May 2018 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

[krish_only4u]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 ICT + ILR 2.5 years
Language Criteria: Degree taught in English + NARIC Letter
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NDRS + JCAP
Date of application: 16/05/2018
Date of NDRS appointment: 21/05/2018
Payment method: Credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 17/05/2018
Date of debit of fees: 16/05/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 16/05/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 16/05/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 19/05/2018
Date on Approval letter: 11/07/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 16/07/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending
Date of Passport Application: 21/05/2018
Date of debit of fees: 03/07/2018
Date Passport to be received: Pending

[Sheffield_Marketeer]

Eligibility criteria: ILR (1 year) after Tier 2 General Dependent
Language Criteria: UK degree
Nationality : Indian
Method of application: Sheffield Council (NDRS+JCAP) 31/05/2018
Date of application: Online 30/05/2018
Payment method: Credit Card for naturalisation and credit card for passport
Date of acknowledgement: 31/05/2018 (online)
Date of debit of fees: 30/05/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 30/05/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 30/05/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 31/05/2018
Date on Approval letter: 11/07/18
Date of receipt of approval: 16/07/18
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: pending
Date of Ceremony: 07/08/18
Date of Passport Application: 31/05/2018
Date of debit of fees: pending
Date Passport to be received: pending

[abhijack]

Application for myself and wife.

Eligibility criteria: HSMP + Tier 1 (General) + ILR + 6 years
Language Criteria: Trinity exam Level B1
Nationality : Indian
Method of application: NCS (paper form)
Date of application: 8/5/18. SD envelope received on 10/5/18.
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgment: 3/6/18 - letter received 8/6/18
Date of debit of fees: 4/6/18
Date of Biometric letter issued: 5/6/18
Date of biometric letter received: 8/6/18
Date Biometrics enrolled: 9/6/18
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:

Application for myself and wife.

Eligibility criteria: HSMP + Tier 1 (General) + ILR + 6 years
Language Criteria: Trinity exam Level B1
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS (paper form)
Date of application: 8/5/18. SD envelope received on 10/5/18.
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgment: 3/6/18 - letter received 8/6/18
Date of debit of fees: 4/6/18
Date of Biometric letter issued: 5/6/18
Date of Biometric letter received: 8/6/18
Date Biometrics enrolled: 9/6/18
Date on Approval letter: 6/7/18
Date of receipt of approval:17/7/18
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 17/7/18 (2 in 1 approval and ceremony invite letter)
Date of Ceremony: TBA
Date of Passport Application: TBA
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be received:

[krish_only4u]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 ICT + ILR 2.5 years
Language Criteria: Degree taught in English + NARIC Letter
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NDRS + JCAP
Date of application: 16/05/2018
Date of NDRS appointment: 21/05/2018
Payment method: Credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 17/05/2018
Date of debit of fees: 16/05/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 16/05/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 16/05/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 19/05/2018
Date on Approval letter: 11/07/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 16/07/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 17/07/2018
Date of Ceremony: 21/07/2018 (Private)
Date of Passport Application: 21/05/2018
Date of debit of fees: 03/07/2018
Date Passport to be received: Pending

[ash1111]

Eligibility criteria: ILR (BC SPOUSE)
Language Criteria: IELTS
Nationality : NON EU
Method of application: online+NDRS+JCAP
Date of application:19/05/2018
Payment method: CC
Date of acknowledgement: 21/05/2018
Date of debit of fees: 19/05/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 19/05/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 19/05/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 24/05/2018
Date of documets submitted via council: 01/06/2018
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application: 01/06/2018
Date of debit of fees: 10/07/2018
Date Passport to be received:

[angel25]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years PR +1 year
Language Criteria: Trinity College
Nationality :NON- EU
Method of application: Online (NDRS +JCAP) 16.05.18
Date of application: 16.05.18
Payment method: debit card
Documents sent : 22.05/2018 (NDRS+JCAP appointment)
Date of acknowledgement: 17.05.18
Date of debit of fees: 16.05.2017
Date of Biometric letter issued: 16.05.18
Date of biometric letter received: 16.05.18
Date Biometrics enrolled: 17.05.18
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application: 22.05.2018
Text message from HMPO :07.07.2018
Date of debit of fees:11/07/2018
Date Passport to be received:

[verywindy]

Eligibility criteria: EU-PR 2 yrs; Non-EU PR since 2016 but BRP only issued 01/2018
Language Criteria: EU-B1 & LIUK; NON-EU-UK degree & LIUK
Nationality : EU + Non-EU
Method of application: Online(NDRS + JCAP)
Date of application: 13/05/2018
Date of acknowledgement: 14/05/2018(Email)
Date of debit of fees: 13/05/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 13/05/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 13/05/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 14/05/2018
Date of NDRS Appointment: 17/05/2018
Date of documents received by HO: 21/05/2018

Date on Approval letter: 13/07/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 19/07/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 19/07/2018

Date of Passport Application: 17/05/2018
Date of debit of Passport fees: 28/06/2018

[angel25]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years PR +1 year
Language Criteria: Trinity College
Nationality :NON- EU
Method of application: Online (NDRS +JCAP) 16.05.18
Date of application: 16.05.18
Payment method: debit card
Documents sent : 22.05/2018 (NDRS+JCAP appointment)
Date of acknowledgement: 17.05.18
Date of debit of fees: 16.05.2017
Date of Biometric letter issued: 16.05.18
Date of biometric letter received: 16.05.18
Date Biometrics enrolled: 17.05.18
Date on Approval letter: 13.07.2018
Date of receipt of approval: 19.07.2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 19.07.2018
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application: 22.05.2018
Text message from HMPO :07.07.2018
Date of debit of fees:11/07/2018
Date Passport to be received:

[MarcusA]

Eligibility criteria: Spouse Visa (5 years) + ILR (1 month)+ Spouse of BC
Language Criteria: UK Degree
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online + NDRS
Date of application: 22/05/2018 (online and NDRS)
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgment: 22/05/2018
Date of debit of fees: 22/05/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 22/05/2018
Date of Biometric letter received: 22/05/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 22/05/2018
Date on Approval letter: Pending
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Pending
Date of Ceremony: TBA
Date of Passport Application: 22/05/2018
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be received:

[yurasiok]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years PR +1 year
Language Criteria: Trinity College
Nationality :NON- EU
Method of application: Online (NDRS +JCAP) 14.05.18
Date of application: 14.05.18
Payment method: credit card
Documents sent : 16.05/2018 (NDRS+JCAP appointment)
Date of acknowledgement: 15.05.18
Date of debit of fees: 14.05.2017
Date Biometrics enrolled: 15.05.18
Date on Approval letter: 06.07.2018
Date of receipt of approval: 14.07.2018
Date of Ceremony: 26.07.2018
Date of Passport Application: 16.05.2018
Date of debit of fees:29/06/2018
Date Passport to be received: waiting

[bilalsahi]

Eligibility criteria: EEA spouse/ PR may 2017
Language Criteria: Tirnity Manchester
Nationality : Pakistan
Method of application: online / postal application
Date of application: 22 May 2018
Payment method: online by credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 22 May 2018
Date of debit of fees: 22 May 2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 22 May 2018
Date of biometric letter received: 22 May 2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 24 May 2018
Date on Approval letter: 20 July 2018
Date of receipt of approval: 23 July 2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting
Date of Passport Application: waiting
Date of debit of fees: waiting
Date Passport to be received:waiting

Took less than 2 months

[gratefulhart]

Update

Eligibility criteria: ILR (1 year) after Tier 2 General
Language Criteria: UK degree
Nationality : Nigerian
Method of application: Manchester Council (NDRS+JCAP) 21/05/2018
Date of application: Online 21/05/2018
Payment method: Credit Card for naturalisation and debit card for passport
Date of acknowledgement: 21/05/2018 (online)
Date of debit of fees: 21/05/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 21/05/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 21/05/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 21/05/2018
Date on Approval letter: 17/07/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 25/07/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 25/07/2018
Date of Ceremony: 29/08/2018
Date of Passport Application: 21/05/2018
Date of debit of fees: 10/07/2018
Date Passport to be received: pending

[MarcusA]

Eligibility criteria: Spouse Visa (5 years) + ILR (1 month)+ Spouse of BC
Language Criteria: UK Degree
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online + NDRS
Date of application: 22/05/2018 (online and NDRS)
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgment: 22/05/2018
Date of debit of fees: 22/05/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 22/05/2018
Date of Biometric letter received: 22/05/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 22/05/2018
Date on Approval letter: 17/07/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 23/07/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 23/07/2018
Date of Ceremony: 25/07/2018 (Private ceremony)
Date of Passport Application: 22/05/2018
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be received:

Total process took 64 days!

[seathestar]

Eligibility criteria: Register Child as British Citizen( Father British, Mother ILR, baby Born in India)
Nationality :Indian
Method of application: Trafford Council(NDRS +JCAP)
Date of application:17-May-2018
Payment method: Online
Date of acknowledgement: 17-May-2018
Date of Bio-metric letter issued: 17-May-2018
Date Bio-metrics enrolled: 17-May-2018
Date Documents Received by Home Office: 22/05/2018
Date on Approval letter: 26/July/2018
Date of receipt of approval: No approval Letter Received( Direct, Registered as British citizenship, document received on 27/July 2018.)
Date of Passport Application: 17-May-2018
Date of debit of passport fees:03/July/2018
Date Of Receipt of British Registration Certificate: 27/07/2018( As ceremony is not required for Kids).
Date Passport to be received:Pending

[MarcusA]

Eligibility criteria: Spouse Visa (5 years) + ILR (1 month)+ Spouse of BC
Language Criteria: UK Degree
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online + NDRS
Date of application: 22/05/2018 (online and NDRS)
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgment: 22/05/2018
Date of debit of fees: 22/05/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 22/05/2018
Date of Biometric letter received: 22/05/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 22/05/2018
Date on Approval letter: 17/07/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 23/07/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 23/07/2018
Date of Ceremony: 25/07/2018 (Private ceremony)
Date of Passport Application: 22/05/2018
Date of debit of fees:11/07/2018
Date Passport Printed: 30/07/2018
Date Passport to be received: Awaited.

Total process from application to ceremony took 64 days!

[actarus]

Eligibility criteria: EEA PR residence (6 years in the UK)
Language Criteria: Tirnity + Life in the UK
Nationality : EEA
Method of application: online / Nationality Document Return Service
Date of application: 22 May 2018
Payment method: online by credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 22 May 2018
Date of debit of fees: 22 May 2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 22 May 2018
Date of biometric letter received: 22 May 2018
Date Documents sent through Nationality Doc Ret Service: 23 May 2018
Date on Approval letter: 24 July 2018 [not proper approval, but return of extra documents sent on the 2nd of June, stating that the application has been approved and I should receive the ceremony letter within three weeks]
Date of receipt of approval: 30 July 2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting
Date of Passport Application: 23 May 2018
Date of debit of fees: 17 July 2018
Date Passport to be received:waiting

Note: I was expecting a response this week, for other applcants it is quite safe to claim that it is very likely that you will receive a response a couple of weeks after the passport fees have been charged.

[angel25]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years PR +1 year
Language Criteria: Trinity College
Nationality :NON- EU
Method of application: Online (NDRS +JCAP) 16.05.18
Date of application: 16.05.18
Payment method: debit card
Documents sent : 22.05/2018 (NDRS+JCAP appointment)
Date of acknowledgement: 17.05.18
Date of debit of fees: 16.05.2017
Date of Biometric letter issued: 16.05.18
Date of biometric letter received: 16.05.18
Date Biometrics enrolled: 17.05.18
Date on Approval letter: 13.07.2018
Date of receipt of approval: 19.07.2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 19.07.2018
Date of Ceremony: 24/07/2018 (Private for £200 in Cambridge)
Date of Passport Application: 22.05.2018
Text message from HMPO :07.07.2018
Date of debit of fees:11/07/2018
Text message : 31/07/18 from DX informing passport delivery tomorrow
Date Passport to be received:

[krish_only4u]

Final update

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 ICT + ILR 2.5 years
Language Criteria: Degree taught in English + NARIC Letter
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NDRS + JCAP
Date of application: 16/05/2018
Date of NDRS appointment: 21/05/2018
Payment method: Credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 17/05/2018
Date of debit of fees: 16/05/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 16/05/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 16/05/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 19/05/2018
Date on Approval letter: 11/07/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 16/07/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 17/07/2018
Date of Ceremony: 21/07/2018 (Private)
Date of Passport Application: 21/05/2018
Date of debit of fees: 03/07/2018
Date Passport to be received: 31/07/2018

[angel25]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years PR +1 year
Language Criteria: Trinity College
Nationality :NON- EU
Method of application: Online (NDRS +JCAP) 16.05.18
Date of application: 16.05.18
Payment method: debit card
Documents sent : 22.05/2018 (NDRS+JCAP appointment)
Date of acknowledgement: 17.05.18
Date of debit of fees: 16.05.2017
Date of Biometric letter issued: 16.05.18
Date of biometric letter received: 16.05.18
Date Biometrics enrolled: 17.05.18
Date on Approval letter: 13.07.2018
Date of receipt of approval: 19.07.2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 19.07.2018
Date of Ceremony: 24/07/2018 (Private for £200 in Cambridge)
Date of Passport Application: 22.05.2018
Text message from HMPO :07.07.2018
Date of debit of fees:11/07/2018
Text message : 31/07/18 from DX informing passport delivery tomorrow
Date Passport to be received: 31/07/18
Thank you for everyone on this forum for sharing. All the best!

