July 2013 - Naturalisation application Timeline

[mealos]

Have the timelines started to go slower comparing to May and June, do you ladies and gents feel the same?

Perhaps lots of caseworkers have taken their annual leaves or sunshine in Britain didn't work for employees of such repetitive work based professions

[lokesh]

Eligibility criteria: WP+ Tier 1 + ILR
Application : Self
Method of application: NCS Maidstone
Date of application: 10th July 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA:12th July 2013
Date of acknowledgement : 18th July 2013(dated 16th July 2013)
Date of debit of fees:16th July 2013
Date of approval: Awaiting
Invitation letter received: 30th Aug dated 20th Aug 2013
Date of Ceremony:

[gtx2010]

Eligibility Criteria - 2 yr Spouse + 1 yr ILR
Nationality - Bangladesh
Application Made to NCS - 19 June 2013
Application posted by NCS - 20 June 2013 (Royal Mail Tracking)
Application received by Home Office - 21 June 2013
Date of Debit Fees - 24 June 2013
Date of Acknowledgement - 24 June 2013
Acknowledgement letter received -27 June 2013
Track Progress Email sent 24th July - Received Email Reply on 26 July 2013 - "no decision has yet been made yet on your application."
Date of approval - Waiting
Date of Ceremony - Waiting

[hass1234]

Have the timelines started to go slower comparing to May and June, do you ladies and gents feel the same?

Perhaps lots of caseworkers have taken their annual leaves or sunshine in Britain didn't work for employees of such repetitive work based professions

Yep agree and it looks like 3 months is on the card now. Unless most of July applications are from high risk countries.

[sunil.suneel]

But dont forget it is in July that we have seen the quickest turn around in a couple of cases...

I guess if your application is straight forward and no background checks required the decisions are within a week of receiving the application.

[Derivaz]

gtx2010

what do you mean by track progress email sent? did you email them and they replied in 2 days?

Could you, please, let us know what email address you used?

Cheers

D

[vtiku]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years residency (got ILR in Dec 2004)
Application : Self + Spouse
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 13th July 2013
Received by HO: 15th July 2013
Date of acknowledgement : 20th July 2013(dated 16th July 2013)
Date of debit of fees: 29th July 2013(as payment was declined on 16th July - resent payment form on 20th July)
Date of approval: 4th Sept (received on 06th Sept)
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting
Nationality: Indian

[Nat2013]

Eligibility criteria: 3yrs WP + 2yrs Tier + 1yr ILR
Application: Self + Spouse
Method of application: NCS Bromley
Date of application: 31st July 2013
Received by HO: 2nd Aug 2013 (assuming)
Date of acknowledgement: 9th Aug 2013 (letter dated 6th Aug)
Date of debit of fees: 6th Aug 2013
Date of approval: 18th Sep 2013 (letter dated 9th Sep)
Date of Ceremony: 1st Oct 2013
Nationality: Indian

Our letters came separately, one day apart, but had the same date of approval. Thanks for your help members. Good luck to those still waiting.

[gtx2010]

gtx2010

what do you mean by track progress email sent? did you email them and they replied in 2 days?

Could you, please, let us know what email address you used?

Cheers

D

NationalityProgress@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk

Make sure to give your home office ref number from the acknowledgement letter, full name, date of birth, address, and nationality.

[Derivaz]

Thanks, I don't have a ref number yet, since I haven't received that acknowledgement letter yet. the HO received my application on the 23, so I guess I'll receive it this week, if it doesn't get lost.

[facts]

But dont forget it is in July that we have seen the quickest turn around in a couple of cases...

I guess if your application is straight forward and no background checks required the decisions are within a week of receiving the application.

But how would they define a "straight forward application" and not carry out "background checks"?

[tinku]

[quote="gtx2010"][quote="Derivaz"]gtx2010

what do you mean by track progress email sent? did you email them and they replied in 2 days?

Could you, please, let us know what email address you used?

Cheers

D[/quote]

NationalityProgress@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk

Make sure to give your home office ref number from the acknowledgement letter, full name, date of birth, address, and nationality.[/quote]

Thanks for providing e-mail address. Much appreciated. Cheers, Tinku

[volssg]

Eligibility criteria: 2yrs WP(HSMP) + 3yrs Tier + 2yr ILR
Application : Self + Son
Method of application: NCS Bromley
Date of application: 24th July 2013
Received by HO: 26th July 2013(assuming)
Date of debit of fees: 30th July 2103
Date of acknowledgement : 02/08/2013 (dated 30/07/2013)
Date of approval: 30/08/2013
Date of Ceremony: to be arranged
Nationality: Indian

Received the joint letter for invitation and approval. Did any one got the similar kind of letter. Need to call Council to arrange for ceremony.

[tinku]

Dear July applicants,

My thoughts - So far it looks like all approval decisions for July applicants are taking longer compared to previous months. No matter what the Nationality was...

We had only handful of approvals so far in July!

Cheers,
Tinku

[njoy1987]

Dear July applicants,

My thoughts - So far it looks like all approval decisions for July applicants are taking longer compared to previous months. No matter what the Nationality was...

We had only handful of approvals so far in July!

Cheers,
Tinku

Too fast to say I guess the next 2 weeks be crucial we got to give atleast 6 weeks I am patient well atleast for now :p

[sunil.suneel]

But dont forget it is in July that we have seen the quickest turn around in a couple of cases...

I guess if your application is straight forward and no background checks required the decisions are within a week of receiving the application.

But how would they define a "straight forward application" and not carry out "background checks"?

Thats the problem isn't it ... there is no definition at all ...

[tinku]

[quote="njoy1987"][quote="tinku"]Dear July applicants,

My thoughts - So far it looks like all approval decisions for July applicants are taking longer compared to previous months. No matter what the Nationality was...

We had only handful of approvals so far in July!

Cheers,
Tinku[/quote]

Too fast to say I guess the next 2 weeks be crucial we got to give atleast 6 weeks I am patient well atleast for now :p[/quote]

[tinku]

From what I can see in July timeline is that all approved applicants were postal ones! may be we need to wait couple more weeks, but I reckon approvals have slow down a bit for NCS applicants :(

[sunil.suneel]

From what I can see in July timeline is that all approved applicants were postal ones! may be we need to wait couple more weeks, but I reckon approvals have slow down a bit for NCS applicants

July has just ended and looks like not many people are sharing their timelines this month... Lets give it some time...

[facts]

From what I can see in July timeline is that all approved applicants were postal ones! may be we need to wait couple more weeks, but I reckon approvals have slow down a bit for NCS applicants

July has just ended and looks like not many people are sharing their timelines this month... Lets give it some time...

Or people have gone on holidays and unable to check their post.

[ARVI]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Yr WP + 1 Yr ILR
Application Type: SELF AND SPOUSE JOINT
Method of application: NCS SOUTHAMPTON
Date of Application: 18/07/2013
Received by UKBA: 19/07/2013
Money disappeared from account: On 23/07/2013
Date of acknowledgement: Received on 25/07/2013, letter dated 22/07/2013
Date of approval: Waiting
Date of Citizenship Ceremony: Waiting

[sameeer]

Eligibility criteria: 2 years HSMP + 3 years Tie1 + 1 year ILR
Application : Self
Method of application: Postal (Royalmail Signed for)
Date of application: 25th July 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 29th July 2013
Date of debit of fees: 31st July 2013
Date of acknowledgement: 31st July 2013 (Arrived on 5th Aug)
Date of approval: Awaiting
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting

[tinku]

I have contacted my local council and they have advised me that there has been delays in processing applications recently by HO and hence we should expect some delays for final approvals.

[njoy1987]

I have contacted my local council and they have advised me that there has been delays in processing applications recently by HO and hence we should expect some delays for final approvals.

..

ah mayn no good news anywhere

[sunil.suneel]

I have contacted my local council and they have advised me that there has been delays in processing applications recently by HO and hence we should expect some delays for final approvals.

Which council do you belong to ??? And what was the reason they quoted for the delay ?