April 2018 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Eligibility criteria: ILE 6 years
Language Criteria: B1
Nationality : Non EU
Method of application: Online +JCAP
Date of application: 28/04/2018
Payment method: credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 30/04/2018
Date of debit of fees: 28/04/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 28/04/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 28/04/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 29/04/2018

Requested withdrawal BC An application on:
13 May 2018. Due to HMRC penalties

Won appeal of HMRC penalties: 27/05/2018

Received call from home office case worker: 30/05/2018 asking to confirm withdrawal.
I canceled my withdrawal over the phone.


Received letter from caseworker requesting original passport on the 11 September 2018.

Deadline for passport to be sent to them is 25th of September 2018.

The caseworker received the passport on 24 September 2018.

Caseworker returned my passport on the 27 September 2018 and I received it on the 2nd October 2018.

Date on Approval letter: 28 September 2018
Date of receipt of approval: 3rd October 2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application: 04/05/2018
Date of debit of fees: 14/06/2018
Date Passport to be received:



Finally this wait has needed

Eligibility criteria: ILE 6 years
Language Criteria: B1
Nationality : Non EU
Method of application: Online +JCAP
Date of application: 28/04/2018
Payment method: credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 30/04/2018
Date of debit of fees: 28/04/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 28/04/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 28/04/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 29/04/2018

Requested withdrawal BC An application on:
13 May 2018. Due to HMRC penalties

Won appeal of HMRC penalties: 27/05/2018

Received call from home office case worker: 30/05/2018 asking to confirm withdrawal.
I canceled my withdrawal over the phone.


Received letter from caseworker requesting original passport on the 11 September 2018.

Deadline for passport to be sent to them is 25th of September 2018.

The caseworker received the passport on 24 September 2018.

Caseworker returned my passport on the 27 September 2018 and I received it on the 2nd October 2018.

Date on Approval letter: 28 September 2018
Date of receipt of approval: 3rd October 2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 05 October 2018- Dated 30 September 2018
Date of Ceremony: 11 October 2018 booked
Date of Passport Application: 04/05/2018
Date of debit of fees: 14/06/2018
Date Passport to be received: