July 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

[matthew2222]

Eligibility criteria: 3 years Married to British citizen
Language criteria met: B1 Test
Nationality: EU8 Country
Method of application: NCS Wolverhampton
Date of application: 12 July
Payment method: bank card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 19 July
Date of acknowledgement: 19 July
Date money gone off account: 19 July
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 22July
Biometrics done: 23July
Date of approval: 11 November arrived 23 November
online status : "Decided" on 8November status checked on 8:35am status changed from Awaiting Decision on 7November checked at 11pm
Date of ceremony :19 December
Date applied for passports: 12 July
Date passports received: ---

So finally on Tuesday I'll be British I've been patient enough to wait for group ceremony which I believe will be great experience. Thanks again and all best to you all

[kirkerj]

Eligibility criteria: 9 years in UK
Language criteria met: From English speaking country
Nationality: NZ
Method of application: NCS Kensington & Chelsea
Date of application: 10 July 2017
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 10 July 2017
Date of acknowledgement: 18 July 2017
Date money gone off account: 13 July 2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 13July 2017
Biometrics done: 17 July 2017
Date of approval: still waiting................................ (Awaiting a decision since 17 July 2017) Approval letter dated 7 November received 15 November, website still says awaiting decisions
Date of ceremony: Friday 24 November (paid the £100 for a private one as next public one on 13 December at Wandsworth)
Date applied for passports: 10 July 2017
Date passports received: 15 December 2017 (HMPO text 14/12/17, DX text 15/12/17 saying delivered by 16/12/17) Arrived 15/12/17 late afternoon

This process is long and painful but we got there in the end

[bmstein]

Eligibility criteria: EEA PR married to BC
Language criteria met: IELTS academic
Nationality: Polish
Method of application: NCS (JCAP)
Payment method: credit card
Date of application: 05.07.2017
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 06.07.2017
Date money gone off account: 12.07.2017
Date of acknowledgement email: 13.07.2017
Date of acknowledgement letter: 15.07.2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 15.07.2017
Biometrics done: 15.07.2017
Online status Decided: 08.12.2017. Changed between 2.15 and 4.15 pm.
Date of approval: Letter received 18.12.17; dated 08.12.17
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 05.07.2017
Date passports received:

[kgouz]

Eligibility criteria: EEA DCPR + 1 year
Language criteria met: MSc from UK university
Nationality: EEA
Method of application: NCS + JCAP (Camden)
Date of application: 22/07/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 25/07/2017 (Royal Mail tracker)
Date of acknowledgement: 31/07/2017 (letter received 03/08/2017)
Date money gone off account: 02/08/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 31/07/2017 (received 03/08/2017)
Biometrics done: 04/08/2017
Date of approval: Status changed to "Decided on 01/12, ceremony invitation received by email on 11/12, in the post on 16/12, date on the invitation 05/12
Date of ceremony: Booked first available public ceremony for 01/02/2018
Date applied for passports: 22/07/2017 (JCAP)
Date passports received:

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[saj626]

Update

Eligibility criteria: Long Residence (10 years) + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: Masters degree UK
Nationality: INDIAN
Method of application: (JCAP) NCS Wandsworth
Date of application: 29/06/17
Payment method: Visa Debit
Date of receipt by UKVI: 03/07/17
Date of acknowledgement: (Email) 10/07/2017
Date money gone off account: 06/07/17
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 27/7/17 received on 31/7/17
Biometrics done: 02/08/17
Online Application Status: Awaiting decision - updated 7 July
Online status changed to decided: 8 December
Date of approval: 8 December letter received on 18th December
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 29/06/2017 (JCAP)
Date money gone off account for Passport: 10/07/2017
Date passports received:

[bmstein]

Eligibility criteria: EEA PR married to BC
Language criteria met: IELTS academic
Nationality: Polish
Method of application: NCS (JCAP)
Payment method: credit card
Date of application: 05.07.2017
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 06.07.2017
Date money gone off account: 12.07.2017
Date of acknowledgement email: 13.07.2017
Date of acknowledgement letter: 15.07.2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 15.07.2017
Biometrics done: 15.07.2017
Online status Decided: 08.12.2017. Changed between 2.15 and 4.15 pm.
Date of approval: Letter received 18.12.17; dated 08.12.17
Date of ceremony: Group ceremony booked for 01.02.2018
Date applied for passports: 05.07.2017
Date passports received:

[nnr21]

Eligibility criteria: Got ILR in 2015
Language criteria met: Degree from Sussex University
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS Fareham
Date of application: 5/07/2017
Payment method: credit Card
Date of receipt by UKVI: 10/07/2017
Date money gone off account: around that period
Date of acknowledgement: 26/07/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: +/- 30/07/2017
Biometrics done: 01/08/2017
Status - Status Changed to Decided on 7/11/2017
Date of approval: 23/11/2017 Approval Letter received on 29/11/2017
Date of ceremony: 9/01/2018
Date applied for passport: 5/07/2017 (NCS) Fareham
Date passport received: waiting

[CR001]

Sori to ask you here :
How did you book ceremony at Lambeth council?
I have been calling them for last two days but no body answered the phone left message on voice mail : no reply.

DO NOT POST QUESTIONS TO MEMBERS IN THIS TIMELINE ONLY TOPIC.

[saj626]

Update

Eligibility criteria: Long Residence (10 years) + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: Masters degree UK
Nationality: INDIAN
Method of application: (JCAP) NCS Wandsworth
Date of application: 29/06/17
Payment method: Visa Debit
Date of receipt by UKVI: 03/07/17
Date of acknowledgement: (Email) 10/07/2017
Date money gone off account: 06/07/17
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 27/7/17 received on 31/7/17
Biometrics done: 02/08/17
Online Application Status: Awaiting decision - updated 7 July
Online status changed to decided: 8 December
Date of approval: 8 December letter received on 18th December
Date of ceremony: 22 December (private )
Date applied for passports: 29/06/2017 (JCAP)
Date money gone off account for Passport: 10/07/2017
Date passports received:

[srini19820505]

ligibility criteria: 5 years
Language criteria met: Bachelor certificate used on previous ILR application
Nationality: India
Method of application: NCS Hatfield
Date of application: ~26/06/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKVI: 06/07/2017
Date money gone off account: around that period
Date of acknowledgement: do not know
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 15/07/2017
Biometrics done: 17/07/2017
Status - Emailed to citizenship.support a week ago and they replied my family application(wife and 1 kid) was granted on Friday(08-12-2017) and i would receive my invitation within 14 days
Date of approval: 13/12/2017 as per the letter
Date of ceremony: waiting...
Date applied for passport: ~26/06/2017 (JCAP)
Date passport received: waiting...

Received the invitation letter today, dated 13/12/2017. So they approved on 8/12/2017 and replied to my email on 11/12/2017 saying that my application is approved but they printed the letter only on 13/12/2017 and received on 23/12/2017.

[ag03]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + British Spouse
Language criteria met: Uk Degree
Nationality:Pak
Method of application: NCS
Date of application:18/07/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 28/07/2017
Date of acknowledgement: Awaiting Decision since 25/07/2017
Date money gone off account:
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 25/07/2017
Biometrics done: 07/08/2017
Date of approval: 13/12/17 (received 23/12/17)
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

[matthew2222]

[quote=matthew2222 post_id=1574651 time=1513541509 user_id=182899]
Eligibility criteria: 3 years Married to British citizen
Language criteria met: B1 Test
Nationality: EU8 Country
Method of application: NCS Wolverhampton
Date of application: 12 July
Payment method: bank card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 19 July
Date of acknowledgement: 19 July
Date money gone off account: 19 July
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 22July
Biometrics done: 23July
Date of approval: 11 November arrived 23 November
online status : "Decided" on 8November status checked on 8:35am status changed from Awaiting Decision on 7November checked at 11pm
Date of ceremony :19 December
Date applied for passports: 12 July
Date passports received: 30.12.2017

Passport arrived today !!! It will be probably my last post on here. Again good luck to everyone !

[mrgs1]

Eligibility criteria: 5 ILR married to BC
Language criteria met: Life in UK and Trinity college ESOL
Nationality: South African
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 05.07.2017( NCS took 6 days to send not happy)
Payment method: credit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 12.07.2017
Date money gone off account: 19.07.17
Date of acknowledgement email: 20.07.17
Date of acknowledgement letter: 19.07.17 (Received 27.07.17)
Date of letter requesting biometrics:19.07.17 (Received 27.07.17)
Biometrics done: 28.07.17
Date of approval: 11.11.17 (Received Letter 17.11.17)
Date of ceremony:19.12.17 (Booked)
Date applied for passports: 05.07.2017
Date passports received: 03/01/18

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[Casa]

@uzeemak1 This is a TIMELINE THREAD ONLY. Please post your questions in a separate topic.

[se18_billy]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + 3 year residency as civil partner
Language criteria met: Life in the UK Test / Master's degree in the UK
Nationality: British National Overseas
Method of application: NCS + passport joint application
Date of application: 7/7/2017
Payment method: Credit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 10/7/2017
Date of acknowledgement: Date of Letter - 14/7/2017 Received on 19/7/2017 (No email received)
Date money gone off account: Naturalisation - 14/7/2017 Passport - 18/7/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: Date of Letter - 14/7/2017 Received on 19/7/2017
Biometrics done: 20/7/2017
Date of approval: 20/12/2017 (Letter received 06/01/2018 - took exactly 6 months!!!)
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 7/7/2017
Date passports received:

[thatexpat]

Eligibility criteria: ILR (NTL) - 4 years / British spouse - 6 years
Language criteria met: Life in the UK Test / Master's degree in the UK / From a majority English speaking country
Nationality: USA
Method of application: NCS / JCAP (London, Camden Council)
Date of application: 19/7/2017
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: N/A
Date of acknowledgement: email - 27/7/2017, letter - dated 26/7/2017, received 29/7/2017
Date money debited from account for naturalisation application: 27/7/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: dated 26/7/2017, received 29/7/2017
Biometrics done: 31/7/2017
Date of approval: dated 22/12/2017, received 6/1/2018
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 19/7/2017
Date money debited from account for passport: 3/8/2017
Date passports received:

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[haris_zam]

Eligibility criteria:Long Residence + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met:Degree Taught in UK
Nationality:Non-EU
Method of application:NCS ,Slough
Date of application:19/07
Payment method:Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI:21/07
Date of acknowledgement:27/07 (e-mail) 29/7 recieved dated 26/7
Date money gone off account:26/07
Date of letter requesting biometrics:29/07 (dated 26/07)
Biometrics done:29/07
Date of approval:29/12 RECEIVED 8/01/18
Date of ceremony: not booked
Date applied for passports:19/07
Date passports received:[/quote]
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i called the council as instructed on the approval letter ,however they haven't received my certificate , so the lady took my number and said will call back. i will try chasing everyday and ger it out of the way, to go ahead with other
things in life.

Alhamdulillahi rabi alalameen

[london_kiwi]

Eligibility criteria: 8 years residence, 1 year ILTR
Language criteria met: From English speaking majority country
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 27/07/2017
Payment method: Credit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 04/08/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 04/08/2017
Date money gone off account: 04/08/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 07/08/2017
Biometrics done: 07/08/2017
Date of approval: 22/12/2017
Date letter received: 06/01/2018
Date of ceremony: TBC
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

[waltwalter]

Hi All,

Finally my naturalisation approval came after 6 months wait.

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1(General) + 4 year ILR
Language criteria met: Masters Degree
Method of application: JCAP
Date of application: 05/07/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 07/07/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 13/07/2017 (email) and 18/07/2017 (post)
Date money gone off account: 14/07/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 19/07/2017
Biometrics done: 22/07/2017
Date of approval: Approval letter dated 29/12/2017 received 10/01/2018
Date of ceremony: 01/02/2018
Date applied for passports: 05/07/2017
Date passports received:

[thatexpat]

