TIMELINE AFTER NATURALISATION APPLICATION SUBMISSION

[DMAN]

CRITERIA - 4yr HSMP JR + 1 yr ILR
Type . NCS - Camden (Included X2 A4 Special delivery envelopes)
Date of submission 02/02/11 Date reached HO- 03/02/11 (Got tracking number from NCS)
Date of debit of credit card - 09/02/11
Date of receipt of acknowledgement- 14/02/11 - dated 09/02/11
Date of decision - 15/02/11 (Called UKBA)
Date of decision letter posted - 21/02/11
Date of decision letter recieved - 25/02/11 dated 18/02/11
Date of ceremony: 02/03/11
Date Passport App: 02/03/11 Check & Send plus added Secure Delivery fee.

Can you advise what documents you sent for passport application?
Do you have to send your current passport along with old passport which you entered the UK in??

[Onthefence]

CRITERIA - 4yr HSMP JR + 1 yr ILR
Type . NCS - Camden (Included X2 A4 Special delivery envelopes)
Date of submission 02/02/11 Date reached HO- 03/02/11 (Got tracking number from NCS)
Date of debit of credit card - 09/02/11
Date of receipt of acknowledgement- 14/02/11 - dated 09/02/11
Date of decision - 15/02/11 (Called UKBA)
Date of decision letter posted - 21/02/11
Date of decision letter recieved - 25/02/11 dated 18/02/11
Date of ceremony: 02/03/11
Date Passport App: 02/03/11 Check & Send plus added Secure Delivery fee.

Can you advise what documents you sent for passport application?
Do you have to send your current passport along with old passport which you entered the UK in??

Your cert. of naturalisation, current passport & passport you used to enter - although I know there is a bit discrepancy between different sources of info that you either have to submit your current passport or the one you used to enter. My IPS advised that in order to avoid potential delay, just send both. I did and got back them within a few days.

[DMAN]

Can you advise what documents you sent for passport application?
Do you have to send your current passport along with old passport which you entered the UK in??


Your cert. of naturalisation, current passport & passport you used to enter - although I know there is a bit discrepancy between different sources of info that you either have to submit your current passport or the one you used to enter. My IPS advised that in order to avoid potential delay, just send both. I did and got back them within a few days.

Thanks. Did they cancel the ILR in your other passport?
Going away in mid April so dont want to really risk if i send my current passport on the day of my ceramony on 22 March.

[Onthefence]

Thanks. Did they cancel the ILR in your other passport?
Going away in mid April so dont want to really risk if i send my current passport on the day of my ceramony on 22 March.[/quote]

Good question. I have three passports since entered the UK, my ILR sticker in the second one, which I didn't send. But I remember reading from previous posts that they won't cancel the ILR.

[CptCrunch]

I only sent my current passport as it has my ILTR in and they ask for all "uncancelled" passports on the form.

I hope to have an update this week and will keep you informed.

[bawa1234]

I only sent my current passport as it has my ILTR in and they ask for all "uncancelled" passports on the form.

I hope to have an update this week and will keep you informed.

i firend just wanna sak how many days they took to send ur passport back...............and what to do after receiving ur old passport i mean whats the process of booking an appointment for the interview

[shan1]

Type . NCS
Date of submission 31/01/2011
Date reached HO (was told by NCS that it will reach HO on 02/02/2011)
CRITERIA - 4yr HSMP JR + 1 yr ILR
Date of debit of credit card 05/02/2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement- 11/02/2011 (Dated 05/02/2011)
Date of receipt of approval - 07/03/2011 (Dated 28/02/2011)
Date of receipt of invitation letter from council - (in next 2 days)
Date of Ceremony - 29/03/2011 (Checked on phone)
Date of appln. for passport -
Method used
Date of Receipt of documents -
Date of interview -
Date passport received

[snowwhale]

NCS or Postal - Postal
Date of submission or posting - 11 February 2011
CRITERIA - 5 yr stay + 2 yr ILR
Date of debit of debit/credit card - 14 February 2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement - 13 February 2011
Date of receipt of approval - 7 March 2011 (Letter dated 3 March 2011)
Date of Ceremony
Date of appln. for passport
Method used
Date of Receipt

[kijaz]

Postal Belfast
Date of submission: 07/01/11
Date reached: 10/01/11
CRITERIA: 4 Yrs HSMP + 1Yr ILR
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 13/01/11
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 20/01/11 (dated: 13/01/11)
Date of receipt of approval (26//02/11 dated 23/02/11)
Date of receipt of invitation letter from council : 07/03/11 dated 25/02/11
Date of Ceremony - 15/03/11
Date of appln. for passport -
Method used
Date of Receipt of documents -
Date of interview -
Date passport received

[malikhervas]

Final Time-line

NCS Portsmouth
Date of submission: 20/01/2011
Date of Receipt: 21/01/2011
Criteria: 5 Year Overstayer (As Minor) + 1 Year ILR (See Previous Posts for full details)
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 26/01/2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 31/01/2011 (Dated: 25/01/2011)
Date of receipt of approval: 14/02/2011 (Dated: 04/02/2011)
Date of Ceremony: 01/03/2011
Date of application for passport: 01/03/2011
Method used: Check & Send
Date of Interview: 05/03/2011
Date of Return of documents: 07/03/2011
Date of Receipt of UK Passport: 08/03/2011

Thanks again for all help.

