TIMELINE AFTER NATURALISATION APPLICATION SUBMISSION

kp1 · Post by **kp1** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 11:10 am

i never got a medal at mine

confused1 · Post by **confused1** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 6:22 pm

Thanks, K2004.

rogerroger · Post by **rogerroger** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 10:08 pm

hey i got my ceremony next week, there is no mention of being charged for it. will i be charged for it at the ceremony?

how long does the ceremony take? can i get it over with in an hour?

confused1 · Post by **confused1** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 10:28 pm

Congratulations Roger..

ppron747 · Post by **ppron747** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 11:15 pm

rogerroger wrote:hey i got my ceremony next week, there is no mention of being charged for it. will i be charged for it at the ceremony?

The fee for a standard ceremony in UK was included in the fee you paid for naturalisation.

how long does the ceremony take? can i get it over with in an hour?

The length depends on the enthusiasm of the local authority organising it, and the number of people picking up certificates. But you should be able to "get it over with" well within an hour....

rogerroger · Post by **rogerroger** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 11:22 pm

thanks for the reply ppron

mhunjn · Post by **mhunjn** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 8:59 am

Quite lucky as you didn't have to wait long... Mine is in end of Feb as the council only does once in 6/8 wks. Didn't want to pay for a private one as not in a rush...

rogerroger wrote:hey i got my ceremony next week, there is no mention of being charged for it. will i be charged for it at the ceremony?

how long does the ceremony take? can i get it over with in an hour?

rogerroger · Post by **rogerroger** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 9:14 am

oh, some councils have the citizenship ceremony frequently and some dont !

yeah i consider myself lucky, i had an original date for early march, but i told them if i could have one earlier and they put me on some sotrt of "waiting" list, and i got my appointment preponed

K2004 · Post by **K2004** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 12:22 pm

here is my updated timelines

Application for BC received on 10 Nov via NCS Brent, payment Debited on the 24 th of Nov.(2 weeks after receiving application)

Aknowledgament letter dated on 23/11/05
Another letter dated on 13/12/05 saying that they are doing character enquiries, and that they returning enclosed documents which they wont be needing any more, the funny things is that there was no enclosed documents, not even a Life in the UK pass certificate.......

Approval recieved on 3/2/06 and dated 26/01/06
Private ceremony arranged on 8/2/06 morning and attended in same day for 100 pound

Applied for Passport in passport office on 13/02/05
received passport by courrier on 17/02/05

lemess · Post by **lemess** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 12:38 pm

K2004 wrote:here is my updated timelines

Applied for Passport in passport office on 13/02/05
received passport by courrier on 17/02/05

Congrats.

I did say you were being paranoid re: passport

rogerroger · Post by **rogerroger** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 4:51 pm

congrats k2004

I guess the passport office based application is faster than the post office based application

boylove · Post by **boylove** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 5:55 pm

Got my approval in the post today. Finishing my timeline:
(4 yr WP+1 yr ILR)

Applied through NCS: Jan 6, 2006
Acknowledgement Letter: Jan 12, 2006
Approval letter received: 18 feb 2006

A quick question. I need to travel to my original home country in 2 weeks and I don't think I have enough time to finish the ceremony and get the BP+visa. So, I want to go there on my current passport and come back in 3 weeks. Then, I can go for the ceremony. That should still be within 3 months timeline. Guess I am not British till I go for the ceremony. Any issues?

confused1 · Post by **confused1** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 7:42 pm

Is there anyone whose case was handled by CT8 team?

Post by **John** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 8:17 pm

boylove wrote:I want to go there on my current passport and come back in 3 weeks.

No problem. You clearly appreciate the three month time limit, so do ensure that you comply with that.

Before you go you might want to contact your local Council and arrange a date for your ceremony after your return.

Guess I am not British till I go for the ceremony.

Absolutely right! You become British at the instant your certificate is handed to you at the Citizenship Ceremony.

Fibunnaci · Post by **Fibunnaci** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 11:33 am

Hi Guys,

First of all,I would like to say, I found this forum very informative and thanks for all of you guys who contributed for such helpfull and centralised info.

Well, I am hoping to see time lines for February naturalisation APP through NCS... Myself Just send my form only last week.

Cheers.

petimiru · Post by **petimiru** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 12:45 pm

Applied at Harringey NCS on January 23rd on 4 yrs WP + 1 yr ILR.
24/01/2006 - Application received in Liverpool
04/02/2006 - Fee debited
10/02/2006 - Received acknowledgment letter, dated 08/02

Interestingly, my acknowledgment letter doesn't include the standard "while we carry out the character reference checks" that I read other members received in their letters.

Fibunnaci · Post by **Fibunnaci** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 2:42 pm

petimiru wrote:Applied at Harringey NCS on January 23rd on 4 yrs WP + 1 yr ILR.
24/01/2006 - Application received in Liverpool
04/02/2006 - Fee debited
10/02/2006 - Received acknowledgment letter, dated 08/02

Interestingly, my acknowledgment letter doesn't include the standard "while we carry out the character reference checks" that I read other members received in their letters.

Hi,

Thanks for sharing.I thought they will send you a separate letter saying they will be doing character checks in the coming days....

Rgds
Fibunnaci

confused1 · Post by **confused1** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 8:33 pm

They never sent me 1....

bubbles · Post by **bubbles** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 11:32 am

Applied at Dudley NCS on January 26th on 4 yrs WP + 1 yr ILR.
26/01/2006 - Application received at Dudley NCS

Nothing happened since then!

Its been a month now, should I start panicking or I should wait bit more ?

Post by **John** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 11:49 am

should I start panicking

Against a background of an average wait time of slightly over four months ... of course not!

Do appreciate that IND in Liverpool are still recovering from the deluge of applications received in October just before the Citizenship Test requirement came into force.

bubbles · Post by **bubbles** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 11:52 am

John wrote: Do appreciate that IND in Liverpool are still recovering from the deluge of applications received in October just before the Citizenship Test requirement came into force.

Does that means Dudley / Liverpool is not a ideal place to apply at the moment ?

mhunjn · Post by **mhunjn** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 12:26 pm

Has the fee been taken from your account?...

bubbles wrote:Applied at Dudley NCS on January 26th on 4 yrs WP + 1 yr ILR.
26/01/2006 - Application received at Dudley NCS

Nothing happened since then!

Its been a month now, should I start panicking or I should wait bit more ?

bubbles · Post by **bubbles** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 12:31 pm

mhunjn wrote:Has the fee been taken from your account?...

Nope! nothing yet.... everyday I check my posts(mail) and bank account.... no letters, nothing debited... I read on some other thread that the letter will be glossy... not the usual white or brown paper envelope... normally I throw glossy ones straight to recycle bin(assuming its all junk mail).. But I am being bit careful these days...

mhunjn · Post by **mhunjn** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 12:38 pm

I think my ack letter came in a brown envelope...

boylove · Post by **boylove** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 1:47 pm

My approval letter came in a white envelope and indeed glossy paper inside it. Though, they have put home office's design on the top. So, you can't miss
it.
Letter of invitation from my local council came in brown envelope with ordinary paper.

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