TIMELINE AFTER NATURALISATION APPLICATION SUBMISSION

[technical_lemon]

Called the council(hackney) and they told me i have to wait for the invitation letter as i can't book anything unless i have a invitation letter..

wp_to_tier1_168 which council did you booked your ceremony ? and how you managed to get a date (did you booked private ceremoney ?)

Cheers,

[wp_to_tier1_168]

Called the council(hackney) and they told me i have to wait for the invitation letter as i can't book anything unless i have a invitation letter..

wp_to_tier1_168 which council did you booked your ceremony ? and how you managed to get a date (did you booked private ceremoney ?)

Cheers,

Yes, I booked private. Just told them I got the approval letter. Actually i haven't seen the letter in person rather my wife told the letter details. I guess as long as your council have received your naturalization certificate, they would accept your booking.

[ICEBREAKER]

Called the council(hackney) and they told me i have to wait for the invitation letter as i can't book anything unless i have a invitation letter..

wp_to_tier1_168 which council did you booked your ceremony ? and how you managed to get a date (did you booked private ceremoney ?)

Cheers,

Yes, I booked private. Just told them I got the approval letter. Actually i haven't seen the letter in person rather my wife told the letter details. I guess as long as your council have received your naturalization certificate, they would accept your booking.

[ICEBREAKER]

At last i got the approval today. Thank God and everyone on this forum. Specially those who wished good luck.

I wish a good luck everyone who is still waiting.

[Smallfamily]

At last i got the approval today. Thank God and everyone on this forum. Specially those who wished good luck.

I wish a good luck everyone who is still waiting.

Many many many congradulations

[raymasa2]

At last i got the approval today. Thank God and everyone on this forum. Specially those who wished good luck.

I wish a good luck everyone who is still waiting.

What a great Christmas gift and a great way to start a new year. Congratulations.

Ray

[BJ21]

At last i got the approval today. Thank God and everyone on this forum. Specially those who wished good luck.

I wish a good luck everyone who is still waiting.

Great News!!! Congratulation m8. Happy New Year

[khaweriba]

Hi All

My Time lines is

NCS or Postal: NCS - Hounslow
Criteria: 4 yrs HSMP + 1 yr ILR (myself only)
Date of submission: 22nd Dec 2010
Date reached HO: Not confirm
Date of Debit Card deduction: Not yet
Date of receipt of acknowledgment letter: Not yet
Date of receipt of approval letter: Not yet
Date of ceremony: Not yet.

Is there any one who applied recently.

All the best

MKI

[soulfullness]

Hi All

Time lines

NCS or Postal: NCS
Criteria: 4 yrs HSMP + 1 yr ILR (myself only)
Date of submission: 16th Dec 2010
Date reached HO: Not confirm
Date of Debit Card deduction: Not yet
Date of receipt of acknowledgment letter: Not yet
Date of receipt of approval letter: Not yet
Date of ceremony: Not yet.

[iyanu]

Congratulations you lots!

wp_to_tier1_168, ICEBREAKER & company!

And all the best in your passport application next...

[Idea]

NCS or Postal: NCS (lanarkshire)
Criteria: 4 yrs HSMP + 1 yr ILR (myself only)
Date of submission: 20th Dec 2010
Date reached HO: 21 Dec2010
Date of Debit Card deduction: Not yet
Date of receipt of acknowledgment letter: Not yet
Date of receipt of approval letter: Not yet
Date of ceremony: Not yet.

[ICEBREAKER]

Thank you very much all. Merry xmass and happy new year:):D.

This a precious gift in very special day. I hope everyone on this forum who are still waiting for the decision to get a positive outcome. Special thanks to all individuals who wished me a good luck and very best to them.

[malli]

@ icebreaker and mrsalhmed, when you had your acknowledgement letter what was the reference number was it ct? thanks

[desisongs]

hi all, got my approval letter...z xmas gift

NCS or Postal: NCS (wandsworth council)
Criteria: 4 yrs HSMP + 1 yr ILR (myself+spouse+2 children)
Date of submission: 14th Nov 2010
Date of Debit Card deduction: 24th Nov
Date of receipt of approval letter: 24th Dec (letter dated 10th dec)
Date of ceremony: to be scheduled.

the approval letter is dated 10th dec but I received it on 24th (xmas eve). so letter took long time to arrive - due to snow and it was normal mail.

fyi, got 4 letters for each of us and single letter states approval + invitation to go to my preferred council (i live in different council).

thanks and good luck to those who are still waiting.

cheers

[mrsahmed]

on our acknowledgement letter there was no reference with ct just our home office reference number..

[ICEBREAKER]

NCS, Camden
CRITERIA - 5 yrs
Date of debit of debit/credit card credit card on 13 Sept 2010
Date of receipt of acknowledgement 30 Sept
Date of receipt of approval 14 dec 2010
Date of receipt of invitations 23 dec 2010
Date of Ceremony 6 janaury
Date of appln. for passport
Method used
Date of Receipt

[saurya_s]

NCS, Camden
CRITERIA - 5 yrs
Date of debit of debit/credit card credit card on 13 Sept 2010
Date of receipt of acknowledgement 30 Sept
Date of receipt of approval 14 dec 2010
Date of receipt of invitations 23 dec 2010
Date of Ceremony 6 janaury
Date of appln. for passport
Method used
Date of Receipt

Hi there,
Congrats,
My NCS told me it takes 4 months and your case appears to be like that. Other peoples applications seems to be processed in about 6-8 weeks? What caused delay? Did they talked to your referees? etc?

[Sandieo]

Following my last post, stating that I had submitted my passport application via the check and send service, I e-mailed the IPS customer service team to enquire whether my application had been received, they have confirmed that the application was processed on the 23rd dec and a letter was being put in the post today, inviting me for interview. They have advised me to contact the adviceline in a weeks time if I havent received it. Can I ring them prior to receiving the letter to book my interview?

[technical_lemon]

wp_to_tier1_168 and ICEbraker you managed to get private ceremony booked congrats..

my battle still continues i requested HOmeoffice to have my ceremoney in newham as they have freqent ceremonies but i submitted my application via hackney and i live in redbridge..

called both newham and hackney and they don't have me on their list..

homeoffice letter states that i should contact hackney council for my ceremoney..

i did called redbridge council too as they are my local council and they don't have me on list either..

what should i do please help?

1:keep calling all three to see where i am actually going for my cermoney
2:wait to get an invitation letter for public ceremoney
3:or to call HOmeoffice for a confirmation where they sent my invitation

cheers,
Lemon

[psychedelic79]

Following my last post, stating that I had submitted my passport application via the check and send service, I e-mailed the IPS customer service team to enquire whether my application had been received, they have confirmed that the application was processed on the 23rd dec and a letter was being put in the post today, inviting me for interview. They have advised me to contact the adviceline in a weeks time if I havent received it. Can I ring them prior to receiving the letter to book my interview?

Yes you can book an interview without the invitation letter, however you need the 'reference number' which is different from the C&S Barcode no. You can call the IPS contact centre and they will give you the reference no.

[mrsahmed]

[quoteHi there,
Congrats,
My NCS told me it takes 4 months and your case appears to be like that. Other peoples applications seems to be processed in about 6-8 weeks? What caused delay? Did they talked to your referees? etc?[/quote]

we submitted ours in february and still have heard nothing back, we would have been satisfied with a 4 month wait!

[saurya_s]

[quoteHi there,
Congrats,
My NCS told me it takes 4 months and your case appears to be like that. Other peoples applications seems to be processed in about 6-8 weeks? What caused delay? Did they talked to your referees? etc?

we submitted ours in february and still have heard nothing back, we would have been satisfied with a 4 month wait![/quote]

Did you sent thru NCS and did you contact HO. They normally decide within 6 months?

[ukpl]

my battle still continues i requested HOmeoffice to have my ceremoney in newham as they have freqent ceremonies but i submitted my application via hackney and i live in redbridge..

Just curious: how much more frequent ceremonies are in newham in comparison to your council? And how do you know about it?
Personally, I wouldn't change my local council for the sake of waiting 1-2 weeks shorter, but as it has occured ceremonies in my council are on weekly basis anyway.

[Sandieo]

[quote="Sandieo"]I have toady received my approval for British Citizenship letter from UKBA and my invitation to the Citizenship Ceremony from Liverpool City Council for the 2/1/11.
Timeline so far ...
Nationality - Nigerian
31.10.05 - ILR under the 14 year Long stay.
10/11/10 - After 5 years ILR appointment at Liverpool NCS.
11/11/10 - Application Submitted to UKBA.
16/11/10 - Fee taken from debit card
20/11/10 - Acknowledgement letter dated 16/11/10 received.
13/12/10 - Approval letter dated 1/12/10 received.
2/1/11 - Citizenship Ceremony ( Public).
At long last I am almost at the end of this journey, good luck to others waiting. This has been a very informative and helpful forum , thanks to all for their useful advice ![/quote]
Updated Timeline :
20/12/10 - Ceremony (private - quick and over in 10 mins) Liverpool Registry
20/12/10 - Passport Application submitted via check and send -Post Office
23/12/10 - Passport Application Processed.
29/12/10 - IPS confirmed interview letter is being sent out today.
31/12/10 - Interview letter received and also supporting documents returned by secure post.
7/1/11- Interview Appointment arranged at my convenience ( it could have been earlier if I wanted ) at Liverpool Office

[psychedelic79]

NCS Hamilton
Date of submission 12/10/10
Date reached HO 13/10/10
CRITERIA - 4yr HSMP JR + 1 yr ILR
Date of debit of debit/credit card 15/10/10
Date of receipt of acknowledgement 22/10/10 - dated 15/10/10
Date of receipt of approval - 04/11/10 - dated 27/10/10
Date of receipt of invitation letter from council - 30/10/10 - dated 29/10/10
Date of Ceremony - 14/12/10
Date of appln. for passport - 15/12/10
Method used Check & Send
Date of Receipt of documents - 23/12/10
Date of interview - 24/12/10
Date passport received - 31/12/10 (new version)

Thanks everyone for all the info and support. The forum was extremely useful during each and every step. Wish you all a Happy New Year!