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April 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

A section for posts relating to applications for Naturalisation or Registration as a British Citizen. Naturalisation

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Tea_Rocket
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Re: April 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by Tea_Rocket » Sun Apr 30, 2017 9:22 pm

Eligibility criteria: 10 years legal residence + 8 months ILR + UK citizen spouse
Language criteria met: Majority English speaking country
Nationality: USA
Method of application: NCS Edinburgh
Date of application: 27/04/2017
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 28/04/2017 (Royal Mail tracked)
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:

salmintin
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Re: April 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by salmintin » Mon May 01, 2017 8:45 am

Update:

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1yr PR
Language criteria met: UK degree
Nationality: EEA
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 19/04/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 21/04/2017
Date of acknowledgement:
Date money gone off account: 01/05/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 19/04/2017
Date passports received:

Hopefully this means I'm doing biometrics in a few days!

salmintin
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Re: April 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by salmintin » Tue May 02, 2017 11:45 am

New update:
salmintin wrote: Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1yr PR
Language criteria met: UK degree
Nationality: EEA
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 19/04/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 21/04/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 02/05/2017 (email)
Date money gone off account: 01/05/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 19/04/2017
Date passports received:

Hopefully this means I'm doing biometrics in a few days!

salmintin
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Re: April 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by salmintin » Thu May 04, 2017 5:58 pm

Update
salmintin wrote: Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1yr PR
Language criteria met: UK degree
Nationality: EEA
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 19/04/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 21/04/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 02/05/2017 (email), 01/05/2017 (letter, received 04/05/2017 alongside biometrics letter)
Date money gone off account: 01/05/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 01/05/2017 (received 04/05/2017)
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 19/04/2017
Date passports received:

Hopefully this means I'm doing biometrics in a few days!

pumpkinlu
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Re: April 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by pumpkinlu » Fri May 05, 2017 8:24 am

pumpkinlu wrote:
pumpkinlu wrote:Joining the April applicants!

Eligibility criteria: EEA 5 years + 1 year PR
Language criteria met: Life in the UK test + UK Degree
Nationality: EEA
Method of application: NCS Wandsworth
Date of application: 20/04/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 21/04/2017
Date of acknowledgement:
Date money gone off account: 05/05/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 20/04/2017 (JCAP)
Date passports received:

Spadework
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Re: April 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by Spadework » Fri May 05, 2017 9:31 am

Spadework wrote:
Issa update

Eligibility criteria: ILR/E
Language criteria met: Life in the UK test + English language B1Trinity College
Nationality: Non-EEA

Method of application: NCS London
Date of application: 20/04/2017
Payment method: Debit Card

Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 21/04/2017
Date of acknowledgement:
Date money gone off account: 05/05/2017

Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:

Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:

Date applied for passports: 20/04/2017
Date passports received:

Still no acknowledgement letter

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Re: April 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by deefox » Fri May 05, 2017 10:33 am

Eligibility criteria: ILE 5 years
Language criteria met: Life in the UK test + Trinity London
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: NCS Lewisham
Date of application: 04/05/2017
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: 04/05/2017 (JCAP)
Date passports received:

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Re: April 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by rahul656 » Fri May 05, 2017 10:34 am

rahul656 wrote:Eligibility criteria: 5 years+ 1yr ILR
Language criteria met: LIUK + UK Masters
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS Reading
Date of application: 12/04/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 18/04/2017 (Royal Mail tracking)
Date of acknowledgement: 02/05/2017
Date money gone off account: 28/04/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 28/04/2017
Biometrics done: 04/05/2017
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 12/04/2017
Date passports received:

al95
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Re: April 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by al95 » Fri May 05, 2017 2:09 pm

al95 wrote:Eligibility criteria: PR (EEA Family)
Language criteria met: UK Masters degree
Nationality: Non-EEA
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 20/04/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 21/04/2017
Date of acknowledgement: TBC
Date money gone off account: 05/05/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: TBC
Biometrics done: TBC
Date of approval: TBC
Date of ceremony: TBC
Date applied for passports: 20/04/2017 (JCAP)
Date passports received: TBC
Update 01

salmintin
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Re: April 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by salmintin » Fri May 05, 2017 4:59 pm

Biometrics done! Now the long wait...

