wunder wrote:I've got my approval!
Waited for 9 weeks.
Gosh, was gonna wait for 8weeks before calling; now I got a 9weeks wait to beat.....lol
Congrats wunder, so happy for you matey.
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ferrarilondon wrote:its not only just the fees Kamilian10 its new laws coming into force etc that started this sudden increase in application numbers recently.
Any one applied in March got the approval yet?
tintin wrote:Congratulations Avis.
Did the invitation letter come separately from the approval letter? I thought that one is suppose to ring the council to book the ceremony after the invitation letter is received.
You might be right you know....HO reserves the right to make checks with foreign agencies on applicants from a special list of countries. As long as one doesn't have skeletons in one's cupboard, there is nothing to worry about other than just wait! A friend of mine waited for more than 8months to sort out her permanent residence status in the USA having married an American.ferrarilondon wrote:Gul , I have strong feelings that the high risk nationalities applicants have to wait longer than other nationalities applicants. I might be wrong but these are my gut feelings.
I am Pakistani what about you GUL?
may be its right but one of my friend applied in first week of march 2011 and he got approved the other applied before that in the end of February 2011 but still waiting and both are Pakistani so how strange it isallta wrote:You might be right you know....HO reserves the right to make checks with foreign agencies on applicants from a special list of countries. As long as one doesn't have skeletons in one's cupboard, there is nothing to worry about other than just wait! A friend of mine waited for more than 8months to sort out her permanent residence status in the USA having married an American.ferrarilondon wrote:Gul , I have strong feelings that the high risk nationalities applicants have to wait longer than other nationalities applicants. I might be wrong but these are my gut feelings.
I am Pakistani what about you GUL?
Her application had to go through 3 different govt authorities - UCIS, NVC and American Embassy in London. She had to go through criminal record checks in the UK and back home in South Africa. In the end they approve her residence - now, that was just residence permit!
I wish there was something we can do to speed up this process other than wait - but the limit is 6months....and I'm not bothered because I have other things to divert my attention to - luckily...lol. Having said that, I will check every 4weeks (after initial 8weeks) at least to know that my app is moving up the ladder.
[/quote]Kiran234 wrote:Spoke to HO since i had to update some details and i was told my application was awaiting consideration.. i am not sure what this means but i hope i will get my approval soon..
CRITERIA - 4yr HSMP JR + 1 yr ILR
Type - NCS Slough
Date of submission - 19/03/2011
Date reached HO – 21/03/2011
Date of debit of credit card - 22/03/2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement - 25/03/2011 dated 22/03/2011
Date of receipt of approval -
Date of receipt of invitation letter from council -
Date of Ceremony -
Date of appln. for passport -
Method used -
Date of Receipt of documents -
Date of interview -
Date passport received –
Still waiting for approval...
avis wrote:Thanks tintin..
I didn't wait for a letter from the council; that will take its own time.
I called up the council anyways and asked for the earliest ceremony date.
They asked for the Home Office reference number and my first name and seemed to have a record of this.
So have you already had your ceremony? Also when you rang the council yesterday, what did you exactly ask them?avis wrote:Correct. All that the person did at the council was to ask me to repeat the pledge and then wrote the date on a pre-printed certificate.gidoc wrote:Actually, as you get your letter of approval, the council gets your citizenship certification letter which they give out only after the ceremony.
Yes its got to be a private ceremony as Avis only got his approval yesterday.ferrarilondon wrote:Must be a private ceremony