General Discussion During Naturalisation Application Process

[alexbran89]

I’m in the same boat, applied on the 24th Feb and my application was acknowledged on the 25th with email and case ID, biometrics done 6th March that’s when I found the appointment free of charge, I’ve uploaded everything myself to save the hassle there so they only did few bits and I was out in half hour.
They said that with this new systems application will take around 12 weeks but then again here I am also like you guys still waiting for a decision more then 3 months now.
It’s getting a bit stressful as I was planning to move house due to my landlord informing me that he’s put the property on the marked and he’s due to sell it next year , I was hunting for properties and I was due to move out about a month ago then I said I will just stay hoping they will send me a decision but no luck still so again I’m hunting for properties now hoping to move out in the next month or two and again hoping they will send me a decision by then.

[waqarsadiqali]

I am applying for my citizenship application towards the end of this month. 2 questions,

1. I've opened my PVT LTD company and since 1st of May I am self employed. Do I need to submit any documents related to my employment? I am yet to registered with HMRC.
2. Or because the employment is not a requirement, can I just skip any document related to the employment and submit essential documents only such as passports, LIUK and English.

Please help. Thanks very much

[Onesie2017]

I applied on the 6th of February, 2days before my ILR was one year and biometrics 2days after ILR was 1year. I got my ceremony letter today 11/06/2019 but no approval yet. I applied under refugee route and I was previously illegally in the UK for 6weeks.
This forum helped me with all the anxiety throughout this process!! thank you

And good luck to anyone else waiting for their approval.

[cool_doc]

Looks like my wait is still on:

Applied on 27th December and Biometric on 2nd January.

Still no sign of brown envelope. Even I don't have any black marks on immigration or other histories.

Perhaps process is very random, some people gets early approval and others have to wait and wait.

[cp1990]

Hi. I was asking this question myself, up until 3 weeks ago when I received my approval letter. I came here as a child, graduated from university, got a stable professional job, only left the UK 3 weeks at a time for holidays. I think the processing period varies a lot. I waited 16 weeks for my approval! Waiting longer for an approval does not necessarily mean there’s something wrong with your application. I would say that it is better if you have not received any communication as getting an email or phone call would usually mean they’ll want something else from you to support your application. Hang in there.

Hello everybody ,

Does anybody know or have any idea what are the criterias they use in order to approve some people very fast and for others it takes so much longer ... ?
I am from EU country, i applied on 28th of March, biometrics on 29th and paid £100.00 for that ... have never left the UK since arrived here, never changed address, never changed job, never claimed any benefits, never been in any problem with police or anything ,have no dependants ... i thought i would be approved with the speed of light ... yet ... here i am ...11 of June ... no sign of the brown envelope

[Lina1993]

Hi all
DWP interview under caution
The same day I applied for British citizenship online I received a letter from the job centre asking me to attend an interview under caution on the 10th of June. On the 31 of may I received an email from the home office saying that they received my application and it will be processed within 6 months. I attended the interview on the 10th of June, and I found out that the reason of the interview is because I didn’t let the DWP know that I am a student and I was taking some benefits that I wasn’t eligible for. The outcome of the interview is not yet known but I’ve been told that the worst case scenario I’ll get an administrative penalty. Now my question is; is this whole situation will affect my British citizenship, And what should I do next regarding my application?
Thank you

[Onesie2017]

Hi all
DWP interview under caution
The same day I applied for British citizenship online I received a letter from the job centre asking me to attend an interview under caution on the 10th of June. On the 31 of may I received an email from the home office saying that they received my application and it will be processed within 6 months. I attended the interview on the 10th of June, and I found out that the reason of the interview is because I didn’t let the DWP know that I am a student and I was taking some benefits that I wasn’t eligible for. The outcome of the interview is not yet known but I’ve been told that the worst case scenario I’ll get an administrative penalty. Now my question is; is this whole situation will affect my British citizenship, And what should I do next regarding my application?
Thank you

My advise is do not say what you were not asked. You submitted your application already and this administrative penalty did not happen before your application was made. There is a high chance you might even get ur approval before this dwp situation is resolved. And if it affects you can request a reconsideration on the fact that you didn’t know you had to inform dwp of studies.
I had a court case with tv license 5minutes after I submitted my application and I almost passed out from shock of what could happen. Approval came as expected with no drama.
Just my opinion anyway

[Onesie2017]

I am applying for my citizenship application towards the end of this month. 2 questions,

1. I've opened my PVT LTD company and since 1st of May I am self employed. Do I need to submit any documents related to my employment? I am yet to registered with HMRC.
2. Or because the employment is not a requirement, can I just skip any document related to the employment and submit essential documents only such as passports, LIUK and English.

Please help. Thanks very much

Employment details are asked on the application form dating back to 10years I think but no proof of employment required to support the application.
Unless your company has been liquidated recently, it is not important for to tell any other story related to it.

[CR001]

Hi all
DWP interview under caution
The same day I applied for British citizenship online I received a letter from the job centre asking me to attend an interview under caution on the 10th of June. On the 31 of may I received an email from the home office saying that they received my application and it will be processed within 6 months. I attended the interview on the 10th of June, and I found out that the reason of the interview is because I didn’t let the DWP know that I am a student and I was taking some benefits that I wasn’t eligible for. The outcome of the interview is not yet known but I’ve been told that the worst case scenario I’ll get an administrative penalty. Now my question is; is this whole situation will affect my British citizenship, And what should I do next regarding my application?
Thank you

My advise is do not say what you were not asked. You submitted your application already and this administrative penalty did not happen before your application was made. There is a high chance you might even get ur approval before this dwp situation is resolved. And if it affects you can request a reconsideration on the fact that you didn’t know you had to inform dwp of studies.
I had a court case with tv license 5minutes after I submitted my application and I almost passed out from shock of what could happen. Approval came as expected with no drama.
Just my opinion anyway

Claiming benefits when not entitled To is a breach of immigration rules and visa and could well result in a refusal of citizenship. Ho checks all gov department records and will see the current issue the user is facing .

Refusal due to TV licence only happens when you have been taken to court and been convicted.

[Onesie2017]

I’m in the same boat, applied on the 24th Feb and my application was acknowledged on the 25th with email and case ID, biometrics done 6th March that’s when I found the appointment free of charge, I’ve uploaded everything myself to save the hassle there so they only did few bits and I was out in half hour.
They said that with this new systems application will take around 12 weeks but then again here I am also like you guys still waiting for a decision more then 3 months now.
It’s getting a bit stressful as I was planning to move house due to my landlord informing me that he’s put the property on the marked and he’s due to sell it next year , I was hunting for properties and I was due to move out about a month ago then I said I will just stay hoping they will send me a decision but no luck still so again I’m hunting for properties now hoping to move out in the next month or two and again hoping they will send me a decision by then.

You can move house and update your home address online. You will be required to upload bank statement and ID on the online form. This is updated same day.
But also do a Royal Mail redirection from your old address just incase.
I moved house after 2months and I updated my details using the online form. Ceremony was moved to my new Borough when approval arrived.

[Onesie2017]

Hi all
DWP interview under caution
The same day I applied for British citizenship online I received a letter from the job centre asking me to attend an interview under caution on the 10th of June. On the 31 of may I received an email from the home office saying that they received my application and it will be processed within 6 months. I attended the interview on the 10th of June, and I found out that the reason of the interview is because I didn’t let the DWP know that I am a student and I was taking some benefits that I wasn’t eligible for. The outcome of the interview is not yet known but I’ve been told that the worst case scenario I’ll get an administrative penalty. Now my question is; is this whole situation will affect my British citizenship, And what should I do next regarding my application?
Thank you

My advise is do not say what you were not asked. You submitted your application already and this administrative penalty did not happen before your application was made. There is a high chance you might even get ur approval before this dwp situation is resolved. And if it affects you can request a reconsideration on the fact that you didn’t know you had to inform dwp of studies.
I had a court case with tv license 5minutes after I submitted my application and I almost passed out from shock of what could happen. Approval came as expected with no drama.
Just my opinion anyway

Claiming benefits when not entitled To is a breach of immigration rules and visa and could well result in a refusal of citizenship. Ho checks all gov department records and will see the current issue the user is facing .

Refusal due to TV licence only happens when you have been taken to court and been convicted.

CROO1 is right!
It’s a win win situation though, tell home office and get a refusal anyway or don’t tell them and risk getting an approval. The choice in the end will be urs

[Lina1993]

Hi all
DWP interview under caution
The same day I applied for British citizenship online I received a letter from the job centre asking me to attend an interview under caution on the 10th of June. On the 31 of may I received an email from the home office saying that they received my application and it will be processed within 6 months. I attended the interview on the 10th of June, and I found out that the reason of the interview is because I didn’t let the DWP know that I am a student and I was taking some benefits that I wasn’t eligible for. The outcome of the interview is not yet known but I’ve been told that the worst case scenario I’ll get an administrative penalty. Now my question is; is this whole situation will affect my British citizenship, And what should I do next regarding my application?
Thank you

My advise is do not say what you were not asked. You submitted your application already and this administrative penalty did not happen before your application was made. There is a high chance you might even get ur approval before this dwp situation is resolved. And if it affects you can request a reconsideration on the fact that you didn’t know you had to inform dwp of studies.
I had a court case with tv license 5minutes after I submitted my application and I almost passed out from shock of what could happen. Approval came as expected with no drama.
Just my opinion anyway

Claiming benefits when not entitled To is a breach of immigration rules and visa and could well result in a refusal of citizenship. Ho checks all gov department records and will see the current issue the user is facing .

Refusal due to TV licence only happens when you have been taken to court and been convicted.

Thank you for your replies, I am so anxious about the whole situation to the point where I can’t sleep properly at night, I think it’s a refusal for me

[Flo1]

Hi. I was asking this question myself, up until 3 weeks ago when I received my approval letter. I came here as a child, graduated from university, got a stable professional job, only left the UK 3 weeks at a time for holidays. I think the processing period varies a lot. I waited 16 weeks for my approval! Waiting longer for an approval does not necessarily mean there’s something wrong with your application. I would say that it is better if you have not received any communication as getting an email or phone call would usually mean they’ll want something else from you to support your application. Hang in there.

Hello everybody ,

Does anybody know or have any idea what are the criterias they use in order to approve some people very fast and for others it takes so much longer ... ?
I am from EU country, i applied on 28th of March, biometrics on 29th and paid £100.00 for that ... have never left the UK since arrived here, never changed address, never changed job, never claimed any benefits, never been in any problem with police or anything ,have no dependants ... i thought i would be approved with the speed of light ... yet ... here i am ...11 of June ... no sign of the brown envelope

Thanks

[asdap]

Hi all, I will soon be applying for my BC via ILR and I am worried that my absence in the UK will affect this. I did not go over 450 days of absence in the UK however, I do have an absence for a continuous 6 months and 22 days, and then I came back to the UK for 1 month and 11 days and then after that I left again for a continuous 5 months and 22 days. Is this a possible ground for my BC application to be rejected? Although I am aware that as long as I do not go over the 2 years, I should be okay but I'm worried this might be used against me as "not having enough strong ties to the UK" in my 5-year qualifying period.

Many thanks in advance!!

[CR001]

Hi all, I will soon be applying for my BC via ILR and I am worried that my absence in the UK will affect this. I did not go over 450 days of absence in the UK however, I do have an absence for a continuous 6 months and 22 days, and then I came back to the UK for 1 month and 11 days and then after that I left again for a continuous 5 months and 22 days. Is this a possible ground for my BC application to be rejected? Although I am aware that as long as I do not go over the 2 years, I should be okay but I'm worried this might be used against me as "not having enough strong ties to the UK" in my 5-year qualifying period.

Many thanks in advance!!

There is NO 180 days single absence limit for citizenship!!!

[Scorpio111]

Hi respected members! Please anyone with refugees status route plus ILR who have applied within last 6 months for naturalisation and received any reply or outcome from the home office. Any update will be highly appreciated. Good luck everyone. God bless!

[Refugees786]

Hi! We are living in the UK a modern computerised and IT system and paid heavy fees but waiting for decisions more then 6 months. No legal system to ask them why doing delay without any reason on straight forward cases. Frustrating!

[Onesie2017]

Hi respected members! Please anyone with refugees status route plus ILR who have applied within last 6 months for naturalisation and received any reply or outcome from the home office. Any update will be highly appreciated. Good luck everyone. God bless!

I applied on the 6th of feb. Got ceremony letter on 11th June. No approval letter yet

[Scorpio111]

Hi! Dear Mr Onesie2017! Please Did home office ask you for any additional documents or about illegal entry in your application process. Best wishes

[Onesie2017]

Hi! Dear Mr Onesie2017! Please Did home office ask you for any additional documents or about illegal entry in your application process. Best wishes

I wasn’t asked anything at all. I entered the UK legally but overstayed for 6weeks after my visiting visa expired. I was a minor (under 18) at the time and my overstay was beyond my control.

There is discretion applied for people in my category of overstayers when looking at applications for naturalisation.

Read the last document I attached and see if discretion can be applied in your case as that is the home office guide used to apply discretion in some cases (please also be aware that the case worker can chose to do otherwise)

I hope it all works out for everyone else waiting soon.

Best wishes

[Onesie2017]

Hi! We are living in the UK a modern computerised and IT system and paid heavy fees but waiting for decisions more then 6 months. No legal system to ask them why doing delay without any reason on straight forward cases. Frustrating!

A lot of things are going on at the same time with regards to applications especially with the speedy settlement for EU citizens before 2020.

My take is just to be patient and it will all be fine (I know that it is easier said than done)

You can send an email to them if you are worried just to find out the reason for the delay. I’m sure you will hear something soon.
Regards

[Anu1985]

Hi.i applied on 6th of march.i am on the route of refugees status.till last week I can see my application but now the link dnt work.it says error.try back later.can any body have a same experience.plz let me know.thnks

[Anu1985]

Hi! Dear Mr Onesie2017! Please Did home office ask you for any additional documents or about illegal entry in your application process. Best wishes

Hi scorpio.i applied on 6th of march.but still waiting.i am also on refugees status.i was able to check the application on home office website link.but now it dnt work.it says some error happen.try latter.

[mengo]

Hi! Dear Mr Onesie2017! Please Did home office ask you for any additional documents or about illegal entry in your application process. Best wishes

Hi scorpio.i applied on 6th of march.but still waiting.i am also on refugees status.i was able to check the application on home office website link.but now it dnt work.it says some error happen.try latter.

Hi Anu1985,

Which link were you using to to check application (status I guess?) ? I thought application tracking is not available anymore. Please, let us know the link. Thanks

[Anu1985]

Hi! Dear Mr Onesie2017! Please Did home office ask you for any additional documents or about illegal entry in your application process. Best wishes

Hi scorpio.i applied on 6th of march.but still waiting.i am also on refugees status.i was able to check the application on home office website link.but now it dnt work.it says some error happen.try latter.

Hi Anu1985,

Which link were you using to to check application (status I guess?) ? I thought application tracking is not available anymore. Please, let us know the link. Thanks

When you fill your application.home office send you the link to check your application download your application and also download your reference form.i am talking about that.i was able to go on that link but now it's finish.