[CptCrunch]

CRITERIA - 4yr HSMP JR + 1 yr ILR
Type . NCS - Camden (Included X2 A4 Special delivery envelopes)
Date of submission 02/02/11 Date reached HO- 03/02/11 (Got tracking number from NCS)
Date of debit of credit card - 09/02/11
Date of receipt of acknowledgment- 14/02/11 - dated 09/02/11
Date of decision - 15/02/11 (Called UKBA)
Date of decision letter posted - 21/02/11
Date of decision letter recieved - 25/02/11 dated 18/02/11
Date of ceremony: 02/03/11
Date Passport App: 02/03/11 Check & Send plus added Secure Delivery fee.
Date of Passport Interview invitation: 09/03/2011
Date of Passport Interview: 14/03/2011 - Luton

Was told earliest interview date available in London was 24/03/2011 so asked for alternative dates at Luton & Crawley.

[Mackenzy]

Is it possible to book an interview for your passport application before receiving the invitation letter? If so, what number should I call?

[vvippala]

NCS or Postal - Postal
Date of submission or posting - 15 February 2011
CRITERIA - 5 yr stay + 1 yr ILR
Date of debit of debit/credit card - 23rd February 2011
Date of receipt of approval - 5 March 2011 (Letter dated 2 March 2011)
Date of Ceremony
Date of appln. for passport
Method used
Date of Receipt

Thanks for all your help

[NaijaNinja]

CRITERIA - 4yr HSMP JR + 1 yr ILR
Type - NCS
Date of submission - 04/02/2011
Date reached HO - 07/02/2011
Date of debit of credit card - 13/02/2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement - 16/02/2011 dated 13/02/2011
Date of receipt of approval - 10/03/2011 dated 01/03/2011
Date of receipt of invitation letter from council -
Date of Ceremony - 19/03/2011
Date of appln. for passport -
Method used -
Date of Receipt of documents -
Date of interview -
Date passport received -

[tonytee]

My nationalisation application time scale

CRITERIA - 4yr HSMP JR + 1 yr ILR
Applicants - Self and children
Type - Postal
Date of posting - 22/02/2011
Date reached HO - 23/02/2011
Date of debit of credit card - 25/02/2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement - 02/02/2011 dated 25/02/2011
Date of receipt of approval - 10/03/2011 dated 08/03/2011
Date of receipt of invitation letter from council - tbc
Date of Ceremony -
Date of appln. for passport -
Method used -
Date of Receipt of documents -
Date of interview -
Date passport received -

It should be mentioned that i had a conviction - SP 30 due to a speeding fine on an international licence which was referred to court.

To God be the glory.

Tonytee

[SunBlue]

NCS or Postal: Postal
Date of submission: 07/02/2011
Date reached HO: 08/02/2011
Date of Debit Card deduction: 12/02/2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgment letter: 16/02/2011 (12/02/2011)
Date UKBA made decision: 07/03/2011
Date of receipt of approval letter: 10/03/2011
Date of receipt of Ceremony Invitation letter: tba ( Dated tba)
Date of ceremony: tba (Private)

Finally I got my approval!!! Thank you all for sharing the timelines here.
My case is "peculiar" in a sense that I sent the application on the same day that my partner got his citizenship certificate. Which means I sent the application without his passport!

It took exactly 4 weeks from the day I sent to the day I was approved. Now I am just waiting the invitation letter.

Just a curious fact: my partner had his certificate dated as 7th January 2011. They did a mistake as it should be 7th February 2011.
In January at this time he had not even applied yet! We just noticed this today when we got the docs back with my approval.

Just wondering if anyone at UKBA noticed that and did further enquiries or not. As in my form AN I put the actual date of citizenship and the certificate was wrong! It was not a problem at all in the end. Anyway, just noticed it today!

