November 2013 - Naturalization Application Timeline

[milan69]

You can have the same referee for passport application.

[Juan_C]

[quote="Juan_C"]Eligibility criteria: Work Permit 5 years + 1 year ILR
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 25/11/13
Date of receipt by UKBA: 27/11/13
Date of approval: 15/2/13
Date of Ceremony: 13/3/13

[Harmonica]

Eligibility criteria: Marriage to BC (6 years), Resident 5 years, ILR 2 years
Language criteria met (UK degree, exempt countries, PBS used documents, NARIC, or B1 test): UK degree
Current nationality: Chinese
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Leeds
Date of application: 1/11/13
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: Debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 2/11/13
Date of acknowledgment: - 10/1/14 - also notified that unable to obtain funds, resubmitted card details
Date of debit or clearance of fees: - 27/1/14
Date approval received: - 17/3/14
Date of ceremony: - Booked for May

Finally! Well, that's me done and dusted. Thanks for helping to keep me sane on here with the info/graphs etc.

[Ahem]

The waiting is over for me.
Update
Eligibility criteria: Spouse of BC + 1 year ILR
Method of application: Self
Date of application: 16/11/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 18/11/2013 ( Tracking Royal Mail)
Date of debit of fees: 13/01/2014 ( just checked my bank account 874£ it has been taken)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 17/01/2014
Date of receipt of approval: 07/03/2014 Dated(05/03/2014)
Date of receipt of invitation: 13/03/2014 Dated(06/03/2014)
Date of ceremony: 19/03/2014

Congratulations Alex !

[Ahem]

Eligibility criteria: Marriage to BC (6 years), Resident 5 years, ILR 2 years
Language criteria met (UK degree, exempt countries, PBS used documents, NARIC, or B1 test): UK degree
Current nationality: Chinese
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Leeds
Date of application: 1/11/13
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: Debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 2/11/13
Date of acknowledgment: - 10/1/14 - also notified that unable to obtain funds, resubmitted card details
Date of debit or clearance of fees: - 27/1/14
Date approval received: - 17/3/14
Date of ceremony: - Booked for May

Finally! Well, that's me done and dusted. Thanks for helping to keep me sane on here with the info/graphs etc.

Congrats Harmonica, my timelines is the same as yours, so hopes are getting higher !

[originalwx]

Eligibility criteria: Spouse of BC + 3 years ILR
Language criteria met (UK degree, exempt countries, PBS used documents, NARIC, or B1 test): UK degree
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used:
Date of application: 28/11/2013
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: CC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 29/11/13
Date of aknowlegment: 17/01/2014 Dated 11/01/2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: CC failed so paid by phone on 20/1/14
Date approval received: Waiting
Date of ceremony: --

Recieved a letter on the 12th of March dated 9th asking for a DAT1 police certificate! Anyone else get this? They asked for it to be forwarded directly to them on the "provided envelope" which has not been provided!!!!!!!!!! Anyone got the address to where this should be sent?

[Ahem]

Has anyone called the home office for a status this week ? this number never gets thru 0300 123 2241 .

Anyone had any luck around this ?

[belkhir]

I never heard of DAT1 to be honest,neither here in the forum. do you have any criminal conviction ? i do have driving without insurance from my side, but that's 8 years back now

Eligibility criteria: Spouse of BC + 3 years ILR
Language criteria met (UK degree, exempt countries, PBS used documents, NARIC, or B1 test): UK degree
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used:
Date of application: 28/11/2013
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: CC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 29/11/13
Date of aknowlegment: 17/01/2014 Dated 11/01/2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: CC failed so paid by phone on 20/1/14
Date approval received: Waiting
Date of ceremony: --

Recieved a letter on the 12th of March dated 9th asking for a DAT1 police certificate! Anyone else get this? They asked for it to be forwarded directly to them on the "provided envelope" which has not been provided!!!!!!!!!! Anyone got the address to where this should be sent?

[originalwx]

I never heard of DAT1 to be honest,neither here in the forum. do you have any criminal conviction ? i do have driving without insurance from my side, but that's 8 years back now

No criminal or civil convictions , it seems because I previously lived in Ireland it's mandatory as they don't share the same CRB checks. Emailed them a couple of days ago to send me the address however still waiting! TC.

[jamilmughal]

Hip Hip Horay!!!!!!!!!

I received my approval yesterday. This time i called them they said application was completed and send on Friday. Monday I received it.

My Timelines:
Date Applied: 27th Nov
Date Fee debited: 16th Jan
Date Approved: 6th March
Date Received: 18th March
Cermoney: 21st March

I got my mp to write it for me, but application was already decided. What a relief. Thanks to Almighty.

Good luck everyone!!

[jamilmughal]

Forgot to mention!

Lady said they are sort Nov applications now!!

[Ahem]

Hip Hip Horay!!!!!!!!!

I received my approval yesterday. This time i called them they said application was completed and send on Friday. Monday I received it.

