November 2016 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

[Bora2012]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (5yr Tier1 General + 2yr ILR) ( 536 total business absence & discretion request
Language Criteria:Life in the UK + MBA UK
Nationality: Egyptian Non EU
Method of application: NCS Barnet, London
Date of application: 24/11/2016
Date of receipt by UKVI: 28/11/2016
Method of Payment: debit card
Date of debit of fees: 01/12/2016
Date of acknowledgment issued: email on 01/12/2016
Date of Bio metric letter issued: 30/11/2016
Date of receipt of acknowledgment: 05/12/2016
Date of biometric letter received: 05/12/2016
Date Biometrics enrolled: 06/12/2016
Approval date: received on 23/02/2017. Dated 13/02/2017
3 months in total from date of application to approval date even though application wasn't straightforward, self employed Tier1 G and excess absence discretion, extra evidence
Ceremony date: not yet
wa ma twafeeky illa Billah, alayahi twakalto Wa Houa Rabo Al Arsh Al Azeem
Good luck everyone. This forum was extremely helpful throughout the process

[ynotpower2]

final update

hello all,

all the best with your application.

Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 General + ILR 1 Year
Language criteria met: UK Masters
Nationality: INDIAN
Method of application: NCS+JCAP, Fife, Scotland
Date of application: 29/11/2016
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA:01/12/2016 royal mail tracking
Date of acknowledgement:07/12/2016 email from HomeOffice
Date money gone off account:06/12/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics:09/12/2016(letter dated 06/12/2016)
Biometrics done:09/12/2016
Date of approval:06 Feb 2017 (letter received 17 Feb 2017)
Date of ceremony:21 Feb 2017
Date applied for passports:29/11/2016
Date passport received:28 Feb 2017(sms received 25 Feb 2017)

number of days for biometric letter 11 days from date of application
number of days for approval letter 81 days from date of application
number of days for passport 92 days from date of application

I thank all the forum members who kept updating their application progress and the moderators who manage such a useful forum

[meetravi]

[quote="meetravi"][quote="meetravi"][quote="meetravi"] Update

Eligibility criteria: Completed 1 year after ILR in Nov 2016
Language criteria met: Yes - NARIC Cert
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS, Brent (JCAP)
Date of application: 25-Nov-16
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by UKVI/HO: 26-Nov-16
Date of acknowledgement: 06-Dec-2016
Date money gone off account: 06-Dec-2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 08-Dec-2016
Biometrics done: 08-Dec-2016
Date of approval: 17-Feb-2017
Date of ceremony: 23-Feb-2017
Date applied for passports: 25-Nov-2016 (JCAP)
Date passports received:02-Mar-2017

[smir]

Update

Eligibility criteria: Completed 1 year after ILR in Oct 2016
Language criteria met: Yes - UK MBA
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS, WALTHAMFOREST (JCAP)
Date of application: 19 Nov-16
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by UKVI/HO: 23 Nov-16
Date of acknowledgement: 27 Nov 2016
Date money gone off account: 21 Nov 2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 27 Nov 2016
Biometrics done: 29 Nov 2016
Date of approval: 22 Feb 2017
Date of ceremony: 3rd March -2017



NOTE


I have not sent a single document but only Original LIUK and copy of UK degree.
I didn't supplied any docs regarding employment or any other documents.
Date applied for passports: 19th Nov-2016 (JCAP)
Date passports received:10th Mar-2017

[smir]

Update

Eligibility criteria: Completed 1 year after ILR in Oct 2016
Language criteria met: Yes - UK MBA
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS, WALTHAMFOREST (JCAP)
Date of application: 18 Friday Nov-16
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by UKVI/HO: 23 Nov-16
Date of acknowledgement: 28 Nov 2016
Date money gone off account: 21 Nov 2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 28 Nov 2016
Biometrics done: 29 Nov 2016
Date of approval: 22 Feb 2017
Date of ceremony: 3rd March -2017



NOTE


I have not sent a single document but only Original LIUK and copy of UK degree.
I didn't supplied any docs regarding employment or any other documents.


Date applied for passports: 19th Nov-2016 (JCAP)
Date passports received:10th Mar-2017

[gtht]

Approved!!!
Things took a bit longer with the extra document requests and requesting original statements from HMRC but totally worth it being extra safe!

Thanks everyone on the blog for the help and support!

Eligibility criteria: PR & 5+ years of residency
Language criteria met: USA passport for myself and USA Masters Degree for my wife
Nationalities: Italy, USA, Argentina
Method of application: Solicitor
Date of application: 03/11/2016
Payment method: Visa
Date of receipt by UKBA: 04/11/2016
Date of acknowledgement: 14/11/2016
Date money gone off account: 11/11/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 11/11/2016
Biometrics done: 18/11/2016
Additional documents (passports) request: 27/1/2017 (received 30/1/2017)
Passports submitted: 31/1/2017
2nd Additional documents (proof of residency) request: 7/2/2017 (received 10/2/2017)
1st set of documents submitted & request of time extension requested: 17/2/2017
2nd set of documents submitted: 3/3/2017
3rd and final set of documents submitted: 9/3/2017
Date of approval: 20/3/2017 (received 23/3/2017)
Date of ceremony: ...
Date applied for passports: ...
Date passports received: ...

[gtht]

Ceremony booked. Went with the free, public one.


Eligibility criteria: PR & 5+ years of residency
Language criteria met: USA passport for myself and USA Masters Degree for my wife
Nationalities: Italy, USA, Argentina
Method of application: Solicitor
Date of application: 03/11/2016
Payment method: Visa
Date of receipt by UKBA: 04/11/2016
Date of acknowledgement: 14/11/2016
Date money gone off account: 11/11/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 11/11/2016
Biometrics done: 18/11/2016
Additional documents (passports) request: 27/1/2017 (received 30/1/2017)
Passports submitted: 31/1/2017
2nd Additional documents (proof of residency) request: 7/2/2017 (received 10/2/2017)
1st set of documents submitted & request of time extension requested: 17/2/2017
2nd set of documents submitted: 3/3/2017
3rd and final set of documents submitted: 9/3/2017
Date of approval: 20/3/2017 (received 23/3/2017)
Date of ceremony: 25/4/2017

[imaner]

Update: Finally received the approval

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years refugee status + 1 year ILR (settlement)
Nationality: non-EU
Language criteria met: B1(SELT)
LIUK Test: Passed in 2014
Method of application: Kensington NCS
Date of application: 14/11/2016
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 15/11/2016
Date of acknowledgement: 26/11/2016
Date money gone off account: 2/12/16
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 25/11/16
Biometrics done: 26/11/16
Date of approval: Letter dated 3/4/2017 Received 15/4/2017
Date of ceremony: 27/4/2017
Date applied for passports: 14/11/2016 (JCAP)
Date money gone off account for Passport: 29/11/2016
Date passports received: waiting

[imaner]

Update: Finally received the approval

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years refugee status + 1 year ILR (settlement)
Nationality: non-EU
Language criteria met: B1(SELT)
LIUK Test: Passed in 2014
Method of application: Kensington NCS
Date of application: 14/11/2016
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 15/11/2016
Date of acknowledgement: 26/11/2016
Date money gone off account: 2/12/16
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 25/11/16
Biometrics done: 26/11/16
Date of approval: Letter dated 3/4/2017 Received 15/4/2017
Date of ceremony: 27/4/2017
Date applied for passports: 14/11/2016 (JCAP)
Date money gone off account for Passport: 29/11/2016
Date passports received: waiting

Last update: Passport received

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years refugee status + 1 year ILR (settlement)
Nationality: non-EU
Language criteria met: B1(SELT)
LIUK Test: Passed in 2014
Method of application: Kensington NCS
Date of application: 14/11/2016
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 15/11/2016
Date of acknowledgement: 26/11/2016
Date money gone off account: 2/12/16
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 25/11/16
Biometrics done: 26/11/16
Date of approval: Letter dated 3/4/2017 Received 15/4/2017
Date of ceremony: 27/4/2017
Date applied for passports: 14/11/2016 (JCAP)
Date money gone off account for Passport: 29/11/2016
Date passports received: 4/5/2017