[Godisgood12]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years PR
Language Criteria: Plymouth University
Nationality :NON- EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 26.05.18
Payment method: credit card
Documents sent : 26.05/2018 Royal mail postage
Date of acknowledgement: 28.05.18
Date of debit of fees: 26.05.2017
Date of Biometric letter issued: 26.05.18
Date of biometric letter received: 26.05.18
Date Biometrics enrolled: 26.05.18
Date on Approval letter: 29.07.2018
Date of receipt of approval: 01.08.2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application:
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be received:

Good luck to everyone waiting

[SLA]

Eligibility criteria: EEA 10 years inc PR 5 years
Language Criteria: Trinity College
Nationality :PL
Method of application: online - NCS + JACP
Date of application: 21/05/2018
Payment method: CC
Date of acknowledgement: 22/05/2018
Date of debit of fees: 22/05/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 21/05/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 21/05/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 23/05/2018
Date on Approval letter: didn't received
Date of receipt of approval: didn't received - e-mail sent to HO 01/08/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 31/07/2018 - called to council and I can proceed without invitation letter from HO
Date of Ceremony: 08/08/2018 (private)
Date of Passport Application: 23/05/2018
Date of debit of Passport fees: 11/07/2018
Date Passport to be received

[SLA]

Eligibility criteria: EEA 10 years inc PR 5 years
Language Criteria: Trinity College
Nationality :PL
Method of application: online - NCS + JACP
Date of application: 21/05/2018
Payment method: CC
Date of acknowledgement: 22/05/2018
Date of debit of fees: 22/05/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 21/05/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 21/05/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 23/05/2018
Date on Approval letter: 24/07/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 01/08/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 31/07/2018
Date of Ceremony: 08/08/2018 (private)
Date of Passport Application: 23/05/2018
Date of debit of Passport fees: 11/07/2018
Date Passport to be received

[MarcusA]

FINAL UPDATE

Eligibility: ILR
Language Criteria: UK Degree
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online + NDRS
Date of application: 22/05/2018 (online and NDRS)
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgment: 22/05/2018
Date of debit of fees: 22/05/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 22/05/2018
Date of Biometric letter received: 22/05/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 22/05/2018
Date on Approval letter: 17/07/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 23/07/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 23/07/2018
Date of Ceremony: 25/07/2018 (Private ceremony)
Total process from application to ceremony took 64 days!

Date of Passport Application: 22/05/2018
Date of debit of fees:11/07/2018
Date Passport received: 01/08/2018.
Passport received 7 days after ceremony.

[actarus]

Eligibility criteria: EEA PR residence (6 years in the UK)
Language Criteria: Tirnity + Life in the UK
Nationality : EEA
Method of application: online / Nationality Document Return Service
Date of application: 22 May 2018
Payment method: online by credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 22 May 2018
Date of debit of fees: 22 May 2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 22 May 2018
Date of biometric letter received: 22 May 2018
Date Documents sent through Nationality Doc Ret Service: 23 May 2018
Date on Approval letter: 24 July 2018 [not proper approval, but return of extra documents sent on the 2nd of June, stating that the application has been approved and I should receive the ceremony letter within three weeks]
Date of receipt of documents informing me that the application was successful : 30 July 2018
Date of receipt of approval letter: 1 Aug 2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting
Date of Passport Application: 23 May 2018
Date of debit of fees: 17 July 2018
Date Passport to be received:waiting

Note: I was expecting a response this week, for other applcants it is quite safe to claim that it is very likely that you will receive a response a couple of weeks after the passport fees have been charged.

[Ferreira29]

Eligibility criteria: EEA 5 years + 1 year PR
Language Criteria: Trinity B1 + LIUK
Nationality : Portuguese
Method of application: Online + NDRS + JCAP
Date of application: 12/05/2018
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 14/05/2018
Date of debit of fees: 12/05/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 12/05/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 12/05/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 14/05/2018
Date on Approval letter: 02/07/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 13/07/2018 (probably because my passport payment was held for a week)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Never received it
Date of Ceremony: 26/07/2018
Date of Passport Application: 21/05/2018
Date of HMPO sms acknowledge: 28/06/2018
Date of debit of fees: 11/07/2018 (attempt failed on 05/07/2018 as my Credit Card had been cancelled)
Date Passport was received: 02/08/2018