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								by flash2004 » Tue Jan 08, 2013 7:36 pm
			
			
			
			
			Eligibility criteria: section 1(3), 
Method of application: NCS London, 02/01/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 5/1/2013 
Date of debit of fees: 11/1/2013
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 26/01/2013
			
													
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								by crazyvish » Tue Jan 08, 2013 9:10 pm
			
			
			
			
			Eligibility criteria: section 1(3);
Method of application: Postal - 1st class recorded
Date of application   : 08/01/13
Date of receipt by UKBA: 10/01/13
Date of debit of fees: 12/01/13
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 17/01/13
Date of approval: 21/01/13
Date of receipt of documents: 23/01/13 
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 24/01/13 
Comments:
I received my documents in normal 2nd class post and registration certificate by normal 1st class post - not by secured delivery as stated in the guidance notes! Beware and include a self adressed recorded or special delivery envelope for the safe return of your original documents if you are applying by post.
			
													
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								by Ksiu » Wed Jan 09, 2013 1:08 pm
			
			
			
			
			Eligibility criteria: section 1(3); 2 children
Method of application: NCS(Rochdale)
Date of application : 27/12/12
Date of receipt by UKBA: 03/01/13
Date of debit of fees:10/01/13
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 16/01/13
Date of approval: 18/01/13
Date of receipt of documents: 
Date of receipt of registration certificate:23/01/13
from the date they debited money -13days!!!!
			
													
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								man4uni							 
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								by man4uni » Thu Jan 10, 2013 10:25 am
			
			
			
			
			Eligibility criteria: section 1(3)
Method of application: NCS Uxbridge on 21/12/2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 3rd Jan 2013
Date of debit of fees: 11th Jan 2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 15th Jan 2013
Date of receipt of approval: 21st Jan 2013
Date of receipt of documents: 
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 22nd Jan 2013
			
													
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								by olujedi » Sat Jan 12, 2013 2:50 pm
			
			
			
			
			Eligibility criteria: section 1(3) 
Method of application: NCS Fareham on 28/11/2012 
Date of receipt by UKBA: 
Date of debit of fees: 6/12/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 
Date of receipt of approval: 09/01/2013
Date of receipt of documents: 
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 12/01/2013
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
	 
	
	
			
		
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								by SameerBhagawatUk » Thu Jan 17, 2013 8:37 am
			
			
			
			
			Eligibility criteria: section 1(3) 
Method of application: NCS Nottingham on 17/01/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: Not applicable
Date of debit of fees: 24/01/2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Recieved 28/01/2013 dated 23/01/13
Date of approval: 01st Feb 2013
Date of receipt of documents: 07th Feb 2013
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 07th Feb 2013
			
													
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								by slavek » Thu Jan 17, 2013 12:19 pm
			
			
			
			
			Eligibility criteria: Section 1(3)
Method of application: Postal (SD)
Date of Application: 17/01/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA:  18/01/2013
Date of debit of fees: 23/01/2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 28/01/2013 (dated: 23/01/2013)
Date of receipt of approval: 11/02/2013
Date of receipt of documents: 11/02/2013
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 14/02/2013
			
													
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								by InUkOnHsmp » Thu Jan 17, 2013 2:02 pm
			
			
			
			
			Eligibility criteria: Section 1(3)
Method of application: NCS 
Date of Application: 17th Jan 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 18th Jan 2013
Date of debit of fees: 24th Jan 2013 
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 28th Jan 2013, dated 23rd Jan 2013 
Date of receipt of approval: 1st Feb 2013  
Date of receipt of documents: NA 
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 7th Feb 2013 
So the 21st day after the NCS appointment, pretty quick, impressed!
			
													
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								by M2008 » Sat Jan 19, 2013 1:17 pm
			
			
			
			
			Eligibility criteria: Section 1(3)
Method of application: NCS
Date of Application: 16th January 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: no idea
Date of debit of fees: 25th January 2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Looks lost in post
Date of receipt of approval: 13th Feb 2013
Date of receipt of documents: N/A
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 15th Feb 2013
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								by solospy » Wed Jan 23, 2013 10:57 am
			
			
			
			
			Eligibility criteria: section 1(3) 
Method of application: Postal 21/12/12 
Date of receipt by UKBA: 27/12/12 
Date of debit of fees: 09/01/2013 
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 11/01/2013 
Date of receipt of approval: 22/01/2013 
Date of receipt of documents: 22/01/2013 
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 23/01/2013
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
	 
	
	
			
		
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								by Ibratfaizan » Wed Jan 23, 2013 9:20 pm
			
			
			
			
			Eligibility criteria: Section 1(3) 
Method of application: Postal (SD)
Date of Application: 12th January 2013 
Date of receipt by UKBA: 14th January 2013 
Date of debit of fees: 16th January 2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 23rd January 2013 (Dated 16th January 2013)
Date of receipt of approval: 5th February 2013 (Dated 31st January 2013)
Date of receipt of documents: 5th February 2013 
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 7th February 2013 (Dated 5th February 2013 )
Comment: I received my documents in normal 2nd class post and registration certificate by normal 1st class post - not by secured delivery as stated in the guidance notes! Beware and include a self adressed recorded or special delivery envelope for the safe return of your original documents if you are applying by post.
			
													
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								by TTOE » Thu Jan 24, 2013 8:47 pm
			
			
			
			
			Eligibility criteria: section 1(3) X 3kids
Method of application: NCS Westminster London 10/01/13
Date of receipt by UKBA: 11/01/13 Tracked
Date of debit of fees: 17/01/13 
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 21/01/13 dated 17/01/13 
Date of receipt of approval: -----
Date of receipt of documents: N/A
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 1 of 3 received 7/02/13, 2 of 3 received 8/02/13 and finally 3 of 3 received 9/02/13 all 3 certificates dated 31/01/13
			
													
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								by downlights » Sat Jan 26, 2013 6:11 pm
			
			
			
			
			Eligibility criteria: s 1(3)
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 07/01/2013
Date of acknowledgement: 14/01/13
Date of approval: 24/01/13
Date of receipt: 26/01/2013
Took about 20 days, very efficient allowing time for payment processing, post and the snow.
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
	 
	
	
			
		
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								by amitc » Mon Jan 28, 2013 11:06 am
			
			
			
			
			Eligibility criteria: section 1(3) 
Method of application: Postal (SD) on 25/01/2013 
Date of receipt by UKBA: 28/01/13 
Date of debit of fees: 31/01/13
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 04/02/13 
Date of receipt of approval:12/02/13 (Dated 08/02/13)
Date of receipt of documents:12/02/13
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 14/02/13
			
													
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								by alex_shvjac » Sat Feb 02, 2013 11:27 am
			
			
			
			
			My timeline:
Eligibility criteria: section 1(3) x2 kids
Method of application: Postal (SD) on 24/01/2013 
Date of receipt by UKBA: 25/02/13 
Date of debit of fees: 28/01/2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 01/02/13
Date of receipt of approval: 13/02/13
Date of receipt of documents: 13/02/13
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 14/02/13
All this took 2 and a bit weeks from the time money has gone through so happy days! 
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								by Somudro » Mon Feb 04, 2013 4:00 pm
			
			
			
			
			Eligibility criteria: section 1(3) 
Method of application: NCS on 04/02/2013 
Payments: £551 (HO)+£35 (NCS)
Date of receipt by UKBA: 06/02/2013 (Royal Mail Tracking System)
Date of debit of fees: 13/02/2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 18/02/2013 (dated 13/02/2013)
Date of receipt of approval: not received
Date of receipt of documents: N/A 
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 28/02/2013
			
													
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								by anilks79 » Tue Feb 05, 2013 10:31 am
			
			
			
			
			Eligibility criteria: section 1(3)
Method of application: NCS (Reading) - 30/11/12
Date of receipt by UKBA: 04/12/12 
Date of debit of fees: 06/12/12
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 14/12/12
Date of receipt of approval: Didn't receive
Date of receipt of documents: N/A
Date of receipt of registration certificate:  12/01/13
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
	 
	
	
			
		
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								by Barry77 » Thu Feb 07, 2013 7:19 pm
			
			
			
			
			Applied for my son on 18 jan 2013 and gt acknowledgment on 24.01.2013 and gt the certificate today that is 07.02.2013......
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
	 
	
	
			
		
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								by cofe » Fri Feb 08, 2013 1:06 pm
			
			
			
			
			Eligibility criteria: section 1(3) 
Method of application: NCS (Wandsworth) - 02/02/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 05/02/2013 
Date of debit of fees: 08/02/2013 
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Waiting
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of receipt of documents: N/A 
Date of receipt of registration certificate: Waiting
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
	 
	
	
			
		
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								by techie_09 » Thu Feb 14, 2013 8:29 pm
			
			
			
			
			Eligibility criteria: section 1(3) 
Method of application: NCS (Croydon) - 12/02/2013 
Date of receipt by UKBA: 14/02/2013
Date of debit of fees: Waiting 
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Waiting 
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting 
Date of receipt of documents: N/A 
Date of receipt of registration certificate: Waiting
			
									
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								by alok_singh » Sat Feb 16, 2013 8:56 pm
			
			
			
			
			Eligibility criteria: section 1(3) 
Method of application: NCS (Slough) - 12/02/2013 
Date of receipt by UKBA: 14/02/2013
Date of debit of fees: 19/02/2013 
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 23/02/2013
Date of receipt of approval: 07/03/2012 
Date of receipt of documents: N/A 
Date of receipt of registration certificate:07/03/2012
Receipt of Approval and Certificate received in the same post
			
													
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								by innocentdevil » Mon Feb 18, 2013 11:07 am
			
			
			
			
			does anyone know the contact number to find update on MN1 please. I applied for my son's MN1 in october and no news yet.
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
	 
	
	
			
		
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								by nam1234 » Thu Feb 21, 2013 12:51 pm
			
			
			
			
			My timeline: 
Eligibility criteria: section 1(3) 
Method of application: Postal (SD) on 25/01/2013 
Date of receipt by UKBA: 28/01/13 
Date of debit of fees: 31/01/2013 
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 30/01/13 (dated)
Date of receipt of approval: 19/02/13 
Date of receipt of documents: 21/02/13 
Date of receipt of registration certificate: 23/02/13
Sent Deed Certificate in addition because I changed my child's surname in 2010.
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
	 
	
	
			
		
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								by techie_09 » Mon Feb 25, 2013 1:01 pm
			
			
			
			
			Eligibility criteria: section 1(3) 
Method of application: NCS (Croydon) - 12/02/2013 
Date of receipt by UKBA: 14/02/2013 
Date of debit of fees: 22/02/2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 25/02/2013 (via email)
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting 
Date of receipt of documents: N/A 
Date of receipt of registration certificate: Waiting
			
									
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								by email4contact » Mon Feb 25, 2013 4:22 pm
			
			
			
			
			Eligibility criteria: Section 1(3) X 2kids - Both less than 5yrs - FORM MN1
Method of application: NCS StockPort 26/Nov/2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 28/Nov/2012 Tracked
Date of debit of fees: 06/Dec/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 12/Dec/2012 Letter dated 05/Dec/2012
Date of receipt of approval: WAITING - 03 Months Now 
Date of receipt of documents: N/A
Date of receipt of registration certificate: WAITING - 03 Months Now 
On Above Average, everyone got response within 35 days. I wonder what happened in my case? Specially this is just for kids.
Any suggestion what to do?
Thanks.