January 2018 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

[sreejith222]

Eligibility criteria: ILR+1YEAR
Language criteria met: UK Masters degree
Nationality: INDIA
Method of application: NCS & JCAP
Date of application: 18 Jan 2018
Payment method: credit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 19 Jan 2018
Date of acknowledgement:26 Jan 2018 (email)
Date money gone off account: 25 Jan 2018
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 18 Jan 2018
Date passports received:

[bettyco]

Eligibility criteria:5 years + ILR
Language criteria met: TRINITY COLLAGE + LITUK
Nationality:Turkey
Method of application:NCS HILLINGDON
Date of application: 22/01/2018
Payment method:VISA
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI:24/01/2018
Date of acknowledgement:
Date money gone off account:
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:22/01/2018
Date passports received:

[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 (email)
Date money gone off account: 24/01/18
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 17/01/18
Date passports received:

[noneeaprapp]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years EEA2 + 1 year EEA PR
Language & LIUK criteria met: Trinity College Exam + LIUK
Nationality: Non-EEA
Method of application: NCS + Passport (Lewisham)
Date of application: 17/01/18
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 18/01/18
Date of acknowledgement: 25/01/18 (email)
Date money gone off account: 23/01/18
Date of letter requesting biometrics: dated 24/01/18, received 27 01/18
Biometrics done: 29/01/18
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 17/01/18
Date passports received:

[Simsoosh]

Eligibility criteria: EEA 7 years PR 2014
Language criteria met: Trinity + Life in the UK
Nationality: Romanian
Method of application: new online system
Date of application: 17.01.2018
Payment method: debit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 17.01.2018
Date of acknowledgement: 18.01.2018
Date money gone off account: 18.01.2018
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 17.01.2018 ( online)
Biometrics done: 22.01.2018
Supporting documents sent : 23.01.2018
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: N/A
Date passports received: N/A

[ze_vant]

Eligibility criteria: EEA 5 yr + 1 yr PR
Language criteria met: Bachelor's Degree UK University
Nationality: EEA
Method of application: NCS + JCAP Lewisham
Date of Application: 19/01/2018
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 22/01/2018
Date of acknowledgement:
Date money gone off account: 27/01/2018
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 19/01/2018
Date passport received:

[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:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 17/01/18
Date passport money gone off account: 29/01/18
Date passports received:

[sreejith222]

Eligibility criteria: ILR+1YEAR
Language criteria met: UK Masters degree
Nationality: INDIA
Method of application: NCS & JCAP
Date of application: 18 Jan 2018
Payment method: credit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 19 Jan 2018
Date of acknowledgement:26 Jan 2018 (email)
Date money gone off account: 25 Jan 2018
Date of letter requesting biometrics: Dated 25/Jan, Received:29/Jan
Biometrics done: 29 Jan 2018
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 18 Jan 2018
Date passports received:

[sreejith222]

Eligibility criteria: ILR+1YEAR
Language criteria met: UK Masters degree
Nationality: INDIA
Method of application: NCS & JCAP
Date of application: 18 Jan 2018
Payment method: credit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 19 Jan 2018
Date of acknowledgement:26 Jan 2018 (email)
Date money gone off account: 25 Jan 2018
Date of letter requesting biometrics: Dated 25/Jan, Received:29/Jan
Biometrics done: 29 Jan 2018
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 18 Jan 2018
Date passport money gone off account: 29 Jan 2018
Date passports received:

[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: 31/01/18
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 17/01/18
Date passport money gone off account: 29/01/18
Date passports received:

now it's the waiting game for me

[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:

[ze_vant]

Eligibility criteria: EEA 5 yr + 1 yr PR
Language criteria met: Bachelor's Degree UK University
Nationality: EEA
Method of application: NCS + JCAP Lewisham
Date of Application: 19/01/2018
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 22/01/2018
Date of acknowledgement: 29/01/2018
Date money gone off account: 27/01/2018
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 19/01/2018
Date passport received:

[Arnie_1]

Eligibility criteria: EEA 5 + 1
Language criteria met: Bachelor's degree + LITUK
Nationality: German
Method of application: Online Application
Date of application: 18/01/18
Payment method: Credit Card Online
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 22/01/18
Date of acknowledgement: 18/01/18
Date money gone off account: 18/01/18
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 18/01/18
Biometrics done: 20/01/18
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 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:

[anastasia_d]

Eligibility criteria: non EEA with PR holder + 3 years married to British citizen
Language criteria met: Trinity College Exam + LIUK
Nationality: Russian
Method of application: NCS + Passport (Hammersmith & Fulham)
Date of application: 17/01/18
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 19/01/18
Date money gone off account: 25/01/18
Date of acknowledgement: 26/01/2018 (email), 29/01/2018 (letter)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 25/01/2018, received on 29/01/2018
Biometrics done: 30/01/2018
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 17/01/18
Date passports received:

[ze_vant]

Eligibility criteria: EEA 5 yr + 1 yr PR
Language criteria met: Bachelor's Degree UK University
Nationality: EEA
Method of application: NCS + JCAP Lewisham
Date of Application: 19/01/2018
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 22/01/2018
Date of acknowledgement: 29/01/2018
Date money gone off account: 27/01/2018
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 30/01/2018
Biometrics done: 31/01/2018
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 19/01/2018
Date passport received:

[sgurr_nan_gillean]

Eligibility criteria: PR + British spouse
Language criteria met: IELTS (expired) + British degree
Nationality: Polish
Method of application: Online (link here: https://visas-immigration.service.gov.u ... onality-an)
Date of application: 28/01/18
Payment method: Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 28/01/18 (documents sent separately and received 01/02/18)
Date of acknowledgement: 29/01/18
Date money gone off account: 28/01/18
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 28/01/18
Biometrics done: 31/01/18
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

Really recommend using the online, it's much faster than NCS and paper applications. Did my PR that way and it took 4 weeks from start to receiving the card. Best thing ever.

[bettyco]

Eligibility criteria:5 years + 3 ILR
Language criteria met: TRINITY COLLAGE + LITUK
Nationality:Turkey
Method of application:NCS HILLINGDON
Date of application: 22/01/2018
Payment method:VISA
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI:24/01/2018
Date of acknowledgement:31/01/2018
Date money gone off account:30/01/2018
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:22/01/2018
Date passports received:

[Wiganer]

Eligibility criteria: PR+3years
Language criteria met: LIUK + MBA
Nationality: non Eu
Method of application: JCAPNCS Hammersmith
Date of application: 25/01/2018
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 26/01/2018
Date of acknowledgement:
Date money gone off account:
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:25/01/2018
Date passports received

[bettyco]

Eligibility criteria:5 years + 3 ILR
Language criteria met: TRINITY COLLAGE + LITUK
Nationality:NonEU
Method of application:NCS HILLINGDON
Date of application: 22/01/2018
Payment method:VISA DEBIT
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI:24/01/2018
Date of acknowledgement (e-mail) :31/01/2018
Date money gone off account:30/01/2018
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 02/02/2018
Biometrics done: 02/02/2018
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 22/01/2018
Date passport money gone off account: 01/02/2018
Date passports received:

[Dancerbrit91]

Eligibility criteria: Ancestry + 2.5 years ILR
Language criteria met: LITUK + English speaking Country
Nationality: Australian
Method of application: NCS (Kensington)
Date of application: 24/01/18
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI:
Date of acknowledgement: 02/02/18
Date money gone off account:
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 24/01/18
Date passports received:

[Janedoe35]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1 General + 5 years ILR
Language Criteria: LIUK + English speaking national
Nationality - Non-EU
Method of application: online
Date of application: 26/01/2018
Payment method: credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 29/01/2018 via email
Date of debit of fees: 26/01/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 26/01/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 26/01/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 27/01/2018
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application:
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be received:

[hraban]

Eligibility criteria: EU national, in UK since 2008, PR 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 receipt by HO/UKVI: 29/01/18
Date of acknowledgement: 05/02/18
Date money gone off account: 04/02/18
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 26/01/18
Date passports received:

[kirk2]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years EEA + 1 Year Document certifying PR
Language Criteria: LIUK + English speaking national
Nationality - Hungary
Method of application: NCS Islington
Date of application: 24/01/2018
Payment method: credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 03/02/2018 via email
Date of debit of fees: 02/02/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 01/02/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 05/02/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 05/02/2018
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application:
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be received:

[malik84]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + Spouse of British Citizen
Language criteria met: LIUK + Trinity College
Nationality: non EU
Method of application: JCAP Nottingham
Date of application: 15/01/2018
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 17/01/2018
Date of acknowledgement: Email: 24/01/2018
Date money gone off account: 22/01/2018
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 22/01/18 Rvcd: 25/01/18
Biometrics done: 27/01/2018
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:15/01/2018
Money taken for Passport: 25/01/2018
Date passports received