Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[Pali88]

Eligibility criteria: 2 years Spouse visa + 5 years ILR
Language criteria met: UK Bachelor Degree + Life in the UK
Method of application: NCS Wolverhampton (JCAP)
Date of application: 25/01/2017
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by HM/UKVI: 26/01/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 04/02/2017 (Dated 31/01/2017)
Date money gone off account: 06/02/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 04/02/2017
Biometrics done: 07/02/2017
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 25/01/2017
Date passports received:

[prasi]

Eligibility criteria: AN 6(2) [Spouse of British Citizen]
KOLL Criteria: Already satisfied in ILR (Jan 2015). But again included Bachelors degree + UK NARIC certificate + LITUK pass certificate.
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS Hertfordshire (JCAP)
Date of application: 05/04/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date Received by HO: 06/04/2017 (as told by NCS personnel during appointment)
Date of acknowledgement:
Date of Biometrics letter:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date passports applied: 05/04/2017

[rye04]

Eligibility criteria: 2 years married + 2 years PR
Language criteria met: Life in the UK Test + IELTS (cert use for residency application)
Method of application: NCS Swansea
Date of application: 31/01/17
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HM/UKVI: 02/02/17
Date of acknowledgement: 04/02/17
Date money gone off account: 06/02/17
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 04/02/17
Biometrics done: 08/02/17
Date of approval: 27/03/17 Received: 08/04/17
Date of ceremony: To follow
Date applied for passports: once ceremony is done
Date passports received:

[marioneri]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years residence + 1 year PR
Language criteria met: UK MSc
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 23/03/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HM/UKVI: 24/03/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 06/04/2017 (via email)
Date money gone off account: 05/04/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 05/04/2017 (received: 08/04/2017)
Biometrics done: 08/04/2017
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

[jelamo]

Eligibility criteria: 5 yrs + 1 year DCPR
Language criteria met: B1 Trinity College London
Nationality: EU
Method of application: Myself by Post
Date of application: 19/01/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 20/01/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 26/01/2017 (by email)
Date money gone off account: - 25/01/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 27/01/2017
Biometrics done: 28/01/2017
Date of approval: 08/04/2017 (letter dated 06/04/2017)
Date of ceremony: Need to wait for invitation letter to arrive
Date applied for passports: Not yet
Date passports received:

[Fleckitt]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier1 + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: Life in the UK Test + MSc UK in 1996
Method of application: NCS Cambridgeshire (JCAP)
Date of application: 13/03/17
Nationality: NON EU
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement / letter requesting biometrics: 24/03/17
Date money gone off account: 28/02/17
Date money gone off account PASSPORT: 02/04/17
Biometrics done: 25/03/17
Date of approval:
Received:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: JCAP 13/03/17
Date passports received:

[dianaiulia]

Eligibility criteria: EEA, 5 years + 1 year PR
Language criteria met: Trinity B1
Nationality: EU
Method of application: JCAP NCS - Camden
Date of application: 22/03/2017
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 23/03/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 03/04/2017
Date money gone off account: 03/04/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 04/04/2017
Biometrics done: 08/04/2017
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 22/03/2017 (JCAP)
Date passports received:

[rknshree]

Eligibility criteria: Tier-1, 5 years, ILR 2 years ( self, wife and MN1 for child)
KOLL Criteria: Already satisfied in ILR .But again included Indian degrees ++ LITUK pass certificate.
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS Hounslow (JCAP)
Date of application: 26/01/2017
Payment method: Bankers draft
Date Received by HO: Not known ( Hounslow NCS does not do this )
Date of acknowledgement: 02/02/2017 by Email.
Date of Biometrics letter received: 04/02/2017
Biometrics done: 06/02/2017
Date of approval: 29/03/2017
Date of approval received : 10/04/2017 ( longer than my usual second class mail)
Date of ceremony: 11/04/2017
Date passports applied: 26/01/2017
Date passports recieved: TBA

[etdshap]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 4 (2 years) + EEA 4 (3.5 years - Article 15 (d)) + EEA PR (1.5 years)
Language criteria met: Trinity B1 (current BA student at Warwick, did that count too? )
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Post (complex case due to EEA PR application being rejected twice due to UKVI's own error. complained and was upheld, and compensated)
Date of application: 12/01/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 16/01/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 20/01/2017 (email) and 19/01/2017 (letter dated)
Date money gone off account: 19/01/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 19/01/2017
Biometrics done: 24/01/2017
Date of approval: 30/03/2017 (email confirmation and letter)
Date of ceremony: 25/04/2017

[gurupandit]

Update: Citizenship Approval letter, inviting to ceremony received today
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Eligibility criteria: 5 years WP + Tier 1 + 4 year PR
Language criteria met: NARIC Letterw for an Equivalent Indian Bachelor's Degree in English
Existing Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS Hounslow (Joint Citizenship and Passport Application - JCAP)
Date of application: 27/01/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HM/UKVI: 31/01/2017
Date of acknowledgement via email: 03/02/2017
Date money gone-off account: 02/02/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 02/02/2017 (received: 06/02/2017)
Biometrics done: 08/02/2017
Date of approval: 31/03/2017 (Letter received: 10/04/2017)
Date of ceremony: TBC
Date applied for passports: 27/01/2017 (JCAP)
Date passports received: TBC

Date of Application to Approval letter received: 73 calendar days, 51 working days

[jagankumar]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (5yr Tier1 General + 1yr ILR)
Language Criteria:Life in the UK + Degree Taught in English
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS Calderdale
Date of application: 22/12/2016
Method of Payment: debit card
Date of debit of fees: 09/01/2017
Date of acknowledgement issued: email on 06/01/2017
Date Bio-metrics enrolled: 16/01/2017
Date of receipt of approval: 04/03/2017
Date of Ceremony:23/03/2017
Date of Passport Application: Awaiting
Date Passport received:Awaiting

Updates on Passport:
Date Passport received:03/04/2017

[juggurnaut]

Update on status:

Eligibility criteria: 5 years residence + 3 year ILR
Language criteria met: Life in the UK Test + UKNARIC documents
Method of application: NCS Crawley
Date of application: 23/03/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HM/UKVI: 24/03/2017 (as told by NCS)
Date of acknowledgement: 11/04/2017 (via email)
Date money gone off account: waiting
Date of letter requesting biometrics: waiting
Biometrics done: waiting
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

[developer101]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (5yr Tier1 General + 1yr ILR)
Language Criteria:Life in the UK + IELTS used for ILR
Nationality: Pakistan
Method of application: NCS Manchester
Date of application: 23/12/2016
Method of Payment: debit card
Date of debit of fees: 09/01/2017
Date of acknowledgement issued: No email
Date Bio-metrics enrolled: 13/01/2017
Date of last correspondence with HO via email: 22/01/2017
Date of receipt of approval: awaiting
Date of Ceremony: awaiting
Date of Passport Application: Awaiting
Date Passport received:Awaiting

Shall I email them its been a while, may be they have sent approval to wrong address or something?

[juggurnaut]

Status Update

Eligibility criteria: 5 years residence + 3 year ILR
Language criteria met: Life in the UK Test + UKNARIC documents
Method of application: NCS Crawley
Date of application: 23/03/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HM/UKVI: 24/03/2017 (as told by NCS)
Date of acknowledgement: 11/04/2017 (via email)
Date money gone off account: 11/04/2017 (transaction date 10/04/2017)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: waiting
Biometrics done: waiting
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

[RUK44]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Yars LLR+ 1 Years ILR
Language criteria met: B1 Trinity college
Nationality: NON-EU
Method of application: Westminster Nationality Checking Service
Date of application: 27/03/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date Received by HO:28/03/2017
Date of Charging Fee:04/04/2017
Date of acknowledgement:13/04/2017,Date of Letter:10/04/2017
Date of biometric letter :10/04/2017 Received at 13/04/2017

Biometrics done:13/04/2017
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date of Passport Applied:27/03/2017
Date of Receive Passport:
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[sreevansha]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years residence + 1 year ILR (Dependant application)
Language criteria met: Life in the UK Test + UKNARIC
Nationality: Non-EEA
Method of application: NCS Camden
Date of application: 09/03/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HM/UKVI: 15/03/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 15/03/2017
Date money gone off account: 15/03/2017
Biometrics done: 18/03/2017
Date of approval: Awaiting
Date of ceremony: Awaiting
Date applied for passports: JCAP 09/03/2017
Date passports received: Awaiting

[imaner]

Update: Finally received the approval

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years refugee status + 1 year ILR (settlement)
Nationality: non-EU
Language criteria met: B1(SELT)
LIUK Test: Passed in 2014
Method of application: Kensington NCS
Date of application: 14/11/2016
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 15/11/2016
Date of acknowledgement: 26/11/2016
Date money gone off account: 2/12/16
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 25/11/16
Biometrics done: 26/11/16
Date of approval: Letter dated 3/4/2017 Received 15/4/2017
Date of ceremony: 27/4/2017
Date applied for passports: 14/11/2016 (JCAP)
Date money gone off account for Passport: 29/11/2016
Date passports received: waiting

[sajjuz]

Alhumdulillah approved

Category: Tier 1 Accelerated Entreprenuer

Received ilr in 3.5 years waited 1.5 yrs to complete 5 yrs
husband and wife
Applied 17 Jan 2017
Biometrics received and done on 21 Jan 2017
Approval received for wife on 15 April 2017 dated 10 Apr

Called for booking citizenship ceremony and found out both our certificates are with them.
Waiting for my letter to book ceremony. Available dates for ceremony are tomorrow and the 26th of April

[Bumble]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 19 yrs+ PR since 2001
Language Criteria: Life in the UK + Trinity B1
Nationality: Swedish
Method of application: NCS Wood Green
Date of application: 20/02/2017
Method of Payment: Debit Card
Date of debit of fees: 24/02/2017
Date of acknowledgment issued: email on 24/02/2017
Date Biometrics enrolled: 02/03/2017
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Passport Application (online):
Passport Received:
No. of days for approval receipt:

[sajjuz]

Approval letter received for myself too. Ceremony booked for both of us for tomorrow. All praise belongs to Allah the Almighty:

Thank you all for updating
Good luck to those waiting

Alhumdulillah approved

Category: Tier 1 Accelerated Entreprenuer

Received ilr in 3.5 years waited 1.5 yrs to complete 5 yrs
husband and wife
Applied 17 Jan 2017
Language Criteria: met in 2015 for ilr
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of Payment: Debit Card
Biometrics received and done on 21 Jan 2017
Approval received for wife on 15 April 2017 dated 10 Apr
Approval received for myself 18 April 2017 dated 10 April
Called for booking citizenship ceremony and found out both our certificates are with them.
Waiting for my letter to book ceremony. Available dates for ceremony are tomorrow and the 26th of April

[rknshree]

Update passports received:

Eligibility criteria: Tier-1, 5 years, ILR 2 years ( self, wife and MN1 for child)
KOLL Criteria: Already satisfied in ILR .But again included Indian degrees ++ LITUK pass certificate.
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS Hounslow (JCAP)
Date of application: 26/01/2017
Payment method: Bankers draft
Date Received by HO: Not known ( Hounslow NCS does not do this )
Date of acknowledgement: 02/02/2017 by Email.
Date of Biometrics letter received: 04/02/2017
Biometrics done: 06/02/2017
Date of approval: 29/03/2017
Date of approval received : 10/04/2017 ( longer than my usual second class mail)
Date of ceremony: 11/04/2017
Date passports applied: 26/01/2017
Date passports recieved: 18/04/2017
Total days taken end to end : 82

[Diasy_q]

update:


[quote="Diasy_q"]Eligibility criteria: 5 Years T1 (G)+ 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met: UK Degree
Nationality: NON-EU
Method of application: JCAP NCS (Kensington & Chelsea)
Date of application:16/01/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of acknowledgement:25/01/2017
Biometrics is done:28/01/2017
Date of approval: 16/03/2017
Date of ceremony: 11/04/2017
Date passports applied: 18/04/2017

[juggurnaut]

Status Update

Eligibility criteria: 5 years residence + 3 year ILR
Language criteria met: Life in the UK Test + UKNARIC documents
Method of application: NCS Crawley
Date of application: 23/03/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HM/UKVI: 24/03/2017 (as told by NCS)
Date of acknowledgement: 11/04/2017 (via email)
Date money gone off account: 11/04/2017 (transaction date 10/04/2017)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 13/04/2017 (letter dated 10/04/2017)
Biometrics done: 15/04/2017
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

Now a long wait until I hear anything from them.

[JustTimeline]

APPLICATION MADE ON: 27 Mar 2017

Eligibility criteria: 10 years residence, applied for retained rights PR (received Feb 2017 confirming eligibility since 2011)
Language criteria met: ACCA membership (+ Life in the UK certificate)
Nationality: Non-EEA
Method of application: NCS (Manchester)
Date of application: 27/03/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 28/03/2017
Email acknowledgement: 11/04/2017
Letter acknowledgement: 04/04/2017 (Received together with biometrics request 18/04/2017)
SMS From HMPO received: 13/04/2017 (generic text message saying I would get my passport within 6 weeks but this is just a default text so don't get excited)
Date money gone off the account: 06/04/2017 (value date 04/04/2017)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 10/04/2017 (Received 18/04/2017)
Biometrics done: 19/04/2017
Date of approval: XXX
Date of ceremony: XXX
Date applied for passports: 27/03/2017 (Joint Application for Naturalization and Passport)
Date passports received: XXX

[ayana]

Hi, I applied British Naturalization sometime in 28.11.15 and received an acknowledgement on 23.12.15 and finally received letter from HO on 04.07.16 stating that 6 months waiting period have lapsed and to continue waiting for decision. I have called several times and I have not heard anything from HO. Can anyone give advice?