MN1 (registration) application processing timelines (only)

[sabax300]

Is there any one got the approval ,who were applied in May
Hi I applied for on son on may 28 and am still waiting


2014?

Thanks
Ravera

hi ravera29,
i applied mn1 1(3) on 13th may 2014 for my 3yrs son and still waiting...though we got acknowledegement quickly in 7days but since then no response..

[Pompeyguy]

Hello All,

My wife is about to apply for naturalization (10 yrs + 1ILR) later this month, but at the same time we also want to apply for my 3 year old daughter who is Canadian, and has been living with her in the UK since 2011 and is also on ILR. I don’t live (and not settled) in the UK and not a British Citizen. I would like to know if we apply for my daughter’s naturalization under section 3.2?
I got this from the Guide MN1 on page 14
[Children born abroad to parents who are applying for British citizenship
“Where one or both parents are applying for British citizenship they may apply for one or more children who are not automatically British at birth (see “Automatic acquisition of British citizenship” above) to be registered as British citizens as part of a “family application”. Children in this category will be considered at the Home Secretary’s discretion and will usually be registered only if both the parents are granted or already hold British citizenship, or if one parent holds British citizenship and the other is settled in the UK.”]

Thanks.

[baba_baba]

You can contact them using the details below:

Citizenship and nationality enquiries
ukbanationalityenquiries@ukba.gsi.gov.uk
Telephone: 0300 123 2253
Monday to Thursday, 9am to 5pm
Friday, 9am to 4:30pm

Hope it helps.

Thank you for you kind help. I have spoken to UKBA and I was told that the application can take up to 6 months and my application is in progress. When I inquired about my original passports and bio metric card, she said that I can make a request for a return of my original documents form UKBA website. I have checked this site before, it says that "You might have to cancel your application - you’ll be told if you have to do this when you ask for your documents back."

Has anyone requested for return of documents? please share you experience and advise. As I am planning to travel, I need to get hold of my passport.

Thank you.

[ravera29]

Recently i requested my documents . They returned in 2 working days.
It wont affect our application process. They told me that if they required they will ask again.

So you can request the documents.
I requested only passports and marriage certificate only.

Thanks
Ravera

[ravera29]

Is there any one got the approval ,who were applied in May
Hi I applied for on son on may 28 and am still waiting


2014?

Thanks
Ravera

hi ravera29,
i applied mn1 1(3) on 13th may 2014 for my 3yrs son and still waiting...though we got acknowledegement quickly in 7days but since then no response..

as spoken to them, it will take 2 more months for MAY14 applications. So thats why i requested our passports.
Cheers
Ravera

[rohin123]

hi ravera29,
i applied mn1 1(3) on 13th may 2014 for my 3yrs son and still waiting...though we got acknowledegement quickly in 7days but since then no response..[/quote][/quote]

as spoken to them, it will take 2 more months for MAY14 applications. So thats why i requested our passports.
Cheers
Ravera[/quote]


Why do you say it will take 2 more months ? Typically time taken is 2-3 months and the max time is 6 months. I applied in first week of May and urgently need to travel by end of Aug. Now I'm quite lost on what to do.

[karunakar143]

Hello all,

This is regarding the MN1 application I have submitted for my daughter. Both parents have ILR and I have used NCS (Barking). Submitted on 19th May 2014. Acknowledgement received in 7 days.

Her FLR (T1 - dependant) visa expired on 7th July and I am not sure if she is considered as an 'over stayer' now???? In addition to this she needs to travel to India later this month and by the looks of it she may not get the naturalisation approval before that time. The questions I now have are:

1. Is she considered as an 'over stayer' ?
2. Can she travel to India without any issue on her Indian passport?
3. With a bit of luck, if the naturalisation letter turns up before she travels:
3.1 - can she apply for British passport and then leave the country?
3.2 - If this happens can someone else carry her passport to India so that she can return to the UK?
3.3 When and where is she expected to return her Indian passport?
4. If the letter arrives after she left the country, can she apply for the British passport in India?

Apologies for the complex questions (may not be too complex for some of you).

Looking forward to your replies.

Thanks and regards,

Karan

[Arya1]

@ Ik_aam_insaan, Neerhem and joshnamb; I believe you guys have applied in April'14, any update on your application?

[ash1111]

has anybody got reply when they submitted application in May Please, Thanks

[ash1111]

Hi revera, have they said over the phone that it will take 2 more months to process May applications, I rang them they said they dont know when the application will be assigned to case worker, they were in sheffield and nationality application dealt in Liverpool. So can you please clarify Thanks

[ravera29]

Hi All,
Sorry for the confusion .I sent request to return our documents. When they called back to to process the return request they told me that you have to wait roughly 2 more months to get back the documents if you don't want now. So i told then return the documents.
Based on the conversation they indirectly(slipped the word) told it will take two more months.

Please excuse me if missguide anyone.

Thanks
Ravera

[ik_aam_insaan]

@ Ik_aam_insaan, Neerhem and joshnamb; I believe you guys have applied in April'14, any update on your application?

Nothing yet almost 4 months now
Spoke to them almost 5-6 times same reply can take 6 months lazy buggers :p.

[jazz81]

I applied in may , every time i call them they tell me it will take 6 months

[khurram.arif]

Got the email bellow from Nationality service today @ 12:38PM
"Dear Mr. Arif,

Thank you for your enquiry.

All applications for citizenship are subject to enquiries to ensure that the statutory requirements have been satisfied. Because of these enquires, we anticipate that applications may take up to six months to complete. Some applications may be dealt with more quickly and some may take longer, depending on the nature of the enquiries to be carried out. Our service standards set out how quickly we aim to decide applications for British citizenship. The standard is that we will decide 95% of applications within six months.

http://www.gov.uk/becoming-a-british-ci ... ve-applied

Regards


AO8NW Correspondence team
Customer Service Operations
Home Office, UK Visas and Immigration
http://www.homeofficesurveys.homeoffice ... 08105TAZNG

"

[Malik44]

Eligibility criteria: section 1(3) for 1 child
Method of application: NCS
Date of Application: 01/08/2014
Date of receipt by UKBA:05/08/2014
Date of debit of fees: 13/08/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: waiting
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of receipt of documents: waiting
Date of receipt of registration certificate:Waiting

hopefully will get answer by end of October 2014

[ik_aam_insaan]

Good luck Malik44 i am still waiting since april ....

[aspirantmigrant]

Hi All - i applied for my 12 month's old daughter's MN1 back in June 2014, here's our timeline.

Eligibility criteria: section 1(3)
Method of application: NCS (Bristol, Avon)
Date of NCS Appointment: 12th June 2014
Date of receipt by UKBA: 13th June 2014
Date of debit of fees: 26th June 2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 26th June 2014
Date of receipt of approval: WAITING
Date of receipt of documents: WAITING
Date of receipt of registration certificate: WAITING

So, we're in the wait state at the moment.
The forum in general has been so helpful and this is my first post.
Urge people to post about their situations as it gives everyone else a picture of what's happening at the UKBA/Home Office end.

[kashifmasud]

Eligibility criteria: section 1(3);
Method of application: NCS (Hatfield) - 03/06/2014
Date of receipt by UKBA:
Date of debit of fees: 10/06/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 10/06/2014
Date of approval: Waiting
Date of receipt of documents: Waiting
Date of receipt of registration certificate: Still Waiting

[rasheedabdul786]

Eligibility criteria: section 1(3)
Method of application: postal
Date of Application : 12th may 2014
Date of debit of fee s: 19th may 2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 20th may 2014
Date of receipt of approval: WAITING
Date of receipt of documents: WAITING
Date of receipt of registration certificate: WAITING

[anamaria83]

Application Timeline
eligibility criteria:section 1(3)
Method of application:NCS
Date of receipt by UKBA:23/05/2014
Date of debris of fees:02/06/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:7/06/2014 (dated 02/06/2014)
Date of receipt of approval:waiting
Date of receipt of registration certificate:waiting

[Tsiya]

Eligibility criteria: section 1(3)
Method of application: NCS
Date of Application : 1st may 2014
Date of debit of fee s: 7th may 2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 14th may 2014
Date of receipt of approval: WAITING
Date of receipt of documents: WAITING
Date of receipt of registration certificate: WAITING



Called HO- same story - wait for 6 months. It seems like the wait is forever.

[charismatic_one]

Eligibility criteria: section 1(3)
Method of application: NCS Bedworth
Date of post: 04/06/2014
Date of receipt by UKBA: 05/06/2014
Date of debit of fees: 10/06/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 14/06/2014

Date of receipt of approval: WAITING
Date of receipt of documents: N/A
Date of receipt of registration certificate: WAITING

Its 11 weeks now and still waiting
Before I applied I did see the processing times and those were around 8-10 weeks. Child has got important travel plans for October, not sure what to do... whenever I call them they just say that the processing time could be anything upto 6 months....

Is there anyone else who applied in June ?
Seniors please advise ???

Thanks.
Regards.

[aspirantmigrant]

Eligibility criteria: section 1(3)
Method of application: NCS Bedworth
Date of post: 04/06/2014
Date of receipt by UKBA: 05/06/2014
Date of debit of fees: 10/06/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 14/06/2014

Date of receipt of approval: WAITING
Date of receipt of documents: N/A
Date of receipt of registration certificate: WAITING

Its 11 weeks now and still waiting
Before I applied I did see the processing times and those were around 8-10 weeks. Child has got important travel plans for October, not sure what to do... whenever I call them they just say that the processing time could be anything upto 6 months....

Is there anyone else who applied in June ?
Seniors please advise ???

Thanks.
Regards.

Hi Charimatic,
I'm in the same situation, i applied a bit later than you, 12th June, saw that the processing times were 10-11 weeks and was confident i'd get it in time to apply for the passport. As we've got travel plans in September, we're pretty worried whether we'll be able to get things done in time!

I've reviewed this thread a couple of times, analyzing the time frames, it seems that it doesn't depend on the date you applied, the home office seems to bundle applications who applied in 1-2 weeks of each other and all those people get their certificates at almost exactly the same date! You'll see that's true for people who applied back in December 2013 and all of them got their certificated just on 6-8th February. So i think its more than a coincidence!

Let's hope for the best, and if you do get yours in the next week or two please keep us posted.

All the best!

[Tsiya]

Eligibility criteria: section 1(3)
Method of application: NCS
Date of Application : 1st may 2014
Date of debit of fee s: 7th may 2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 14th may 2014
Date of receipt of approval: 16th August 2014
Date of receipt of documents: NA
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 19th August 2014



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It is a good news for those that applied in May.

[kashifmasud]

Tsiya wrote:
Eligibility criteria: section 1(3)
Method of application: NCS
Date of Application : 1st may 2014
Date of debit of fee s: 7th may 2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 14th may 2014
Date of receipt of approval: 16th August 2014
Date of receipt of documents: NA
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 19th August 2014

Congratulations, good to see your wait is finally over.