Hi all, Thanks for the great help on this board so far. Here is my journey so far.. posting to also warn folks re the NEW BETA ONLINE SERVICE. Basically, there is a fault in the online form that is still not yet fixed when I last checked. Make sure you check that Section 4 (requesting parents' deta...

Passport for: Adult First time Application Type: New ( Naturalised Method of application: BETA on line form and post Date of application: 16/05/2014 Date application received by IPS: 19/05/2014 - GLASGOW Office Date of return of documents: Date of receipt of interview letter: Date of Passport Appoi...

Eligibility Criteria : 5 Yrs on Work Permit + 1 Year ILR Method of Application : Through CRAWLEY (West Sussex) NCS Date of Application : 27 - Jan - 2014 Date of Debit of Fees : 4 - Feb - 2014 Date of Receipt of Acknowledgement : I have not received the acknowledgement Date of Receipt of Approval : ...

That report also reveals that not only do complex cases get prioritised first, the simple ones are given to novices and cases dealt by novices have to be approved by a supervisor adding additional delay. The message is simple - if you have a straightforward application be prepared to wait longer th...

Date of postingt to UKBA: 05/11/2013 NCS Sutton Date of delivery by UKBA: 06/11/2013 Date of debit of fees: 10/01/2014 (UKBA debeted the credit card but money was not taken yet maybe tomorrow) Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 15\01\2014 dated 10\01\2014 Date of receipt of approval: waiting Date ...