January 2014 - Naturalization Application Timeline

[chis1]

Hi - I have been reading this forum for a few weeks and thought I would add my timeline.

Eligibility criteria: ILR + 5yr
Language criteria met: Life in the UK test and ESOL B1 English exam
Method of application: NCS-Bromley
Payment method: Credit card
Date of application: 10/01/2014
Date of receipt by UKBA: 13/01/2014
Date fees taken: 29/01/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 31/01/2014
Date of receipt of approval: WAITING
Date of ceremony: WAITINIG

I've called the 0870 number a couple of times and each time received a similar response along the lines of my application still being processed and not having been assigned to a caseworker yet. It is a bit frustrating seeing people who have applied after me already in receipt of their approvals, but I guess there is nothing to do but just wait!

Best of luck to everyone. Hopefully some more approvals start rolling in!

[20shamat]

Eligibility criteria: 5yrs + 1 yr ILR
Language criteria met : LiUK+IELTS+PBS
Current nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Redbridge
Date of application: 20-01-14
Payment method :Debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 22-01-14
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 28-01-14
Date of acknowledgment: 31/01/2014 (Dated)
Date approval received: TBA
Date of ceremony: TBA

[Somudro]

any news from ppl who applied after 20 Jan 2014?

[27pence]

I applied on the 6th January.

None of us no the exact system in which they order applications, some say first come first serve, I reckon it is more likely that months are split maybe weekly and spread to a specific caseworker, and it may then be organised by Surname alphabetically. My surname begins with W, so I might be waiting sometime. People stop worrying though, somebody who applied in January 2013 (over a year ago) just got approval. LOL

[anotherbrickinthewall]

I think the clock starts ticking only after the fees are debited - that's when the application enters the caseworker queue. If your payment gets rejected the application is not in the caseworker queue until they get their grubby mitts on your dosh. The date of application is immaterial.

[27pence]

Well my money was debited on the 25th of January, and there are people with approvals who had money taken after this date, there must be some system. I am a spouse of native BC, and everything is to the book. I do not really understand what they are doing!!!

[Jegdis5]

I am still waiting , applied on 14th Jan 2014..

[Somudro]

The system of HO seems became very slow.

[nselarka]

I have applied on 8/1/14 and still waiting for approval. anybody who applied on fist week of January still waiting for approval?

[majamcr]

I also applied on the 8th, fees debited on the 25th, no news.

[trigger]

January 2014 Applications Update

• Applicants: 105
  Fee Debits: 101 (~ 96%) (pending: nselarka*, s4sam, MY, KyleDM)
  Approvals: 27 (~ 26%) (congratulations on newest approvals for STV, icon3001, shiva321, Josomount, amthekkel, hub007, mandykan, DayDream, cblue12, teenboy, M2008, shoppsydudu, varre_v)
  * Please add your timeline using this format
  
  Average waiting time between Fee Debit and Approval Letter Date (FD2ALD): ~ 18 weekdays**
  Average waiting time between Fee Debit and Approval Letter Receipt (FD2ALR): ~ 23 weekdays**
  ** This metric is entirely down to individual circumstances, such as complexity of application and 2nd class post receipt time, to name but two.

Here are the 105 applicants so far, please let me know of any errors or omissions (hyperlinks to past approvals):

• w/c 30 December (excluding December 2013 applicants) - 7 applicants
  kiranchinnu
  NOG
  SameerBhagawatUk
  Bruno30
  Peachoct6
  Captain_underpants
  For_fam

• w/c 6 January - 28 applicants
  STV
  magedezzeldin
  uknotts
  phoki
  baji15
  sylm_2000
  s4sam
  safa_bb
  keepsim
  icon3001
  happylad
  t0mmy
  27pence
  Newme123
  majamcr
  silverdiablo7
  muf
  shiva321
  Josomount
  amthekkel
  farrukhnizam
  rw1perth
  hub007
  Bash1oo
  mandykan
  spui
  sgaba
  nselarka - Please add your timeline using this format

• w/c 13 January - 33 applicants
  DayDream
  trigger
  jayowo
  DevB
  cblue12
  chis1
  splashing
  MY
  soniaa84
  sidhujazz
  freemen_17
  guavaguy
  vv129
  teenboy
  Zeeshan123
  slav
  tundefaboye
  tanere
  Jegdis5
  M2008
  murmur
  chir
  eskalebur
  kiwiana76
  shoppsydudu
  rickyrafe777
  varre_v
  winchesterguy
  h-khan
  hot_rock_tx
  aquarius
  daniel212
  rupali123

• w/c 20 January - 23 applicants
  alex_shvjac
  ei
  khurrambutt
  ITGraduate
  gdyoung
  kir60
  Camillinhadantas
  ambitions_high
  OmerMohammed
  abbey84
  20shamat
  darkangel14
  fragnance19
  abdik1980
  statician
  t-cham
  speaker40
  phospholipid
  hina zaheer
  isomb
  Jo1
  adeelmpk
  latansingh

• w/c 27 January - 14 applicants
  Somudro
  dabbler80
  KyleDM
  nbweb
  bachy
  amitc
  cofe
  sabster
  Koolmail
  milan69
  jmehmud
  tab0287
  bouqet777
  guiness

General progress so far for January 2014:

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To all January 2014 applicants - please try and keep your timelines updated and accurate as it benefits the topic and others when you do so. Relevant update posts (like this one) in my signature to make them easy to track.

