Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[mmali]

Eligibility criteria:3 YEAR+3 YEAR DISCREATIONARY LEAVE+2 MONTHS ILR MARRIED TO BRITISH SPOUSE
Language criteria met:TRINITY COLLEGE +LIFE IN THE UK CERTIFICATE
Nationality: NON EU
Method of application:POSTAL BY (SOLICITOR)
Date of application:13TH December 2017
Payment method:Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI:14TH DECEMBER
Date of acknowledgement:19-12-2017 but letter recieved 08-01-2018
Date money gone off account:20-12-2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics:19-12-2017 but letter recieved by 08-01-2018
Biometrics done:08-01-2018
Date of approval:waiting
Date of ceremony:waiting
Date applied for passports:DID NOT APPLY AT THE SAME TIME
Date passports received:waiting

[SydneyBorn]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years plus 1 yr ILR
Language criteria met: Australian
Nationality: Australian
Method of application: NCS+JCAP (Camden)
Date of application: 15/01/2018
Payment method: Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 18/01/2018
Date of acknowledgement: 20/01/2018
Date money gone off account: 20/01/2018
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 20/01/2018 (received 24/01/2018)
Biometrics done:
Online status.
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 15/01/2018
Date passports received:

[Res]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: Trinity College + LIUK
Nationality: Romanian
Method of application: NCS Crawley - JCAP
Date of application: 17/01/18
Payment method: Mastercard
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 18/01/18
Date of acknowledgement: 25/01/18 by email
Date money went off account:
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics was done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

[gratefulSoul]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 10yr + 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS Wandsworth
Date of application: 14/11/2017
Date of receipt by UKBA: 15/11/2017
Date of debit of fees: 22/11/2017
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 23/11/2017 (email)
Date of biometric letter: dated 22/11/2017, received 25/11/2017
Date biometrics taken: 27/11/2017

Date of passport application: 14/11/2017
Date of debit of passport fees: 24/11/2017

Date of receipt of approval: dated 17/01/2018; received 25/01/2018
Date of Ceremony:
Date passport received:

So grateful for this forum. Can't believe it took 2.5months from application date. Grateful to God. All the best everyone!

[Username_001]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years EEA + 1 year PR
Language criteria met: Life In The UK Test + IELTS Life Skills – B1
Nationality: EU
Method of application: Cambridge Nationality Checking Scheme (NCS)
Date of application: 18/12/17
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 22/12/17 (Email)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 25/12/17
Biometrics done: 28/12/17
Date of approval: Letter from HO with approval received on 25/01/18
Date of ceremony: TBD

PS: Highly recommend to use NCS!

[sanket1705]

Eligibility criteria:10years +6 month ILR + Married to British spouse
Language criteria met: TRINITY COLLEGE +LIFE IN THE UK CERTIFICATE
Nationality: NON EU
Method of application: NCS Hendon/Brent
Date of application:22TH Jan 2018
Payment method:
Date of receipt by
Date of acknowledgment:
Date money went off account:
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:waiting

[Res]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: Trinity College + LIUK
Nationality: Romanian
Method of application: NCS Crawley - JCAP
Date of application: 17/01/18
Payment method: Mastercard
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 18/01/18
Date of acknowledgement: 25/01/18 by email
Date money went off account: 24/01/18
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics was done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

[LAWoman]

Eligibility criteria: 8 years married BC = 6 years ILR
Language criteria met: Native Speaker + LIUK
Nationality: American
Method of application: NCS Bristol
Date of application:21.09.17
Payment method: Mastercard
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 30.09.17
Date of acknowledgement: 03.10.17 by letter
Date money went off account: 30.09.17
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 03.10.17
Biometrics was done:07.10.17
Date of approval: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting
Date applied for passports: 21.09.17
Date passports received:

I recommend using NCS

[pusched]

Eligibility criteria: EU national, in UK since 2001, PR card from 2013
Language criteria met: Trinity College and LIUK
Nationality: EU
Method of application: Lambeth Nationality Checking Scheme (NCS)
Date of application: 10/01/17
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 15/01/18 (Email)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 13/01/18 (received it 3 or 4 days later)
Biometrics done: 19/01/18
Date of approval: TBC
Date of ceremony: TBC

[gratefulSoul]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 10yr + 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS Wandsworth
Date of application: 14/11/2017
Date of receipt by UKBA: 15/11/2017
Date of debit of fees: 22/11/2017
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 23/11/2017 (email)
Date of biometric letter: dated 22/11/2017, received 25/11/2017
Date biometrics taken: 27/11/2017

Date of passport application: 14/11/2017
Date of debit of passport fees: 24/11/2017

Date of receipt of approval:dated 17/01/2018; received 25/01/2018
Date of Ceremony: 14/02/2018 public
Date passport received:

So grateful for this forum. Can't believe it took 2.5months from application date. Grateful to God. All the best everyone!

[SydneyBorn]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years plus 1 yr ILR
Language criteria met: Australian
Nationality: Australian
Method of application: NCS+JCAP (Camden)
Date of application: 15/01/2018
Payment method: Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 18/01/2018
Date of acknowledgement: 20/01/2018
Date money gone off account: 20/01/2018
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 20/01/2018 (received 24/01/2018)
Biometrics done: 20/01/2018
Online status.
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 15/01/2018
Date passports received:

[sharoon_0444]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1+ 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: UK Degree
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: NCS Aberdeen
Date of application: 11/09/17
Payment method: Visa card
Date of approval:17/01/2018
Date letter received: 27/01/2018
Date of ceremony:02/02/2018
Date applied for passports:11/09/2017
Date passports received: TBC

It took around 4 months and 6 days to complete the process.
Good Luck to everyone who is waiting for the decision.

[king123]

Eligibility criteria: ILR
Language criteria met: B1

Method of application: SELF
Date of application: 22/01/17
Payment method: Visa card
Date of approval:25/01/2018
Date letter received: 26/01/2018
Date of ceremony:TBC
Date applied for passports:TBC
Date passports received: TBC

It took around 12 months and 6 days to complete the process.
Good Luck to everyone who is waiting for the decision.

MINE WAS A YEAR LONG WAIT ..... BUT ITS POSTIVE OUTCOME...THANKS GOD

[RobinCzWa]

Eligibility criteria: 7 years,
Language criteria met: IELTS B1 Speaking and Listening + LiUK
Nationality: EEA Polish
Method of application: Post
Date of application: 19/10/17
Payment method: Credit Card.
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 20/10/17
Date of acknowledgement (email): 31/10/2017
Date of acknowledgement letter : Dated: 30/10/2017, Received: 02/11/2017.
Date money gone off account: 30/10/17
Date of letter requesting biometrics: Dated : 30/10/2017 , Received: 02/11/2017 .
Biometrics done: 02/11/2017 .
Online Application Status: not recognised until 30/11
1) Awaiting Decision -
2) Decided - 30/11/2017 .
3) Updated Online - .

Date of approval: .
Letter of Approval: 1/12/2017 (Dated- 29/11/2017)
Letter of Ceremony: 8/12/2017 (Dated - 4/12/2017)
Date of ceremony: 9/1/2018.
Date applied for passport: 11/01/2018
Date passport received: 23/01/2018

So, it looks that it's the end of my naturalisation story. Good Luck for everybody who still waiting for decisions.

[hraban]

Eligibility criteria: EU national, in UK since 2008, PR card from 2013
Language criteria met: UK Degree
Nationality: Estonia
Method of application: Wandsworth NCS
Date of application: 26/01/18
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement:
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:

[0007I'mhere]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 2 General, 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: UK MSc Degree + LiUK
Nationality: Nigerian
Method of application: NCS Weybridge, Surrey
Date of application: 01/12/17
Payment method: Credit Card.
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI:
Date of acknowledgement (email): 11/12/2017
Date of acknowledgement letter : Dated: 09/12/2017, Received: 12/12/2017.
Date money gone off account: 09/12/17 (for naturalisation fee), 12/12/17 (for passport fee)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: Dated : 09/12/2017, Received: 13/12/2017
Biometrics done: 13/12/2017
Letter of Approval: 29/01/2018 (Dated- 23/01/2018)
Letter of Ceremony: Not yet received
Date of ceremony: 13/02/2018 (Booked private ceremony by calling and giving them POLL number on approval letter)
Date applied for passport: 01/12/2017
Date passport received:

This is my first post and I thought to share my timeline after months of reading other people's timeline. Goodluck to everyone!

[tuscan72]

Eligibility criteria: 11 years plus backdated ILR Letter from 2007
Language criteria met: Trinity College exam and Life UK
Nationality: Italian
Method of application: NCS (Croydon)
Date of application: 19/01/2018
Payment method: Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 23/01/2018
Date of acknowledgement: 29/01/2018
Date money gone off account: 29/01/2018
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Online status.
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

[Res]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: Trinity College + LIUK
Nationality: Romanian
Method of application: NCS Crawley - JCAP
Date of application: 17/01/18
Payment method: Mastercard
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 18/01/18
Date of acknowledgement: 25/01/18 by email
Date money went off account: 24/01/18
Date of letter requesting biometrics: Dated 25/01/18, Received 30/01/18
Biometrics was done: 30/01/18
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

[dependant101]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5yr + 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS (Newham)
Date of submission: 30/01/2018
Date of receipt by UKBA:
Date of debit of fees:
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of Ceremony:

[Valentina83]

Eligibility criteria: 5 PR + 3.5 years ILR
Language criteria met: Trinity College Exam + LIUK
Nationality: Italian
Method of application: NCS + Passport (Waltham Forest)
Date of application: 17/01/18
Payment method: Direct Debit
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 19/01/18
Date of acknowledgement: 26/01/18
Date money gone off account: 24/01/18
Date of letter requesting biometrics: received 29/01/18
Biometrics done: 30/01/18
Date of approval: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting
Date applied for passports: 17/01/18
Date passport money gone off account: 29/01/18
Date passports received: waiting

[Elenad]

Eligibility criteria: 5 yr+ 1 yr residence card
Language criteria: UK degree+ Life in UK test
Nationality: Romanian
Method of application: NCS+ passport ( Brent Council)
Date of application:23 /11/2017
Payment method: Direct debit
Date of receipt by HO: 26 /11/2017
Date of acknowledgment: 29 /11/ 2017 by email
Date money went off account: 26/11/2017
Letter requesting biometrics: 30/11/2017
Biometrics done: 06/12/2017
Date of approval: 18/01/2018, ceremony invitation letter received 26/01/2018
Date of ceremony: 15/02/2018- Harrow council
Date applied for passport: 23/11/2017
Date passport received: waiting
Good luck everyone!

[ShibaInu18]

Eligibility criteria: 5 yrs Tier 2 + 1 yr ILR
Language criteria: UK degree + Life in UK test
Nationality: Russian
Method of application: NCS + passport application
Date of application: 30/01/2018
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO: TBC
Date of acknowledgment: TBC
Date money went off account: TBC
Letter requesting biometrics: TBC
Biometrics done: TBC
Date of approval: TBC
Date of ceremony: TBC
Date applied for passport: 30/01/2018
Date passport received: TBC

[Res]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: Trinity College + LIUK
Nationality: Romanian
Method of application: NCS Crawley - JCAP
Date of application: 17/01/18
Payment method: Mastercard
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 18/01/18
Date of acknowledgement: 25/01/18 by email
Date money went off account: 24/01/18
Date of letter requesting biometrics: Dated 25/01/18, Received 31/01/18
Biometrics was done: 30/01/18
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 17/01/18
Date of debit of passport fees: 29/01/18
Date passports received:

[nobu3]

Eligibility criteria: 9 years ILE+ 3BRP
Language Criteria: LIUK + B1
Nationality: African
Method of application: NCS + JCAP Hendon
Date of application: 25/09/2017
Payment method: Credit card
Date of acknowledgement email/letter: 03/10/2017
Date of debit of fees: 03/10/2017
Date of Biometric letter issued: 03/10/2017
Date of biometric letter received: 06/10/2017
Date Biometrics enrolled: 06/10/2017
Online status:
Date on Approval letter: 28/01/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 31/01/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Awaiting
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting
Date of Passport Application: 25/09/2017
Date of debit of fees: 09/10/2017
Date Passport to be received: Awaiting

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[pedro31]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 Year ILR
Language Criteria: LIUK + Trinity
Nationality - non EU
Method of application: NCS - MANCHESTER
Date of application: 22/01/18
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 31/01/2018 via email
Date of debit of fees: 30/01/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued:
Date of biometric letter received:
Date Biometrics enrolled:
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application: 22/01/18
Date Passport to be received: