Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[aussiegoin4it]

Eligibility criteria: 5 year Tier 1 + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met (UK degree, exempt countries, PBS used documents, NARIC, or B1 test): exempt country
Current nationality: Australian
Method of application (NCS/Postal/Solicitor etc): NCS
Council name if NCS used: Tower Hamlets
Date of application: 30 April 2015
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: bankers draft
Date of receipt by UKBA: 1 May 2015
Date of debit or clearance of fees: n/a
Date of acknowledgment: 26 May 2015 (letter date)
Date of receipt by Biometric info: 26 May 2015 (letter date)
Date of Submission of Biometric info: 1 Jun 2015
Date approval received: 31 Oct 2015 (letter date, arrived 9 Nov 2015)
Date of ceremony: 11 Nov 2015 (expensive private ceremony)

I opted for the expensive private ceremony because it would be weeks before a free public ceremony would be made available.

The approval date on the letter was a Saturday (31 October 2015).

[azanpk786]

Eligibility criteria: 2 years spouse of BC
Language :life in the uk test b1 trintry collage london (glasgow)
Method of application: ncs hamilton
Date of application : 29 may 2015
Date of receipt by UKBA: 30 may/2015
Date of debit of fees: 13 june /2015
Payment methods : credit card
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 12 june/2015
Biomatrics :15 june/2015
Date of receipt of approval: ?
Date of approval: ?
Over gone still waiting

[yoshi_jp]

My wife's case:
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Eligibility criteria: EEA national (Poland), WRS, PR certificate + 1 year
Language criteria met: UK degree
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 18-07-2015
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 20-07-15
Additional evidence of residence was requested some time around 12-10-15
Additional evidence was sent on 19-10-15
Date of approval : 28-10-2015 (received approval letter on 05-11-2015)
Date of ceremony : TBD

[kumarana]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: LIUK + UK degree
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS bexley
Date of application: 29/05/2015
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 01/06/2015
Date of acknowledgement : 9-07-15 (Email)

Date of letter requesting biometrics: 11-07-15 (Received on 20-07-15)
Biometrics done : 11-07-15
Date of approval : 07-11-2015 (dated 03-11-2015)
Date of ceremony : will book on tuesday as council system was down
Date applied for passports : waiting
Date passports received: waiting

[RR17]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: UK Degree / LUK
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 18/05/2015
Date of Submission of Biometric info:10/07/15
Date approval received:07/11/2015 dated 25 oct
Date of ceremony: Yet to Book

My application was pretty much straight forward , No convictions, Clear DL, No overstays or Tax issues.
10 years journey was quite hard but Many Thanks to board its been great advice's through out journey,
and part of this success as well..

Good Luck for awaiting applicants.
RR17..

[harv]

Hi All

My wife received her letter from HO today confirming the application is successfull.

Application date: 28th April 2015
Confirmation received: 7th November 2015 (dated 28th Oct)

BC Ceremony: I will be booking a private ceremony on Monday (£100)

Next steps:

1) BC Ceremony
2) British Passport
3) Indian Passport surrender
4) Apply for Indian Tourist Visa
5) OCI

She needs to go to India asap so going for the Tourist Visa option at the moment, but OCI is preferred obviously. Just want to find out more about the requirements of OCI now.

Thanks every one

[ryans]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years (Tier 1) + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: LIUK + Degree
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS Slough
Date of application: 04-11-15
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 06-11-15
Date of acknowledgement : waiting
Date of fees debited from the account: waiting
Date of letter requesting biometrics: waiting
Biometrics done : waiting
Date of approval : waiting
Date of ceremony : waiting
Date applied for passports : waiting
Date passports received: waiting

[ali_me]

Application Timeline :
Eligibility criteria: 3 yrs spouse of BC arrived on 25th March 2012 in UK
Method of application: Royal mail special delivery
Date of receipt by UKBA: 15 May 2015
Date of debit of fees: 16 May 2015
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 15 May 2015.
Dae of original docs rtn: 20 Oct 2015
Date of receipt of approval: ??
Date of Ceremony: ??

Other Updates :
20-Oct-15: Letter received states ,' please note that should your application for brit citizenship be successful the certificate of brit citizenship will show the details as given on the attached pages',
am not sure what this means?

[residentuk]

Thanks to Almighty. ! Finally it is here.

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 2+ 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: UK degree
Method of application: Solicitor
Date of application: 29-01-2015
Payment method: Solicitor
Date of receipt by UKBA: Letter to Solicitor
Date of acknowledgement : 05-02-15 (Email)
Date money gone off account: 1st week of February 2015
Date of approval : 31-10-2015 (received information 05/11/2015)
Date of ceremony : Privately Booked
Date applied for passports : waiting
Date passports received: waiting

I would like to say a big "thank you" to this forum. This is an extremely informative site and really helpful. With naturalization application your patience is tested I feel and it can take some time but you will hear from them.

All the best to the applicants who are waiting.

Best Wishes.

[March_LR14]

Approval Update

March_LR14 wrote:
Eligibility criteria: 10 years + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: LIUK + Expired Ielts
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: NCS Harrow
Date of application: 08-07-15
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 09-07-15
Date of acknowledgement : 17-07-15 (Email)
Date money gone off account: 16-07-15
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 16-07-15 (Received on 20-07-15)
Biometrics done : 20-07-15
Date of approval : 06-11-2015 (dated 30-10-2015)
Date of ceremony : will book on tuesday as council system was down
Date applied for passports : waiting
Date passports received: waiting

[mkashifakram]

Hi Guys,

Is there any forum for first UK Passport application timeline?
Thanks,

Here you go
http://www.immigrationboards.com/britis ... -5360.html

[ntuleimat]

Hi Guys,

Is there any forum for first UK Passport application timeline?
Thanks,

[Steak_and_Kidney_Pie]

* * UPDATED & CORRECTED * *

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: 03/11/2015

Date of written acknowledgement and biometrics request: both dated 03/11/2015; recieved 06/11/2015

Date biometrics provided: 06/11/2015

Date approval received: Currently at Her Majesty's pleasure for a date of approval... please hurry, Mrs. May

Date of ceremony: To Be Decided

[the-boy-nextdoor]

please some could help me ......... I made a application on 30th September, bio done on the 16th of October, now I realise that I was out of the county three times in past five years, but I mention on the application was only out of the country twice, how could inform the UKVI about my other visit? any help will be apriciated

[elizababa]

I received a letter from the Home Office today stating that there is a delay in implementing the necessary technical infrastructure to enable the US and the UK systems to communicate biometrics information, and that I would receive a written update no later than January 2016. This delay apparently impacts only US UKM claims.

Eligibility Criteria: UKM
Nationality: USA
Method of Application: Fedex International Priority USA to UKVI Liverpool
Date of Sending Application: 02-OCT-2015
Date of Application Delivery: 05-OCT-2015
Date of Debit of Fees: 09-OCT-2015
Date of Acknowledgement by Home Office: 05-NOV-2015 (biometrics delay letter)
Date of Receipt of Approval: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

[Steak_and_Kidney_Pie]

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

[carrick]

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!

[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 :

[sekawesa]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: EEA 13 years + 1 year PR
Date of application: 16/10/2015
Date of receipt by UKBA: 19/10/2015
Method of application: Postal
Date of receipt by UKBA: waiting
Date of debit of fees: 4/11/2015
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: waiting
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

[BigEasy]

Eligibility criteria: Married to British citizen, ILR, 3 Year residency
Language criteria met: Cambridge Key English Test (B1) & Life in the UK
Method of application: NCS Camden, London
Date of application: 29/07/2015
Date application received: 30/07/2015
Date credit card payment taken: 07/08/2015
Date of email acknowledgement: 10/08/2015
Date of written acknowledgement and biometrics request: 12/08/2015, dated 07/08/2015
Date biometrics provided: 13/08/2015
Date approval received: 30/10/2015 (letter dated 10 October 2015)
Date of ceremony: 12/12/2015

[yanlantao]

Hi Mirce,

I have heard of when you receive the ceremony letter, you have to book the ceremony in 21 days. How do you make it more than a month?

