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Lets hope that H.O did not forget us few who were approved end of may / start of juneIslandson wrote: ↑Thu Nov 26, 2020 10:25 amHi all, on Nov 8th, we contacted the HO at Citizenship.Support@homeoffice.gov.uk. We had a response yesterday and they advised that they are processing certificates for those applications approved in mid Sept. They also advised that after lockdown restrictions are lifted, they expect to increase producing these certificates.
So fingers crossed, they'll be up to date soon.
I emailed Redbridge Council on Monday 23/11/20 with my details and invitation letter for ceremony booking, no update so far.
dhoraji wrote: ↑Thu Nov 26, 2020 11:29 amHI dogcat,
any update from Lancashire County Council Preston
Thanks for the updates but their website says that, they have cancelled all the ceremonies due to recent lockdown
Indeed. I was told that they are 'considering' virtual ceremonies.
that will be great
hi dogcat
any update from Lancashire County Council Preston as I have not anything from them
@raij, I can only suggest that you contact them straight away via that email address. It's now way past the 12 weeks you've been waiting.raij wrote: ↑Thu Nov 26, 2020 11:20 amLets hope that H.O did not forget us few who were approved end of may / start of juneIslandson wrote: ↑Thu Nov 26, 2020 10:25 amHi all, on Nov 8th, we contacted the HO at Citizenship.Support@homeoffice.gov.uk. We had a response yesterday and they advised that they are processing certificates for those applications approved in mid Sept. They also advised that after lockdown restrictions are lifted, they expect to increase producing these certificates.
So fingers crossed, they'll be up to date soon., glad that you had a reply from them tho
Congrats great news! Did it cost extra for the private ceremony and if so how much if you don't mind me asking?Tirinti wrote: ↑Thu Nov 26, 2020 10:10 amI'm finally British. As per instructions in the Croydon Register Office website I tried to book a private ceremony by mail. I've only received auto reply that I will be replied in 10 working days. After 10 working days, yesterday, I called the number for group ceremonies only. Of course they are suspended. Fortunately the advisor was very nice and contacted the private ceremony person and she called me back and booked me for today's morning.
So if anyone from Croydon wants to have a private ceremony, it is better to not only send an email as the website states, but also call the group ceremonies phone. Expect half an hour listening to the music before someone answer. It is worth waiting as they are nice and helpful.
Good luck to everyone.
Islandson wrote: ↑Thu Nov 26, 2020 12:04 pm@raij, I can only suggest that you contact them straight away via that email address. It's now way past the 12 weeks you've been waiting.raij wrote: ↑Thu Nov 26, 2020 11:20 amLets hope that H.O did not forget us few who were approved end of may / start of juneIslandson wrote: ↑Thu Nov 26, 2020 10:25 amHi all, on Nov 8th, we contacted the HO at Citizenship.Support@homeoffice.gov.uk. We had a response yesterday and they advised that they are processing certificates for those applications approved in mid Sept. They also advised that after lockdown restrictions are lifted, they expect to increase producing these certificates.
So fingers crossed, they'll be up to date soon., glad that you had a reply from them tho
What email informed you about suspension of the ceremony? I assume it's still on as I got an automated response asking for my name, Dob, & Ref.TabiStar wrote: ↑Thu Nov 26, 2020 12:19 pmHello all,
Is there anyone in Havering please?
I've read several times on this forum that Havering council is quite good and are conducting ceremonies but on emailing the council, I got an email saying they do not have any ceremonies at the moment.
A user posted on Monday that they will be attending their ceremony on 1st December but Havering has told me there are no ceremonies on that date.
Now I'm worried. Have I contacted the wrong person, is there something else I'm not aware of? Anyone in Havering, please kindly respond.
Approval email - 25th August
Invitation letter - 21st November
Havering confirmed they have my certificate
Thank you.
Did you do anything else to get an explanation from the HO about why all the timelines have passed and the certificate still hasn't arrived? I'm waiting for 7 months already and wondering if there is any escalation if none of the HO support channels respond.raij wrote: ↑Thu Nov 26, 2020 12:13 pmIslandson wrote: ↑Thu Nov 26, 2020 12:04 pm@raij, I can only suggest that you contact them straight away via that email address. It's now way past the 12 weeks you've been waiting.raij wrote: ↑Thu Nov 26, 2020 11:20 amLets hope that H.O did not forget us few who were approved end of may / start of juneIslandson wrote: ↑Thu Nov 26, 2020 10:25 amHi all, on Nov 8th, we contacted the HO at Citizenship.Support@homeoffice.gov.uk. We had a response yesterday and they advised that they are processing certificates for those applications approved in mid Sept. They also advised that after lockdown restrictions are lifted, they expect to increase producing these certificates.
So fingers crossed, they'll be up to date soon., glad that you had a reply from them tho
Already did , i actually got a phone call from UKVI , after i phoned them to complain about a copy and paste email i received , that does not answer why i am waiting 25 weeks now for invite . they advised me to wait for it .... email again .
I received a call back from Westminster that the booking page is now up and running again. If you still encounter problems just keep on calling until you get to speak to a registrar. Don't bother calling before 10am. I finally got through after the tenth time trying. Was offered a same day private ceremony appointment!Tina22london wrote: ↑Tue Nov 24, 2020 8:34 amYes having the same problem! Every day you get a different answer on the phone, no replies to my emails. Very frustrating was hoping to complete the process this year for various reasons.Parisiana wrote: ↑Mon Nov 23, 2020 4:07 pmDate of application: 28 May 2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 19 August 2020
Date of approval: 21 August 2020
Ceremony letter received: 23 November 2020
Letter dated: 14 November 2020
Ceremony: Cannot book it because the Westminster council website is not working and the registar says that there is no slot in December
Council: Westminster
Is anyone experiencing the same issue with Westminster council please? Did you manage to book a ceremony? Thank you
Thank you for your reply, I emailed citizenship@havering.co.uk and got a reply from the Citizenship and Nationality Officer.Rabs wrote: ↑Thu Nov 26, 2020 2:56 pmWhat email informed you about suspension of the ceremony? I assume it's still on as I got an automated response asking for my name, Dob, & Ref.TabiStar wrote: ↑Thu Nov 26, 2020 12:19 pmHello all,
Is there anyone in Havering please?
I've read several times on this forum that Havering council is quite good and are conducting ceremonies but on emailing the council, I got an email saying they do not have any ceremonies at the moment.
A user posted on Monday that they will be attending their ceremony on 1st December but Havering has told me there are no ceremonies on that date.
Now I'm worried. Have I contacted the wrong person, is there something else I'm not aware of? Anyone in Havering, please kindly respond.
Approval email - 25th August
Invitation letter - 21st November
Havering confirmed they have my certificate
Thank you.
Thank you for your reply, I emailed citizenship@havering.co.uk and got a reply from the Citizenship and Nationality Officer.Rabs wrote: ↑Thu Nov 26, 2020 2:56 pmWhat email informed you about suspension of the ceremony? I assume it's still on as I got an automated response asking for my name, Dob, & Ref.TabiStar wrote: ↑Thu Nov 26, 2020 12:19 pmHello all,
Is there anyone in Havering please?
I've read several times on this forum that Havering council is quite good and are conducting ceremonies but on emailing the council, I got an email saying they do not have any ceremonies at the moment.
A user posted on Monday that they will be attending their ceremony on 1st December but Havering has told me there are no ceremonies on that date.
Now I'm worried. Have I contacted the wrong person, is there something else I'm not aware of? Anyone in Havering, please kindly respond.
Approval email - 25th August
Invitation letter - 21st November
Havering confirmed they have my certificate
Thank you.
besides phonning no , and emailing - but i still did not get any info about my case - today i been to,d to email FurtherNationalityEnquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk apparently they respond now within 20 daysnnn15 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 26, 2020 3:14 pmDid you do anything else to get an explanation from the HO about why all the timelines have passed and the certificate still hasn't arrived? I'm waiting for 7 months already and wondering if there is any escalation if none of the HO support channels respond.raij wrote: ↑Thu Nov 26, 2020 12:13 pm
Already did , i actually got a phone call from UKVI , after i phoned them to complain about a copy and paste email i received , that does not answer why i am waiting 25 weeks now for invite . they advised me to wait for it .... email again .
baybars1 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 19, 2020 6:03 pmUpdated model based on the data supplied by 50 members of the forum.
Approved on -- Letter date - - - ----Letter arrival, date range------------
22/06/2020 - - - 28/09/2020 - - - from 05/10/2020 - - - to 19/10/2020
29/06/2020 - - - 01/10/2020 - - - from 08/10/2020 - - - to 22/10/2020
01/07/2020 - - - 02/10/2020 - - - from 09/10/2020 - - - to 23/10/2020
09/07/2020 - - - 07/10/2020 - - - from 14/10/2020 - - - to 28/10/2020
15/07/2020 - - - 09/10/2020 - - - from 16/10/2020 - - - to 30/10/2020
22/07/2020 - - - 14/10/2020 - - - from 21/10/2020 - - - to 04/11/2020
29/07/2020 - - - 16/10/2020 - - - from 23/10/2020 - - - to 06/11/2020
01/08/2020 - - - 19/10/2020 - - - from 26/10/2020 - - - to 09/11/2020
08/08/2020 - - - 22/10/2020 - - - from 29/10/2020 - - - to 12/11/2020
15/08/2020 - - - 27/10/2020 - - - from 03/11/2020 - - - to 17/11/2020
19/08/2020 - - - 28/10/2020 - - - from 04/11/2020 - - - to 18/11/2020
29/08/2020 - - - 03/11/2020 - - - from 10/11/2020 - - - to 24/11/2020
01/09/2020 - - - 04/11/2020 - - - from 11/11/2020 - - - to 25/11/2020
08/09/2020 - - - 06/11/2020 - - - from 13/11/2020 - - - to 27/11/2020
15/09/2020 - - - 11/11/2020 - - - from 18/11/2020 - - - to 02/12/2020
22/09/2020 - - - 16/11/2020 - - - from 23/11/2020 - - - to 07/12/2020
29/09/2020 - - - 18/11/2020 - - - from 25/11/2020 - - - to 09/12/2020
01/10/2020 - - - 19/11/2020 - - - from 26/11/2020 - - - to 10/12/2020
08/10/2020 - - - 24/11/2020 - - - from 01/12/2020 - - - to 15/12/2020
15/10/2020 - - - 27/11/2020 - - - from 04/12/2020 - - - to 18/12/2020
22/10/2020 - - - 01/12/2020 - - - from 08/12/2020 - - - to 22/12/2020
29/10/2020 - - - 04/12/2020 - - - from 11/12/2020 - - - to 25/12/2020
01/11/2020 - - - 04/12/2020 - - - from 11/12/2020 - - - to 25/12/2020
08/11/2020 - - - 09/12/2020 - - - from 16/12/2020 - - - to 30/12/2020
15/11/2020 - - - 14/12/2020 - - - from 21/12/2020 - - - to 04/01/2021
22/11/2020 - - - 16/12/2020 - - - from 23/12/2020 - - - to 06/01/2021
29/11/2020 - - - 21/12/2020 - - - from 28/12/2020 - - - to 11/01/2021
01/12/2020 - - - 22/12/2020 - - - from 29/12/2020 - - - to 12/01/2021
08/12/2020 - - - 25/12/2020 - - - from 01/01/2021 - - - to 15/01/2021
15/12/2020 - - - 29/12/2020 - - - from 05/01/2021 - - - to 19/01/2021
22/12/2020 - - - 01/01/2021 - - - from 08/01/2021 - - - to 22/01/2021
29/12/2020 - - - 05/01/2021 - - - from 12/01/2021 - - - to 26/01/2021
02/01/2021 - - - 07/01/2021 - - - from 14/01/2021 - - - to 28/01/2021
08/01/2021 - - - 12/01/2021 - - - from 19/01/2021 - - - to 02/02/2021
15/01/2021 - - - 15/01/2021 - - - from 22/01/2021 - - - to 05/02/2021
I emailed FurtherNationalityEnquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk a month and a half ago, got an automatic response that their service standard is 20 working days, but they still haven't responded. No luck with citizenship.support either. I got a response after 3 months, but it was a one liner to say they don't have any concrete information about my application.raij wrote: ↑Thu Nov 26, 2020 7:48 pmbesides phonning no , and emailing - but i still did not get any info about my case - today i been to,d to email FurtherNationalityEnquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk apparently they respond now within 20 daysnnn15 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 26, 2020 3:14 pmDid you do anything else to get an explanation from the HO about why all the timelines have passed and the certificate still hasn't arrived? I'm waiting for 7 months already and wondering if there is any escalation if none of the HO support channels respond.. o asked mp for help to , but i guess hes still waiting for reply too.
it is shocking how long we are made to wait
Hi buddy, just keep waiting and stay strong is all I can say. Allah will reward you just be patient. I know how it feels for every delay there is a good thing. What I learned in this country is it will get done when it gets done.Nadiyajamil wrote: ↑Thu Nov 26, 2020 10:02 pmPlease can someone help and respond to my message. I’m so stressed out. My certificate is with Harrow council since 28th of October and they are not willing to book me for the ceremony because I still haven’t received this silly invitation letter.
I have contacted the local MP who instead of requesting the council to allow me to attend and collect my certificate has instead decided to contact home office for my letter. I have a feeling home office will not get back to this MP on time and this will be another waiting game for me now.
My approval Email came on 10th July 2020 and now it’s nearly the end to November but still there is no sign of this letter![]()
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I have other things to do in life and feel so stuck!
Please is anyone here waiting for the letter who got approval in July 2020?
I believe @minikube is in this situation.Nadiyajamil wrote: ↑Thu Nov 26, 2020 10:02 pmPlease can someone help and respond to my message. I’m so stressed out. My certificate is with Harrow council since 28th of October and they are not willing to book me for the ceremony because I still haven’t received this silly invitation letter.
I have contacted the local MP who instead of requesting the council to allow me to attend and collect my certificate has instead decided to contact home office for my letter. I have a feeling home office will not get back to this MP on time and this will be another waiting game for me now.
My approval Email came on 10th July 2020 and now it’s nearly the end to November but still there is no sign of this letter![]()
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I have other things to do in life and feel so stuck!
Please is anyone here waiting for the letter who got approval in July 2020?