April 2013 - Naturalisation application timeline

[GD78]

Gd78 and hun any updates from ur side?

Nope...nothing still

[ayacheben]

Eligibility criteria: 5ilr married to bc
Method of application: ncs blackpool
Date of application: 28/03/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 6/04/2013
Date of acknowledgement : never recievd any letter
Date of debit of fees: 23/04/2013
Date of approval: 7/06/2013
Date of Ceremony: 03/07/2013
finally guys i got it on saturday both envelopes comes on same day one from ukba and one from my council i wish you guys all best luck and god be with you

[hun]

Gd78 and hun any updates from ur side?

Nope...nothing still

Got approval today

[HelenaTores]

Eligibility criteria: 14 years Legacy + 4 years ILR + Spouse of BC
Method of application: NCS Lewisham
Date of application: 26/04/13
Date of receipt by UKBA: 27/04/13
Date of acknowledgement : 01/05/13 (received 08/05/13)
Date of debit of fees: 28/04/13
Date of approval: waiting
Date of Ceremony: n/a

[fiqbal]

any news guys?

[znayka]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years long term residency (Out of Immigration rules)
Method of application: Solicitor
Date of application: 22/04/13
Date of receipt by UKBA: Send by solicitor
Date of acknowledgement : n/a
Date of debit of fees: 15/05/13
Date of approval: n/a
Date of Ceremony: n/a



Someone has the same criteria?
Send via solicitor because NCS Do not know how to fill out a form with such criteria, they said you have to wait 5 years from the date of receipt of ILR.
And I have no letter till now?

[fiqbal]

congratulations hun.

[hun]

congratulations hun.

Thanks a lot.
Wish you good luck as well.

[hiralisha]

Gd78 and hun any updates from ur side?

Nope...nothing still

Got approval today

Did you get your invitation letter as well??

[Need_light]

Dear all.. i was silent user. i was worried about my outcome coz when i was applied i was homeless and in the temporary accommodation(hotel). the council give me the house . at the end they send my invitation in the new address. Thanks to Almighty ALLAH..


Eligibility criteria: 10 years + 1 year ilr
Method of application: ncs barking
Date of application: 15/04/13
Date of receipt by UKBA: 16/04/13
Date of acknowledgement : 25/04/13
Date of debit of fees: 21/04/2013
Date of approval:13/06/13
Received approval: 20/06/13
Date of Ceremony: not booked yet

Thanks to all guys...

[Sorry2]

Eligibility criteria: 6 Year ILR
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 15/4/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 16/04/2013
Date of acknowledgement : never received any letter!
Date of debit of fees: 22/04/2013
Date of approval:
Date of Ceremony:

Never got acknowldgement letter payment detected 9 weeks ago, please advice how i can contact UKBA.


Thank you very much for your help.

[goodwill]

i have same dates but stil waiting,though i received acknowledge letter

[hiralisha]

Received my invitation letter on the 20th of june dated 13th June. Called my council yesterday to book the ceremony, was told that the next available group ceremony will be 17th of july so booked a private ceremony ( £75) for myself on this monday the 24th June.

[sihamjehjouh]

Congrats to all that received their approval !!!

Like a lot of people have already mentioned, I think they might be a trend. I applied early April 2013 and still waiting for a response from UKBA. Although my application is pretty straightforward (EEA national having worked in the UK for more than 6 years). so i do think that early April 2013 applications are a bit delayed.

However, I hope that we all get a response very soon.


Even though patience is one of my weakness. Grrrr

[rusticsaf]

Hello All

I also submitted my wife's application on 20th April 2013, but no approval as yet. Anxiously waiting, but it appears that April ones are taking way longer !! Anyhow no news is good news I guess.

[Peterpan81]

Applied 25th April Via NCS still awaiting

I know, it is a bit frustrating
But all we could do is Wait, Wait and Wait

[friendandenemy]

Eligibility criteria: 5yr+1yr ILR and Child under section 3(1)
Method of application: NCS Reading
Date of application: 03/04/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 05/04/2013
Date of acknowledgement : 13/04/2013
Date of debit of fees: 12/04/2013
Date of approval: received 25/06/2013(dated 20/06/2013 on letter)
Date of Ceremony: private ceremony booked for 26/06/2013. No group booking available until 11th september in wokingham council

[paradis-2013]

FINALLY I'VE GOT MY APPROVAL LETTER TODAY AFTER LONG TIME WAITING .I AM SO HAPPY GOOD LUCK FOR EVERYONE WHO ARE WAITING FOR LONG TIME.

Date of receipt by UKBA: 05/04 2013 (DX Tracking) ISLINGTON
Date of debit of fees: 13/04 2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 13/04/2013
Date of receipt of approval:received 25/062013 (dated on letter 17/06/2013)
Date of Ceremony: 02/07/2013

[rusticsaf]

Just to let you guys know, I emailed the Nationality Progress team to obtain info, as my wife's application has been more than 2 months, whilst I got mine fairly quickly.

