We have been waiting 7 months for natualisation with no update

[djvicks123]

Hi All,

waiting 7 months.

we made an Application by post for my wife who applied for Naturalisation in early November last year 2017!!. fees were taken and she was asked to provide biometrics shortly after, to date we have not heard the outcome. We have contacted the HO 2 times in the last 2 months and they state they 'aim' to outcome cases within the 6 months period.

could someone please tell us what the next stop for us could be? we want to go on holidays soon as the summer holidays are approaching. she is an indian national married to a UK born citizen with our 2 kids born in the uk and having worked in the UK full time last 4 years, really can't see what the delay is

[alterhase58]

Contacting your MP is probably the only avenue you got - there is no normal way of getting UKVI to work faster, even if they are past their own service level. Did you apply using NCS or by post? NCS would have allowed you to keep the original ID documents which are still valid for travel.

[silverchloride]

Sadly there's not much one can do. Mine's been in process since the last 9 months, wrote several emails/letters/phone calls and even involved the MP. Only ever received the same generic response (even to the MP) that they are undertaking good character checks, etc and that there's no time scale for that.

What did they write in their emails / letters back to you?

Good luck!

[djvicks123]

only that they aim to complete applications by 6 months, i WISH we went for the faster service this is bad, we can't even go abroad..

[alterhase58]

Note there is no fast track application for naturalisation.

[djvicks123]

Note there is no fast track application for naturalisation.

thank you i didn't know that.

[djvicks123]

Sadly there's not much one can do. Mine's been in process since the last 9 months, wrote several emails/letters/phone calls and even involved the MP. Only ever received the same generic response (even to the MP) that they are undertaking good character checks, etc and that there's no time scale for that.

What did they write in their emails / letters back to you?

Good luck!

have you heard yet? i still haven't.

[djvicks123]

can't believe it but I'm still waiting to hear since last october 2017, have an mp chasing it up but I know that won't speed up the process.

[djvicks123]

Hi All,

waiting 7 months.

we made an Application by post for my wife who applied for Naturalisation in early November last year 2017!!. fees were taken and she was asked to provide biometrics shortly after, to date we have not heard the outcome. We have contacted the HO 2 times in the last 2 months and they state they 'aim' to outcome cases within the 6 months period.

could someone please tell us what the next stop for us could be? we want to go on holidays soon as the summer holidays are approaching. she is an indian national married to a UK born citizen with our 2 kids born in the uk and having worked in the UK full time last 4 years, really can't see what the delay is

[CR001]

What is her full UK immigration history, including all relevant dates??

[djvicks123]

Hi,

she was born in philippines but is indian by decent, went to india, then went to canada to study for about 7 years, then came to the UK for a holiday, returned to india then canada, then returned again to the uk for a holiday where we met in 2010, she returned to india we then got married 6 months later in India, she arrived some 7 months later, received ILR, we have been on various Holidays such as USA, europe, India etc, had 2 kids, then applied last october 2017, and still waiting to hear, no criminal record and never overstayed in any country,

[CR001]

What is her UK immigration history including all relevant dates and visas held and when did she apply for ILR??

Not asking about holidays or time spent in other countries.

[Dave12560]

can't believe it but I'm still waiting to hear since last october 2017, have an mp chasing it up but I know that won't speed up the process.

write home office that you need responce in one week or you wil b calling for bbc and other news press trust me you wil hear in 3 days

[cjxnn]

Just crossed 7 months for me. Yet no nothing. Don't understand the delay. Maybe someone is trying hard to reject me but so far no success but he doesn't give up easily

[Dave12560]

Just crossed 7 months for me. Yet no nothing. Don't understand the delay. Maybe someone is trying hard to reject me but so far no success but he doesn't give up easily

WHY DONT YOU ALL PPL who are waitin just call for bbc and tel the news or all other media this way home office wil speed up @@'

[jgreen6123]

Just crossed 7 months for me. Yet no nothing. Don't understand the delay. Maybe someone is trying hard to reject me but so far no success but he doesn't give up easily

WHY DONT YOU ALL PPL who are waitin just call for bbc and tel the news or all other media this way home office wil speed up @@'

Do you think anyone cares? It’s not really a newsworthy item especially because the number of people affected is minimal.