April 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

[Essor1]

[quote=Essor1 post_id=1522228 time=1502991879 user_id=162855]
[quote="Essor1"]Eligibility criteria - 11 years and 4 years ILR
Language criteria : Life in the UK Test + Trinity college certificate
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: NCS Walsall ( West Midlands)
Date of application: 13/04/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by Home office: unknown
Date of acknowledgement( E-mail: 2/05/2017) by post :29/04/2017, but received on 05/05/2017
Date of money gone off account: 29/04/2017 (from online banking)
Date of letter requesting biometric: 29/04/2017, but received on 05/05/2017
Biometric done: 06/05/2017 at 09:17 am
Date of applied Passport: 13/04/2017
Date of money gone off account: 05/04/2017

Online Status: DECIDED, online from 17/08/2017. Application status updated on 15/08/2017.

Date of approval: Waiting

Date of ceremony: Waiting



Best of luck to everyone ! Thank u

[makeit]

Eligibility criteria: EEA family member (5 years+ PR)
Language criteria met: UK BSc degree taught in English + LIT UK test
Nationality: Nigerian
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 13/04/17
Payment method: Credit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 18/04/17 (delivery delay due to Easter break)
Date of acknowledgement: 05/05/17(Email), letter dated 29/04/17(received 08/05/17)
Date money gone off account: 29/04/17
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 04/05/17 (received 08/05/17)
Biometrics done: 12/05/17
Online status: Updated on 23/08/17 to DECIDED. Became available for me to see on 25/08/17.
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 13/04/17 (via NCS with naturalisation application)
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)
Online status changed to "Decided": 17/08/2017, website says update was on 15/08/2017
Date of approval: 17/08/2017 (arrived 25/08/2017)
Date of ceremony: 07/09/2017 (private ceremony)
Date applied for passports: 07/09/2017

Final tally:
120 days (84 business days in England) from application date to receipt of approval.
133 days from application date to naturalisation ceremony.
102 days (73 business days in England) from submitting biometrics to receipt of approval.

Good luck to everyone!

I'll track my passport timeline in the appropriate thread once I've applied.

[mortana24]

[quote=mortana24 post_id=1520815 time=1502764049 user_id=167241]
[quote="mortana24"][quote="mortana24"][quote="mortana24"]Update 1 Update 2 Update 3 Update 4

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: 26/05/17

Biometrics done: 26/05/17


Online Status: Decided on 10/08/2017 - now waiting for the letter, according to the information on website should be within 10 days

Date of approval: Ceremony invitation letter received 21/08/2017 dated 14/08/2017
I am so happy Good luck to everyone !

Date of ceremony:

Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

[psa050]

Update

Update

Eligibility criteria: EEA 5 yrs + 1 yr PR
Language criteria met: Life in the UK test + UK Masters
Nationality: EU2
Method of application: Joint naturalisation & passport NCS (Islington)
Date of application: 18/04/17
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 19/04/17
Date of acknowledgement: ​05/05/17 by email, letter received on 08/05/17 (dated 29/04/17)
Date money gone off account: ​29/04/17
Date of letter requesting biometrics:​ 04/05/17 received on 08/05/17
Biometrics done: 09/05/17
Online Status: Decided - application status updated on 23 Aug 2017
Date of approval:​
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passport: 18/04/17 (jointly with naturalisation application)
Date money for passport gone off account: 08/05/17
Date passport received:

[kwarek]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years residence, since 09.2006. DCPR applied for: 09.2016, issued: 01.2017 (incl. HO letter confirming PR status acquired on 10.2011)

language criteria met: LiTUK test + UK degree
Nationality: Polish (EU)
Method of application: Myself, posted
Date of application: 14.04.17 (Special Delivery)
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 18.04.17 (following Easter bank holidays)
Date of acknowledgement: 05.05.17 (e-mail)
Date money gone off account: 27.04 funds no longer on available balance; 02.05 transaction date
Date of letter requesting biometrics: arrived on 08.05.17 (with acknowledgment letter)

Biometrics done: 08.05.17
Online checker: Decided on 10.08.17, appeared online on 12.08

Date of approval: 11.08.17; letter arrived on 16.08 (simply a cover letter for returned documents, including a brief information that application was successful, and an advice to wait for the invitation letter before making contact with local council. All docs + letter in the plastic envelope, 2nd class postage, my pre-paid Special Delivery return envelope nowhere to be found).

Invitation/approval letter: 14.08.17, arrived on 23.08 (letter formally notifying of citizenship application approval + advising to contact local authority to arrange a date of the ceremony).

Date of ceremony: 04.10.17
Date applied for passports: not applied yet, maybe next year (not needed at the moment – as long as Freedom of Movement still in place Polish ID covers all EEA travels outside Schengen area)
Date passports received: N/A

[prasi]

Eligibility criteria: AN 6(2) [Spouse of British Citizen]
KOLL Criteria: Already satisfied in ILR. 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)
AN Fee Debited: 21/04/2017
PP Fee Debited: 25/04/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 20/04/2017 (Received on 24/04/2017)
Date of Biometrics letter: 20/04/2017 (Received on 24/04/2017)
Biometrics done: 24/04/2017
Online Status: "Decided - Application status updated on 16 August 2017" (appeared on 18/08/2017)
Date of approval: 18/08/2017 (letter received on 26/08/2017)
Date of ceremony:
Date passports applied: 05/04/2017
Date passports received:

[Yas2017]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years residence including 1 year PR
Status: Indian
Language criteria met: Life in the UK Test + UK Masters degree
Method of application: NCS Slough - joint application
Date of application: 05.04.17
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HM/UKVI: Don't know
Date of acknowledgement: 24.04.17 via email
Date money gone off account: 24.04.17
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 21.04.17
Biometrics done: 29.04.17
Online checker: DECIDED on 17.08.17 (decision made on 15.08.17)
Date of approval letter: Received on 29.08.17
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 05.04.17

[bsk123]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1 General + 1year ILR
Language criteria met: Bachelor of Commerce from Mumbai University
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS Hampshire
Date of application: 05/Apr/2017
Payment method: Cheques
Date of acknowledgement: 19/Apr/2017, Email from homeoffice acknowledging receipt of application and providing a Case ID.
Date money gone off account: 24/Apr/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 25/Apr/2017, Letter dated 18/Apr/2017
Biometrics done: 29/Apr/2017
Date of approval: 17/Aug/2017, Status DECIDED set on homeoffice status enquiry page
Citizenship Invitation Letter from Homeoffice: 25/Aug/2017
Citizenship Ceremony Invitation Letter from Council: 26/Aug/2017
Date of ceremony: 4/Oct/2017 (to be held)
Date applied for passports: Applied along with NCS application
Date passports received: Awaited, after ceremony

[teamshae]

Eligibility criteria: 8yrs ILR Residence
Language criteria met: English Speaking Country
Nationality: Jamaican
Method of application: JCAP Hammersmith and Fulham
Date of application: 12/04/17
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 13/04/17
Date of acknowledgement: 27/4/17
Date money gone off account: 26/4/17
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 27/4/17
Biometrics done: 3/5/17
Date of approval: Pending
Date of ceremony: Pending
Date applied for passports: 12/4/17
Date passports received:


I am hoping to have my application approved soon. Im seeing so much people who applied after me, got their approval.

[ac2107]

Eligibility criteria: 10 yr long Residence + 2 yr ILR
Language criteria met: Degrees in UK
Nationality: Chinese
Method of application: NCS Brent
Date of application: 20/04/17
Payment method: Cheque
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: Not known
Date of acknowledgement: 5/5/17
Date money gone off account: 10/5/17
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 06/05/17
Biometrics done: 10/5/17
Date of approval: Pending
Date of ceremony: Pending
Date applied for passports: 20/4/17
Date passports received:

I wish the wait will be over soon.

[happyste]

Eligibility criteria: 2004 + Permanent Residence Card
Language criteria met: Life in the UK Test + TRINITY COLLEGE B1
Nationality: ITALIAN
Method of application: JNCPS WALTHAM FOREST
Date of application: 27/04/2017
Payment method: DEBIT CARD
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 02/05/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 13/05/2017 (letter) 18/05/2017 (email)
Date money gone off account: 15/05/2017 (AN Fee) 19/05/2017 (Passport Fee)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 17/05/2017 (letter)
Biometrics done: 22/05/2017 (Charing Cross Post Office)
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 27/04/2017
Date passports received:

[Sunlight17]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 5 Years + 1 year
Language criteria met: India Bachelors + NARIC Statement
Nationality: India
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 13/04/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: Not known
Date of acknowledgement: 17/05/2017 (Email from UKVI)
Date money gone off account: 10/05/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 16/05/2017 received date: (do not remember)
Biometrics done: 30/05/2017
Date of approval: status showing AWAITING A DECISION on 25/05/2017 UPDATE: status showing DECIDED on 21/08/2017
Date of ceremony: UPDATE: 14 Sep 2017
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

[springfield]

Eligibility criteria: ILR Long Residence
Language criteria met: UK Masters Degree + LIUK
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: JCAP
Date of application: 19/04/17
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 23/04/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 09/05/17
Date money gone off account: 02/05/17
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 09/05/17
Biometrics done: 09/05/17
Online Status Changed: DECIDED 02/09/2017 Updated On 31.08.2017
Date of approval: Pending
Date of ceremony: Pending
Date applied for passports: 19/4/17
Date passports received:

Hope to receive the Approval Letter Soon.

[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
Online Status: updated to Decided on 30/08/2017
Date of approval: TBC
Date of ceremony: TBC
Date applied for passports: 20/04/2017 (JCAP)
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
Online Tracker
Date of approval: changed to decided :04/09/2017 update says decided 01/09/17 ( I did email last week and query the timeframe it was taking and May decisions being given and worried it had been misplaced, I received a personal reply a couple of days later explaining about the agencies paid to gather info may take a bit longer, then low and beyold my decision is made) everything crossed and pray please for a approval
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 26/04/2017 ( JCAP )
Date passports received:

[easyguy]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year ILR
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 13 Apr 2017
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 18 Apr 2017
Payment method: Credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 4 May 2017 (Email)
Biometrics done: 8 May 2017
Online Status: 21 Aug 2017, updated to Decided on 23 Aug 2017
Date of approval: 23 Aug 2017, letter received on 4 Sep 2017
Date of ceremony: 28 Sep 2017
Date applied for passports: 13 Apr 2017
Date passports received:

[hsyasin]

Eligibility criteria: T1G 5Yrs + 1Yr ILR
Language criteria met: UK Masters
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: NCS(Cambridge)
Date of application: 03/04/17
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 04/04/17
Date of acknowledgement: 13/04/17
Date money gone off account: 13/04/17
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 12/04/17
Biometrics done: 15/04/17
Online status: Decided on 21.08.2017, Application status updated on 23 August 2017
Date of approval:23.08.2017
Date of ceremony:20.09.2017
Date applied for passports: 03/04/17
Date passports received:

[rahul656]

rahul656 wrote:
Eligibility criteria: 5 years+ 1yr ILR
Language criteria met: LIUK + UK Masters
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS Reading
Date of application: 12/04/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 18/04/2017 (Royal Mail tracking)
Date of acknowledgement: 02/05/2017
Date money gone off account: 28/04/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 28/04/2017
Biometrics done: 04/05/2017
Date of approval: Status updated on 05/09/2017 , Decided on 02/09/2017
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 12/04/2017
Date passports received:

[bhatti20]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years+ 1yr ILR
Language criteria met: LIUK + UK Masters
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 12/04/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI:
Date of acknowledgement: 28/04/2017
Date money gone off account: 28/04/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 27/04/2017
Biometrics done: 03/05/2017
Date of approval: Awaiting decision "last updated on May 25th"
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 12/04/2017
Date passports received:

Any idea, why they are taking too long. Almost all of April applicants got their decision and some of May applicants have already recieved their decision.

[psa050]

Update

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Update

Eligibility criteria: EEA 5 yrs + 1 yr PR
Language criteria met: Life in the UK test + UK Masters
Nationality: EU2
Method of application: Joint naturalisation & passport NCS (Islington)
Date of application: 18/04/17
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 19/04/17
Date of acknowledgement: ​05/05/17 by email, letter received on 08/05/17 (dated 29/04/17)
Date money gone off account: ​29/04/17
Date of letter requesting biometrics:​ 04/05/17 received on 08/05/17
Biometrics done: 09/05/17
Online Status: Decided - application status updated on 23 Aug 2017
Date of approval:​ Letter dated 29/08/17, received on 6/09/17
Date of ceremony: 26/09/17
Date applied for passport: 18/04/17 (jointly with naturalisation application)
Date money for passport gone off account: 08/05/17
Date passport received:

[heath2006]

[quote=heath2006 post_id=1484629 time=1494619039 user_id=70779]
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: Letter dated 30/08/2017, received on 07/09/2017
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 20/04/2017
Date passports received:[/quote]
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[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: 31 July
Date of ceremony: 5 September
Date applied for passports: 7 September
Date passports received: soon, I hope!

[gromit]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years HSMP + 7 years ILR
Language criteria met: Majority English speaking country
Nationality: USA
Method of application: NCS Maidstone + JCAP
Date of application: 27/04/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 11/05/2017 via email. 13/05/2017 via letter.
Date money gone off account: 10/05/2017 for naturalisation. 12/05/2017 for passports.
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 13/05/2017
Biometrics done: 15/05/2017
Date of approval: waiting waiting waiting
Date of ceremony: N/A
Date applied for passports: 27/04/2017
Date passports received: N/A

Argh... still waiting!

[mahasam]

Eligibility criteria: 7 Years residence + 5 Years PR
Language criteria met: UK BSc, LITUK
Nationality: EEA
Method of application: Joint naturalisation and passport (NCS)
Date of application: 12/04/2017
Payment method: Credit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 13/04/2017 (tracked, next day courier)
Date of acknowledgement: 28/04/2017 (email)
Date money gone off account: 27/04/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 02/05/2017 (dated 27/04/2017)
Biometrics done: 03/05/2017
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 12/04/2017
Date passports received:

UPDATE

Just received an email from HO confirming that my application was confirmed on 07/09/2017 and I should receive the ceremony invitation within next 7-10 days. Very excited

Eligibility criteria: 7 Years residence + 5 Years PR
Language criteria met: UK BSc, LITUK
Nationality: EEA
Method of application: Joint naturalisation and passport (NCS)
Date of application: 12/04/2017
Payment method: Credit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 13/04/2017 (tracked, next day courier)
Date of acknowledgement: 28/04/2017 (email)
Date money gone off account: 27/04/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 02/05/2017 (dated 27/04/2017)
Biometrics done: 03/05/2017
Online status: Awaiting a decision 25/05
Date of approval: 07/09/2017 (no letter yet, confirmed over the email)
Date of ceremony: No letter yet
Date applied for passports: 12/04/2017
Date passports received: