TIMELINE AFTER NATURALISATION APPLICATION SUBMISSION

[amir2002]

hi
Congratulations thesaint for you cermony !mine is tomorrow morning!i booked private one,because the next public one will be 4 weeks time which is really late

thaks to every one

[Strontiumboy]

Congratulations to all who have received their citizenship.

I applied on 18 July....waiting, waiting...must be patient...

Strontiumboy

[sonnyblack112]

Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 1:35 pm Post subject:

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NCS or Postal: NCS Borough of Barnet, London
Date of submission or posting: 17 Oct. 2008
CRITERIA: 6 years HM Forces
Date of receipt of App @ HO:20 Oct. 2008
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 24 Oct. 2008
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:
Date of receipt of approval:
Invitation Letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of appln. for passport:
Method used:

[amir2002]

date of submition:10/06/08
CRITERIA : MARRIAGE
Date of debit of debit/credit card : 12/06/2008
Date of receipt of acknowledgement : 13/06/08
Date of receipt of approval from HO : 21/10/08(dated 15 oct)
Date of receipt of invitation letter :23/10/08(dated 17)
Date of Ceremony : 24/10/08 (private ceremony)
Date of appln. for passport :24/010/08
Method used : post office check and service
Date of Passport Interview: n/a
Date of receipt of submitted documents for passport : n/a
Date of Receipt of Passport :

[macaroni]

date of submition:9 MAY 2008
CRITERIA : MARRIAGE
Date of debit of debit/credit card : 8 JUNE
Date of receipt of acknowledgement : 23 JUNE (WITH WRONG SURNAME)
Date of receipt of approval from HO : 14 SEPT
Date of receipt of invitation letter :20 SEPT
Date of Ceremony : 15 OCT
Date of appln. for passport :23 OCT
Method used : post office check and service
Date of Passport Interview: 25 OCT
Date of receipt of submitted documents for passport : 29 OCT
Date of Receipt of Passport :29 OCT

What a huge relief. After spending a lot of money, time, effort and enduring much stress, it's all finally sorted out.

[sonnyblack112]

NCS or Postal: NCS Borough of Barnet, London
Date of submission or posting: 17 Oct. 2008
CRITERIA: 6 years HM Forces
Date of receipt of App @ HO:20 Oct. 2008
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 24 Oct. 2008
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 30 Oct. 2008 datd 24 Oct. 2008
Date of receipt of approval:
Invitation Letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of appln. for passport:
Method used:

[Xzibit1]

NCS or Postal: NCS
Date of submission or posting: 25 June. 2008
CRITERIA: 5 years ILR
Date of receipt of App @ HO:26 June. 2008
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 01 July. 2008
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 03 July. 2008
Date of receipt of approval: 21 October 08 (Dated 15 October 08)
Invitation Letter: 24 October 08
Date of Ceremony: 27 October 08
Date of appln. for passport: N/A
Method usedN/A

Folks I want to apply for a passport from the British High Commission overseas, is that possible?

[whirly]

Folks I want to apply for a passport from the British High Commission overseas, is that possible?

Congratulations on your ceremony!

Check here for info about applying for a passport in the UK. And here for applying from abroad.

[maibesa]

Macaroni , gees, you got your passport quick. I posted mine on the 21st and I'm still awaiting for an interview............PATIENCE can impossible at times!!!!!

[ghent]

NCS or Postal: postal

Date of submission or posting: 1 sept 2008
CRITERIA - 5 yr stay (4 + 1 yr ILR) 5 years work permit
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 3 sept 2008
Date of receipt of acknowledgment: 3 sept 2008
Date of receipt of approval
Date of Ceremony
Date of appln. for passport
Method used
Date of Receipt

still waiting 8 weeks now!!! why didn't i go in person???
just curious what NCS means??? is there another option?? oh well, just have to wait it out now...hearing all kinds of stories about people waiting beyond 14 weeks...

[Strontiumboy]

Update....

Woo Hoo!!!!

Date of submission NCS : 18 July 2008
CRITERIA - 3 yr stay (British Spouse)

Date of debit of debit/credit card : 22 July 2008
Date of receipt of acknowledgement : 28 July 2008 (dated 24 July)
Date of receipt of approval: 3 November 2008 (Dated 28 Oct)
Date of Ceremony: TBC
Date of appln. for passport: TBC

Waiting for details of the Ceremony.

Strontiumboy

[pinkest]

Update: Approval received!

CRITERIA : 5 years + 1 year ILR
NCS or Postal : NCS Birmingham
Date of submission : 18th July
Date of receipt of acknowledgement : 25th July (dated 23rd July)
Date of cheque clearance : 30th July
Date of receipt of approval : 3rd Nov (dated 28th Oct)

Invitation Letter:
Date of Ceremony : TBC
Date of appln. for passport : TBC
Method used : TBC

[maibesa]

NCS or Postal :NCS Sandwell, West Midlands
Date of submission or posting :9th Jun 2008
CRITERIA : 5 Years Work Permit +1yr ILR
Date of debit of debit/credit card : 12th Jun 2008
Date of receipt of acknowledgement : 16 Jun 2008 (dated 12 Jun 2008)
Date of receipt of approval : 13 Oct 2008 dated 7 Oct 2008
Invitation Letter: Booked A Private Ceremony at Solihull
Date of Ceremony : 14 Oct 2008
Date of appln. for passport : 21 Oct 2008
Method used : Check & Send
Date of Receipt of submitted documents for Passport : 4th Nov 2008
Interview date: 7th Nov 2008
Date of Receipt of Passport:

It's a waiting game now!!!

