Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[dakkan]

Eligibility criteria:British Citizen spouse + 2 years ILR
Method of application: Post
Date of Application: 23/11/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA:25/11/2013 (Royal mail tracked)
Date of debit of fees: 14th January 2014 (Checked just now on my credit card, showing £874 debited)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Waiting
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

[coop1977]

Seems we are finally moving... hope the next steps go quicker than the time it too to get here! But happy that there seems to be movement!

Eligibility criteria: 5yrs (HSMP/Tier1 combo) + 1 ILR
Method of application: Nationality Checking Service (NCS) Islington
Date of Application: 01/11/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 02/11/2013 (Tracked)
Date of debit of fees: 14th January 2014 (Bank balance showing £874 debited)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Waiting
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

[canuhandletheheat]

Anyone with 24th October 2013 application date care to share their experince on the timelines?

Eligibility criteria: British Citizen Spouse + 2 yrs ILR
Method of application: Nationality Checking Service (NCS) Swindon
Date of Application: 24/10/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 25/10/2013
Date of debit of fees: 18th December 2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Waiting
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

[TTOE]

Anyone with 24th October 2013 application date care to share their experince on the timelines?

Eligibility criteria: British Citizen Spouse + 2 yrs ILR
Method of application: Nationality Checking Service (NCS) Swindon
Date of Application: 24/10/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 25/10/2013
Date of debit of fees: 18th December 2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Waiting
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

If I'm not wrong, I think I've sighted 1 or 2 approvals for 24/10 but none for application received by the HO on 25/10.

[fiborne]

Updated timeline:

Eligibility criteria: 5yrs work permit + 1 ILR
Method of application: Royal Mail
Date of Application: 24/10/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 25/10/2013 (Tracked)
Date of debit of fees: cleared 2nd January 2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 02/01/14 dated 30/12/2013
Date of receipt of approval: 28/01/2014, dated 25/01/2014
Date of Ceremony: waiting

Thank you all for your posts, it really helped keeping me calm during the 3-month wait! Good luck all.

[annad]

I waited 10 weeks for the debit of the fee. Received by UKBA on 30th of October.

Eligibility criteria: 5yrs work permit + 1 ILR
Method of application: Royal Mail
Date of Application: 24/10/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 25/10/2013 (Tracked)
Date of debit of fees: cleared 2nd January 2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 02/01/14 dated 30/12/2013
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

Anyone else that applied on the same date waited about 2 months for the debit of the fee? It seems that there was a backlog due to high volume of applications.

[fiborne]

Thank you - just for peace of mind

I waited 10 weeks for the debit of the fee. Received by UKBA on 30th of October.

Eligibility criteria: 5yrs work permit + 1 ILR
Method of application: Royal Mail
Date of Application: 24/10/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 25/10/2013 (Tracked)
Date of debit of fees: cleared 2nd January 2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 02/01/14 dated 30/12/2013
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

Anyone else that applied on the same date waited about 2 months for the debit of the fee? It seems that there was a backlog due to high volume of applications.

[trigger]

My naturalisation timeline below (also posted in the January 2014 topic):

• Eligibility criteria: 2yrs HSMP + 3yrs T1(G) + 1yr ILR
  Language criteria met: UK degree
  Method of application: NCS
  Payment method: Credit card
  
  Date of application: 10/01/2014
  Date of receipt by UKBA: 13/01/2014
  Date of debit of fees: 29/01/2014 (transaction date: 27/01/2014)
  Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 30/01/2014 (letter dated: 27/01/2014)
  Date of receipt of approval: -
  Date of ceremony: -

[fm1011]

just to update everyone

i applied on 21oct recieved by Ho 22oct married to BC and still waiting...
the only reason that could be delay cause i did,nt wait for 1 year with Ilr...can anyone answer plz..
but i came to this country in 2009 as student

[londonboulevard]

just to update everyone

i applied on 21oct recieved by Ho 22oct married to BC and still waiting...
the only reason that could be delay cause i did,nt wait for 1 year with Ilr...can anyone answer plz..
but i came to this country in 2009 as student

You should have at least a year of ILR.....that's a requirement .....obligatory!

[TTOE]

just to update everyone

i applied on 21oct recieved by Ho 22oct married to BC and still waiting...
the only reason that could be delay cause i did,nt wait for 1 year with Ilr...can anyone answer plz..
but i came to this country in 2009 as student

You should have at least a year of ILR.....that's a requirement .....obligatory!

Hey! you don't have to wait for a whole year if your are married to BC as long as you been around or resident in the UK for more than 3 years. 3 yrs + ILR that all you need.

[fm1011]

yes i agree with you...
but on the HO website the rules does,nt apply to those who are married to BC...i will send u a link maybe i am wrong...
https://www.gov.uk/becoming-a-british-c ... sh-citizen



and if you click this link it will clear mention (5 years must unless if you r married to BC
https://www.gov.uk/becoming-a-british-c ... -can-apply

[Astrcastra]

just to update everyone

i applied on 21oct recieved by Ho 22oct married to BC and still waiting...
the only reason that could be delay cause i did,nt wait for 1 year with Ilr...can anyone answer plz..
but i came to this country in 2009 as student

You should have at least a year of ILR.....that's a requirement .....obligatory!

You don't need to wait for a year since you are married to a BC. Theo delay is only because of the huge number of applications

[Astrcastra]

Has anyone who had their accounts debited since last week received an acknowledgement ?

[fm1011]

thanks everyone for their answer

at least i fulfil all the requirements...

[sidhassan]

I applied for my Naturalization through NCS Barking on 8th November 2013 and the Application was received on 11th November 2013 . At last today on 14th January 2014 my fees is deducted today as my account is showing £874.00 . Dont know how much time more the application would take to be concluded . Anyone else with the same dates pls .

[apple02]

Anyone with 24th October 2013 application date care to share their experince on the timelines?

Eligibility criteria: British Citizen Spouse + 2 yrs ILR
Method of application: Nationality Checking Service (NCS) Swindon
Date of Application: 24/10/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 25/10/2013
Date of debit of fees: 18th December 2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Waiting
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

If I'm not wrong, I think I've sighted 1 or 2 approvals for 24/10 but none for application received by the HO on 25/10.

Yes am one of the approvals for the 24/10. I sent mines on the 23/10 and HO received it on the 24/10 and I got the approval 11/1/14 dated 8/1/14. I wonder who is the other one because I cant find it

[rishahid]

Guys,
Moved a little in a queue now.

Here's my time line for naturalisation application..
Eligibility criteria: 2 yrs HSMP + 3 yrs Tier 1 + 1 yr ILR
Application type: Joint with Mrs
Date of application: 01/11/2013
Aplied through: NCS Newbury
Date of receipt by UKBA: 05/11/2013 (Tracked through reference number provided by NCS Newbury)
Date of debit of fees: 10/01/2014
Date of acknowledgement letter: 10/01/2014
Date of approval: Awaiting
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting

little relief in pain !

[/quote]

Hello everyone,

I am also still in a queue.

Here's my time line for naturalisation application..
Date of application: 01/11/2013
Aplied through: NCS Newbury
Date of receipt by UKBA: 05/11/2013 (Tracked through reference number provided by NCS Newbury)
Date of debit of fees: Awaiting
Date of acknowledgement letter: Awaiting
Date of approval: Awaiting
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting

oh...what a pain !

[nats]

Hi everyone,
I had my ILR and now will apply for nationality next month. I have a question regarding this.

1- in Good Character requirement: do i have to attach any document with my application to show good character like CRB? or will they check it by my NI number and other info provided?

2-List of documents should i prepare to attach with application?

2 whats the average processing time?

[MwanaKay]

Hi everyone,
I had my ILR and now will apply for nationality next month. I have a question regarding this.

1- in Good Character requirement: do i have to attach any document with my application to show good character like CRB? or will they check it by my NI number and other info provided?

2-List of documents should i prepare to attach with application?

2 whats the average processing time?

Sorry this is for "Timelines" strictly, there is another page for discussions during Naturalisation.

[Roxmallon]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 3 years spouse of BC
Method of application: NCS Brent
Date of application: 27/11/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 28/11/2013
Date of debit of fees: 15/01/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 17/01/14
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of Ceremony:

Just checked and my balance dropped on my credit
Card!!! It can only be my naturalisation fee as I haven't used it for anything else!!

[Aneeth]

Hi Everyone,
Thanks for all your guidance. Here is my good news along with timelines.

Eligibility criteria : 3yrs WP + 3yrs Tier 1 + 3yrs ILR
Method of application : Post
Posted Application on : 22-oct-13
Date of receipt by UKBA : 23-oct-13 (tracked through Royalmail)
Date of debit of fees : 7-dec-13
Date of approval (letter dated ) : 10-jan-14
Date of arrival of Approved letter : 14-jan-14
Date of Ceremony : Waiting

[Greggio_f]

Thought I'd add my timeline to the collection:

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5yr HSMP/Tier 1 + 1yr ILR;
Method of application: NCS (Southwark)
Date of application: 6 December 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 9 December 2013 (confirmed by tracking number provided by NCS)
Date of debit of fees: 18-01-2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 18-01-2014 (date of letter received on 21-01-2014
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of Ceremony:

[apple02]

Eligibility criteria: Indefinite Leave to remain since 1997
Current nationality: Jamaican
Method of application: Self (1st Class Recorded Delivery)
Date of application: 23/10/2013
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 24/10/2013
Date of acknowledgment: 19/12/13 (dated 12/12/13)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 12/12/2013
Date approval received: Received 11/01/14 (Dated 08/01/14
Date of ceremony: 26th March 2014

So my ceremony has been booked as I received home office letters this morning as well as one from the council. I might book a private ceremony as the 26th of March was when I planned to go on holiday. I really don't think paying another ceremony fee is worth it on top of the one paid but somehow I knew my date would clash with my holiday time. Maybe my borough had a lot of people applying for naturalisation hence why my date is booked so far but I will call to try and see if a earlier date can be booked. Nevertheless, am still happy and grateful I got one and that my BC journey has ended and it's time to start the Little red book journey

Good Luck to Everyone waiting.

[kolibri]

Anyone with 24th October 2013 application date care to share their experince on the timelines?

Eligibility criteria: British Citizen Spouse + 2 yrs ILR
Method of application: Nationality Checking Service (NCS) Swindon
Date of Application: 24/10/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 25/10/2013
Date of debit of fees: 18th December 2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Waiting
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

I applied on 24th of October and the docs were received by UKBA on 26th of October.
The fees were debited on 7th of Jan, the aknowledgement letter came a couple of days later.
My case is straightforward (Spouse of BC + ILR).
Hope this helps!