Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[imaner]

Update3:
Eligibility criteria: 5 Years refugee status + 1 year ILR (settlement)
Nationality: Iranian
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: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting
Date applied for passports: 14/11/2016 (JCAP)
Date money gone off account for Passport: 29/11/2016
Date passports received: waiting

[Dad of an angel]

Eligibility criteria : Tire 2 (General) + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met : Trinity College
Method of application : NCS West Lothian on 15-Sep-2016
Date of application : 15-Sep-16
Date money gone off account: : 27-Sep-16
Date of letter requesting biometrics : 29-Sep-16 (Dated 26-Sep-16)
Biometrics done : 29-Sep-16
Date of approval : 02-Dec-2016 (Dated 25-Nov-2016)
Date of ceremony : 07-Dec-16
Date applied for passports : 15-Sep-16
SMS about passports from HMPO : TBC
Date passports received : TBC

[jesus2]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (5yr Resident card + 1yr)
Language Criteria:Life in the UK + BA and Master (Approved by NARIC)
Nationality: EEA
Method of application: I applied by myself
Date of application: 17/11/2016
Date of receipt by UKVI: 20/11/2016
Method of Payment: Debit Card
Date of debit of fees: 26/11/2016
Date of acknowledgment issued: email on 28/11/2016
Date of Bio metric letter issued: 30/11/2016
Date of receipt of acknowledgment: 30/11/2016
Date of Biometric letter received: 30/11/2016
Date Biometrics enrolled: 01/12/2016
Date on Approval letter: Waiting
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 received:

[jpparikh55]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: Long Residence 10 years + 1 year ILR
Language Criteria: Life in the UK + Masters/PhD in the UK
Method of application: NCS (Joint application)
Date of application: 24/11/2016
Date of receipt by UKBA: 01/12/2016 (Date on the letter)
Date of debit of fees: 03/12/2016
Date of acknowledgment issued: e-mail 01/12/2016; letter issued 01/12/2016 Letter received 03/12/2016
Date of Bio metric letter issued: 01/12/2016
Date of receipt of acknowledgment:
Date of biometric letter received:
Date Biometrics enrolled:
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of cermony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application: 24/11/2016
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport received:

[anyamabaso]

Eligibility criteria: Long Residence 31 years + 21 years ILR
Language Criteria: Life in the UK + BSc in the UK
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 16/11/2016
Method of Payment: Debit Card
Date of debit of fees: 30/11/2016
Date of acknowledgment issued: email on 30/11/2016
Date of Bio metric letter issued: 30/11/2016
Date of receipt of acknowledgment: 30/11/2016
Date of Biometric letter received: 30/11/2016
Date Biometrics enrolled: TBC
Date on Approval letter: N/A
Date of receipt of approval: N/A
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: N/A
Date of Ceremony: N/A
Date of Passport Application: N/A
Date of debit of fees: N/A
Date Passport received: N/A

[MrsT]

Eligibility criteria: UK residence-10 yrs / ILR-5 yrs / PRC-2016 / UK spouse.
Language criteria met: Yes.
Nationality: EEA (German)
Method of application: NCS Gateshead
Date of application: 13/10/2016
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKVI/HO: 17/10/2016
Date of acknowledgement: 25/10/2016
Date money gone off account: 24/10/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 26/10/2016
Biometrics done: 29/10/2016
Date of approval: 30/11/2016 (received 09/12/2016)
Date of ceremony: 18/01/2017
Date applied for passports: n/a
Date passports received: n/a

To everyone who is waiting: good luck and merry Christmas!

[canerandagio]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (5yr Resident card + 9yr)
Language Criteria:Life in the UK + BA and Master in UK
Nationality: EEA
Method of application: I applied by myself
Date of application: 11/10/2016
Date of receipt by UKVI: 12/10/2016
Method of Payment: Cheque
Date of debit of fees: 26/10/2016
Date of acknowledgment issued: email on 24/10/2016
Date of Bio metric letter issued: 21/10/2016
Date of receipt of acknowledgment: 26/10/2016
Date of biometric letter received: 26/10/2016
Date Biometrics enrolled: 27/10/2016
Date on Approval letter: 28 Nov
Date of receipt of approval: 1 Dec
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 10 Dec (dated 30 November - leaving me only 11 days to arrange ceremony)
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application:
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport received:

[Happytime999]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (5yr Resident card + 1yr ILR)
Language Criteria:Life in the UK + B1
Nationality: Sudanese
Method of application: I applied by solicitor
Date of application: 01/11/2016
Date of receipt by UKVI: 02/11/2016
Method of Payment: debit from my Barclays account
Date of debit of fees: 07/11/2016
Date of acknowledgment issued: email on 09/11/2016
Date of Bio metric letter issued: 08/11/2016
Date of receipt of acknowledgment: 11/11/2016
Date of biometric letter received: 11/11/2016
Date Biometrics enrolled: 12/11/2016
Approval date: waiting

