Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[ukswus]

id love to know what databases they use to make their checks based on! out of curiosity

You will not get answer to this question here. Those who do not work for Home Office simply do not know (and can only speculate), and those who do cannot disclose it because it's sensitive information.

But if your application is fine- then just relax, no need to worry unnecessarily. Life goes on, there are other things to worry about.

[chocolateorange88]

id love to know what databases they use to make their checks based on! out of curiosity

[chocolateorange88]

They say once fee is deducted a biometric letter is generated.
Sone people wait a few weeks for it..some not at all....or some like me who get it 5 days after debit

[aakuij]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 + Tier 1 + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: UK Degree
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 09 June 2015
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 10 June 2015
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 17 June 2015
Date of acknowledgement: Dated 17 June, Received 24 June 2015
Date of receipt by Biometric info: Dated 18 June, Received 24 June 2015
Date of Submission of Biometric info: 24 June 2015
Date approval received: ...waiting...
Date of ceremony: ...waiting...

I got my acknowledgement letter on 13/06 but still haven't got biometrics letter. Is this something to worry about? I was told by NCS that since I have already provided biomterics during ILR stage, I wouldn't need to provide them now.. but looking at the comments from all, everyone seems to have got biometric request. Can someone please confirm?

I think you will have to go for BIOMETRICS for naturalisation as well but not sure on how long does it takes after payment deducted.

[bestshow]

the home office is really organized, and they follow their target %98 of applicants will get their decision within 6 months what it means %16.6 every month, some times the outcome of a month is %0 and the outcome of another month is %33.33.
this month, the first of it was for Jan applicants, and the end of it is for Feb applicants.
it is nearly 6 months and few applicants from Jan still pending, and 5 months and a lot of Feb applicants still pending.

[ukswus]

This forum is only reтpresenting a fraction of all applicants. I was told that approval rate is rather quick at the moment. It really depends on other agencies involved. For example how they check the biometrics? Do they check them at all? Let's see ...

Indeed. About 10,000 apply each month, and on this board maybe only 20-30 people from each month report their progress. That's less than one percent.

[aakuij]

Eligibility criteria: 5+1 years Tier 1 + ILR(Applied with new form and fee)
Language criteria met: IELTS + Life in The UK Test
Method of application: NCS Oxford
Date of application: 27/05/2015
Application Received : 28/05/2015 (tracked on thedx.co.uk)
Payment method: CCard
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 23/06/2015
Date of acknowledgment Email received: 10/06/2015
Date of Biometric Letter received: Waiting
Biometric Enrolment: Waiting
Date approval received: Waiting
Date of ceremony: Waiting

[Ziuta]

This forum is only representing a fraction of all applicants. I was told that approval rate is rather quick at the moment. It really depends on other agencies involved. For example how they check the biometrics? Do they check them at all? Let's see ...

[chocolateorange88]

oooh yeah.. at this rate theyre 3/4 months behind so i dont think we will get approval until sep/october... we will see...

[usman81]

But those approvals were for applicants who applied in february not march.

[chocolateorange88]

oh riht well i havent seen any so these are a first for me. cheers for pointing it out

[meb4ne1]

my husband received his Ack letter and biometric letter on same day ( separate envelopes ) just 5 days after payment was debited. he applied 12th June and they debited a week after. ive not seen any approvals past March either.

Don't know where you are looking but the most recent approval was received on 23rd June (http://www.immigrationboards.com/britis ... l#p1205531) and it was posted in this thread just a page ago.

There have been a few other ones as well.

[chocolateorange88]

Slight Update

Eligibility criteria: AN6(2)
Language criteria met : Life in the UK, + esol entry level 3
Current nationality: Turkey
Number of Applicants: 1
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Leicester
Date of application: 11/06/2015 ( HO received 12/06/2015)
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 19/06/2015, cleared 22/06/2015
Biometrics: Letter Received 24th June, Dated 20th June 2015

Submission of Biometrics: 24th June 2015
Date of receipt by UKBA: 12/06/2015
Date of acknowledgement: 24th June 2015
Date approval received: TBA
Date of ceremony: TBA

[chocolateorange88]

my husband received his Ack letter and biometric letter on same day ( separate envelopes ) just 5 days after payment was debited. he applied 12th June and they debited a week after. ive not seen any approvals past March either.

[usman81]

I received mine 25 days after ack.. letter. If it's not been long since you applied for AN and received ack... recently i don't see any reason to worry.

[kgpsingh]

Guys, I am really worried now. Called the contact centre at 03001232253 but the person I spoke to said he can't check my records, he don't have access! And he is saying nothing to worry, biometric letter can take up to 8 weeks which is totally wrong as other members have mentioned it happens almost immediately after receiving acknowledgement letter.

Is there a different number I can call to get more relevant information about my case or any other alternative available which senior members can suggest?

[wiltshire]

thanks but its been more than 10 days; others have got their letters soon after the acknowledgement letter.

Is there any member who is in the same situation?

Thanks

I'm not in the same situations, but others have been and what happens is they send you a letter after a few more weeks telling you that you failed to send your biometrics and please do so now. So don't worry too much - but yes definitely do try ring them up as others have suggested - best to cover all your bases.

[imraniqbal2010]

thanks but its been more than 10 days; others have got their letters soon after the acknowledgement letter.

Is there any member who is in the same situation?

Thanks

Call them it might got lost in the post.

[kgpsingh]

thanks but its been more than 10 days; others have got their letters soon after the acknowledgement letter.

Is there any member who is in the same situation?

Thanks

[spikey]

Hi guys.. my question got lost in the discussion.. does anyone know?

"I got my acknowledgement letter on 13/06 but still haven't got biometrics letter. Is this something to worry about? I was told by NCS that since I have already provided biomterics during ILR stage, I wouldn't need to provide them now.. but looking at the comments from all, everyone seems to have got biometric request. Can someone please confirm?"

Thanks

NCS gave you wrong info. Bio-metrics for all applications made after 1st April 2015 is mandatory. You will soon receive a letter from Home Office confirming this.

[kgpsingh]

Hi guys.. my question got lost in the discussion.. does anyone know?

"I got my acknowledgement letter on 13/06 but still haven't got biometrics letter. Is this something to worry about? I was told by NCS that since I have already provided biomterics during ILR stage, I wouldn't need to provide them now.. but looking at the comments from all, everyone seems to have got biometric request. Can someone please confirm?"

Thanks

[jojo351]

Applied on 10th of Feb, No news yet.

Applied on 09 February and still waiting....
My friend applied on 26 February (with no straightforward immigration history) and received approval last week.
Applications are processed by the date order in which these are received: utterly bullshit!

What exactly was your friend's case/immigration history?

[wiltshire]

Possibly, but they don't appear to be going strictly in order. Some folks on here who applied in March have theirs completed already, while quite a few from January and February are still waiting. Similarly, I'm still waiting for my payment to be taken (HO received on 3 June) while quite a few people who applied after me had theirs taken already.

I imagine a caseworker gets a pile of applications to process - rather than picking one off at a time - and goes through that batch before moving onto the next. Slow/problem applications within that batch might slow down others within it as well. Also case workers go on holiday, have other work to do etc. Or simply some case workers might be more or less efficient (or diligent) than others. Applications probably go through multiple case workers - first one takes payments - goes into pile for someone else to pick up the actual consideration task. Who knows - maybe they have case workers assigned to various application types as different types might require different consideration (not just child vs adult, also EU vs 5 years vs 10 years vs 3 years/spouse etc).

[grdmitro]

biometrics barcode did not scan at the post office
wrote to NationalityBiometrics@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk yesterday, no reply yet
is there anything else I can do?
does it mean application is blocked till biometrics submitted?

Applied: 02.05.2015 Received: 03.05.2015
Fee deducted: 15.05.2015
Acknowledgement received: 22.05.2015 Dated: 17.05.2015
Biometrics enrolled: barcode did not scan
Approval: ...
Ceremony: ..

[stoofie]

HO are still processing January/February applications.

Possibly, but they don't appear to be going strictly in order. Some folks on here who applied in March have theirs completed already, while quite a few from January and February are still waiting. Similarly, I'm still waiting for my payment to be taken (HO received on 3 June) while quite a few people who applied after me had theirs taken already.