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tarig_abu
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by tarig_abu » Wed Dec 28, 2016 8:10 pm
tarig_abu wrote:Application Timeline
3 children , born In UK
Eligibility criteria: section 1(3)
Method of application: NCS Newcastle upon Tyne, JCAP, 08/12/2016
Date of receipt by UKBA: 09/12/2016
Date of debit of fees: 17/12/2016
Date of Biometrics taken: 28/12/2016
Date of receipt of registration certificate: Waiting
Date of passport received: Waiting
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dancingguy05
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by dancingguy05 » Sat Jan 07, 2017 3:02 pm
Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (section 1(3) - Father has permanent residency
Method of application: NCS Bexley - 06/01/2017
Date of receipt by UKBA: waiting...
Date of debit of fees: waiting...
E-mail with case number: waiting...
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: waiting...
Biometrics: waiting...
Date of receipt of approval: waiting...
Date of receipt of documents: waiting...
Date of receipt of registration certificate: waiting...
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Cbee
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by Cbee » Sat Jan 07, 2017 8:38 pm
Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: section 1(3) - Mother BC ,8 years old child,born in UK
Method of application: NCS Winchester- 20/12/2016
Date of debit of fees: 30/12/2016
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 30/12/2016
Biometrics: 7/01/2017
Date of receipt of approval: waiting...
Date of receipt of documents: waiting...
Date of receipt of registration certificate: waiting...
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club569
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by club569 » Fri Jan 13, 2017 2:28 pm
Eligibility Criteria: Section 3 (1) Child born abroad 14 years old, Father BC, Mother and Child settled (DCPR)
Method of Application: Private/Personal Postal
Date of Application: 15/12/2016
Date of Receipt by UKVI: 16/12/2016
Date of Debit of Fees: 11/01/17 Cheque
Date of Acknowledgement:11/01/2017
Biometric letter:11/01/2017 (dated 05/01/2017)
Date of Biometric taken:12/01/2017
Date of Approval:
Date of Receipt of Documents:
Date of receipt of Registration Certificate:
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velrr
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by velrr » Thu Jan 19, 2017 6:12 pm
Eligibility criteria: section 1(3) (Child born in the UK - 4 years)
Method of application: NCS Crawley 18/01/2017 (JCAP)
Date of receipt by UKBA :
Date of debit of fees :
Date of receipt of acknowledgement email:
Date of receipt of biometric enrolment letter:
Date of enrolment of biometric:
Date of approval:
Date of receipt of registration certificate:
Date applied for passports: 18/01/2017
Date of debit of passport fees:
Date of receipt of passport :
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back2uk2
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by back2uk2 » Mon Jan 23, 2017 1:54 pm
MN1 Application Timeline :-
Eligibility Criteria: Section 1 (3) Child born in UK, 3 years old
Method of Application: NCS
Date of Application: 10/01/2017
Date of Receipt by UKVI: 13/01/2017
Date of Debit of Fees: 17/01/17
Date of Acknowledgement:17/01/2017
Biometric letter: waiting...
Date of Biometric taken: waiting...
Date of Approval: waiting...
Date of Receipt of Documents: waiting...
Date of receipt of Registration Certificate: waiting...
Thanks.
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velrr
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by velrr » Mon Jan 30, 2017 2:15 pm
UPDATE
velrr wrote:Eligibility criteria: section 1(3) (Child born in the UK - 4 years)
Method of application: NCS Crawley 18/01/2017 (JCAP)
Date of receipt by UKBA : 24th Jan 2017
Date of debit of fees : 20th Jan 2017
Date of receipt of acknowledgement email: 24th Jan 2017
Date of receipt of biometric enrolment letter: 26th Jan 2017
Date of enrolment of biometric: 27th Jan 2017
Date of approval:
Date of receipt of registration certificate:
Date applied for passports: 18/01/2017
Date of debit of passport fees:
Date of receipt of passport :
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Sheffield_Marketeer
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by Sheffield_Marketeer » Mon Jan 30, 2017 7:29 pm
Eligibility criteria: section 1(3) (Children born in the UK - 3.5 years and 2 years
Method of application: NCS Sheffield 30/01/2017
Date of receipt by :
Date of debit of fees :
Date of debit of passport fees:
Date of receipt of acknowledgement email:
Date of receipt of biometric enrolment letter:
Date of enrolment of biometric:
Date of approval:
Date of receipt of documents:
Date of receipt of registration certificate:
Date of receipt of passport :
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koga00
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by koga00 » Thu Feb 02, 2017 10:21 am
I just want to thank Jesus for my daughter's MN1 application that we just received the certificate this morning.
The whole process took less than 4 weeks, 3 weeks to be exact
Jesus is good all the time
Eligibility criteria: section 1(3) (age 19 months)
Method of application: Postal
Date sent: 10/01/2017
Date of receipt by UKBA: 11/01/2017
Date of debit of fees: 17/11/2016
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 17/01/2017
Date of letter for biometric enrollment: 18/01/2017
Date of enrollment: 20/01/2017
Date of receipt of approval: 02/02/2017 (dated 31/01)
Date of receipt of certificate: 02/02/2017 (dated 31/01)
Good luck to others in the same process
Thank you Jesus
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blueeyes
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by blueeyes » Thu Feb 02, 2017 1:33 pm
Hello everyone, below is my timeline. Just to confirm, for those that applied for 2 or 3 children, is the confirmation email from UKVI addressed to just one of the children? Got confirmation email with Case ID number today but only addressed to my eldest child. The other two children did not receive any acknowledgement letter.
Eligibility criteria: section 1(3) (Children born in the UK - 4 yrs, 2 years and 9 months)
Method of application: JCAP NCS Wandsworth
Date sent: 26/01/2017
Date of receipt by : 27/01/2017
Date of debit of fees : 01/02/2017
Date of debit of passport fees: Waiting
Date of receipt of acknowledgement email: 02/02/2017 (But only for my Eldest child)
Date of receipt of biometric enrolment letter: Waiting
Date of enrolment of biometric: Waiting
Date of approval: Waiting
Date of Passport Application: 26/01/2017
Date of receipt of registration certificate: Waiting
Date of receipt of passport : Waiting
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blueeyes
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by blueeyes » Sat Feb 04, 2017 1:47 pm
Eligibility criteria: section 1(3) (3 Children born in the UK)
Method of application: JCAP NCS Wandsworth
Date sent: 26/01/2017
Date of receipt by : 27/01/2017
Date of debit of fees : 01/02/2017
Date of debit of passport fees: 03/02/2017
Date of receipt of acknowledgement email: 02/02/2017
Date of receipt of biometric enrolment letter: 04/02/2017
Date of enrolment of biometric: 04/02/2017
Date of approval: Waiting
Date of Passport Application: 26/01/2017
Date of receipt of registration certificate: Waiting
Date of receipt of passport : Waiting
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Flyer2pk
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by Flyer2pk » Tue Feb 07, 2017 2:25 pm
Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: Children born in the UK who have lived there for at least the first 10 years of
their life – British Nationality Act 1981, section 1(4) – see guide T
Method of application: Postal 22-12-2016
Date of receipt by UKBA: 23-12-2016
Date of debit of fees: 08-01-2017
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 08-01-2017
Date of Bio Matric Letter : 11-01-2017
Date of Bio Matric Done : 14-01-2017
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of receipt of documents: Waiting
Date of receipt of registration certificate: Waiting
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knucks
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by knucks » Wed Feb 08, 2017 10:34 am
Eligibility criteria: section 1(3) (3 Children born in the UK) - 3 years old
Method of application: JCAP NCS - Slough
Date sent: 29/11/2016
Date of debit of fees : 06/12/2016
Date of debit of passport fees: 08/12/2016
Date of receipt of acknowledgement email: 06/12/2016
Date of receipt of biometric enrolment letter: 08/12/2016
Date of enrolment of biometric: 08/12/2016
Date of receipt of registration certificate: Waiting
Date of receipt of passport : 08/02/2017
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club569
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by club569 » Wed Feb 08, 2017 11:28 am
[quote="club569"]Eligibility Criteria: Section 3 (1) Child born abroad 14 years old, Father BC, Mother and
Child settled (DCPR)
Method of Application: Private/Personal Postal
Date of Application: 15/12/2016
Date of Receipt by UKVI: 16/12/2016
Date of Debit of Fees: 11/01/17 Cheque
Date of Acknowledgement:11/01/2017
Biometric letter:11/01/2017 (dated 05/01/2017)
Date of Biometric taken:12/01/2017
Date of Approval: 01/02/2017
Date of Receipt of Documents: 06/02/2017
Date of receipt of Registration Certificate:07/02/2017
FINAL UPDATE
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Sheffield_Marketeer
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by Sheffield_Marketeer » Fri Feb 10, 2017 12:44 pm
Sheffield_Marketeer wrote:Eligibility criteria: section 1(3) (Children born in the UK - 3.5 years and 2 years
Method of application: NCS Sheffield 30/01/2017
Date of receipt by : 07/02/20117
Date of debit of fees : 08/02/2017
Date of debit of passport fees:
Date of receipt of acknowledgement email: 08/02/2017
Date of receipt of biometric enrolment letter: 08/02/2017
Date of enrolment of biometric: 09/02/2017
Date of approval:
Date of receipt of documents:
Date of receipt of registration certificate:
Date of receipt of passport :
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shace26
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by shace26 » Mon Feb 13, 2017 4:26 pm
Application Timeline
MN1 (child 5 years old)
Method of application: NCS 28-11-2016
Date of receipt by UKBA: 30-11-2016
Date of debit of fees: 07-12-2016
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 07-12-2016 (email)
Date of Bio Matric Letter : 10-12-2016
Date of Bio Matric Done : 10-12-2016
Date of receipt of approval: 06/02/2017
Date of receipt of documents: 10/02/2017
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 10/02/2017
Date of receipt of passport: 10/02/2017
it took 10 weeks in total to process.
All the best everyone who are still waiting for the passport.
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rama.b
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by rama.b » Tue Feb 14, 2017 5:08 pm
Eligibility criteria: section 1(3) Child born in UK(3 Year old) but lived in India for more than 450 days
Method of application: JCAP NCS Coventry 07/12/2016
Date of receipt by :
Date of debit of fees : 13/12/2016
Date of debit of passport fees: 15/12/2016
Date of receipt of acknowledgement email: 14/12/2016
Date of receipt of biometric enrolment letter: 17/12/2016
Date of enrolment of biometric: 17/12/2016
Date of approval:14/02/2017
Date of receipt of documents:
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 14/02/2017
Date of receipt of passport :
I have received registration letter today(14/02/2017) and also received SMS from passport office that new passport will arrive in few working days. Thanks one and all for your help!!!
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tarig_abu
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by tarig_abu » Wed Feb 22, 2017 7:33 am
tarig_abu wrote:tarig_abu wrote:Application Timeline
3 children , born In UK
Eligibility criteria: section 1(3)
Method of application: NCS Newcastle upon Tyne, JCAP, 08/12/2016
Date of receipt by UKBA: 09/12/2016
Date of debit of fees: 17/12/2016
Date of Biometrics taken: 28/12/2016
Date of Text from passport office : 17/02/2017
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 21/02/2017
Date of receipt of passport : 20/02/2017
Finally

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back2uk2
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by back2uk2 » Wed Feb 22, 2017 10:08 am
UPDATE
back2uk2 wrote:MN1 Application Timeline :-
Eligibility Criteria: Section 1 (3) Child born in UK, 3 years old
Method of Application: NCS
Date of Application: 10/01/2017
Date of Receipt by UKVI: 13/01/2017
Date of Debit of Fees: 17/01/17
Date of Acknowledgement:17/01/2017
Biometric letter: 06/02/2017
Date of Biometric taken: 11/02/2017
Date of Approval:
Date of Receipt of Documents:
Date of receipt of Registration Certificate: 21/02/2017
Thanks.
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spfc
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by spfc » Wed Mar 01, 2017 3:58 pm
Eligibility Criteria: Section 1 (3) Child born in UK, 1 year old
Method of Application: NCS
Date of Application: 16/12/2016
Date of Receipt by UKVI: 20/12/2016
Date of Debit of Fees: 29/12/2016
Date of Acknowledgement: 29/12/2016
Biometric letter: 07/01/2017
Date of Biometric taken: 14/01/2017
Date of receipt of Registration Certificate: 25/02/2017
Date of receipt of Passport: 27/02/2017
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dancingguy05
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by dancingguy05 » Tue Mar 07, 2017 7:35 pm
dancingguy05 wrote:Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (section 1(3) - Father has permanent residency
Method of application: NCS Bexley - 06/01/2017
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 07/03/2017
Passport: got a text message that we will receive in few days
thanks all for ur help
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plabo
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by plabo » Thu Mar 09, 2017 10:39 pm
Eligibility criteria: 1(3)
2 children: Born in UK (4 and 2 Year old) holding BRP as : Tier 2 dependant
Parents granted ILR recently (previous Tier 2 General visa holder)
Method of application: JCAP NCS Kingston upon Hull 09/03/2017
Date of receipt by HO:
Date of receipt of acknowledgement email:
Date of debit of MN1 fees:
Date of debit of passport fees:
Date of issuance of biometric enrollment letter:
Date of receipt of biometric enrollment letter:
Date of enrolment of biometrics:
Date of approval:
Date of receipt of documents:
Date of receipt of registration certificate:
Date of receipt of passport :
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plabo
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by plabo » Fri Mar 10, 2017 9:18 am
plabo wrote:Eligibility criteria: 1(3)
2 children: Born in UK (4 and 2 Year old) holding BRP as : Tier 2 dependant
Parents granted ILR recently (previous Tier 2 General visa holder)
Method of application: JCAP NCS Kingston upon Hull 09/03/2017
Date of receipt by HO: 10/03/2017
Date of receipt of acknowledgement email:
Date of debit of MN1 fees:
Date of debit of passport fees:
Date of Issuance of biometric enrollment letter:
Date of receipt of biometric enrollment letter:
Date of enrolment of biometrics:
Date of approval:
Date of receipt of registration certificate:
Date of receipt of passport :
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by plabo » Mon Mar 13, 2017 12:14 pm
plabo wrote:plabo wrote:Eligibility criteria: 1(3)
2 children: Born in UK (4 and 2 Year old) holding BRP as : Tier 2 dependant
Parents granted ILR recently (previous Tier 2 General visa holder)
Method of application: JCAP NCS Kingston upon Hull: 09/03/2017
Date of receipt by HO: 10/03/2017
Date of debit of MN1 fees: 13/03/2017
Date of receipt of acknowledgement email:
Date of debit of passport fees:
Date of Issuance of biometric enrollment letter:
Date of receipt of biometric enrollment letter:
Date of enrolment of biometrics:
Date of approval:
Date of receipt of registration certificate:
Date of receipt of passport :
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by plabo » Tue Mar 14, 2017 1:09 pm
plabo wrote:plabo wrote:plabo wrote:Eligibility criteria: 1(3)
2 children: Born in UK (4 and 2 Year old) holding BRP as : Tier 2 dependant
Parents granted ILR recently (previous Tier 2 General visa holder)
Method of application: JCAP NCS Kingston upon Hull: 09/03/2017
Date of receipt by HO: 10/03/2017
Date of debit of MN1 fees: 13/03/2017
Date of receipt of acknowledgement email: 14/03/2017
Date of debit of passport fees:
Date of Issuance of biometric enrollment letter:
Date of receipt of biometric enrollment letter:
Date of enrolment of biometrics:
Date of approval:
Date of receipt of registration certificate:
Date of receipt of passport :