April 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

[al95]

Eligibility criteria: PR (EEA Family)
Language criteria met: UK Masters degree
Nationality: Non-EEA
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 20/04/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 21/04/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 08/05/2017 (email)
Date money gone off account: 05/05/2017 For Passport : 09/05/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 10/05/2017 (Dated: 05/05/2017)
Biometrics done: 11/05/2017
Date of approval: TBC
Date of ceremony: TBC
Date applied for passports: 20/04/2017 (JCAP)
Date passports received: TBC

[Tea_Rocket]

Update:

Eligibility criteria: 10 years legal residence + 8 months ILR + UK citizen spouse
Language criteria met: Majority English speaking country
Nationality: USA
Method of application: NCS Edinburgh
Date of application: 27/04/2017
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 28/04/2017 (Royal Mail tracked)
Date money gone off account: 11/05/2017 (14 days from application date, including 1 bank holiday)
Date of acknowledgement:
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

[pumpkinlu]

Update -- seems that my application is being processed a bit slower than others from the same date...

Joining the April applicants!

Eligibility criteria: EEA 5 years + 1 year PR
Language criteria met: Life in the UK test + UK Degree
Nationality: EEA
Method of application: NCS Wandsworth
Date of application: 20/04/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 21/04/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 11/05/2017 (email)
Date money gone off account: 05/05/2017 (payment processed), 08/05/2017 (money taken off account)
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 20/04/2017 (JCAP)
Date passports received:

[eryilmazhilmi]

UPDATE
Eligibility criteria: 3 Year route ( Married to BC)
Language criteria met: Trinity College B1 & Life in the UK
Nationality: Turkish ( Non EU)
Method of application: NCS Huntingdon ( Cambs CC) JCAP
Date of application: 26/04/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 28/04/2017 ( Royal Mail Special Delivery receipt)
Date of acknowledgement: 11/05/2017(Email) ( update)
Date money gone off account: Naturalisation left account - 10/05/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 26/04/2017 ( JCAP )
Date passports received:

[Tea_Rocket]

Update (and my application process continues to be one day behind eryilmazhilmi's):

Eligibility criteria: 10 years legal residence + 8 months ILR + UK citizen spouse
Language criteria met: Majority English speaking country
Nationality: USA
Method of application: NCS Edinburgh
Date of application: 27/04/2017
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 28/04/2017 (Royal Mail tracked)
Date money gone off account: 11/05/2017 (14 days from application date, including 1 bank holiday)
Date of acknowledgement: 12/05/2017 (e-mail) (15 days from application date, including 1 bank holiday)
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

[openTO]

Update 1

Eligibility criteria: EEA 5 yrs + 1 yr PR
Language criteria met: LITUK + B1 Trinity College
Nationality: EEA
Method of application: NCS (JCAP)
Date of application: 25/04/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: Tracking number not provided by NCS
Date of acknowledgement:
Date money gone off account: (BC 12/05/2017)
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 25/04/2017
Date passports received:

[heath2006]

Update:

[quote="heath2006"]Eligibility criteria: PR
Language criteria met: UK degree
Nationality: Non EU
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 20/04/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 21/04/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 08/05/2017 - email; 10/05/2017 (post)
Date money gone off account: 01/05/2017 (BC), 09/05/2017 (Passport)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 10/05/2017
Biometrics done: 12/05/2017
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 20/04/2017
Date passports received:[/quote]

[eryilmazhilmi]

New update

UPDATE
Eligibility criteria: 3 Year route ( Married to BC)
Language criteria met: Trinity College B1 & Life in the UK
Nationality: Turkish ( Non EU)
Method of application: NCS Huntingdon ( Cambs CC) JCAP
Date of application: 26/04/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 28/04/2017 ( Royal Mail Special Delivery receipt)
Date of acknowledgement: 11/05/2017(Email) ( update)
Date money gone off account: Naturalisation left account - 10/05/2017 Passport 12/05/2017 (!)
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 26/04/2017 ( JCAP )
Date passports received:

[pumpkinlu]

Update

Eligibility criteria: EEA 5 years + 1 year PR
Language criteria met: Life in the UK test + UK Degree
Nationality: EEA
Method of application: NCS Wandsworth
Date of application: 20/04/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 21/04/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 11/05/2017 (email)
Date money gone off account: application -- 05/05/2017 (card charged) & 08/05/2017 (money taken off account); passport -- 12/05/2017 (card charged)
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 20/04/2017 (JCAP)
Date passports received:

[pumpkinlu]

Update

Eligibility criteria: EEA 5 years + 1 year PR
Language criteria met: Life in the UK test + UK Degree
Nationality: EEA
Method of application: NCS Wandsworth
Date of application: 20/04/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 21/04/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 11/05/2017 (email) & 13/05/2017 (letter)
Date money gone off account: application -- 05/05/2017 (card charged) & 08/05/2017 (money taken off account); passport -- 12/05/2017 (card charged)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 13/05/2017
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 20/04/2017 (JCAP)
Date passports received:

[Adusadi]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years residency + PR 1 year
Language criteria met: Life in the UK + GESE grade 5
Nationality: Polish
Method of application: myself via post
Date of application: 20 April 2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 21 April 2017
Date of acknowledgement: 08 May 2017 via email
Date money gone off account: 09 May 2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 13 May 2017 (letter dated 10 May 2017)
Biometrics done: 13 May 2017
Date of approval: TBC
Date of ceremony: TBC
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received: TBC

[eryilmazhilmi]

NEW UPDATE

Eligibility criteria: 3 Year route ( Married to BC)
Language criteria met: Trinity College B1 & Life in the UK
Nationality: Turkish ( Non EU)
Method of application: NCS Huntingdon ( Cambs CC) JCAP
Date of application: 26/04/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 28/04/2017 ( Royal Mail Special Delivery receipt)
Date of acknowledgement: 11/05/2017(Email) 13/05/2017 Letter with biometrics letter (!)
Date money gone off account: Naturalisation left account - 10/05/2017 Passport 12/05/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 13/05/2017 (!)
Biometrics done: 13/05/2017 (!)
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 26/04/2017 ( JCAP )
Date passports received:

[Tea_Rocket]

Update:
Eligibility criteria: 10 years legal residence + 8 months ILR + UK citizen spouse
Language criteria met: Majority English speaking country
Nationality: USA
Method of application: NCS Edinburgh
Date of application: 27/04/2017
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 28/04/2017 (Royal Mail tracked)
Date money gone off account: 11/05/2017 (14 days from application date, including 1 bank holiday)
Date of acknowledgement: 12/05/2017 (e-mail) (15 days from application date, including 1 bank holiday), received a letter on 15/05/2017 (dated 11/05/2017) in the same envelope as the biometrics letter.
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 11/05/2017 (received 15/05/2017 with the acknowledgement letter)
Biometrics done: 15/05/2017 (18 days from application date, including 1 bank holiday)
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

[pumpkinlu]

Eligibility criteria: EEA 5 years + 1 year PR
Language criteria met: Life in the UK test + UK Degree
Nationality: EEA
Method of application: NCS Wandsworth
Date of application: 20/04/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 21/04/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 11/05/2017 (email) & 13/05/2017 (letter)
Date money gone off account: application -- 05/05/2017 (card charged) & 08/05/2017 (money taken off account); passport -- 12/05/2017 (card charged)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 13/05/2017
Biometrics done: 15/05/2017
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 20/04/2017 (JCAP)
Date passports received:

[openTO]

Update 2

Eligibility criteria: EEA 5 yrs + 1 yr PR
Language criteria met: LITUK + B1 Trinity College
Nationality: EEA
Method of application: NCS (JCAP)
Date of application: 25/04/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: Tracking number not provided by NCS
Date of acknowledgement: (email 15/05/2017)
Date money gone off account: (BC 12/05/2017)
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 25/04/2017
Date passports received:

[african]

Eligibility criteria:ILR 14+
Language criteria met: UK Masters and Life in the UK Test
Nationality: Zimbabwean
Method of application: Checking Service) (Salford Manchester)
Date of application:23.03.2017
Payment method:Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 27.03.17 (Tracked via Royal Mail)
Date of acknowledgement: 03.04.17
Date money gone off account:19.04.17 (delayed due to me forgetting to include security code)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 30.03.17 (came with the request to provide completed debit card details)
Biometrics done: 12.04.17
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

[funkeq]

Eligibility criteria:EEA 5 yes+1yrs PR
Language criteria met:LITUK+B1 Trinity's college
Nationality: non-European
Method of application:Bracknell NCS JCAP
Date of application:18/04/2017
Payment method:Debit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI:Tracking number not provided by NCS
Date of acknowledgement:05/05/2017 by Email
Date money gone off account:TBC
Date of letter requesting biometrics:TBC
Biometric done:TBC
Date of approval:TBC
Date of ceremony:TBC
Date applied for passport:18/04/2017
Date passport received:

Please is there anyone having the same delay.

[eeapr4me]

Eligibility criteria: EEA 6(1), 5 years + 1yr PR
Language criteria met: UK Degree
Nationality: EEA
Method of application: NCS + JCAP BRISTOL
Date of application: NCS appointment 25/04/2017
Payment method: CREDIT CARD
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 26/04/2017
Date of acknowledgement:
Date money gone off account: 16/05/2017 (£1282)
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passport: NCS appointment 25/04/2017
Date money for passport gone off account:
Date passports received:

[mortana24]

Update 1 Update 2

Eligibility criteria: Non EU family member of EEA, EEA 5 years Residency Card + 1 year PR
Language criteria met: Life in the UK test + English language B1Trinity College
Nationality: Non-EEA

Method of application: NCS Croydon
Date of application: 20/04/2017
Date of application posted by NCS Croydon : 24/04/2017 at 14:20 ( record shown on Royal Mail tracking service )
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 25/04/2017 ( shown on Royal Mail tracking service )


Payment method: Debit Card
Date money gone off account: 08 / 05 / 17

Date of acknowledgement: 09 / 05 / 17 by email

Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:

Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:

Date applied for passports:
Date passports received

[bustednotch]

Eligibility criteria: ILR
Language criteria met: Life in the UK Test + English speaking country
Nationality: Canada
Method of application: NCS + JCAP Islington
Date of application: 20/04/2017
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 20/04/2017 (Tracked by Dx delivery)
Date of acknowledgement: 08/05/2017
Date money gone off account: 02/05/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 05/05/2017
Biometrics done: 16/05/2017
Date of approval: Waiting
Date of ceremony: Waiting
Date applied for passports: 20/04/2017
Date passports received: Waiting

[eeapr4me]

Eligibility criteria: EEA 6(1), 5 years + 1yr PR
Language criteria met: UK Degree
Nationality: EEA
Method of application: NCS + JCAP BRISTOL
Date of application: NCS appointment 25/04/2017
Payment method: CREDIT CARD
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 26/04/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 17/05/2017 (email)
Date money gone off account: 16/05/2017 (£1282)
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passport: NCS appointment 25/04/2017
Date money for passport gone off account:
Date passports received:

[lleia]

UPDATE

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: UK MSc Degree
Nationality: Hungarian
Method of application: NCS Camden
Date of application: 29/04/2017 (dated 02/05/2017 due to bank holiday weekend)
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 03/05/2017 (according to royal Mail tracking)
Date of acknowledgement(email): 17/05/2017
Date money gone off account: 14/05/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: waiting
Biometrics done: waiting
Date of approval: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting
Date applied for passports: 29/04/2017 (dated 02/05/2017 due to bank holiday weekend)
Date passports received: waiting

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: UK MSc Degree
Nationality: Hungarian
Method of application: NCS Camden
Date of application: 29/04/2017 (dated 02/05/2017 due to bank holiday weekend)
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 03/05/2017 (according to royal Mail tracking)
Date of acknowledgement: waiting
Date money gone off account: waiting
Date of letter requesting biometrics: waiting
Biometrics done: waiting
Date of approval: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting
Date applied for passports: 29/04/2017 (dated 02/05/2017 due to bank holiday weekend)
Date passports received: waiting

[Sherrelyn]

Eligibility criteria: ILR 10 years
Language requirement: B1
Nationality: South African
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 31 March
Payment method: credit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 1 April
Date of acknowledgement: 13 April (received 26 April)
Date money gone off account: 18 April
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 13 April (received 26 April)
Biometrics done: 26 April
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

[Samoly]

hi All
Non Eu , PR for one year
B1 done eternity
life in the uk test done
date of application 24/04/17
money taken off 09/05/17
date of acknowledge 09/05/17
biometric letter 12/05/17
biometric done 14/05/7
date of approval
date of ceremony
passport application 24/04/17
money taken off for passport 15/05/17
Good luck for all .

[eeapr4me]

Eligibility criteria: EEA 6(1), 5 years + 1yr PR
Language criteria met: UK Degree
Nationality: EEA
Method of application: NCS + JCAP BRISTOL
Date of application: NCS appointment 25/04/2017
Payment method: CREDIT CARD
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 26/04/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 17/05/2017 (email), Letter dated 16/05/2017 received 19/05/2017
Date money gone off account: 16/05/2017 (£1282)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: Dated 16/05/2017, received 19/05/2017
Biometrics done: 19/05/2017
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passport: NCS appointment 25/04/2017
Date money for passport gone off account:
Date passports received: