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[hasssssssan]

Hi

So today I received my approval letter in the post .. and the status of my application online still awaiting a decision. And also yesterday I emailed HO to ask them about my application they replied today with a generic respond !!!

[cristiano1988]

Hi, can you tell us whats the date when you applied ? Im curios , because for some people they show awaiting a decision but they received the approval through the post

[CR001]

Hi, can you tell us whats the date when you applied ? Im curios , because for some people they show awaiting a decision but they received the approval through the post

The user applied 23rd June.

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[cristiano1988]

Thank you cr001

[hasssssssan]

This is my timeline .. and online status still awaiting decision till now !! and I got the approval letter today by post ..

Date of joint application: 27/06/2017
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 29/06/2017
Date money gone off account: 2/07/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 2/07/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 4/07/2017 both letter came in the same envelope
Biometrics done: 11/07/2017
Date of approval: 3/11/2017 letter received in 10/11/2017

[hussainfarhad]

Guys looks like the online status checker does update regularly but can be suspended anytime.
My status has just been changed to decided after chasing HO regarding receipt of additional documentation.
I hope it's good news..fingers crossed

[cristiano1988]

Hussainfarhad can you tell me when you applied ?

[Tucci]

To those who have received their approval letters from the HO last week or this week, can you please confirm if your local councils have already received your certificates for your ceremony? Unfortunately for me this isn't the case.Slightly concerned that my approval letter (which arrived by post on 6th Nov) is dated 31st Oct and as per their instructions, the ceremony must be booked within 21 days. I've been told by the council that I can't book the ceremony until after they received my details from HO.

[hussainfarhad]

Hussainfarhad can you tell me when you applied ?

Cristiano I applied 31st July

[swintooh]

Hussainfarhad can you tell me when you applied ?

Cristiano, I don't think there is much to worry about, we both had the luck of getting really slow case workers. To be honest no news is better than a reject .

[MAS99]

Hussainfarhad can you tell me when you applied ?

Cristiano, I don't think there is much to worry about, we both had the luck of getting really slow case workers. To be honest no news is better than a reject .

I applied on 1st July .. I guess my case worker is still sleeping !!!!!

[swintooh]

I have now traced about 200 applications (ref 2xxxxxx700 to 2xxxxxxx900) in which 3 are mine - applied 9-Jun-2017, receipt confirmation sent to me on 19-Jun-2017.

Here is the statistics:
76/201 are "not recognised" - majority would be family members of main applicant, these don't get updated or tracked as they are "linked" to the main applicant

125 is the number of traceable applications that have been decided or still awaiting decision.
93/125 are already decided (74.4%)
32/125 are still awaiting decision (25.6%)

Update as of 10-Nov - 1 oustanding application has been processed in one working day.

94/125 are decided (75.2%)
31/125 are awaiting decison (24.8%)

[AdInfernos]

I have now traced about 200 applications (ref 2xxxxxx700 to 2xxxxxxx900) in which 3 are mine - applied 9-Jun-2017, receipt confirmation sent to me on 19-Jun-2017.

Here is the statistics:
76/201 are "not recognised" - majority would be family members of main applicant, these don't get updated or tracked as they are "linked" to the main applicant

125 is the number of traceable applications that have been decided or still awaiting decision.
93/125 are already decided (74.4%)
32/125 are still awaiting decision (25.6%)

Update as of 10-Nov - 1 oustanding application has been processed in one working day.

94/125 are decided (75.2%)
31/125 are awaiting decison (24.8%)

Yes, but the problem is with just case id numbers you don't really know what kind of applications they are. I addition, what do you mean with family applications? I understand there is nothing like that for BC. And for other immigration applications I can confirm that, at least in my case, each applicant in a family application gets their own case id number. At least that is what happened with our application for the EEA DCPR (My wife and daughter both were in the same application but got each a different number, although they were consecutive).

[Kashmir786786]

Thank you rafabeton.
I have submitted my nautralisation application on 1st March 2017 and status showing in the website as below:
Awaiting a decision
Application status updated on 25 May 2017.

[cristiano1988]

Did you try to contact them ?

[aimu123]

its second week of nov , i have applied on 26 june and biomettrics on 7 july .didnt get any response , people are getting decision who applied in july/august too .

I AM REALLY WORRIED , anyone who didnt get update who applied in june?

Did you get any update I am still waiting

[Dol13]

My online status change yesterday to decided 3 month 10 days
Eligibility criteria: 10 Years long residency +1 year ilr
Language criteria met: Life in the UK Test + trinity college
Nationality: indian
Method of application: jcab hounslow
Date of application: 27/07/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 08/08/2017
Online status awaiting decision on 02-08-2017
Since last two weeks date is not updated for ststus
And yesrerday title change to the (10-11-2017decided) at 12pm clock
Date of ceremony: not booked yet
Waiting for later now finger cross positive result will be come
Thanks guys best of luck

[adityak77]

Applied on 6th July, Got Approval on 7th Nov online satuts is still showing Awaiting a decision. Got letter in post today which says application is approved and contact council for ceremony.

Is this letter an approval case? Or do I need to wait for another letter.

[AdInfernos]

If there were to be such a huge red flag, I am sure you would already be aware of it =)

I want that funny feeling too now

It turns out that the red flag didn't exist at all

Letter of approval received today and now awaiting for invitation for ceremony, which they say will arrive within 3 weeks.

I'm positive that for some reason September applications are being dealt with much faster. I remember one of the emails from the Home Office saying that due to the backlog they were recruiting new caseworkers. And I suspect those caseworkers will start with the most recent applications as their colleagues are overloaded with previous ones. Obviously this doesn't seem to be fair for applicants waiting for months, but it would appear that it is the HO policy not to reassign to a new caseworker applications which are already assigned.

If I take as key dates the date when my application was acknowledged by the HO (04/10) and the date of approval (07/11) the total consideration time has been one month and three days

[swintooh]

Yes, but the problem is with just case id numbers you don't really know what kind of applications they are. I addition, what do you mean with family applications? I understand there is nothing like that for BC. And for other immigration applications I can confirm that, at least in my case, each applicant in a family application gets their own case id number. At least that is what happened with our application for the EEA DCPR (My wife and daughter both were in the same application but got each a different number, although they were consecutive).

Yes I know my statistical analysis could be skewed, I've already stated that I don't know if it's just naturalisation and registration cases. However not many other cases dealt by Home Office take more than 5 months to consider.

Yes, if you apply through NCS and submit a JCAP application with family members (it was 2A+1C in my case), indeed every member gets its own reference number (shown in biometric letters), but only one of them (the main applicant's) is trackable online.

Could anyone else confirm that reference numbers of kids, wifes or husbands naturalisation/registration cases show as "Not Recognised" in the online checker?

[AdInfernos]

Yes I know my statistical analysis could be skewed, I've already stated that I don't know if it's just naturalisation and registration cases. However not many other cases dealt by Home Office take more than 5 months to consider.

Yes, if you apply through NCS and submit a JCAP application with family members (it was 2A+1C in my case), indeed every member gets its own reference number (shown in biometric letters), but only one of them (the main applicant's) is trackable online.

Could anyone else confirm that reference numbers of kids, wifes or husbands naturalisation/registration cases show as "Not Recognised" in the online checker?

We have always applied by post, never used NCS. Both reference numbers (my wife's and daughter's) were emailed in two separate acknowledgements and both individually traceable online. They both were updated simultaneously and also decided simultaneously. On the other hand, for my DCPR application I didn't even get a reference number because they never sent me an acknowledgement (post or email).

[abigail2]

Hi again navinw,

Im also waiting. My approval letter is dated 30/10. I hope the invitation letter won't take too long. Some people here are saying they passed the 3 weeks period waiting and still no sign of the letter. Fingers crossed it will arrive soon btw my online status has never changed to decided. So it's not working for everyone.

Hey abigail2
So since 30/10 , you haven't received the letter....thats bad
I am hoping the invitation letter from HO in next 3 days....i mean as per 2nd class post, it should reach in max 3 days....

@Navinw,

The approval letter says that the invitation letter should come within the next 3 weeks. I've got a feeling it won't come until later lol. But fingers crossed as you say second class post shouldn't be more than 5 working days. I'll tag you in this post again when I receive it. Please let me also know when you get it

@abigail2
Yes Yes, it should come in next 3 days.....very optimistic

Hi navinw,

Letting you know as I promised.

UPDATE:
The invitation letter from HO arrived this morning on 11.11. (Saturday) Letter is dated 1.11. so very slow second class post. I will be ringing the council on Monday to book a private ceremony within the next couple of days. I was told they still have slots available for the next week. Btw my online status has never changed and even I was approved on 30.10. as per the first HO approval letter, it is still showing awaiting a decision lol.

Good luck and fingers crossed your letter arrives soon too.

[mo_1]

hi guys I am seeking advice , I am not able to check my online status it does say number not recognised and I have been waiting since July , my application is straightforward so . I emailed the HO and they replied with this Email
Dear *******
As you may be aware, naturalisation is not an automatic process, and we have to make a number of enquiries to ensure that applicants can satisfy the statutory requirements. Some of these enquiries are carried out by external agencies on our behalf and can sometimes take longer than six months to complete.
We will endeavour to conclude your application at the earliest opportunity and we will write to you again as soon as the necessary checks are complete. Please be assured that, as soon as we are in a position to reach a decision, you will be notified accordingly.

I will forward this email to be added to your application for the case worker to review.
Regards

xxxxx
Central Correspondence Team
Customer Planning & Performance
Strategy, Transformation and Change
UK Visas and Immigration
is it a sign? or I am gonna be waiting long I am so frustrated people who applied in September got approval , and please do not tell me cases are different and some checks need more time I've heard this from the HO don't want to hear it here
any advice? any help?

[cristiano1988]

Can you tell me the email adress? Im curios cuz i want to send them an email im waiting from june

[mo_1]

Can you tell me the email adress? Im curios cuz i want to send them an email im waiting from june

I have sent to this email furthernationalityenquiries@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk it toke 10 days for them to respond , it's public enquiry
good luck