October 2013 - Naturalisation Application Timeline

[Siasia1982]

Thank you yellow. So strange! And frustrating the same time. Will update if any letter comes in within next week.

[Ayyubi72]

Eligibility criteria: Long Residence + 4 years ILR (total 15 yrs)
Method of application: Postal - Recorded delivery
Date of application: 03/10/13
Date of receipt by UKBA: 04/10/13
Date of acknowledgement : 15/10/13 (received 21/10/13)
Date of debit of fees: 21/10/13 (cheque cleared from account)
Date of approval: 15/11/13 (received 19/11/13)
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting local authority letter

[ELKA]

Application Time line
Eligibility criteria: 2 years spouse of BC + 2 years ILR
Method of application: Postal
Date of receipt by UKBA: 14/10/2013
Date of debit of fees: 6/11/2013 cleared 8/11/2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:11/11/2013 dated 6/11/2013
Date of receipt of approval: 20/11/2013 dated 18/11/2013
Date of Ceremony:Awaiting council invitation.

Now waiting for council letter. In Aberdeen ceremony is every 6 weeks. If next one is to far away, i am gonna go for private then.

Good luck everybody in waiting.

[MwanaKay]

Application Time line
Eligibility criteria: 2 years spouse of BC + 2 years ILR
Method of application: Postal
Date of receipt by UKBA: 14/10/2013
Date of debit of fees: 6/11/2013 cleared 8/11/2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:11/11/2013 dated 6/11/2013
Date of receipt of approval: 20/11/2013 dated 18/11/2013
Date of Ceremony:Awaiting council invitation.

Now waiting for council letter. In Aberdeen ceremony is every 6 weeks. If next one is to far away, i am gonna go for private then.

Good luck everybody in waiting.

Congrats ELKA

It's good to see more and more October pipo getting their approvals

[Discoverer]

Application Time line
Eligibility criteria: 3 years WP + 2 Years Tier 1 + 1 year ILR
Method of application: Croydon Council
Date of application: 30/09/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 2/10/2013
Date of debit of fees: 14/10/2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:16/10/2013 dated 14/10/2013
Date of receipt of approval: 21/11/2013 dated 13/11/2013
Date of Ceremony:22/11/13 (Privately booked - £100 extra).

Best of luck to all other applicants

[Real34]

Application Time line
Eligibility criteria: 7yr Spouse of BC + 5 ILR
Method of application: Self Post
Date of application: 22/10/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 23/10/2013 (Tracked)
Date of debit of fees: TBC
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:TBC
Date of receipt of approval: TBC
Date of Ceremony:TBC

[Light27]

NATURALISATION APPLICATION TIMELINE:-

Eligibility Criteria: 3yrs Spouse of BC

Method of Application: NCS Sutton

Date of Application : 21/10/2013

Date of Receipt by UKBA : 22/10/2013 (DX Tracking)

Date of Debit of Fees : 22/11/2013

Date of Receipt of Acknowledgement: Wtg

Date of Receipt of Approval: Wtg

Date of Ceremony: Wtg

Finally exact after a month my Application Fees has been Debited today

[marina2811]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years treaty rights + 1 (EEA)
Method of application: NCS Ealing
Date of application: 19/10/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 22/10/2013 (Tracked)
Date of debit of fees: 22/11/2013 (bank called today)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:TBC
Date of receipt of approval: TBC
Date of Ceremony:TBC

[imran22]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years treaty rights + 1 (EEA)
Method of application: NCS Ealing
Date of application: 19/10/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 22/10/2013 (Tracked)
Date of debit of fees: 22/11/2013 (bank called today)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:TBC
Date of receipt of approval: TBC
Date of Ceremony:TBC

You should call your bank and check if they have declined this requests. In my experience when they spot an unusual transaction they decline it first and then call the account holder to check whether it was legitimate request and then they put it in the safe list.

[marina2811]

You should call your bank and check if they have declined this requests. In my experience when they spot an unusual transaction they decline it first and then call the account holder to check whether it was legitimate request.[/quote]

Thank you, yes, after reading the posts on the forum I called yesterday to make sure they wouldn't decline it, and today they just called to confirm that they had authorised it, so all good, hopefully.

[thrope]

Glad to see others making progress. We have not been so lucky yet. Apparently the NCS did not forward the payment form so I sent it again and it appears we have gone to the back of the queue (since another week and still no payment taken). Also its so frustrating they send everything second class post which appears to take 5 days in transit. I mean for the nearly £1000 in fees you think they could spend an extra pennies for a letter that holds up the application for so long. I am worried now about what other parts of the application the NCS may have failed to forward.

Eligibility criteria: Spouse of BC, applying under 6(1), discretion requested for excess absenses
Method of application: NCS Lanark
Date of application: 15 October 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 17 October 2013 (tracked)
Date of letter requesting payment (NCS failed to forward payment slip): 12 November 2013 (received 16 November)
Date of receipt of new payment slip by UKBA (tracked): 19 November 2013

Date of debit of fees: Not debitted yet
Date of acknowledgement:

[marina2811]

That's terrible, I'm sorry to hear that! NCSs are very frustrating! I should write a complaint letter. For £60 all they do is make photocopies and put them in an envelope (there was hardly any 'checking' involved in my case, I was the one telling them what the requirements were), and they can't even do that! I agree about the post as well. Who knows how long that will take in December...

[marina2811]

I meant you should write a complaint letter.

[!!!kartik!!!]

