TIMELINE AFTER NATURALISATION APPLICATION SUBMISSION

[ziz]

Applied by post on the 18th August 2006

Fee taken on the 24th August 2006

Acceptence 17th October 2006

Invitation ?

Ceremony ?

Passport ?

[svandersluis]

NCS or Postal : NCS (Epping) by appointment
Date of submission or posting 2 Oct
CRITERIA - 5 yr stay (4 + 1 yr ILR)
Date of debit of debit/credit card 6 Oct
Date of receipt of acknowledgement 13 Oct (posted 6 Oct)
Date of receipt of approval 26 Oct (posted 23 Oct)

We were a bit surprised that this went so quickly -- I think the NCS certainly helps by ensuring that all our papers were in order and had been verified.

Hope this helps.

Sarah

[Ron-X]

NCS or Postal : NCS by appointment (11Sep.)
Date of submission or posting: 11 Sep.
CRITERIA - 5 yr stay (4 + 1 yr ILR)
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 14 Sep.(debit Card)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 16 Sep (posted 13 Sep.)
Date of receipt of another ackn-Letter: 22 Sep (posted 20 Sep.)

The letter said to wait for the results of Character Enquiries.
Did anybody experience the same and how long it will take for Character Enquiries?
Many Thanks!

PS. I have cancelled all my travel plans (out of UK).

[ziz]

So far, here it goes

Postal
Date of submission or posting :18th Aug 06
CRITERIA - 5 yr stay (2 + 3 yr ILR)
Date of debit of debit/credit card 24th Aug 06
Date of receipt of acknowledgement 25th Aug 06
Date of receipt of approval 17th Oct 06
Date of Ceremony 6th Nov 06
Date of appln. for passport ? Probably the same day as the ceremony
Method used ?
Date of Receipt?

[SK1]

Postal or NCS: Postal
Date of submission or posting :01 Sept 06
CRITERIA - 5 yr stay (4WP + 1 yr ILR)
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 06 Sept 06
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 07 Sept 06
Date of receipt of approval :26 Oct 06
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting invitation letter
Date of appln. for passport ? N/A
Method used ? N/A
Date of Receipt? N/A

PS. Just to let you know my wife got approved, but I got declined (joint application). So, I'll have to re-apply after my wife gets Naturalised, as a spouse of a British Citizen.

[neilroy]

NCS or Postal : NCS
If NCS, which centre : Hounslow
Date of submission or posting : 26/09/06
CRITERIA - 5 yr stay (4 + 1 yr ILR) Joint application with my wife
Date of debit of debit/credit card : 28/09/06
Date of receipt of acknowledgement : 02/10/06
Date of receipt of approval : 03/11/06 (letter dated approval 23/10/06)
Date of Ceremony : 09/11/06
Date of appln. for passport : 11/11/06
Method used : Post Office Check and Send service
Date of Receipt : TBA

[i_worker]

Finally my case has been approved.
Story so far:

Criteria - WP (4yrs) + ILR (1 year)
NCS - Bracknell, 20/07/06
Card debited - 21/07/06
HO received application - 21/07/06
Date of approval - 18/10/06
Ceremony - 30/11/06

[delboyt46]

Criteria-Spouse and Son Visa (4 1/2 yrs in UK)
Postal Application-Arrived on 31st October 2006
Card Debited-14th November 2006

Acknowledgment Letter Dated 13/11/2006

Acknowledgment Letter Arrived 17/11/2006

Awaiting further information..................................

[man1976]

Criteria-4 Workpermit +1 year
NCS Brent Postal Application-Arrived on 2nd November 2006
Card Debited-13th November 2006

Awaiting Acknowledgment Letter?

[man1976]

[quote="man1976"]Criteria-4 Workpermit +1 year
NCS Brent Postal Application-Arrived on 2nd November 2006
Card Debited-13th November 2006

Acknowledgment Letter? 16/11/06

Awaiting decision

[SD]

Hi Guys
I made my application for Naturalization in September via post. I recieved a letter of confirmation fo application and the fees are already taken from my account. I submitted my passport, my wife's passport (British) & our Marriage certificate. I still havent heard anything back from them yet. I wanted to find out how long does it generally take to get a reply from Home Office. What should i expect to happen next? Will they send our passports & document back along with some letter ???

Thanks
SD

[tekaweni]

Hi SD.

You have the confirmation letter, so just need to sit tight now.

Postal application processing times vary wildly but seem to be averaging around 2-3 months at present - longer if the Home Office has queries but they would have notified you by now if that was the case.

You can expect a letter informing you of the decision next, followed by your documents a week or two later. If successful the approval letter will give details of how to arrange an appointment to attend your ceremony.

Best of luck
Kim

[SD]

Thanks Tekaweni... I guess i'll just have to play waiting game for now. Fingers Cross

[SD]

Finally got a letter from Home office today saying that my application has been accepted and they will send me the details for ceremony. Does anyone knows how you can arrange for a private ceremony in Birmingham or Sandwell area?

[bbdivo]

Finally got a letter from Home office today saying that my application has been accepted and they will send me the details for ceremony. Does anyone knows how you can arrange for a private ceremony in Birmingham or Sandwell area?

I did a private ceremony in Birmingham about 3 months ago, and it cost me £200 upwards. I would only recommend it if you are intending to have a lot of your own people at the event, they do the ceremony in one of the main event rooms, so you can invite a lot of people. You should receive an invitation from your local council in the next few days.

[SD]

Hi
I phoned up Sandwell counsel and arranged a privated ceremony. It will cost me £102. I am thinking of applying for my passport straight away after i get my certificate. Can anyone advise how complicated this process is? Does you application has to go through all the checks again?

Thanks
SD

[tekaweni]

SD, congrats!

The home stretch (passport) is pretty straightforward - you can get the application form from just about any post office and submit it there too. I'd advise using their 'check and send' service which is cheap and has a turnaround time of 2 weeks, usually less.

You'll need 2 colour photos which comply to the new biometric standards but I'm not sure where you get those done (the post office should know?) When I applied they accepted any old photos from a machine in a shopping mall, but that was the pre-biometric era..

Someone who's known you for at least 2 years will have to co-sign your application.

Take care
Kim

[SD]

Thanks tekaweni.
I am really excited. Can't wait to get my hands on my new passport. I am going for work on a client site in Glasgow for couple of weeks so i think i might just make an appointment at the passport office in glasgow and submit the application personally ( Not sure if that will speed things up ). In regards to getting this application signed from someone who have known you for last 2 years, Can you get your family member to sign it?

SD

[tekaweni]

SD, pick up an application pack from the PO and have a read thru the guide that explains how to fill it in, what supporting docs to send (original naturalisation cert, old passport, etc) and who qualifies to support your application.

From what I remember they cant be a family member, and they have to be British.

[SD]

Will pick it up today and check the rules out

[EJ]

Hi All,

Here is my progress:

Criteria - WP + HSMP (4yrs) + ILR (1 year)
NCS - Bracknell, 5/11/06
Card debited - 18/11/06
HO received application - not sure
Date received approval letter - 29/11/06
Ceremony - awaiting invite

[Ron-X]

NCS or Postal : NCS by appointment (11Sep.)
Date of submission or posting: 11 Sep.
CRITERIA - 5 yr stay (4 + 1 yr ILR)
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 14 Sep.(debit Card)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 16 Sep (posted 13 Sep.)
Date of receipt of another ackn-Letter: 22 Sep (posted 20 Sep.)

The letter said to wait for the results of Character Enquiries.
Did anybody experience the same and how long it will take for Character Enquiries?
Many Thanks!

PS. I have cancelled all my travel plans (out of UK).

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Now I've got approval letter: 1st Dec. 2006 (dated on 23rd Nov.2006);
Date of ceremony (booked): 19th Dec.2006.

Best wishes to all members and Happy Christmas!

[man1976]

Criteria-4 Workpermit +1 year
NCS Brent Postal Application-Arrived on 2nd November 2006
Card Debited-13th November 2006
Acknowledgment Letter 16/11/06
Approval letter received 11/12/06 dated 07/12/06
Waiting for the ceremony letter

[pdalvi]

Date of Entry in UK July 2001
Circumstances : WP 2 Years, HSMP 2 Years, 1yr PR
Application Made : NCS Chester 05 Nov.
Application Posted : 14 Nov (because I was out of the country till 13th Nov in 2001)
Application Acknowldegement letter : Never Arrived
Money taken : 23rd Nov (letter never arrrived)
Approval letter : dated 15th Dec (arrived 19th)

Waiting for ceremony letter (probably delayed because of the xmas period)

[kairos]

Date of Entry in UK: October 2001
Circumstances : Student Visa: 1.5 Years, Working Holiday: 1.5 Years, LLR: 2 Years, ILR: 2 Mos (Spouse of UK citizen)
Application Made : Post
Application Posted : 21 November
Card Debited : 4 December
Application Acknowledgement letter : 5 December

I called them on December 22nd to say that my wife and I might be going abroad on January 9, and I wanted to know if they might ask for more info while we were away. The phone attendant said that my application was still in the que and that there was virtually no chance they would get to it before we return in mid February

I guess things have slowed down now. Signficantly!!