December 2016 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Summertime76 · Post by **Summertime76** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 7:07 pm

Update 2 (09/01/17)

Eligibility criteria: PR 6+ years
Language criteria met: TCL B1
Nationality: EEA (A8)
Method of application: AN form by post
Date of application: 15/12/16
Payment method: Credit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 16/12/16
Date of acknowledgement: 29/12/16 (e-mail), 09/01/17 (by post, dated 05/01/17)
Date money gone off account: 28/12/16
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 09/01/17 (dated 05/01/17)
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

VinGam · Post by **VinGam** » Wed Jan 11, 2017 1:28 pm

Eligibility criteria: 5 years residence PR + 1
Language criteria met: GESE B1
Nationality: Italian
Method of application: NCS Southwark
Date of application: 16/12/2016
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 19/12/2016
Date of acknowledgement: 29/12/2016 (email)
Date money gone off account: 28/12/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: dated 28/12/2016 - Not sure when it arrived. I was on holiday.
Biometrics done: 11/01/2017
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 16/12/2016
Date passports received:

Summertime76 · Post by **Summertime76** » Wed Jan 11, 2017 5:40 pm

Update 3 (11/01/2017)

Eligibility criteria: PR 6+ years
Language criteria met: TCL B1
Nationality: EEA (A8)
Method of application: AN form by post
Date of application: 15/12/16
Payment method: Credit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 16/12/16
Date of acknowledgement: 29/12/16 (e-mail), 09/01/17 (by post, dated 05/01/17)
Date money gone off account: 28/12/16
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 09/01/17 (dated 05/01/17)
Biometrics done: 11/01/17
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

payitforward · Post by **payitforward** » Wed Jan 11, 2017 9:29 pm

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1 + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: Previous application
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS JCAP
Date of application: 16/12/2016
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 20/12/2016
Date of acknowledgement: 31/12/2016
Date money gone off account: 28/12/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 31/12/2016
Biometrics done:31/12/2016
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 16/12/2016
Date passports received:

mafj · Post by **mafj** » Thu Jan 12, 2017 8:39 pm

Eligibility criteria: 9 3/4 year residence + PRC October 2016 (based on 2007-2012 period)
Language criteria met: Trinity Collage B1
Nationality: Polish - EEA National
Method of application: Cambridgeshire County Council
Date of application: 29/12/2016
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 30/12/2016
Date of acknowledgement: 10/01/2017 (email)
Date money gone off account: 10/01/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 12/01/2017
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 29/12/2016 (along with Naturalisation application)
Date passports received:

Fezu24 · Post by **Fezu24** » Thu Jan 12, 2017 11:02 pm

Update

Fezu24 wrote:Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met:b1 trinity collage
Nationality:
Method of application:NCS Islington
Date of application:17/12/2016
Payment method: visa debit
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI:20/12/2016
Date of acknowledgement:30/12/2016 (via email)
Date money gone off account:29/12/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: Letter date 06/01/2017.. Received 11/01/2017
Biometrics done:12/01/2017
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:

Madison50 · Post by **Madison50** » Sat Jan 14, 2017 10:39 am

Eligibility criteria: 5 years residency + 1 year old EEA PR Certificate
Language criteria met: UK Degree
Nationality: Spanish
Method of application: NCS (JCAP)
Date of application: 31/12/2016
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 05/01/2017 (or 09/01/2017, NCS mixed the tracking number)
Date of acknowledgement: 13/01/2017 (email)
Date money gone off account: 12/01/2017 (reserved)
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 31/12/2016
Date passports received:

nzvinokona · Post by **nzvinokona** » Wed Jan 18, 2017 1:35 am

Eligibility criteria: 5-Year ILR (Previously dependent of Tier 1) + 3 years post ILR
Language criteria met: B1.1
Nationality: Zimbabwean
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 2.12.16
Payment method: Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 5.12.16
Date of acknowledgement: 8.12.16
Date money gone off account: 8.12.16
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 8.12.16
Biometrics done:15 Dec 2016
Date of approval: 13 Jan 2017 (Received 17 Jan 2017)
Date of ceremony: 23 Feb 2017
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

bll · Post by **bll** » Thu Jan 19, 2017 4:10 pm

bll wrote:
bll wrote:Eligibility criteria: 5+1 years settled in the UK
Language criteria met: UK PhD degree
Nationality: EU-15
Method of application: registered post
Date of application: 05/12/2016
Payment method: credit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 06/12/2016
Date of acknowledgement:15/12/2016 (email) 17/12/2016 (letter by post)
Date money gone off account:12/12/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics:17/12/2016 (letter by post)
Biometrics done: 19/12/2016
Date of approval: 17/1/2017 (letter and original documents received by pre-paid special delivery on 19/1/2017)
Date of invitation to ceremony: pending
Date of ceremony:pending

Madison50 · Post by **Madison50** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 11:39 am

Eligibility criteria: 5 years residency + 1 year old EEA PR Certificate
Language criteria met: UK Degree
Nationality: Spanish
Method of application: NCS (JCAP)
Date of application: 31/12/2016
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 05/01/2017 (or 09/01/2017, NCS mixed the tracking number)
Date of acknowledgement: 13/01/2017 (email) 16/01/2017 (letter)
Date money gone off account: 12/01/2017 (reserved)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 16/01/2017
Biometrics done: 20/01/2017
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 31/12/2016
Date passport money taken from account: 16/01/2017
Date passports received:

natural · Post by **natural** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 9:08 pm

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years + 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met: Yes with ILR application
Nationality: Non - EU
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 28/December/2016
Payment method: CC
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 29/DEC/16
Date of acknowledgement: 9/Jan/2016
Date money gone off account: 9/Jan/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 12/Jan
Biometrics done: 14 Jan
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

Kaalo1980 · Post by **Kaalo1980** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 5:30 pm

Eligibility criteria: PR card
Language criteria met: trinity college and LIUK
Nationality:
Method of application:NCS Brent
Date of application: 22/12/2016
Payment method: credit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI:
Date of acknowledgement:06/01/2017
Date money gone off account:05/01/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics:06/01/2016
Biometrics done:10/01/2017
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

simic · Post by **simic** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 9:28 pm

simic wrote:Update 3

Eligibility criteria: T1G (5 years) + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: Masters Degree obtained from USA
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS JCAP - Hillingdon
Date of application: 20th Dec 2016
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 22nd Dec 2016
Date of acknowledgement: 4th Jan 2017 (via email)
Date money gone off account: 4th Jan 2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 5th Jan 2017
Biometrics done: 7th Jan 2017
Date of approval: 23rd Jan 2017 (letter received 2nd Feb 2017)
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 20th Dec 2016
Date passports received:

simic · Post by **simic** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 10:43 am

simic wrote:
simic wrote:Update 4

Eligibility criteria: T1G (5 years) + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: Masters Degree obtained from USA
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS JCAP - Hillingdon
Date of application: 20th Dec 2016
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 22nd Dec 2016
Date of acknowledgement: 4th Jan 2017 (via email)
Date money gone off account: 4th Jan 2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 5th Jan 2017
Biometrics done: 7th Jan 2017
Date of approval: 2nd Feb (letter dated 23rd Jan 2017)
Date of ceremony: 8th Feb 2017 (public ceremony)
Date applied for passports: 20th Dec 2016
Date passports received:

Summertime76 · Post by **Summertime76** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 6:50 pm

Update 4 (06/02/17)

Eligibility criteria: PR 6+ years
Language criteria met: TCL B1
Nationality: EEA (A8)
Method of application: AN form by post
Date of application: 15/12/16
Payment method: Credit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 16/12/16
Date of acknowledgement: 29/12/16 (e-mail), 09/01/17 (by post, dated 05/01/17)
Date money gone off account: 28/12/16
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 09/01/17 (dated 05/01/17)
Biometrics done: 11/01/17
Date of approval: 02/02/17 (received 06/02/17 with supporting documents)
Date of ceremony:

bll · Post by **bll** » Wed Feb 08, 2017 12:39 pm

bll wrote:
bll wrote:
bll wrote:Eligibility criteria: 5+1 years settled in the UK
Language criteria met: UK PhD degree
Nationality: EU-15
Method of application: registered post
Date of application: 05/12/2016
Payment method: credit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 06/12/2016
Date of acknowledgement:15/12/2016 (email) 17/12/2016 (letter by post)
Date money gone off account:12/12/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics:17/12/2016 (letter by post)
Biometrics done: 19/12/2016
Date of approval: 17/1/2017 (letter and original documents received by pre-paid special delivery on 19/1/2017)
Date of invitation to ceremony: 18/1/2017 (letter received by post 27/1/2017)
Date of ceremony:8/2/2017

natural · Post by **natural** » Wed Feb 08, 2017 8:34 pm

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years + 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met: Yes with ILR application
Nationality: Non - EU
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 28/December/2016
Payment method: CC
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 29/DEC/16
Date of acknowledgement: 9/Jan/2016
Date money gone off account: 9/Jan/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 12/Jan
Biometrics done: 14 Jan 2017
Date of approval: 04 Feb 2017

quadusa · Post by **quadusa** » Thu Feb 09, 2017 4:01 pm

Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 6yrs + ILR + Discretion (649 days out UK)
Language criteria met: MBA UK
Nationality: non-EU
Method of application: NCS Manchester
Date of application: 1/12/2016
Payment method: CC
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 2/12/2016
Date of acknowledgement: 12/12/2016
Date money gone off account: 10/12/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 16/12/2016
Biometrics done: 16/12/2016
Date of approval: 06/02/2017 (letter received 09/02/2017)
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 1/12/2016
Date pp money gone off account: 14/12/2016
Date passports received:

moving_goalpost · Post by **moving_goalpost** » Mon Feb 13, 2017 1:05 am

All the best to those in queue..

Eligibility criteria: Tier1 5yrs + ILR 1 yr
Language criteria met: ILR/Tier1 renewal
Nationality: non-EU
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 1/12/2016
Payment method: CC
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI:
Date of acknowledgement: 9/12/2016
Date money gone off account:
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 9/12/2016
Biometrics done: 14/12/2016
Date of approval: 10/02/2017 <--- good way to start the weekend

Date of ceremony: 08/03/2017
Date applied for passports: 1/12/2016
Date pp money gone off account:
Date passports received:

Summertime76 · Post by **Summertime76** » Mon Feb 13, 2017 11:18 am

Final update (13/02/17)

Eligibility criteria: PR 6+ years
Language criteria met: TCL B1
Nationality: EEA (A8)
Method of application: AN form by post
Date of application: 15/12/16
Payment method: Credit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 16/12/16
Date of acknowledgement: 29/12/16 (e-mail), 05/01/17 (received 09/01/17)
Date money gone off account: 28/12/16
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 05/01/17 (received 09/01/17)
Biometrics done: 11/01/17
Date of approval: 02/02/17 (received 06/02/17)
Date of ceremony: 23/02/17

simic · Post by **simic** » Tue Feb 14, 2017 9:17 pm

simic wrote:
simic wrote:
simic wrote:Update 5 - Final update

Eligibility criteria: T1G (5 years) + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: Masters Degree obtained from USA
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS JCAP - Hillingdon
Date of application: 20th Dec 2016
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 22nd Dec 2016
Date of acknowledgement: 4th Jan 2017 (via email)
Date money gone off account: 4th Jan 2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 5th Jan 2017
Biometrics done: 7th Jan 2017
Date of approval: 2nd Feb (letter dated 23rd Jan 2017)
Date of ceremony: 8th Feb 2017 (public ceremony)
Date applied for passports: 20th Dec 2016
Date passports received. 14th Feb 2017

randomhero594175 · Post by **randomhero594175** » Mon Feb 20, 2017 4:28 pm

Hello Guys here is my Timeline; Just waiting for the Approval. Do any one else still waiting for approval from Dec?

Eligibility criteria: EEA PR 12 Months
Language criteria met: UK Degree
Nationality:
Method of application: JCAP
Date of application: 14/12/2016
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 15/12/2016
Date of acknowledgement: Don't Exactly Remember
Date money gone off account: Some time in December
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 22/12/2016
Biometrics done: 23/12/2016
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 14/12/2016
Date passports received:

Angie77 · Post by **Angie77** » Mon Feb 20, 2017 6:02 pm

Still waiting and starting to get a bit anxious

Eligibility criteria: 5 years RC + 1 year PRC
Language criteria met: Trinity college
Nationality: Brazilian
Method of application: NCS West Lothian
Date of application: 22/12/2016
Payment method: Credit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: unknown
Date of acknowledgement:04/01 (by email) 05/01(letter)
Date money gone off account:04/01
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 05/01 dated 03/01
Biometrics done: 06/01
Date of approval:???
Date of ceremony:????
Date applied for passports: 22/12/2016
Date passports received:

silverTR · Post by **silverTR** » Tue Feb 21, 2017 8:12 pm

Update with approval letter

silverTR wrote:Eligibility criteria: 5 Years Tier1G + 1 ILR
Language criteria met: Trinity Collage B1
Nationality: non-EEA National
Method of application: NCS Wadsworth Council
Date of application: 06/12/2016
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 08/12/2016
Date of acknowledgment: 19/12/2016
Date money gone off account: 16/12/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 16/12/2016 (Arrived 23/12/2016)
Biometrics done: 23/12/2016
Date of approval: 12/02/2017 (Received 21/02/2017)
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 06/12/2016 (joint application)
Date passports received:

LaLeLu85 · Post by **LaLeLu85** » Tue Feb 21, 2017 10:06 pm

Still waiting as well

Eligibility criteria: Married to British citizen & in U.k for 8.5 yrs
Language criteria met: BSc from a UK university
Nationality: German
Method of application: NCS West Sussex County Council
Date of application: 07/12/2016
Payment method: credit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 08/12/2016 (guessing)
Date of acknowledgement: 14/12/2016
Date money gone off account: 13/12/2016 (pending transaction)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 13/12/2016 (received 17/12/2016)
Biometrics done: 17/12/2016
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 07/12/2016
Date passports received:

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