Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[jabsbini]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years work permit + 1 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: 15/04/2015
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of debit or clearance of fees: still waiting
Date of receipt by UKBA: still waiting
Date of acknowledgement: still waiting
Date approval received: Waiting
Date of ceremony: Waiting

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Applied on 15th April and still no debit of fees ?

[only-one-king]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years work permit + 1 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: 15/04/2015
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of debit or clearance of fees: still waiting
Date of receipt by UKBA: still waiting
Date of acknowledgement: still waiting
Date approval received: Waiting
Date of ceremony: Waiting

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[shabba_kaka]

Today, My friend's wife received approval as British spouse. She applied on 20 Jan 2015 and approval letter received on 29th May 15 (date on letter: 18 May 2015). Its mean January is dealing in these days at home office. I am also a Jan applicant and hoping for best.

[sri1230]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years ( T2) + 1 Year ILR
Method of application (NCS/Postal/Solicitor etc): NCS
Date of application: 30/4/2015
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: Debit Card
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 28/05/2015
Date of acknowledgment: 28/05/2015
Date of receipt by Biometric info: Pending
Date of Submission of Biometric info: Pending
Date approval received: Pending
Date of ceremony: Pending

[mina89]

hi everyone,

eligibility criteria: 6 years, no PR
language criteria met: life in the UK + Trinity B1 test
nationality: polish
method of application: myself by post
date of application: 15.04.2015
payment method:debit card
date of receipt by UKBA: 16.04.2015
date of acknowledgment letter: 13.05.2015 dated for 09.05.2015
date of debit or clearance of fees: 12.05.2015
date of biometric letter received: 13.05.2015
biometric enrolled at the post office: 14.05.2015
date of approval: waiting
date of ceremony: waiting

And now the waiting starts, hope not for long. Good luck to everyone.

Hi Wioleta

I too am a Polish citizen hoping to submit my citizenship application in September. I initially arrived in the UK in September 2009, therefore I would only have the required 6 years in September 2015. I have a few queries I was hoping you can assist me with:
1. Have you been in the UK for much longer than 6 years or are you close to the limit? i.e. is it better for me to wait another year/few months before I apply or once I'm over 6 years, that should be enough;
2. Have you sat your 'Life in the UK' test before you reached the required 6 years, if not, are you aware whether it is possible to do so in advance?

I would be grateful if you shared your experience with a fellow applicant-to-be. I wouldn't want my application to be refused on the basis I haven't met the required length by a small margin, equally though I'm eager to submit ASAP given Cameron's latest EU news... (I haven't figured out how to send private messages here, if at all possible)

Many thanks!
Mina

[ik_aam_insaan]

One of my friend applied on the 14 april aswell he is still waiting for the biometric letter.....

[ik_aam_insaan]

If ukvi need your biometric again they will send you a letter so just dont worry if you get one go and enroll it if not then dont...
But any application after 6 april 2015 requires a biometric enrollment again....... if u have applied b4 you are fine ....

[ChOudhry1]

Hi Jabsbini,

I also applied on 14th April 14 but i got biometric on 13th may.

you got ilr in sept 14 and you applied for naturalisation in april?

Regards
Zah

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 April 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

Correction : I called on 25th May and not 25th April !!

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

[jabsbini]

Hi Jabsbini,

I also applied on 14th April 14 but i got biometric on 13th may.

you got ilr in sept 14 and you applied for naturalisation in april?

Regards
Zah

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 April 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

Correction : I called on 25th May and not 25th April !!

[usajjad]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years Tier 1 (General) + 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met : Life in the UK, + IELTS+ UK Masters
Current nationality: Pakistani
Number of Applicants: 3 (myself+wife+ daughter 6 years (MN1))
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Hornchurch
Date of application: 20/01/2015
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 21/01/2015
Date of acknowledgement: 21/05/2015 ( on calling HO that I never received any correspondence)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 28/01/2015 (update #2)
Date approval received: Waiting
Date of ceremony: Waiting
Called UKBA to get update today , they would not even take my reference number to provide an update. They asked that I wait until the 6 months has lapsed to call back.

Does any one have same circumstances?

[jabsbini]

Hi Jabsbini,

I also applied on 14th April 14 but i got biometric on 13th may.

you got ilr in sept 14 and you applied for naturalisation in april?

Regards
Zah

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 April 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

[digitalrev]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years Student + 5 years Work Permit + 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met : UK University taught Degree and Post graduate degree / Life in the UK
Method of application (NCS/Postal/Solicitor etc): Self (No NCS service used)
Date of application: 02/5/2015
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 03/05/2015
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 28/05/2015
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

Update: Fee has been deducted after 4 weeks.

[Abdel16]

Eligibility criteria: 3 yr Married with BC
Method of application: NCS Enfield
Date of Application: 25 mars 2015
Date of receipt by UKBA: 30 mars
Clearance of payment:14 April

[Dcastle]

Application Timeline
Single Application - British Citizenship
Eligibility criteria: 3 yr Married with BC,ILR, lItuk + Degree in Englsh (CAE Level B2)
Method of application: NCS Maidstone
Date of Application: 21st May 2015
Date of receipt by UKBA: 26th May 2015 (due to 25th May was a bank holiday)
Date of debit of fees: n/a
Payment Method: CC
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: n/a
Date f Biometric invitation: n/a
Date of receipt of approval: n/a
Date of Ceremony: n/a

[zah123]

Hi Jabsbini,

I also applied on 14th April 14 but i got biometric on 13th may.

you got ilr in sept 14 and you applied for naturalisation in april?

Regards
Zah

[usman81]

How do people know the date their application was received by Home Office?

I applied with form AN @ NCS on 5th May.

It's now 26th May and no money hasn't been taken from my account, and I haven't received anything acknowledging receipt of my application.

Hi , Same thing happening to my wife application , she applied through NCS on 5th of May , no money were taken out yet , strange feeling too, but Dx showed that application received but still no acknowledgement letter yet . I don't know what to do as I tried to call yesterday Homeoffice Liverpool but on phone no information were provided .

read the timeline on previous pages. those who applied sort of mid april had their fees deducted around 4 weeks from date of application. That's about the time when acknowledgement letter were posted as well.

[fjimmy007]

How do people know the date their application was received by Home Office?

I applied with form AN @ NCS on 5th May.

It's now 26th May and no money hasn't been taken from my account, and I haven't received anything acknowledging receipt of my application.

Hi , Same thing happening to my wife application , she applied through NCS on 5th of May , no money were taken out yet , strange feeling too, but Dx showed that application received but still no acknowledgement letter yet . I don't know what to do as I tried to call yesterday Homeoffice Liverpool but on phone no information were provided .

[viki83]

Number of applicants : 2 Adults (Husband + Wife)
Eligibility criteria: 5 years + ILR
Language criteria met : Degree + B1 (PET)
Current nationality: Pakistan
Method of application: NCS Manchester
Date of application: 27/04/15
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA : 28/04/15
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 21/05/15
Date of acknowledgment: 27/05/15
Date of Biometric invitation: 27/05/15
Date of Biometrics: Pending
Date approval received: Pending
Date of ceremony: Pending

Viki - did you receive biometrics letter for both applicants in separate letters? and if with same reference number or different?
thank you

Biometric letter in separate envelopes with different references and barcode....but one acknowledgement letter for both of us.

[anp]

I think it also has to do with how "simple" your case is...providing that the information you have given is accurate and doesn't contradict the official records. Even the slightest most irrelevant mismatch can cause unnecessary delays.

[shabba_kaka]

I was assuming high approval of pending applications from Dec-Jan this week but it look like home office shut there offices and gone for long holidays. Home office can not understand the emotions and feeling of applicants. There is no criteria to asses applications in home office. Luckiest people get approvals quicker.

[nvijay]

Havn't seen any approvals for Jan in this week, Pls update guys!, fingers crossed! pray for us! last week only three !!

[usman81]

Eligibility criteria:Tier 1 G + 1 yr ILR (2 Applicants)
Language criteria : UK degree
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Enfield
Date of application:20/04/2015
Payment method: card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 21/04/2015
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 15/05/2015 (one transaction for both applicants)
Date of acknowledgment: 15/05/2015 (received 22/05/15, one letter addressed to both)
Date of Biometrics Letter Received: Received for my wife, dated 15/05/2015 (received 19/05/2015). I have not received mine yet.
Date of Biometrics Done: 20/05/2015 (one applicant)
Date approval received:
Date of ceremony:

Is not it strange that fees were deducted in one transaction for both of us, one acknowledgement letter addressed to both of us, however she received her biometrics week ago but i have not received mine! Or is this normal?

Hi,

I applied on 14/04/2015 and got my acknowledgement dated 8th May but never received a biometric request letter. Called them and they told me I will not be required to submit biometrics as I submitted my Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) with the application and they have my biometric record in their system. Hence I will not be given a biometric letter. I got my BRP in Sept 2014 as approval of my ILR.

i called them couple of times but was told that no information could be given in relation to biometric letter. Please advise how did you get them to give you that information and what option you choose when called. thanks

[jabsbini]

Eligibility criteria:Tier 1 G + 1 yr ILR (2 Applicants)
Language criteria : UK degree
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Enfield
Date of application:20/04/2015
Payment method: card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 21/04/2015
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 15/05/2015 (one transaction for both applicants)
Date of acknowledgment: 15/05/2015 (received 22/05/15, one letter addressed to both)
Date of Biometrics Letter Received: Received for my wife, dated 15/05/2015 (received 19/05/2015). I have not received mine yet.
Date of Biometrics Done: 20/05/2015 (one applicant)
Date approval received:
Date of ceremony:

Is not it strange that fees were deducted in one transaction for both of us, one acknowledgement letter addressed to both of us, however she received her biometrics week ago but i have not received mine! Or is this normal?

Hi,

I applied on 14/04/2015 and got my acknowledgement dated 8th May but never received a biometric request letter. Called them and they told me I will not be required to submit biometrics as I submitted my Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) with the application and they have my biometric record in their system. Hence I will not be given a biometric letter. I got my BRP in Sept 2014 as approval of my ILR.

[Lima254]

You won't get any letter for biometrics as you have sent your application in February. It's for applicants who applied from April onwards

How about the waiting time? Is it normal? I thought with the long duration of stay it will be pretty straight forward, no?

Well most of us think that our applications are straightforward but it doesn't really depend on that. Some are lucky and getting their approvals within 1-2 months and some are not that lucky and have to wait for months. Nobody actually can give you an answer about it. Only thing we can do is sit back and wait Hope you get your approval soon

Thanks mate. Hope so too! All the best in yours as well. cheers

[ironmaiden]

You won't get any letter for biometrics as you have sent your application in February. It's for applicants who applied from April onwards

How about the waiting time? Is it normal? I thought with the long duration of stay it will be pretty straight forward, no?

Well most of us think that our applications are straightforward but it doesn't really depend on that. Some are lucky and getting their approvals within 1-2 months and some are not that lucky and have to wait for months. Nobody actually can give you an answer about it. Only thing we can do is sit back and wait Hope you get your approval soon