Thanks,
Lantao

Eligibility Criteria: 13 Yrs LTR + 1 year ILR
Language Criteria:Life in the UK + Bachelors, Masters and PhD from UK.
Method of Application: Citizenship checking service - Local council
Date of Application: 19-02-2015
Date of Receipt by UKBA: 20-02-2015
Method of Payment: Cheque
Date of Fee Clearance: 03-03-2015
Date of Acknowledgement: 01-03-2015 (approximately)
Date of Approval: Awaiting
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting

Hello everyone and apologises for the delayed data input. I have reached the end of my journey. On Saturday I was in the passport office and I am expecting the UK passport in the next 7 to 10 days. Good luck to all of those still waiting. Here is my updated timeline:

Eligibility Criteria: 13 Yrs LTR + 1 year ILR
Language Criteria:Life in the UK + Bachelors, Masters and PhD from UK.
Method of Application: Citizenship checking service - Local council
Date of Application: 19-02-2015
Date of Receipt by UKBA: 20-02-2015
Method of Payment: Cheque
Date of Fee Clearance: 03-03-2015
Date of Acknowledgement: 01-03-2015 (approximately)
Date of Approval: 09-07-2015 (I had actually opened the letter on 30.08.2015 because of annual leave)
Date of Ceremony: 08-09-2015
Passport Application: 15-10-2015
Interview at the Passport Office: 30-10-2015
Passport expected by courier/post: in the next 7 to 10 days.

This is my final post. I have done my time. Good luck to those still waiting.

[rajsuccess]

Updates:

Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 5 yrs + 1yr ILR; Indian passport holder
Method of application: NCS (Croydon council) dated 12 Oct 2015
Date of receipt by UKBA: 14 Oct 2015
Date of debit of fees: 29 Oct 2015
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 30 Oct 2015
Date of Biometric registration: 02 Nov 2015
Date of receipt of approval: Awaited
Date of Ceremony: Awaited

[bfrenchfry]

Hi all,

Can anyone please help me with a query? I am in the process of applying for my British citizenship and British passport. I have so far only submitted the UKM application. Yesterday i received my invitation to do my Biometric Enrollment which i will be doing on Monday the 2nd November 15. What i want to know is, how long do i need to wait now after it has been done to get an outcome (decision)? Both my sons are in the UK already and i so badly want to get to them. I am applying through my British mom and i was born before 1983. My boy's went on Ancestral Visa's. I really hope the waiting period will not be months and months. Has anyone recently done theirs? Once a decision has also been made, how long does the Passport portion of it take? how much time am i looking at more or less?

Thanking you in advance
Sandy

Sandy, UKM and UKF applications are taking about 6 months right now, with a number going over that amount. I wish you the best of luck for a speedier response!

[The.Watcher]

Hello again guys..

For the duration of the application did anyone from the HO got in touch with you by phone? i want to change the provider for my landline and not sure what to do..

Thanks

Nobody from the HO is going to call you, they will communicate via mail which is sent via 2nd class stamp. So takes even that little bit longer to get to you. You can change your landline provider without a worry about missing any calls from HO.

[azanpk786]

[quote="azanpk786"]Eligibility criteria: 2 years spouse of BC
Language :life in the uk test b1 trintry collage london (glasgow)
Method of application: ncs hamilton
Date of application : 28 may 2015
Date of receipt by UKBA: 30 may/2015
Date of debit of fees: 13 june /2015
Payment methods : credit card
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 12 june/2015
Biomatrics :15 june/2015
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of approval: ?
Finally application 6th month start hope this month good news will come.
Inshallah