Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[adeclit]

[quote="adeclit"]Eligibility Criteria: 2yrs Spouse Visa 5yrs ILR
Method of Application: Self Service
Date of receipt by by UKBA: 16 September 2015
Method of Payment: Debit Card
Date of Debit of fees: 1 october 2015
Date of receipt of Acknowledgement: 3rd Oct 2015
Date of Biometric Request: 3 Oct 2015
Date biometric Done: 5th Oct 2015
Date of Approval: 18/12/15 received 24/12/15
Date of Ceremony: waiting for and invitastion letter from council
Got back from work yesterday and i had a post slip waiting, si i went to the post office first thing this morning hoping this would be a lovely xmas present and it was hurraayyy!
I got my approval letter and was told not to contact the council but wait to get an invitation letter.
Is this how it goes? someone please enlighten me.
Thought i would update you guys and wish you all the best

[erdogan1]

My wife got two letters, two separate envelopes.

One acknowledgment and one biometric invitation.

Cheers

[djkay12]

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?

Normal the acknowledgement letter is the same letter that asks you to go and do your biometric within 14days. I am supprised yours does not.

[desirascal]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5 year Ancestry visa + 1 year ILR
Method of application: NCS (Bromley)
Date of application: 15 December 2015
Date of receipt by UKBA: waiting (not sure how to confirm this)
Date of debit of fees: waiting
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: waiting
Date of biometrics request: waiting
Biometrics done: waiting
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

[TheMouseReturns]

(for my spouse)

Eligibility Criteria: ILR, Spouse of BC
Language Criteria: Majority English speaking country

Method of Application: NCS; 28 August
Date Received by UKVI: 1 September
Biometrics Completed: 18 September

Approval Letter: 11 December; Received 22 December

It seems there are delays in the council receiving the information from the HO, so hopefully a ceremony can be arranged for my spouse in the next day or two if they receive it before Christmas.

[Will47786]

Has anyone been contacted by email by a caseworker. I was asked to provide a scanned copy of a document. I obtained the document and emailed it back to the generic email address as per the request on December 17th. So far no reply. All I'd like is an acknowledgement that the document I scanned was sufficient and the case worker received it. Does the HO slow down in the last couple of weeks in December? It seems that could be the reason for the delay if many people are taking holidays for Christmas. Just curious if anyone else has been asked to provide information via email in the same way as myself and then experienced a delay in being acknowledged. I understand they're busy and all and don't ask out of frustration. Just want to find out if this is fairly common and not out of the norm. Thanks for anyone who can let me know. Merry Christmas to everyone!!!

[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: received 20/12/2015 after biometrics request
Date of biometrics request: 09 December 2015 received 14 December 2015
Biometrics done: 19/12/2015
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

[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