MAY 2013 - NATURALISATION APPLICATION TIMELINES (ONLY)

[peteOpete]

Eligibility criteria: 3 years WP+ 2 years Tier 1(Gen) + 1 yr ILR
Method of application: NCS Hamilton
Date of application: 11/05/13
Date of receipt by UKBA: 14/05/2013
Date of acknowledgement : 23/05/2013 dated 21/05/2013
Date of debit of fees from Bank: 20/05/2013
Date of approval: ??
Date of Ceremony: ?

Guys...is it usual to get an email from UKBA saying they have acknowledged my application....the text given below:

"Thank you for submitting an application to the UK Border Agency. Your application has been received and will be processed in due course.
If you require further information please refer to our website, www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk, in the first instance. If you have difficulty locating the information that you require you can email ukbanationalityenquiries@ukba.gsi.gov.uk and you will receive an email giving links to the answers to most frequently asked questions and how to obtain further information if necessary.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EMAIL ADDRESS IS NOT MONITORED AND ANY REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE DELETED"

Just got this today .... which seems much after my appln date...thought I will check with the rest of the guys here...

[chennaibabu]

Yes, I got one of these emails too today, but not my spouse. Guess it is random for some reason!!

Eligibility criteria: 3 years WP+ 2 years Tier 1(Gen) + 1 yr ILR
Method of application: NCS Hamilton
Date of application: 11/05/13
Date of receipt by UKBA: 14/05/2013
Date of acknowledgement : 23/05/2013 dated 21/05/2013
Date of debit of fees from Bank: 20/05/2013
Date of approval: ??
Date of Ceremony: ?

Guys...is it usual to get an email from UKBA saying they have acknowledged my application....the text given below:

"Thank you for submitting an application to the UK Border Agency. Your application has been received and will be processed in due course.
If you require further information please refer to our website, www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk, in the first instance. If you have difficulty locating the information that you require you can email ukbanationalityenquiries@ukba.gsi.gov.uk and you will receive an email giving links to the answers to most frequently asked questions and how to obtain further information if necessary.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EMAIL ADDRESS IS NOT MONITORED AND ANY REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE DELETED"

Just got this today .... which seems much after my appln date...thought I will check with the rest of the guys here...

[chennaibabu]

Eligibility criteria: 5yr + 1yr ILR
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 24/05/13
Date of receipt by UKBA: 28/05/13
Date of debit of fees: 29/05/13
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 1/06/13 (dated 29/05/13)
Date of receipt of approval: Awaiting
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting

[racim]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years family member + 1 year PR

Method of application: NCS

Date of application: 28/05/2013

Date of receipt by UKBA: 30/05/2013

Date of debit of fees: 02/06/2013

Date of acknowledgement : 04/06/2013 dated 02/06/2013

Date of approval: waiting

Date of Ceremony:waiting

[Livingston]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years family member + 1 year PR

Method of application: NCS

Date of application: 08/05/2013

Date of receipt by UKBA: 09/05/2013

Date of debit of fees: 14/05/2013

Date of acknowledgement : 16/05/2013 dated 13/05/2013

Date of approval:12/06/2013 dated 03/06/2013

Date of Ceremony: 20/06/2013


Best of luck All.

[linkers]

Eligibility criteria: 5 YR (HSMP+Tier1 G) + 1 YR ILR
Method of application: NCS Basingstoke
Date of application: 08/05/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 09/05/2013
Date of debit of fees: 14/05/2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 25/05/2013 dated 14/05/2013
Date of receipt of approval: waiting..
Date of Ceremony: waiting..

[Raghav1978]

Eligibility criteria: hSMP + Tier 1 General + ILR

Method of application: NCS Croydon

Date of application: 10 th may 2013

Date of receipt by UKBA:14-05-2013

Date of debit of fees: 17-05-2013

Date of acknowledgement : Waiting !!!!!! (Funny enough i received the approval but not the acknowledgement)

Date of approval: 06 th june 2013 (letter dated 02 june 2013)

Date of Ceremony: 12 th june 2013


Last hurdle in the pipeline.....................(Oath Ceremony)

Thanks one and all for their comments and suggestions...........

[linkers]

That was really quick Raghav1978 as you applied 2 days after me and got the approval today.

[Raghav1978]

That was really quick Raghav1978 as you applied 2 days after me and got the approval today.

