September 2013- Naturalisation Application Timeline

[YKsamuel]

Application sent 02/09/13
Received 03/09/13
Fee Debited Still waiting
Ackowledge letter N/A


Let us share our various experiences as this will help us and put our mind at rest.

[mealos]

Eligibility criteria: HSMP (2 years) + Tier-1 G (3 years) +ILR (1 year)
Nationality: Turkish
Method of application: NCS Westminster
Date of application: 5th Sept. 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 6th Sept. 2013 / Royal Mail Tracking
Date of acknowledgement : 16th Sept. 2013 (2nd Class-dated 11th Sept.)
Date of debit of fees: 11th Sept. 2013 / Credit Card

Update 07/10/2013 Asked for any updates, no decision made yet. I think at least a caseworker is assigned.

Update: 15/10/2013 Asked for updates, "I can confirm that a decision has been made on this application"... In shock now, can't guess if I should start dreaming:


Date of approval: 17th October 2013 (dated 7th of October)

Date of Ceremony: 24th October 2013

[YKsamuel]

Eligibility criteria: HSMP (2 years) + Tier-1 G (3 years) +ILR (1 year)
Nationality: Turkish
Method of application: NCS Westminster
Date of application: 5th September 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 6th September 2013
Date of acknowledgement :
Date of debit of fees:
Date of approval:
Date of Ceremony:

Fee Debited yesterday......fingers crossed.

Anymore september application there?

[greatxander]

Eligibility: student 11 months + 2 year spuse + 1 month ILR
Nationality: Philippines
Method of application: NCS Wandsworth
Date of application: 3rd September 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 4th September 2013
Date of acknowledgement : waiting
Date of debit of fees: 6th September 2013
Date of approval:
Date of Ceremony:

[krrishone]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years+ ILR
Nationality: India
Method of application: NCS
Date of Application: 12/09/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 13/09/2013
Date of debit of fees: 20/09/2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 19/09/2013
Date of receipt of approval: Dated - 10/10/2013, Delivered - 18/10/2013
Date of Ceremony: 21/11/2013

Good luck everyone.

[schroeck]

Eligibility criteria: EEA national, 5+1 years exercising treaty rights, no PR card
Nationality: German
Method of application: NCS Oxford
Date of application: 12 Sep 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 13 Sep 2013
Date of acknowledgement: 20 Sep 2013 (received 24 Sep 2013)
Date of debit of fees: 20 Sep 2013
Date of approval: 08 Oct 2013 (received 15 Oct; the 1st-class letter from Oxford City Council with the invite for the ceremony arrived already on 12 Oct)
Date of Ceremony: 14 Nov 2013
Good luck to everyone else waiting!

[p2kin]

I'd like to request to everyone posting their timeline, please mention your NCS council name also (Not just NCS) if you haven't already done so, so that others planning to use service would know how different council services are faring.

Those who have already posted with just NCS as method of application, would you please consider informing about council also?

[maya26]

Eligibility criteria:1 year dependant visa,4 yrs ILR
Method of application:NCS Redbridge
Date of Application:02 september 2013
Date of Receipt by UKBA:04 september 2013
Date of debit of fees:09 september 2013
Date of Acknowledgement:09 september 2013, received 12 september
Date of Approval:02 october 2013, received today, 07 october 2013
Date of ceremony:10 october(private £54 )

Am so excited,was expecting the process to be longer,too much stress before trying to get a visa whenever we went to visit my husband parents.Good luck to everyone waiting.

[adi_khaneng]

Eligibility criteria: Wife of British Citizen (3 Years)
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 17 Sep 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 18th Sep 2013
Date of acknowledgement: 27th Sep
Date of debit of fees: 25th sep
Date of approval: Awaiting
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting

[Gigi1198]

Application Timeline
Eligibility : spouse of BC, 3yr residence with ILR + two kids on Mn1 3(5)
Method of application: NCS Sutton
Date of sent: 2 Sep 13
Date of receipt by UKBA: 3 Sep 13
Date of debit of fees: 7 Sep 13
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 11 Sep 13 (dated 7 Sep 13)
Date of receipt of approval: 30 Sept (received 05 Oct 13)
Date of Ceremony: 17 Oct 13

[susanjiajia]

Eligibility: Spouse of British, 5 year residential time with Tier 1 visa and got ILR just before the application.
Method of Application: NCS houlslow
Date of application: 2 Sep
Date of debit of fee: 6 Sep
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 11sep
Date of receipt of approval
Date of ceremony

[iDoctor]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Year HSMP + 1 Year ILR
Method of application: NCS Glasgow
Date of application: 19/09/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 20/09/13
Date of acknowledgement : 04/10/13 Dated 30/09/13
Date of debit of fees: 01/10/13
Email Confirmation of Approval : 01/11/13
Date of approval letter: 08/11/13
Date of Ceremony:13/11/13 (Private Paid £120 Extra ) as they are fully book till 2nd week of Dec

[olafasola]

Eligibility criteria: EEA national, 5 years
Nationality: Polish
Method of application: Self - postal
Date of application: 12 / 09 /2013 posted in special next day
Date of receipt by UKBA: 13 / 09 / 2013 at 8:05am
Date of acknowledgement letter: 20 / 09 / 2013 ( dated 17 / 09 /2013 )
Date of debit of fees: 17 / 09 / 2013
Date of approval: Awaiting
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting

[Sirdi]

Eligibility criteria: Spouse of BC +ILR (May 2013)

Method of application: Self

Date of application: Monday 16th Sept 2013 Next Day Delivery Post

Date of receipt by UKBA: Tuesday 17th Sept 2013

Date of acknowledgement : 24th Sept 2013 (2nd Class-dated 21st Sept.)

Date of debit of fees: 23rd Sept 2013 11:20 / Debit Card

Date of approval:

Date of Ceremony:

[Alimanu]

Eligibility criteria: 7 years + (including 12 months ILR)

Method of application: NCS Brent
Date of application: 14/9/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 17/9/2013
Date of debit of fees: 21/9/2013
Date of acknowledgement letter: 26/09/2013 dated 21/09/2013
Date of approval: 16/10/2013 (Received 26/10/2013)
Date of Ceremony: 31/10/2013

The storm is almost over... For those that are still waiting, your good news is on it's way.

[hsmp_to_tier1]

Eligibility criteria: HSMP (2 years) + Tier-1 G (3 years) +ILR (1 year)
Method of application: NCS Trafford
Date of application: 23/09/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 24/09/2013
Date of acknowledgement : 07/10/2013 (dated 02/10/2013)
Date of debit of fees: 02/10/2013 (debit card)
Date of approval: 19/10/2013 (letter received at 30/10/2013)
Date of Ceremony: 12/11/2013

[hanimani]

Eligibility criteria: HSMP (2 years) + Tier-1 G (3 years) +ILR (1 year)
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 20/09/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 24/09/2013 (Application Submitted on Friday, so the delay)
Date of acknowledgement :
Date of debit of fees:
Date of approval:
Date of Ceremony:

[chamelion]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years HSMP / Tier 1 + 1 yr ILR
Method of application: NCS Newham
Date of application: 6 Sept 2013 (Friday)
Date of Debit of Fees: 24 Sept 2013 (delayed due to them screwing up payment, had to re-send form, caused 2 week delay)
Acknowledgement letter received : Pending
Date of approval/Invitation : Pending
Date of Ceremony : Pending

[Tats]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Ancestry + 1 year ILR
Method of application: NCS Sutton
Date of application submission: 17 Sept. 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 18 Sept. 2013
Date of debit of fees: 23 Sept. 2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 25 Sept. 2013 (dated 23 Sept)
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of Ceremony:

[Alimanu]

Eligibility criteria: 7 years + (including 12 months ILR)

Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 14/9/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 17/9/2013
Date of debit of fees: 21/9/2013
Date of acknowledgement letter: dated
Date of approval: Awaiting
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting

Eligibility criteria: 7 years + (including 12 months ILR)

Method of application: NCS brent
Date of application: 14/9/2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 17/9/2013
Date of debit of fees: 21/9/2013
Date of acknowledgement letter: 26/09/2013 dated 21/09/2013
Date of approval: 16/10/2013
Date of Ceremony: 31/10/2013

[Gatesee]

Joint application by my wife & I, both originally New Zealanders and both from Ancestry work visas.

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Ancestry working visa + 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS Wandsworth 10/09/13
Date of receipt by UKBA: 11/09/13 (Royal Mail Tracking)
Date of debit of fees: 13/09/13 (monitoring bank account)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 13/09/13 (letter received 16/09/13)
Date of receipt of approval: 06/10/13 (letter received 15/10/13)
Date of Ceremony: 18/10/13 - private ceremony

[atikhonee]

Eligibility criteria: Married to a British Citizen (3 Years)
Method of application: NCS Carlisle
Date of application: 18th Sep 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 20th Sep 2013
Date of debit of fees:30th Sep 2013
Date of acknowledgement: Awaiting
Date of approval: Awaiting
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting

[genuinedudek]

Eligibility criteria: EEA national, 5+1 years exercising treaty rights as worker
Nationality: Polish
Method of application: NCS North Shields
Date of application: 20 Sep 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 23 Sep 2013
Date of acknowledgement: 29 Sep 2013
Date of debit of fees: 30 Sep 2013
Date of approval: Awaiting
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting

[MK1983]

Eligibility: 2 years spouse + 1 year ILR
Nationality: Turkish
Method of application: NCS Hamilton
Date of application: 16th September 2013
Date of receipt by UKBA: 17th September 2013
Date of acknowledgement :23rd September 2013
Date of debit of fees: 23rd September 2013
Date of approval: 19th October 2013 (dated 13th october)
Date of Ceremony:

[HAPPYDAYSUK]

Postal Application
Application based on: 5 years EEA family member changing to Wife of British citizen....
Received my EEA4: 12 Jul 2013
Application for Naturalisation: 20 September 2013
Acknowledgement from UKBA: TBC
Fees Debited: 8th October 2013
Date of Approval: TBC
Date of Ceremony: TBC

Feeling anxious