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Manchester City Council were amazing! They booked me on the day! Well, I guess that's the end of it for now!mihaicristian wrote: ↑Mon Jan 15, 2024 10:29 amMy application has just been approved! I emailed the Manchester City Council to arrange the citizenship ceremony! I'll post an update once everything is sorted out.mihaicristian wrote: ↑Sat Sep 30, 2023 11:24 amNaturalisation Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year Settled Status
Nationality: Romanian (EU)
Language: Degree taught in English
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 30 September 2023
Date Biometrics enrolled: 25 October 2023 (free appointment in Manchester)
Date of receipt of approval email: 15 January 2024
Date of Ceremony: 21 February 2024
Issues with application: 478 days of absences in the 5 qualifying years (excessive absences but within the 30 days' grace)
Good luck everyone!
This forum has kept me sane while waiting!
SKondeti wrote: ↑Tue Jan 09, 2024 5:29 pmEligibility criteria: 15 years in the UK, Settled Status since October 2015
Nationality: India
Proof of language: UK degree
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 28.09.2023
Date of biometrics: 22.10.2023 (Edinburgh, paid appointment)
Date of acknowledgement email that docs and biometrics submitted to UKVI: 22.10.2023
Date of approval email: 15/01/2024 11:18 (Home Office Atlas)
Citizenship ceremony date: 17/01/2024 (West Lothian Council)
Thank you all for your contribution on this forum & all the best for those who are still waiting on your application.
Eligibility: 10 years private life + 1 year settled statusMessiano wrote: ↑Tue Dec 19, 2023 1:43 amEligibility: 10 years private life + 1 year settled status
Nationality: Non-EU
Date of application: 23/08/2023
Date of biometrics: 23/08/2023 paid
Date of approval: waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Emailed FurtherNationalityEnquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk for an update on 19/12/2023 seeing that many who applied after I did received replies already. I'll see if this makes any difference.
KS09 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 07, 2024 3:01 pmKS09 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 07, 2024 2:24 pmEligibility criteria: 5 years in UK(presettled status/settled status+spouse of BC)
Nationality: Non-EU -Ukraine
Language: B1 + Life in the UK test
Method of application: 01.10.2023 online
Date of receipt by UKBA: biometric appointment 22.10.2023 Edinburgh (paid)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:22.10.2023
Email Further Nationality Enquiries on 14.01.2024.
Received email 15.01.2024 at 7.20am that my application has been approved. Waiting for email from Caseworker Team and West Lothian council for the ceremony.
Date of receipt of approval: pending
Date of Ceremony: West Lothian council pending
Still no response~~ 3 monthsalagaranu wrote: ↑Sat Dec 16, 2023 3:56 amApplication Timeline
Eligibility criteria: Set O Dependent Visa 5years + ILR issued Feb 2023 less than a year as now I’m spouse of BC
Method of application: Online / B’ham
Date of debit of fees: 25 September 2023
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 25th September 2023
Date of receipt by UKBA: 20 October 2023
Date of BRP : 20 October 2023
Date of receipt of approval: awaiting
Date of Ceremony:
SAR came through on 12/01/2024. There is a note stating that IT issues preventing progression on the application on 21/09/2023!!NV319 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 02, 2024 9:02 amEligibility criteria: 5yrs of family member of an EU national in UK+ 12 months and 1 day of holding EUSS Settled Status.
Proof of language: UK degree
Life in the UK test: September 2019 Passed
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 14/03/2023
Date of documents submission: 14/03/2023
Date of biometrics: 17/03/2023
Date of Acknowledgement email that docs and biometrics submitted to UKVI: 17/03/2023
Date of approval email: pending
Citizenship ceremony date: pending
Emailed Further Nationalities on 1/9/2023 waiting for a response - no response.
Emailed again Further Nationalities on 11/09/2023 waiting for a response.
Also asked MP to email HO to get an update on 11/09/2023. Awaiting response.
Received a response today from Further Nationalities that application is still being processed and the enquiry has been forwarded to caseworker team.
Received a similar above response from HO via MP. I guess we must just wait as they say enquiries are ongoing.. so frustrating process this is..
Received an email regarding service standard stating:
This is because your application raises exceptionally complex issues and we require further time to consider your case thoroughly and reach a decision.
Emailed MP today to request to follow up with HO to check what is so complex about my simple straight forward application and also to ask if that is a generic email template that I have received.
Raised a complaint end of Sept 2023, and still, no response from HO. Asked MP to chase this, they received a normal standard reply. Email FNE, they also replied and said if I have not received a response within 3 months, then I should get back in touch with them. Seems like I have reached a dead end.. nothing else to do apart from waiting..very frustrating.
Received first response from HO on 27/11/23 saying they cannot uphold my complaint and gave a standard response. I replied back on the same day escalating it and saying I am unsatisfied with their response and it is a generic response they have provided and that no proper investigation has been undertaken.
HO emailed on 29/12/23, saying they require more time to investigate and get back regarding the second review of the complaint - therefore, still waiting.
Once they respond back to me on the review of their first response to my complaint, if I am unsatisfied, I will escalate it to an independent body called IEC to review the HO responses to my complaint.
My MP is also chasing them up, however, no response.
I have also submitted another SAR on 5/12/2023. Waiting for it to come through this week.