September 2012 - Naturalisation application timeline

[mysti77]

Thread for timelines for those applying in September 2012


Eligibility criteria: WP for 5 years + 9 months ILR + Marriage to British Citizen
Method of Application NCS Islington
Date of application: 01/09/12
Date of receipt by UKBA: 04/09/2012
Date of debit of fees: 06/09/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 10/09/2012 (letter dated 06/09/2012)
Date of receipt of approval: 26/10/2012 (letter dated 21/10/2012)
Date of Ceremony: 30/11/2012 (letter dated 26/10/120
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[aranita]

Eligibility criteria: WP for 5 years + 12 months ILR
Method of application NCS Edinburgh
Date of application: 05/09/12
Date of receipt by UKBA: 07/09/12 (according to NCS guy)
Date of debit of fees: 12/09/12
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 17/09/12 (dated 11/09/12)
Date of receipt of approval: 02/11/12 (dated 22/10/12)
Date of ceremony: 20/11/12

Very excited!

[tonypetty]

Eligibility criteria: WP for 5 years + ILR
Method of application NCS
Date of application: 10/09/12
Date of receipt by UKBA: 11/09/12 (according to Royal Mail Tracking)
Date of debit of fees: 17/09/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: received on 18/09/2012 dated 13/09/2012
Date of receipt of approval:12/11/2012
Date of ceremony: waiting 14/12/2012

[ceem]

Eligibility criteria: HSMP + Tier 1 - 5yrs + ILR 1 yr
Method of application NCS Hamilton
Date of application: 13/09/2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 14/09/2012
Date of debit of fees: 19/09/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 21/09/2012
Date of receipt of approval: 01/11/12 ( dated 26th oct)
Date of ceremony: need to book

[deomv]

Eligibility criteria: HSMP for 5 years + 1y ILR
Method of application NCS
Date of application: 18/09/12
Date of receipt by UKBA: 19/09/12
Date of debit of fees: 24/09/12
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:28/09/12 dated 24/09/12
Date of receipt of approval: 30/11/12 dated 26/11/12
Date of ceremony:

[mubhirinyo]

Eligibility criteria: HSMP (JR) 5 years +2y ILR
Method of application NCS
Date of application: 12/09/12
Date of receipt by UKBA: 13/09/12
Date of debit of fees: 17/09/12
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 21/09/12 Dated (17/09/12)
Date of receipt of approval: 01 November 2012 (Dated 24 October)
Date of ceremony: 11 December 2012

Took just 6 wks from date of application. Fantastic. Good luck everyone!!!

[sunflower]

Eligibility criteria: spouse of BC
Method of application: NCS (Reading)
Date of receipt by UKBA: 24 Sep 2012
Date of debit of fees: 26 Sep 2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 01 Oct 2012
Date of receipt of approval: 06 Apr 2013
Date of Ceremony: 22 May 2013

[nmehta]

Eligibility criteria: WP + TIER 1 + ILR
No of applications: myself + wife + 1 Child born abroad + 1 Child born in UK
Method of application NCS
Date of application: 25/09/12
Date of receipt by UKBA: 27/09/2012
Date of debit of fees: 03/10/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 05/10/2012
Date of receipt of approval: 03/12/2012 (Dated: 23/11/2012)
Date of ceremony: waiting

[PK001]

Eligibility criteria: WP + TIER 1 + ILR
Method of Application: NCS Edinburgh
Application Type: Joint appliation (2 Adults + 1 Kid)
Date of application: 17/09/12
Date of receipt by UKBA: 19/09/2012
Date of debit of fees: 22/09/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 27/09/2012 (Letter dated 22/09/2012)
Date of receipt of approval: 29/11/2012 (Letter dated 19/11/2012)
Date of Ceremony: 30/11/2012 (Booked private ceremony)

Goodluck !!

[ifekay]

Eligibility criteria: HSMP 4YRS +ILR 2YRS
Method of Application NCS BARKING
Date of application: 12/09/12
Date of receipt by UKBA: 13/09/2012
Date of debit of fees: 18/09/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 21/09/2012
Date of receipt of approval: 13/11/2012
Date of Ceremony: 15/12/2012

Best of luck to those awaiting.Glad the wait is over for me

[Mordoklej]

Eligibility criteria: EEA 5 years + 1 year ILR
Method of Application NCS
Date of application: 03 September 2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 05 September 2012
Date of debit of fees: 13 September 2012 as per bank statement
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: letter dated 07 September 2012
Date of receipt of approval: 31 October 2012 (letter dated 21 October 2012)
Date of Ceremony: 4 December 2012 (no rush.. I can wait another month)

[trs2011]

Method of Application Post , Islington
Date of application: 19/09/12
Date of receipt by UKBA: 20/09/2012
Date of debit of fees: 26/09/2012(declined) but paid by phone (01/10/2012)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 01/10/2012 (letter dated 26/09/2012)
Date of receipt of approval: 16/11/12 dated 14/11/12
Date of Ceremony: Booked 10/12/12

Altogether it took 6 weeks from the date of debit of fee and 7 weeks from the date UKBA received it , pretty good .

[CHEEKY MONKEY]

Method of Application: recorded post
Date of application: 14/09/12
Date of receipt by UKBA: 18/09/2012
Date of debit of fees: 21/09/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 02/10/2012 (letter dated 20/09/2012)
Date of receipt of approval: 25/10/2012(datd 24/10)
Date of Ceremony:

good luck to all

[SaadAhmed82]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (1yr WP, 4yr (HSMP & Tier 1), 1 Yr ILR
Method of application: NCS Westminster
Date of Application: 10/9/2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 11/9/12
Date of debit of fees: 13/9/12
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 13/9/12 (dated). Received before 22/9/12 - Was away so don't know when it was delivered)
Date of receipt of approval: 23rd October dated 22nd Oct. I sent a Special Delivery envelope with my application
Date of Ceremony: Awaited

Quite happy that it was decided so quickly.

[boetman123]

Eligibility criteria: EEA family + 1 ILR
Method of application: NCS (Ealing)
Date of application: 10 Sep 2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 14 Sep 2012
Date of debit of fees: 17 Sep 2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 18 Sept 2012
Date of receipt of approval: 26 Oct 2012 dated 16 October
Date of Ceremony: 18 Dec 2012 Received invitation same day as approval.

Obviously very happy. Good luck to everyone else on the forum.

[Mordoklej]

Yeah, all good now! I was getting a bit worried when people who applied after me got their approvals first

[nabzy]

Application Timeline :
Eligibility criteria: 3Yrs BC Spouse
Method of application: NCS Barking
Date of Application: 4 Sep 2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 6 Sep 2012
Date of debit of fees: 6 Sep 2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 10 Sep 2012
Date of receipt of approval: 31 Oct 2012
Date of Ceremony: 9th Jan 2013 (will book a private ceremony tomorrow)

[ric1982]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (WP+Tier1)
Method of application: NCS
Date of receipt by UKBA: 8/09/2012
Date of debit of fees: 13/09/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 14//09/2012
Date of receipt of approval: 25/10/2012
Date of Ceremony: 26/10/2012

[3555elvis]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 6YRS ILR
Method of application: Post
Date of application: 27 September 2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 28 September 2012
Date of debit of fees: 03 October 2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 08 Oct (dated 03 Oct)
Date of receipt of approval: 07 November 2012 (dated 05 Nov)
Date of Ceremony: 13 November 2012

Update: Requested my documents back (passport) on the 26 October 12, as i plan on traveling in December and i wasn't sure if i would get an approval by then. Got my passport back on the 5 November 12 dated 31 Oct.

Rang HO on the 5 November 12 (before i received my passport) and was told by a guy that my application is in process and i'll hear something soon.

[ukcheers]

Eligibility criteria: Joint EEA (spouse without ILR but with 6yrs residence) + 2 x MN1
Method of Application NCS
Date of application: 13/09/12
Date of receipt by UKBA: 14/09/2012
Date of debit of fees: 20/09/2012 (credit card)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 21/09/2012 (letter dated 20/09/2012)
Date of receipt of approval: 08/11/2012 (letter dated 29/10/2012)
Date of Ceremony: TBC