TIMELINE AFTER NATURALISATION APPLICATION SUBMISSION

[SMOOTH OPERATOR]

Hi,

My timeline so far

NCS or Postal: Postal
Nationality: Nigerian
CRITERIA - 3 Years (Spouse + ILR)
Date of submission: 12 September 2010
Date reached HO: TBC
Date of credit card payment deduction: TBC
Date of receipt of acknowledgment letter: TBC
Date UKBA made decision: TBC
Date of receipt of approval: TBC (Enclosed Special Delivery Envelope with application)
Date of receipt of Ceremony Invitation letter: TBC
Date of ceremony - TBC
Date of Passport application - TBC
Date of Interview letter receipt - TBC
Date of receipt of supporting documents - TBC
Date of Passport interview - TBC
Date of receipt of passport - TBC

[pp888]

UPDATE
NCS or Postal: NCS REDBRIDGE
Date of submission: 30/07/2010
CRITERIA - 3 yr stay SPOUSE VISA
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 04/08/2010
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 07/08/2010 (DATED 04/08/2010)
Date of receipt of approval: 27/08/2010 (dated 17/08/2010)
Date of Ceremony: 31/08/2010
Date of appln. for passport: 01/09/2010
Method used: Check & Send
Date of Passport Interview: 11/09/2010 (Reading)
Date of Receipt of Passport: TBC

Hi, Imsylar,

How to fill in 1.1: 1.1 Please give previous Immigration and Nationality Directorate or Border and Immigration Agency or UK Border Agency reference numbers [ ]

Thanks very much

PP

[Rex]

NCS or Postal: NCS Newham
Nationality: Pakistani (me, spouse and 1 child)
CRITERIA - 5 Years (HSMP JR + ILR)
Date of submission: 05 July 2010
Date reached HO: 06 July 2010
Date of credit card payment deduction: 09 July 2010
Date of receipt of acknowledgment letter: 12 July 2010
Date UKBA made decision: 31 July 2010
Date of receipt of approval: 08 August 2010
Date of receipt of Ceremony Invitation letter: 08 August 2010
Date of ceremony - 26 August 2010
Date of Passport application - 28 August 2010
Date of Interview - 09 September 2010
Date of receipt of passport - 13 September 2010

Also got passport for my newborn baby today with others.

Thanks so much to all of you for support and specially to this forum for making the journey possible and being always there for help.

[gsahdev]

Hi,

My timeline so far

NCS or Postal: Used an immigration Lawyer for submission (2 Adults - myself and my wife)
Nationality: Indian
CRITERIA - 5 years Resident + 1 Year ILR
Date of submission: 27 July 2010
Date reached HO: 28 July 2010
Date of receipt of acknowledgment letter: 04 August 2010 (Dated 30 July 2010)
Date of cheque payment deduction: 05 August 2010
Date UKBA made decision: 10 August 2010
Date of receipt of approval: 12 August 2010
Date of receipt of Ceremony Invitation letter: 23 August 2010 (Dated 10 August 2010)
Date of ceremony - 2 Sep 2010 (Private ceremony)
Date of Passport application - 9 Sep 2010 (C&S)
Date of Interview letter receipt -
Date of receipt of supporting documents -
Date of Passport interview -
Date of receipt of passport -

[mansawant]

Hi,

My timeline so far

NCS or Postal: Postal (Family - 2 Adults + 1 child)
Nationality: Indian
CRITERIA - 5 years Resident + 1 Year ILR
Date of submission: 12 August 2010
Date reached HO: 13 August 2010
Date of credit card payment deduction: 17 August 2010
Date of receipt of acknowledgment letter: 20 August 2010 (Dated 17/08/2010)
Date UKBA made decision: 24 August 2010
Date of receipt of approval: 25 August 2010 (Enclosed Special Delivery Envelope with application)
Date of receipt of Ceremony Invitation letter: 4 Sep 2010 Dated 25 August 2010 (Received only 2 invitation (1 adult and a child); however HO confirmed dispatched 3 letters. Managed to book for ceremony as Registry office received all 3 certifiates on a condition to check passport for missing invitation letter)
Date of ceremony - 8 Sep 2010 (Public ceremony)
Date of Passport application - 8 Sep 2010 (C&S)
Date of Interview letter receipt - Dispatched on 10 Sep 2010
Date of receipt of supporting documents - 13 Sep 2010
Date of Passport interview - 11 Sep 2010 (Received Ref via email and booked interview at Brighton for my wife and I on 10 Dep 2010 as there were no appointments available on Sat at other centres nearby London)
Date of receipt of passport -

[imsylar]

UPDATE
NCS or Postal: NCS REDBRIDGE
Date of submission: 30/07/2010
CRITERIA - 3 yr stay SPOUSE VISA
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 04/08/2010
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 07/08/2010 (DATED 04/08/2010)
Date of receipt of approval: 27/08/2010 (dated 17/08/2010)
Date of Ceremony: 31/08/2010
Date of appln. for passport: 01/09/2010
Method used: Check & Send
Date of Passport Interview: 11/09/2010 (Reading)
Date of Receipt of Passport: TBC

Hi, Imsylar,

How to fill in 1.1: 1.1 Please give previous Immigration and Nationality Directorate or Border and Immigration Agency or UK Border Agency reference numbers [ ]

Thanks very much

PP

Hi pp888,

Just fill in your Indefinate ref no from your passport or case refrence no you had recived last time when you applied for your visa to UKBA, I filled in my indefinate refrence no but i dont think it matters that much as they will have copy of ur passport any way, Hope this answers your question.

[Generalisimus]

Hi, Imsylar,

How to fill in 1.1: 1.1 Please give previous Immigration and Nationality Directorate or Border and Immigration Agency or UK Border Agency reference numbers [ ]

Thanks very much

PP

Hi pp888,

Just fill in your Indefinate ref no from your passport or case refrence no you had recived last time when you applied for your visa to UKBA, I filled in my indefinate refrence no but i dont think it matters that much as they will have copy of ur passport any way, Hope this answers your question.

Home Office reference number that is requested in the AN form is NOT quoted in any of the visa stickers, be it the ILR or any other visa sticker. Instead, it is quoted in the Home Office correspondence that you may have received in the past. That said, providing that number is by no means a must, it’s just for their convenience. I personally don’t think that failing to provide that number makes any meaningful difference to how quickly they handle an application.

[Figsey]

Hi, Imsylar,

How to fill in 1.1: 1.1 Please give previous Immigration and Nationality Directorate or Border and Immigration Agency or UK Border Agency reference numbers [ ]

Thanks very much

PP

Hi pp888,

Just fill in your Indefinate ref no from your passport or case refrence no you had recived last time when you applied for your visa to UKBA, I filled in my indefinate refrence no but i dont think it matters that much as they will have copy of ur passport any way, Hope this answers your question.

Home Office reference number that is requested in the AN form is NOT quoted in any of the visa stickers, be it the ILR or any other visa sticker. Instead, it is quoted in the Home Office correspondence that you may have received in the past. That said, providing that number is by no means a must, it’s just for their convenience. I personally don’t think that failing to provide that number makes any meaningful difference to how quickly they handle an application.