AN joint application
Eligibility criteria: HSMP(JR) 3 years + Tier-1 2 years + ILR (1 year)
Method of application: Post (first class recorded)
Date of application: 10/10/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 11/10/2013
Date of debit of fees: 31/10/2013
Date of acknowledgement : 05/11/2013
Date of approval: 12/11/2013
Date of receipt of approval letter: 15/11/2013
Date of Ceremony: 30/11/2013

50 days total journey.

[Siasia1982]

Hi all, finally after 2 months waiting we have received "silver" envelope (SD) with approval letter:) so happy

[alis92005]

[quote="marina2811"]That's terrible, I'm sorry to hear that! NCSs are very frustrating! I should write a complaint letter. For £60 all they do is make photocopies and put them in an envelope (there was hardly any 'checking' involved in my case, I was the one telling them what the requirements were), and they can't even do that! I agree about the post as well. Who knows how long that will take in December...[/quote]


Marina 2811: I am agree with you.
Yes, you are right they just copies and do nothing else. Also making money

[Googly1]

Application Time line
Eligibility criteria: ILR + 5 years (don't ask, just never needed it until now)
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 12/10/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 15/10/2013
Date of debit of fees: 04/11/2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 08/11/2013 - dated 4/11/2013
Date of receipt of approval: 22/11/2013 - dated 19/11/2013 - included in self addressed envelope with original documents
Date of Ceremony:TBA

We received confirmation that our application was successfully. I have been lurking on the forums for the past 2 months, thanks for all the informative posts and for keeping us company during the wait.

[Srinivas84]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years Work Permit + 1 Year ILR
Method of application: NCS Southwark
Date of application: 11/10/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 14/10/2013
Date of acknowledgement : 08/11/2013
Date of debit of fees: 04/11/2013
Date of approval: 23/11/2013, dated 16/11/2013 on the letter
Date of Ceremony: TBC

Thanks everyone for their continued support and wish you all "Good Luck"

Regards,
Srini

[Pqek]

Application Time line
Eligibility criteria: 2 years spouse of BC + 2 years ILR
Method of application: Postal
Date of receipt by UKBA: 14/10/2013
Date of debit of fees: 6/11/2013 cleared 8/11/2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:11/11/2013 dated 6/11/2013
Date of receipt of approval: 20/11/2013 dated 18/11/2013
Date of Ceremony:Awaiting council invitation.

Now waiting for council letter. In Aberdeen ceremony is every 6 weeks. If next one is to far away, i am gonna go for private then.

Good luck everybody in waiting.

Congrats ELKA, I live in Aberdeen as well. Keep us posted on how you get on with the ceremony. I applied on the 28th Ocrtober and no debit of fees yet

[suatgullu]

Eligibility Criteria: spouse visa 2yrs 1 month + ILR 11 month
Method of Application: post SD & return SD
Date of Application: 30/09/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 01/10/2013
Date of debit of fees: 11/10/2013
Date of acknowledgment: 15/10/2013
Date of approval & returned docs: 13/11/2013
Ceremony letter received: 20/11/2013
Ceremony date: 21/11/2013

[szindy]

Eligibility criteria: EEA National, in the UK since 2006
Method of application: Self
Date of application: 14-10-2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 15-10-2013
Date of acknowledgement : 11-11-2013 (letter dated 06/11)
Date of debit of fees: 07-11-2013
Date of approval: TBA
Date of Ceremony: TBA

A letter has been sent from HO but I was not at home so need to go and collect it from the post office tomorrow morning.I am hoping for the best. I shall send you all an update tomorrow then.

[Pqek]

Eligibility criteria: Joint application, WP + T2 ICT + 1 year ILR - Dependant + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met (UK degree, exempt countries, PBS used documents, NARIC, or B1 test): IELTS - Master degree UK university
Current nationality: Globetrotter
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Edinburgh
Date of application: 28/10/13
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 29/10/13
Date of aknowlegment: Not yet
Date of debit or clearance of fees:Not yet
Date approval received:Not yet still hopes for the end of the year
Date of ceremony:

I was expecting the clearance of fees in order to post my timeline but better doing it now. I have seen in previous months people getting approvals on 20 days, now I just hope my fees are taken on this month.

Good luck to all the ones waiting.

Eligibility criteria: Joint application, WP + T2 ICT + 1 year ILR - Dependant + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met (UK degree, exempt countries, PBS used documents, NARIC, or B1 test): IELTS - Master degree UK university
Current nationality: Globetrotter
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Edinburgh
Date of application: 28/10/13
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 29/10/13
Date of aknowlegment: Not yet
Date of debit or clearance of fees:22/11/13 £1,550 from Nationality directorat Liverpool
Date approval received:Not yet still hopes for the end of the year
Date of ceremony:


Update, I got my fees deducted on Friday. Things started moving...

[Siasia1982]

Update:

Eligibility criteria: EEA citizen + 2 year PR (family/joint application 2x AN+MN1)
Nationality: Polish
Method of application: "self"
Date of application: 29/09/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 01/10/2013
Date of acknowledgement : 14/10/2013 (letter dated 11/10/2013)
Date of debit of fees: 11/10/2013
Date of approval: 22/11/2013 (letter dated 20/11/2013)
Date of Ceremony:TBC

This forum is great, thank you to everybody for great information source. All the best to you all.

[viraj10]

All,

People who applied today via NCS or Post, please, let us have your timeline
as follows

Eligibility criteria: 5 year w/permit + 3year ILR
Method of application: SOLICITOR
Date of application:10th oct 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 11th oct 2013
Date of acknowledgement :07th Nov 2013
Date of debit of fees: 03rd Nov2013
Date of approval: 21 Nov 2013
Date of Ceremony:

still waiting

[lad2777]

still waiting :(