October 2015 Naturalization Application TIMELINE ONLY

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[elsa]

Eligibility criteria: Spouse British citizen, 3 years in Uk & ILR
Language criteria met: LIUK, UKNARIC & Letter from University
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NSC Bath
Date of application:20.10.15
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 21.10.15
Date of acknowledgement : Letter was dated 6.11.15 received on 11.11.15
Date money gone off account:requested on 6.11.15 taken on 9.11.15
Date of letter requesting biometrics: letter dated on 7.11.15 received on 11.11.15
Biometrics done:16.11.15
Date of approval :Dated 22.1.16 received on 1.2.16
Date of ceremony :
Date applied for passports :
Date passports received :
Thank a Lot for all who is contributing their valuable time for us. And Wish "All the very Best to others" waiting.

[elsa]

Eligibility criteria: Spouse British citizen, 3 years in Uk & ILR
Language criteria met: LIUK, UKNARIC & Letter from University
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NSC Bath
Date of application:20.10.15
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 21.10.15
Date of acknowledgement : Letter was dated 6.11.15 received on 11.11.15
Date money gone off account:requested on 6.11.15 taken on 9.11.15
Date of letter requesting biometrics: letter dated on 7.11.15 received on 11.11.15
Biometrics done:16.11.15
Date of approval :Dated 22.1.16 received on 1.2.16
Date of ceremony :8.3.16
Date applied for passports :
Date passports received :
Thank a Lot for all who is contributing their valuable time for us. And Wish "All the very Best to others" waiting.

[shico]

Update!

Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 - 5years (3 applications - two adutls and a child) + 14 months ILR
Language criteria met: Old IELTS certificated (2008 year) + Cambridge PET for my wife
Nationality: Russian
Method of application: NCS (Redbridge)
Date of application: 15/10/2015
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 19/10/2015
Date of acknowledgement : 06/11/2015 (dated 3/11/2015)
Date money gone off account: 03/11/2015
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 06/11/2015 and 07/11/2015 (two separate letters)
Biometrics done:10/11/2015
Date of approval :16/01/2016 letters received on 21/02/2016
Date of ceremony :02/02/2016 (Private)
Date applied for passports :03/02/2016
Date passports received :

[Mikalai_S]

Eligibility criteria: 3 years Spouse +1 Y ILR
Language criteria met: ESOL
Nationality: BLR
Method of application: via Post
Date of application: 20/10/2015
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 21/10/2015
Date of acknowledgement : 09/11/2015 (Email) + letter 11/11/2015, dated 06/11/2015
Date money gone off account: 07/11/2015
Date of letter requesting biometrics: received 11/11/2015, dated 06/11/2015
Biometrics done: 12/11/2015
Letter received 22/01/2015 (dated 20/01) together with returned docs saying that application was successful and that the approval letter will follow shortly
Email sent to HO: 03/02/2016 Haven't got the approval letter after two weeks since receiving the documents back saying that the application was sucsessful
Date of approval :
Date of ceremony :
Date applied for passports :
Date passports received :

[SK413]

Hi to all.
Update, ceremony date confirmed.

Eligibility criteria: UKM
Nationality: Barbadian
Method of application: FedEx International Priority
Date of application: 27/10/2015
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 29/10/2015
Date of acknowledgement : Acknowledgement letter by post on the 17/11/2015
Date money gone off account: 2/11/2015
Date of letter requesting biometrics: Received letter in post on the 17/11/2015
Biometrics done: Yes. 18/11/2015 :
Date of approval : letter received 30-12-2015. Dated 18-12-2015.
Date of ceremony :23/02/2016
Date applied for passports :
Date passports received :

[Mikalai_S]

Eligibility criteria: 3 years Spouse +1 Y ILR
Language criteria met: ESOL
Nationality: BLR
Method of application: via Post
Date of application: 20/10/2015
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 21/10/2015
Date of acknowledgement : 09/11/2015 (Email) + letter 11/11/2015, dated 06/11/2015
Date money gone off account: 07/11/2015
Date of letter requesting biometrics: received 11/11/2015, dated 06/11/2015
Biometrics done: 12/11/2015
Letter received 22/01/2015 (dated 20/01) together with returned docs saying that application was successful and that the approval letter will follow shortly
Date of approval : 04/02/2016 (dated 23/01/2016)
Date of ceremony :
Date applied for passports :
Date passports received :

[Mikalai_S]

Eligibility criteria: 3 years Spouse +1 Y ILR
Language criteria met: ESOL
Nationality: BLR
Method of application: via Post
Date of application: 20/10/2015
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 21/10/2015
Date of acknowledgement : 09/11/2015 (Email) + letter 11/11/2015, dated 06/11/2015
Date money gone off account: 07/11/2015
Date of letter requesting biometrics: received 11/11/2015, dated 06/11/2015
Biometrics done: 12/11/2015
Letter received 22/01/2015 (dated 20/01) together with returned docs saying that application was successful and that the approval letter will follow shortly
Date of approval : 04/02/2016 (dated 23/01/2016)
Date of ceremony : 10/02/2016
Date applied for passports :
Date passports received :

[dessy33]

Update!!!

Eligibility criteria: - Tier 1, Long Residence ILR
Language criteria met: UK Degree
Nationality: Nigerian
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 20/10/15
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: Don’t know
Date of acknowledgement: 18/11/15
Date money gone off account:
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 18/11/15
Biometrics done: 20/11/15
Date of approval: 31/01/2016 ( letter received 05/02/2016)
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

[Will47786]

**************** UPDATE!!!!!*****************************

Eligibility criteria:UKM born before 1983
Language criteria met: not applicable
Nationality: Canadian
Method of application: Mailed from Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
Date of application: October 5 / 2015 (date mailed from Vancouver, BC)
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: October 9 / 2015 (tracked via Canada Post and confirmed received that date)
Date of acknowledgement : October 19 / 2015 ( received by me on October 28/2015)
Date money gone off account: October 13 / 2015 ( credit card charged the citizenship ceremony fee)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: October 19 / 2015 [/b]( sent via Royal Mail - all original documents received back)
Biometrics done: November 3 / 2015 (in Vancouver BC at VFS Global office)
Date of request for additional documentation December 10 / 2015
***** Email request from a case worker at the Home Office *************
Request for a birth certificate confirming parentage (the one submitted and returned did not have this information as the year when it was issued the Province where I was born didn't list such information on said document.
Date additional documentation was provided: December 17 / 2015 - aforementioned document was received, scanned and emailed to the case worker at the generic email address he contacted me from and instructed me to send the requested information )document).
December 24 / 2015 - same document and email was forwarded again to the case worker after no reply for a week on the original email
Date of acknowledgment of receipt of document by the case worker: December 29 / 2015 - acknowledgement via email from noted case worker that the document had been received, no other comments provided.
Date of approval : Received approval today (Feb 5th / 2015 via E-mail)
Date of ceremony : March 10th / 2015 at the British Consulate-General in Vancouver!!!!!
Date applied for passports :
Date passports received :

Approval as of today is the 4 month mark from when I sent my application via Canada Post to the Home Office!!!! I was disappointed when I checked my mailbox this afternoon and all that I received was some junk mail. This makes my day!!! Can't wait for the ceremony in just over a month!!!!

[kalam123]

Application submitted. 27 oct 2015.
Recieved by home office. 28 Oct 2015.
Money gone from Account 16 Nov 2015.
Biometric done on 20 Nov 2015.
Approval. Waiting.... Many thanks and all the best

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[londumpster]

Eligibility criteria: Spouse 2Yrs + 1Yr ILR
Language criteria met: LIUK, NARIC & Letter from University
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 20.10.15
Payment method: debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 21.10.15 (tracking confirmed that)
Date of acknowledgement : 06.11.15
Date money gone off account:06.11.15
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 11.11.15(dated 06.11.15)
Biometrics done:12.11.15
Date of approval : Letter dated 27 January 2016 (received 6 Feb 2016)
Date of ceremony :
Date applied for passports :
Date passports received :

Good Luck!

[Manchester171]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years residency plus 1 year PR
Language criteria met: LIUK, B1 Trinity College
Method of application: NCS Bolton
Date of application: 28 October 2015
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 29 October 2015
Date money gone off account: 18 November 2015
Date of acknowledgement : 20 November 2015
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 20 November 2015
Biometrics done: 21 November 2015
Date of approval : letter dated 02nd February received on 9 Feb 2016
Date of ceremony : 24 February 2016
Date applied for passports :
Date passports received :

[dessy33]

UPDATE!!!

Update!!!

Eligibility criteria: - Tier 1, Long Residence ILR
Language criteria met: UK Degree
Nationality: Nigerian
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 20/10/15
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: Don’t know
Date of acknowledgement: 18/11/15
Date money gone off account:
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 18/11/15
Biometrics done: 20/11/15
Date of approval: 31/01/2016 ( letter received 05/02/2016)
Date of ceremony: 05/04/2015
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

[huseynok]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years Tier 1 + 2 Years ILR
Language criteria met: Life in the UK, ESOL Level 1
Nationality: Azerbaijani
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 27.10.15
Payment method: debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA:N/A
Date of acknowledgement : 10/11/15
Date money gone off account: 15/11/15
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 17/11/15
Biometrics done:18/11/15
Date of approval : Letter dated 30 January 2016 (received 8 Feb 2016)
Date of ceremony : 09/02/16
Date applied for passports : Soon
Date passports received : Soon

Good Luck!

[cace1977]

I know this is a bit like shutting the gate after the horse has bolted but:

Eligibility criteria: Ancestry (5 yrs, 1yr)
Language criteria met: ESOL Level 1
Nationality: South African
Method of application: Postal Submission
Date of application: 06/10/2015
Payment method: Direct Debit
Date of receipt by UKBA: 07/10/2015
Date of acknowledgement : 18/10/2015
Date money gone off account: 18/10/2015
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 26/10/2015
Biometrics done: 27/10/2015
Date of approval : 14/01/2016
Date of ceremony : 12/02/2016
Date applied for passports : TBC
Date passports received : TBC

I hope this helps give an idea of the timeline for those of you waiting to hear back. Good luck!!!

[NENEMS]

My Application
Eligibility criteria: 1 YEAR RESIDENCE DOCUMENTATION + 5 YEARS OF RESIDENCE CARD AS EEA FAMILY MEMBER; 5year + 1 year ILR ( ALTHOUGH LIVING HERE FOR 7 YEARS.
Language criteria met: IELTS TAKEN IN 2010
Nationality: BRAZILIAN
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 12/10/2015
Payment method: Credit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 13/10/2015
Date of acknowledgement : 29/10/2015
Date money gone off account: 28/10/2015
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 17.09.15
Biometrics done:17.09.15
Date of approval : 13.01.16
Date of ceremony : 04.02.16
Passport application: 10.02.16

[scorpion123]

Eligibility criteria: 10 Yrs + 1Yr ILR
Language criteria met: B1Trinity College
Method of application: NCS H&F
Date of application: 27 October 2015
Payment method: DC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 28 October 2015
Date money gone off account: 14 November 2015
Date of acknowledgment : 17 November 2015
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 17 November 2015
Biometrics recorded: 19 November 2015
Date of approval : Dated 07/02 Received 11/02
Date of ceremony :
Date applied for passports :
Date passports received :

[Mirth]

Eligibility criteria: 1 YEAR PR + 5 YEARS OF RESIDENCE CARD AS EEA FAMILY MEMBER
Language criteria met: ESOL Entry 3
Method of application: Post
Date of application: 22/10/2015
Payment method: Credit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 23/10/2015
Date of acknowledgement : 11/11/2015
Date money gone off account: 11/11/2015
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 13.11.15
Biometrics done:17.09.15
Date of approval : Waiting
Date of ceremony : Waiting
Passport application: Waiting

Still nothing, annoyed and tired!

[arsalali]

UPDATE

My Application - FINALLY FINALLY FINALLY!! APPROVAL RECEIVED
Eligibility criteria: Tier2; 5year + 1.5 year ILR
Language criteria met: B1 Speaking and Listening
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 28/10/2015
Payment method: Credit card,Postal Order, Cheque
Date of receipt by UKBA: 29/10/2015
Date of acknowledgement : 17/11/2015 ( Received on 19/11/2015)
Date money gone off account: 18/11/2015
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 17/11/2015
Biometrics done: 21/11/2015
Date of approval : 02/02/2016
Date of ceremony : waiting
Date applied for passports: waiting
Date passports received: waiting

[NovOctApp]

eligibility criteria: 5 Years + 2.5 ILR
Language criteria met: 2 Master Degrees in the UK + LIUK (Lost but provided test date/time etc) 
Nationality: PAL
Method of application: Royal Mail
Date of application:31/10/2015
Payment method:Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: Royal Mail Tracking 2nd Nov2015
Date of acknowledgement : 21st Nov
Date money gone off account:20th Nov
Date of letter requesting biometrics:21st Nov 
Biometrics done:23rd nov
Date of approval : 10th of February received the documents back and the letter was with them on the 13th Feb. The ceremony wil be confirmed in two weeks.
Date of ceremony :Waiting
Date applied for passports :Waiting
Date passports received :Waiting

Hope you get your approvals soon.

[Hiran29]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Year Tier 1 + 1 ILR
Language criteria met: UK Degree
Nationality: LKA
Method of application: NCS Nottingham - posted by Royal Mail Special Delivery next day delivery service
Date of application: 23/10/2015
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: Not known (Tracking still shows "on its way") Royal mail confirmed it is missing
Date of acknowledgement : By email on 13/11/2015, Letter of acknowledgement received on 14/11/2015 by Second Class Advanced post, dated 12/11/2015
Date money gone off account: 12/11/2015 (Bank confirmed money was taken by the Home Office)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: Received by post on 14/11/2015 with the letter of acknowledgement, dated 12/11/2015
Biometrics done: 16/11/2015
Date of approval : 07/02/2016 (Letter is received on 13/02/2016)
Date of ceremony : Need to contact local council to arrange a date, looking forward to
Date applied for passports :
Date passports received :

[TODMATT]

Eligibility criteria: 3 YEAR + British Spouse Visa
Language criteria met: Trinity College
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 21/10/2015
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 22/10/2015
Date of acknowledgement: 11/11/2015
Date money gone off account: 11/11/2015
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 13.11.15
Biometrics done:17.09.15
Date of approval: Waiting
Date of ceremony: Waiting
Passport application: Waiting

[misst355a]

Eligibility criteria: 5 yrs tier 2 + 1 yr PR
Language criteria met: GESE b1 Trinity College
Method of application: NCS Camden
Date of application: 21 Oct 2015
Payment method: Debit
Date of receipt by UKBA: 22 Oct 2015
Date of acknowledgement : email 10 Nov 2015, letter dated 09 Nov 2015, received 12 Nov 2015
Date money gone off account: 09 Nov 2015
Date of letter requesting biometrics: letter dated 09 Nov 2015, received 12 Nov 2015
Biometrics done: 17 Nov 2015
Date of approval : 18 Jan 2016
Date of ceremony : 3 Feb 2016
Date applied for passports : 6 Feb 2016
Date documents returned : 12 Feb 2016
Date passport received : pending

[me21083]

Eligibility criteria: 5 yrs tier 1 + 1 yr PR
Language criteria met: UK Degree + Life in UK
Method of application: NCS Newham
Date of application: 05 Oct 2015
Payment method: CC
Date of approval : 13 Feb 2016 (Letter dated 10/2/16)
Still waiting for invitation letter to book ceremony
Date of ceremony : Very soon