As always, thanks to amthekkel, p2kin, jotter, TTOE and tier_2_applicant for their data and formats.

[mirna]

I have applied on 8/1/14 and still waiting for approval. anybody who applied on fist week of January still waiting for approval?

[midbar]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years PR + 1 year (EEA Perm. residency confirmation)
Language criteria met: TOEFL C1
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 03/01/2014
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 06/01/2014
Date of acknowledgment: 23/01/2014 (received 29/01/2014)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 23/01/2014
Date approval received: Waiting...
Date of ceremony:

Called UKBA today - application is yet to be allocated to caseworker.

[anotherbrickinthewall]

Have they started accepting TOEFL or are you okay since you applied before the ban?

[jmehmud]

Hi Milan69!
Its quite worrying situation because what if our applications are still not been allocated to case worker yet in that case forget march for any approval....looks HO is back on slow track or dont know may be they just delay deliberately. What you say?

[milan69]

Very quiet week so far..

[midbar]

Have they started accepting TOEFL or are you okay since you applied before the ban?

My test was in July 2013 - ETS was suspended 10/02/2014. I didn't think it would affect my application as I submitted it before the ban...

[UKc2be]

I took a B1 CEFR / ESOL ENTRY LEVEL 3 ENGLISH EXAM in mid 2013, and applied for citizenship 14 Jan this year. Was the exam I took also suspended?

[milan69]

Hi jmehmud, when I rang HO last week I was told my application has been allocated to a case worker and is under consideration.

[jmehmud]

Hi Milan69! atleast it is a good sign otherwise it remains a dilemma that have they allocated our applications yet or not. but now it is a piece of mind for you.

[milan69]

I rang them twice in the last 2 weeks and I got same reply.

[27pence]

Hi milan69,

I have read some of the comments in the October/November/December forums, and it would appear that the HO have a list of responses. FOr instance, one person rang up one week to be told that a caseworker was looking at it, then rang a couple of weeks later to be told that it had not been allocated to a caseworker.

Another post stated that they had rang up one day to be told the application had not been allocated yet, but the next day they received the approval through the post, with the approval dated a week before they had rang the HO.

Unfortunately it is very clear to me that the people who take phone calls from applicants do not actually have the database in front of them. So ringing up is not going to clear anything up. I think if you went through NCS then there is not much to worry about, because you will have your native passport, if there is an emergency to leave the country, you can do. Other than that, you will have to wait 6 months before you could do anything.

Don't forget that although the UKBA is pretty much deciding your life, you are just a statistic to them, and you will have ILR, so you can not be chucked out the country. It is a waiting game.

WHen the time comes, I have also read tht the Post Office check and send service is not worth it, the post office will keep loads of passports applications and then send them in bulk, so it could take three weeks from application to Belfast receiving the application.

[sidhujazz]

Unread postby shak80 » Thu Mar 06, 2014 12:03 pm

Finally got the brown envelope


Method of application: NCS Leeds
Date of application: 30/10/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 31/10 /2013
Date of acknowledgement :
Date of debit of fees: 11/01/2014
Date of approval: letter dated 2/3/14 received date 6/3/14
Date of Ceremony: 8/3/14


Special thanks to Immigration board and everyone who support each other

My letter stating 2 march which is Sunday , so they are working hard to sort out the applications. you letter will be with you very soon

I called them in Monday 3/3/14 and 5/3/14 both time they said in process. But the letter was already printed for dispatch

So no point to call them it's just painfull

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Just another post which shows, it's just not worth calling the HO as do not have any idea about your application.

[soniaa84]

Eligibility criteria: Partner of BC (3 yrs)
Language criteria:life in the uk test n B1 language test
Method of application:Royal mail (special delivery)
Date of application:13/1/14
Date of receipt :14/1/14 (tracking through royal mail service)
Payment method:DC
Date of fee :balance drop (28/1/14) bt still not shown on my statment
date of acknowledgment:TBC
date of approval:TBC
Date of ceremony:TBC
Updates

Balance drop on 28th and shown on statment on 29.today 30/1/14 get acknowledgement letter dated 28/1/14

Updates.finally I got my brown envlope too as I have applied for my son too so I get one latter stated tat both applications r acepted.
I want to ask one think tat on my latter it is written tat u should not contact local athority for ceremony invitation bt u will get ur self an invitation latter n if u didnt get then u contact on the given mail adress.so I wana ask that is it normal.

Congragulations to sidujaz coz he was v frustated n thanks to everyone on this forum n best of luck to everyone who are waiting

[rickyrafe777]

Eligibility criteria: Partner of BC (3 yrs)
Language criteria:life in the uk test n B1 language test
Method of application:Royal mail (special delivery)
Date of application:13/1/14
Date of receipt :14/1/14 (tracking through royal mail service)
Payment method:DC
Date of fee :balance drop (28/1/14) bt still not shown on my statment
date of acknowledgment:TBC
date of approval:TBC
Date of ceremony:TBC
Updates

Balance drop on 28th and shown on statment on 29.today 30/1/14 get acknowledgement letter dated 28/1/14

Updates.finally I got my brown envlope too as I have applied for my son too so I get one latter stated tat both applications r acepted.
I want to ask one think tat on my latter it is written tat u should not contact local athority for ceremony invitation bt u will get ur self an invitation latter n if u didnt get then u contact on the given mail adress.so I wana ask that is it normal.

Congragulations to sidujaz coz he was v frustated n thanks to everyone on this forum n best of luck to everyone who are waiting

congrts... what is the date on your approval letter??