October 2018 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

[Mrsomn]

Eligibility criteria: BC spouse +ILR 1 month
Language Criteria: Trinity college B1 +LIUK
Nationality : Nigerian
Method of application: NDRS+ JCAP
Date of application:5/10/ 2018
Payment method: amex
Date of acknowledgement: 8/10/2018
Date of debit of fees: 5/10/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 5/10/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 5/10/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 6/10/2019
Date on Approval letter: 8/11/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 19/11/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 20/11/2018
Date of Ceremony: 04/12/2018 (private ceremony)
Date of Passport Application: 5/10/2018
Date of debit of fees:30/10/2018
Date Passport to be received:TBC

[newtoforum2018]

Eligibility Criteria: 5 Yrs T1 + 2.5 Yr ILR
Applicants: 2 Adults (Married) + 1 Child
Language Criteria: Uni Degree - Criteria Met at time of ILR
Nationality: Soul of Asia
Method of Application: Online + NDRS + JCAP
Date of Application: 09.10.2018
Payment Method: Credit Card
Date of Acknowledgement: 10.10.2018 - Next Day of Online Submission
Date of Debit of Fees: 09.10.2018 - Online Submission
Date of Biometric Letter Issued: 09.10.2018 - At the end of Online Submission
Date of Biometric Letter Received: 09.10.2018 - At the end of Online Submission
Date Biometrics Enrolled: 10.10.2018
Date of Appointment: Friday - 19.10.2018 (NDRS + JCAP)
Documents Received by UKVI: Monday - 22.10.2018 - Sent by Council (NDRS)
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 Passport Fees: 05.11.2018
Date Passport to be Received:

[mloilr]

Eligibility criteria: ILR for 10 years
Language Criteria: English language majority country
Nationality : USA/Peru
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 20/10/2018 (received by HO on 22/10)
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 31/10/2018 by email
Date of debit of fees: 31/10/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: (need to check)
Date of biometric letter received: 3/11/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 6/11/2018
Date on Approval letter: 14/11/2018 (Not sure if it counts as approval or ceremony letter as it mentions both)
Date of receipt of approval: 21/11/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application:
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be received:

[Islam Aly]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years EU Family member then Permanent Residency + Spouse of British Citizen
Language Criteria: Trinity College B1 Certificate + LIUK
Nationality: Egyptian
Method of application: Online + NCS (Brighton Council)
Date of application: 01/10/2018
Appointment with NCS: 02/10/2018
Payment method: Visa - Barclaycard
Date of acknowledgement: 01/10/2018
Date of debit of fees: 17/10/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 01/10/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 01/10/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 03/10/2018
Date on Approval letter: 12/11/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 21/11/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: No Ceremony Letter Received
Date of Ceremony: 14/01/2019
Date of Passport Application: 02/10/2018
Text message from HMPO: 18/10/2018
Date of debit of fees: 17/10/2018
Date Passport to be received:

I have to wait 2 months now for the ceremony, as there was no places for the 4th of December one. Council offered a private ceremony for £100 on 27/11/2018, but can't do it right now.

[Route to ILR]

UPDATE
Eligibility criteria: Spouse of a British Citizen+6 months ILR
Language Criteria: B1
Nationality : Pakistani
Method of application: Online+NDRS+JCAP
Date of application: 19/10/18
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 22/10/18 (Email)
Date of debit of fees: 22/10/18
Date of Biometric letter issued: 19/10/18
Date of biometric letter received: 19/10/18
Date Biometrics enrolled: 23/10/18
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 23/11/18 Dated(22/11/18).
Date of Ceremony: 05/12/18
Date of Passport Application: 23/10/18
Date of debit of fees: 09/11/18
HMPO Text Received: 09/11/18
Date Passport to be received:

[monza]

Eligibility criteria: 10 YR + 1 ILR
Language Criteria: NARIC
Nationality : IN
Method of application: Online + JCAP
Date of application: 04/10/2018
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 07/10/2018 email
Date of debit of fees: 04/10/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 04/10/2018
Date of Biometric letter received: 04/10/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 06/10/2018
Date on Approval letter: 05/11/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 15/11/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony: 15/01/2019
Date of Passport Application:
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be received:

[fernsant]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years ILR
Language Criteria: Trinity college B1 +LIUK
Nationality : Brazilian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 31/10/2018
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 31/10/2018
Date of debit of fees: 31/10/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 31/10/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 31/10/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 03/11/2018
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application: 06/11/2018
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be received:

[Route to ILR]

UPDATE
Eligibility criteria: Spouse of a British Citizen+6 months ILR
Language Criteria: B1
Nationality : Pakistani
Method of application: Online+NDRS+JCAP Appointment (23/10/18)
Date of application: 19/10/18
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 22/10/18 (Email)
Date of debit of fees: 22/10/18
Date of Biometric letter issued: 19/10/18
Date of biometric letter received: 19/10/18
Date Biometrics enrolled: 23/10/18
Date on Approval letter: 14/11/18
Date of receipt of approval: 24/11/18
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 23/11/18 Dated(22/11/18).
Date of Ceremony: 05/12/18
Date of Passport Application: 23/10/18
Date of debit of fees: 09/11/18
HMPO Text Received: 09/11/18
Date Passport to be received:

[Kahari2003]

Update highlighted in yellow

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years + 1 ILR
Language Criteria: B1 English Test + Life In The Uk
Nationality : Zimbabwean
Method of application: Online - NDRS + JCAP
Date of application: 19.10.2018 (online)
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 22.10.2018 (via email)
Date of debit of fees: 19.10.2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 19.10.2018 (downloaded & printed)
Date of biometric letter received: no letter - downloaded same day as application
Date Biometrics enrolled: 24.10.2018
Date on Approval letter: 23.11.2018
Date of receipt of approval:30.11.2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: booked over the phone 30.11.2018
Date of Ceremony: 06.12.2018 (private)
Date of Passport Application: 24.10.2018 (NDRS appointment)
Date of debit of fees: 13.11.2018
Date Passport to be received:

[salsabeel]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 13months ILR
Language Criteria: UK DEGREE + LIFE IN THE UK CERTIFICATE
Nationality :NON EU
Method of application: postal
Date of application:1/10/2018
Payment method: Debit Card
home office received: 02-10-2018
Date of acknowledgement: 17/10/2018
Date of debit of fees: 16/10/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 16/10/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 20/10/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 22/10/2018
Date on Approval letter: 11/11/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 30/11/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application: did not apply
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be received:

[salsabeel]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 13months ILR
Language Criteria: UK DEGREE + LIFE IN THE UK CERTIFICATE
Nationality :NON EU
Method of application: postal
Date of application:1/10/2018
Payment method: Debit Card
home office received: 02-10-2018
Date of acknowledgement: 17/10/2018
Date of debit of fees: 16/10/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 16/10/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 20/10/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 22/10/2018
Date on Approval letter: 13/11/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 30/11/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application: did not apply
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be received:

approval letter lost in post,when i made inquiry they did resend again.
thanks all members,moderators for ur help,advises.

[AdudeA]

Eligibility criteria: PR + 1 year
Language Criteria: BEng + MSc in UK
Nationality : EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 26/10/2018
Payment method: Visa
Date of acknowledgement: 29/10/2018
Date of debit of fees: 26/10/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: N/A
Date of biometric letter received: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 27/10/2018
Date on Approval letter: 26/11/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 30/11/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 30/11/2018
Date of Ceremony: 10/12/2018
Date of Passport Application: Will do in January
Date of debit of fees: N/A
Date Passport to be received: N/A

Haven’t received my documents back yet and the tracking number still shows no info.

[salsabeel]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 13months ILR
Language Criteria: UK DEGREE + LIFE IN THE UK CERTIFICATE
Nationality :NON EU
Method of application: postal
Date of application:1/10/2018
Payment method: Debit Card
home office received: 02-10-2018
Date of acknowledgement: 17/10/2018
Date of debit of fees: 16/10/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 16/10/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 20/10/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 22/10/2018
Date on Approval letter: 13/11/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 30/11/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: not received yet
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application: did not apply
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be received:
email response got today,application with case worker and i should receive a letter next 15days

[Actonville]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years residency (FLRM) + 1-week ILR (on 15/10/2018)
Language Criteria: UK Master’s Degree + Life in The UK
Nationality: Nigerian
Method of application: ONLINE - followed up by NDRS + JCAP
Date of onlne application: 25/10/2018
Date of NDRS & JCAP : 01/11/2018
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 25/10/2018
Date of debit of fees: 25/10/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 25/10/2018
Date of Biometric letter received: 25/10/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 01/11/2018
Date on Approval letter: TBC
Date of receipt of approval: TBC
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: TBC
Date of Ceremony: TBC
Date of Passport Application: 01/11/2018
Date of debit of fees: TBC
Date Passport to be received: TBC

UPDATE
Eligibility criteria: 5 years residency (FLRM) + 1-week ILR (on 15/10/2018)
Language Criteria: UK Master’s Degree + Life in The UK
Nationality: Nigerian
Method of application: ONLINE - followed up by NDRS + JCAP
Date of onlne application: 25/10/2018
Date of NDRS & JCAP : 01/11/2018
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 25/10/2018
Date of debit of fees: 25/10/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 25/10/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 25/10/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 01/11/2018
Date on Approval letter: 23/11/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 31/11/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 01/12/2018
Date of Ceremony: 02/01/2019
Date of Passport Application: 01/11/2018
Date of debit of fees: 19/11/2018
Date Passport to be received: TBC

[salsabeel]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 13months ILR
Language Criteria: UK DEGREE + LIFE IN THE UK CERTIFICATE
Nationality :NON EU
Method of application: postal
Date of application:1/10/2018
Payment method: Debit Card
home office received: 02-10-2018
Date of acknowledgement: 17/10/2018
Date of debit of fees: 16/10/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 16/10/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 20/10/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 22/10/2018
Date on Approval letter: 13/11/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 30/11/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 30/11/2018 received copy 3 hours later
Date of Ceremony: 21/01/2019
Date of Passport Application: will apply after ceremony
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be received:
email response got today,application with case worker and i should receive a letter next 15days

[CR001]

Will members please respect that this is a TIMELINE THREAD ONLY. Any question posts or discussions will be removed.

[poisonivy88]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years Spouse Visa + 3 months ILR (Married to BC)
Language Criteria: B1 (GESE 5 Trinity College) + Life in UK
Nationality : Non EU
Method of application: NDRS +JCAP (5/10/18)
Date of application: 1/10/18
Payment method: Online (Debit Card)
Date of acknowledgement: 1/10/18
Date of debit of fees: 1/10/18
Date of Biometric letter issued: 1/10/18
Date of biometric letter received: 1/10/18
Date Biometrics enrolled: 2/10/18
Date on Approval letter: 2/11/18
Date of receipt of approval: 10/11/18
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 13/11/18
Date of Ceremony: 25/11/18
Date of Passport Application: 5/10/18
Date of debit of fees: 25/10/18
Date Passport received: 3/12/18

This forum/group has helped me a lot. Thank you very much to the moderators and members. Congratulations to all who got their approval and Goodluck to who are still waiting...

[IJOS]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 2 Visa + 2 months ILR (Married to BC)
Language Criteria: UK degree + Life in UK
Nationality : Non EU
Method of application: NDRS +JCAP (2/10/18)
Date of application: 1/10/18
Payment method: Online (Debit Card)
Date of acknowledgement: 1/10/18
Date of debit of fees: 1/10/18
Date of Biometric letter issued: 1/10/18
Date of biometric letter received: 1/10/18
Date Biometrics enrolled: 6/10/18
Date on Approval letter: 23/11/18
Date of receipt of approval: 28/11/18
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 28/11/18( same as approval letter innit?)
Date of Ceremony: 6/121/18(Private)
Date of Passport Application: 2/10/18
Date of debit of fees: 20/10/18
Date Passport received:

[hari.s]

My wife and I lodged separate naturalisation applications at the same time. Posting timelines for both applications below.

Application 1:

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year PR
Language Criteria: Trinity B1 + Life in the UK
Nationality: Indian (non-EU spouse of EU national)
Method of application: Online (NDRS + JCAP)
Date of application: 17 October 2018
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 18 October 2018
Date of debit of fees: 18 October 2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 17 October 2018
Date of biometric letter received: 17 October 2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 19 October 2018
Date of NDRS appointment: 29 October 2018
Date of Documents received by HO: 31 October 2018
Date on Approval letter: 20 November 2018
Date of receipt of approval: 29 November 2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 29 November 2018
Date of Ceremony: 6 December 2018 (private)

Date of JCAP Passport Application: 29 October 2018
Date of debit of fees: 17 November 2018

Date Passport received:


Application 2:

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year with DCPR
Language Criteria: Trinity B1 + Life in the UK
Nationality: Polish
Method of application: Online (NDRS + JCAP)
Date of application: 17 October 2018
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 18 October 2018
Date of debit of fees: 19 October 2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 17 October 2018
Date of biometric letter received: 17 October 2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 19 October 2018
Date of NDRS appointment: 30 October 2018
Date of Documents received by HO: 1 November 2018
Date on Approval letter: 27 November 2018
Date of receipt of approval: 5 December 2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 5 December 2018
Date of Ceremony: 6 December 2018 (private)

Date of JCAP Passport Application: 30 October 2018
Date of debit of fees: 18 November 2018

Date Passport received:

We had our citizenship ceremony yesterday!

Please see updated timelines above for both my and my wife's applications.

Officially British citizens now. Just waiting for our passports.

[hopethisisoversoon]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + BC spouse
Language Criteria: UK degree
Nationality : Chinese
Method of application: NDRS + JCAP
Date of application: 24/10/2018
Payment method: card online
Date of acknowledgement: 25/10/2018
Date of debit of fees: 24/10/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: same as application date
Date of biometric letter received: same as application date
Date Biometrics enrolled: 25/10/2018
Date on Approval letter: 30/11/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 07/12/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Date of Ceremony: TBD
Date of Passport Application: 31/10/2018
Date of debit of fees: 27/11/2018
Date Passport to be received: TBD

Thanks everyone for sharing!

[fernsant]

UPDATED!!! I've just been approved!

Eligibility criteria: 5 years ILR
Language Criteria: Trinity college B1 +LIUK
Nationality : Brazilian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 31/10/2018
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 31/10/2018
Date of debit of fees: 31/10/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 31/10/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 31/10/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 03/11/2018
Date on Approval letter: 04/12/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 08/12/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application: 06/11/2018
Date of debit of fees: 15/11/2018
Date Passport to be received:

[Bed]

Eligibility criteria: 10years res + 2years LLR
Language Criteria: Trinity B1 + Life In THe UK
Nationality : Non-EU
Method of application: Post
Date of application: 09/10/18
Payment method: card
Date of acknowledgement: 18/10/18
Date of debit of fees: 17/08/18
Date of Biometric letter issued: 17/08/18
Date of biometric letter received: 20/08/18
Date Biometrics enrolled: 20/08/18
Date on Approval letter: ??
Date of receipt of approval: ??
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: ??
Date of Ceremony: ??
Date of Passport Application: didnt apply
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be received:

Date on approval : 3/12:18
Date of receipt of approval 5/12/18
Date of Ceremony: still waiting for the letter.
HO used my pre paid special delivery envelope thats why I received my approval letter 2 days after approval.

[hironics]

Eligibility criteria: 5.5 yr T2 + 1 yr PR
Language Criteria: Master from UK Uni
Nationality : Chinese
Method of application: NCS (Tower Hamlet)
Date of application: 8/10/2018 (I think the NCS team held my application for 2 days before they post it according to royal mail tracking record)
Payment method: credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 18/10/2018
Date of debit of fees: 17/10/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 17/10/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 20/10/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 20/10/2018
Date on Approval letter: 23/11/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 6/12/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 6/12/2018
Date of Ceremony: 23/01/2018
Date of Passport Application: N/A
Date of debit of fees: N/A
Date Passport to be received: N/A

[Kahari2003]

Update highlighted in yellow

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years + 1 ILR
Language Criteria: B1 English Test + Life In The Uk
Nationality : Zimbabwean
Method of application: Online - NDRS + JCAP
Date of application: 19.10.2018 (online)
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 22.10.2018 (via email)
Date of debit of fees: 19.10.2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 19.10.2018 (downloaded & printed)
Date of biometric letter received: no letter - downloaded same day as application
Date Biometrics enrolled: 24.10.2018
Date on Approval letter: 23.11.2018
Date of receipt of approval:30.11.2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: booked over the phone 30.11.2018
Date of Ceremony: 06.12.2018 (private)
Date of Passport Application: 24.10.2018 (NDRS appointment)
Date of debit of fees: 13.11.2018
Date Passport to be received:

Received letter from HMPO today 13.12.2018 asking if I have ever held any other passport/travel document, and to return any uncancelled passports/travel documents. Sent back my travel documents (current and prior) back today by special delivery

[pola 23]

Eligibility criteria: 5years+PR
Language Criteria: B1
Nationality :Non EU
Method of application: online
Date of application:02/10/18
Date Biometrics enrolled: 03/10/18
Date on Approval letter: 12/12/18
Date of receipt of approval: 14/12/18
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application: 02/10/18
Date of debit of fees:23/10/18
Date Passport to be received:

Finally got it..AH..HO used my prepaid envelope..Thanks to senior members.