TIMELINE AFTER NATURALISATION APPLICATION SUBMISSION

[flojomojo]

i applied to UKBA (AN) single applicant. app. received at UKBA on 5 April, 2011. Acknowledgement letter received 20 April, dated 14 April, 2011. Since then nothing. It's been 4 weeks. Really wanted to go on hols but looks like i'm in for a long wait. Any ideas how long it might take? I mean it's now exactly 29 days since ack. letter. it's diabolical this is.

[krisanj]

Hi,

Update...

Received acknowledgement letter today 18/5 dated 12/5. Applied via Wadsworth NCS on 5/5 and money deducted on 12/5. Lets see how long I have to wait

Regards,

[swlpak]

he guys, what is the process to book an appointment for citzenship ceremony? by phone or u have to fill some kind of application form? i rang birmingham registrar office to ask about the next date for ceremony. i was told that i have to download some kind of form and fill it and send it to registrar office and then they will let me know about ceremony. is this the right process?

[ferrarilondon]

Thanks guys for your moral support , seriously this forum has become part of my life lol and you guys part of my family. We should always try to keep in touch even hopefully we get our approvals soon.

[gidoc]

applied to UKBA (AN) single applicant. app. received at UKBA on 5 April, 2011. Acknowledgement letter received 20 April, dated 14 April, 2011. Since then nothing. It's been 4 weeks. Really wanted to go on hols but looks like i'm in for a long wait. Any ideas how long it might take?

Watch this thread. Current waiting times vary from 8-12 wks

[ferrerorocher]

Hi Everyone,

I have been reading all the posts in this forum everyday as well, so decided to sign up too.

My application was received by HO on 26/04/2011 and funds taken out of my credit card only on 13/05/2011! I must be one of the longest waiting person in this forum to get his card debited!

Now will wait for the next letter. Best of luck to all of you.

Jimmy

[johnty]

CRITERIA - :EEA Spouse- automatic PR (5+1)
NCS or Postal: POSTAL
Date of submission or posting: 11/11/2010
HO received: 12/11/2010
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 17/11/2010
Date of receipt of acknowledgement dated 17/11/2010
Date of receipt of approval
Date of Ceremony
Date of appln. for passport
Method used
Date of Receipt

I see here mostly people get their decision with in a month or 2 but I am waiting for ages now.
Shall I call them? which number to call?
thanks

@jimmy
I do not think you can beat me
I am still waiting. will call them tomorrow see what they say now.

Johnty

[ferrarilondon]

Johnty correct me if I am wrong, you have been waiting since last 6 months? have u called them

[allta]

Johnty correct me if I am wrong, you have been waiting since last 6 months? have u called them

Indeed, HO says it could take more than 6months for decision based on their external checks....perhaps Johnty falls within this category....

[dsk]

no brown envelop in post today

[ferrarilondon]

I am waiting for Silver Special delivery letter , the one i send with my application lol

[Camellia]

CRITERIA - :EEA Spouse- automatic PR (5+1)
NCS or Postal: POSTAL
Date of submission or posting: 11/11/2010
HO received: 12/11/2010
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 17/11/2010
Date of receipt of acknowledgement dated 17/11/2010
Date of receipt of approval
Date of Ceremony
Date of appln. for passport
Method used
Date of Receipt

I see here mostly people get their decision with in a month or 2 but I am waiting for ages now.
Shall I call them? which number to call?
thanks

@jimmy
I do not think you can beat me
I am still waiting. will call them tomorrow see what they say now.

Johnty

OMG Johnty! Did you phone them? What is the latest update?

[flanza123]

Hi Friends

I have received the naturalisation approval letter today .

Date of submission or posting: 22/03/2011
HO received: 24/03/2011
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 31/03/2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement dated 05/04/2011
Date of receipt of approval 19/05/2011

It looks like the March applications are getting through now.
Hope everyone will hear the good news very soon!!

Best of luck for all you!!!

[nax_72]

Hi Friends

I have received the naturalisation approval letter today .

Date of submission or posting: 22/03/2011
HO received: 24/03/2011
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 31/03/2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement dated 05/04/2011
Date of receipt of approval 19/05/2011

It looks like the March applications are getting through now.
Hope everyone will hear the good news very soon!!

Best of luck for all you!!!

Congratulations. That is pretty quick compared to the current time line of approval letter reception.

Can you kindly let us know under which criteria you submitted the application. Method of application (NCS or postal). Date mentioned on the approval letter. Also if you applied via NCS did you enclose a special delivery envelope and whether it was used to send your approval letter.

[ferrarilondon]

Congratulations Flanza, rest of the journey would be so smooth i hope

[johnty]

CRITERIA - :EEA Spouse- automatic PR (5+1)
NCS or Postal: POSTAL
Date of submission or posting: 11/11/2010
HO received: 12/11/2010
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 17/11/2010
Date of receipt of acknowledgement dated 17/11/2010
Date of receipt of approval
Date of Ceremony
Date of appln. for passport
Method used
Date of Receipt

I see here mostly people get their decision with in a month or 2 but I am waiting for ages now.
Shall I call them? which number to call?
thanks

@jimmy
I do not think you can beat me
I am still waiting. will call them tomorrow see what they say now.

Johnty

OMG Johnty! Did you phone them? What is the latest update?

Called today and I have been told it is waiting for allocation to a case worker..
I said I believe the external check have beed completed which I was told 2 months ago? She said NO! when it is allocated then the checks will be made.

Me: What is going on? First you said waiting for checks now you are saying waiting for allocation and check will be made after that!

She said I can not tell you more than what I see on the screen and etc etc.

So I asked if I can make a complaint so I was given some this address below.
North west CSU
Dept 99 Manchester M90 3WW


Now what shall I do? complaint and what? Need advice please

Thanks

[rightmove]

[@flanza] what was the nature of your application?

[flanza123]

Thanks, nax_72 & ferrarilondon.

I have applied under 5 years in (WP + Tier1) and 1 year in ILR.
The approval date is mentioned as 17th May and was received today in Ist class post.

[rightmove]

[quote="johnty"][quote="Camellia"][quote="johnty"][quote="johnty"][quote="johnty"]CRITERIA - :[b]EEA Spouse- automatic PR (5+1)[/b]
NCS or Postal: [b]POSTAL[/b]
Date of submission or posting: [b]11/11/2010[/b]
HO received:[b] 12/11/2010[/b]
Date of debit of debit/credit card: [b]17/11/2010[/b]
Date of receipt of acknowledgement [b]dated 17/11/2010 [/b]
Date of receipt of approval
Date of Ceremony
Date of appln. for passport
Method used
Date of Receipt[/quote]
I see here mostly people get their decision with in a month or 2 but I am waiting for ages now.
Shall I call them? which number to call?
thanks[/quote]

@jimmy
I do not think you can beat me :)
I am still waiting. will call them tomorrow see what they say now.

Johnty[/quote]

OMG Johnty! Did you phone them? What is the latest update?[/quote]


Called today and I have been told it is waiting for allocation to a case worker..
I said I believe the external check have beed completed which I was told 2 months ago? She said NO! when it is allocated then the checks will be made.

Me: What is going on? First you said waiting for checks now you are saying waiting for allocation and check will be made after that!

She said I can not tell you more than what I see on the screen and etc etc.

So I asked if I can make a complaint so I was given some this address below.
North west CSU
Dept 99 Manchester M90 3WW


Now what shall I do? complaint and what? Need advice please

Thanks[/quote]

You can always send a recorded letter asking for more information about the status without making it look like a complaint. also, ask politely in the letter if there is any agency from which they have asked for more info and they are not hearing back. you are ready to provide more info etc. etc. I see you had spousal visa. this is one of the most suspicious type of residence. most of the frauds happen on spousal visa and residency, so i wont be surprised if home office takes extra time to scruitinise the application. also, the problem with govt agencies is that, if the officer dealing with your case suspects something, he is never going to share that with you...

[tintin]

I got my approval letter last thursday i.e. 14th may. i have still not received the invitation letter. Does anyone know how long it takes to get the invitation letter.

I also rang my council and they said they still haven't received my certificate. they said that this was strange as they generally get the certificates before the applicants get their approval letters. i will be ringing the HO tomorrow to check whats happening.

I also found out that the cost of a private ceremony at my council is £125 phew !!

This is a never ending and a very expensive loop.

£125.00 is a lot better than £260.00 charge by Birmingham city council.

This is very strange of ho. Approval sent but no certificate. I guess, they dealing with backlog

£260, thats an enormous amount. probablt the high fee is to discourage people from private ceremonies. I rang them this morning to ask where my invitation letter is. i was told that the letter was sent to the printing queue on the 11th of May and it can take 10 working days to arrive. i have been told to wait until next wednesday before calling again.

neverending !!

[nax_72]

Thanks, nax_72 & ferrarilondon.

I have applied under 5 years in (WP + Tier1) and 1 year in ILR.
The approval date is mentioned as 17th May and was received today in Ist class post.

Thanks. Glad that they posted the letter after approval. Within two days of the letter dated you received the letter.

[johnty]

@jimmy
I do not think you can beat me
I am still waiting. will call them tomorrow see what they say now.

Johnty

OMG Johnty! Did you phone them? What is the latest update?

Called today and I have been told it is waiting for allocation to a case worker..
I said I believe the external check have been completed which I was told 2 months ago? She said NO! when it is allocated then the checks will be made.

Me: What is going on? First you said waiting for checks now you are saying waiting for allocation and check will be made after that!

She said I can not tell you more than what I see on the screen and etc etc.

So I asked if I can make a complaint so I was given some this address below.
North west CSU
Dept 99 Manchester M90 3WW


Now what shall I do? complaint and what? Need advice please

Thanks

You can always send a recorded letter asking for more information about the status without making it look like a complaint. also, ask politely in the letter if there is any agency from which they have asked for more info and they are not hearing back. you are ready to provide more info etc. etc. I see you had spousal visa. this is one of the most suspicious type of residence. most of the frauds happen on spousal visa and residency, so i wont be surprised if home office takes extra time to scruitinise the application. also, the problem with govt agencies is that, if the officer dealing with your case suspects something, he is never going to share that with you...

thanks
To clarify a point I do not have spouse visa but yes it is on European track.

the problem is that it has nothing to do with checks, it has not even been allocated to a caseworker yet.

My track record is good nothing I can think of is for me to worry about, and have sent them everything I could think of. That why I am not happy..

Has anybody dealt with this Manchester Dept before? do they take these complaint seriously and what is the outcome?

Thanks

[Mozart]

Criteria :: WP, HSMP, Tier 1 + 1 year ILR
Type :: NCS Epping
Date of submission :: 21/03/2011
Date application received by UKBA :: 22/03/2011
Date of debit of credit card :: 25/03/2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement :: 30/03/2011 (dated 25/03/2011)
Date of receipt of approval :: Pending
Date of ceremony :: Pending
Date of Passport Appointment :: Pending
Date of Passport Receipt :: Pending

Despite trying very hard, I could no longer resist calling the Home Office. I was very happy to hear that a decision was made yesterday (18/05/2011) and that I should get a letter within the next week. I was so excited I forgot to ask whether it was successful.

I won't even entertain the idea of it being rejected, so I will assume that it was approved ;-)

Now for the letter....let's hope my assumption is correct!!!

[ferrarilondon]

Johnty try contacting your MP as your case is with HO for more than 6 months.

[ferrarilondon]

Just called HO same answer, waiting for allocation. I am in my 10th week of wait. grhhhhh