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1yr PR
Language criteria met: UK degree
Nationality: EEA
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 19/04/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 21/04/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 02/05/2017 (email), 01/05/2017 (letter, received 04/05/2017 alongside biometrics letter)
Date money gone off account: 01/05/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 01/05/2017 (received 04/05/2017)
Biometrics done: 05/05/2017
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 19/04/2017
Date passports received:

salmintin
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Re: April 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by salmintin » Sat May 06, 2017 3:32 pm

Passport payment update

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1yr PR
Language criteria met: UK degree
Nationality: EEA
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 19/04/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 21/04/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 02/05/2017 (email), 01/05/2017 (letter, received 04/05/2017 alongside biometrics letter)
Date money gone off account: 01/05/2017 (BC), 03/05/2017 (Passport)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 01/05/2017 (received 04/05/2017)
Biometrics done: 05/05/2017
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 19/04/2017
Date passports received:

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Casa
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Re: April 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by Casa » Sat May 06, 2017 11:41 pm

CR001 wrote:
A reminder to ALL who contribute on this thread that it is for TIMELINES ONLY. ANY discussion or question posts will be deleted
(Casa, not CR001)
Please don't send me PMs asking for immigration advice on posts that are on the open forum. If I haven't responded there, it's because I don't have the answer. I'm a moderator, not a legal professional.

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Re: April 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by eeapr4me » Mon May 08, 2017 9:29 am

Eligibility criteria: EEA 6(1) - 5 years + 1 PR
Language criteria met: UK Degree
Nationality: EEA
Method of application: NCS + JCAP BRISTOL
Date of application: NCS appointment 25/04/2017
Payment method: CREDIT CARD
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 26/04/2017
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: 25/04/2017
Date passports received:

al95
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Re: April 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by al95 » Mon May 08, 2017 10:11 am

al95 wrote:
al95 wrote:Eligibility criteria: PR (EEA Family)
Language criteria met: UK Masters degree
Nationality: Non-EEA
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 20/04/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 21/04/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 08/05/2017 (email)
Date money gone off account: 05/05/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: TBC
Biometrics done: TBC
Date of approval: TBC
Date of ceremony: TBC
Date applied for passports: 20/04/2017 (JCAP)
Date passports received: TBC
Update 01
Update 02

Spadework
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Re: April 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by Spadework » Mon May 08, 2017 10:46 am

Spadework wrote:
Spadework wrote:
Issa update

Eligibility criteria: ILR/E
Language criteria met: Life in the UK test + English language B1Trinity College
Nationality: Non-EEA

Method of application: NCS London
Date of application: 20/04/2017
Payment method: Debit Card

Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 21/04/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 08/05/2017
Date money gone off account: 05/05/2017

Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:

Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:

Date applied for passports: 20/04/2017
Date passports received:


makeit
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Re: April 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by makeit » Mon May 08, 2017 4:58 pm

makeit wrote:
makeit wrote:Eligibility criteria: EEA family member (5 years+ PR)
Language criteria met: UK BSc degree taught in English + LIT UK test
Nationality: Nigerian
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 13/04/17
Payment method: Credit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 18/04/17 (delivery delay due to Easter break)
Date of acknowledgement: 05/05/17(Email), letter dated 29/04/17(received 08/05/17)
Date money gone off account: 29/04/17
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 04/05/17 (received 08/05/17)
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 13/04/17 (via NCS with naturalisation application)
Date passports received:

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Re: April 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by omarcheema1 » Tue May 09, 2017 12:39 am

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Humanitarian Protection + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: B1 SELT – GESE Grade 5 + Life in the UK
Nationality:Pakistan
Method of application: Postal ,Recorded Delivery
Date of application: 18-04-2017
Payment method: CREDIT CARD
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 19-04-2017
Date of acknowledgement: 28-04-2017 Received on 04-05-2017
Date money gone off account: 27-04-2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 28-04-2017 Received on 04-05-2017
Biometrics done: 04-05-2017
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:18-04-2017
Date passports received:

psa050
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Re: April 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by psa050 » Tue May 09, 2017 10:08 am

Update
psa050 wrote:
Eligibility criteria: EEA 5 yrs + 1 yr PR
Language criteria met: Life in the UK test + UK Masters
Nationality: EU2
Method of application: Joint naturalisation & passport NCS (Islington)
Date of application: 18/04/17
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 19/04/17
Date of acknowledgement: ​05/05/17 by email, letter received on 08/05/17 (dated 29/04/17)
Date money gone off account: ​29/04/17
Date of letter requesting biometrics:​ 04/05/17 received on 08/05/17
Biometrics done: 09/05/17
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passport: 18/04/17 (jointly with naturalisation application)
​Date money for passport gone off account: 08/05/17
Date passport received:

Spadework
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Re: April 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by Spadework » Tue May 09, 2017 1:35 pm

Spadework wrote:
Spadework wrote:
Spadework wrote:
Issa update

Eligibility criteria: ILR/E
Language criteria met: Life in the UK test + English language B1Trinity College
Nationality: Non-EEA

Method of application: NCS London
Date of application: 20/04/2017
Payment method: Debit Card

Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 21/04/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 08/05/2017
Date money gone off account: 05/05/2017

Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:

Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:

Date applied for passports: 20/04/2017
Date passport money gone off account: 09/05/2017
Date passports received:


heath2006
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Re: April 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by heath2006 » Tue May 09, 2017 6:13 pm

Eligibility criteria: PR
Language criteria met: UK degree
Nationality: Non EU
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 20/04/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 21/04/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 08/05/2017 - email
Date money gone off account: 01/05/2017 (BC), 09/05/2017 (Passport)
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 20/04/2017
Date passports received:

openTO
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Re: April 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by openTO » Tue May 09, 2017 6:46 pm

Eligibility criteria: EEA 5 yrs + 1 yr PR
Language criteria met: LITUK + B1 Trinity College
Nationality: EEA
Method of application: NCS (JCAP)
Date of application: 25/04/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI:
Date of acknowledgement:
Date money gone off account: (Passport)
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 25/04/2017
Date passports received:

eryilmazhilmi
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Re: April 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by eryilmazhilmi » Wed May 10, 2017 8:21 am

UPDATE -
eryilmazhilmi wrote:Eligibility criteria: 3 Year route ( Married to BC)
Language criteria met: Trinity College B1 & Life in the UK
Nationality: Turkish ( Non EU)
Method of application: NCS Huntingdon ( Cambs CC) JCAP
Date of application: 26/04/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 28/04/2017 ( Royal Mail Special Delivery receipt)
Date of acknowledgement:
Date money gone off account: Naturalisation left account - 10/05/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 26/04/2017 ( JCAP )
Date passports received:

lleia
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Re: April 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by lleia » Wed May 10, 2017 9:38 am

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: UK MSc Degree
Nationality: Hungarian
Method of application: NCS Camden
Date of application: 29/04/2017 (dated 02/05/2017 due to bank holiday weekend)
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 03/05/2017 (according to royal Mail tracking)
Date of acknowledgement: waiting
Date money gone off account: waiting
Date of letter requesting biometrics: waiting
Biometrics done: waiting
Date of approval: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting
Date applied for passports: 29/04/2017 (dated 02/05/2017 due to bank holiday weekend)
Date passports received: waiting

Spadework
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Re: April 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by Spadework » Wed May 10, 2017 1:27 pm

Spadework wrote:
Spadework wrote:
Spadework wrote:
Spadework wrote:
Issa update

Eligibility criteria: ILR/E
Language criteria met: Life in the UK test + English language B1Trinity College
Nationality: Non-EEA

Method of application: NCS London
Date of application: 20/04/2017
Payment method: Debit Card

Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 21/04/2017
Date of acknowledgement: email 08/05/2017 hard copy 10/05/2017
Date money gone off account: 05/05/2017

Date of letter requesting biometrics: dated 05/05/2017
Received 10/05/2017
Biometrics done: 10/05/2017

Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:

Date applied for passports: 20/04/2017
Date passport money gone off account: 09/05/2017
Date passports received:


GOODLUCK GUYS

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Re: April 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by springfield » Wed May 10, 2017 5:10 pm

Eligibility criteria: ILR/E
Language criteria met: Life in the UK test + Masters Degree
Nationality: Non-EEA

Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 19/04/2017
Payment method: Debit Card

Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 21/04/2017
Date of acknowledgement: Letter 10/05/2017 with Biomatrics Request together (Dated: 06.05.17)
Date money gone off account: 01/05/2017

Date of letter requesting biometrics: Dated 06.05.2017
Received 10/05/2017
Biometrics done: 10/05/2017

Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:

Date applied for passports: 19/04/2017
Date passport money gone off account: Received text message about application received 10.05.2017
Date passports received:

I wish Good Luck to everyone in the waiting list.
Now, Waiting Game until Good News Hopefully.......... 8)

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