ILR 5 years+ 1 year indefinite
Applied through solicitor 28/5/2014
Money taken of account 20/6/2014
Today is 2/2/2015 and still waiting after 8 month...
Any thoughts on this??!!... Thank you
I posted about this delay/change earlier on this board. It's all about actually checking now to see the applicant is of Good Charcter, which is part of the UK citizenship requirements. i.e. complied with all your visa stipulations in the past, not overstaying, not entering the UK illegally, not taking welfare or NHS when not allowed, commiting crimes in the UK including cautions, crimes in other countries, not working when not allowed, not hiding things on any visa applications ect. I read on another site they were checking the criminal record of the referees too, but I don't know if that is true.
UKVI recommeded that all applicants be checked manaully and this is what they doing now for every applicant. Although the UK can remove citizenship from anyone who has a claim to citizenship of another country even if they don't actaully hold that citizesnship, it is easier if they don't give it in the first place. Unlike other western countries the UK doesn't (yet) check an applicants history in the UK and other countries, before they allow a visa.
Unfortunately for some, unlike this site where posters recommend US citizens don't use deception on any visa application, that you pay for your NHS use if not allowed it, don't overstay ect, not all sites do this. There are some very worried posters on other sites because UKVI relied on self declation in the past (when they put their application in). The odds of risking £900 has gone against them now and it is a 10 ban if deception is used on any visa application.
UKVI are trying to get everyone completed in 6 months but this manaully checking of everyone and every aspect, is all taking time. From what I am seeing on other sites, those applicants who UKVI have found to fail the Good Character requirement, either receive a refusal or they get a letter saying they are under further investigation if their application is over 6 months. Everyone who said they recieved this letter, have admitted they would fail the Good Character test. Others are posting they have had UK citizenship removed for using deception.
Those who used deception in their application are banned for 10 years. Those who were honest about their Good Charcter failures, are banned for 10 years from when the incident took place i.e. overstayed in 2008, banned from UK citizenship until 2018.
Nothing to worry about if you are of Good Chartacter.