[FKarim]

NCS or Postal: NCS
If NCS, which centre: Brent Town Hall
Date of submission: 20th Oct. 2008
Category: 5 year stay (2 WP + 3 HSMP + 1 ILR = 6 years)
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 29th Oct. 2008
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 3rd Nov. 2008 (dated 29th Oct. 2008)
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date of passport application:
Method used:
Date of passport receipt:

[topalessek]

NCS is National Checking Service - for 40.00 (Ithink I remember that correctly) they check all your documents for you and you get to keep them! Its really good as they send your papers for you and give you a post office number so you can check on the Royal Mail website that it is received.

Did you post yours then?

topalessek

[ghent]

thanks, i just sent my docs by royal mail. i have been notified that they have been received so i'm not worried about that...
but i assume you still have to send in your passport?

not really worried about my docs....going crazy without my passport!

10 weeks now!!!

[FKarim]

Not really. The best thing about using NCS (Nationality Checking Service) is that you get to keep your passport. I can live without other docs but not without my passport. Not for that long anyway.

They photocopy it and send it alongwith your application and copies of any other documents. In my case they only took a copy of the passport and the life in the UK test pass letter (even that in my opinion was unnecessary as I had taken the test as a requirement for ILR, not at naturalisation time).

The service is provided by most local authorities and the fees vary from council to council (I believe), vary between single, couple and family applications and also depending on the day of the week. My council charges extra for Sunday appointments on top of their Mon-Sat fee for example.

They check whether you have filled in all the relevant sections and also check your absences (dates and lengths) on the form and compare to the passport. They give you a receipt and send your application by special delivery (next day arrival).

I didn't need to have my application and documents checked but keeping my passport was the reason behind using NCS.

[ghent]

but i am applying for ILR...how do they place the new visa in the passport?

or is it only for citizenship?

and can you travel on your passport while you are waiting???

[dnicky]

but i am applying for ILR...how do they place the new visa in the passport?

or is it only for citizenship?

and can you travel on your passport while you are waiting???

This post is specifically opened to keep a track of timelines for naturalisation applications and not for ILR or any other category. Please search the forum for answer to your specific query, if you do not find one, you can open a new thread.
In a nutshell to answer your query, you can avail PEO service, which is a same day service that deals with ILR applications.

[willsk22]

Hi Guys,

wife got ILR this JULY (08) two years after receiving spouse visa and entering in AUG 06 (so 2yrs - 28 days or whatever it is...)

we understand that citizenship is 3 yrs and can take MONTHS !! but can we not apply until

1, 3 year point from issue of spouse visa (27 JUL 06)

or

2, 1 year from ILR being issued (07 JUL 08)

or

3, 3 years from date of entry (01 AUG 08)


ANY GUIDANCE APPRECIATED !!

Will and Aliona

[maibesa]

My journey has FINALLY come to an end and it's taken 10yrs and 20 days. Thank you all for your support and all the best to those awaiting to end their relationship with the BIA.


NCS or Postal :NCS Sandwell, West Midlands
Date of submission or posting :9th Jun 2008
CRITERIA : 5 Years Work Permit +1yr ILR
Date of debit of debit/credit card : 12th Jun 2008
Date of receipt of acknowledgement : 16 Jun 2008 (dated 12 Jun 2008)
Date of receipt of approval : 13 Oct 2008 dated 7 Oct 2008
Invitation Letter: Booked A Private Ceremony at Solihull
Date of Ceremony : 14 Oct 2008
Date of appln. for passport : 21 Oct 2008
Method used : Check & Send
Date of Receipt of submitted documents for Passport : 4th Nov 2008
Interview date: 7th Nov 2008
Date of Receipt of Passport:11/11/08

[whirly]

Hi Guys,

wife got ILR this JULY (08) two years after receiving spouse visa and entering in AUG 06 (so 2yrs - 28 days or whatever it is...)

we understand that citizenship is 3 yrs and can take MONTHS !! but can we not apply until

1, 3 year point from issue of spouse visa (27 JUL 06)

or

2, 1 year from ILR being issued (07 JUL 08)

or

3, 3 years from date of entry (01 AUG 08)


ANY GUIDANCE APPRECIATED !!

Will and Aliona

Hi Will & Aliona,

I believe in your case, the earliest you could apply would be #3: 3 years from date of entry.

From UKBA website:
In order to demonstrate the residential requirements for naturalisation you need to:

have been resident in the United Kingdom for at least three years (this is known as the residential qualifying period); and
have been present in the United Kingdom three years before the date of your application; and
have not spent more than 270 days outside the United Kingdom during the three-year period; and
have not spend more than 90 days outside the United Kingdom in the last 12 months of the three-year period; and
have not been in breach of the immigration rules at any stage during the three-year period.

You need to ensure that your wife was physically present in the UK exactly 3 years before the day she applies (so 1 Aug 2006 + 3 years = 1 Aug 2009). Of course, you can apply after this date as well. Just remember to think back to 2006 - was your wife out of the country at all after August? Avoid those days when applying in 2009.

Maibesa: Congratulations!!!

[TinTinTin]

NCS or Postal : NCS
Date of submission or posting: Submitted to NCS on 22-July-2008
CRITERIA - 5 yrs WP + 1 yr ILR
Date of debit of debit/credit card : 29-JULY-2008
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 01-AUGUST-2008
Date of receipt of approval: 14-Nov-2008 (Approval lr dated 5-Nov-2008)
Date of Ceremony: 15-Jan-2009
Date of appln. for passport : TBD
Method used
Date of Receipt

[sarah08]

Hi guys,

Did anyone here use someone who is retired or electrician as a referee for Naturalisation.

Thanks

[republique]

scratch that