TIMELINE AFTER NATURALISATION APPLICATION SUBMISSION

[sidster007]

Thanks for sharing Taliska.

[sidster007]

Guys do you think the HO will take into consideration tomorrow and next week's 3 day postal strike to extend the amount of time available to people to book their citizenship ceremonies. Taliska mentioned that they give you 14 days to contact your local council.

[keshgrover]

Guys do you think the HO will take into consideration tomorrow and next week's 3 day postal strike to extend the amount of time available to people to book their citizenship ceremonies. Taliska mentioned that they give you 14 days to contact your local council.

Taliska, It is really good turn around with your case. Some one else mentioned on this forum as well that they deal family applications more quicker then others. And Sidster I dont think so they work by some one's country of origin. But what more excites me more is that they work on regions. Say application from North is bit slower then application from south.

Let me put it in a better way. Say home office is divided in four regions. NORTH, EAST, SOUTH AND WEST. And each region has a team. All the teams are not same. One is much more efficient then other. That is the case I believe. As applications from North has really been slower in many cases where applications from south region have been fairly quick.

[sidster007]

It could be that there are separate teams for postal and NCS applications. Anyways I'm just speculating here...who knows what's the truth behind this. I think it just boils down to the caseworker you get on the day and how many applications he is dealing with.
Good luck to us all.

[tango_orange]

NCS or Postal: NCS
Date of submission or posting: 30th Sep 2009
CRITERIA - HSMP JR (5 yrs) -
Date payment taken: 5th Sept 2009
Date of receipt of acknowledgment: 10th Sept2009
Date of receipt of approval and invitation: Pending

Anbody close to these dates.

[racingfire]

Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Taliska

Its such a nice to see that quick response mate, i hope so mine will be on its way. and i also reliazed that postal applications are getting quicker response, after this quick response i am so glad that HO is not sleeping, coz from couple of last responses i had the feeling that they might be have gone somewhere for holidays

Yeah i know yarons i couldn't beleive it. Had a sleepless night last night thinking that it was just maybe my documents being returned and not a decision but thankfully I was wrong and I am so happy. This forum has been good support and I hope everyone gets a speedy response cause the wait can be unbearable

Thanks sidster007 i hope you get through soon

[bechir]

racing fire
i just called ho and the lady (nice lady) said letter generated but not sent out yet so now i know there is a letter on the way hope i will have good news fingers crossed.
more worried now ...

Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Taliska

Its such a nice to see that quick response mate, i hope so mine will be on its way. and i also reliazed that postal applications are getting quicker response, after this quick response i am so glad that HO is not sleeping, coz from couple of last responses i had the feeling that they might be have gone somewhere for holidays

Yeah i know yarons i couldn't beleive it. Had a sleepless night last night thinking that it was just maybe my documents being returned and not a decision but thankfully I was wrong and I am so happy. This forum has been good support and I hope everyone gets a speedy response cause the wait can be unbearable

Thanks sidster007 i hope you get through soon

[racingfire]

hi bechir

Don,t worry i hope so it will definitely be a positive response. The only thing u need to worry is about these postal strikes, which will make ur frustration more worse.

Be Positive u r nearly there

racing fire
i just called ho and the lady (nice lady) said letter generated but not sent out yet so now i know there is a letter on the way hope i will have good news fingers crossed.
more worried now ...

[sidster007]

Something tells me its good news mate. Hang in there...we all feel the same frustration...trust me on that

[Sept28]

NCS or Postal: Postal
Sent on: 09/09/09... Special Delivery

Received on: 11/09/09

Letter confirming receipt: 18/09/09 dated 14/09/09

Approval Letter: dated 26/09/09

Invitation Letter: dated 28/09/09

Ceremony date : 04/11/09

It's quicker when you send it with the right documents....and also there is a fact of POSTAL STRIKES..

[sidster007]

Gees I wish I knew about this..would have sent my application through the postal route.

[taliska]

thanks everyone for the good wishes. I wasn't able to get in contact with the person at the registry office who deals with the citizenship ceremonies. They said they would call back but no response and when I tried again he was out. Typical. Hope to get through on monday

[bechir]

thanks sidster007 and racing fire , i hope is good news for all of us.

Something tells me its good news mate. Hang in there...we all feel the same frustration...trust me on that

[Backer]

My timeline:

NCS or Postal: NCS (London area)
Joint Application AN for me and wife + 1 Child-appl MN1 section 3(1)
Date of submission or posting: 21/9/09
CRITERIA - 5 yr work permit + ILR
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 25/9/09
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Dated 25/9/09
Date of receipt of approval: Dated 10/10/09. Arrived about a week after
Date of Ceremony
Date of appln. for passport
Method used


Looks like UKBA is processing applications quite fast now! Good luck to everyone in thie forum.

[taliska]

NCS or Postal: Postal
Joint Application AN for me and wife + 1 Child-appl MN1 section 3(1)
Date of submission or posting: 05/10/09 Arrived @HO 06/10/09
CRITERIA - 9 yr stay (3yr student + 5yrWP + 1 yr ILR)
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 09/10/09
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 14/10/09(Dated 9/10/09)
Date of receipt of approval: 22/10/09(dated 17/10/09) invitation letter same date
Date of Ceremony: 19/11/09
Date of appln. for passport
Method used
Date of Receipt

Got my letter from the council today for the ceremony, they only do a ceremony once per month typical of the area I live

[sidster007]

Hey guys I rung up the HO on Friday and a very friendly and helpful lady at the other end told me that all the checks on my application had been carried out and that it appears to be all ok. Now the application is in a Q waiting to be allocated to a case worker who has the authority to decide or ask for further detailed checks. She wouldn't say what that meant from a timeline perspective. Any thoughts based on the experience you guys have had with this?

If all the checks have been done and they are happy with the results how long do you reckon it would take for the application to be approved??

I asked the lady whether NCS or the postal route was better and she said that the processing time does not depend on the mode of delivery.

[racingfire]

Hi Sidster,

Its good that all the checks had been carried out, so its mean your application is nearly there to get approved, the most important check is the security check which is based on police record, i am not sured but i think so they called it PCN check, after that your application will take nearly 1 or 2 weeks to be approved.

Don,t worry mate i think so you will get good news in nearly 2 weeks.

Hey guys I rung up the HO on Friday and a very friendly and helpful lady at the other end told me that all the checks on my application had been carried out and that it appears to be all ok. Now the application is in a Q waiting to be allocated to a case worker who has the authority to decide or ask for further detailed checks. She wouldn't say what that meant from a timeline perspective. Any thoughts based on the experience you guys have had with this?

If all the checks have been done and they are happy with the results how long do you reckon it would take for the application to be approved??

I asked the lady whether NCS or the postal route was better and she said that the processing time does not depend on the mode of delivery.

[donpetuchi]

NCS or Postal: NCS

NCS Centre: Leicester

Submission Date: 25/09/2009

Date of Arrival: 26/09/2009

Criteria: 10 yrs + 1 yr ILR

Date of Debit Card payment: 01/10/2009

Acknowledgement: 05/10/2009 (dated 01/10/2009)

Receipt of Approval: 26/10/2009 (dated 15/10/2009)

Date of Ceremony: 10/11/2009

Date of Passport Application: 12/11/2009 (Check & Send)

Date of Passport Interview: Pending

Date of Receipt of Passport: Pending

This forum has been a real source of comfort and wish all those still waiting speedy responce

[WILLSMITH]

NCS or Postal: NCS

NCS Centre: Barnet

Submission Date: 01/10/2009

Date of Arrival: 03/10/2009

Criteria: 19 yrs ILR

Date of Debit/Credit Card payment: 12/10/2009

Acknowledgement: 13/10/2009 (dated 09/10/2009)

Receipt of Approval: 26/10/2009 (dated 19/10/2009)

Date of Ceremony: Booked already for the 29/10/2009

Date of Passport Application: Pending

Method Used:--------------

Date of Receipt of Passport: Pending

[mvg]

NCS or Postal: NCS Benfleet
Date of submission or posting: 1/7/09
CRITERIA: 3 year married to BC
Date of receipt of Application @ HO: 2/7/09
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 6/7/09
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 9/7/09 (dated 6/7/09)
Date of receipt of approval: 15/8/09 (dated 10/8/09)
Invitation Letter: 21/8/09
Date of Ceremony: 28/09/2009 - away on holiday
Date of appln. for passport: 3/10/09
Interview for Passport : 22/10/09 work commitments making it impossible to get closer date
Supporting documents received: 8/10/09
Passport received: 26/10/09[/b]

Come to the end of the road, I want to thank all those who have contributed to the forum and helped with infomation, encouragement ....
Thank you all

[justice_will_reign]

NCS or Postal: NCS Benfleet
Date of submission or posting: 1/7/09
CRITERIA: 3 year married to BC
Date of receipt of Application @ HO: 2/7/09
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 6/7/09
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 9/7/09 (dated 6/7/09)
Date of receipt of approval: 15/8/09 (dated 10/8/09)
Invitation Letter: 21/8/09
Date of Ceremony: 28/09/2009 - away on holiday
Date of appln. for passport: 3/10/09
Interview for Passport : 22/10/09 work commitments making it impossible to get closer date
Supporting documents received: 8/10/09
Passport received: 26/10/09[/b]

Come to the end of the road, I want to thank all those who have contributed to the forum and helped with infomation, encouragement ....
Thank you all

Congratulations....I did my own interview as well today and I should be hoping to get something positive by wednesday.

[old_hsmp]

NCS or Postal: NCS
Date of submission or posting: 15/09/2009
CRITERIA: 3 year married to BC
Date of receipt of Application @ HO: 18/09/2009
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 23/09/2009
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 26/09/2009 (dated 23/09/2009)
Date of receipt of approval: 26/10/2009 (dated 21/10/2009)
Date of Ceremony:
Date of appln. for passport:
Interview for Passport :
Supporting documents received:
Passport received:

[mna8]

Update:

Update:

NCS or Postal: NCS, Leeds
Date of submission or posting: 26th Aug 2009
Application: Joint (Husband, wife and Child)
CRITERIA: 6 yr stay (5 yrs WP+HSMP + 1 yr ILR)
Date of receipt of Application @ HO: 27th Aug, 2009
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 01st Sept 2009
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 05th Sept 2009
Date of approval: 30th Sept 2009
Invitation Letter: 11th Oct 2009
Date of Ceremony: 22nd Oct 2009
Date of appln. for passport: 22nd Oct 2009
Interview for Passport : 05th Nov 2009
Passport received: Waiting

[incognito]

NCS or Postal: NCS
Date of submission or posting: 09/10/2009( A Friday)
CRITERIA: married to BC
Date of receipt of Application @ HO: 13/10/2009
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 14/10/2009
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 20/10/2009 (dated 15/10/2009)
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending
Date of appln. for passport:Pending
Interview for Passport :Pending
Passport received: Pending

[newuser11]

NCS or Postal: NCS @Brent
Date of submission or posting: 12/10/2009( A Monday)
CRITERIA: HSMP JR 5 years
Date of receipt of Application @ HO: 13/10/2009
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 15/10/2009
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 21/10/2009 (dated 15/10/2009)
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending
Date of appln. for passport:Pending
Interview for Passport :Pending
Passport received: Pending