[Dec17]

Thanks every one who helped with suggestions in this group,The forum has helped me over the years to get through all my family members application all sorted before end of this year...keep up the good work
Wife timeline

Final update

Eligibility criteria: 10years Long residence+ 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: LIUK + English Language Requirement Proved in ILR after October 2013
Method of application: NCS Wandsworth council (JCAP)
Date of application: 16/09/2016
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA:19/09/2016
Date of acknowledgement :27/09/2016
Date money gone off account:27/09/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics:27/09/2016
Biometrics done: 30/09/2016
Date of approval : 21/11/2016 approval received 26/11/2016
Date of ceremony : 06/12/2016(30/11/2016 initial group ceremony date was changed )
Date applied for passports :16/09/2016 Pilot Scheme
Date money gone for passport:29/09/2016
Date of passport sms received :never
Date passports received :13/12/2016
Dec17
Member

[S35]

Update2:

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (10yr long Resident card + 1yr)
Language Criteria:Life in the UK + BA
Nationality: non-EEA
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 10/08/2016
Method of Payment: Credit Card
Date of fees: 22/08/2016
Date of Biometric letter received: 25/08/2016
Date Biometrics enrolled: 26/08/2016
Date on Approval letter: 21/22/2016
Date of receipt of approval: 26/11/2016
Date of Ceremony: 08/12/2016
Date Passport received:

[Dad of an angel]

Eligibility criteria: 5 YR T2G (Dependent) + 1 YR ILR
Language criteria met: Trinity College
Method of application: NCS West Lothian
Date of application: 15/09/2016
Date of receipt by UKBA: 17/09/2016
Date of acknowledgement: 24/09/2016 (letter received 27/09/2016)
Date money gone off account: 26/09/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 24/09/2016 (letter received 27/09/2016)
Biometrics done: 29/09/2016
Date of approval: 09/11/2016 (letter received 16/11/2016)
Date applied for passports: 15/09/2016
Date of ceremony: 07/12/2016
Date text received from HMPO: 13/12/2016
Date passports received: 14/12/2016

[Dad of an angel]

Eligibility criteria : Tire 2 (General) + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met : Trinity College
Method of application : NCS West Lothian on 15-Sep-2016
Date of application : 15-Sep-2016
Date money gone off account: : 27-Sep-2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics : 29-Sep-2016 (Dated 26-Sep-2016)
Biometrics done : 29-Sep-2016
Date of approval : 02-Dec-2016 (Dated 25-Nov-2016)
Date applied for passports : 15-Sep-2016
Date of ceremony : 12-Dec-2016
SMS about passports from HMPO : 14-Dec-2016
Date passports received : 15-Dec-2016

It took 3 months from application to receiving passport.

Good luck to every one!!!!

[Xuan2014]

UPDATE

***************************************** APPLICATION TIMELINE *************************************************

Eligibility criteria: 5 YEARS RESIDENCE EEA + 2 YEARS PR
Language Criteria: LIFE IN THE UK + TRINITY COLLEGE B1 SELT
Method of Application: NCS READING
Date of Application: 10 OCTOBER 2016
Date Applied for Passports : 10 OCTOBER 2016 (Pilot Scheme)
Date of Receipt by UKBA: 12 OCTOBER 2016
Method of Payment: DEBIT CARD
Date of Debit of Fees: 20 OCTOBER 2016
Date of Acknowledgment Issued: 18 OCTOBER 2016
Date of Receipt of Acknowledgment: 22 OCTOBER 2016
Date Biometrics enrolled: 22 OCTOBER 2016
Date of Bio Metric Letter Issued: 20 OCTOBER 2016
Date of Biometric Letter Received: 22 OCTOBER 2016
Date Biometrics enrolled: 22 OCTOBER 2016
Date on Approval letter: 05 DECEMBER 2016
Date of Receipt of Approval: 12 DECEMBER 2016
Date on Ceremony letter: 12 DECEMBER 2016
Date of Receipt of Ceremony Letter: 14 DECEMBER 2016
Date of Ceremony: 19 DECEMBER 2016
Date Passport received: TBC


********************************************** OTHER UPDATED **********************************************

TOTAL DAYS = 67 DAYS (TILL CEREMONY)

[VinGam]

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:
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:

[munna007]

munna007 wrote:
Update
Eligibility criteria: 10 YEARS + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: MBA Degree from UK
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: NCS (Brent)
Date of application: 22/09/16
Payment method: credit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 23/09/16
Date of acknowledgement: 04/10/16 Received: 07/10/16
Date money gone off account: 04/10/16
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 04/10/16 Received: 07/10/16
Biometrics done: 07/10/16
Date of approval: 02/12/16 Received:15/12/16
Date of ceremony: 11/01/17
Date applied for passports: 22/09/16
Date passports received: In sha Allah soon (waiting)

Finally the wait is over by the Grace of Allah Almighty
It took almost 2 months and 10 days for approval and another 10 days to receive the letter
Good Luck to those who are on waiting list
Thanks everyone for sharing your valuable advice and experience

Update

[d3thmark]

UPDATE *Approved* Thanks 2 All Mighty ALLAH!

