TIMELINE AFTER NATURALISATION APPLICATION SUBMISSION

[Emma84]

NCS or Postal: NCS (Market Harborough)
Date of submission: 18th March 09
Category: 5 years residence as unmarried partner + 1 year ILR
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 23 March 09
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 25 March 09 (dated 22 March)
Date of receipt of approval: 1 May 09 (dated 21 April 09)
Date of ceremony: 21 May 09
Date of passport application:
Method used:
Date of passport receipt:

[anjali_devi]

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[anjali_devi]

NCS or Postal: NCS Catford
Date of submission or posting: 30th April 2009
CRITERIA: 6 yr stay (5 yr WP, HSMP + 1 yr ILR)
Date of receipt of Application @ HO: 1st May 2009
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 11th May 2009
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Waiting
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Invitation Letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting
Date of appln. for passport: Waiting
Interview for Passport : Waiting
Passport received: Waiting

[akki112]

Hi Anjali Devi,

Since when April has 31 days??
Your date of submission says 31st April.

[anjali_devi]

just corrected the typo.....

[anjali_devi]

NCS or Postal: NCS Catford
Date of submission or posting: 30th April 2009
CRITERIA: 6 yr stay (5 yr WP, HSMP + 1 yr ILR)
Date of receipt of Application @ HO: 1st May 2009
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 11th May 2009
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 13th May 2009 (Dated: 9th May)
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Invitation Letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting
Date of appln. for passport: Waiting
Interview for Passport : Waiting
Passport received: Waiting

[Lala0208]

NCS or Postal: NCS Catford
Date of submission or posting: 29th April 2009
CRITERIA: 6.5 yr stay (5 yrs WP dependent + 1.5 yrs ILR)
Date of receipt of Application @ HO: 30th April 2009
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 9th May 2009
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 13/05/2009 (dated 09/05/2009)
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Invitation Letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting
Date of appln. for passport: Waiting
Interview for Passport : Waiting
Passport received: Waiting

[SidB]

NCS or Postal: NCS Marylebone (Westminster)
Date of submission or posting: 14th May 2009
CRITERIA: 6 yr stay (5 yrs WP+HSMP + 1 yr ILR)
Date of receipt of Application @ HO: Waiting
Date of debit of debit/credit card: Waiting
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Waiting
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Invitation Letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting
Date of appln. for passport: Waiting
Interview for Passport : Waiting
Passport received: Waiting

[mr_pankaj]

In my wife's case:

NCS or Postal: NCS Catford
Date of submission or posting: 2nd February 2009
CRITERIA: 4 yr stay (Wife of a British Citizen with 4 yrs. ILR)
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 16th March 2009 [She entered my credit card and I went abroad. Credit card company refused HO to take payments off the card, hence application got delayed for few weeks and she had to resend the payment slip again to HO with her own debit card details.]
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 10th Feb 2009
Date of receipt of approval: 17th April 2009
Invitation Letter: 22nd April 2009
Date of Ceremony: 30th April 2009
Date of appln. for passport: 1st May 2009
Interview for Passport : 12th May 2009
Passport received: 14th May 2009

thanks to all.

[sailorsam]

Hi all

Country of Origin: South African
NCS or Postal: Postal Dorset
Date of submission or posting: 19 March 2009
CRITERIA: 5 yr stay
Date of debit of debit/credit card: Transcash 19th March 2009
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 22 March 2009
Date of receipt of approval: 6 May 2009
Invitation Letter: 15 May 2009
Date of Ceremony: 21 May 2009
Date of appln. for passport:
Interview for Passport :
Passport received:

Sailorsam

[Mandy2]

has anybody applied after 14th May for naturlisation

[SidB]

has anybody applied after 14th May for naturlisation

I applied on the 14th through NCS and my application was recd. on the 15th. Why do you ask?

[jsky]

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[Mandy2]

NCS or Postal: Postal
Date of submission or posting: 15th May 2009
CRITERIA: 6 yr stay (5 yrs WP+ 1 yr ILR)
Date of receipt of Application @ HO: 18th May, 2009
Date of debit of debit/credit card: Waiting
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Waiting
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Invitation Letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting
Date of appln. for passport: Waiting
Interview for Passport : Waiting
Passport received: Waiting


anybody got approval in May. Thanks

[ajani]

NCS or Postal: NCS
Date of submission or posting: 2nd April 2009
CRITERIA: 1.6yrs student + 5yrs HSMP+ 1y ILR
Date of receipt of Application @ HO: 3rd April 2009
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 14th April 2009
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 17th April 2009
Date of receipt of approval: 21st May 2009
Invitation Letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting
Date of appln. for passport: Waiting
Interview for Passport : Waiting
Passport received: Waiting

I sent 5 applications. Myself, my wife and three children under the age of 18. The youngest of my kids aged 11 received his certificate of registration yesterday, while the other two aged 16 and 14 were given the option to attend the ceremony or have us collect the certificate on their behalf.
My remaining adult children aged 20 and 18 are hoping to apply in June. They do not seem to be in a hurry as they have to pay their application fees.
Good luck to those still waiting. I now have the ceremony and passport application to left to process.

[angkorgonew]

I'm a member of a few other immigration forums and the following timelines have recently been posted for applications submitted late March / early April:

(1)
NCS or Postal: NCS
If NCS, which centre: Hamilton
Date of submission or posting: 2 April 2009
CRITERIA - Marriage to BC + ILR
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 7 April 2009
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 16 April 2009
Date of receipt of approval: 23 May 2009

(2)
NCS or Postal : NCS – Harrow-Middlesex
Date of submission : 25 March 2009
CRITERIA : Work permit 5.5 years + 1 ILR
Date of debit of debit/credit card : 28 March 2009
Date of receipt of acknowledgement : 31 March 09 dated 28 March 2009
Date of receipt of approval from HO : 22 May 2009

(3)
Country of Origin: South African
NCS or Postal: Postal
Date of submission or posting: 19 March 2009
CRITERIA: 5 yr work (+ ILR)
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 19 March 2009
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 22 March 2009
Date of receipt of approval: 6 May 2009


Hope this helps people; and if anyone else has timelines from submissions commencing end of March / early April, please post them here

Lots of luck to everyone!

[vstrom1]

Country of Origin: Pakistan
NCS or Postal: NCS Bracknell
Date of submission or posting: 5th March 2009
CRITERIA: 5 yr work + 1 ILR
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 7th March 2009
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 11th March 2009
Date of receipt of approval: 19th May 2009

[angkorgonew]

Additional dates from another discussion board for people's reference:

NCS or Postal : NCS - Ealing
Date of submission: 17 March 2009
CRITERIA : 2+1 (marriage to British Citizen)
Date of debit of debit/credit card : 19 March 2009
Date of receipt of acknowledgement : 21 March 2009
Date of receipt of approval : 09 April 2009

Total turnaroud time: Only 3 weeks (!)

[Mandy2]

Thanks very much for the time lines.

[maya_uk]

NCS or Postal: NCS Wandswroth
Date of submission or posting: 16th May 2009
CRITERIA: 3 year spouse of British citizen
Date of receipt of Application @ HO: Waiting
Date of debit of debit/credit card: Waiting
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Waiting
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Invitation Letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting
Date of appln. for passport: Waiting
Interview for Passport : Waiting
Passport received: Waiting

I am rather concerned because I have still not received my receipt of application acknowledegment letter, it has been already been 11 days since submitting my application. And no money has beed debited from my credit card as yet.

[angkorgonew]

I would not worry excessively about it until over two weeks have passed; I've noticed many people reporting two week wait times to have their debit cards processed (or the Home Office responding asking for corrected details, as one person made an error in reporting a digit).

[carmeloreyes]

CRITERIA:3 year spouse

Date of submission or posting: 07/03/09
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 20/03/09
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:15/03/09
Date of receipt of approval from HO: 21/04/09 (Dated 15/04/09)
Date of Ceremony: 21/05/09
Date of appln. Pass: 23/05/09 (Check and Send Service)
Date of Receipt :
Passport received:

[oscurita]

NCS or Postal : NCS
If NCS, which centre :Brighton
Date of submission or posting : 28/04/09
CRITERIA - 2 years aupair-3 years wp-6 years ILR(11 years)
Date of debit of debit/credit card :11/05/09
Date of receipt of acknowledgement :14/05/05 (Dated 11/05/09)
Date of receipt of approval :Waiting
Date of Ceremony :Waiting
Date of appln. for passport :Waiting
Method used :Waiting
Date of Receipt:Waiting

I'm about the change my address and wondering would it make my aplication delay? I will ring them today and let them know, fingers cross!

[MariamM]

Hi Oscurita,

How did the call to the Home Office go? Did they say much about applications in general?

Thanks

[oscurita]

they are too busy to answer my call , i'll be posting if there's any news regarding general aplications, good luck everone x