Naturalisation application pending

[sammie007]

Hi,

I have applied for naturalisation via the Tier 1 and ILR route.

I did my application on 20th July 2016. I did my biometric on 26th August. I am still waiting on the status of my application. I have been trying to call the UKBA call centre but they say that I need to wait for 6 months before contacting them!

So its been more then 2 months since my biometric. Should it be taking so long for them to process my application? I am worried that they might have send me some communication which might have got lost in the post ( they had to resend my bio-metric request letter as I never received the initial copy).

I am getting a little tensed as I have no clue as to what is happening??? Can you please guide me.

Thanks,
Sam

[LilyLalilu]

As long as it hasn't been over 6 months there is no reason to be nervous, it's not unusual to take 6 months (and some people have even been waiting for 12 months+). Just because some people get their approval a lot quicker doesn't mean there is anything wrong with your application...just kick back and relax, patience is essential when dealing with the HO

[MrsT]

LilyLalilu is right, they give 6 months minimum time. Some people here have been waiting for over a year, so no reason to worry just yet.

[noajthan]

Hi,

I have applied for naturalisation via the Tier 1 and ILR route.

I did my application on 20th July 2016. I did my biometric on 26th August. I am still waiting on the status of my application. I have been trying to call the UKBA call centre but they say that I need to wait for 6 months before contacting them!

So its been more then 2 months since my biometric. Should it be taking so long for them to process my application? I am worried that they might have send me some communication which might have got lost in the post ( they had to resend my bio-metric request letter as I never received the initial copy).

I am getting a little tensed as I have no clue as to what is happening??? Can you please guide me.

Thanks,
Sam

You are not dealing with UKBA (abolished in 2013).

Expect no feedback or handholding from HO.
Even if you contact HO (after 6 months) you won't receive much useful information.

This is all normal.
Just a waiting game now.