Eligibility criteria: ILR (NTL) - 4 years / British spouse - 6 years
Language criteria met: Life in the UK Test / Master's degree in the UK / From a majority English speaking country
Nationality: USA
Method of application: NCS / JCAP (London, Camden Council)
Date of application: 19/7/2017
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: N/A
Date of acknowledgement: email - 27/7/2017, letter - dated 26/7/2017, received 29/7/2017
Date money debited from account for naturalisation application: 27/7/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: dated 26/7/2017, received 29/7/2017
Biometrics done: 31/7/2017
Date of approval: dated 22/12/2017, received 6/1/2018
Date of ceremony: 5/2/2018
Date applied for passports: 19/7/2017
Date money debited from account for passport: 3/8/2017
Date passports received:

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[se18_billy]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + 3 year residency as civil partner
Language criteria met: Life in the UK Test / Master's degree in the UK
Nationality: British National Overseas
Method of application: NCS + passport joint application
Date of application: 7/7/2017
Payment method: Credit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 10/7/2017
Date of acknowledgement: Date of Letter - 14/7/2017 Received on 19/7/2017 (No email received)
Date money gone off account: Naturalisation - 14/7/2017 Passport - 18/7/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: Date of Letter - 14/7/2017 Received on 19/7/2017
Biometrics done: 20/7/2017
Date of approval: 20/12/2017 (Letter received 06/01/2018 - took exactly 6 months!!!)
Date of ceremony: 9/1/18 (Private ceremony)
Date applied for passports: 7/7/2017
Date passports received:

[akay11]

Eligibility criteria: Tier2 + 1.5 years ILR
Language criteria met: UK NARIC + LIUK
Method of application: JCAP
Date of application: 25/07/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 27/07/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 02/08/2017 (email) and 04/08/2017 (post)
Date money gone off account: 15/08/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 02/08/2017
Biometrics done: 04/08/2017
Date of approval: Approval letter dated 05/01/2018 received 15/01/2018
Date of ceremony: 23/01/2018
Date applied for passports: 25/07/2017
Date passports received: TBC

[se18_billy]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + 3 year residency as civil partner
Language criteria met: Life in the UK Test / Master's degree in the UK
Nationality: British National Overseas
Method of application: NCS + passport joint application
Date of application: 7/7/2017
Payment method: Credit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 10/7/2017
Date of acknowledgement: Date of Letter - 14/7/2017 Received on 19/7/2017 (No email received)
Date money gone off account: Naturalisation - 14/7/2017 Passport - 18/7/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: Date of Letter - 14/7/2017 Received on 19/7/2017
Biometrics done: 20/7/2017
Date of approval: 20/12/2017 (Letter received 06/01/2018 - took exactly 6 months!!!)
Date of ceremony: 9/1/18 (Private ceremony)
Date applied for passports: 7/7/2017
Date passports received: 24/1/18 (Passport dated 19/1/18; text from HMPO received 20/1/18; text from DX received 23/1/18; first delivery attempt 23/1/18) - I'm probably one of the few of the very last batch from July!! It's been a long and frustrating journey but it's finally done. Wish everyone who is still waiting all the best. Patience is key! Cheers!

[waltwalter]

Update in Yellow

Hi All,

Finally my naturalisation approval came after 6 months wait.

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1(General) + 4 year ILR
Language criteria met: Masters Degree
Method of application: JCAP
Date of application: 05/07/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 07/07/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 13/07/2017 (email) and 18/07/2017 (post)
Date money gone off account: 14/07/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 19/07/2017
Biometrics done: 22/07/2017
Date of approval: Approval letter dated 29/12/2017 received 10/01/2018
Date of ceremony: 17/01/2018 Decided to go private for £150
Date applied for passports: 05/07/2017
Date passports received: Waiting

[bmstein]

Eligibility criteria: EEA PR married to BC
Language criteria met: IELTS academic
Nationality: Polish
Method of application: NCS (JCAP)
Payment method: credit card
Date of application: 05.07.2017
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 06.07.2017
Date money gone off account: 12.07.2017
Date of acknowledgement email: 13.07.2017
Date of acknowledgement letter: 15.07.2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 15.07.2017
Biometrics done: 15.07.2017
Online status Decided: 08.12.2017. Changed between 2.15 and 4.15 pm.
Date of approval: Letter received 18.12.17; dated 08.12.17
Date of ceremony: Group ceremony booked for 01.02.2018
Date applied for passports: 05.07.2017
Date passports received: 06.02.2018