I noticed that the people who sent their applications by postal is much quicker and faster process than who sent via NCS. I don't think this is quite right... I went though NCS and it took 11 weeks. I think the timelines are completely random and probably correlate to piles of cases on individuals ...

Application timeline Eligibility criteria: 2+3 years HSMP, 2 years ILR Method of application: via Wandsworth Council NCS Date of application: 30/01/2012 Date of receipt by UKBA: not sure... maybe 1-2 Feb Date of debit of fees: 17/02/2012 Date of receipt of acknowledgement: dated 24/02/2012 Date of ...