February 2018 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

[CharlesI]

Eligibility criteria: PR 5 + 1 years
Language criteria met: UK BA degree + b1
Nationality: EU
Method of application: NCS Liverpool
Date of application: 06/02/2018
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 06/02/2018
Date of acknowledgement: email 19/02/2018
Date money gone off account: 16/02/2018
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 16/02/2018 received 23/02/2018
Biometrics done: 24/02/2018
Date of approval: 16/04/2018 (letter received 20/04/2018)
Date of ceremony:28/04/2018 (private ceremony)
Date applied for passports:06/02/2018
Date passports received:

[englishrose198]

Eligibility criteria: ILR +3.5 year
Language Criteria: Life in UK plus NARIC
Nationality : Indian
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 28/02/2018
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of acknowledgement:
Date of debit of fees:
Date of Biometric letter issued:
Date of biometric letter received:
Date Biometrics enrolled:
Date on Approval letter: April 10th 2018
Date of receipt of approval: April 20th 2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony: May 22 2018

[sketh]

sketh wrote: ↑Sun Feb 25, 2018 12:40 pm
Eligibility criteria: BC spouse +3yr ILR
Language Criteria: LIUK + Trinity College
Nationality :
Method of application: online/NCS Hammersmith
Date of application: 11/2/18
Payment method: VISA
Date of acknowledgement: 12/2/18
Date of debit of fees: 11/2/18
Date of Biometric letter issued: 11/2/18
Date of biometric letter received: 11/2/18
Date Biometrics enrolled: 12/2/18
Date on Approval letter: 9/3/18
Date of receipt of approval: 17/3/18
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 16/3/18
Date of Ceremony: 19/04/18
Date of Passport Application: 12/2/18
Date of debit of fees:28/2/18
Date Passport to be received:27/4/18

[cceaski13]

sketh wrote: ↑Sun Feb 25, 2018 12:40 pm
Eligibility criteria: BC spouse +3yr ILR
Language Criteria: LIUK + Trinity College
Nationality :
Method of application: online/NCS Hammersmith
Date of application: 11/2/18
Payment method: VISA
Date of acknowledgement: 12/2/18
Date of debit of fees: 11/2/18
Date of Biometric letter issued: 11/2/18
Date of biometric letter received: 11/2/18
Date Biometrics enrolled: 12/2/18
Date on Approval letter: 9/3/18
Date of receipt of approval: 17/3/18
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 16/3/18
Date of Ceremony: 19/04/18
Date of Passport Application: 12/2/18
Date of debit of fees:28/2/18
Date Passport to be received:27/4/18

[M Rafaqat]

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[quote="M Rafaqat" post_id=1613839 time=1521897326 user_id=189215]
Eligibility criteria: 16 yeas+ 1 year EEA Family member
Language criteria met: LIUK + Trinity college Language Ceritficate
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: Hillingdon Council NCS
Date of application:12/02/2018
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 14/02/2018
Date of acknowledgement: 20/02/2018 By email and (Letter received 23/02/2018)
Date money gone off account: 19/02/2018
Date of letter requesting biometrics: Letter received 23/02/2018... Dated 19/02/2018
Biometrics done: 27/02/2018
Date of approval: 07/03/2018
Date of ceremony: 25/04/2018
Date applied for passports:12/02/2018 for Passport
Date money gone off account:22/02/2018 for Passport
Date passports received:30/04/2018 Dated: 27/04/2018

Good Luck everyone waiting for approval OR passport.

[Blues1]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + Spouse of British Citizen
Language criteria met: IELTS B1 + LITUK
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online and (NDRS + JCAP Sheffield)
Date of application: 25/02/2018
Payment method: Credit Card Online
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 25/02/2018
Date of acknowledgement: 26/02/2018
Date money gone off account: 25/02/2018
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 25/02/2018
Biometrics done: 27/02/2018
Date original documents sent: 28/02/2018 (NDRS/JCAP Sheffield)
Date of receipt of approval letter: 04/05/2018
Date of approval (on letter):25/04/2018
Date of ceremony: Booked for 22/05/2018
Date applied for passports: 28/02/2018
Date of debit of fees: 21/03/2018
Date passports received:

[cceaski13]

Eligibility criteria: ILR+1year
Language Criteria: UK Masters degree
Nationality : Nigeria
Method of application: Online - NDRS Southwark
Date of application: 21/02/2018 Doc submitted 24/02/2018
Payment method: cc
Date of acknowledgement: 22/02/2018 email.
Date of debit of fees: 21/02/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 21/02/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 21/02/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 26/02/2018
Date on Approval letter: 16/04/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 27/04/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 26/04/2018 - Dated 24/04/2018
Date of Ceremony: 05/06/2018
Date of Passport Application: 24/02/2018
Date of debit of fees:13/03/2018
Date Passport to be received:

[TA725]

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Eligibility criteria: pr+1year
Language Criteria: UK barchelor and master degree
Nationality : Nigeria
Method of application: ncs+ dagenham
Date of application: 26/02/2018
Payment method: cc
Date of acknowledgement: 06/03/18 email. 05/03/18 letter
Date of debit of fees: 05/03/18
Date of Biometric letter issued: 05/03/18
Date of biometric letter received: 09/03/18
Date Biometrics enrolled: 10/03/18
Date on Approval letter: 25/03/18
Date of receipt of approval: 28/03/18
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 06/04/2018 dated 29/03/2018 guess the Easter holidays for taking longer
Date of Ceremony: 10/04/2018
Date of Passport Application: 13/04/2018 online and next day delivery
Date of debit of fees:13/04/2018
Passport dispatched: 20/04/2018
Date Passport to be received:23/04/2018
took exactly a month even without doing it online

[Mad1]

Eligibility criteria: 6years discretionary +1year I’ll
Language Criteria: life in UK
Nationality : Nigerian
Method of application: online
Date of application: 23/02/18
Payment method: online
Date of acknowledgement: 23/02/12
Date of debit of fees: 23/02/18
Date of Biometric letter issued: 23/02/18
Date of biometric letter received: 23/02/18
Date Biometrics enrolled: 23/02/18
Date on Approval letter: 01/05/18
Date of receipt of approval: 11/05/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application: 01/03/18
Date of debit of fees: 16/03/18
Date Passport to be received:

[jmr89]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year ILR
Language Criteria: Native English Speaking Country (USA)
Nationality: American
Method of application: NCS Wandsworth
Date of application: 23/02/2018
Payment method: debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 08/03/2018 (email); 12/03/2018 (post)
Date of debit of fees: 08/03/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 07/03/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 12/03/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 13/03/2018
Date on Approval letter: 30/30/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 12/04/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 12/04/2018
Date of Ceremony: 09/05/2018
Date of Passport Application: 11/05/2018
Date of debit of fees: 11/05/2018
Date Passport to be received: pending

[Mad1]

Eligibility criteria: 6years discretionary +1year ILR
Language Criteria: life in UK
Nationality : Nigerian
Method of application: online
Date of application: 23/02/18
Payment method: online
Date of acknowledgement: 23/02/12
Date of debit of fees: 23/02/18
Date of Biometric letter issued: 23/02/18
Date of biometric letter received: 23/02/18
Date Biometrics enrolled: 23/02/18
Date on Approval letter: 01/05/18
Date of receipt of approval: 11/05/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 12/05/18
Date of Ceremony: 04/06/18
Date of Passport Application: 01/03/18
Date of debit of fees: 16/03/18
Date Passport to be received:

[CharlesI]

Eligibility criteria: PR 5 + 1 years
Language criteria met: UK BA degree + b1
Nationality: EU
Method of application: NCS Liverpool
Date of application: 06/02/2018
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 06/02/2018
Date of acknowledgement: email 19/02/2018
Date money gone off account: 16/02/2018
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 16/02/2018 received 23/02/2018
Biometrics done: 24/02/2018
Date of approval: 16/04/2018 (letter received 20/04/2018)
Date of ceremony: 28/04/2018 (private ceremony)
Date applied for passports: 06/02/2018
Date passports received: 08/05/2018

[Mad1]

Eligibility criteria: 6years discretionary +1year I’ll
Language Criteria: life in UK
Nationality : Nigerian
Method of application: online
Date of application: 23/02/18
Payment method: online
Date of acknowledgement: 23/02/12
Date of debit of fees: 23/02/18
Date of Biometric letter issued: 23/02/18
Date of biometric letter received: 23/02/18
Date Biometrics enrolled: 23/02/18
Date on Approval letter: 01/05/18
Date of receipt of approval: 11/05/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 12/05/18
Date of Ceremony: 17/05/18(private)
Date of Passport Application: 01/03/18
Date of debit of fees: 16/03/18
Date Passport to be received:


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[IBK]

Eligibility criteria: 5 yeas+ 1 year EEA Family member
Language Criteria: Trinity college Language Ceritficate
Nationality : Tunisian
Method of application: JCAP + NDRS
Date of application: 01/05/2018
Payment method: Visa online
Date of acknowledgement: 01/05/2018
Date of debit of fees: 01/05/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 01/05/2018 Through Online application
Date of biometric letter received: 01/05/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 01/05/2018
Documents sent to HO: 02/05/2018
Documents received by HO: 03/05/2018
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:

[Mad1]

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Eligibility criteria: 6years discretionary +1year ILR
Language Criteria: life in UK
Nationality : Nigerian
Method of application: online
Date of application: 23/02/18
Payment method: online
Date of acknowledgement: 23/02/12
Date of debit of fees: 23/02/18
Date of Biometric letter issued: 23/02/18
Date of biometric letter received: 23/02/18
Date Biometrics enrolled: 23/02/18
Date on Approval letter: 01/05/18
Date of receipt of approval: 11/05/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 12/05/18
Date of Ceremony: 04/06/18 went private on 17/05/18
Date of Passport Application: 01/03/18
Date of debit of fees: 16/03/18
Date Passport to be received:

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[Victoria33]

Eligibility criteria: pr
Language Criteria: B1+ LiUk
Nationality : EU
Method of application: letter
Date of application: 9.02.2018
Payment method: card
Date of acknowledgement: 22.02.2018 by email
Date of debit of fees: 21.02.2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 21.02.2018
Date of biometric letter received: 24.02.2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 24.02.2018
Date on Approval letter: 19.03.2018
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony: 16.05.2018
Date of Passport Application: 18.05.2018
Date of debit of fees:22.05.2018
Date Passport to be received: received text message from HMPO - passport should receive by 12.06

[Mad1]

Finally update

Eligibility criteria: 6years discretionary +1year ILR
Language Criteria: life in UK
Nationality : Nigerian
Method of application: online
Date of application: 23/02/18
Payment method: online
Date of acknowledgement: 23/02/12
Date of debit of fees: 23/02/18
Date of Biometric letter issued: 23/02/18
Date of biometric letter received: 23/02/18
Date Biometrics enrolled: 23/02/18
Date on Approval letter: 01/05/18
Date of receipt of approval: 11/05/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 12/05/18
Date of Ceremony: 04/06/18 went private on 17/05/18
Date of Passport Application: 01/03/18
Date of debit of fees: 16/03/18
Date Passport received 23/05/18(printed 22/05/18)

Here concludes my hard and long journey. I am very grateful to the people here who gave their sincere advices and for the moderators, this site kept me sane through it all. Thank you to everyone and all the very best to anyone who is still waiting. Just have faith and be patience, I know it’s hard but it will come to pass.

[bitter_sweet]

Eligibility criteria: Permanent Residence Card + 1 year residence
Language Criteria: MA Degree (UK)
Nationality : EU
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 21/02/2018
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 05/03/2018 (email and letter dated 02/03/2018)
Date of debit of fees: 02/03/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 02/03/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 05/03/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 06/03/2018
Date on Approval letter: 28/03/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 06/04/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 06/04/2018 (joint approval and invitation letter)
Date of Ceremony: 14/05/2018
Date of Passport Application: 21/02/2018
Date of debit of fees: 06/03/2018
Date Passport received: 23/05/2018

[fahadii123]

Eligibility criteria: Long residence
Language Criteria: BSc + LIUK
Nationality : Pakistani
Method of application: NCS+JCAP
Date of application: 27.02.2018
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 06.03.2018
Date of debit of fees: 06.03.2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 08.03.2018
Date of biometric letter received: 08.03.2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 12.03.2018
Date on Approval letter: 26.03.2018
Date of receipt of approval: 07.04.2018 (delayed probably because of Easter & our lazy receptionist)
Date of Ceremony: 08/05/2018
Date of Passport Application: 27.02.2018
Date of debit of fees: 06.03.2018
Date Passport received: 21/05/2018 (Printed on 17/05/2018)

Finally its overrr!!! Thank you to everyone on this group who for their continues support. Good luck to those who are waiting else

[jmr89]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year ILR
Language Criteria: Native English Speaking Country (USA)
Nationality: American
Method of application: NCS Wandsworth
Date of application: 23/02/2018
Payment method: debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 08/03/2018 (email); 12/03/2018 (post)
Date of debit of fees: 08/03/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 07/03/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 12/03/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 13/03/2018
Date on Approval letter: 30/30/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 12/04/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 12/04/2018
Date of Ceremony: 09/05/2018
Date of Passport Application: 11/05/2018
Date of debit of fees: 11/05/2018
Date Passport to be received: 01/06/2018 (dated 27/05/2018)

[Lnd2018]

Eligibility criteria: EU 7 yrs (1 Adult + 1 Child)
Language Criteria: English Speaking Country + LIUK
Nationality : EU (Irish)
Method of application: New Online Application Form
Date of application: 02/02/2018
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 05/02/2018 but (received email only)
Date of debit of fees: 02/02/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 02/02/2018
Date of Biometric letter received: 02/02/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 03/02/2018
Date on Approval letter: 17/04/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 21/04/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony: 06/05/2018 (private)
Date of Passport Application: 02/02/2018
Date of debit of fees: 02/02/2018
Date Passport to be received (adult): 24/05/2018
Date Passport to be received (child): 19/06/2018

Date Requested Documents Return: 19/02/2018 (2nd request submitted 05/03/2018)
Date Documents Returned: 09/03/2018 (letter dated 08/03/2018: stating that they may ask me to resend the documents, but they did not at the end)

Huge thanks to the Moderators of this forum, as well as all the participants. And Good luck of those still waiting, God bless you all.

[Anaid]

Eligibility criteria: 11yrs + 3yrs ILR
Language Criteria: UK BA(Hons) + Life in the UK Test
Nationality : Non-EU
Method of application: NCS Newcastle
Date of application: 08-02-18
Payment method: Debit
Date of acknowledgement: 19-02-18 (email) 21-02-18 (letter dated 18-02-18)
Date of debit of fees: 18-02-18
Date of Biometric letter issued: 18-02-18
Date of biometric letter received: 21-02-18
Date Biometrics enrolled: 21-02-18
Date on Approval letter: 10-05-18
Date of receipt of approval: 12-05-18
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 12-05-18
Date of Ceremony: 10-07-18
Date of Passport Application: n/a
Date of debit of fees: n/a
Date Passport to be received: n/a