[osterly]

NCS Hendon
Date of submission 20/12/2010
Date reached HO 21/12/2010 (assume)
CRITERIA - 4yr HSMP JR + 1 yr ILR
Date of debit of debit/credit card 05/01/2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgemen ...not recieved
Date of Approval:28/01/211(dated 18/01/11)
date of cer: left message to NCS
DATE of cer: Booked for March 2nd
pls advise me how to apply for passport to get it quickly (for nat i choose NCS did't add any reply post had a stress life ) so to avoid that pls give your valuable advise to apply for passprt
attended ceremony today (02/3/11)
applied passport via Check and send Today (02/03/11)

Passport interview on 10/03/2011 #(reading office)
normal interview questions -(posted on this forum)

[osterly]

quote="osterly"]NCS Hendon
Date of submission 20/12/2010
Date reached HO 21/12/2010 (assume)
CRITERIA - 4yr HSMP JR + 1 yr ILR
Date of debit of debit/credit card 05/01/2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgemen ...not recieved
Date of Approval:28/01/211(dated 18/01/11)
date of cer: left message to NCS
DATE of cer: Booked for March 2nd
pls advise me how to apply for passport to get it quickly (for nat i choose NCS did't add any reply post had a stress life ) so to avoid that pls give your valuable advise to apply for passprt
attended ceremony today (02/3/11)
applied passport via Check and send Today (02/03/11)[/quote]
Passport interview on 10/03/2011 #(reading office)
normal interview questions -(posted on this forum)

[osterly]

quote="osterly"]NCS Hendon
Date of submission 20/12/2010
Date reached HO 21/12/2010 (assume)
CRITERIA - 4yr HSMP JR + 1 yr ILR
Date of debit of debit/credit card 05/01/2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgemen ...not recieved
Date of Approval:28/01/211(dated 18/01/11)
date of cer: left message to NCS
DATE of cer: Booked for March 2nd
pls advise me how to apply for passport to get it quickly (for nat i choose NCS did't add any reply post had a stress life ) so to avoid that pls give your valuable advise to apply for passprt
attended ceremony today (02/3/11)
applied passport via Check and send Today (02/03/11)[/quote]
Passport interview on 10/03/2011 #(reading office)
normal interview questions -(posted on this forum)

[Mackenzy]

I sent my passport application 4 March and got an interview for 23 March in London. I checked Luton, and they said 21 March! I really don't understand why it takes this long and why for a city like London there is just one interview office available.

[SunBlue]

Mackenzy, did you receive your original passport and naturalization certificate back? Or will you only get it back after the interview?

[ukpl]

I sent my passport application 4 March and got an interview for 23 March in London. I checked Luton, and they said 21 March! I really don't understand why it takes this long and why for a city like London there is just one interview office available.

because you do this only once.
anyway, in most countries it takes longer not only for the first passport but also for any subsequent renewal
you applied in March and you will get your passport in March - as your interview is on Wednesday, you should get it on Friday or on Monday, which means everything will be (most probably) done and dusted in 3 weeks which is not bad

[ukpl]

Mackenzy, did you receive your original passport and naturalization certificate back? Or will you only get it back after the interview?

getting back your documents doesn't depend on attending the interview - you may get them back before interview (especially if you have to wait for it and used secure delivery for return) or after (if you were lucky enough to attend interview 2-3 days after submitting your application and decided to have your documents sent back by 2nd class Royal Mail)

[osterly]

Mackenzy, did you receive your original passport and naturalization certificate back? Or will you only get it back after the interview?

getting back your documents doesn't depend on attending the interview - you may get them back before interview (especially if you have to wait for it and used secure delivery for return) or after (if you were lucky enough to attend interview 2-3 days after submitting your application and decided to have your documents sent back by 2nd class Royal Mail)

HI All

you will get you documetns before interview and you will recieve invitaion letter to book interview as well (they may deliver separate)
and i had my interview yday and i seen a credit search on my file this morning, the guy at interview told they access info as howmay aggremnets i have not how much bal i got .... is tht true and hope everthing goes well and i recieve my passport by tuesday .....

[CptCrunch]

CRITERIA - 4yr HSMP JR + 1 yr ILR
Type . NCS - Camden (Included X2 A4 Special delivery envelopes)
Date of submission 02/02/11 Date reached HO- 03/02/11 (Got tracking number from NCS)
Date of debit of credit card - 09/02/11
Date of receipt of acknowledgment- 14/02/11 - dated 09/02/11
Date of decision - 15/02/11 (Called UKBA)
Date of decision letter posted - 21/02/11
Date of decision letter recieved - 25/02/11 dated 18/02/11
Date of ceremony: 02/03/11
Date Passport App: 02/03/11 Check & Send plus added Secure Delivery fee.
Date of Passport Interview invitation: 09/03/2011
Date of Passport Interview: 14/03/2011 - Luton
Date of Documents recieved (Passport & Nat Cert): 10/03/2011

Was told earliest interview date available in London was 24/03/2011 so asked for alternative dates at Luton & Crawley.