My Timelines:
Date Applied: 27th Nov
Date Fee debited: 16th Jan
Date Approved: 6th March
Date Received: 18th March
Cermoney: 21st March

I got my mp to write it for me, but application was already decided. What a relief. Thanks to Almighty.

Good luck everyone!!

Too good ... building hopes now .... but I tried tried and tried calling didnot go thru ...

Emailed them today, got a standard response ... 5 months done now ... got to wait another month to approach MP !

[Eureka.Power]

Its time to update finally after two month of wait...

Eligibility criteria: 2 year HSMP 3 years 1 ILR
Language criteria met (UK degree)
Current nationality: Secret
Method of application: NCS Peterborough
Date of application: 1-Nov-2013
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc:
Date of receipt by UKBA: 08-Nov-2013
Date of aknowlegment: not yet
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 11-Jan-2014
Date approval received: not yet
Date of ceremony: not yet

Good luck every one....!!

Big Drum roll please..... finally finally finally ... ..............i received the legandary brown envelope.its gorgeous..Allhumudililah .... Allah is the greatest..... thanks to everyone in this forum... which kept my Eureka power going... trust me it feels so good... letter dated 6-march and received on 18th... Good luck to every one..guys...

[imran99132]

Finally I have received my approval.

Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 (5 years) + ILR (1 year)
Language criteria met (UK degree, exempt countries, PBS used documents, NARIC, or B1 test): LIUK + Master's Degree
Current nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Edinburgh Council
Date of application: 22/11/13
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: CC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 25/11/2013
Date of aknowlegment: Letter dated 14/01/2014 received on 18/01/2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 14/01/2014
Date approval received: 14/03/2014 (letter dated 07/03/2014)
Date of ceremony: 08/04/2014

Good luck to all the applicants still waiting. Best wishes.

[Ahem]

Its time to update finally after two month of wait...

Eligibility criteria: 2 year HSMP 3 years 1 ILR
Language criteria met (UK degree)
Current nationality: Secret
Method of application: NCS Peterborough
Date of application: 1-Nov-2013
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc:
Date of receipt by UKBA: 08-Nov-2013
Date of aknowlegment: not yet
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 11-Jan-2014
Date approval received: not yet
Date of ceremony: not yet

Good luck every one....!!

Big Drum roll please..... finally finally finally ... ..............i received the legandary brown envelope.its gorgeous..Allhumudililah .... Allah is the greatest..... thanks to everyone in this forum... which kept my Eureka power going... trust me it feels so good... letter dated 6-march and received on 18th... Good luck to every one..guys...

Congrats Eureka ...

[Ahem]

Anyone else from November or October got their approvals thru this week ?

[mat101]

Eligibility criteria: HSMP+Tier 1 (5 years) + ILR (1 year)
Language criteria met (Old (expired) IELTS certificate) + LIUK
Current nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Hounslow Council
Date of application: 19/11/13
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: CC
Date of receipt by UKBA: Didn't received
Date of aknowlegment: Letter dated 13/01/2014 received on 16/01/2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 13/01/2014
Date approval received: Waiting ...
Date of ceremony: Waiting ...

[TTOE]

I called home office today, still in process. I applied on 27th November.

How I can get in touch with my local mp. Do we need to see him personally or write him the whole issue in email?

Please Advise!

Try search for your local MP via the internet and they usually have contact details on their website. Email, Telephone or Face 2 Face it surely depends on your MP preferred or most effective means of getting in touch with the MP mate.

[Unionbank]

Hi there,
I have got the brown letter today
My timeline is here
Submitted 18 november 13
Recieved by HO 19 november 13
Aknowledgement received 16 january 2014 dated 13 january 2014
Approval received 3 April 2014 dated 27 March 2014
Ceremony YET TO BOOK

As I am out of the country at the moment so i didnt book the ceremony yet. Going to come back to the UK by 20th April and then I will book the ceremony. Its been a nice journey will you all on this forum and now wishing you all the best who are still waiting for the approval

[asadulla]

Finally brown envelope arrived, after a long wait of 5 months.

My Time line
Eligibility criteria: HSMP 3 years+ Tier 1 2 years + 1 year ILR (Applied for myself, wife and 2 children.)
Method of application: NCS - Bolton
Date of application: 11/11/13
Date of receipt by UKBA: 12/11/13
Date of debit of fees: Payment drawn from my account on 11/01/14.
Date of Acknowledgment received: 15/01/2014 (dated 11/01/2014)
Date of approval: 10/04/2014 Post arrived on 17/04/2014
Date of Ceremony: Not yet


Apparently the delay was due my Case worker going off sick.

Also for KOLL requirements i had only submitted my Degree certificate and latter from university stating that my degree was taught in English.
I had received a letter from Home office requesting for NARIC letter. As NARIC letter was not required as per the home office website. I mentioned this clearly in a covering letter and also included a self assessment from the point based calculator. This was sufficient and i received approval based on this.

Thanks for everyone.