Thanks Linkers.

I was quite fortunate enough but I was worried about the acknowledgement letter as it didn't arrive even after 3 weeks but luckily today rather than acknowledgement letter I received the approval.


Hope to hear good news from you soon.
Thanks
raghav

[linkers]

Thanks Raghav1978. Yeah 3 weeks is one of the fastest I have heard for BC. Hopefully I will receive my approval in next few days.

[gadgets]

Noticed that on a couple updates that the date of the letter or when the fees taken was June 2 which is a Sunday, is it normal for them to work during weekends?

[nnj10]

Application 1: Myself

Criteria: 2 Year HSMP + 3 Year Tier-1 (Gen) + 1 Year ILR.
Type: Postal (Special Delivery + SDE for return of documents)
Date of Application: 16/05/2013
Date application received by UKBA: 17/05/2013
Date of debit of credit card: 20/05/2013
Date of acknowledgement: 20/05/2013 (Date on Letter)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 23/05/2013
Date of approval: TBC
Date of receipt of approval: TBC
Date of ceremony: TBC

Application 2: My Spouse

Criteria: 2 Year HSMP (Dependant) + 3 Year Tier-1 (Gen) (Dependant) + 1 Year ILR.
Type: Postal (Special Delivery + SDE for return of documents)
Date of Application: 16/05/2013
Date application received by UKBA: 17/05/2013
Date of debit of credit card: 22/05/2013
Date of acknowledgement: 22/05/2013 (Date on Letter)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 25/05/2013
Date of approval: 03/06/2013
Date of receipt of approval: 07/06/2013
Date of ceremony: TBC


We sent separate applications as our marriage certificate is misplaced.

As you can see even though two applications were sent at the same time (from same post office using SD), there was 2 days delay for second application processing.

My wife received her approval in Brown envelope today even though we sent a pre-paid royal mail special delivery envelop. What a waste of money.

Timeline updated as above in blue.

[dehjet]

eligibility: 2 years hsmp, 3 years tier1 , 1 year ilr
Date of Application: 9/05/2013
Date application received by UKBA: 10/05/2013
Date of debit of credit card: 14/05/2013
Date of acknowledgement: 20/05/2013 (Date on Letter)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 25/05/2013
Date of approval: 2/6/2013
Date of receipt of approval: 8/6/2013
Date of ceremony: 17/6/2013

got the certificate today, if you want to do private ceremony please keep in mimd that southwark couincil doesn't have it. so you have to wait for the next available date.

[psb]

Raghav1978

How come you received ceremony invitation so fast? Is the reference number of the invitation letter and approval letter the same?

[Raghav1978]

Raghav1978

How come you received ceremony invitation so fast? Is the reference number of the invitation letter and approval letter the same?

Hi PSB

I got the approval on 6 th June ( letter dated 02 June ) so I immediately called my NCS Croydon and I had so many immediate dates available in June and July and the immediate one was on 12 June which is next Wednesday. So I consider quite fortunate enough to got both approval and oath ceremony on earliest dates.

[Raghav1978]

Raghav1978

How come you received ceremony invitation so fast? Is the reference number of the invitation letter and approval letter the same?

Hi PSB

I got the approval on 6 th June ( letter dated 02 June ) so I immediately called my NCS Croydon and I had so many immediate dates available in June and July and the immediate one was on 12 June which is next Wednesday. So I consider quite fortunate enough to got both approval and oath ceremony on earliest dates.

I got the invitation letter from Croydon council on 08 June which is today.

[Imagine2010]

Eligibility criteria: Work Permit (5yrs) + 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS Southwark (wife and myself)
Date of application: 07/05/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA:
Date of acknowledgement: 13/05/13 dated 10/05/13
Date of debit of fees: 10/05/13
Date of approval: 01/06/2013. I received the letters today, 08/06/13.
Date of ceremony: pending. I will be arranging first thing on monday

Thanks for the forum and the dates posted by others, i was hopeful that something will come through this week. I have never been so optimistic about seeing a brown envelope. My wife thought i was going mad by my constant nagging this week about brown envelops or letters from the post.

Now how can i be thankful to all on this board and especially to the gurus and moderators who have been providing all the advice and help.

Oath swearing and passport application next....
almost there.

[englishlife]

Type of application- spouse of Brit cit+ ILR
Application- self, by post 2nd May , ukba receieved 3rd May
Acknowledgement letter date- 9th May
Money debited-15th May (as paid by cheque)
Since then nothinh heard from ukb

Total residency -11 years. No absence in last 5 years from UK. And no adverse history but people who applied 2 weeks after me got their approval. May be many will say my case is complex but checked credit file and no ccj plus i work for government so they checked criminal record check last year prior to job and everything was fine. Never claim any tax orany benefits. And i pay almost 7 thousand pounds tax an ni contribution every year. Both my refree is civil servant manager. Asked my refree and they said ukba didnt phone them or wrote them. I sent them an email but they never replied. Just thinking what could make my application complex and i
AM sure my application is not complex.

[Imagine2010]

englishlife,
they say it could take up to 6weeks to get a reply. Granted it is on a case by case basis. I have a friend whose application has been with the UKBA since February....money taken and they have still not come back to him.
Do not panic, it will come

[englishlife]

englishlife,
they say it could take up to 6weeks to get a reply. Granted it is on a case by case basis. I have a friend whose application has been with the UKBA since February....money taken and they have still not come back to him.
Do not panic, it will come

Thank you. Congratulation for your success.

[Kennavarro]

Type of application- spouse of Brit cit+ ILR
Application- self, by post 2nd May , ukba receieved 3rd May
Acknowledgement letter date- 9th May
Money debited-15th May (as paid by cheque)
Since then nothinh heard from ukb

Total residency -11 years. No absence in last 5 years from UK. And no adverse history but people who applied 2 weeks after me got their approval. May be many will say my case is complex but checked credit file and no ccj plus i work for government so they checked criminal record check last year prior to job and everything was fine. Never claim any tax orany benefits. And i pay almost 7 thousand pounds tax an ni contribution every year. Both my refree is civil servant manager. Asked my refree and they said ukba didnt phone them or wrote them. I sent them an email but they never replied. Just thinking what could make my application complex and i
AM sure my application is not complex.

Well Englishlife l read your critic of my method and decided to look into your case see why its taken long....

ever heard about something called 'tricks of the trade'....in this case you have slightly delayed not complicated your application.

1. With UKBA its all about money! the more money you pay the faster they will deliver... the sooner they get the money on their account the sooner they start....for your info some UKBA applications definately not yet on AN have premium services where you pay around 10k and they will come to you and you will get your papers in about couple of days. In your case you have gone and paid by cheque....who still pays by cheque anyways l thought it was extinct we are in an age where paper money is about to become redundant....so based on this simple diagnosis your application acknowledgement(DoA) date is the 15/5/13 when they received your money not 9/5/13 as there is no way they will start an application before the money touches their account...just incase you run off with their money:)...its happened to them before so they learned... so based on my calculation nearest zero 20/05/13 the ball started rolling for you.
2. You posted your application...this means they have to do screen it themselves and photocopy your documents themselves ...they dont like it...they love it easy so If you applied NCS it could have helped make things faster....as they do some of the work and the application process is virtually started at the NCS as you receive your documents back...

UKBA workers dont care who you are...whether you work for the government or you are related to the primeminister ...most applications are Valid and have similar merits but small things like paying by card vs cheque make all the difference in the world....Post vs NCS....other people (of course you excluded) l have seen on the forum go as far as thinking because they are married to BC this adds weight to their application no it doesnt...UKBA have clear guidelines to follow and they cannot deal with applications under duress!

Hope this helps you figure when the postman will come knocking...Good luck

[englishlife]

[quote="Kennavarro"]

As they accept cheque so I paid by cheque as simple as that. And if photocopy was that important then they could have said attached photocopies like ILR application. And by the way they dont copy anything before make decission. So you can ask me how do i know that ? Do you know something call database. In their database they already have my life inthe uk test result verification search and ilr copy and all visa copy. Plus they also have my landing details. Also stored address details i gave them at heathrow airport. And details about all my extention and date of application and visa issue date plus even time i booked biometric residence permit appointment and details about all biometric residence plus bank statements copy, university certificate copy as well as my psw letter. And also my ielts test result and also everything. So no new documents i hope your prediction come true. Thanks for reply.

[Kennavarro]

As they accept cheque so I paid by cheque as simple as that. And if photocopy was that important then they could have said attached photocopies like ILR application. And by the way they dont copy anything before make decission. So you can ask me how do i know that ? Do you know something call database. In their database they already have my life inthe uk test result verification search and ilr copy and all visa copy. Plus they also have my landing details. Also stored address details i gave them at heathrow airport. And details about all my extention and date of application and visa issue date plus even time i booked biometric residence permit appointment and details about all biometric residence plus bank statements copy, university certificate copy as well as my psw letter. And also my ielts test result and also everything. So no new documents i hope your prediction come true.
Thanks for reply.

if it was as simple as having things on databases all you would need is to pay and its done! everything needs to be verified every time or every application if you send your documents they need to be verified to make sure they are valid...your passports/documents may expire and various other reason why they may no longer be valid so having them on a database does not make them valid for every application....so they are screened as new documents on every application and need to be verified in order to have a valid application.

[englishlife]

[quote="Kennavarro"][quote="englishlife"][quote="Kennavarro"]
I am using my existing passport , I have used for ILR and it is valid up until next year and due to ILR application they clearly entry valid until day in their system. And they also entry all those renew date and current validity date. You have seen some people posted their passport as their existing passport finished its terms so you immediately reached to a decission . I like that you are helping others and in some case your formula is working but that doesnt mean anything to rest of the 14950 or more application approx. And data said in every year from total application almost 40-50 percent is mn1 application. And those applicant get decission very quick due to their age. And by the way ukba sometimes asked for travel documents or any other passport just because of cross check residence requirements. As people can use travel document to get in and out of this country or their new passport with ilr stamp passport. Or travel documents with ilr sticker passport or biometric. As all we know stateless person has no current passport but they can also apply for british nationality. And if passport has expired in that scenario ukba used to give ilr status on a paper letter. And now as it is biometric so even passport expired but still they issue biometric card and my ilr visa on passport and it is valid up until next year. Can i tell you one thing, today or tomorrow everyone will get their approval by the help of God. Your timeline is making people more worried. You are saying things what doesnt have concrete base so your guidelines regarding timelines is shaking and collapsed stop people making more worry than we are. Thank you. And dont make us thing our is coming next week and then week turns months. Majority application is straigh forward. They dont need life in the uk test certificate as its already been validated plus they accept ncs because everyone is living uk under settled status and therefore they dont allow ncs for ilr application or other visa applications. So please dont show me a dream in daylight, sorry for argument but i think you will stop your mathmatical formula what foesnt have a pillars to hold its weight

[Kennavarro]

I am using my existing passport , I have used for ILR and it is valid up until next year and due to ILR application they clearly entry valid until day in their system. And they also entry all those renew date and current validity date. You have seen some people posted their passport as their existing passport finished its terms so you immediately reached to a decission . I like that you are helping others and in some case your formula is working but that doesnt mean anything to rest of the 14950 or more application approx. And data said in every year from total application almost 40-50 percent is mn1 application. And those applicant get decission very quick due to their age. And by the way ukba sometimes asked for travel documents or any other passport just because of cross check residence requirements. As people can use travel document to get in and out of this country or their new passport with ilr stamp passport. Or travel documents with ilr sticker passport or biometric. As all we know stateless person has no current passport but they can also apply for british nationality. And if passport has expired in that scenario ukba used to give ilr status on a paper letter. And now as it is biometric so even passport expired but still they issue biometric card and my ilr visa on passport and it is valid up until next year. Can i tell you one thing, today or tomorrow everyone will get their approval by the help of God. Your timeline is making people more worried. You are saying things what doesnt have concrete base so your guidelines regarding timelines is shaking and collapsed stop people making more worry than we are. Thank you. And dont make us thing our is coming next week and then week turns months. Majority application is straigh forward. They dont need life in the uk test certificate as its already been validated plus they accept ncs because everyone is living uk under settled status and therefore they dont allow ncs for ilr application or other visa applications. So please dont show me a dream in daylight, sorry for argument but i think you will stop your mathmatical formula what foesnt have a pillars to hold its weight

we are now going around in circles l have got what l wanted (my approval) and helped a couple of folks its time to leave the thread...you can not help every one some people are just beyond help ....Jesus tried it he got killed trying to help folks! Good luck and Good bye yours faithfully Ken

Use the method as prescribed l wont be posting or responding to any message after this post.