dadageer wrote:Almost 70% of Feb applicants got approval so I will be very surprised if a Jan applicant is still waiting..I am sure they all got approvals..

I'm still waiting

Who is still waiting?

Still waiting from January!

Don't worry... the waiting only gets worse

jmehmud wrote:He applied in Sept 2013 and got his approval within 4 weeks. HO asked his referees about their status, relation to applicant, business/job.

4 weeks! Impressive.

Thanks

Was your friend a January applicant? What did they ask your friends referees?

Somudro wrote:As I am late in getting approval, several questions come to mind. If they go for reference this might take extra time.

Yes I've been asking myself a lot of questions also. If it helps, I have gone to both of my referees and none have received a call from the UKBA.

@phospholipid, did you apply only for you? or a join application with family? Application is only for me, tried to call yesterday and they just said it's in process. I really don't know why it's taking so long, they said a caseworker has not looked at it yet. Incidentally, I also called yesterday a...

Somudro wrote:@phospholipid, did you apply only for you? or a join application with family?

Application is only for me, tried to call yesterday and they just said it's in process. I really don't know why it's taking so long, they said a caseworker has not looked at it yet.

Still waiting

Who is still waiting?

did you call HO ever? What are they are saying over the phone? Last time I called was last week, they are saying the same thing, with caseworking team and in progress. ^Hi When you call them how many times do you keep trying till someone answers? You have to try quite a few times just to get onto t...

Somudro wrote:

phospholipid wrote:applied on 23rd, still waiting.

I'm just going to stop calling them now, and try not think about it.

Any news? I am still waiting.

Nothing mate, still waiting.

Sending some supporting evidence wouldn't hurt. Thanks, I'll go to my old sixth form college to get evidence that I was resident in the UK from Sept 2012 - March 2013, but I'm having troubles thinking of evidence to provide from July-Sept 2012. I was on summer holidays and did not work during this ...

Sorry to bump this up again, but should I send supporting documents to the home office that I was here during that 8 month period before they ask for it, or should I wait to see if/when they contact me?

I hope so, I guess I'll wait and see.

Alhamdoulilah! !! Finally the wait is over i have received the approval letter and the ceremony letter from the council today Method of application: ncs Council name if NCS used: Southwark Date of application: 03/01/2014 Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: dc Date of receipt ...

I've already sent off my naturalisation application in January 2014, and I had my passport from july 2007-2012 where it expired. I then got an extension on March 2013 to March 2015. Could you please advise if I should have proved evidence of being in the UK for this time? I never thought about it, a...

People like you disgust me. You were born there, are you so embarrassed of being of a Pakistani origin? How would you change the place of birth section on your passport which says YOU WERE BORN THERE. How will you get rid of your Pakistani accent? Don't act stupid and keep it, nothing wrong with ha...

applied on 23rd, still waiting. I'm just going to stop calling them now, and try not think about it. Did they give you any update on the phone Nope, just "still being processed" or "it's with the caseworking team", no update they just keep telling me to wait. I tried to ask abou...

applied on 23rd, still waiting.

I'm just going to stop calling them now, and try not think about it.

Called today was told that "checks are still being done on my application", I'm really worried as I have a simple case and no criminal record.

Congrats to both of you!

@unsure

just hold the line while it rings, it takes a while.

I hope that my info helps in some way. I really appreciate this forum, it kept me semi sane. Eligibility criteria: 5 years ILR Language criteria met: Life in the UK + GESE Grade 5 (CEFR B1 Speaking and Listening only) Method of application: NCS Date of application: 14/01/2014 Payment method: Debit ...

@som What did they say? Using the old number I got told that it was assigned to the "caseworking team", and "incomplete", with the new number, I got told by both people that it is waiting allocation to a caseworker, and I should wait another month before calling as it has just be...