March 2015 Naturalization application timeline

[m3m3m]

even though Royal mail delivers the home office with your application on a certain date, your application details are not entered into home office's database that very same day.

it can take anything from 2 days to a week in order to enter your application details into their computers.
(This information was provided to me by home office customer care centre )

Now the question is which day to be considered as the application received day?
The day when royal mail delivered application or
The day when they fed our application in their database and generated a reference number for our application ???

[badratio]

even though Royal mail delivers the home office with your application on a certain date, your application details are not entered into home office's database that very same day.

it can take anything from 2 days to a week in order to enter your application details into their computers.
(This information was provided to me by home office customer care centre )

Now the question is which day to be considered as the application received day?
The day when royal mail delivered application or
The day when they fed our application in their database and generated a reference number for our application ???

The day UKVI receives your application.

[m3m3m]

even though Royal mail delivers the home office with your application on a certain date, your application details are not entered into home office's database that very same day.

it can take anything from 2 days to a week in order to enter your application details into their computers.
(This information was provided to me by home office customer care centre )

Now the question is which day to be considered as the application received day?
The day when royal mail delivered application or
The day when they fed our application in their database and generated a reference number for our application ???

The day UKVI receives your application.

I received mixed replies on this question. Even from the home office.
they are saying from the day we feed your application in our system and generate your reference number, everything starts from that date.

Physically being present in UK on the beginning of residency start period can get affected based upon what actually is our application date by UKVI.

Appreciate answers with more certainty .

[wmazhar]

even though Royal mail delivers the home office with your application on a certain date, your application details are not entered into home office's database that very same day.

it can take anything from 2 days to a week in order to enter your application details into their computers.
(This information was provided to me by home office customer care centre )

Now the question is which day to be considered as the application received day?
The day when royal mail delivered application or
The day when they fed our application in their database and generated a reference number for our application ???

The day UKVI receives your application.

I received mixed replies on this question. Even from the home office.
they are saying from the day we feed your application in our system and generate your reference number, everything starts from that date.

Physically being present in UK on the beginning of residency start period can get affected based upon what actually is our application date by UKVI.

Appreciate answers with more certainty .

Read this thread, it may help

http://www.immigrationboards.com/britis ... 84244.html

[neiliid99]

Eligibility criteria: Child of BC - Section 3(5) Application
Language criteria met (UK degree, exempt countries, PBS used documents, NARIC, or B1 test): N/A
Current nationality: South African
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Basingstoke
Date of application: 18-03-2015
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: DC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 20-03-2015
Date of acknowledgment: 25-03-2015
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 23-03-2015
Date approval received:
Date of ceremony:

[Scottdougie]

My balance has finally dropped on my CC. Not showing on my statement just yet though.

Applied 18th March
HO signed for 19th March

That was a long wait,hope they process it quickly now

[Ali1357]

Spoke to HO today and they told me the decision process on my application has not been started yet!!!!!

Applied on 06/03/15
Acked on 12/03/15

[Abuzaid]

Category: 2 year spouse Bc + 1 year ILR
Application made on: 27/03/2015
Received by UKBA: 30/03/2015
Application type: Royal Mail SD
Fees deduction: waiting
Acknowledgement letter: waiting
Approval letter: waiting
Cermony booking: waiting

Boss we're together, made the application on the same day and waiting for the fees to be debited....update me once your feed is debited from your account....

[dani2014]

Category: 2 year spouse Bc + 1 year ILR
Application made on: 27/03/2015
Received by UKBA: 30/03/2015
Application type: Royal Mail SD
Fees deduction: waiting
Acknowledgement letter: waiting
Approval letter: waiting
Cermony booking: waiting

Boss we're together, made the application on the same day and waiting for the fees to be debited....update me once your feed is debited from your account....

I will do mate and you keep me posted to. Anyone else with applications recieved 30 March that have had there fees deducted?

[Amritsar singh]

Hello hope everybody ok I am Gona apply British nationalty next week from NCS . But I have only one problem I had tv licence warrant which I didn't know becouse I never live in that address so I paid fine and they cancelled my warrant so have any problems to get nationalty

[dorox]

Hi everybody, Imagine my joy after getting home from work today to find not just one but two brown envelopes with my name waiting for me. The first one was the Home Office citizenship approval letter, and the other was a letter from the council informing me of the next available citizenship ceremony.
This is my updated timeline.

Eligibility criteria: 5 Year Route + 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met - Life in the UK and and English test certificate
Current nationality: Nigerian
Method of application: NCS Manchester
Date of application: 10-03-2015
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 11-03-2015
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 16-03-2015
Date of acknowledgment: 17-03-2015
Date approval received: 08-04-2015 (dated 26-03-2015)
Date of ceremony: 15-04-2015

[wmazhar]

Hi everybody, Imagine my joy after getting home from work today to find not just one but two brown envelopes with my name waiting for me. The first one was the Home Office citizenship approval letter, and the other was a letter from the council informing me of the next available citizenship ceremony.
This is my updated timeline.

Eligibility criteria: 5 Year Route + 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met - Life in the UK and and English test certificate
Current nationality: Nigerian
Method of application: NCS Manchester
Date of application: 10-03-2015
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 11-03-2015
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 16-03-2015
Date of acknowledgment: 17-03-2015
Date approval received: 08-04-2015 (dated 26-03-2015)
Date of ceremony: 15-04-2015

Congratulations! I am just wondering where were your letter in the post took 10 days to arrive

[tulip11]

I dont know where is my brown envelope ? Looks like I have to wait for a long time.

[dorox]

Hi everybody, Imagine my joy after getting home from work today to find not just one but two brown envelopes with my name waiting for me. The first one was the Home Office citizenship approval letter, and the other was a letter from the council informing me of the next available citizenship ceremony.
This is my updated timeline.

Eligibility criteria: 5 Year Route + 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met - Life in the UK and and English test certificate
Current nationality: Nigerian
Method of application: NCS Manchester
Date of application: 10-03-2015
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 11-03-2015
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 16-03-2015
Date of acknowledgment: 17-03-2015
Date approval received: 08-04-2015 (dated 26-03-2015)
Date of ceremony: 15-04-2015

Congratulations! I am just wondering where were your letter in the post took 10 days to arrive

I also thought it was kind of unusual for a letter to take so long to be delivered. Perhaps the letters are mailed in batches with mine being the start of a new batch of letters waiting to be posted.

[Amz15]

I dont know where is my brown envelope ? Looks like I have to wait for a long time.

Don't worry mate it will arrive. They received my joint application on the 5th March too and I haven't heard anything either. Fingers crossed our brown envelopes will come very soon

[martin54]

Hi everybody, Imagine my joy after getting home from work today to find not just one but two brown envelopes with my name waiting for me. The first one was the Home Office citizenship approval letter, and the other was a letter from the council informing me of the next available citizenship ceremony.
This is my updated timeline.

Eligibility criteria: 5 Year Route + 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met - Life in the UK and and English test certificate
Current nationality: Nigerian
Method of application: NCS Manchester
Date of application: 10-03-2015
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 11-03-2015
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 16-03-2015
Date of acknowledgment: 17-03-2015
Date approval received: 08-04-2015 (dated 26-03-2015)
Date of ceremony: 15-04-2015

Congratulation bro!!! I applied the same day like you but nothing yet,maybe because i am spouse of BC. Wish me a good luck.

[scs3rsb]

Hi All,

UPDATED Approval & Ceremony

Eligibility criteria: 5 year Tier 1 + 1 year ILR ( Myself & spouse )
Language criteria met: UK degree / B1 test for spouse
Current nationality: Algerian
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Kingston upon Thames
Date of application: 13/03/2015
Payment method: Direct Debit
Date of receipt by UKBA: 17/03/2015
Date of acknowledgment: 24/03/2015 via email
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 24/03/2015
Date approval received: 09/04/2015 dated 31/03/2015
Date of ceremony: 23/04/2015

We are pleased about this!! Wishing you all the best of luck!

[dani2014]

Hi All,

UPDATED Approval & Ceremony

Eligibility criteria: 5 year Tier 1 + 1 year ILR ( Myself & spouse )
Language criteria met: UK degree / B1 test for spouse
Current nationality: Algerian
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Kingston upon Thames
Date of application: 13/03/2015
Payment method: Direct Debit
Date of receipt by UKBA: 17/03/2015
Date of acknowledgment: 24/03/2015 via email
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 24/03/2015
Date approval received: 09/04/2015 dated 31/03/2015
Date of ceremony: 23/04/2015

We are pleased about this!! Wishing you all the best of luck!

Congratulations mate

[Jah_bless]

Congratulations, your wait is over. Remembers us who are still waiting. Enjoy a good life

Hi everybody, Imagine my joy after getting home from work today to find not just one but two brown envelopes with my name waiting for me. The first one was the Home Office citizenship approval letter, and the other was a letter from the council informing me of the next available citizenship ceremony.
This is my updated timeline.

Eligibility criteria: 5 Year Route + 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met - Life in the UK and and English test certificate
Current nationality: Nigerian
Method of application: NCS Manchester
Date of application: 10-03-2015
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 11-03-2015
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 16-03-2015
Date of acknowledgment: 17-03-2015
Date approval received: 08-04-2015 (dated 26-03-2015)
Date of ceremony: 15-04-2015

[Jah_bless]

Hi All,

UPDATED Approval & Ceremony

Eligibility criteria: 5 year Tier 1 + 1 year ILR ( Myself & spouse )
Language criteria met: UK degree / B1 test for spouse
Current nationality: Algerian
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Kingston upon Thames
Date of application: 13/03/2015
Payment method: Direct Debit
Date of receipt by UKBA: 17/03/2015
Date of acknowledgment: 24/03/2015 via email
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 24/03/2015
Date approval received: 09/04/2015 dated 31/03/2015
Date of ceremony: 23/04/2015

We are pleased about this!! Wishing you all the best of luck!

Congratulations, your wait is over. Remembers us who are still waiting. Enjoy a good life

[scs3rsb]

Thanks Dani2014 and Jah_bless, I hope you and everyone else will get your approvals very soon!

[hestervanderpoll]

No news is good news today.

[wmazhar]

Hi All,

UPDATED Approval & Ceremony

Eligibility criteria: 5 year Tier 1 + 1 year ILR ( Myself & spouse )
Language criteria met: UK degree / B1 test for spouse
Current nationality: Algerian
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Kingston upon Thames
Date of application: 13/03/2015
Payment method: Direct Debit
Date of receipt by UKBA: 17/03/2015
Date of acknowledgment: 24/03/2015 via email
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 24/03/2015
Date approval received: 09/04/2015 dated 31/03/2015
Date of ceremony: 23/04/2015

We are pleased about this!! Wishing you all the best of luck!

Congratulations mate

Congratulations!!

[jaweb]

Still no news for us

Even from passport office for myself. I applied on 26 February and still no passport. It's crazy :-/


Hopefully some good news come soon!

[rsingh]

Applied: 19/03/2015
Fee deducted: TBC
Acknowledgment received: 07th April by email
Approval: TBC
Ceremony: TBC