A section for posts relating to applications for Naturalisation or Registration as a British Citizen.
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flash2004
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by flash2004 » Tue Jan 08, 2013 7:36 pm
Eligibility criteria: section 1(3),
Method of application: NCS London, 02/01/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 5/1/2013
Date of debit of fees: 11/1/2013
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 26/01/2013
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flash2004 on Sat Jan 26, 2013 9:44 am, edited 3 times in total.
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crazyvish
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by crazyvish » Tue Jan 08, 2013 9:10 pm
Eligibility criteria: section 1(3);
Method of application: Postal - 1st class recorded
Date of application : 08/01/13
Date of receipt by UKBA: 10/01/13
Date of debit of fees: 12/01/13
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 17/01/13
Date of approval: 21/01/13
Date of receipt of documents: 23/01/13
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 24/01/13
Comments:
I received my documents in normal 2nd class post and registration certificate by normal 1st class post - not by secured delivery as stated in the guidance notes! Beware and include a self adressed recorded or special delivery envelope for the safe return of your original documents if you are applying by post.
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crazyvish on Thu Jan 24, 2013 8:18 pm, edited 7 times in total.
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Ksiu
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- Location: United Kingdom
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by Ksiu » Wed Jan 09, 2013 1:08 pm
Eligibility criteria: section 1(3); 2 children
Method of application: NCS(Rochdale)
Date of application : 27/12/12
Date of receipt by UKBA: 03/01/13
Date of debit of fees:10/01/13
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 16/01/13
Date of approval: 18/01/13
Date of receipt of documents:
Date of receipt of registration certificate:23/01/13
from the date they debited money -13days!!!!
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Ksiu on Wed Jan 23, 2013 11:45 am, edited 3 times in total.
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man4uni
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- Location: London
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by man4uni » Thu Jan 10, 2013 10:25 am
Eligibility criteria: section 1(3)
Method of application: NCS Uxbridge on 21/12/2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 3rd Jan 2013
Date of debit of fees: 11th Jan 2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 15th Jan 2013
Date of receipt of approval: 21st Jan 2013
Date of receipt of documents:
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 22nd Jan 2013
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man4uni on Mon Feb 25, 2013 11:39 am, edited 4 times in total.
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olujedi
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by olujedi » Sat Jan 12, 2013 2:50 pm
Eligibility criteria: section 1(3)
Method of application: NCS Fareham on 28/11/2012
Date of receipt by UKBA:
Date of debit of fees: 6/12/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:
Date of receipt of approval: 09/01/2013
Date of receipt of documents:
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 12/01/2013
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SameerBhagawatUk
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by SameerBhagawatUk » Thu Jan 17, 2013 8:37 am
Eligibility criteria: section 1(3)
Method of application: NCS Nottingham on 17/01/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: Not applicable
Date of debit of fees: 24/01/2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Recieved 28/01/2013 dated 23/01/13
Date of approval: 01st Feb 2013
Date of receipt of documents: 07th Feb 2013
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 07th Feb 2013
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SameerBhagawatUk on Thu Feb 07, 2013 4:54 pm, edited 6 times in total.
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slavek
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- Location: UK
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by slavek » Thu Jan 17, 2013 12:19 pm
Eligibility criteria: Section 1(3)
Method of application: Postal (SD)
Date of Application: 17/01/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 18/01/2013
Date of debit of fees: 23/01/2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 28/01/2013 (dated: 23/01/2013)
Date of receipt of approval: 11/02/2013
Date of receipt of documents: 11/02/2013
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 14/02/2013
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slavek on Thu Feb 14, 2013 4:21 pm, edited 6 times in total.
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InUkOnHsmp
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by InUkOnHsmp » Thu Jan 17, 2013 2:02 pm
Eligibility criteria: Section 1(3)
Method of application: NCS
Date of Application: 17th Jan 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 18th Jan 2013
Date of debit of fees: 24th Jan 2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 28th Jan 2013, dated 23rd Jan 2013
Date of receipt of approval: 1st Feb 2013
Date of receipt of documents: NA
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 7th Feb 2013
So the 21st day after the NCS appointment, pretty quick, impressed!
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InUkOnHsmp on Thu Feb 07, 2013 8:11 pm, edited 3 times in total.
Challenges make life worth it!
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M2008
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by M2008 » Sat Jan 19, 2013 1:17 pm
Eligibility criteria: Section 1(3)
Method of application: NCS
Date of Application: 16th January 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: no idea
Date of debit of fees: 25th January 2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Looks lost in post
Date of receipt of approval: 13th Feb 2013
Date of receipt of documents: N/A
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 15th Feb 2013
Best of luck for others
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M2008 on Fri Feb 15, 2013 11:45 am, edited 4 times in total.
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solospy
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by solospy » Wed Jan 23, 2013 10:57 am
Eligibility criteria: section 1(3)
Method of application: Postal 21/12/12
Date of receipt by UKBA: 27/12/12
Date of debit of fees: 09/01/2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 11/01/2013
Date of receipt of approval: 22/01/2013
Date of receipt of documents: 22/01/2013
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 23/01/2013
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Ibratfaizan
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by Ibratfaizan » Wed Jan 23, 2013 9:20 pm
Eligibility criteria: Section 1(3)
Method of application: Postal (SD)
Date of Application: 12th January 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 14th January 2013
Date of debit of fees: 16th January 2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 23rd January 2013 (Dated 16th January 2013)
Date of receipt of approval: 5th February 2013 (Dated 31st January 2013)
Date of receipt of documents: 5th February 2013
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 7th February 2013 (Dated 5th February 2013 )
Comment: I received my documents in normal 2nd class post and registration certificate by normal 1st class post - not by secured delivery as stated in the guidance notes! Beware and include a self adressed recorded or special delivery envelope for the safe return of your original documents if you are applying by post.
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Ibratfaizan on Thu Feb 07, 2013 3:13 pm, edited 3 times in total.
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TTOE
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by TTOE » Thu Jan 24, 2013 8:47 pm
Eligibility criteria: section 1(3) X 3kids
Method of application: NCS Westminster London 10/01/13
Date of receipt by UKBA: 11/01/13 Tracked
Date of debit of fees: 17/01/13
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 21/01/13 dated 17/01/13
Date of receipt of approval: -----
Date of receipt of documents: N/A
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 1 of 3 received 7/02/13, 2 of 3 received 8/02/13 and finally 3 of 3 received 9/02/13 all 3 certificates dated 31/01/13
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TTOE on Fri Jan 31, 2014 3:24 pm, edited 13 times in total.
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downlights
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by downlights » Sat Jan 26, 2013 6:11 pm
Eligibility criteria: s 1(3)
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 07/01/2013
Date of acknowledgement: 14/01/13
Date of approval: 24/01/13
Date of receipt: 26/01/2013
Took about 20 days, very efficient allowing time for payment processing, post and the snow.
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amitc
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by amitc » Mon Jan 28, 2013 11:06 am
Eligibility criteria: section 1(3)
Method of application: Postal (SD) on 25/01/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 28/01/13
Date of debit of fees: 31/01/13
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 04/02/13
Date of receipt of approval:12/02/13 (Dated 08/02/13)
Date of receipt of documents:12/02/13
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 14/02/13
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amitc on Fri Feb 15, 2013 9:21 am, edited 2 times in total.
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alex_shvjac
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by alex_shvjac » Sat Feb 02, 2013 11:27 am
My timeline:
Eligibility criteria: section 1(3) x2 kids
Method of application: Postal (SD) on 24/01/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 25/02/13
Date of debit of fees: 28/01/2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 01/02/13
Date of receipt of approval: 13/02/13
Date of receipt of documents: 13/02/13
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 14/02/13
All this took 2 and a bit weeks from the time money has gone through so happy days!
Good luck to all waiting...
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alex_shvjac on Thu Feb 14, 2013 2:43 pm, edited 3 times in total.
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Somudro
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- Joined: Thu May 05, 2011 10:00 am
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by Somudro » Mon Feb 04, 2013 4:00 pm
Eligibility criteria: section 1(3)
Method of application: NCS on 04/02/2013
Payments: £551 (HO)+£35 (NCS)
Date of receipt by UKBA: 06/02/2013 (Royal Mail Tracking System)
Date of debit of fees: 13/02/2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 18/02/2013 (dated 13/02/2013)
Date of receipt of approval: not received
Date of receipt of documents: N/A
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 28/02/2013
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Somudro on Fri Mar 01, 2013 2:11 pm, edited 4 times in total.
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anilks79
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by anilks79 » Tue Feb 05, 2013 10:31 am
Eligibility criteria: section 1(3)
Method of application: NCS (Reading) - 30/11/12
Date of receipt by UKBA: 04/12/12
Date of debit of fees: 06/12/12
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 14/12/12
Date of receipt of approval: Didn't receive
Date of receipt of documents: N/A
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 12/01/13
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Barry77
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by Barry77 » Thu Feb 07, 2013 7:19 pm
Applied for my son on 18 jan 2013 and gt acknowledgment on 24.01.2013 and gt the certificate today that is 07.02.2013......
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cofe
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- Location: London
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by cofe » Fri Feb 08, 2013 1:06 pm
Eligibility criteria: section 1(3)
Method of application: NCS (Wandsworth) - 02/02/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 05/02/2013
Date of debit of fees: 08/02/2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Waiting
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of receipt of documents: N/A
Date of receipt of registration certificate: Waiting
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techie_09
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by techie_09 » Thu Feb 14, 2013 8:29 pm
Eligibility criteria: section 1(3)
Method of application: NCS (Croydon) - 12/02/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 14/02/2013
Date of debit of fees: Waiting
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Waiting
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of receipt of documents: N/A
Date of receipt of registration certificate: Waiting
Techie
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alok_singh
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by alok_singh » Sat Feb 16, 2013 8:56 pm
Eligibility criteria: section 1(3)
Method of application: NCS (Slough) - 12/02/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 14/02/2013
Date of debit of fees: 19/02/2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 23/02/2013
Date of receipt of approval: 07/03/2012
Date of receipt of documents: N/A
Date of receipt of registration certificate:07/03/2012
Receipt of Approval and Certificate received in the same post
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innocentdevil
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by innocentdevil » Mon Feb 18, 2013 11:07 am
does anyone know the contact number to find update on MN1 please. I applied for my son's MN1 in october and no news yet.
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nam1234
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by nam1234 » Thu Feb 21, 2013 12:51 pm
My timeline:
Eligibility criteria: section 1(3)
Method of application: Postal (SD) on 25/01/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 28/01/13
Date of debit of fees: 31/01/2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 30/01/13 (dated)
Date of receipt of approval: 19/02/13
Date of receipt of documents: 21/02/13
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 23/02/13
Sent Deed Certificate in addition because I changed my child's surname in 2010.
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techie_09
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by techie_09 » Mon Feb 25, 2013 1:01 pm
Eligibility criteria: section 1(3)
Method of application: NCS (Croydon) - 12/02/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 14/02/2013
Date of debit of fees: 22/02/2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 25/02/2013 (via email)
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of receipt of documents: N/A
Date of receipt of registration certificate: Waiting
Techie
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email4contact
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by email4contact » Mon Feb 25, 2013 4:22 pm
Eligibility criteria: Section 1(3) X 2kids - Both less than 5yrs - FORM MN1
Method of application: NCS StockPort 26/Nov/2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 28/Nov/2012 Tracked
Date of debit of fees: 06/Dec/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 12/Dec/2012 Letter dated 05/Dec/2012
Date of receipt of approval: WAITING - 03 Months Now
Date of receipt of documents: N/A
Date of receipt of registration certificate: WAITING - 03 Months Now
On Above Average, everyone got response within 35 days. I wonder what happened in my case? Specially this is just for kids.
Any suggestion what to do?
Thanks.