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by CR001 » Tue May 03, 2016 11:23 am
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by avimanyu_sengupta » Fri May 06, 2016 2:40 pm
Joint naturalisation Application for me and my wife:
Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1 General (myself) / Dependant (wife) + 1 year ILR (for both)
Language criteria met: Degree taught in English + NARIC (myself) / UK Master's Degree (wife)
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: JCAP (Form AN + Passport Form) - NCS Bracknell
Date of application: 06/05/2015
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA:
Date of acknowledgement:
Date money gone off account:
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
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Date applied for passports: 06/05/2015
Date passports received:
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by xtoph44 » Mon May 09, 2016 3:14 pm
Eligibility criteria: 5years Non EEA Member + 1 year PR
Language criteria met: BEng
Nationality:Nigerian
Method of application: NCS Oldham (JCAP)
Date of application:03/05/2016
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 05/05/2016
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by piri » Mon May 09, 2016 8:18 pm
Eligibility criteria:
5year REfugee status + 1yr ILR
Language criteria met:
Life in the UK and B1 English test
Nationality:
Zim
Method of application:
NCS Leeds
Date of application:
09/05/2016
Payment method:
Card
Date of receipt by UKBA:
10/05/2016
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09/05/2016
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by avimanyu_sengupta » Tue May 10, 2016 9:08 am
avimanyu_sengupta wrote:Joint naturalisation Application for me and my wife:
Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1 General (myself) / Dependant (wife) + 1 year ILR (for both)
Language criteria met: Degree taught in English + NARIC (myself) / UK Master's Degree (wife)
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: JCAP (Form AN + Passport Form) - NCS Bracknell
Date of application: 06/05/2015
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by Home Office: 09/05/2015 (As confirmed by NCS staff)
Date of acknowledgement:
Date money gone off account:
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 06/05/2015
Date passports received:
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by janjua.jee » Tue May 10, 2016 9:28 am
Eligibility criteria: 5 Years on Tier 1(Gen) + 1 Year on ILR
Language criteria met: Requirement satisfied at the time of ILR + Masters Degree + LIUK
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: JCAP at NCS Redbridge
Date of application: 9th May 2016
Payment method:Visa Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: awaited
Date of acknowledgement: awaited
Date money gone off account: awaited
Date of letter requesting biometrics: awaited
Biometrics done: awaited
Date of approval: awaited
Date of ceremony: awaited
Date applied for passport: 9th May 2016
Date passports received: awaited
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by avimanyu_sengupta » Tue May 10, 2016 10:21 am
avimanyu_sengupta wrote:avimanyu_sengupta wrote:Joint naturalisation Application for me and my wife:
Apologies, wrong dates (year) mentioned earlier!
Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1 General (myself) / Dependant (wife) + 1 year ILR (for both)
Language criteria met: Degree taught in English + NARIC (myself) / UK Master's Degree (wife)
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: JCAP (Form AN + Passport Form) - NCS Bracknell
Date of application: 06/05/2016
Payment method: Credit Card - Mastercard
Date of receipt by Home Office: 09/05/2016 (As confirmed by NCS staff)
Date of acknowledgement:
Date money gone off account:
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
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Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 06/05/2016 - JCAP
Date passports received:
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by CR001 » Tue May 10, 2016 11:37 am
A reminder to ALL who contribute on this thread that it is for TIMELINES ONLY. ANY discussion or question posts will be deleted
Char (CR001 not Casa)
In life you cannot press the Backspace button!!
Please DO NOT send me a PM for immigration advice. I reserve the right to ignore the PM and not respond.
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by Emaan1234 » Tue May 10, 2016 5:50 pm
Eligibility criteria: 10 Year ILR + Married to british spouse
Language criteria met: Life in the UK + Bachelors & Masters Degree
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: NCS Edinburgh
Date of application: 9th May 2016
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: awaiting
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by janjua.jee » Wed May 11, 2016 9:35 am
janjua.jee wrote:Eligibility criteria: 5 Years on Tier 1(Gen) + 1 Year on ILR
Language criteria met: Requirement satisfied at the time of ILR + Masters Degree + LIUK
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: JCAP at NCS Redbridge
Date of application: 9th May 2016
Payment method:Visa Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 11 May 2016
Date of acknowledgement: awaited
Date money gone off account: awaited
Date of letter requesting biometrics: awaited
Biometrics done: awaited
Date of approval: awaited
Date of ceremony: awaited
Date applied for passport: 9th May 2016
Date passports received: awaited
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by Jenaye123 » Fri May 13, 2016 1:48 pm
Eligibility criteria: ILR for 10 years
Language criteria met: LITUK + Native to English speaking country
Nationality: Jamaican
Method of application: JCAP + NCS (Peckham)
Date of application:08/05/2016
Payment method: debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: TBA
Date of acknowledgement:TBA
Date money gone off account:TBA
Date of letter requesting biometrics:TBA
Biometrics done: TBA
Date of approval: TBA
Date of ceremony: TBA
Date applied for passports: 08/05/2016 (new scheme)
Date passports received: TBA
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by cov123 » Fri May 13, 2016 9:18 pm
Eligibility criteria:5 years + 1 year pr
Language criteria met:b1
Nationality:
Method of application: ncs warwickshire
Date of application:10/05/2016
Payment method: debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 12/05/2016
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Date applied for passports: 10/05/2016
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by Jenaye123 » Sat May 14, 2016 11:49 am
Jenaye123 wrote:Eligibility criteria: ILR for 10 years
Language criteria met: LITUK + Native to English speaking country
Nationality: Jamaican
Method of application: JCAP + NCS (Peckham)
Date of application:10/05/2016
Payment method: debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 12/05/2016 (post office tracking)
Date of acknowledgement:TBA
Date money gone off account:TBA
Date of letter requesting biometrics:TBA
Biometrics done: TBA
Date of approval: TBA
Date of ceremony: TBA
Date applied for passports: 10/05/2016 (new scheme)
Date passports received: TBA
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by jelena21x » Sat May 14, 2016 3:38 pm
Eligibility criteria:10 years + 1 year PR
Language criteria met: B1
Nationality: Latvian
Method of application: Through solicitor
Date of application:02/05/2016
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA:
Date of acknowledgement:
Date money gone off account: 14/05/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
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by tinnu1981 » Sat May 14, 2016 10:36 pm
Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 (1 yr) + Tier 1 (3 yrs) + ILR (1 yr)
Language criteria met: ILR in April 2015 (no proof supplied now) + LITUK original certificate
Nationality: Indian (husband + wife)
Method of application: NCS (Tower hamlets)
Date of application: 9 May 2016
Payment method: Visa CC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 10 May 2016 (online tracking)
Date of acknowledgement:
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Date of letter requesting biometrics:
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Date applied for passports: JCAP
Date passports received:
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by tychen » Mon May 16, 2016 7:49 pm
Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 (5 years+) + British citizen spouse + ILR
Language criteria met: LITUK original certificate + majority English speaking nationality
Nationality: Australian
Method of application: NCS + JCAP (Islington)
Date of application: 4 May 2016
Payment method: credit card
Date of receipt by UKBA:
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Date money gone off account:
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
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Date of approval:
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Date applied for passports: 4 May 2016 (JCAP)
Date passports received:
(This board has been really helpful for me in filling in various applications, I registered to give my data here in case it helps others!)
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by velrr » Wed May 18, 2016 7:38 pm
Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 (ICT) 5 Years + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: LITUK original certificate + Degree Certificate + NARIC confirmed the degree was taught in English
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS + Joint passport service(Crawley)
Date of application: 5 May 2016
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA:
Date of acknowledgement:awaited
Date money gone off account:awaited
Date of letter requesting biometrics:awaited
Biometrics done:awaited
Date of approval:awaited
Date of ceremony:awaited
Date applied for passports: 5 May 2016 (Joint passport service)
Date passports received:awaited
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by velrr » Thu May 19, 2016 5:16 pm
velrr wrote:Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 (ICT) 5 Years + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: LITUK original certificate + Degree Certificate + NARIC confirmed the degree was taught in English
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS + Joint passport service(Crawley)
Date of application: 5 May 2016
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 06/05/2016(Royal Mail Tracking)
Date of acknowledgement:awaited
Date money gone off account:awaited
Date of letter requesting biometrics:awaited
Biometrics done:awaited
Date of approval:awaited
Date of ceremony:awaited
Date applied for passports: 5 May 2016 (Joint passport service)
Date passports received:awaited
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by Buttercup » Fri May 20, 2016 4:42 pm
Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1 + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: UK Degree
Nationality: Thai
Method of application: NCS Southwark (AN + Passport Application)
Date of application: 05-06-2016 (2 Photos sent to NCS next day for Passport Application)
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 10-05-2016 (Royal Mail Tracking)
Date of acknowledgement: awaiting
Date money gone off account: awaiting
Date of letter requesting biometrics: awaiting
Biometrics done: awaiting
Date of approval: awaiting
Date of ceremony: awaiting
Date applied for passports: 05-06-2016 JCAP Scheme
Date passports received: awaiting
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by Vas1326 » Fri May 20, 2016 4:50 pm
Eligibility criteria: 5 Year Tier 1 Dependent + 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met: Master Degree from UK
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: Nationality Checking Service Edinburgh
Date of application: 09/05/2016
Payment method: Debit/Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 10/05/2016 (Royal Mail Tracking)
Date of acknowledgement: Awaiting
Date money gone off account: 20/05/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: Awaiting
Biometrics done: Awaiting
Date of approval: Awaiting
Date of ceremony: Awaiting
Date applied for passports: Not Applied Yet
Date passports received: Not Applied Yet
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by jelena21x » Sat May 21, 2016 6:15 am
[UPDATE ]Eligibility criteria:10 years + 1 year PR
Language criteria met: B1
Nationality: Latvian
Method of application: Through solicitor
Date of application:02/05/2016
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA:
Date of acknowledgement:
Date money gone off account: 14/05/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 18/05/2016 dated 14/05/2016
Biometrics done:20/05/2016
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:[/quote]
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by tychen » Mon May 23, 2016 12:27 pm
tychen wrote:Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 (5 years+) + British citizen spouse + ILR
Language criteria met: LITUK original certificate + majority English speaking nationality
Nationality: Australian
Method of application: NCS + JCAP (Islington)
Date of application: 4 May 2016
Payment method: credit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 5 May 2016 (DX tracking)
Date of acknowledgement:
Date money gone off account:
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 4 May 2016 (JCAP)
Date passports received:
(This board has been really helpful for me in filling in various applications, I registered to give my data here in case it helps others!)
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by utcoco » Mon May 23, 2016 12:42 pm
Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 (5 years) + 1 yr ILR
Language criteria met: LIfe in UK test + majority English speaking nationality
Nationality: Canadian
Method of application: NCS (Hammersmith)
Date of application: 23 May 2016
Payment method: credit card
Date of receipt by UKBA:
Date of acknowledgement:
Date money gone off account:
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
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Date of approval:
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by nil5 » Mon May 23, 2016 10:23 pm
Eligibility criteria: 12 years ILR
Language criteria met: Life in the UK Test + UK Degree
Nationality:
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 16 May 16
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 17 May (Online tracking)
Date of acknowledgement: TBC
Date money gone off account: TBC
Date of letter requesting biometrics: TBC
Biometrics done: TBC
Date of approval: TBC
Date of ceremony: TBC
Date applied for passports: TBC
Date passports received: TBC
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by avimanyu_sengupta » Tue May 24, 2016 8:43 am
UPDATE: Fee deducted
Joint naturalisation Application for me and my wife:
Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1 General (myself) / Dependant (wife) + 1 year ILR (for both)
Language criteria met: Degree taught in English + NARIC (myself) / UK Master's Degree (wife)
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: JCAP (Form AN + Passport Form) - NCS Bracknell
Date of application: 06/05/2016
Payment method: Credit Card - Mastercard
Date of receipt by Home Office: 09/05/2016 (As confirmed by NCS staff)
Date of acknowledgement:
Date money gone off account: 24/05/2016 (Credit card online balance)
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 06/05/2016 - JCAP
Date passports received: