April 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

[cpratik]

Samsaro wrote:
Eligibility criteria: 5 years+ 1yr ILR
Language criteria met: LIUK + IELTS
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS Bromley
Date of application: 18/04/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 20/04/2017 (Royal Mail tracking)
Date of acknowledgement: 03/05/2017
Date money gone off account: 29/04/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 05/05/2017
Biometrics done: YES
Online Status: Decided on 18th and updated on 21st September.
Date of approval: Approval letter recd on 22nd sept
Date of ceremony: Awaiting invitation letter.
Date applied for passports: 18/04/2017
Date passports received:

[mn0001]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years+ 1yr ILR
Language criteria met: LIUK + IELTS
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS Merton
Date of application: 18/04/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 21/04/2017 (Royal Mail tracking)
Date of acknowledgement: 03/05/2017
Date money gone off account: 29/04/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 05/05/2017
Biometrics done: 05/05/2017
Online Status: Decided on 20th September / updated on 22nd September.
Date of approval: Awaiting
Date of ceremony: Awaiting invitation letter.
Date applied for passports: 18/04/2017
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) 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 changed to decided :04/09/2017 update says decided 01/09/17
Approval letter received : 14/09/2017 OVER THE MOON CANT EXPLAIN THE FEELING
Date of ceremony: 25th October 2017 as first available group ceremony as only hold on a Wednesday at Cambridgeshire County Council

Date applied for passports: 26/04/2017 ( JCAP )

HAVE CHANGED TO A PRIVATE CEREMONY WHICH IS NOW 19/09/2017 for the cost of £195

Date HMPO Text received - 22/09/2017 passport should be received in the next few days

Date passports received:

Good Luck remaining April applicants may your journeys with H/O come to a end very very soon

[prem_singh123]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years plus 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: UK University Degree
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: JCAP Newham
Date of application: 28/04/17
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 02/05/17
Date of acknowledgement: 18/05/17 by Email
Date money gone off account: 15/05/17
Date of letter requesting biometrics: don't remember
Biometrics done: 19/05/17
Date of approval: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting
Date applied for passports: 28/04/17 (money taken 22/05/17)
Date passports received: waiting



Waiting waiting waiting
Just wondering if any April applicant got decision yet?

Update

Eligibility criteria: 10 years plus 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: UK University Degree
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: JCAP Newham
Date of application: 28/04/17
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 02/05/17
Date of acknowledgement: 18/05/17 by Email
Date money gone off account: 15/05/17
Date of letter requesting biometrics: don't remember
Biometrics done: 19/05/17
Date of approval: Ceremony Invite receive 23/09/17 dated 19/09/17.
Date of ceremony: waiting
Date applied for passports: 28/04/17 (money taken 22/05/17)
Date passports received: waiting

[gromit]

UPDATE 2

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
Online status: 13/09/2017 - Decided (appeared noon on 15/09/2017)
Date of approval letter: 18/09/2017 dated. 22/09/2017 received in post.
Date of ceremony: 09/10/2017
Date applied for passports: 27/04/2017
Date passports received:

[eeapr4me]

Eligibility criteria: EEA 6(1), 5 years + 1yr PR
Language criteria met: UK Degree
Nationality: EEA
Method of application: NCS Bristol
Date of application: 25/04/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 26/04/2017
Date of acknowledgement: Email 17/05/2017, letter dated 16/05/2017, received 19/05/2017
Date money gone off account: 16/05/2017 (AN Fee), 18/05/2017 (Passport Fee)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: letter dated 16/05/2017, received 19/05/2017
Biometrics done: 19/05/2017
Online Status: Decided 10/09/2017, appeared 12/09/2017
Date of approval: Letter dated 14/09/2017, received 23/09/2017
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passport: 25/04/2017 JCAP
Date passports received:

[openTO]

Update 6

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), (letter+biometric request in one envelope 22/05/2017)
Date money gone off account: (BC 12/05/2017)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 22/05/2017
Biometrics done: 24/05/2017
Online Status: Showed on 12/09/2017, Decided on 10/09/2017
Date of approval: Letter dated 14/09/2017, Letter received 22/09/2017
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 25/04/2017
Date passports received:

[Spadework]

Spadework wrote:

Issa update

Eligibility criteria: ILR/E
Language criteria met: Life in the UK test + English language B1Trinity College
Nationality: Non-EEA

Method of application: NCS London
Date of application: 20/04/2017
Payment method: Debit Card

Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 21/04/2017
Date of acknowledgement: email 08/05/2017 hard copy 10/05/2017
Date money gone off account: 05/05/2017

Date of letter requesting biometrics: dated 05/05/2017
Received 10/05/2017
Biometrics done: 10/05/2017

Online Update: FINALLY DECIDED 22/09/2017 "5months 2days"

Date of approval: waiting - impatient
Date of ceremony:

Date applied for passports: 20/04/2017
Date passport money gone off account: 09/05/2017
Date passports received:

[Essor1]

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[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 on 17/08/2017, application updated on 15/08/201

Date of approval: 17/08/2017, received 25/08/2017
Date of ceremony: 18/09/2017 ( private)

Passport received: 23/09/2017

Many thanks and good luck to everyone

[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
Online status: Decided starting showing on 11/09/2017 (updated on 08/09/2017)
Date of approval: 13/09/2017, letter received 20/09/2017
Date of ceremony: 25/10/2017 (earliest available date)
Date applied for passports: 20/04/2017 (JCAP)
Date passports received:

[iclbuxton]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1ILR
Language criteria met: Life in the UK test + American
Nationality: American
Method of application: NCS Camden
Date of application: 12/04/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 21/04/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 22/04/2017
Date money gone off account: 28/04/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 05/05/2017
Biometrics done: 06/05/2017
Online status: Decided Sept 2, Seen Online Sept 4, Dated Sept 4, Received Sept 22
Date of approval: Sept 4
Date of ceremony: October 4
Date applied for passports: 12/04/2017 (JCAP)
Date passports received:

[eryilmazhilmi]

Last and final 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 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
Approval letter received : 14/09/2017 OVER THE MOON CANT EXPLAIN THE FEELING
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 26/04/2017 ( JCAP )
Date passports received: 25/09/2017 (4 working days after ceremony!)

Thats my journey complete. Good luck remaining applicants . Life can now begin

[eeapr4me]

Eligibility criteria: EEA 6(1), 5 years + 1yr PR
Language criteria met: UK Degree
Nationality: EEA
Method of application: NCS Bristol
Date of application: 25/04/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 26/04/2017
Date of acknowledgement: Email 17/05/2017, letter dated 16/05/2017, received 19/05/2017
Date money gone off account: 16/05/2017 (AN Fee), 18/05/2017 (Passport Fee)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: Letter dated 16/05/2017, received 19/05/2017
Biometrics done: 19/05/2017
Online Status: Decided 10/09/2017, appeared 12/09/2017
Date of approval: Letter dated 14/09/2017, received 23/09/2017
Date of ceremony: 03/10/2017 (Private)
Date applied for passport: 25/04/2017 JCAP
Date passports received:

[mksrin]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Year + 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met: settlement after 2010
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: JOINT NATURALISATION & PASSPORT @ NCS Bathgate
Date of application: 04/04/2017
Payment method: Debit
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 05/04/2017
Date of acknowledgement email: 20/04/2017
Date money gone off account(Naturalisation): 18/04/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 19/04/2017(received on 22/04)
Biometrics done: 22/04/2017
Online tracker changed to decided :07/09/2017 update says decided 04/09/17
Approval letter received : 20-September
Date of approval:04-Sep-2017(sent on 15-Sep)
Date of ceremony: 20th September
Date applied for passports: 04/04/2017
Date money gone off account(passport): 24/04/2017
Passport Sent to print : 25-Sep-17
Date passports received:Waiting

[bustednotch]

Update:

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
Online status: Online status updated 11/09/2017 Decided 8/09/2017
Email approval: Thanks to rohgoy87, I emailed on 20/09 enquiring on the decision that's been made and had a reply on 21/09 stating that my case has been approved and an approval letter was sent to me yesterday. Woohoo!!
Date of approval: 13/09 (date written on the letter), letter was received by my solicitor on 25/09 and I received it on 26/09
Date of ceremony: Booked for 29/11/2017
Date applied for passports: 20/04/2017
Date passports received: Waiting

[aura85]

Eligibility criteria: 7 year permanent residency
Language criteria met: trinity b1 (+ life in the UK)
Nationality: EEA
Method of application: NCS islington (JCAP)
Date of application: 20/04/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 21/04/2017
Date of acknowledgement: Email 08/05/2017 - Letter dated 02/05/2017 received 11/05/2017
Date money gone off account: 02/05/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: Dated 02/05/2017, received 11/05/2017
Biometrics done: 13/05/2017
Online status: Decided, last updated 13/09/2017 (showed online around midday 15/09/2017)
Date of approval: Letter dated 18/09/2017, sent 26/09/2017, received 29/09/2017
Date of ceremony: first available date booked, 30/10/2017
Date applied for passports: 20/04/2017
Date passports received: waiting

Good luck everyone!

[Ilr_in_2016]

Finally the status changed...

Applied JCAP on 6th April Still Online Status - Awaiting Decision ...

Eligibility criteria: 5 Year + 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met: Master in UK
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: JOINT NATURALISATION & PASSPORT @ NCS MAIDENHEAD
Date of application: 06/04/2017
Payment method: Credit
Date of acknowledgement: 25/04/2017 dated 21/04/2016
Date money gone off account: 21/04/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 25/04/2017
Biometrics done: 26/04/2017
Online Status: Changed to Decided on September 13th (dated September 11th)
Date of approval: Received on 20th of September
Date of ceremony: 03/10/2017
Date applied for passports: 06/04/2017
Date passports received:

[psa050]

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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: 29/09/17 (3 business days after ceremony)

Good luck everyone!

[al95]

Final Update
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: Letter dated: 01/09/2017, Received: 09/09/2017
Date of ceremony: 26/09/2017
Date applied for passports: 20/04/2017 (JCAP)
Date passports received: 02/10/2017

[makeit]

makeit wrote: ↑Fri Aug 25, 2017 12:34 pm
makeit wrote: ↑Mon May 08, 2017 4:58 pm
makeit wrote:
makeit wrote:
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: letter dated 29/08/17. Received 11/09/17. (I only received a citizenship invitation letter at this point. Not sure if I'm meant to receive a seperate 'approval' letter. Nonetheless the invitation states my application has been approved)
Date of ceremony: 26/09/17
Date applied for passports: 13/04/17 (via NCS with naturalisation application)
Date passports received: 29/09/17.
Glad it's over! Thanks everyone!

[happyste]

UPDATE!

UPDATE!!

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)
Online Status: DECIDED 19/09/2017 APPEARED ONLINE 21/09/2017
Date of Approval: 25/09/2017 Letter received from HO 02/10/2017
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 27/04/2017
Date passports received:

[eeapr4me]

Eligibility criteria: EEA 6(1), 5 years + 1yr PR
Language criteria met: UK Degree
Nationality: EEA
Method of application: NCS Bristol
Date of application: 25/04/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 26/04/2017
Date of acknowledgement: Email 17/05/2017, letter dated 16/05/2017, received 19/05/2017
Date money gone off account: 16/05/2017 (AN Fee), 18/05/2017 (Passport Fee)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: Letter dated 16/05/2017, received 19/05/2017
Biometrics done: 19/05/2017
Online Status: Decided 10/09/2017, appeared 12/09/2017
Date of approval: Letter dated 14/09/2017, received 23/09/2017
Date of ceremony: 03/10/2017 (Private: Tea but no biscuits)
Date applied for passport: 25/04/2017 JCAP
Date passports received:

[bearebel]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years + 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met: Life in the UK test + UK Degree
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS+JCAP
Date of application: 23/04/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 24/04/2017
Date money gone off account: 09/05/2017
Date of acknowledgement e-mail: 10/05/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 12/05/2017
Biometrics done: 16/05/2017
Online status: Decided 14/09/2017, Appeared 20/09/2017
Date of approval: Letter dated 18/09/2017, Received 22/09/2017
Date of ceremony: 28/09/2017
Date applied for passports: 23/04/2017 (JCAP)
Date money gone off account: 09/05/2017
Date passports received: 03/10/2017

This forum was very helpful and I wish everybody all the best.

[Spadework]

Spadework wrote:

Issa update

Eligibility criteria: ILR/E
Language criteria met: Life in the UK test + English language B1Trinity College
Nationality: Non-EEA

Method of application: NCS London
Date of application: 20/04/2017
Payment method: Debit Card

Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 21/04/2017
Date of acknowledgement: email 08/05/2017 hard copy 10/05/2017
Date money gone off account: 05/05/2017

Date of letter requesting biometrics: dated 05/05/2017
Received 10/05/2017
Biometrics done: 10/05/2017

Online Update: FINALLY DECIDED 22/09/2017 "5months 2days" appeared 24/07/2017

Date of approval: 27/09/2017, delivered 5/10/2027
Date of ceremony: 24/10/2017

Date applied for passports: 20/04/2017
Date passport money gone off account: 09/05/2017
Date passports received:

Last Update. Thanks guys

[Samsaro]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years+ 1yr ILR
Language criteria met: LIUK + IELTS
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS Redbridge
Date of application: 12/04/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 19/04/2017 (Royal Mail tracking)
Date of acknowledgement:
Date money gone off account:
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:05 Sep Letter received on: 18/09/2017
Date of ceremony: 20/09/2017
Date applied for passports: 12/04/2017
Date passports received: 28/09/2017