Eligibility criteria: 10 Years Long Residency + 1 Year ILR
Method of application: NSC Redbridge JCAP
Date of application: 26/09/2016
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 28/09/2016
Date of acknowledgement: 07/18/2016
Date money gone off account: 10/10/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 12/10/2016
Biometrics done: 12/10/2016
Date of approval: 02/12/2016 , Received on: 19/12/2016
Date of ceremony: TBA
Date applied for passports: 26/09/2016
Date passport fee gone off account: 12/10/2016
Passport text received :
Date passports received:

[scorpion90]

Method of application: NSC Brighton
Date of application: 05/10/2016
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 18/10/2016
Date of acknowledgement: 18/10/2016
Date money gone off account: 14/10/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 18/10/2016
Biometrics done: 20/10/2016
Date of approval: 02/12/2016 , Received on: 19/12/2016
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 05/10/2016
Date passport fee gone off account: 17/10/2016
Passport text received :
Date passports received:

[peckhampelican]

Posting on behalf of a friend from EEA

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: Approx. 20 years in the UK + Permanent Residency
Language Criteria: Passed the test
Method of application: NCS (JCAP)
Date of application: 11/10/2016
Date of receipt by UKVI: 12/10/2016
Date of debit of fees: approximately a week later
Date of acknowledgment issued: N/A
Date of Bio metric letter issued: N/A
Date of receipt of acknowledgment: 22/10/2016;
Date of biometric letter received: 22/10/2016;
Date Biometrics enrolled: 22/10/2016
Date on Approval letter: 09/12/2016
Date of receipt of approval: 20/12/2016
Date of receipt of cermony letter: 20/12/2016
Date of Ceremony: TBD
Date of Passport Application: 11/10/2016
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport received:

[d3thmark]

UPDATE *Approved* Thanks 2 All Mighty ALLAH!

Eligibility criteria: 10 Years Long Residency + 1 Year ILR
Method of application: NSC Redbridge JCAP
Date of application: 26/09/2016
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 28/09/2016
Date of acknowledgement: 07/18/2016
Date money gone off account: 10/10/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 12/10/2016
Biometrics done: 12/10/2016
Date of approval: 02/12/2016 , Received on: 19/12/2016
Date of ceremony private: 22/12/2016
Date applied for passports: 26/09/2016
Date passport fee gone off account: 12/10/2016
Passport text received :
Date passports received:

[VinGam]

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:
Date money gone off account:
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 16/12/2016
Date passports received:

[VinGam]

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:
Date money gone off account: 28/12/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 16/12/2016
Date passports received:

[VinGam]

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:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 16/12/2016
Date passports received:

[fosu63]

Eligibility criteria: 13 years residence - PR received in 2008
Language criteria met: Trinity College B1 + Live in UK pass in 2012
Nationality: Finnish
Method of application: Myself
Date of application: 25/10/2016
Payment method: Visa Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 27/10/2016
Date of acknowledgement: 31/10/2016
Date money gone off account: 07/11/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 31/10/2016
Biometrics done: 05/11/2016
Date of approval: 23/12/2016(letter received on 29/12/2016)
Date of ceremony: a separate letter inviting to attend ceremony arrive shortly
Date applied for passports: Not yet
Date passports received:

[jhs]

Eligibility criteria: 7 years residence and PR card
Language criteria met: BSC, MSc and Life in the UK Test
Nationality: Cypriot
Method of application: Individual
Date of application: 30/11/2016
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 08/12/2016
Date of acknowledgement: 08/12/2016 (email)
Date money gone off account: 08/12/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 10/12/2017
Biometrics done: 12/12/2016
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

[anytsuj]

Eligibility criteria: PR 7 years
Language criteria met: MA from the UK University, Live in UK pass in 2016
Nationality: EU
Method of application: NCS Southwark
Date of application: 24/10/2016
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by email HO/UKVI: 02.11.2016
Date of acknowledgement: 02.11.2016
Date money gone off account: 07/11/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 02/11/2016
Biometrics done: 04/11/2016
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received: