Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[C-Dawg]

Eligibility criteria: 8yrs Ancestral Visa & 2yrs ILR
Language criteria met: LIUK & UK Naric C1
Nationality: South African
Method of application: self posted
Date of application: 17-08-2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 21-08-2017
Date of acknowledgement: 24-08-2017, received 29-08-2017
Date money gone off account: 24-08-2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 24-08-2017, received 29-08-2017
Biometrics done: 30-08-2017
Online Status Check: 24-08-2017=Awaiting a decision & 23-10-2017=Decided
Date of approval: 24-10-2017, received 26-10-2017 (zero to hero in 68 days!)
Date of ceremony: 16-11-2017 with Sutton Council (on my 35th birthday, ironically!)
Date applied for passports: n/a
Date passports received: n/a

[pzr]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Residence + 1 year (EEA)PR.
Language criteria met: Trinity College London B1.
Nationality: EEA A8
Method of application: Post

Date of application: 23.10.2017
Payment method: Debit Card.
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 24.10.2017
Date of acknowledgement (email): 03.11.2017
Date of acknowledgement letter : Dated: , Received:.
Date money gone off account: 02.11.2017

Date of letter requesting biometrics: Dated : , Received: .
Biometrics done: .
Online Application Status:
1) Awaiting Decision -
2) Decided - .
3) Updated Online -

Date of approval: .
Letter of Approval: .(Dated- )
Letter of Ceremony: .(Dated- )
Date of ceremony: .
Date applied for passport:
Date passport received:

[brixton4ever]

Done and dusted within four months...

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years T1 + 1y6m ILTR
Language criteria met: Life in the UK Test + Nationality of birth
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: NCS (Lambeth)
Date of application: 04/07/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 06/07/2017 (Royal Mail Tracking)
Date of acknowledgement (Email/Post): 12/07/2017 (email)
Date money gone off account: 11/07/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 11/07/2017 (arrived 14/07/2017)
Biometrics done: 14/07/2017
Date of approval: 28/9/2017 (posted); 25/9/2017 (decided online)
Date of ceremony: 20/10/2017
Date applied for passports:  24/10/2017
Date passports received: 1/11/2017

[ess212]

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Eligibility criteria: 14 years ILR
Language criteria met: Exempt country
Nationality: Jamaican
Method of application: NCS Walthamstow
Date of application: 14/06/2017
Date documents received by HO/UKVI: 15/06/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of email receipt by HO/UKVI: 27/06/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 27/06/2017 (email); 29/06/2017 (post; dated 24/06/2017)
Date money gone off account: 26/06/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 29/06/2017 (in post with acknowledgement letter; dated 26/06/2017)
Biometrics done: 30/06/2017
Online Status: AWAITING A DECISION (26 June 2017); DECIDED 19/10/17 (shown on 21/10/17 after midday)
Date of approval: Letter dated 23/10/17. Arrived 02/11/17 (I moved and didn't have time to update my address, but redirection worked- in case that helps anyone)
Date of ceremony: 07/11/17 (Southwark public ceremony)
Date applied for passports: 14/06/2017 (JCAP)
Date money gone off account for Passport: --waiting--
Date passports received: --waiting--

This forum has kept me sane through this whole process. So grateful for the helpful information I've found here. I'll keep updating until my passport is received. Good luck to everyone who is still waiting

[JAYSON65]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years ILR + marriied to B.C
Language criteria met: U.K M.A marketing degree
Nationality: Nigerian
Method of application: NCS + JCAP (Milton Keynes Bracknell H.O)
Date of application: 05/06/17
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 13/06/17
Date of acknowledgement: 17/06/17
Date money gone off account: 18/06/17
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 21/06/17
Biometrics done: 21/06/17
Date of approval:Online status changed to DECIDED 19/10/17 at 15:00 hours.
approval letter received today 27/10/17.
Date of ceremony: 6th of December, 2017
Date applied for passports: 05/06/17
Date passports received: Not yet

All glory be to God almighty who has completed what he started 10 years ago.
Good luck to all still waiting for results. Very happy for my wife!!

