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February 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

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February 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by CR001 » Mon Feb 06, 2017 9:58 pm

Eligibility criteria:
Language criteria met:
Nationality:
Method of application:
Date of application:
Payment method:
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI:
Date of acknowledgement:
Date money gone off account:
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:


A reminder to ALL who contribute on this thread that it is for TIMELINES ONLY. ANY discussion or question posts will be deleted
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Re: February 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by shyamsai » Wed Feb 08, 2017 1:09 pm

Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 General Migrant (5 Years + 1 Year ILR)
Language criteria met: Met during ILR in Jan 2016 (Masters Degree taught in English)
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS Redbridge (Joint Application for Naturalisation and Passport)
Date of application: 07 Feb 2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: Royal mail status on 08 Feb 'Please come back later'
Date of acknowledgement:
Date money gone off account:
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 07 Feb 2017 (Joint Application for Naturalisation and Passport)
Date passports received:

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Re: February 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by ivanx2 » Wed Feb 08, 2017 5:21 pm

Eligibility criteria: EEA PR
Language criteria met: Trinity B1
Nationality: Spanish
Method of application: NCS Islington (Joint Application for Naturalisation and Passport)
Date of application: 07 Feb 2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 08 Feb 2017
Date of acknowledgement:
Date money gone off account:
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 07 Feb 2017 (Joint Application for Naturalisation and Passport)
Date passports received:

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Re: February 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by shyamsai » Thu Feb 09, 2017 10:01 am

shyamsai wrote:Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 General Migrant (5 Years + 1 Year ILR)
Language criteria met: Met during ILR in Jan 2016 (Masters Degree taught in English)
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS Redbridge (Joint Application for Naturalisation and Passport)
Date of application: 07 Feb 2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 09 Feb 2017 (Tracked via Royal Mail)
Date of acknowledgement:
Date money gone off account:
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 07 Feb 2017 (Joint Application for Naturalisation and Passport)
Date passports received:

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Re: February 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by Moye » Thu Feb 09, 2017 7:57 pm

UPDATE 1

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5yr PR (family member of EU citizen) + 1 yr
Method of application: Postal
Method of payment: Debit Card
Date application sent: 31/01/2017
Date of receipt by UKBA: 02/02/2017
Date of debit of fees: 09/02/2017
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: TBA
Date of receipt of approval: TBA
Date of Ceremony: TBA

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Re: February 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by scoelho » Thu Feb 09, 2017 8:19 pm

Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 General Migrant (5 Years + 1 Year ILR)
Language criteria met: I met the knowledge of language and life requirement to qualify for settlement on or after 28th October 2013 . Although submitted my Indian degree certificate and language certificate from University (Indian Degree taught in English).
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS Wolverhampton
Date of application: 09 Feb 2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI:
Date of acknowledgement:
Date money gone off account:
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 09 Feb 2017 (Joint Application for Naturalisation and Passport)
Date passports received:

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Re: February 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by Orsolya » Thu Feb 09, 2017 9:10 pm

Two applications for a 3 years old and a 4.5 years old.
Eligibility criteria: MN1 Section 1(3)
Nationality: Hungarians
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 25/01/2017, 01/02/2017
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 02/02/2017, 07/02/2017
Date money gone off account: 02/02/2017, 07/02/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 01/02/2017 (We got it 04/02/2017), 06/02/2017 (We got the letter 09/02/2017)
Biometrics done: 06/02/2017, 09/02/2017
Date of approval:
Date applied for passports: 25/01/2017, 01/02/2017
Date passports received:

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Re: February 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by ivanx2 » Fri Feb 10, 2017 3:16 pm

UPDATE
ivanx2 wrote:Eligibility criteria: EEA PR
Language criteria met: Trinity B1
Nationality: Spanish
Method of application: NCS Islington (Joint Application for Naturalisation and Passport)
Date of application: 07 Feb 2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 08 Feb 2017
Date of acknowledgement: email 10 Feb 2017
Date money gone off account:
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 07 Feb 2017 (Joint Application for Naturalisation and Passport)
Date passports received:

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Re: February 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by ivanx2 » Fri Feb 10, 2017 11:38 pm

UPDATE
ivanx2 wrote:Eligibility criteria: EEA PR
Language criteria met: Trinity B1
Nationality: Spanish
Method of application: NCS Islington (Joint Application for Naturalisation and Passport)
Date of application: 07 Feb 2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 08 Feb 2017
Date of acknowledgement: email 10 Feb 2017
Date money gone off account: 10 Feb 2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 07 Feb 2017 (Joint Application for Naturalisation and Passport)
Date passports received:

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Re: February 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by astonished » Mon Feb 13, 2017 5:28 pm

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 General for five years followed by ILR for 12 months
Language criteria met: Knowledge of Language and Life met during settlement application after 2013 + UK university degree
Method of application: NCS in Central London
Date of application: 13th February 2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: Pending
Date of acknowledgement: Pending
Date money gone off account: Pending
Date of letter requesting biometrics: Pending
Biometrics done: Pending
Date of approval: Pending
Date of ceremony: Pending
Date applied for passports: 13th February 2017
Date passports received: Pending

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Re: February 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by Moye » Mon Feb 13, 2017 6:10 pm

UPDATE 1 UPDATE 2

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5yr PR (family member of EU citizen) + 1 yr
Method of application: Postal
Method of payment: Debit Card
Date application sent: 31/01/2017
Date of receipt by UKBA: 02/02/2017
Date of debit of fees: 09/02/2017
Date of receipt of acknowledgement & Bio-Metric Letter: 11/02/17
Date Bio-Metric done: 11/02/17
Date of receipt of approval: TBA
Date of Ceremony: TBA

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Re: February 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by SisterNura » Wed Feb 15, 2017 11:03 am

Eligibility criteria: 5 years EEA PR & 12 months
Language criteria met: UK degree
Nationality: EU
Method of application: Manchester NCS/JCAP
Date of application: 06/02/17
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 10/02/17 email
Date of acknowledgement: 09/02/17
Date money gone off account: 09/02/17
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 09/02/17
Biometrics done: 11/02/17
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 06/02/17
Date passports received:


Eligibility criteria: child born in UK and of EEA person settled in the UK - 1(3)
Nationality: EU
Method of application: Manchester NCS/JCAP
Date of application: 06/02/17
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 10/02/17 email
Date of acknowledgement: 09/02/17
Date money gone off account: 09/02/17
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 09/02/17
Biometrics done: 11/02/17
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 06/02/17
Date passports received:

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Re: February 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by scoelho » Wed Feb 15, 2017 5:46 pm

UPDATE
scoelho wrote:Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 General Migrant (5 Years + 1 Year ILR)
Language criteria met: I met the knowledge of language and life requirement to qualify for settlement on or after 28th October 2013 . Although submitted my Indian degree certificate and language certificate from University (Indian Degree taught in English).
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS Wolverhampton
Date of application: 09 Feb 2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI:
Date of acknowledgement: 15 Feb 2017
Date money gone off account:
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 09 Feb 2017 (Joint Application for Naturalisation and Passport)
Date passports received:

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Re: February 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by ivanx2 » Thu Feb 16, 2017 9:24 am

UPDATE

Eligibility criteria: EEA PR
Language criteria met: Trinity B1
Nationality: Spanish
Method of application: NCS Islington (Joint Application for Naturalisation and Passport)
Date of application: 07 Feb 2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 08 Feb 2017
Date of acknowledgement: email 10 Feb 2017 (letter dated 9 Feb 2017, received 15 Feb 2017)
Date money gone off account: 9 Feb 2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 9 Feb 2017 (Received 15 Feb 2017)
Biometrics done: 16 Feb 2017
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 07 Feb 2017 (Joint Application for Naturalisation and Passport)
Date passports received:

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Re: February 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by shyamsai » Thu Feb 16, 2017 11:24 am

shyamsai wrote:
shyamsai wrote:Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 General Migrant (5 Years + 1 Year ILR)
Language criteria met: Met during ILR in Jan 2016 (Masters Degree taught in English)
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS Redbridge (Joint Application for Naturalisation and Passport)
Date of application: 07 Feb 2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 09 Feb 2017 (Tracked via Royal Mail)
Date of acknowledgement: 13 Feb 2017 (by email)
Date money gone off account: 13 Feb 2017 (only Citizenship fee)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement &Bio-Metric Letter:15 Feb 2017(letter dated 11 Feb)
Biometrics done: 16 Feb 2017
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 07 Feb 2017 (Joint Application for Naturalisation and Passport)
Date passports received:

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Re: February 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by astonished » Sat Feb 18, 2017 12:48 pm

Update:
Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 General for five years followed by ILR for 12 months
Language criteria met: Knowledge of Language and Life met during settlement application after 2013 + UK university degree
Method of application: NCS Islington (Joint Citizenship & Passport)
Date of application: 13th February 2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 14th February 2017
Date of acknowledgement: 17th February 2017 (by email)
Date money gone off account: 16th February 2017 (for naturalisation application only, debit for passport application still pending)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: Pending
Biometrics done: Pending
Date of approval: Pending
Date of ceremony: Pending
Date applied for passports: 13th February 2017
Date passports received: Pending

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Re: February 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by scoelho » Sun Feb 19, 2017 10:25 pm

scoelho wrote:UPDATE
scoelho wrote:Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 General Migrant (5 Years + 1 Year ILR)
Language criteria met: I met the knowledge of language and life requirement to qualify for settlement on or after 28th October 2013 . Although submitted my Indian degree certificate and language certificate from University (Indian Degree taught in English).
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS Wolverhampton
Date of application: 09 Feb 2017
Payment method: Debit Card:
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI:
Date of acknowledgement: 15 Feb 2017 via email
Date money gone off account: Passport fee debited 17th Feb.
Received letter on 17th Februrary, dated as 14th February from HO as an acknowledgement of receipt of application and also mentioned the Credit/Debit card been declined for Naturalisation fee and requested to fill in the payment slip which was enclosed and return it within 14 days. There was also Biometric letter enclosed.
Date of letter requesting biometrics: Dated 14th, received on 17th February.
Biometrics done: 18th February
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 09 Feb 2017 (Joint Application for Naturalisation and Passport)
Date passports received:

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Re: February 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by astonished » Mon Feb 20, 2017 10:53 pm

Second Update: biometrics completed.


Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 General for five years followed by ILR for 12 months
Language criteria met: Knowledge of Language and Life met during settlement application after 2013 + UK university degree
Method of application: NCS Islington (Joint Citizenship & Passport)
Date of application: 13th February 2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 14th February 2017
Date of acknowledgement: 17th February 2017 (by email)
Date money gone off account: 16th February 2017 (for naturalisation); 20th February (for passport)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 16th February 2017
Biometrics done: 21st February 2017
Date of approval: Pending
Date of ceremony: Pending
Date applied for passports: 13th February 2017
Date passports received: Pending

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Re: February 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by greg0638 » Tue Feb 21, 2017 11:48 am

Eligibility criteria: EEA + PR
Language criteria met: Degree
Nationality: Polish
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 09/02/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI:
Date of acknowledgement: 16/02/2017
Date money gone off account: 15/02/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 15/02/2017
Biometrics done: 21/02/2017
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

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Re: February 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by blackhorse2016 » Tue Feb 21, 2017 4:43 pm

Update 3

Eligibility criteria: 5 yrs (EEA permit) + 1 year PR
Language criteria met: Trinity College + LITUK
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 10 February 2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 14 February 2017 check through ( Royal Mail tracking)
Date of acknowledgement: 17.02.2017 (Acknowledgement by email )
Date money gone off account: 16.02.2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: letter received 21.02.2017
( letter dated 16.02.2017 ).
Biometrics done: 22.02.2017
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 10 February 2017
Date money gone off account: 20.02.2017
Date text msg for passport: it stated that your passport application is received and under process.
Date passports received:

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Post by mabs_c » Tue Feb 21, 2017 5:05 pm

Eligibility criteria: 10 Years Long Residency -> 1 Year ILR -> Application AN6(1)
Language criteria met: Masters Degree + Uni Letter
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: Nationality Check Service Barnet (Hendon Office)
Date of application: 13-Feb-2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 14-Feb-2017
Date of acknowledgement: 20-Feb-2017 (Via Email)
Date money gone off account: 17-Feb-2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: Received 21-Feb-2017 (Letter Dated- 17-Feb-2017)
Biometrics done: 22-Feb-2017
Date of approval: Pending
Date of ceremony: Pending
Date applied for passports: 17-Feb-2017 (With NCS service)
Date passports received: Pending
6 Months Completion Date: 13-Aug-2017

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Post by Saif2017 » Thu Feb 23, 2017 2:38 am

Eligibility criteria: 10 yers + 1.5 years ilr
Language criteria met: UK degree
Nationality: bangladesh
Method of application: NCS Newham (Joint Application for Naturalisation and Passport)
Date of application: 13 Feb 2017
Payment method: debit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 15 Feb 2017
Date of acknowledgement:18 Feb 2017
Date money gone off account: 17 Feb 2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 21 February ( dated 17 feb)
Biometrics done: 23 Feb 2017
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 13 Feb 2017
Date passports received:

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Re: February 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by Bond002 » Thu Feb 23, 2017 2:15 pm

Eligibility criteria: EEA PR
Language criteria met: MEng,BEng from a UK univeristy
Nationality: Polish
Method of application: NCS and JCAP - Kent (Bexley)
Date of application: 23/2/17
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI:
Date of acknowledgement:
Date money gone off account:
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 23/2/17
Date passports received:

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Re: February 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by scoelho » Thu Feb 23, 2017 2:39 pm

scoelho wrote:
scoelho wrote:UPDATE2
scoelho wrote:Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 General Migrant (5 Years + 1 Year ILR)
Language criteria met: I met the knowledge of language and life requirement to qualify for settlement on or after 28th October 2013 . Although submitted my Indian degree certificate and language certificate from University (Indian Degree taught in English).
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS Wolverhampton
Date of application: 09 Feb 2017
Payment method: Debit Card:
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI:
Date of acknowledgement: 15 Feb 2017 via email
Date money gone off account: Passport fee debited 17th Feb.
Naturalisation fee debited : 23 Feb 2017
Received letter on 17th Februrary, dated as 14th February from HO as an acknowledgement of receipt of application and also mentioned the Credit/Debit card been declined for Naturalisation fee and requested to fill in the payment slip which was enclosed and return it within 14 days. There was also Biometric letter enclosed.
Date of letter requesting biometrics: Dated 14th, received on 17th February.
Biometrics done: 18th February
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 09 Feb 2017 (Joint Application for Naturalisation and Passport)
Date passports received:

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Re: February 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by sug_d » Fri Feb 24, 2017 6:33 pm

Eligibility criteria: 5 yrs (T1G) + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met:Met at the time of ILR (UK NARIC)
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS Brent (JCAP)
Date of application: 18/02/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 21/02/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 24/02/2017 (by email)
Date money gone off account: 23/02/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 18/02/2017
Date passports received:

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