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Re: Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

Post by Lahore star » Sat Mar 21, 2015 12:50 pm

Lahore star wrote:Eligibility Criteria: 5 Yrs EEA family member + 1 Yr ILR
Language Criteria:Life in the UK & b1 Test
Method of Application: Postal (Royal Mail Special delivery)
Date of Application: 07-03-2015
Date of Receipt by UKBA :09-03-2015
Method of Payment: C Card
Date of Fee Clearance: 17-03-2015
Date of Acknowledgement: 21-03-2015
Date of Approval: Awaiting
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting

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Re: Naturalisation application Problems pls help

Post by Convenant Lady » Sat Mar 21, 2015 1:05 pm

Hi all,
Pls can someone tell me what I am doing wrong ?
I have applied twice for my naturalisation and it was returned twice because I have not included the right fee.

Each time I applied, I filled the fee form and requested that the sum of £906 be taken by direct debit from my account. But it is always returned that I did not include the right fee. Can anyone let me know how they paid and how much they paid plsss, because am really confused now.
Thanks

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Re: Naturalisation application Problems pls help

Post by Rahel1984 » Sat Mar 21, 2015 1:14 pm

Convenant Lady wrote:Hi all,
Pls can someone tell me what I am doing wrong ?
I have applied twice for my naturalisation and it was returned twice because I have not included the right fee.

Each time I applied, I filled the fee form and requested that the sum of £906 be taken by direct debit from my account. But it is always returned that I did not include the right fee. Can anyone let me know how they paid and how much they paid plsss, because am really confused now.
Thanks
It is 906 pound for an adult application . I don't know why did they returned ur application twice. I paid 906 pound for mine and im sure everyone does.

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Re: Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

Post by happyguy82 » Sat Mar 21, 2015 1:45 pm

scs3rsb wrote:Hi,

£906 only. The ceremony fee is already included in this figure.

Good luck!
correct, unless you want a private ceremony but that'll be payable when it comes to that.

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Re: Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

Post by digitalrev » Sat Mar 21, 2015 8:02 pm

scs3rsb wrote:Hi,

£906 only. The ceremony fee is already included in this figure.

Good luck!
it will be 1006 from next month.

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Re: Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

Post by Therapist » Sun Mar 22, 2015 12:06 am

Hi,

I submitted my application for Naturalisation on 8/12/2014 by NCS - Fees was detected on 15/12/2014 and confirmation was received on 16/12/2014 - Since waiting for decision. I was planing to travel for few weeks - but difficult to make mind, because i am anxious that in my absence if any correspondence i missed. Could any of you guys share any experience or has sent application during December 2014 month.

Your thoughts would be very valuable for me.

Thanks

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Re: Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

Post by prisco » Sun Mar 22, 2015 1:25 am

Hi Guys,

Thanks be to God I can't believe my application was approved within 10 days.

 My time line below:

Eligibility Criteria: 10 years residency and 1yr ILR 
Language Criteria: LIUK & Masters degree
Application date: 02/03/2015
Application Method: NCS
Received by HO: 03/03/2015
Payment method : DEBIT card
Approval date:13/03/2015

All the best for others who are still waiting. Thanks guys

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Re: Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

Post by Tangie » Sun Mar 22, 2015 8:42 am

prisco wrote:Hi Guys,

Thanks be to God I can't believe my application was approved within 10 days.

 My time line below:

Eligibility Criteria: 10 years residency and 1yr ILR 
Language Criteria: LIUK & Masters degree
Application date: 02/03/2015
Application Method: NCS
Received by HO: 03/03/2015
Payment method : DEBIT card
Approval date:13/03/2015

All the best for others who are still waiting. Thanks guys
Congrats. So I guess they have started working on March Application.

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Re: Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

Post by happyguy82 » Sun Mar 22, 2015 9:03 am

Tangie wrote:
prisco wrote:Hi Guys,

Thanks be to God I can't believe my application was approved within 10 days.

 My time line below:

Eligibility Criteria: 10 years residency and 1yr ILR 
Language Criteria: LIUK & Masters degree
Application date: 02/03/2015
Application Method: NCS
Received by HO: 03/03/2015
Payment method : DEBIT card
Approval date:13/03/2015

All the best for others who are still waiting. Thanks guys
Congrats. So I guess they have started working on March Application.
But there are still so many February applications that are yet to be approved!

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Re: Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

Post by melinda » Sun Mar 22, 2015 9:11 am

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (e.g.-5yr + 1yr, EU national)
Method of application: Postal Special Delivery sent on 02/02/15
Date of receipt by UKBA: 03/02/15
Date of debit of fees: 09/02/15
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 09/02/15 (received on 14/02/15)
Date of receipt of approval: 19/03/15
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting ( I have to wait for the invitation letter to arrive)
Thanks for everyone sharing their experiences, I have been anxiously waiting every day for the postman to arrive and this board was a great help and support. Good luck for everyone!

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Re: Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

Post by sherkhan297 » Sun Mar 22, 2015 11:42 am

benson147 wrote:Hello people,i applied in auguest last year, after receiving the 3 to 6 month more to process my application, finally today i walked into the door and guess what i found, a a4 size brown envelope with my approval. so anyone waiting from last year i reckon you will get it by the end of the month.

Good luck all
Congrats! I applied in July last year (HO received application on 28/7/14). I also received the 3-6 month letter in Feb 2015. Did you do anything between receiving the 3-6 month letter and getting the approval letter? i.e call the HO or contact the MP etc?

Thanks

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Re: Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

Post by IraMil357 » Sun Mar 22, 2015 12:28 pm

Hi All,

Congratulations to all who have got their approvals to date. My timeline so far:

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (10+ yrs including 8 yrs ILR)
Method of application: NCS 03/03/2015
Date of receipt by UKBA: 05/03/2015
Date of debit of fees: CC 10/03/2015
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: dated 10/03/2015 received 17/03/2015
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

I had FPN: 3 points and £60, which I paid within 28 days - in 2009, so hopefully this should be ok...
Applied 03/03/2015
Fee deducted 10/03/2015
Approval letter received 01/05/2015
Ceremony 02/06/2015
Passport application sent 05/06/2015

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Re: Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

Post by digitalrev » Sun Mar 22, 2015 7:01 pm

Wow! Unbelievable super fast service.
prisco wrote:Hi Guys,

Thanks be to God I can't believe my application was approved within 10 days.

 My time line below:

Eligibility Criteria: 10 years residency and 1yr ILR 
Language Criteria: LIUK & Masters degree
Application date: 02/03/2015
Application Method: NCS
Received by HO: 03/03/2015
Payment method : DEBIT card
Approval date:13/03/2015

All the best for others who are still waiting. Thanks guys

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Re: Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

Post by mavis123 » Sun Mar 22, 2015 8:00 pm

Eligibility criteria: 5yrs residency+ 1yr ILR
Language criteria met : B1 Test + Life in the UK Test
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Hammersmith & Fulham
Date of application: 29/7/14
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: DC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 11/8/14
Date of acknowledgment: letter dated 11/8/14
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 12/8/14
"3-6 month" letter received: 06/02/2015
Date approval received: 21/3/2015
Date on the letter: 17/3/2015
Date of ceremony:TBC

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Re: Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

Post by grendall » Sun Mar 22, 2015 9:34 pm

Eligibility criteria: 3yr spouse of BC
Method of application: NCS Southwark
Date of receipt by UKBA: 25/02/15
Date of debit of fees: 26/02/15
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 28/02/15
Date of receipt of approval: 10/03/15
Date of Ceremony: 31/03/15

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Re: Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

Post by Mouna » Sun Mar 22, 2015 9:53 pm

grendall wrote:Eligibility criteria: 3yr spouse of BC
Method of application: NCS Southwark
Date of receipt by UKBA: 25/02/15
Date of debit of fees: 26/02/15
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 28/02/15
Date of receipt of approval: 10/03/15
Date of Ceremony: 31/03/15
Hi
I m thinking to apply for naturalisation as spouse visa
Been here since 09/11/2012 now I have ILR
Shall I wait 12months father ILR or no
And what about time when my application for ilr Was done I mean waited 3 months shall count them or no ?
Thanks

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Re: Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

Post by benson147 » Sun Mar 22, 2015 10:32 pm

sherkhan297 wrote:
benson147 wrote:Hello people,i applied in auguest last year, after receiving the 3 to 6 month more to process my application, finally today i walked into the door and guess what i found, a a4 size brown envelope with my approval. so anyone waiting from last year i reckon you will get it by the end of the month.

Good luck all
Congrats! I applied in July last year (HO received application on 28/7/14). I also received the 3-6 month letter in Feb 2015. Did you do anything between receiving the 3-6 month letter and getting the approval letter? i.e call the HO or contact the MP etc?

Thanks
No i did not contact anyone, only thing i did after i received the 3-6months letter was send a email to home office asking for update, and the response i got was that my application was still under process. To be honest i do not think contact them or MP makes any difference as they seem to do whatever they like (HO)

Thanks

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Re: Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

Post by benson147 » Sun Mar 22, 2015 10:45 pm

Mouna wrote:
grendall wrote:Eligibility criteria: 3yr spouse of BC
Method of application: NCS Southwark
Date of receipt by UKBA: 25/02/15
Date of debit of fees: 26/02/15
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 28/02/15
Date of receipt of approval: 10/03/15
Date of Ceremony: 31/03/15
Hi
I m thinking to apply for naturalisation as spouse visa
Been here since 09/11/2012 now I have ILR
Shall I wait 12months father ILR or no
And what about time when my application for ilr Was done I mean waited 3 months shall count them or no ?
Thanks
Mouna wrote:
grendall wrote:Eligibility criteria: 3yr spouse of BC
Method of application: NCS Southwark
Date of receipt by UKBA: 25/02/15
Date of debit of fees: 26/02/15
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 28/02/15
Date of receipt of approval: 10/03/15
Date of Ceremony: 31/03/15
Hi
I m thinking to apply for naturalisation as spouse visa
Been here since 09/11/2012 now I have ILR
Shall I wait 12months father ILR or no
And what about time when my application for ilr Was done I mean waited 3 months shall count them or no ?
Thanks
I do not think you can apply now as you do not meet the 3years residence, read up the guardians form about meeting the requirement.

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Re: Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

Post by happyguy82 » Sun Mar 22, 2015 11:14 pm

benson147 wrote:
Mouna wrote:
grendall wrote:Eligibility criteria: 3yr spouse of BC
Method of application: NCS Southwark
Date of receipt by UKBA: 25/02/15
Date of debit of fees: 26/02/15
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 28/02/15
Date of receipt of approval: 10/03/15
Date of Ceremony: 31/03/15
Hi
I m thinking to apply for naturalisation as spouse visa
Been here since 09/11/2012 now I have ILR
Shall I wait 12months father ILR or no
And what about time when my application for ilr Was done I mean waited 3 months shall count them or no ?
Thanks
Mouna wrote:
grendall wrote:Eligibility criteria: 3yr spouse of BC
Method of application: NCS Southwark
Date of receipt by UKBA: 25/02/15
Date of debit of fees: 26/02/15
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 28/02/15
Date of receipt of approval: 10/03/15
Date of Ceremony: 31/03/15
Hi
I m thinking to apply for naturalisation as spouse visa
Been here since 09/11/2012 now I have ILR
Shall I wait 12months father ILR or no
And what about time when my application for ilr Was done I mean waited 3 months shall count them or no ?
Thanks
I do not think you can apply now as you do not meet the 3years residence, read up the guardians form about meeting the requirement.
Also your last 12 months needs to be time restriction free.

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Re: Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

Post by imraniqbal2010 » Mon Mar 23, 2015 12:32 am

Hi
I m thinking to apply for naturalisation as spouse visa
Been here since 09/11/2012 now I have ILR
Shall I wait 12months father ILR or no
And what about time when my application for ilr Was done I mean waited 3 months shall count them or no ?

I m thinking to apply for naturalisation as spouse visa
Been here since 09/11/2012 now I have ILR
Shall I wait 12months father ILR or no
And what about time when my application for ilr Was done I mean waited 3 months shall count them or no ?
Thanks[/quote]

I do not think you can apply now as you do not meet the 3years residence, read up the guardians form about meeting the requirement.[/quote]

Also your last 12 months needs to be time restriction free.[/quote]

Well, If you dont know the rules then dont give wrong info plz. Spouse of british nationals dont need to wait for 12 months as long the residency criteria (which is 3 years for spouse of bc) is met. So in your case you can apply from 10/11/2015.
.

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Re: Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

Post by Mouna » Mon Mar 23, 2015 6:20 am

Thank you for your reply

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Re: Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

Post by Tangie » Mon Mar 23, 2015 6:24 am

imraniqbal2010 wrote:Hi
I m thinking to apply for naturalisation as spouse visa
Been here since 09/11/2012 now I have ILR
Shall I wait 12months father ILR or no
And what about time when my application for ilr Was done I mean waited 3 months shall count them or no ?

I m thinking to apply for naturalisation as spouse visa
Been here since 09/11/2012 now I have ILR
Shall I wait 12months father ILR or no
And what about time when my application for ilr Was done I mean waited 3 months shall count them or no ?
Thanks
I do not think you can apply now as you do not meet the 3years residence, read up the guardians form about meeting the requirement.[/quote]

Also your last 12 months needs to be time restriction free.[/quote]

Well, If you dont know the rules then dont give wrong info plz. Spouse of british nationals dont need to wait for 12 months as long the residency criteria (which is 3 years for spouse of bc) is met. So in your case you can apply from 10/11/2015.[/quote]


Anytime after the 9-11-2015 will be ok to apply for naturalization. You have to first complete three year resident to be able to apply as a spouse of a British Subject.

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Re: Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

Post by huqqapani » Mon Mar 23, 2015 9:16 am

Therapist wrote:Hi,

I submitted my application for Naturalisation on 8/12/2014 by NCS - Fees was detected on 15/12/2014 and confirmation was received on 16/12/2014 - Since waiting for decision. I was planing to travel for few weeks - but difficult to make mind, because i am anxious that in my absence if any correspondence i missed. Could any of you guys share any experience or has sent application during December 2014 month.

Your thoughts would be very valuable for me.

Thanks
Hey, I applied 3/12/14. Last week HO contacted me for the first time (after sending acknowledgement in mid December 2014) to send couple of documents for verification.

So, looks like they are working through the backlog. Have faith, should not be too long now !

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Re: Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

Post by happyguy82 » Mon Mar 23, 2015 9:24 am

huqqapani wrote:
Therapist wrote:Hi,

I submitted my application for Naturalisation on 8/12/2014 by NCS - Fees was detected on 15/12/2014 and confirmation was received on 16/12/2014 - Since waiting for decision. I was planing to travel for few weeks - but difficult to make mind, because i am anxious that in my absence if any correspondence i missed. Could any of you guys share any experience or has sent application during December 2014 month.

Your thoughts would be very valuable for me.

Thanks
Hey, I applied 3/12/14. Last week HO contacted me for the first time (after sending acknowledgement in mid December 2014) to send couple of documents for verification.

So, looks like they are working through the backlog. Have faith, should not be too long now !
Hi, how did they contact you? By phone?

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Re: Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

Post by huqqapani » Mon Mar 23, 2015 9:28 am

happyguy82 wrote:
huqqapani wrote:
Therapist wrote:Hi,

I submitted my application for Naturalisation on 8/12/2014 by NCS - Fees was detected on 15/12/2014 and confirmation was received on 16/12/2014 - Since waiting for decision. I was planing to travel for few weeks - but difficult to make mind, because i am anxious that in my absence if any correspondence i missed. Could any of you guys share any experience or has sent application during December 2014 month.

Your thoughts would be very valuable for me.

Thanks
Hey, I applied 3/12/14. Last week HO contacted me for the first time (after sending acknowledgement in mid December 2014) to send couple of documents for verification.

So, looks like they are working through the backlog. Have faith, should not be too long now !
Hi, how did they contact you? By phone?
Usual brown envelope with a letter.

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