May 2014 - Naturalisation Application Timeline

[waitingobserver]

Hello Shaheen,

Can you please post an updated sheet.

It's raining approvals with June applications.

(Approvals rate is 70% excluding the approvals posted in the general timeline topic and the one who are too euphoric to look at this forum)

Thank you

[shaheen]

Sorry for late reply I was a bit busy in work.

[Ugo]

Eligibility criteria: Resident Card of a Family Member of EEA National (5 Years and 8 Months in the UK before Application). I didn't have an ILR since my wife is British, as a result, I automatically acquire Permanent Resident after 5 Years of continuous stay in the UK.
Language criteria met: MSc and PhD in the UK +Life in the UK test
Method of application: NCS Edinburgh Council
Date of application: 22/05/2014
Date of receipt by UKBA: 23/05/2014
Date of debit of fees: 28/05/2014 (Not sure)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 30/05/2014
Date of receipt of approval: Still waiting
Date of Ceremony: Still waiting

Other Development:

At the end of July, I got a new job and by then my Visa has expired. My new employer contacted the Employer Checking Services (ECS) of UK Visas and Immigration for a confirmation of my right to work in the UK while my nationality application was ongoing. The verification came back as positive.

[Relatively Fat]

Eligibility criteria: LLR (Refugee Status) 5yrs + 1 year ILR
Language + UK knowledge criteria met: LIUK + ESOL Entry 3 (speaking and listening).
Method of application: NCS (Croydon)
Date of application: 30/04/2014
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 01/05/2014
Clearance of fees: 09/05/2014
Date of acknowledgment: received 15/05/2014 (Dated 12/05/2014)
Date approval on letter: waiting
Date of ceremony:waiting
Days from receipt: 5 months and 8 days (161 days).

Update: rang today and was told on-going and still within the six month period.

[Relatively Fat]

amk_amk
fazhaque
muryphy1
skk27
king hassi
Serina26 ( Application Declined )
[iD]
Monkeyusiness
kash81
Iva_rocher
Waitingobserver
chrisonrails
Relatively Fat

Added myself to the list

[juansmith007]

Hello Shaheen,

Can you please post an updated sheet.

It's raining approvals with June applications.

(Approvals rate is 70% excluding the approvals posted in the general timeline topic and the one who are too euphoric to look at this forum)

Thank you

amazing, so June is 70% and May is only 62% (46 / 74 according to Shaheen's table)...

[mhsadique]

Sorry for late reply I was a bit busy in work.

Fantastic job Shaheen, well done for your hard work.

[mhsadique]

Eligibility criteria: LLR (Refugee Status) 5yrs + 1 year ILR
Language + UK knowledge criteria met: LIUK + ESOL Entry 3 (speaking and listening).
Method of application: NCS (Croydon)
Date of application: 30/04/2014
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 01/05/2014
Clearance of fees: 09/05/2014
Date of acknowledgment: received 15/05/2014 (Dated 12/05/2014)
Date approval on letter: waiting
Date of ceremony:waiting
Days from receipt: 5 months and 8 days (161 days).

Update: rang today and was told on-going and still within the six month period.

Relatively Fat, "if your applycation is straight forward", don't worry it'll take time but result will be positive. (" ") they told me.

[Vitaliyz]

hi all. finally received approval today! my details

Eligibility criteria: child born in the UK parents on ILR
Language criteria met : N/A
Current nationality: Ukrainian
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Aylesbury
Date of application: 14-05-2014
Payment method : debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 15-05-2014
Date of acknowledgement: 22-05-2014
Date approval received: 08-10-2014

I was actually surprised when it came through as it was different to what I was expecting.
Well envelope was A4 and white and 1st class ( not brown 2nd class). Certificate date was 1st of October and letter dated 6th of October and obviously all received today on the 8th. Finally I have been following this forum for a while and promised myself to stay calm and just wait for 6 month and hope for the best and earlier approval ( why worry about the things that you can't influence right ) however reading all the posts and realising how many approvals were given i couldn't stop myself and have also rung the 0300 number they guy told me " your application is in final stages and you should here within the next few days" i've tried to probe what final stages means but he couldn't provide the details. luckily I have received the approval within the next few days, probably coincidence.

HUGE Thank you to all the members for taking the time to write posts and SPECIAL thank you for the timeline table - incredibly useful. Good luck to all waiting and I hope I will see your posts with approvals over the next few days..
ps.. the person who applied on 27th of May made me smile all the time I think you all know who it is

[Relatively Fat]

Relatively Fat, "if your applycation is straight forward", don't worry it'll take time but result will be positive. (" ") they told me.

Well, with the amount of different things they say to each caller, they positively seem to be telling porkies.

But let's be reasonable here; if by "straightforward" they mean no crimes, no civil offences; no running in with the police of any kind, never go to court over anything by always turning the other cheek; never go on demos lest they turn violent or get myself recorded; never go out shirtless during hot summers; always regard Morris dancing highly; love all my neighbours including the Ukippers and their eyeful daughter; and finally go to bed at 9pm sharp, then my application is indeed "straightforward". However, I wouldn't put it completely beyond them if soi-disant "straightforward" turns out to mean "heterosexual & promiscuous" in officialese.

According to LIUK textbook, I should be able to laugh at my miserable self, which's the quintessentially British thing to do especially after five months of queuing.

[shaheen]

Hi Guys, It was my turn today. Received the approval letter.
It was a family application two adults and 3 children.
Good luck to people who are waiting (I know its painful but we can't do much about it)
I will be keep the sheets updated.

Eligibility criteria: HSMP + Tier 1 + ILR
Language criteria met: Degree certificate, uni letter plus NARIC SoC
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 19 May 2014
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 21 May 2014
Date of acknowledgement: 02 June 2014 (Dated 28 May 2014)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 28 May 2014
Date approval received: 10/10/2014 (Dated 30 Sept 2014)
Date of ceremony: 21 Oct 2014

[fazhaque]

Hi Guys, It was my turn today. Received the approval letter.
It was a family application two adults and 3 children.
Good luck to people who are waiting (I know its painful but we can't do much about it)
I will be keep the sheets updated.

Eligibility criteria: HSMP + Tier 1 + ILR
Language criteria met: Degree certificate, uni letter plus NARIC SoC
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 19 May 2014
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 21 May 2014
Date of acknowledgement: 02 June 2014 (Dated 28 May 2014)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 28 May 2014
Date approval received: 10/10/2014 (Dated 30 Sept 2014)
Date of ceremony: 21 Oct 2014

Congrats mate......

[waitingobserver]

Hi Guys, It was my turn today. Received the approval letter.
It was a family application two adults and 3 children.
Good luck to people who are waiting (I know its painful but we can't do much about it)
I will be keep the sheets updated.

Eligibility criteria: HSMP + Tier 1 + ILR
Language criteria met: Degree certificate, uni letter plus NARIC SoC
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 19 May 2014
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 21 May 2014
Date of acknowledgement: 02 June 2014 (Dated 28 May 2014)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 28 May 2014
Date approval received: 10/10/2014 (Dated 30 Sept 2014)
Date of ceremony: 21 Oct 2014

Congratulations big man. Happy for you hope more approvals will follow.

[mhsadique]

Hi Guys, It was my turn today. Received the approval letter.
It was a family application two adults and 3 children.
Good luck to people who are waiting (I know its painful but we can't do much about it)
I will be keep the sheets updated.

Eligibility criteria: HSMP + Tier 1 + ILR
Language criteria met: Degree certificate, uni letter plus NARIC SoC
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 19 May 2014
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 21 May 2014
Date of acknowledgement: 02 June 2014 (Dated 28 May 2014)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 28 May 2014
Date approval received: 10/10/2014 (Dated 30 Sept 2014)
Date of ceremony: 21 Oct 2014

Thats great.......who is next?

[kash81]

hi all. finally received approval today! my details

Eligibility criteria: child born in the UK parents on ILR
Language criteria met : N/A
Current nationality: Ukrainian
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Aylesbury
Date of application: 14-05-2014
Payment method : debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 15-05-2014
Date of acknowledgement: 22-05-2014
Date approval received: 08-10-2014

Hi Vitaliyz Congratulations ~

[kash81]

Hi Guys, It was my turn today. Received the approval letter.
It was a family application two adults and 3 children.
Good luck to people who are waiting (I know its painful but we can't do much about it)
I will be keep the sheets updated.

Eligibility criteria: HSMP + Tier 1 + ILR
Language criteria met: Degree certificate, uni letter plus NARIC SoC
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 19 May 2014
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 21 May 2014
Date of acknowledgement: 02 June 2014 (Dated 28 May 2014)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 28 May 2014
Date approval received: 10/10/2014 (Dated 30 Sept 2014)
Date of ceremony: 21 Oct 2014

Congratulations Shaheen stay blessed can u please add my name in sheet as well thanks.

[Nav8]

Hi Guys, It was my turn today. Received the approval letter.
It was a family application two adults and 3 children.
Good luck to people who are waiting (I know its painful but we can't do much about it)
I will be keep the sheets updated.

Eligibility criteria: HSMP + Tier 1 + ILR
Language criteria met: Degree certificate, uni letter plus NARIC SoC
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 19 May 2014
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 21 May 2014
Date of acknowledgement: 02 June 2014 (Dated 28 May 2014)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 28 May 2014
Date approval received: 10/10/2014 (Dated 30 Sept 2014)
Date of ceremony: 21 Oct 2014

Hello Mate... m one of the may applicant and i have received my PP... I always check for may applicant status to see how is the progress.. m glad your wait is finally over and jus wanted to say a BIG thank you for the extra effort you put in maintaining this thread with your spread sheet. Thank You!

[shaheen]

Hi Guys, Thank you very much for your kind words. much appreciated.

[SKK27]

you can only raise a complaint if it goes over 6 months and they fail to contact you

as they are supposed to tell you before the 6 months expiry that your application is dealyed

I think the best way forward is Complaints procedure; Set out your complaint clearly and briefly, including dates and any reference numbers where possible, then email or send it to:

Email: complaints@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk

Address:
Complaints Allocation Hub
Central Point of Receipt
11th Floor
Lunar House
40 Wellesley Road
Croydon
CR9 2BY

Thank you Mate,i am getting hot and ....just waiting to the time to complaint...application received on 8th May,applied after 5 year of ILR no fault/complaint/parking.....etc.
Living in this country since last 11 years...and both husband and wife employed in NHS jobs....Home office looks like full of jokers and willing to eat up your £906 anyhow.
Called home office numerous time and this time a bit aggressively... they have on answer 6 month time frame.I asked if my application is in progress since last a month and half,how many more month you need to decide....now they says then call after 6 months we will apologize....£906..wait 6 months for their apology.......I am speechless now.....

[[iD]]

Thank you Mate,i am getting hot and ....just waiting to the time to complaint...application received on 8th May,applied after 5 year of ILR no fault/complaint/parking.....etc.
Living in this country since last 11 years...and both husband and wife employed in NHS jobs....Home office looks like full of jokers and willing to eat up your £906 anyhow.
Called home office numerous time and this time a bit aggressively... they have on answer 6 month time frame.I asked if my application is in progress since last a month and half,how many more month you need to decide....now they says then call after 6 months we will apologize....£906..wait 6 months for their apology.......I am speechless now.....

You'd be lucky to get an apology but nothing more. At least now you know that they're suppose to deal with your application within 6 months. After 6 months, you'll be told that they don't know how long it'll take now.
Surely the best customer service and value for money

[Relatively Fat]

SKK27, I share your frustration.

I'm getting really jittery now. The first thing I do when I wake up these days is to check my mail. Everyday, Saturdays included. If I leave before 9am, I either ring home to check or keep thinking about the possibility of something being delivered from the kafkaesque HO, and the first thing I do when I return home 9pm is to check my mail - so the circle of trepidation is complete.

Rang them a few moments ago and was told in sympathetic tones what amounts to "you only have 16 days left before it's 6 months, cheer up, not long now, and by the way stop piling on the agony".

Thought of filing a complaint as the practical thing to do about the situation but thought I should better wait till it's exactly 6 months (01/11/2014), then involve my local MP - that has helped speed up things in the past - before the formal complaint. But complain I most certainly will. Even if I get my approval inside the six months period and let them be ill-disposed towards me. I will do this for the sake of other straightforward applicants. We should all complain.

[waitingobserver]

Tears of joy, shaky hands and heart beating at 300mph!

I recently bombarded the HO with questions, emails and complaints about the unfair way of dealing with my application and as they always do, they just ignored me.

I sent an email to my MP and I sent her a list of occasions where the home office gave me wrong information (aka lied), unfairly dealt with my application and epically failed to deliver a decent service compared to the 906 pounds paid.

She sent them an email on my behalf and she got back to me with this.

Please find attached a copy of the response I have received from the Home Office.

I understand that your application for Naturalisation was approved on 08 October 2014.

I hope you will be pleased with this outcome and if thee is anything else I can help with then please do not hesitate to contact my constituency office on the details below

I jumped off my seat ran around the room as if I scored the World Cup Final winning goal in the 95th minute.

Sat back down all shaky and happy ...

It had to be drama.

Just waiting for a letter now.

Eligibility criteria: Spouse of British Citizen ILD +1year (3 year Residency)
Language criteria met: Pearson English Proficiency Test+LIfe in the UK test
Current nationality: Tunisian
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Newcastle
Date of application: 28-05-2014
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: UNKNOWN
Date of acknowledgment: Letter dated 06-06-2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 06-06-2014 as per Bank statement
Date approval received: DATED 08-OCT-2014
Date of ceremony: TBD

Special thanks to Shaheen and all the members of this forum. Without you guys I wouldn't have been able to know what to expect !

[Relatively Fat]

Excellent news, waitingobserver. I'm very pleased your ordeal is over.

Are you saying that you didn't receive the letter yourself yet? Like your MP email you the news?

[waitingobserver]

Excellent news, waitingobserver. I'm very pleased your ordeal is over.

Are you saying that you didn't receive the letter yourself yet? Like your MP email you the news?

Yes my MP informed me about the news and date of approval. Trying to book a private ceremony gonna have to cough up 139 pounds but hey ho the wait is over !!

[musto]

Congrats waitingobserver.

Can you share the email template please, I aslo want to write to my MP as I am fed up of waiting and the robotic answer of home office.
Thanks.

Excellent news, waitingobserver. I'm very pleased your ordeal is over.

Are you saying that you didn't receive the letter yourself yet? Like your MP email you the news?

Yes my MP informed me about the news and date of approval. Trying to book a private ceremony gonna have to cough up 139 pounds but hey ho the wait is over !!