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								by 80sBaby » Fri May 11, 2012 8:16 pm
			
			
			
			
			Eligibility criteria: (section 1(3) 
Method of application: NCS (Wandsworth)
Date of receipt by UKBA: 16-02-2012
Date of debit of fees: 15-03-2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 
Date of receipt of approval: 03-05-2012
Date of receipt of documents: 
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 10-05-2012
*My Debit card was declined on the 29th of February because of security by my bank
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
	 
	
	
			
		
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								by Azhaar » Tue May 15, 2012 6:34 pm
			
			
			
			
			Eligibility criteria: (section 1(3))
Method of application: NCS (Croydon) 
Date of receipt by UKBA: 27th Feb 2012
Date of debit of fees: 
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 14th march 2012
Date of receipt of approval: 15/05/2012
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 15/05/2012
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								by muhami01 » Wed May 16, 2012 12:15 am
			
			
			
			
			Eligibility criteria: (section 1(3)) 
Method of application: NCS 
Date of receipt by UKBA: 22nd Mach 2012 
Date of debit of fees: 28th March
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 2nd April  2012 
Date of receipt of approval: 15/05/2012 
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 15/05/2012
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
	 
	
	
			
		
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								by linkers » Wed May 16, 2012 5:29 pm
			
			
			
			
			Application Timeline:
Eligibility criteria: Section 1(3)
Method of application: NCS Basingstoke – 16/05/2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 17/05/2012
Date of debit of fees: 24/05/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgment:28/05/2012 (dated: 24/05/2012)
Date of approval: 28/06/2012
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 06/07/2012
In total it all took 1 month and 20 Days
			
													
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								by gssridhara » Thu May 17, 2012 1:06 pm
			
			
			
			
			Hi 
Finally i got brown envelop today, timelines below: 
Applied date - 14 - Feb - 2012 - thru NCS Milton Keynes 
Fee deducted - 27- Feb - 2012 
Acknowledge letter - 1-March-2012 
Approval date - 15 - May - 2012 
Letter received date - 19-May-2012 
Good luck to all in their journey.
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
	 
	
	
			
		
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								by gautat » Mon May 21, 2012 2:00 pm
			
			
			
			
			Application Timeline: 
Eligibility criteria: Section 1(3) 
Method of application: Postal  – 20/02/2012 
Date of receipt by UKBA: 21/02/2012 (sent by 1st class) 
Date of debit of fees: 28/02/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgment: 01/03/2012
Date of approval: 15/05/2012
Date of receipt of documents: 17/02/2012
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 15/05/2012
Took just under 3 months.
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
	 
	
	
			
		
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								by abed9631 » Sun May 27, 2012 3:08 pm
			
			
			
			
			Application Timeline:
Eligibility criteria: Section 1(3)
Method of application: Postal – 10/03/2012 (sent by Next Day Delivery)
Date of receipt by UKBA: 12/03/2012 
Date of debit of fees: 14/03/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgment: 16/03/2012
Date of approval: 23/05/2012
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 25/05/2012
Date of receipt of documents: 26/05/2012
Took 10 and half weeks from date of receipt to approval.
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
	 
	
	
			
		
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								by ILR.2012 » Tue May 29, 2012 9:27 am
			
			
			
			
			Application Timeline for my daughter's MN1 application
Eligibility criteria: Section 1(3)
Method of application: NCS (East Kilbride) 
Date of receipt by UKBA: 06/03/2012
Date of debit of fees:  12/03/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:  20/03/2012
Date of receipt of approval: 17/05/2012
Date of receipt of documents: N/A
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 23/05/2012
Good luck all!!
Thanks
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								by Zak149 » Thu May 31, 2012 5:59 pm
			
			
			
			
			Application Timeline for my son's MN1 minor application
Applied on :29-06-2012 through NCS
Eligibility criteria: section 1(3)
Method of application: NCS (Redbridge Ilford )
Date of receipt by UKBA: 
Date of debit of fees:  
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:  
Date of receipt of approval: 
Date of receipt of documents: 
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 
Let see how long will it take.
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								by atukflrn » Thu Jun 14, 2012 10:09 am
			
			
			
			
			Application Timeline: 
Eligibility criteria: Section 1(3) 
Method of application: Postal – 19/03/2012 
Date of receipt by UKBA: 20/03/2012 (sent by special next day delivery) 
Date of debit of fees: 26/03/2012 
Date of receipt of acknowledgment: 28/03/2012 
Date of approval: 01/06/2012 
Date of receipt of documents: 08/06/2012 
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 12/06/2012 
Took almost 3 months.
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
	 
	
	
			
		
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								by sulabh » Fri Jun 15, 2012 10:39 am
			
			
			
			
			Application Timeline 
Eligibility criteria: section 1(3) 
Method of application: Postal 
Date of receipt by UKBA: 16 April 2012 
Date of debit of fees: 25 April
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 19 april
Date of receipt of approval: 12 June 2012
Date of receipt of documents: 14 June 2012
Date of receipt of registration certificate: Awaiting
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
	 
	
	
			
		
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								by dikey2809 » Fri Jun 15, 2012 11:53 pm
			
			
			
			
			Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: section 1(3)
Method of application: NCS Reading
Date of application : 26 March 2012
Date of debit of fees: 3 April
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 5 april
Date on Registration certificate is : 08/06/2012.
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 15/06/2012.
The certificate came by normal First class post in a white envelop.(No signed for or special delivery)
Took 10 weeks.
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								by anil1978 » Sat Jun 16, 2012 9:45 pm
			
			
			
			
			Application Timeline 
Eligibility criteria: (section 1(3); 
Method of application: NCS Edinburgh on 9th May 2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 
Date of debit of fees: 14/05/12
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: in another weeks time
Date of receipt of approval: 13/06/12
Date of receipt of documents: 15/06/12
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 15/06/12
Name has been spelt wrong sent back to amend the name in the certificate.
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
	 
	
	
			
		
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								by Smithakankanala » Sun Jun 17, 2012 8:34 am
			
			
			
			
			Eligibility criteria: section 1(3)
Method of application: Postal 
Date of receipt by UKBA: 11th May 2012
Date of debit of fees: 14th May 2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 17th May 2012
Date of receipt of approval: 11th June 2012
Date of receipt of documents: 13th June 2012
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 15th June 2012
It was 2 applications for my 2 year old twins.
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
	 
	
	
			
		
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								by scrapper » Tue Jun 19, 2012 12:46 pm
			
			
			
			
			Eligibility criteria:                                  section 1(3)   Two Children 1st 3.5 years 2nd is 2 years
Method of application:                           Postal (Special Delivery) 
Date of receipt by UKBA:                      18th June 2012 
Date of debit of fees:                            2nd July 2012 
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:     7th July 2012  
Date of receipt of approval:                    7th Aug 2012  
Date of receipt of documents:                 7th Aug 2012  
Date of receipt of registration certificate:     8th Aug 2012  
This is an MN1 application for 2 children. I have enclosed  £827.00  fee.
			
													
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								by deeaa1999 » Fri Jun 29, 2012 10:39 pm
			
			
			
			
			Our timeline for MN1 application :
For 2 children, elder 8 years old, and younger 15 months old.
Type of application: 1(3)
Method of application: NCS(Romford)
Date of application: 15th May 2012
Date the application received by UKBA: 16th May
Money deducted from bank: 22nd May
Date of receipt of acknowledgement letter: Few days after
Date of issue of certificate: 26th June
Date of receipt of the certificates: 29th June
Total processing time: around 6 weeks
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
	 
	
	
			
		
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								by Monasheikh » Sat Jun 30, 2012 11:44 am
			
			
			
			
			Type of application: 1(3)
Method of application: NCS(Liverpool)
Date of application: 26th June 2012
Date the application received by UKBA: Not known
Money deducted from bank: 12th July 2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement letter: 13 July 2012
Date of issue of certificate: 27 August 2012
Date of receipt of the certificates: 30 August 2012
			
													
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								by adi_khaneng » Tue Jul 03, 2012 9:55 am
			
			
			
			
			Our timeline for MN1 application :
For my daughter 
Type of application: 1(3)
Method of application: NCS(Stafford)
Date of application: 28th June 2012
Date the application received by UKBA: 29th June 2012
Money deducted from bank: 6th August 2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement letter: 8th august Dated 6th Aug 2012
Date of issue of certificate: TBC
Date of receipt of the certificates: 29/09/12
Took exact three months.
			
													
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								by Pulse » Wed Jul 04, 2012 10:27 am
			
			
			
			
			Type of application: 1(3) 
Method of application: NCS(Redbridge) 
Date of application: 20 June 2012 
Date the application received by UKBA: 21 June 2012 
Money deducted from bank: 5 July 2012 
Date of receipt of acknowledgement letter: 9 July 2012 
Date of issue of certificate: 23 August 2012
Date of receipt of the certificates: 30 August 2012
			
													
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								by LS.india13 » Wed Jul 04, 2012 11:43 pm
			
			
			
			
			Type of application:              Section 1(3) 
Method of application:           NCS(Hounslow) 
Date of application:              25 June 2012 
Date the application received by UKBA: Not Yet 
Money deducted from bank:                 Not Yet 
Date of receipt of acknowledgement letter: TBC 
Date of issue of certificate:                        TBC 
Date of receipt of the certificates:               TBC
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
	 
	
	
			
		
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								by linkers » Fri Jul 06, 2012 12:22 pm
			
			
			
			
			Application Timeline:
Eligibility criteria: Section 1(3)
Method of application: NCS Basingstoke – 16/05/2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 17/05/2012
Date of debit of fees: 24/05/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgment:28/05/2012 (dated: 24/05/2012)
Date of approval: 28/06/2012
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 06/07/2012
In total it all took 1 month and 20 Days
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
	 
	
	
			
		
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								by avtarjain1980 » Tue Jul 10, 2012 11:12 pm
			
			
			
			
			Type of application: Section 1(3)
Method of application: NCS(Croydon)
Date of application: 20 June 2012
Date the application received by UKBA: 22 June 2012
Money deducted from bank: 10 July 2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement letter: 11 July 2012
Date of issue of certificate: 14 Aug 2012
Date of receipt of the certificates: 20 Aug 2012
Total Time since Fees Deducted = 1.5 months
Total Time since Applied = 2 months
			
													
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								by ijaz.khanz » Sat Jul 14, 2012 1:10 pm
			
			
			
			
			Type of application: Section 1(3) 
Method of application: NCS(newcastle) 
Date of application: 19 may 2012 
Date the application received by UKBA: 21 may 2012 
Money deducted from bank: 23 may 2012 
Date of receipt of acknowledgement letter:  25 may 2012
Date of issue of certificate: 06 july 2012
Date of receipt of the certificates: 10 july 2012
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
	 
	
	
			
		
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								by tryingforpr » Mon Jul 23, 2012 1:44 pm
			
			
			
			
			Application Timeline 
Eligibility criteria: (section 1(3)) 
Method of application: NCS 
Date of receipt by UKBA: 05/05/2012 
Date of debit of fees: 12/07/2011 
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: NA
Date of receipt of approval: NA
Date of receipt of documents: NA
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 19/07/20112
Additional info: 
1. Reference - Head of Nursery, Common Friend 
2. I received a letter and the certificate in the same envelope for each of my kids. Not sure if that letter is the approval mentioned above.
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
	 
	
	
			
		
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								by dhruvkataria » Thu Jul 26, 2012 7:03 am
			
			
			
			
			Eligibility criteria: Section 1(3)
No of Applicants : 1
Method of application: NCS ( Bedworth )
Date of Application : 25th July 2012
Date of debit of fees: 
Date of receipt of acknowledgment: 
Date of approval: 
Date of receipt of documents: 
Date of receipt of registration certificate: