April 2018 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

[rco85]

Eligibility criteria: 5years+1year PR
Language Criteria: IELTS B1 (Portsmouth) + Life in the UK(Southampton)
Nationality :Romanian
Method of application: online
Date of application:18.04.2018
Payment method: debit card
Date of acknowledgement:19.04.2018
Date of debit of fees: 01.05.2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 20.04.2018
Date of biometric letter received: 20.04.2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 26.04.2018
Date on Approval letter: 06.06.2018
Date of receipt of approval: 08.06.2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: pending
Date of Ceremony: pending
Date of Passport Application: pending
Date of debit of fees:pending
Date Passport to be received:pending

[LAL002]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + spouse of BC
Language Criteria: Trinity
Nationality : Non-EU
Method of application: Online and JCAP
Date of application: 02 Apr 2018
Payment method: Online, credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 03 Apr 2018
Date of debit of fees: 02 Apr 2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 02 Apr 2018 (self printed as part of online application)
Date of biometric letter received: 02 Apr 2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 04 Apr 2018
Date on Approval letter: 09 May 2018
Date of receipt of approval: 19 May 2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 23 May 2018 (called council for appointment on 21 May
Date of Ceremony: 31 May 2018
Date of Passport Application: 04 Apr 2018
Date of debit of fees: 04 May 2018
Date Passport to be received: 09 June 2018. Received a text from HMPO on 8 June saying I need to sign my passport when I receive it. This morning around 9:30am, I received a text from DX saying my passport was due to be delivered tomorrow. But at around 12:30pm, the doorbell rang and there it was.

Just a note to add: Documents received by UKVI on 06 Apr 2018

Very impressed with the quick turnaround. Good luck to everyone still waiting!

[mp2305]

Eligibility criteria: Tier1 5 years + ILR 1 year
Language Criteria: IELTS expired (accepted for ILR) + Life in the UK test
Nationality : non-EU, Serbia (no Serbian flag available on this site, used Slovenian flag instead)
Method of application: NCS Hackney (north London borough)
Date of application: 17/04/18
Date of receipt by UKBA: 18/04/18 (Royal Mail)
Payment method: credit card
Date of acknowledgement email: 15/05/18
Date of acknowledgement letter: 14/05/18 (received on 18/05/18)
Date of debit of fees: 14/05/18
Date of Biometric letter issued: 14/05/18
Date of biometric letter received: 18/05/18 (together with acknowledgement letter)
Date Biometrics enrolled: 21/05/18
Date on Approval letter: 31/05/18
Date of receipt of approval: 08/06/2018
Date of ceremony letter: 07/06/18
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 08/06/18, received together with the approval letter
Date of Ceremony: 25/06/18
Date of Passport Application:
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be received:

First update
Good luck everyone!

[alexmdev]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years residence + 1 year PR
Language Criteria: Trinity B1 + LITUK
Nationality : EU
Method of application: online + NDRS + JCAP
Date of application: 16 April 2018
Payment method: credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 16 April 2018 (Email)
Date of debit of fees: 16 April 2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 16 Apri l2018
Date of Biometric letter received: 16 April 2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 16 April 2018
Date of Docs submitted: 17 April 2018
Date on Approval letter: 05 May 2018
Date of receipt of approval: 09 May 2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 09 May 2018
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application: 17 April 2018
Date of debit of fees: 25/05/2018
Date Passport to be received:

[alexmdev]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years residence + 1 year PR
Language Criteria: Trinity B1 + LITUK
Nationality : EU
Method of application: online + NDRS + JCAP
Date of application: 16 April 2018
Payment method: credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 16 April 2018 (Email)
Date of debit of fees: 16 April 2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 16 Apri l2018
Date of Biometric letter received: 16 April 2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 16 April 2018
Date of Docs submitted: 17 April 2018
Date on Approval letter: 05 May 2018
Date of receipt of approval: 09 May 2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 09 May 2018
Date of Ceremony: 14 June 2018 (public)
Date of Passport Application: 17 April 2018
Date of debit of fees: 25 May 2018
Date Passport to be received:

[swedey2k]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years PR + married to a UK citizen
Language Criteria: Citizen of English speaking country
Nationality : USA
Method of application: Online followed by NDRS Camden
Date of application: 20/04/2018
Payment method: credit card
Date of acknowledgement email: 23/04/2018
Date of acknowledgement letter: N/A
Date of debit of fees: 20/04/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: (automatic, online): 20/04/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 20/04/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 27/04/2018
Date of NDRS: 27/04/2018
Date on Approval letter: 07/06/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 12/06/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: pending
Date of Ceremony: pending
Date of Passport Application: 27/04/2018 (NDRS)
Date of debit of fees: 04/06/2018
Date Passport to be received: pending

[hinano]

Eligibility criteria: 5 yrs Tier 2 + 1 yr ILR
Language Criteria: Citizen of majority English speaking country (US Citizen)
Nationality: USA
Method of application: JCAP (Online + NDRS through Merton Council)
Date of application: 9 April 2018
Payment method: Credit Card (Online)
Date of acknowledgement: 9 April 2018
Date of debit of fees: 9 April 2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 9 April 2018
Date of biometric letter received: 9 April 2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 9 April 2018
Date on Approval letter: 22 May 2018
Date of receipt of approval: 26 May 2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 26 May 2018 (Joint approval and ceremony invitation)
Date of Ceremony: 7 June 2018

Date of Passport Application: 9 April 2018
Date of debit of fees: 17 May 2018
Date Passport to be received: 13 June 2018

[rco85]

Eligibility criteria: 5years+1year PR
Language Criteria: IELTS B1 (Portsmouth) + Life in the UK(Southampton)
Nationality :Romanian
Method of application: online
Date of application:18.04.2018
Payment method: debit card
Date of acknowledgement:19.04.2018
Date of debit of fees: 01.05.2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 20.04.2018
Date of biometric letter received: 20.04.2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 26.04.2018
Date on Approval letter: 06.06.2018
Date of receipt of approval: 08.06.2018
Date of receipt of ceremony 12.06.2018
Date of Ceremony: 04.07.2018(lol)
Date of Passport Application: pending
Date of debit of fees:pending
Date Passport to be received:pending

[angus1113]

Eligibility criteria: 5yr residence + 1yr ILR
Language Criteria: waived as a BNO
Nationality : British National (Overseas)
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 24/04/2018
Payment method: payment slip
Date of acknowledgement: 22/05/2018
Date of debit of fees: 21/05/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 22/05/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 25/05/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 25/05/2018
Date on Approval letter: 05/06/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 15/06/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: pending
Date of Ceremony: pending
Date of Passport Application: pending
Date of debit of fees:pending
Date Passport to be received:pending

[SAIDFARAH90]

Eligibility criteria: ILR 10+
Language Criteria: Life in the Uk +Trinity English test 
Nationality : SOMALI
Method of application: NCS Ealing 
Date of application: 16/04/18
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 14/05/18
Date of debit of fees: 12/05/18
Date of Biometric letter issued: 11/05/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 16/05/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 16/05/2018
Date of documents received at the HO: 17/04/18
Date on Approval letter: 05/06/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 15/06/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 15/05/2018
Date of Ceremony: 10/07/2018
Date of Passport Application: 
Date of debit of fees

[addi127]

Eligibility criteria: ilr + 1 year
Language Criteria:MBA
Nationality :pakistani
Method of application: online ndrs morden
Date of application:6-April-2018
Payment method: credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 6-April-2018
Date of debit of fees: 6-April-2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 9-April-2018
Date of biometric letter received: 9-April-2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 9-April-2018
additional document requested :24:may:2018
Date on Approval letter: 16-june -2018
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:

[zulu2018]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + spouse of BC
Language Criteria: B1
Nationality : Pakistan
Method of application: JCAP (Hounslow)
Date of application: 27 April 2018
Payment method: Online
Date of acknowledgement: 27 April 2018
Date of receipt by HO: 03/05/2018
Date of debit of fees: 27 April 2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 27 April 2018 issued online as part of application
Date of biometric letter received: 27 April 2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 30 April 2018
Date on Approval letter: PENDING
Date of receipt of approval: PENDING
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: PENDING
Date of Ceremony: PENDING
Date of Passport Application: 02 May 2018
Date of debit of fees: 07 Jun 2018
Date Passport to be received: PENDING

[hibaska]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + spouse of BC
Language Criteria: IELTS B1
Nationality : Sudan
Method of application: online NDRS
Date of application: 15 April
NDRS appointment 17 April
Payment method: debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 16 April
Date of debit of fees: 15 April
Date of Biometric letter issued: 15 April
Date of biometric letter received: 15 April
Date Biometrics enrolled: 16 April
Date on Approval letter: 13 June
Date of receipt of approval and ceremony letter: 20 June
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application: 17 April
Date of debit of fees: 23 May
Date Passport to be received:

[virk1]

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Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5 years plus 1 year PR
Language Criteria: Trinity English test + life in uk test
Method of application: Postal (Paper form)
Date of receipt by UKBA: 17-04-2018(Royal Mail)
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 15-05-18
Date of debit of fees: 14-05-18
Date of Biometric letter issued: 23-05-18
Date of biometric letter received: 30-05-18
Date Biometrics enrolled: 31-05-18
Date on Approval letter: 11-06-18
Date of receipt of approval: 20-06-18
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 20-06-18
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application:
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be received:

[Basmati]

- 5years Tier 2G + 1year ILR
- LIUK (IELTS B1 used for ILR)
- Non-EU national
- Online + NDRS + JCAP

04/04 – Submitted application
04/04 – Fees deducted (credit card)
04/04 – Printed biometrics enrolment letter
05/04 – Enrolled for biometrics
05/04 – Received UKVI email acknowledgement with case reference no.
09/04 – Applied for passport - JCAP
10/04 – Received Council’s email confirming documents despatched w/Royal Mail Tracking No
11/04 – Royal Mail tracker confirmed delivery w/UKBA signature
08/05 - Received HO letter (dd 01/05) to submit supporting documents by 15/05.
09/05 – Photocopies of all supporting documents sent to HO via courier
09/05 – Passport fee deducted
29/05 – Received approval w/ceremony invitation letter (dd 14/05)
04/06 – Received certificate (private ceremony)
13/06 - Received HO letter (dd 11/06) returning photocopies of supporting documents
20/06 – Received passport

Very useful forum. Thanks all and good luck to those still waiting for approval.

[Ash-1989]

Eligibility criteria: NON EEA PR
Language Criteria:B1
Nationality :pakistani
Method of application: online ndrs morden
Date of application:9-April-2018
Payment method: credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 9-April-2018 
Date of debit of fees: 9-April-2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 9-April-2018
Date of biometric letter received: 9-April-2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 9-April-2018
Date on Approval letter: 12-june -2018 recived (21-june-2018)
Date of receipt of approval: 
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 
Date of Ceremony: 16-07-2018
Date of Passport Application: 09-apr-2018
Date of debit of fees:15-may-2018
Date Passport to be received:

[poks1628]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + Spouse of BC
Nationality :Philippines
Method of application: Online/NDRS/JCAP - Southwark
Date of application: 16 April 2018
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 16 April 2018 (Email)
Date of debit of fees: 16 April 2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 16 Apri l2018
Date of Biometric letter received: 16 April 2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 16 April 2018
Date of Docs submitted: 19 April 2018
Date on Approval letter: 13 June 2018
Date of receipt of approval: 20 June 2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony: 30 July 2018
Date of Passport Application: 19 April 2018
Date of debit of fees: 29 May 2018
Date Passport to be received:

[Antonwpx]

Eligibility criteria: Permanent Residence Card (EEA)
Language Criteria: Trinity College
Nationality : Non-EU (South African)
Method of application: Online only
Date of application: 10 May 2018
Payment method: Online, credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 11 May 2018
Date of debit of fees: 10 May 2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 10 May 2018
Date of biometric letter received: 10 May 2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 12 May 2018 (+ passport & supporting documents posted)
Date on Approval letter: 19 June 2018
Date of receipt of approval: 22 June 2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: pending
Date of Ceremony: pending
Date of Passport Application: pending
Date of debit of fees: pending
Date Passport to be received: pending

[muraenidae]

Received the ceremony letter from the council today. Strangely, we haven't got an approval letter from the home office yet...

Eligibility criteria: EU Permanent Residence + 2 years, and child MN registration (born in UK)
Language Criteria: UK degree
Nationality : EU
Method of application: online
Date of application: 10/04/2018 and NDRS/JCAP on 16/04/2018
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 11/04/2018 (Email)
Date of debit of fees: 10/04/2018 (as part of online application)
Date of biometric letter received: 10/04/2018 (as part of online application)
Date Biometrics enrolled: 14/04/2018
Date of documents submitted: 16/04/2018 (NDRS)
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 23/06/2018
Date of Ceremony: 12/07/2018
Date of Passport Application: 16/04/2018
Date of debit of passport fees: 18/05/2018
Date Passport to be received:

[rahul656]

Eligibility criteria: ilr + British Spouse
Language Criteria: UK Naraic documents
Nationality : Non EU
Method of application: online + NDRS + JCAP
Date of application:15-April-2018
Payment method: credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 16-April-2018 (Email)
Date of debit of fees: 15-April-2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 15-April-2018
Date of Biometric letter received: 15-April-2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 17-April-2018
Date of Docs submitted: 19 April 2018
Date on Approval letter: 16 June, 2018
Date of receipt of approval: 25th June,2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application:
Date of debit of fees:24/05/2018
Date Passport to be received:

[CQD]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years LR and 2 years ILR
Language Criteria: MBA Leicester
Nationality : Non EU
Method of application: online + NDRS + JCAP
Date of application:19th April-2018
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 20th April-2018 (Email)
Date of debit of fees: 19th -April-2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 19th-April-2018
Date of Biometric letter received: 19th -April-2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 19th-April-2018
Date of Docs submitted: 20th April 2018
Date on Approval letter: 14 June, 2018
Date of receipt of approval: 25th June,2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 25th June 2018
Date of Ceremony: 17th July 2018
Date of Passport Application: 19th April 2018
Date of debit of fees: 01/06/2018
Date Passport to be received: Pending

[muraenidae]

Eligibility criteria: EU Permanent Residence + 2 years, and child MN registration (born in UK)
Language Criteria: UK degree
Nationality : EU
Method of application: online
Date of application: 10/04/2018 and NDRS/JCAP on 16/04/2018
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 11/04/2018 (Email)
Date of debit of fees: 10/04/2018 (as part of online application)
Date of biometric letter received: 10/04/2018 (as part of online application)
Date Biometrics enrolled: 14/04/2018
Date of documents submitted: 16/04/2018 (NDRS)
Date on Approval letter: 14/06/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 25/06/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 23/06/2018 (yes, ceremony letter arrived before approval letter)
Date of Ceremony: 12/07/2018
Date of Passport Application: 16/04/2018
Date of debit of passport fees: 18/05/2018
Date Passport to be received:

[rahul656]

Eligibility criteria: ilr + British Spouse
Language Criteria: UK Naraic documents
Nationality : Non EU
Method of application: online + NDRS + JCAP
Date of application:15-April-2018
Payment method: credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 16-April-2018 (Email)
Date of debit of fees: 15-April-2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 15-April-2018
Date of Biometric letter received: 15-April-2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 17-April-2018
Date of Docs submitted: 19 April 2018
Date on Approval letter: 15 June, 2018
Date of receipt of approval: 25th June,2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 26th June, 2018
Date of Ceremony: 28th June, 2018 (Private)
Date of Passport Application: 19/04/2018
Date of debit of fees:24/05/2018
Date Passport to be received:

[SameerSheikh]

Eligibility criteria: 5yrs Tier 1 General + 1yr ILR
Language Criteria: UK Master's Degree
Nationality : NON-EU
Method of application: NDRS + JCAP
Date of application: 16/04/2018
Payment method: Online - Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 17/04/2018
Date of debit of fees: 17/04/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 16/04/2018 (Printed as part of online application)
Date of biometric letter received: 16/04/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 17/04/2018
Date on Approval letter: 13/06/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 23/06/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: PENDING
Date of Ceremony: 11/07/2018
Date of Passport Application: 19/04/2018
Date of debit of fees: 25/05/2018
Date Passport to be received: PENDING

[WalSag]

Eligibility criteria: PR + 1 year
Language Criteria: Trinity College
Nationality: EU
Method of application: Post
Date of application: 17/04/2018
Payment method: Credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 09/06/2018 (letter dated 23/05/2018)
Date of debit of fees: 23/05/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 11/06/2018 - Letter dated 06/06/2018, received 09/06/2018.
Date of Approval letter: 24/06/2018 (a Sunday!)
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application:

Good luck to everyone!