The first email response that we got was the automated response, however we got another response few days later, basically saying the same thing, but this was sent by a case worker, so we are hoping that they might look into our file now and hopefully expedite and not delay the process..!! But only time will tell.

Here is the email response:

Thank you for your email.

As stated on the auto-response, the Nationality Progress mailbox is only able to provide progress updates once an application has been with us for more than 6 months.

Your application was received on 22/04/2013 so this application is still with in our 6 month service standard - for this reason I am unable to provide a progress update at this time.

We aim to process 95% of applications within 6 months, although this does not guarantee that this case will be processed within 6 months – some applications do take longer. There is no maximum processing time, we will take as long as we need to ensure the decision we make is correct.

[goodwill]

received approval letter today.

[jko]

Dear all.. i was silent user. i was worried about my outcome coz when i was applied i was homeless and in the temporary accommodation(hotel). the council give me the house . at the end they send my invitation in the new address. Thanks to Almighty ALLAH..


Eligibility criteria: 10 years + 1 year ilr
Method of application: ncs barking
Date of application: 15/04/13
Date of receipt by UKBA: 16/04/13
Date of acknowledgement : 25/04/13
Date of debit of fees: 21/04/2013
Date of approval:13/06/13
Received approval: 20/06/13
Date of Ceremony: not booked yet

Thanks to all guys...

Congrats Need_Light, you have to book your ceremony now if you want to have your passport in the next 3 month because Barking is a pretty rubbish borough. It seems every one in the borough is applying to become a citizen due to the long wait there. When I wanted to apply for my citizenship in April, Barking NCS only have dates in July, I had to go to Wandsworths NCS and I got a date within two weeks in Wandsworth. I received my approval in May ending and the only available dates for ceremony is mid July six weeks after my approval.

[GD78]

Eligibility criteria: Married to British citizen
Method of application: NCS Westminster
Date of application: 9/4/13
Date of receipt by UKBA: 10/4/13
Date of acknowledgement : 18/4/13 recvd 23/4/13
Date of debit of fees: 18/4/13
Date of approval: 24/6/13 recvd 29/6/13
Date of Ceremony:n/a

Alhumdulillah...received my invitation letter 2day 29/6/13 dated 24/6/13.

Earlier in the week I had emailed the UKBA asking if they had sent any letters to me other than the acknowledgement letter. I received a reply 3 days later stating that a decision had been made on the 21st of June and a letter would be arriving shortly...which I received 2day.

I really hope all those waiting get theirs soon. It sux that some March and April applicants were/are stuck In longer wait times.

[ukforever]

Eligibility criteria: Married to British citizen
Method of application: NCS Westminster
Date of application: 9/4/13
Date of receipt by UKBA: 10/4/13
Date of acknowledgement : 18/4/13 recvd 23/4/13
Date of debit of fees: 18/4/13
Date of approval: 24/6/13 recvd 29/6/13
Date of Ceremony:n/a

Alhumdulillah...received my invitation letter 2day 29/6/13 dated 24/6/13.

Earlier in the week I had emailed the UKBA asking if they had sent any letters to me other than the acknowledgement letter. I received a reply 3 days later stating that a decision had been made on the 21st of June and a letter would be arriving shortly...which I received 2day.

I really hope all those waiting get theirs soon. It sux that some March and April applicants were/are stuck In longer wait times.

hi GD78,
would u share the email address of the home office where u sent the email asking for updates about your case..!!!it would help many,thanks.

[racim]

Eligibility criteria: Married to British citizen
Method of application: NCS Westminster
Date of application: 9/4/13
Date of receipt by UKBA: 10/4/13
Date of acknowledgement : 18/4/13 recvd 23/4/13
Date of debit of fees: 18/4/13
Date of approval: 24/6/13 recvd 29/6/13
Date of Ceremony:n/a

Alhumdulillah...received my invitation letter 2day 29/6/13 dated 24/6/13.

Earlier in the week I had emailed the UKBA asking if they had sent any letters to me other than the acknowledgement letter. I received a reply 3 days later stating that a decision had been made on the 21st of June and a letter would be arriving shortly...which I received 2day.

I really hope all those waiting get theirs soon. It sux that some March and April applicants were/are stuck In longer wait times.

what was the email address of the UKBA you sent your email to, coz i wanna email them thx

[GD78]

Ukforever and Racim...I used the following email address as suggested by others here in the forum:

NationalityProgress@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk

First they send you an auto reply with a disclaimer saying you may not get a response if application is less than 6 months old.

However, they replied to my email after 3 days.

Make sure to give them your home office reference number from the acknowledgement letter, your full name, date of birth, address, and nationality.

I asked them if they had sent me anything after the acknowledgement letter as our post was being wrongly delivered recently or if the application was still in progress.

They may or may not reply.