[RobinCzWa]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years, (incl. 2 years PR)
Language criteria met: IELTS B1 Speaking and Listening
Nationality: EU
Method of application: Post
Date of application: 19/10/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKVI: 20/10/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 31/10/2017 (via email)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 02/11/2017
Biometrics done: 02/11/2017
Online status appeared :
Status :
Date of approval: waiting...
Date of ceremony: waiting...
Date applied for passport:
Date passport received: waiting...

[navinw]

Eligibility criteria: 5 year residence+ 1 year PR
Language criteria met.............................: NARIC Certified Degree.
Nationality...........................................: IND
Method of application.............................: Wandsworth
Date of application................................: 18/05/2017
Payment method...................................: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI......................: 22/05/2017
Date of acknowledgement........................: 22/05/2017
Date money gone off account....................: 02/06/2017
Date of letter requesting biometric.............: 17/06/2017
Biometrics done....................................: 17/06/2017

Letter Requesting Original Passport............. : Letter Dated 21/10/2017
Letter Received for Request of Passport....... : 24/10/2017
Passports sent in Special delivery................: 25/10/2017 (Received at HO/UKVI 26/10/2017)

Original Passport Received back with letter....: 04/11/2017 APPROVED as per letter

Letter saying your application is been approved and wait for the ceremony invitation letter ....


Date of approval: Still showing Awaiting decision.

[pzr]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Residence + 1 year (EEA)PR.
Language criteria met: Trinity College London B1.
Nationality: EEA A8
Method of application: Post

Date of application: 23.10.2017
Payment method: Debit Card.
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 24.10.2017
Date of acknowledgement (email): 03.11.2017
Date of acknowledgement letter : Dated: 01.11.2017 , Received: 06.11.2017
Date money gone off account: 02.11.2017

Date of letter requesting biometrics: Dated : 02.11.2017, Received: 06.11.2017
Biometrics done: .
Online Application Status:
1) Awaiting Decision -
2) Decided - .
3) Updated Online -

Date of approval: .
Letter of Approval: .(Dated- )
Letter of Ceremony: .(Dated- )
Date of ceremony: .
Date applied for passport:
Date passport received:

[blacksky200]

FINAL UPDATE:

Eligibility criteria: 10 years Long residence + 2 year PR
Language criteria met: UK Degree and Masters - Life in the UK
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS Bromley (JCAP)
Date of application: 17/05/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 18/05/2017 (guessing)
Date money gone off account: 29/05/2017 (Passport: 01/06/2017)
Date of acknowledgement: 30/05/2017 (by email) and 01/06/2017 (by post)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 01/06/2017 (letter dated 29/05/2017)
Biometrics done: 06/06/2017
Date of approval: 10/10/2017 (Letter received: 16/10/2017)
Date of ceremony: 31/10/2017
Date applied for passports: JCAP along with naturalisation
Date passports received: 08/11/2017

It took just under 6 months for the entire process!
This forum keeps you somewhat sane as you see other people in a similar boat as you. The key is to be patient and not get worried about it too much when you see some people getting it quicker than you. I tried not to think about it at all and carried on with my normal life... as opposed to checking this site or the Gov's application status page, every other day.

All the best to all others.

[fbacker]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Workpermit & Tier1 + 7 year ILR ( for self),
2 years Settlement visa + 4years ILR ( Spouse) ,
Child - 2 years Indefinite Leave to Enter
Language criteria met: UK Degree ( for self) & Trinity college GESE Grade5 for Spouse
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS, Leeds
Date of application: 18/07/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HM/UKVI:
Date of acknowledgement: 25/07/2017(email)
Date money gone off account: 25/07/2017 ( for application), 28/07/2017 (For passport)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: Dated 24/07/2017 received on 27/07/2017
Biometrics done: Surname & first name reversed on the biometric barcode( for self). Sent email to Homeoffice (Awaiting response)
For spouse and kid - Biometric taken on 27/07/2017
Received email from Homeoffice on 10/08/2017 to use the original enrolment letter for
biometric. Enroled for biometric on 10/08/2017
Online status updated to "Decided": Updated online on 08/11/2017 as 'DECIDED' . Awaiting the letter.
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 18/07/2017
Date passports received:

[Aus2922]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: English speaking country
Nationality: Australian
Method of application: NCS Surrey
Date of application: 25/09/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKVI:
Date of acknowledgement: 03/10/2017 (via email)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 02/10/2017
Biometrics done: 14/10/2017
Online status appeared :
Status : Awaiting Decision
Date of approval: waiting...
Date of ceremony: waiting...
Date applied for passport: 25/09/2017 (JCAP)
Date passport received: waiting...

[angelStha]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years + 1 year
Method of application: NCS Brent
Date of application: 09/06/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKVI:
Date of acknowledgement: 20/06/2017 (via email)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 23/06/2017
Biometrics done: 24/06/2017
Online status appeared :
Status : Decided
Date of approval: 23/10/2017
Date of ceremony: 07/12/2017
Date applied for passport: 09/06/2017 (JCAP)
Date passport received: waiting...

I haven't received the supporting documents I submitted yet. I.e life in UK test certificate. Do they return the supporting documents ? Once I attend the ceremony will they send the passport straight away or do I have to send them my citizenship certificate?

[registerkiran]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: UK degrees
Nationality: Nepalese
Method of application: NCS Reading
Date of application: 03/07/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKVI: 07/07/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 12/07/2017 [only received one letter asking for biometrics]
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 07/07/2017
Biometrics done: 22/07/2017
Online status appeared : can’t remember exact date, but only in mid-July
Status : Still says “Awaiting Decision” on the status webpage
Date of approval: 03/11/2017
Letter received: 11/11/2017
Date of ceremony: Not arranged yet
Date applied for passport: 03/07/2017 (JCAP)
Date passport received:
Total of 131 days for application approval.

[vicky_062004]

Hello everyone,thanks for all the help finally got my naturalisation approved...
Timeline
Applied 07/08/17 ncs
Received 08/08/17
Biometric 14/08/17
Online status 10/08/7 awaiting decision
Approvel letter received 11/08/17
I would say exact 3months according to online status 10/08/17.but it was surprise because I checked in the morning still shows awaiting decision and still the same after the letter received...thanks everyone and hope people waiting will receive their answer(positive)soon...

[mfreidin]

Eligibility criteria: 2 y WP + 3 y Tier 1 + 5 years ILR
Language Criteria: Trinity B1 + LUK
Nationality - NON-EU
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 7/8/17
Payment method: Cheque
Date of receipt by UKVI: 8/8/17
Date of acknowledgement letter: issued 11/8/17, received 17/8/17
Date of debit of fees: 17/8/17
Date of Biometric letter: issued 11/8/17, received 17/8/17
Date Biometrics enrolled: 18/8/17

Online status: Awaiting decision since 11/8/17; Decided on 10/10/17

Date on Approval letter: 11/10/17
Date of receipt of approval: 16/10/17
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 11/11/17 - got it after approaching the UKVI as it was more than 3 weeks since the approval
Date of Ceremony: 30/11/17
Date of Passport Application:
Date Passport to be received:

The decision was made in 2 months! Is this a record?! Good luck everyone!

[Seph27]

LAST UPDATE

Eligibility criteria: BC Partner + 3 Years
Language criteria met: UKNARIC (C1), B1 + Life in the UK Test
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: NCS/JCAP
Date of application: 12/05/17
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 16/05/17 via Royal Mail Tracking
Date of acknowledgement: Email: 22/05/17, Letter: 22/05/17 but received on 25/05/17
Date money gone off account: Naturalisation: 22/05/17, Passport: 25/05/17
Date of letter requesting Biometrics: 22/05/17 but received on 25/05/17
Biometrics done: 25/05/17
Date of approval: 18/10/17 but received on 27/10/17
Date of ceremony: 03/11/17
Date applied for passport: 12/05/17
Date passport received: 10/11/17 via DX Delivery
Total: 5 Months 30 days or 183 days

[ijustdontknow]

Eligibility criteria: 12 year residency - EEA PR + 12months
Language: Degree at British University
Method of application: NCS JCAP (Winchester ) 09/05/2017
Date of receipt by UKBA: 10/05/2017 (presumably)
Date of debit of fees: 19/05/2017 (Citizenship Only)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 22/05/2017 (by email) 20/05/2017 (letter date) 24/05/17 (arrived in post)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 20/05/17 (dated) 24/05/17 (arrived in post)
Biometrics done: 25/05/17
Date of approval: Decided 26 Sep 17, Status Updated 28 Sep 17 (online), Approval/Invitation Letter received 7 Oct 17 dated 29 Sep 17
Date of ceremony: 25 Oct 17 (Private) - was offered public on 7 Nov but couldn't make that one
Date applied for passports: 9/05/2017
Date passports received: 2/11/2017

[swintooh]

Update marked

Eligibility criteria: 10 years of residence, permanent residents since 2012
Language criteria met: SELT
Nationality: EU Citizen - Polish
Applicants: 2 adults + 1 child
Method of application: JCAP - NCS Hounslow Council / Registrar Office
Date of application: 09/06/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of email receipt by HO/UKVI: 20/06/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 19/06/2017 (letter received 22/06/2017)
Date money gone off account: 19/06/2017 (visible on 21/06/2017)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 19/06/2017 (letter received 22/06/2017)
Biometrics done: 22/06/2017
Date of approval: awaiting formal letter (online status changed to Decided on 14/11/2017)
Date of ceremony: waiting
Date applied for passports: 09/06/2017 (JCAP)
Date money gone off account for Passport: waiting
Date passports received: waiting

[Venkat2806]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Workpermit & Tier1 + 7 year ILR ( for self),
2 years Settlement visa + 4years ILR ( Spouse) ,
Child - 2 years Indefinite Leave to Enter
Language criteria met: UK Degree ( for self) & Trinity college GESE Grade5 for Spouse
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS, Leeds
Date of application: 18/07/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HM/UKVI:
Date of acknowledgement: 25/07/2017(email)
Date money gone off account: 25/07/2017 ( for application), 28/07/2017 (For passport)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: Dated 24/07/2017 received on 27/07/2017
Biometrics done: Surname & first name reversed on the biometric barcode( for self). Sent email to Homeoffice (Awaiting response)
For spouse and kid - Biometric taken on 27/07/2017
Received email from Homeoffice on 10/08/2017 to use the original enrolment letter for
biometric. Enroled for biometric on 10/08/2017
Online status updated to "Decided": Updated online on 08/11/2017 as 'DECIDED' . Awaiting the letter.
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 18/07/2017
Date passports received:

Moderator edit: Question post removed.
@ Venkat2806 This is a TIMELINE THREAD ONLY. Please respect this and post your questions in a separate thread.

[ess212]

Update 1
Update 2
Update 3
Update 4
FINAL UPDATE

Eligibility criteria: 14 years ILR
Language criteria met: Exempt country
Nationality: Jamaican
Method of application: NCS Walthamstow
Date of application: 14/06/2017
Date documents received by HO/UKVI: 15/06/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of email receipt by HO/UKVI: 27/06/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 27/06/2017 (email); 29/06/2017 (post; dated 24/06/2017)
Date money gone off account: 26/06/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 29/06/2017 (in post with acknowledgement letter; dated 26/06/2017)
Biometrics done: 30/06/2017
Online Status: AWAITING A DECISION (26 June 2017); DECIDED 19/10/17 (shown on 21/10/17 after midday)
Date of approval: Letter dated 23/10/17. Arrived 02/11/17 (I moved and didn't have time to update my address, but redirection worked- in case that helps anyone)
Date of ceremony: 07/11/17 (Southwark public ceremony)
Date applied for passports: 14/06/2017 (JCAP)
Date money gone off account for Passport: 30/06/2017
Date passports received: 15/11/2017

Good luck to everyone still waiting. It's a horrible wait. Find things to distract yourself from the stress/impatience/disappointment at the pace that the HO works.

[MurrayAusUK]

Eligibility criteria 10 Years (5 Years HSMP + 5 Years ILR)
Language criteria met First Language
Nationality Australian
Method of application NCS + JCAP
Date of application 29-Jun-17
Payment method Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI
Date of acknowledgement: 7-Jul-17
Nationality fee taken 6-Jul-17
Date of letter - biometrics 6-Jul-17
Biometrics done 10-Jul-17
Passport fee taken 10-Jul-17
Date of approval 1-Nov-17
Date Letter Received 13-Nov-17
Date Website Update Still ‘Awaiting’
Date of ceremony TBA
Date passports received TBA

> 125 Calendar Days
> 90 Workdays

> Website still not updated (think a waste of time)
> Printing and posting is very slow (2 weeks)
> Satisfaction Survey was the first thing received

Good luck ++

[nodders]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year PR
Language criteria met: UK Masters degree + Life in the UK
Nationality: EEA
Method of application: NCS King's Lynn
Date of application: 17 May 2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of acknowledgement (email): 29 May 2017
Biometrics done: 08 June 2017
Online Status: decided (last updated 16 October 2017)
Date of approval: 18 October 2017
Date letter arrived: 31 October 2017
Date of ceremony: 20 Dec 2017
Date applied for passport: 17 May 2017 (JCAP)
Date passport received:

[zuzu]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years RC + 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met: Degree in English outside of UK + UK NARIC
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: NCS + JCAP
Date of application: 26-Jun-2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 28-Jun-2017
Date of acknowledgement: 03-July-2017, received: 06-Jul-2017
Date of acknowledgement of HMPO: text message received: 06-Jul-2017
Date money gone off account: 04-Jul-2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 03-Jul-2017, received: 06-Jul-2017
Biometrics done: 06-Jul-2017
Date of approval: 01-Nov-2017 Check me!, letter received 09-Nov-2017
Date of ceremony: 16-Nov-2017
Date applied for passports: 26-Jun-2017
Date passports received: 26-xx-2017

[tariq4u]

Final update
Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: B1 and life in UK
Nationality: non EU
Method of application: NCS Birmingham + JCAP
Date of application: 27/02/2017
Payment method: credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 02/03/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 03/03/2017 (by email) 03/03/2017 and by post
Date money gone off account: 04 March 2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 08/03/2017 (arrived in post)
Biometrics done: 11/03/2017
Date of approval: 01/06/2017
Date of ceremony:22/06/2017
Date applied for passports: 27/02/2017
Date passports received: 28/06/2017
Thank you to all members for help and guideline

[ariskar]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years residence + 1 year (EEA)PR.
Language criteria met: Trinity College London B1.
Nationality: EEA (NWEURO8)
Method of application: NCS Dagenham
Date of application: 23/10/17
Payment method: Debit Card. Passport paid by postal order.
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 25/10/17
Date of acknowledgement (email): 01/11/17
Date of acknowledgement letter : Dated: 31/10/17, Received: 02/11/17.
Date money gone off account: 31/10/17 For Passport : (paid by postal order - JCAP)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: Dated : , Received: .
First biometric enrollment letter not received by 16/11/2017, emailed nationalitybiometrics@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk on 9/11/2017 - autoresponse promised reply within 10 working days, they replied on 14/11/17 that the first letter was posted on 31/10/17 and that a second letter would be posted on the same day 14/11/17. Waiting for second letter
Biometrics done: .
Online Application Status: not yet...
1) Awaiting Decision - .
2) Decided - .
3) Updated Online - .

Date of approval: .
Letter of Approval: .(Dated- )
Letter of Ceremony: .(Dated- )
Date of ceremony: .
Date applied for passport: 23/10/2017 (JCAP)
Date HMPO SMS received: 04/11/17
Date passport received: