letter but received after a week, magic )
Date approval received: 27 or 28/11/15 Since I wasn't home (Letter Dated 19/11/15)
Date of ceremony: Waiting for Council's Invitation letter.

Will update about the ceremony and passport application timeline.

All the best to those who are waiting !! Hold tight yours would be around the corner !!

[M2013]

Hi, Fairylady!
Congratulations!
I wonder if you sent the copies of all your passports for this 10 years period and the HO letters to confirm that you had been legally in the UK or only the the copy of your latest passport and the English+L in the UK tests, etc?
Thank you in advance.

Eligibility criteria: (10yrs+ ILR; etc.)
Method of application: RBKC Nationality checking service
Date of meeting booked with council nationality checking service:26/05/2015
Date of receipt by UKBA:
Date of debit of fees:
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:
Date of approval letter:07/11/2015
Date of receipt of approval:19/11/2015 (I really dont know why it took so long for the letter to be posted!)
Date of Ceremony: 20/11/2015 (just short of six months!)

[chokaschoza]

Received approval last weekend !!

I thought that was automated letter from HO about exceptional circumstances and complicated issues based upon my silent observation. Fortunately, that wasn't the case

Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 (G) 5 Years + 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met: UK MSc degree + Life in the UK
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Milton Keynes
Date of application: 08/07/2015
Date HO received it: 14 July 2015 (DX delivery lol )
Payment method: Debit card
Payment taken: 21/07/15 (Amount unavailable on 20/07/15)
Date of acknowledgment letter: 23/07/2015 (Dated 20/07/15, £1,005 fee taken and Correspondence in Advanced mail 2nd class postage, well played HO )
Date of Bio-metrics received and done: 27/07/2015 (Dated 20/07/15 issued along with Acknowledgement letter but received after a week, magic )
Date approval received: 27 or 28/11/15 Since I wasn't home (Letter Dated 19/11/15)
Date of ceremony: Waiting for Council's Invitation letter.

Will update about the ceremony and passport application timeline.

All the best to those who are waiting !! Hold tight yours would be around the corner !!

[ous]

pplication Timeline
Eligibility criteria: FRENCH
English language: Life in UK, POSTGRADUATE
Date of application: 01/07/2014
Date of receipt by UKBA:
Method of application: POST
Date of debit of fees: 02/07/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 27/07/2014
Date of receipt of approval: 27/11/2015
Date of Ceremony: waiting

word of advise, once you applied, forget about it as no one can tell how how it would take to get approval. Good luck to you all.

[ambareen]

finally received the acknowledgement...timeline updated below....

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (5yr Tier1 + 2yr ILR)
Language Criteria:Life in the UK + bachelors taught in english
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 30/10/2015
Date of receipt by UKBA: 02/11/2015 (royal mail tracking)
Date of debit of fees: 20/11/2015 (credit card payment)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement by Email: did not receive any email, received letter by post on 27/11/2015 dated 20/11/2015
Date Biometrics enrolled: 28/11/2015
Date on Approval letter: Waiting
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

This forum has been very useful to predict approximate timelines for the application progress as we hear NOTHING from home office for long periods. Thank you all for sharing

Almost a week since the fee got deducted but i have not received any acknowledgement email or letter, this does not seem normal compared to other posts on the forum. Can you please tell me how to get in touch with HO regarding an update? Is there a specific email or number to call w.r.t naturalization applications? What information would i need to provide them as i do not have any reference number yet?
Appreciate advise from the experts

You will find that the day they deduct your fee is the day they draft your letter of acknowledgement. This will be sent via 2nd class postage but you should expect to get it after 6/7 days as some people, including me got. All the best.

[biru1926]

hi all just want to share my quick application updates with you all,

Applied on 15/06/2015
Date of fees taken 21/06/2015
long wait and biometric invitation on 21/07/2015
approval letter received on 27/11/2015 dated 20/11/2015
waiting was worth,long stressfull 5 month's,all i can say is have patience,good luck all,my best wishes with you all,

[xoilo2004]

Eligibility criteria: 5years + 1Year ILR
Method of application: NCS (Tower Hamlets) 14/09/2015
Date of receipt by UKBA: 16/09/2015
Date of debit of fees: 25/09/2015
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 26/09/2015
Date of receipt of approval: 27/11/2015 (dated 16/11/2015
Date of Ceremony: 19/01/2016

[Kima]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 2 Years spouse, 1 year ILR
English language: Life in UK, B1
Date of application: 07/07/2014
Date of receipt by UKBA:
Method of application: NCS Newham
Date of debit of fees: 17/07/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 23/07/2014
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

hi everyone,

as you can see that its been almost 1.5 years that i am waiting for my naturalization. i sent them emails requesting the reason for delay and it was only two months ago that i got a response that since "you have taken the TOEIC exam which is why your application is on hold pending further inquiries". now i did take the TOEIC exam back in 2013 before the scandal broke but thankfully i never used it to support any of my homeoffice applications. i instead took the B1 exam to fulfill the english language requirement. i have emailed them again to explain that i have never used the TOEIC test to support my applications but so far there has been no response or movement on this. i have also booked the IELTS life skills test for early next month just in case.

can any one guide me further on this?

Thanks

hi
did you use your TOEIC certificate when applying?

[Al2015]

Hi hadi2012, you can use your old b1 certificate you don't need to do it again as you are required to pass English test once not twice.And trinity college is registered.Even you can check it in AN form and it will come up as an option to select.So no worries go ahead Good luck.

[hadi2012]

Hi. I want to apply my naturlisation application which is due feb2016 .because I got my ilr in feb2015 .i have used my b1 (English test from trinity college )passed in July 2014 . So can I still used same English test b1 for my naturalisation application .i means test is still valid or invalid .please some answer my question ?

Check here if the college you have taken (Trinity College London - B1 Exam) is in the List
If it is here, then you can use the same certificate

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... ebsite.pdf

Hi thanks for all who give answer my question. I check on (Saanju9) provided link . Yes my college and centre is still there because in glasgow only one centre {Trinity College London
58503
Trinity Glasgow SELT Centre
The Centrum Building, 38 Queen Street, Glasgow G1 3DX} Is still approved. But my question about the date of my test is July 2014 is still valid because some is invalid after 18/11/2015.

[saanju9]

Hi. I want to apply my naturlisation application which is due feb2016 .because I got my ilr in feb2015 .i have used my b1 (English test from trinity college )passed in July 2014 . So can I still used same English test b1 for my naturalisation application .i means test is still valid or invalid .please some answer my question ?

Check here if the college you have taken (Trinity College London - B1 Exam) is in the List
If it is here, then you can use the same certificate

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... ebsite.pdf

[mahmed79775]

hi i am not sure but you need two english test one is life in uk test and other one is B1 ,rules change now so B1 one i think you have to do it again but life in uk if you have done thats for life

[Mikalai_S]

[quote="Hi. I want to apply my naturlisation application which is due feb2016 .because I got my ilr in feb2015 .i have used my b1 (English test from trinity college )passed in July 2014 . So can I still used same English test b1 for my naturalisation application .i means test is still valid or invalid .please some answer my question ?

[/quote]
It should work as Trinity College is HO approved providing that no changes till Feb 2016

[hadi2012]

[quote="Hi. I want to apply my naturlisation application which is due feb2016 .because I got my ilr in feb2015 .i have used my b1 (English test from trinity college )passed in July 2014 . So can I still used same English test b1 for my naturalisation application .i means test is still valid or invalid .please some answer my question ?[/quote]

[Al2015]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria:3 years spouse visa
Language Criteria:Life in the UK + B1
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 05/11/2015
Date of receipt by UKBA: 06/11/2015 (royal mail tracking)
Date of debit of fees:waiting
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:Waiting
Date on Approval letter: Waiting
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting