Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[etelsa]

Number of applications: 1
Eligibility criteria: 5 yrs Tier 1 + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: Life in UK + IELTS
Method of application: Camden Council NCS
Date of application: 09/05/2015
Date of receipt by UKBA:
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 02/06/2015
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 06/06/2015 (dated 02/06/2015)
Biometrics done:08/06/2015
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgment Email:
Date of acknowledgment Post:
Date approval received:

Will keep you posted!

[etelsa]

Number of applications: 1
Eligibility criteria: 5 yrs Tier 1 + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: Life in UK + IELTS
Method of application: Camden Council NCS
Date of application: 09/05/2015
Date of receipt by UKBA:
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 02/06/2015
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 06/06/2015 (dated 02/06/2015)
Biometrics done:08/06/2015
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgment Email:
Date of acknowledgment Post:
Date approval received:

Will keep you posted!

[khani]

Hi

Any one Help, I am going to apply for BC, But I have been out for 99 days in last 12 months, can someone please tell me would it be a problem ??? thanks

[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: Yet to debit
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

[jabsbini]

Hello Zah,

And fortunedreamz999 , Usman81

Those who asked me about the call I made to UKVI, I had applied on 14th April, and recd acknowledgement letter on 13th May dated 8th May and I waited for a long time for biometrics letter as people in this forum had told me that since I applied after 6th April I will surely get biometrics letter and I was worried that my Biometric letter was lost in the post. I had posted this question in this group saying that I applied as British Spouse staying in this country for three years. I applied for ILR in April 2014 when I completed two years in this country, got my approval in September 2014 with Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) (had enrolled biometrics for it in June 2014), then in April 2015 I completed three years in this country then applied for Naturalisation and submitted the BRP as part of supporting documents and was pretty sure I would not be asked for Biometrics but when I posted this question here everybody was more confident that I needed biometrics to be done and some even said 'I did not read the form properly and also that people post unnecessary things without reading Instructions and this is for timeline only etc). Anyways I called up UKVI on 25th May on 03001232253 and spoke to the department which talked about applications who have crossed the 6 month mark as I was told to choose that automated number by a customer care officer who answered my call first and a helpful customer care officer afterwards gave me this information that I will not be required biometrics as I submitted my BRP and they have my biometric records in their system.

Hope you have got your answers.

Thanks
Bini

Sorry, don,t want to disturb you but I have been getting different answers to the same question on subsequent calls when some one else answered the call, not now but at the time of Ilr. So I think they are also not well aware of these fast changes in rules. They have biometric record of all off us applying for the nationality but they say that, they want our biometrics again because they want to confirm that we are the same people who were given the immigration and ILR and so is saying usman as below.
http://www.immigrationboards.com/britis ... l#p1193198[/quote]



Hey ChOudhry1

You are absolutely right. sorry who got misled by my post. I recently got my biometric request letter dated 2nd June. Looks like they had sent me one earlier which probably got lost in the post and they sent me a biometric request letter again after they read my email where I had written that I haven't got my biometric letter with the acknowledgement letter. My concern is the UKVI doesn't have well informed officers on the phone. wasting time and money on calls to them is useless. just email them and wait for 20 working days for action to be taken on your email.

My timeline is

Eligibility criteria: 3 years British Spouse (Applied with new form and fee)
Language criteria met: IELTS + Life in The UK Test
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 14/04/2015
Application Received : 15/04/2015 (tracked on royal mail site)
Payment method: Cheque
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 14/05/2015
Date of acknowledgment letter received: 13/05/2014 (dated 08/05/2014 - late clearance of fees as its a cheque payment)
Date of Biometric Letter received: 04/06/2015 (dated 02/06/2015) - surprising I got a second class post in 2 days
Biometric Enrolment: 09/06/2015
Date approval received: Waiting
Date of ceremony: Waiting


thanks
Jabsbini

[spikey]

***UPDATE****

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years of Tier 1 + 1 Year of ILR
Language criteria met: UK MastersDegree
Current nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Tower Hamlets
Date of application: 28/05/2015
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 29/05/2015
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 10/June/2015
Date of acknowledgment: Pending
Date of receipt by Biometric info: Pending
Date of Submission of Biometric info: Pending
Date approval received: Pending
Date of ceremony: Pending

[Floj]

Still waiting from 04/07/2014
It's a straight forward application been on ILR for 11 years no criminal record no penalties nothing
received the scrutinity letter mid January 2015 never heard from them since.
I would like to write to them if anyone would be kind and drop some info as I've called home office couple of times and no info given.
good luck to you guys
Will update if any news

[jingzh]

I have applied on 11.05, not had mine deducted.
Someone on other forum applied 05.05 not had theirs deducted either.

Hi Jingzh,
It seems that the average waiting time at the moment between HO receiving application and fees being deducted is 20 - 25 days. Longest on this forum - 38 days (that's for applications made after 6 April).[/quote]

Thanks.
I'm aware of the waiting time. There's nothing I could do if they'd lost my application. [/quote]

Maybe fax and email them. nationalityenquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk or fax 01512132974. Let us know how they respond.[/quote]

I'm going to wait till july.
It's only 29 days from they received it. So I'm going to chill.

