TIMELINE AFTER NATURALISATION APPLICATION SUBMISSION

[bgizzle]

NCS or Postal: Swinton NCS
Date of submission or posting: 24th June 2009
CRITERIA: 5 yrs stay under HSMP (HSMP ILR JR)
{Extenstions(1+3+3) Got ILR after completing 5 Years, Received JR letter after 5 Years and 8 months)
Date of receipt of Application @ HO: 25th June 2009
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 30th June 2009
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 2nd July 2009 (Dated June26, 2009)
Date of receipt of Approval and Citizenship Invitation Letter (one letter): 10 August 2009 (Dated 01 August 2009)
Date of public ceremony: 19 August 2009

When and what means does the home office use to contact your referees .I am asking this question as i have made a application for citizenship and would like to know how they communicate with the referees.

Hi rkudum. My assumption is that they would contact your referees if the need arises by email, telephone or in writing as those are the details requested on the form.

However you might want to note that in Chapter 6 (6.3.6.1) of the case working instructions available on the Border Agency website it says the following and I quote

"All applicants, except those seeking to renounce British nationality, are asked to provide two referees so that we can be satisfied about a person’s identity. We would not routinely contact referees, but may do so on the authority of a senior caseworker if this could resolve any concerns about the application. "

http://www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk/siteco ... ichapter6/

[RagsKasthuri]

Date of application (NCS): 14 July 2009
Citizenship approved on: 6th August 2009

Awaiting all the other bookings.

[bgizzle]

Date of application (NCS): 14 July 2009
Citizenship approved on: 6th August 2009

Awaiting all the other bookings.

Congrats RagsKasthuri! less than 3 weeks. Wow! you are one of the lucky few.

[tech]

Hi RagsKasthuri
congrats on very quick approval. Can you please share your details ?
NCS name. whether joint or single application, documents submitted etc

[RagsKasthuri]

Hi,

Yes, quite lucky I would say. I was only calling them to inform about my change of address from the next month and they advised me that a decision on your application has just me made yesterday

The NCS was based in Hamilton, Scotland.

Very professional and friendly. They pointed out an important point that I should have been in the UK exactly 5 years before making the application.

I was out of the UK on the 7th July 2004 which is why my application was not sent through on the same day. Instead they kept my application in the NCS and sent it on the 14th July 2009.

Rags

[RagsKasthuri]

Hi,

Yes, quite lucky I would say. I was only calling them to inform about my change of address from the next month and they advised me that a decision on your application has just me made yesterday

The NCS was based in Hamilton, Scotland.

Very professional and friendly. They pointed out an important point that I should have been in the UK exactly 5 years before making the application.

I was out of the UK on the 7th July 2004 which is why my application was not sent through on the same day. Instead they kept my application in the NCS and sent it on the 14th July 2009.

Rags

[RagsKasthuri]

It was a single application

Documents submitted were

Passport
Reference letter from the employers covering the 5 year period
Photographs
Application form
HSMP approval letters (both initial and extension)

Rags

[silentc]

NCS or Postal: NCS
If NCS, which centre: Sutton
Date of submission or posting: 25th June 2009
CRITERIA - HSMP JR (5 years)
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 7th July 2009
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 9th July 2009 (Dated 7th July 2009)
Date of receipt of approval: 10th August 2009 (Dated 1st August 2009)
Date of Ceremony:12th August (Private ceremony)
Date of passport application: 12th August
Method used: Post office check and send

[TinTinTin]

CRITERIA:3 year spouse category (This is my spouse's data)

Date of submission or posting : 03-July-2009 (NCS - London Enfield)
Date of debit of debit/credit card : 8-July-2009
Date of receipt of acknowledgement : 16-July-2009
Date of receipt of approval from HO : 14-Aug-2009

Date of Ceremony : 27-Aug-2009
Date of appln. Passport : 27-Aug-2009

Passport Interview : 19-Sep-2009
Passport received : 22-Sep-2009

[chicoco]

CRITERIA:3 year spouse category (This is my spouse's data)

Date of submission or posting: 03/07/2009 (NCS - London Enfield)
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 8-July-2009
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 16-July-2009
Date of receipt of approval from HO: 14-Aug-2009
Date of Ceremony: TBD
Date of appln. Pass:
Passport Interview:
Support Documents for Pass. received back:
Passport received:

Congrats! I sent mine on the 8th ( same week). Hopefully it will come through soon as well.

[llNicell]

NCS or Postal: NCS Hatfield
Date of submission or posting: 9th June 2009
CRITERIA: 5 + 1 year on ILR
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 12th June 2009
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 16th June 2009
Date of receipt of approval: 29th June 2009
Invitation Letter: received 3rd July 2009
Date of Ceremony: 20th July 2009
Date of appln. for passport: 20th July 2009
Interview for Passport : 6th August 2009
Passport received: 11th August 2009

Total 8 weeks

[Tosan]

NCS or Postal: NCS Camden
Date of submission or posting: 30th June 2009
CRITERIA: HSMP JR (5 years)
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 7th July 2009
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 10th July 2009
Date of receipt of approval: 14th Aug 2009
Date of Ceremony: TBC
Date of appln. for passport: TBC
Interview for Passport : TBC
Passport received: TBC

Total 6 weeks

[tech]

Congrats on your approval.What is date on your approval letter ? Can you please also tell us whether it is a single or family application ?

I guess it would be really useful to add this info (family/Single) to future upates . Looks like some single applcations are approved within 3 weeks and typically it takes 5 to 6 weeks for family applications.

[Tosan]

This was a single application. Date on approval letter - 10th August

[bgizzle]

This was a single application. Date on approval letter - 10th August

Congrats Tosan! Do you know if your referees were contacted by HO?

[Tosan]

My referees were not contacted by HO.

[willsk22]

OK, thanks for the useful posts in the past, here goes....

NCS or Postal : NCS Southwark **

Date of submission Sat 08 Aug 2009 (told would be sent to HO Mon 10th- Tracked with Royal Mail and was delivered 11th to HO Liverpool)
CRITERIA - 3 Yr Spouse
Date of debit of debit/credit card 13th AUG 2009
Date of receipt of acknowledgement 13th AUG 2009
Date of receipt of approval Waiting
Date of Ceremony Waiting
Date of appln. for passport Waiting
Method used Waiting
Date of Receipt Waiting

**(Southwark Council VVV Helpful.. Westminster not at all Basically wife qualified from 1st Aug 2009, but she was working away, I called to book appointment only with Westminster NCS @ Marylebone town hall. They wouldn`t let me book appt for NCS, so had to wait until wife was in UK to do- she works abroad a lot) and when she turned up on Mon 4th, was told no booking was made... REALLY REALLY bad attitude, avoid them and use NCS at Southwark or even Camden if you have to use NCS in LOndon !!!

[chakku71]

Saw a lot of instances where the application was sent by NCS. Has anyone got naturalisation fast via post.
Thank You

[momo247m]

Saw a lot of instances where the application was sent by NCS. Has anyone got naturalisation fast via post.
Thank You

Hi, I am momo247m am on page 85. I did mine via recorded delivery on the 16th og july, got my approval letter on the 13th of august adn am awaiting my ceremony letter, called them last night cause i was getting impatient adnthey told me it was sent recorded delivery 18/08/09 and would be with me today. Will let you know

[bgizzle]

Saw a lot of instances where the application was sent by NCS. Has anyone got naturalisation fast via post.
Thank You

Hi, I am momo247m am on page 85. I did mine via recorded delivery on the 16th og july, got my approval letter on the 13th of august adn am awaiting my ceremony letter, called them last night cause i was getting impatient adnthey told me it was sent recorded delivery 18/08/09 and would be with me today. Will let you know

Congrats. 4 weeks exactly for approval is great going. I half expected the holiday season to have an impact on the timelines.

[angkorgonew]

Thank you for replying. UKBA actually send 2 different letter 1 is a decision letter and other one is invitation letter. Apparently sometime people dont get the decision letter and straight away get ainvitation letter.

I have got the decision letter and its asking me to wait for invitation letter. I was just trying to figure out what pattern they are following these days?

Another thing which I have noticed in most cases(I can be wrong though) that when people gey their letter after some days (like you had after 10 days) they get straight away invitation letter but in my case decision was made on 4th august and I got that decision letter on 7th august.

I guess I have to wait now because cant book my ceremony without invitation letter.

Thanks

For everybody's reference, I received four letters:
- Approval Letter;
- General UK Border Agency Invitation Letter (telling me to contact my local council);
- Invitation Letter from my local council;
- Revised General UK Border Agency Invitation Letter (when I asked to change venue to another council).

Hope this helps!

[hamadauk123]

Date of submission 26-05-09 self postal
CRITERIA - 6 years residency
Date of debit of debit/credit card 10th-06-09
Date of receipt of acknowledgement 15th-06-09
Date of receipt of approval:20-08-09 dated on 10-08-09
Date of Ceremony:20-08-09 private
Date of appln. for passport:20-08-09
Method used:check and send post office
Date of interview:waiting
date passport recieved:waiting

[chicoco]

Hi all,

Please find below my timelines:

NCS or postal: NCS
If NCS which centre: London Islington
Date of submission or posting: July 8th 2009
Nationality: Nigerian
Criteria: 4Yrs HSMP + 1 Yr ILR
Date of debit of debit/credit card: July 13th 2009
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: July 16th 2009
Date of receipt of approval: August 21st ( dated August 12th 2009)
Date of ceremony: August 25th ( private)

[uk2009]

Hi,
I have 3 questions to ask and planning to apply ILR in sept (HSMP JR), thanks in advance

1. Do i need to show more than last 3 months payslips ? as i am out of office for 3months(mar'09 - Jun'09)

2. Is Police Registration Ceritificate neccessary ?

3. Is Birth Certificate neccessary to produce ?

Please advice.

Thanks

[bgizzle]

Hi,
I have 3 questions to ask and planning to apply ILR in sept (HSMP JR), thanks in advance

1. Do i need to show more than last 3 months payslips ? as i am out of office for 3months(mar'09 - Jun'09)

2. Is Police Registration Ceritificate neccessary ?

3. Is Birth Certificate neccessary to produce ?

Please advice.

Thanks

Hi This discussion is for Naturalisation not ILR application. Check other parts of the forum like http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=5760. Best of luck with you ILR application.