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I personally did not fill in just left it empty and had no problems

[hhilaly]

Postal or NCS: Postal (Through Lawyer)
Nationality: Pakistan
Criteria: HSMP JR + 1yr ILR
Date Submitted: May 10, 2010
Payment Deducted: May 13, 2010
Payment Method: Credit Card
Acknowledgement Letter Dated: May 18, 2010
Approval Letter (Sent to Solicitor) Received: August 21, 2010 (Documents returned with letter)
Approval Letter Dated: August 17, 2010
Received Invitation to Ceremony Letter: August 26, 2010
Date on Invitation to Ceremony Letter: August 18, 2010)
Citizenship Ceremony Date: September 1, 2010 (Public)
Passport Application Date: September 2, 2010
Application Method: C&S
Interview Letter Received: September 09, 2010
Interview Letter Date: September 07, 2010
Original Documents Returned (With a very mangled and torn Naturalization Certificate): September 08, 2010
Interview Date: September 09, 2010 (I called them on Sept. 8 and got the reference number to book my interview and went without the letter, but with the reference number and the email to confirm my interview)
Passport Issued: September 09, 2010
First delivery attempt: September 13, 2010. The delivery man did not even bother to ring the doorbell, and they do not let you pick it up. Highly annoying.
Second (successful) delivery attempt: September 14, 2010

Thank you to everyone for all your posts, congratulations to the most prolific and trigger happy poster, joelondon.

Best of luck to all the rest of you. I wish all of you the very best and hope that your journey ends quickly and happily.

Please feel free to message me if you have any questions.

[Figsey]

Also received the interview invitation letter today suprisingly with a first class stamp

NCS or Postal: NCS
CRITERIA – 3 years + Spouse
Date of submission: 12 July 2010
Date of received by HO: 13 July 2010
Date of receipt of acknowledgment letter: 21 July 2010 (Dated 16/07)
Passed to Case working team: 30 July 2010
Date UKBA made decision: 12 August 2010
Date of receipt of approval: 20 August 2010
Date of ceremony: 02 September 2010

Date of passport application: 02 September 2010
Method used: Check and Send
Date of receipt of interview letter: 09 September 2010
Date of interview: 11 September 2010 (Booked on the 8th after receiving email with my ref no from IPS)
Date of return of Document: 09 September 2010 (Paid extra £3)
Passport Received: Awaiting

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Thank you for your enquiry I can confirm that your passport was printed on the 13/09/2010 and delivery will be attempted within 4-5 working days. Please note that all passports are delivered securely by DX Secure and you may be required to sign for receipt.

[mansawant]

My (including wife and son) is now over.

NCS or Postal: Postal (Family - 2 Adults + 1 child)
Nationality: Indian
CRITERIA - 5 years Resident + 1 Year ILR
Date of submission: 12 August 2010
Date reached HO: 13 August 2010
Date of credit card payment deduction: 17 August 2010
Date of receipt of acknowledgment letter: 20 August 2010 (Dated 17/08/2010)
Date UKBA made decision: 24 August 2010
Date of receipt of approval: 25 August 2010 (Enclosed Special Delivery Envelope with application)
Date of receipt of Ceremony Invitation letter: 4 Sep 2010 Dated 25 August 2010 (Received only 2 invitation (1 adult and a child); however HO confirmed dispatched 3 letters. Managed to book for ceremony as Registry office received all 3 certifiates on a condition to check passport for missing invitation letter)
Date of ceremony - 8 Sep 2010 (Public ceremony)
Date of Passport application - 8 Sep 2010 (C&S)
Date of Interview letter receipt - Dispatched on 10 Sep 2010 (Received on 14 Sep 2010)
Date of receipt of supporting documents - 13 Sep 2010
Date of Passport interview - 11 Sep 2010 (Received Ref via email and booked interview at Brighton for my wife and I on 10 Dep 2010 as there were no appointments available on Sat at other centres nearby London)
Date of receipt of passport - 15 Sep 2010 (Son's password received on 14 Sep 2010)

Applied for naturalization on 12th Aug and received passports on 15 Sep 2010.

[imsylar]

UPDATE
NCS or Postal: NCS REDBRIDGE
Date of submission: 30/07/2010
CRITERIA - 3 yr stay SPOUSE VISA
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 04/08/2010
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 07/08/2010 (DATED 04/08/2010)
Date of receipt of approval: 27/08/2010 (dated 17/08/2010)
Date of Ceremony: 31/08/2010
Date of appln. for passport: 01/09/2010
Method used: Check & Send
Docements recieved back: 09/09/2010
interview letter recieved: 09/09/2010
Date of Passport Interview: 11/09/2010 (Reading)
Date of Receipt of Passport: 15/09/2010


At last my journey for citizenship has come to end and I would like to thank everyone for their advice and guidance which saved me loads of time and effort in obtaining credible information on the whole process.
Best of luck to all the rest of you. I wish all of you the very best and hope that your journey ends soon on a happy note. :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

[bitsoup]

Hi Everyone,
God is great, we will always be surprised by his blessings. Never lose hope keep praying and u will be blessed.
I would encourage you to apply if had Humanitarian Protection.
I asked the Home Office to use their discretion to disregard the time of being free from immigration time restrictions during the last 12 months as i made a successful application for indefinite leave to remain 15 months before my naturalisation application but the delay in reaching a decision was due to something that was not my fault. I wrote this on page 14 of the application form.

NCS or Postal: Postal
CRITERIA –Came in 2002 Legacy case Humanitarian Protection (2003-2006), ILR granted July 2010 (Received August 2010)
Date of submission: 28 August 2010
Date received by HO: 01 September 2010
Date of Debit: 02/09/2010
Date of receipt of acknowledgment letter: 8 September 2010 (Dated 02/09/10)
Date UKBA made decision: 13 September
Date of receipt of approval: 15 September (2nd class Royal Mail)
Ceremony Letter: Pending
Ceremony date: Pending

Thank You very Much Jesus Chris, I can't thank you enough.

Would be happy to answer any questions.

[f2k]

NCS or Postal: NCS - Postal
Date of submission: Tuesday, 13 July 2010
Basis: HSMP JR (4+1 year ILR) (Husband and Wife)
Date of debit of debit/credit card: Tuesday 20 July 2010
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Friday 23 July 2010 (dated 20 July)
Date of decision (on letter): 29 July 2010
Date of receipt of decision (arrived by post): 30 July 2010
Date of ceremony: 1 September 2010

Date of passport application: 7 September 2010
Method used: Check and Send
Date of return of Document: 9 September 2010
Date of receipt of interview letter: 10 September 2010
Date of interview: Awaiting
Passport Received: Awaiting

Also noted that they did a 'credit check' on me the date after I applied

[Figsey]

FINAL UPDATE

NCS or Postal: NCS
CRITERIA – 3 years + Spouse
Date of submission: 12 July 2010
Date of received by HO: 13 July 2010
Date of receipt of acknowledgment letter: 21 July 2010 (Dated 16/07)
Passed to Case working team: 30 July 2010
Date UKBA made decision: 12 August 2010
Date of receipt of approval: 20 August 2010
Date of ceremony: 02 September 2010

Date of passport application: 02 September 2010
Method used: Check and Send
Date of receipt of interview letter: Awaiting
Date of interview: 11 September 2010 Reading (Booked on the 8th after receiving email from IPS)
Date of return of Document: 09 September 2010 (Paid extra £3)
Passport Received: 15 September 2010

[Sun09]

Postal or NCS: NCS
Criteria: HSMP (4 years) + 1yr ILR(Single application)
Date Submitted: 01 Sept 2010 [Wen]
Payment Method: Debit Card
Acknowledgement Letter Received: Not recieved yet.
Approval Letter Received: 16 Sept 2010
Ceremony Date: TBA
Passport Application: TBA
Passport Interview:TBA
Interview letter received :TBA
Passport received:TBA

[magsi23]

I have noticed some people put the date when the case is forwarded to Case worker? how can some one know that?

Also is there a number where i can call and get an update on my application?


Regards

[sami99]

FINAL TIME LINE
Timelines as follows:

Postal or NCS: NCS
Criteria: EU RESIDENT 5+1 years
Date Submitted: 16 july 2010
HO received: 17 july 2010
Payment Processed: 5 August 2010
Payment Method: cheque
Acknowledgement Letter Received: 26 july 2010
Approval Letter Received: 26 August 2010 ( dated 16 August 2010)
Ceremony Date: 01 september 2010
Passport Application: 02 september 2010
Passport Interview: 14 september 2010 (got reference number over the phone)
Interview letter received : 15 september 2010
Passport received: 17 september 2010


PS:
CITIZENSHIP : ITALY
MY PROFESSION: COMPANY DIRECTOR (MY OWN INTERNET COMPANY)
DO I HAVE CCJ OR DRIVING OFFENCE?: NO

MY COMPANY HAVE CCJ ?: Yes my company have one ccj (County Court Judgement) as i didn't pay some debts.
MY COMPANY HAVE DEBT ?: Yes my company have 2 big debts. one with a service supplier and another debt with HM Revenue & Customs . I also need to add that i was paying these debt £50/month each.

ALSO i didn't apply as Self Employed. I apply as Employed of my own company. I never mention my company problems in my application form as there is no place asking to tell your company problems.

[salah100]

NCS or Postal: POSTAL
Date of submission: 17th August 2010
Received at HO: 18th August 2010
CRITERIA - Spouse 3 yrs
Date of debit of debit/credit card: Cheque
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 20th August 2010
Date of receipt of approval: 17th September 2010
Date of receive the Ceremony invitation:
Date of Ceremony:

[gsahdev]

Hi,
The latest update to my timeline

NCS or Postal: Used an immigration Lawyer for submission (2 Adults - myself and my wife)
Nationality: Indian
CRITERIA - 5 years Resident + 1 Year ILR
Date of submission: 27 July 2010
Date reached HO: 28 July 2010
Date of receipt of acknowledgment letter: 04 August 2010 (Dated 30 July 2010)
Date of cheque payment deduction: 05 August 2010
Date UKBA made decision: 10 August 2010
Date of receipt of approval: 12 August 2010
Date of receipt of Ceremony Invitation letter: 23 August 2010 (Dated 10 August 2010)
Date of ceremony - 2 Sep 2010 (Private ceremony)
Date of Passport application - 9 Sep 2010 (C&S)
Date of Interview letter receipt - 17 Sep 2010
Date of Passport interview - 17 Sep 2010 (Had called on the 16th and gotten my reference number. Appt. in Crawley)
Date of receipt of supporting documents -
Date of receipt of passport -

[magsi23]

I have noticed some people put the date when the case is forwarded to Case worker? how can some one know that?

Also is there a number where i can call and get an update on my application?


Regards

Anyone?

[Generalisimus]

I have noticed some people put the date when the case is forwarded to Case worker? how can some one know that?

Also is there a number where i can call and get an update on my application?


Regards

Anyone?

01516 72 56 26.

Btw, regarding your other question, try and ring the Home Office on 01516 72 56 26 to check if your application has been passed onto a case worker. I don't think that they would let you know about that in writing. Plus, I think that it's down to the goodwill of the person picking up the call whether they'll give you some colour on the situation or not if you call in less than 6 months after the application has been submitted.

[SMOOTH OPERATOR]

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[magsi23]

Many Thanks Generalisimus,


I called them today, they told me That descion had already been made on my application on 14th Sept, however they could not tell me what the descion was? She said i am going to have to wait until i receive the letter, Letter has not yet been despatched and she said it would be done in next couple of days.

So frustrating that they could not tell me what the decsion was?


Regards

[Generalisimus]

Many Thanks Generalisimus,


I called them today, they told me That descion had already been made on my application on 14th Sept, however they could not tell me what the descion was? She said i am going to have to wait until i receive the letter, Letter has not yet been despatched and she said it would be done in next couple of days.

So frustrating that they could not tell me what the decsion was?


Regards

You're welcome. Best of luck!