[valw]

I have applied on 11.05, not had mine deducted.
Someone on other forum applied 05.05 not had theirs deducted either.[/quote]


Hi Jingzh,
It seems that the average waiting time at the moment between HO receiving application and fees being deducted is 20 - 25 days. Longest on this forum - 38 days (that's for applications made after 6 April).[/quote]

Thanks.
I'm aware of the waiting time. There's nothing I could do if they'd lost my application. [/quote]

Maybe fax and email them. nationalityenquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk or fax 01512132974. Let us know how they respond.

[jingzh]

hey any one from mid april waiting for the fee to be deducted?
my application was received on 17th april no fee deducted yet
any suggesstions

I have applied on 11.05, not had mine deducted.
Someone on other forum applied 05.05 not had theirs deducted either.

Hi Jingzh,
It seems that the average waiting time at the moment between HO receiving application and fees being deducted is 20 - 25 days. Longest on this forum - 38 days (that's for applications made after 6 April).

Thanks.
I'm aware of the waiting time. There's nothing I could do if they'd lost my application.

[usman81]

hey any one from mid april waiting for the fee to be deducted?
my application was received on 17th april no fee deducted yet
any suggesstions

I have applied on 11.05, not had mine deducted.
Someone on other forum applied 05.05 not had theirs deducted either.

Hi Jingzh,
It seems that the average waiting time at the moment between HO receiving application and fees being deducted is 20 - 25 days. Longest on this forum - 38 days (that's for applications made after 6 April).

If you guys have not even received acknowledgement and biometrics letters then it's worth calling HO 03001232253 option 1 and 4

[valw]

hey any one from mid april waiting for the fee to be deducted?
my application was received on 17th april no fee deducted yet
any suggesstions

I have applied on 11.05, not had mine deducted.
Someone on other forum applied 05.05 not had theirs deducted either.

Hi Jingzh,
It seems that the average waiting time at the moment between HO receiving application and fees being deducted is 20 - 25 days. Longest on this forum - 38 days (that's for applications made after 6 April).

[Anjalee221]

Hi everyone,

i'm really new to this site...

i applied naturalization last week 1st of June 2015... i didn't receive any letter saying they received the documents...
Can anyone explain what's that
date of receipt by UKBA:

means...????
Many Thanks..
Anjalee

[shaz143]

Eligibility criteria:.....................10 Years + 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met :...............Life in the UK, ESOL B1 Level 3
Current nationality:................... Pakistan
Method of Application:................ NCS
Council name if NCS used:............Enfield
Date of Application:...................14/05/2015
Payment method:......................Direct Debit
Date of Receipt by UKBA:.............15/05/2015
Date of debit or clearance of fees:..05/06/2015
Date of Acknowledgement:...........09/01/2015 (Dated 4/06/2015)
Date of BRP letter received:..........09/06/2015 (Dated 4/06/2015)
BRP Submission :....................... 09/06/2015
Date Approval Received:...............TBC
Date of Ceremony......................TBC

[jingzh]

hey any one from mid april waiting for the fee to be deducted?
my application was received on 17th april no fee deducted yet
any suggesstions

I have applied on 11.05, not had mine deducted.
Someone on other forum applied 05.05 not had theirs deducted either.

[GOd Helps]

hey any one from mid april waiting for the fee to be deducted?
my application was received on 17th april no fee deducted yet
any suggesstions

[Taskido]

Hello guys,

I was sitting behind the screen watching other member’s time lines, which I found to be very helpful while I was waiting for my application to be processed. To contribute I have registered myself today to share my journey with applicants who are still waiting, and with those who just started their journey. As you will see bellow I have waited 5 months and my application was to me straight forward. Good luck to those who are still waiting.

Application timeline
Eligibility criteria and papers submitted: EEA citizen, 9 years in the UK, 2 years residency card, Academic IELTS+ Life in the UK Test.
Postal: Posted myself (Special delivery so I can track it)
Date of submission or posting: 05/01/2015
Date received by HO: 06/01/2015
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 16/01/2015
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 13/01/2015 by Email
Date of receipt of approval : 04/06/2015 dated 01/06/2015
Date of Ceremony : Not booked yet

[imraniqbal2010]

We have received the total number of applications for jan, feb and march.https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/ ... 5.pdf.html

[viki83]

Clearly looks like the hold at the moment is to clear Jan/Feb backlog....they are holding applications from Mid March to April at the moment to clear Jan/Feb...

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years Tier 1 (General) + 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met : Life in the UK, Caribbean
Current nationality: Jamaican
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Lewisham.
Date of application: 21/01/2015
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 22/01/2015 via DX (Update #1)
Date of acknowledgement: 27/01/2015
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 28/01/2015 (update #2)
Date approval received: 20/05/2015
Date of ceremony: 15/06/2015

[viki83]

Checked last years timline for March/April...got approvals in August...looks like currently there is a deadlock and same trend is repeated...Something happens after April every year...

Hi folks,

I was interested to see where timelines are on average, so I copied all the applications listed here since early March (and a few back to January, but not all), and put all the stages in columns, adding a total for the days each stage too. A few things I've learned:

- Biometrics seems to have been introduced around the beginning of April
- Before April, payment used to be taken within a week, mostly. Since April, payment is taken between 21 and 28 days after receipt by UKBA, with an average of 24 days.
- Acknowledgement arrives 1-8 days later, 3.3 on average.
- Invitation for Biometrics varies a bit more - between 0 and 14 days after, 1.8 on average.
- Unless I missed one, no one who applied since the beginning of April - i.e. since the process changed - has gotten further than submitting biometrics.
- The total time before April was in the 6-8 week range, with the time between receiving Acknowledgement and Approval around 3-4 weeks, so assuming that's not going any slower, I'm guessing we'll start seeing updates from people who applied in early April soon

Do take this with the proverbial grain of salt - it's just an observation from a very small (self selected) sample. I just hate the uncertainty so I find ways like this to feel like I have some handle on how things are going...

Good analyses, thanks a lot.

[ChOudhry1]

Hi folks,

I was interested to see where timelines are on average, so I copied all the applications listed here since early March (and a few back to January, but not all), and put all the stages in columns, adding a total for the days each stage too. A few things I've learned:

- Biometrics seems to have been introduced around the beginning of April
- Before April, payment used to be taken within a week, mostly. Since April, payment is taken between 21 and 28 days after receipt by UKBA, with an average of 24 days.
- Acknowledgement arrives 1-8 days later, 3.3 on average.
- Invitation for Biometrics varies a bit more - between 0 and 14 days after, 1.8 on average.
- Unless I missed one, no one who applied since the beginning of April - i.e. since the process changed - has gotten further than submitting biometrics.
- The total time before April was in the 6-8 week range, with the time between receiving Acknowledgement and Approval around 3-4 weeks, so assuming that's not going any slower, I'm guessing we'll start seeing updates from people who applied in early April soon

Do take this with the proverbial grain of salt - it's just an observation from a very small (self selected) sample. I just hate the uncertainty so I find ways like this to feel like I have some handle on how things are going...

Good analyses, thanks a lot.

[Dr.Dre]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years Tier 1 (General) + 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met : Life in the UK, Caribbean
Current nationality: Jamaican
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Lewisham.
Date of application: 21/01/2015
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 22/01/2015 via DX (Update #1)
Date of acknowledgement: 27/01/2015
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 28/01/2015 (update #2)
Date approval received: 20/05/2015
Date of ceremony: 15/06/2015

[M2013]

Hi, Stoofie.
It was very useful. I am applying next year but now just analyzing the situation how to make the process quicker.
Good luck to all applicants.

Hi folks,

I was interested to see where timelines are on average, so I copied all the applications listed here since early March (and a few back to January, but not all), and put all the stages in columns, adding a total for the days each stage too. A few things I've learned:

- Biometrics seems to have been introduced around the beginning of April
- Before April, payment used to be taken within a week, mostly. Since April, payment is taken between 21 and 28 days after receipt by UKBA, with an average of 24 days.
- Acknowledgement arrives 1-8 days later, 3.3 on average.
- Invitation for Biometrics varies a bit more - between 0 and 14 days after, 1.8 on average.
- Unless I missed one, no one who applied since the beginning of April - i.e. since the process changed - has gotten further than submitting biometrics.
- The total time before April was in the 6-8 week range, with the time between receiving Acknowledgement and Approval around 3-4 weeks, so assuming that's not going any slower, I'm guessing we'll start seeing updates from people who applied in early April soon

Do take this with the proverbial grain of salt - it's just an observation from a very small (self selected) sample. I just hate the uncertainty so I find ways like this to feel like I have some handle on how things are going...

[stoofie]

Hi folks,

I was interested to see where timelines are on average, so I copied all the applications listed here since early March (and a few back to January, but not all), and put all the stages in columns, adding a total for the days each stage too. A few things I've learned:

- Biometrics seems to have been introduced around the beginning of April
- Before April, payment used to be taken within a week, mostly. Since April, payment is taken between 21 and 28 days after receipt by UKBA, with an average of 24 days.
- Acknowledgement arrives 1-8 days later, 3.3 on average.
- Invitation for Biometrics varies a bit more - between 0 and 14 days after, 1.8 on average.
- Unless I missed one, no one who applied since the beginning of April - i.e. since the process changed - has gotten further than submitting biometrics.
- The total time before April was in the 6-8 week range, with the time between receiving Acknowledgement and Approval around 3-4 weeks, so assuming that's not going any slower, I'm guessing we'll start seeing updates from people who applied in early April soon

Do take this with the proverbial grain of salt - it's just an observation from a very small (self selected) sample. I just hate the uncertainty so I find ways like this to feel like I have some handle on how things are going...

[stoofie]

Hi folks,

New long time lurker here. I decided I'd add my dates:

Eligibility Criteria: Work permit + ILR
Method of Application: NCS
Application Submitted: 30 May 2015
Application Received: 3 June 2105 (Signed for)
Payment taken:
Receipt of Acknowledgement:
Biometrics Request:
Biometrics Submitted:
Receipt of Approval:
Ceremony: