November 2013 - Naturalization Application Timeline

[sameeer]

Eligibility criteria: 3 Yrs Spouse Visa + ILR
Language criteria : Bachelors Degree + PBS calculator on UKBA site.
Current nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS Hammersmith
Date of application: 31/10/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 04/11/2013 [Tracked royal mail]
Date of acknowledgment: 15/01/2014 [ Dated 09/01/2014 ]
Credit card declined, acknowledgement letter demanding alternate payment: 15/01/2014 [Dated 09/01/2014]
Another Payment advice sent out on: 16/01/2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 25/01/2014 [Previously attempted on 09/01/2014 but Failed ]
Date approval received: Waiting
Date of ceremony: TBD

[amity010]

Eligibility criteria: Joint Application - 5 Yrs Tier 1 General + 1 Yr ILR
Language criteria met : NARIC for Main applicant [a) Statement Of Comparability b) English language Assesment.] & U K Masters for spouse.
Current nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Newham
Date of application: 18/11/2013
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 19/11/2013
Date of aknowlegment: 17/01/2014 (Dated 13/01/2014): Debit card declined, acknowledgement letter demanding alternate payment.
Another Payment advice sent out on: 18/01/2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: Balance dropped on 26/01/2014 [Previously attempted on 13/01/2014 - failed]
Date approval received: TBC
Date of ceremony:TBC

[gromble]

Eligibility criteria: HSMP + Tier 1 + IRL = 6 years
Language criteria met (UK degree, exempt countries, PBS used documents, NARIC, or B1 test): IELTS for HSMP application
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Southwark Council
Date of application: 08/11/13
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: Credit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: Not known
Date of aknowlegment: 11/01/14
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 11/01/14
Date approval received: Not yet
Date of ceremony: Not yet

[TTOE]

What's happening as per early Nov 2013 approvals?

[p2kin]

Here is weekly summary for Nov - 2013 applicants:

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These charts are based on data extracted on 27th Jan 2014 (Not end of day of-course). Must to mention!!! Big thank to jotter for helping on data for these charts.

It's interesting that there ain't many posts for timeline chart between this week & last week. It says it all as how quiet whole week was on approvals front. Looks like HO is clearing payment backlog to make it to current date. (Understandable... it's ££££££)

[TTOE]

Thanks so much Dr_me and p2kin for your data analysis and graphs.
Hopefully we'll have more progress for next week.

True, at the rate at which the HO is covering grounds as per payments, if the January 2014 payment gets cleared that will leave the HO with end of Oct, Nov, Dec and January approvals to clear out........

Timing is everything.... If you think that majority of the early October 2013 applications got approved within three weeks

[sameeer]

Taking payments doesnt mean the processing will get any quicker !

[TTOE]

Taking payments doesnt mean the processing will get any quicker !

Correct! How quickly can the HO get through piles of Oct, Nov Dec and now Jan applications? Not very quick I suppose, except if an automated solution/process gets implemented over the weekend to process the backlog.

Holding ones breath is not an option in this instance. hmm...Miracle came to mind

[Harmonica]

Eligibility criteria: Marriage to BC (6 years), Resident 5 years, ILR 2 years
Language criteria met (UK degree, exempt countries, PBS used documents, NARIC, or B1 test): UK degree
Current nationality: Chinese
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Leeds
Date of application: 1/11/13
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: Debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 2/11/13
Date of acknowledgment: - 10/1/13 - also notified that unable to obtain funds, resubmitted card details
Date of debit or clearance of fees: - 27/1/13
Date approval received: -
Date of ceremony: -

Just a quick update on mine (in bold)

[TTOE]

Apart from the two approvals already reported for Nov 2013, are there anymore Nov 2013 approvals yet to be reported?

[innocentdevil]

nothing here yet. I was expecting it this week though

[TTOE]

nothing here yet. I was expecting it this week though

Waiting game this!

[Alex_11]

Where is the approvals??? Wondering what is the HO doing........!!!! So quiettttttttttttt

[TTOE]

Where is the approvals??? Wondering what is the HO doing........!!!! So quiettttttttttttt

Waiting is no fun at all...

[TTOE]

I believe the Nov 2013 folks are next in line for approvals starting from next week, believe!

[itsahmedawan]

i thnk so they gona only check ur crime record andwhat ever u provide information about ur self.
InshAllah wil b fine
i m expecting any thing in this week.

Hi Itsahmendawan.
I have applied on the same date as you.
Applied on 18novembr 2013 n received by HO on 19 nov and then payment through on 13 january n now waiting for approval letter (in shaa Allah).
What they check i have no idea. Mayb CRB check and i think in next 2,3 weeks our decision will b made.

[itsahmedawan]

hi amity010
i have applied same date with u and i received my acknowledge latter 16/01/2014 (issued on 13/01/2014) saying by home office that we have recieved ur application and we have deducted ur fee from ur account.
after that i am still waiting
let me kno any thing u received.
thnx

Eligibility criteria: Joint Application - 5 Yrs Tier 1 General + 1 Yr ILR
Language criteria met : NARIC for Main applicant [a) Statement Of Comparability b) English language Assesment.] & U K Masters for spouse.
Current nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Newham
Date of application: 18/11/2013
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 19/11/2013
Date of aknowlegment: 17/01/2014 (Dated 13/01/2014): Debit card declined, acknowledgement letter demanding alternate payment.
Another Payment advice sent out on: 18/01/2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: Balance dropped on 26/01/2014 [Previously attempted on 13/01/2014 - failed]
Date approval received: TBC
Date of ceremony:TBC

[amity010]

No ..not even an acknowledgement after the payment was taken out on 27/01/2014. I had resent the payment slip on 18/01/2014 as a response to a letter I received from HO saying that the card is declined when they tried to take out the fee on 13/01/2014. I am not sure whether they will send another acknowledgement or not. Still waiting

hi amity010
i have applied same date with u and i received my acknowledge latter 16/01/2014 (issued on 13/01/2014) saying by home office that we have recieved ur application and we have deducted ur fee from ur account.
after that i am still waiting
let me kno any thing u received.
thnx

[TTOE]

Any Nov 2013 approval received yet?

[sidhujazz]

Unlikely TTOE, otherwise they would have posted it here.

HO seems to have gone really quiet for some reason.

[p2kin]

Here is weekly summary for Nov - 2013 applicants:

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These charts are based on data extracted on 3rd Feb 2014 (Not end of day of-course). Must to mention!!! Big thank to jotter for helping on data for these charts.

Activity for decisions hasn't really picked up yet for Nov-2013 applicants with exception of couple of sporadic cases. It has been really quiet for last 2-3 weeks, I hope this is quietness before flood of decision letters.

[TTOE]

This quietness is alarming considering the momentum at which the January 2014 payments collection are being reported, saw a post with payment deduction within 7 days (a week), how efficient!!!

[Unionbank]

This quietness is alarming considering the momentum at which the January 2014 payments collection are being reported, saw a post with payment deduction within 7 days (a week), how efficient!!!

Hi ttoe do you mind if I ask your timeline ?
Just curious n nosey lol

[TTOE]

This quietness is alarming considering the momentum at which the January 2014 payments collection are being reported, saw a post with payment deduction within 7 days (a week), how efficient!!!

Hi ttoe do you mind if I ask your timeline ?
Just curious n nosey lol

If the queue theory as per date the application got / received by the HO is correct, then I'm dependent on the late Oct, Nov and early Dec 2013 turnaround. That should give you idea of my timeline.

My heart is praying for quick turnaround for all the folks ahead of me, I hope I get prayed for as well by folks with application after mine.

[Unionbank]

This quietness is alarming considering the momentum at which the January 2014 payments collection are being reported, saw a post with payment deduction within 7 days (a week), how efficient!!!

Hi ttoe do you mind if I ask your timeline ?
Just curious n nosey lol

If the queue theory as per date the application got / received by the HO is correct, then I'm dependent on the late Oct, Nov and early Dec 2013 turnaround. That should give you idea of my timeline.

My heart is praying for quick turnaround for all the folks ahead of me, I hope I get prayed for as well by folks with application after mine.

ok
All te best n i hope your will get quick response and evry1 else aswel.