TIMELINE AFTER NATURALISATION APPLICATION SUBMISSION

[republique]

ok i will try to get back to you when i get home

Have you not been home for 3 days or is easter break making you relaxed

[tobiashomer]

NCS or Postal --Postal RM Special Delivery
Date of submission or posting 14/01/09

CRITERIA - 5 yr stay (4 + 1 yr ILR) HSMP, survived 4-to-5 (barely, given a heart attach that made me VERY concerned about family if I were to croak prior to ILR; wrote to HO who said their case officer would "likely look on their case with sympathy".... survived just to spite them ("sympathy" indeed"! just Liam Byrne's cup of tea!)

Date of debit of debit/credit card: cheque cashed 28/01/09
Date of receipt of acknowledgement 28/01/09
Date of receipt of approval: 13/02/09
Date of Ceremony 23/03/09
Date of appln. for passport [tried on 23/03 check and send: put wrong certificate number on pp application and had to tear up, referee is abroad so will be a while. but no worries, after all the grief and expense of the last few years! ]

OOPS: SECOND TRY AT POST OFFICE, REFEREE'S SIGNATURE ON PHOTO WAS OVER 1 MONTH OLD, REJECTED. ON THIRD TRY OK FOR WIFE BUT SON;S SIGNATURE HAD TOUCHED THE BEIGE BORDER OF THE SIGNATURE BOX. ALL OK ON 4TH TRY

Method used Check and send Islington Post Office
Date of Interview 14/04/09
date of receipt of original documents 15/04/09
Date of receipt of passport 16/04/09
AT LAST IT'S OVER. A year or 2 ago (after the 4-to-5 fiasco) I was thinking of leaving for a more hospitable european clime as soon as the shiny red thing was in hand. but no more, for better or worse this is home now. but would I EVER vote Labour? not on your sweet bippy, the LibDems have a voter for life!

[Emma84]

Congrats tobiashomer! Glad to see someone else make to the end of a very long road. And thanks for your words on the previous page, I feel so relieved that I too am finally coming to the end of all of this HO nonsense.

By the way, I won't be voting Labour either once I have my passport in hand!

[uk_male81]

I have a question.
I am an Indian national currently working on H1B work visa in US for the past 3 years. I had completed my masters degree from UK in 2003. I am planning to apply for Tier 1 General Migrant work visa to UK.
Can you please let me know if i can make a formal application and perform the biometric tests while i am in US or should the application be done from India? Please advice.

[FKarim]

I have a question.
I am an Indian national currently working on H1B work visa in US for the past 3 years. I had completed my masters degree from UK in 2003. I am planning to apply for Tier 1 General Migrant work visa to UK.
Can you please let me know if i can make a formal application and perform the biometric tests while i am in US or should the application be done from India? Please advice.

Not sure what gave you the impression this was the right thread to ask this question. Try searching/asking here: http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewforum.php?f=2

[carmeloreyes]

CRITERIA:3 year spouse

Date of submission or posting: 07/03/09
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 20/03/09
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:15/03/09
Date of receipt of approval from HO:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of appln. Pass:
Date of Receipt :
Passport received:

[carmeloreyes]

CRITERIA:3 year spouse

Date of submission or posting: 07/03/09
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 20/03/09
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:15/03/09
Date of receipt of approval from HO: 21/04/09 (Dated 15/04/09)
Date of Ceremony:
Date of appln. Pass:
Date of Receipt :
Passport received:

[rb07]

It's all done now. I booked a trip to Hong Kong next month. Looking forward to travel freely!

NCS or Postal: NCS Croydon
Date of submission or posting: 17 Oct 2008
CRITERIA: 6 yr stay (5 yr WP + 1 yr ILR)
Date of receipt of App @ HO: 21 Oct 2008
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 4 Nov 2008 (paid by cheque at NCS office)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 8 Nov 2008
Date of receipt of approval: 27 Mar 2009 (dated 16 Mar)
Invitation Letter: (phone appointment)
Date of Ceremony: 31 Mar 2009 (private ceremony)
Date of appln. for passport: 03 Apr 2009
Method used: Post office Passpor checking sevice
Interview for Passport : 14 Apr 2009
Passport received: 17 Apr 2009

[republique]

It's all done now. I booked a trip to Hong Kong next month. Looking forward to travel freely!

NCS or Postal: NCS Croydon
Date of submission or posting: 17 Oct 2008
CRITERIA: 6 yr stay (5 yr WP + 1 yr ILR)
Date of receipt of App @ HO: 21 Oct 2008
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 4 Nov 2008 (paid by cheque at NCS office)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 8 Nov 2008
Date of receipt of approval: 27 Mar 2009 (dated 16 Mar)
Invitation Letter: (phone appointment)
Date of Ceremony: 31 Mar 2009 (private ceremony)
Date of appln. for passport: 03 Apr 2009
Method used: Post office Passpor checking sevice
Interview for Passport : 14 Apr 2009
Passport received: 17 Apr 2009

Did you interview at elephant and castle
and did sms deliver your passport
and you were home at the time??

[rb07]

Hi

Yes, my interview was at Elephant & Castle. It lasted just 3 min: name and date, place of birth, address, parents' name and nationality and names of banking society.

I received the passport by secure delivery on Friday (SMS). The courier was early, 8.20am, so I was still home.

It's all done now. I booked a trip to Hong Kong next month. Looking forward to travel freely!

NCS or Postal: NCS Croydon
Date of submission or posting: 17 Oct 2008
CRITERIA: 6 yr stay (5 yr WP + 1 yr ILR)
Date of receipt of App @ HO: 21 Oct 2008
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 4 Nov 2008 (paid by cheque at NCS office)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 8 Nov 2008
Date of receipt of approval: 27 Mar 2009 (dated 16 Mar)
Invitation Letter: (phone appointment)
Date of Ceremony: 31 Mar 2009 (private ceremony)
Date of appln. for passport: 03 Apr 2009
Method used: Post office Passpor checking sevice
Interview for Passport : 14 Apr 2009
Passport received: 17 Apr 2009

Did you interview at elephant and castle
and did sms deliver your passport
and you were home at the time??

[republique]

Hi

Yes, my interview was at Elephant & Castle. It lasted just 3 min: name and date, place of birth, address, parents' name and nationality and names of banking society.

I received the passport by secure delivery on Friday (SMS). The courier was early, 8.20am, so I was still home.

It's all done now. I booked a trip to Hong Kong next month. Looking forward to travel freely!

NCS or Postal: NCS Croydon
Date of submission or posting: 17 Oct 2008
CRITERIA: 6 yr stay (5 yr WP + 1 yr ILR)
Date of receipt of App @ HO: 21 Oct 2008
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 4 Nov 2008 (paid by cheque at NCS office)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 8 Nov 2008
Date of receipt of approval: 27 Mar 2009 (dated 16 Mar)
Invitation Letter: (phone appointment)
Date of Ceremony: 31 Mar 2009 (private ceremony)
Date of appln. for passport: 03 Apr 2009
Method used: Post office Passpor checking sevice
Interview for Passport : 14 Apr 2009
Passport received: 17 Apr 2009

Did you interview at elephant and castle
and did sms deliver your passport
and you were home at the time??

Ok because I was on the same day and I haven't heard anything so i am just surprised. How quickly they pressed your passport and delivered it.
UPDATE ;And strangely enough I just found out that someone in my household signed for it but forgot to tell me.
So much for SMS only premitting the person addressed to can only sign for it.

[republique]

NCS or Postal : NSC Wandworth
Date of submission : 21 November 2008
CRITERIA - (HSMP-5years) + 1year ILR
Date of receipt of acknowledgement : 12/12/2008 dated 5/12/2008
Date of debit of debit/credit card : 1/12/2008 Credit Card
Date of receipt of approval: (28 Feb 2009) Dated 17th
Date of Ceremony: 27 March
Date of appln. for passport: 27 March
Method used: Post office Passport checking sevice
Interview for Passport : 14 Apr 2009
Passport received: 21 Apr 2009


Questions asked-The interviewer spoke incredibly fast and I told her to slow down before she started her questions. However she kept her pace so I felt compelled to answer as quickly as she was speaking. This is a mistake and I encourage others to ignore fast interviewers and answer slowly. At one point, I realized I interpreted a question wrongly and gave an incorrect answer. By the time I realized it, we were 4 questions down and I didn't feel comfortable turning around to correct it. By not saying anything, it could have backfired and I could have had a delay in receiving my passport so be careful.

1. Full Names
2. Spell the names
3. have i been known by other names
4. D.O.B
5. Country of Birth
6. Town of Birth
7. Parents names, dates of birth and towns/country of birth
8. bank and credit card details (gave one, asked me for second bank to which I gave wrong one because I have interent banking statements which go to another address)
9. referees name
10. referees age (gave a range)
11. referees job details
12. method used for sending application
13. what documents were included in application
14. current address details
15. who else lives at my current address (said I was alone but other people live there so it wasn't the correct answer)
16. Do I know who lived there previously? (answer NO)
17. previous address
18. My telephone number (which I don't know because I don't call myself but did offer I remember the last 3 digits)
19. signature on some sort of electronic pad (twice, as it has to be done just right.)

[my_obokash]

Hi,

I have posted my application on 9th Jan 09 for ILR on 10yrs long residency criteria. Already past 16 wks, still have not got back my passport. Can anybody suggest me what I can do?

Also, the long residence criteria does not allow you to apply for dependants, my dependents visa will be expired on end of June, 2009. on which criteria I will be able apply for them?

Any workable suggestion is very welcome.

Thanks in advance,
my obokash

[anjali_devi]

NCS or Postal: NCS Catford
Date of submission or posting: 31st April 2009
CRITERIA: 6 yr stay (5 yr WP, HSMP + 1 yr ILR)
Date of receipt of Application @ HO: 1st May 2009
Date of debit of debit/credit card: Waiting
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Waiting
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Invitation Letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting
Date of appln. for passport: Waiting
Interview for Passport : Waiting
Passport received: Waiting

[Lala0208]

NCS or Postal: NCS Catford
Date of submission or posting: 29th April 2009
CRITERIA: 6.5 yr stay (5 yrs WP dependent + 1.5 yrs ILR)
Date of receipt of Application @ HO: 30th April 2009
Date of debit of debit/credit card: Waiting
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Waiting
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Invitation Letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting
Date of appln. for passport: Waiting
Interview for Passport : Waiting
Passport received: Waiting

[Lala0208]

I rang the HO yesterday and was told to expect at least two weeks wait for your card to be debited and acknowledgement to be received since they are now dealing with applications made on the 15th April. I dont know whether anyone applying after that has heard anything from them.

[stella66]

NCS or Postsl: NCS Swindon
Date of Submission: 21 April 2009
Criteria: 5 year stay + 2 years ILR
Date of Debit/credit card: 4 May 2009 (bank holiday, strange)
Date of Acknoldgement: 7 May 2009 (dated 3 May 2009)

[anjali_devi]

the date you see online is not when they would have swiped your card. it is normally a day or two before (depends on which system they use to clear the funds like swtich2, PAYMODE... etc etc)

[mr_pankaj]

On behald of my wife ....

NCS or Postal: NCS Catford
Date of submission or posting: 2nd February 2009
CRITERIA: 4 yr stay (Wife of a British Citizen with 4 yrs. ILR)
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 16th March 2009 [She entered my credit card and I went abroad. Credit card company refused HO to take payments off the card, hence application got delayed for few weeks and she had to resend the payment slip again to HO with her own debit card details.]
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 10th Feb 2009
Date of receipt of approval: 17th April 2009
Invitation Letter: 22nd April 2009
Date of Ceremony: 30th April 2009
Date of appln. for passport: 1st May 2009
Interview for Passport : Waiting
Passport received: Waiting

[audi2111]

NCS or Postal: NCS Birmingham
Date of submission or posting: 15th April 2009
CRITERIA: 4 yr stay (husband of a British Citizen)
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 8th May 2009
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 5th May 2009
Date of receipt of approval:
Invitation Letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of appln. for passport:
Interview for Passport :
Passport received:

[wph85]

NOT Everybody require to this Registration

All Please read the below articals from the HO and other Gov. who can require to register with POLICE.

POLICE REGISTRATION
The requirements and procedure to register with the police are subject to changes without prior warnings. The information below is only generic. Before you proceed you should be check with either one of our consultants or the BIA or Overseas Visitors Record Office (Tel: 02072301208).

Overseas nationals (aged 16 and above) of the following countries planning in remaining in the UK for more than 6 months MUST register with the police within 7 days of their arrival in the country:


NATIONALITIES REQUIRED TO REGISTER

Afghanistan . Algeria . Argentina . Armenia . Azerbaijan
Bahrain . Belarus . Bolivia . Brazil
China . Columbia . Cuba
Egypt
Georgia
Iran . Iraq . Israel
Jordan
Kazakstan . Kirigizstan . Korea (N) Kuwait
Lebanon . Libya
Moldova . Morocco
Oman .
Palestine . Peru
Qatar
Russia
Saudi Arabia . Sudan . Syria
Tajikistan . Tunisia . Turkey . Turkmenistan
U.A.E. . Ukraine . Uzbekistan
Yemen

After the initial registration, the foreign nationals must update his registration when changing address or job.

[Lala0208]

NCS or Postal: NCS Catford
Date of submission or posting: 29th April 2009
CRITERIA: 6.5 yr stay (5 yrs WP dependent + 1.5 yrs ILR)
Date of receipt of Application @ HO: 30th April 2009
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 9th May 2009
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Waiting
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Invitation Letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting
Date of appln. for passport: Waiting
Interview for Passport : Waiting
Passport received: Waiting

No wonder they raised the fees, guys at the HO are working over overtime to clear these applications.

[bayevnat]

Guys, can any of those lucky people who already got their approval letters tell me if it was sent by the HO via recorded delivery or normal post? Thanks a lot.

[shinythingsuk]

Hi, I don't know whether I'm in the right place but here goes. My partner (Jamaican) has been here as an overstayer for 20yrs now. In May 06 we recieved acknowledgement of his application under the 14yr rule. We've got a 4yr old together and 2 more. THREE years now and nothing! Is this normal? It really starting to get stressful now and had to get rid of the lawyer as no more funds left.
ANY advice would be greatfully received thanks!

[Emma84]

NCS or Postal: NCS (Market Harborough)
Date of submission: 18th March 09
Category: 5 years residence as unmarried partner + 1 year ILR
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 23 March 09
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 25 March 09 (dated 22 March)
Date of receipt of approval: 1 May 09 (dated 21 April 09)
Date of ceremony:
Date of passport application:
Method used:
Date of passport receipt:

I'd like to know why it takes two weeks to send one letter through the post.