April 2012 - Naturalisation application timeline

[sufferhead]

Spouse of BC: 7.5 years Residence + 10 Days ILR.
Method of Application: NCS Southwark.
Date of Application: 30/04/2012.
Date Received by UKBA: 03/05/2012.
Debit of Fees: 05/05/2012 (Saturday). Acknowledgment also dated same but received 08/05/2012.
Date of Approval: 23/08/2012.
Date of Receipt: 28/ 08/2012.
Ceremony : Not yet Booked because am at work now.

Interim: 09/07/2012 informed UKBA through letter about change of address.
: 13/08/2012 called UKBA for confirmation of address and update and
I was inform by polite lady that application will be completed soon.

[os_sbs]

Eligibility criteria: EEA (5y) +PR (1y)
Method of application: NCS Camden
Date of applicaton: 28 April 2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 2 May 2012
Date of debit of fees: 8 May 2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 5 May 2012 (acknowledgement letter also saying the credit card didn't get trough. Called them the following business day and paid over the phone)
Date of receipt of approval: 1 September 2012 (letter dated 26 August)
Date of Ceremony: 16 October 2012

4 months in total, and finally! the long wait is over! ))) good luck to all those still waiting, especially from April club. It was freaking me out to see later applications approved while mine was still pending.

[sunflower]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: WP + HSMP + Tier-1 + ILR
Method of application: NCS WestMinster (26/04/12)
Date of receipt by UKBA: 27/04/12
Date of debit of fees: 02/05/12
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 05/05/12
Date of receipt of approval: 03/09/12 (dated 28th aug)
Date of Ceremony: Pending

Relieved to see the magic brown envelope after 4 months and a week.

[aprilclub]

Finally its here

Eligibility : dependent 5 yrs + 1yr ILR ( AN + MN1)
Date if application : 25th April - NCS Bracknell
Date of approval : 17th August
Date of receipt of letter : 31st August

Aplogies for the delay in updating - I was travelling

How it can take 13 days for the letter to arrive is beyond me.

Anyways, better late than never being the operative sentiment, now onwards and upwards to the private ceremony and then the passport.

Thanks to everyone on the forum for the support; and best of luck to those who are still waiting

[walapa]

Eligibility criteria: Indefinate Leave to Enter from 2004
Method of application: NCS southwark
Date of application: 12.04.2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 16.04.2012
Date of debit of fees: 20.04.2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 25.04.2012 (dated 20.04.2012)
Date of receipt of approval: awaiting
Date of Ceremony:

[Passporter77]

Eligibility criteria: WP, ILR since '05 & 17 years in UK.
Method of application: NCS Hackney
Date of receipt by UKBA: 24/4/2012
Date of debit of fees: 28/4/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 28/4/2012
Date of receipt of approval: Dated 10/08/2012 - seen on 27/09/2012
Date of Ceremony:4/10/2012

Updates:
25th June: Called UKBA, informed no letters sent out to date.
24th Sept: Finally spoke to someone helpful at UKBA on Monday. Advised decision letter went out early August and will resend.
26th Sept: NCS Hackney, where i applied and whom I checked with every week, did not receive anything. They advised to check with local borough, Tower Hamlets, who only have a voicemail when you call the NCS line
27th Sept: Found letter today. Approval which says to contact Tower hamlets.
28th Sept: Left another voicemail with Tower Hamlets in the morning. Received call back pm, and booked in for ceremony.

[barnaby]

Eligibility criteria: Spouse of BC, ILR 2 years, 11 years in UK.
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 4/4/2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 5/4/2012
Date of debit of fees: 15/4/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 19/4/2012 (dated 15/4/2012)
Date of receipt of approval: 7/12/2012 (dated 4/12/2012)
Date of Ceremony: