MN1 (registration) application processing timelines (only)

[chentash16]

UPDATE!!!

I have now received both certificates for child (son) and (daughter). Dates on the certificate and approval are the same only that I received my daughter's one today 13/11/2015, a day after my son's. Good luck to those still waiting. Never lose hope


Eligibility criteria: MN1 Section 1 (3) x2 (son and daughter)
Current nationality: Zimbabwean
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Benfleet
Date of application: 20/08/2015
Application Received: 27/08/2015
Payment method: Credit card
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 07/09/2015
Date of Mail Acknowledgement Received: 10/09/2015
Date of Biometric Letter received: 10/09/2015
Biometric Enrolment: 10/09/2015
Date on certificate: 08/11/2015
Date on approval letter: 10/11/2015
Date approval and certificate received: 12/11/015 (son) and 13/11/2015 (daughter)

[mtahiriqbal13]

A lot of good news today - Thanks to God...

By tomorrow it will be 5 months. I am not sure why is it pending still for a 2 Month baby when applied. he is now turning 7 months...any other way to approach home office ?

Regards
Nikki

Don't worry Nikki, you will get yours soon. It looks like they start processing the application now and working hard, I can see people mentioning date on certificate is 7th & 8th November which is weekend.. so good....

[Smkuk]

Children born in UK but currently residing in INDIA with visa expire.
Me(father) British passport and mother on ILR.

Eligibility criteria: MN1 Section 1 (3) x2
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Wandsworth
Date of application: 30/05/2015
Application Received: 02/06/2015
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 12/06/2015
Date of Mail Acknowledgement Received: No acknowledgement received.
Date of Biometric Letter received: 19/06/2015....this Bio letter send to INDIA address and lost never received

I requested special with HO to resend BIO letter to my UK correspondence address and I received it on 28/09/2015

Biometric Enrolment: 01/10/2015 ...(I forwarded to India and children enrolled there BIO metric)
Date approval and certificate received:...................

NOTE: we parents also live in India due to children but we submit there MN1 with documents in UK via NCS.
Please suggest its almost 6 months now not heard anything from HO.
What should I do?

[Rosi shan]

Eligibility criteria :section1(3)
Date and Method of application: 19/06/2015 by post
Date of receipt by UKBA: 21/06/2015
Date of debit of fees: 24/06/2015
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 25/06/2015
Date of biometric letter: 25/06/2015
Date biometrics enrolled: 01/07/2015
Date of receipt of approval: Awaiting
Date of receipt of documents: Awaiting
Date of receipt of registration certificate: Awaiting

Eligibility criteria :section1(3)
Date and Method of application: 19/06/2015 by post
Date of receipt by UKBA: 21/06/2015
Date of debit of fees: 24/06/2015
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 25/06/2015
Date of biometric letter: 25/06/2015
Date biometrics enrolled: 01/07/2015
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of documents: 13/11/2015

[Rosi shan]

Eligibility criteria :section1(3)
Date and Method of application: 19/06/2015 by post
Date of receipt by UKBA: 21/06/2015
Date of debit of fees: 24/06/2015
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 25/06/2015
Date of biometric letter: 25/06/2015
Date biometrics enrolled: 01/07/2015
Date of receipt of approval: Awaiting
Date of receipt of documents: Awaiting
Date of receipt of registration certificate: Awaiting

Eligibility criteria :section1(3)
Date and Method of application: 19/06/2015 by post
Date of receipt by UKBA: 21/06/2015
Date of debit of fees: 24/06/2015
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 25/06/2015
Date of biometric letter: 25/06/2015
Date biometrics enrolled: 01/07/2015
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of document and certificate: 13/11/2015

[ahsanrana]

Eligibility criteria: Section 1(3)
Date and Method of application: 03/08/2015 by post by NCS
Date delivered to UKVI: 04/08/2015
Date of debit of fees: Awaiting
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Awaiting
Date of biometric letter: Awaiting
Date biometrics enrolled: Awaiting
Date of receipt of approval: Awaiting
Date of receipt of documents: Awaiting
Date of receipt of registration certificate: Awaiting

Based on the timelines I have seen .... it will probably be a few more months before any joy

Eligibility criteria: Section 1(3)
Date and Method of application: 03/08/2015 by post by NCS
Date delivered to UKVI: 04/08/2015
Date of debit of fees: 15/08/2015
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 15/08/2015
Date biometrics enrolled: 25/08/2015
Date of approval: 08/11/2015
Date of receipt of certificate: 13/11/2015

3 months and a few days ! Good luck to everyone waiting !!!

[hussainkothari]

Wow.. 10 approvals today. Let me add one more!

Eligibility criteria: section 1(3)
Method of application: NCS Ealing
Date of receipt by UKBA: 29/06/2015
Date of debit of fees:01/07/2015
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:04/07/2015
Dare of biometric letter: 06/07/2015
Date of biometric submission: 07/07/2015
Date of approval: NA
Date of receipt of certificate: 13/11/2015 (Certificate dated 11/11 and ukba letter dated 12/11)

I received a white A4 1st class envelope. I was expecting a brown 2nd class envelope and had my hopes low.

Total wait of 137 days! A big step forward. Thanks all.

[nivi_shankar]

Congratulations everyone! It's quite encouraging to hear so many letters coming in.

We applied on 15th June, still no avail. I am beginning to wonder if they have lost my letter.. I have called and emailed, and there is no impact. Getting very impatient..

[aumae]

MN1 for 3 years old girl & 4 years old boy!
Eligibility criteria: Section 1(3)
Method of Application: NCS Lewisham
Date of receipt by Home Office: 26/08/2015
Date of debit of fees: 04/09/2015
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 26/09/2015
Date Biometric letter received: 26/09/2015
Date Biometric given: 30/09/2015
Date of receipt of approval: 13/11/2015
Date of receipt of documents: 13/11/2015
Date of receipt of registration certificate:13/11/2015

[chowkal]

MN1 for two kids
Eligibility criteria: Section 1(3)
Method of Application: NCS Wandsworth
Date of receipt by Home Office: 19/08/2015
Date of debit of fees: sometime in August
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: August
Date Biometric letter received: not known
Date Biometric given: not known
Date of receipt of approval: 13/11/2015
Date of receipt of documents: 13/11/2015
Date of receipt of registration certificate:13/11/2015

[babycakes]

Approval letter came yesterday applied early June bio in August approval 10th Nov.

Finally just over 5 months.

[jnikki4u]

A lot of good news today - Thanks to God...

By tomorrow it will be 5 months. I am not sure why is it pending still for a 2 Month baby when applied. he is now turning 7 months...any other way to approach home office ?

Regards
Nikki

Don't worry Nikki, you will get yours soon. It looks like they start processing the application now and working hard, I can see people mentioning date on certificate is 7th & 8th November which is weekend.. so good....

Thanks Iqbal.

Its now 5 months and I really start wondering what is the fault with the application.

I am on ILR and my husband is on Visa. we applied through NCS where the Lady told it may take 6 months ..to which we know that the maximum period is 6 months..

Do they process only after 6 months ??

I feel paying huge money and getting no good service is just crazy.

Cheers
Nikki

[jnikki4u]

No Response frfom Home Office. Firstly they wont listen.

Now they have started telling Service Level of 6 months does not necessarily mean we will get ..It may get extend.

When asked how long. no answer.

Without taking application details we were told it is under consideration, else Home Office will contact you.

Whats wrong with this department inspite of taking huge money.

I think that Money should go out from account only when the decision is made..so that they work religioulsy.

[nitinmittal13]

Hi
I've applied for my 1.5 year old son. Here is the timeline so far and it seems like it is processing but extremely slow

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: section 1(3)
Method of application: NCS (Tower Hamlets)
Date of receipt by UKBA: 21/Oct/2015
Date of debit of fees: 09/Nov/2015
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 10/Nov/2015 (received by Email, don't know if they send in post as well)
Date of receipt of Biometric Letter: 12/Nov/2015
Date Biometric Sent: 14/Nov/2015
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of documents:
Date of receipt of registration certificate:

[sekawesa]

Eligibility criteria: section 3(1)
Method of application: Postal
Date of receipt by UKBA:19/10/15
Date of debit of fees: 4/11/15
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 3/11/2015 (received 12/11/2015)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 9/11/2015 (received 12/11/2015)
Biometrics done: 13/11/15
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of registration certificate:

[nivi_shankar]

Finally received the certificate today! The certificate was dated 15-Nov (Sunday) Which means that they have been working on weekends, as some one pointed out earlier. It's just past five months of date of application.

I really wish everyone who is waiting for the letters, that you receive them soon. I know the pain of waiting. All the best!

Method of application (NCS Edinburgh) : 15/06/2015
Date of debit of fees: don't remember
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 20/6/2015
Date of receipt of biometric enrolment letter: 26/6/2015
Date of enrolment of biometric: 26/6/2015
Date of receipt of approval: awaiting
Date of receipt of documents: NA
Date of receipt of registration certificate: awaiting

It's past 4 months, but no news yet. We are eagerly waiting for the certificate.

[october2013]

My timeline
I got my ILR in March 2015

Applied directly for my son on July 27
Fees deducted 7 AUg
recieved acknowledge & bio req 12 Aug
Bio done 21 Aug
Recieved letter 18 November....still waiting for the certificate though

I would like to say it might be helpful getting the background to my story. If you read my previous posts you ll get the full gists but i will summarise it here
My hubby and son all legal residents. in Oct 2013, i was 9yrs 2 months plus - applied for FLR 7 yr discretionary as our son was 7 yrs plus. it got declined, went thru FTT, UTT (application and hearings were thru solicitors involving thousands of pounds) . Whilst waiting for the decision of the UTT (they delayed in sending their decision by 3 months) i applied for my ILR (oct 2014) as i was 9yrs, 11 months and 2 wks.
UTT upheld HO's decision and hubby and son appealed to the High court. My ILR got approved in March 2015 and now my son's MN1 has been approved.
I know that my God that has done mine and my son, would complete my husband's and that of everyone else waiting and trusting GOD.

[grandpri]

Thanks everyone for postings statistics. Here is my timeline.
MN1 for 11 month old girl

Eligibility criteria: Section 1(3)
Method of Application: Post
Date of receipt by Home Office: 28/08/2015
Date of debit of fees: 09/09/2015
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 14/09/2015
Date Biometric letter received: 14/09/2015
Date Biometric given: 15/09/2015
Date of receipt of approval: 18/11/2015
Date of receipt of documents: 18/11/2015
Date of receipt of registration certificate:18/11/2015

Good luck to everyone!

[jnikki4u]

Finally Received Certificate today



Applied June 16th
Biometrics 29th June
Ccertificate 18th Nov

Please let me know how to apply Fast Track Child British passport.

Regards
Nikki

[b.Ali]

hi all


i have applied for my sons registration on 4th nov 2015. but havnt received any acknowledgment letter or they havent debited my account for fee yet. where should i contact.

thanks
bee

[Zee ali]

*************2nd Child MN1 GOOD news to share but with a problem****************

Eligibility criteria: section 1(3)
Method of application: NCS Manchester 2nd child: 01/07/2015,
Date of debit of fees: 07/07/2015
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 10/07/2015 (Dated 08/07/2015)
Date of receipt of biometric enrollment letter: 11/07/2015 (Dated 08/07/2015)
Date of enrollment of biometric: 14/07/2015
Date of receipt of approval: 18/11/2015
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 18/11/2015
Date on Registration Certificate: 16/11/2015

Now the problem is in certificate they write Section 3 (1) but i applied under Section 1(3).

My Child born in uk and i believe section 3(1) is for the child who born outside uk.

What to do now? DO i need to send the certificate back to them as it stated in the letter that i need to return it if any details r incorrect.

[SJ307]

I just received both certificates today (18/11/2015). It took 6 weeks from Biometrics and the overall process time is 3 months.

UPDATE...

I got my ILR (through 10yrs) on 14th August and applied MN1 for my son and daughter (both born in the UK). Here is the time line:

Eligibility criteria: section 1(3);
Method of application: NCS Bracknell
Date of application:14-09-2015
Date of receipt by UKBA: 24-09-2015
Date of debit of fees: 25-09-2015
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 26-09-2015
Date of Biometric: 28-09-2015
Date of receipt of approval: Awaiting
Date of receipt of documents:Awaiting
Date of receipt of registration certificate: Awaiting
Date of Post Received : Awaiting

Before looking at this forum, I was thinking the whole process will take few weeks as it is fairly straight forward, compared to other immigration applications. Now I know I have to be patient and wait for things to happen. But, my general feeling is that HO taking 6months for this process is ridiculous, especially while charging application fee of £749.
In other immigration applications, when they say the process can take UPTO 6months - but the majority of the applications get processed in 2-4months and only few cases take 6 months. In this particular application (MN1), the majority seems to be getting their results in about 5-6months. That is a clear indication that HO treat this application category as low priority. But, this delay affects every single family involved. Is there anything that can be done to flag this up?

[stgnhs]

Hi All

My timeline was 2 months
Date of application-15/9/15
Home office letter-26/9/15
Biometric done-1/10/15
Approval letter - 18/11/15 dated 16/11/15

Good luck

Thanks

[Lizzie64]

MN1 for 3 adopted children
Eligibility criteria: Section 3 (1)
Method of Application: NCS Nottingham (documents copied) Applications mailed from USA
Date of receipt by Home Office: 16/10/2015
Date of debit of fees: 05/11/2015
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:
Date Biometric letter received:
Date Biometric given:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of documents:
Date of receipt of registration certificate:

[Rughoobur]

[quote="Rughoobur"]Eligibility criteria: section 1(3)
Method of application: Postal - 24 July 2015
Date of debit of fees: 31 July 2015
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 31 July 2015
Date of receipt of document:
Date of receipt of approval: 16 November 2015
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 18 November 2015

updates...
I have received mine today. Good luck to everyone waiting. I am sure its on its way. June July August application are coming thru slowly but surely...