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February 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

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

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Re: February 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by RaVNa0 » Mon Jun 19, 2017 1:58 pm

Eligibility criteria: EEA - 5y + 1y
Language criteria met: GESE Grade 5 (B1, Trinity)
Nationality: EU
Method of application: Solicitor
Date of application: 22/02/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 24/02/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 02/03/2017
Date money gone off account: 01/03/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 02/03/2017
Biometrics done: 06/03/2017
Date of approval: 02/06/2017 (letter received on 08/06/2017)
Date of ceremony: 20/06/2017 (Private)

greg0638
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Re: February 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by greg0638 » Mon Jun 19, 2017 4:28 pm

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: 01/06/2017 (received 19/06/2017)
Date of ceremony: 13/07/2017
Date applied for passports: 09/02/2017
Date passports received:

kernell
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Re: February 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by kernell » Thu Jun 22, 2017 3:25 pm

update1 update2 update3
Eligibility criteria: 10 years long residency + 5 yrs ilr
Language criteria met: MBA UK University
Nationality: non EU
Method of application: NCS (Newham)
Date of application: 14/02/2017
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 16/02/2017 (Tracked via Royal Mail)
Date of acknowledgement: 21/02/2017 (e-mail) 20/02/2017 (letter dated) received 23/02/2017
including biometrics
Biometrics done: 24/02/2017
Date of approval: 12/06/17 (letter dated 30/05/17) :D
Date of ceremony: 14/06/17 (private) :D
Date applied for passport: 14/02/2017
Date passport received: 20/06/2017
** I have received e-mail around 9 o'clock in the morning on 20th that my passport send to printing and i will receive that within 5/6 working days. then same day around 11 o'clock I received text messsage that my passport has dispatch and i should received that next few days. And finally same day on 20th 4.50 pm I received my passport. :D

vain
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Re: February 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by vain » Thu Jun 22, 2017 6:00 pm

UPDATE 5

Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 General Migrant (5 Years + 1 Year ILR)
Language criteria met: Tier 1 self assessment printout
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS Westminster (Joint Application for Naturalization and Passport)
Date of application: 23 Feb 2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI:
Date of acknowledgement: 2 March 2017 (email), dated 1 Mar 2017, received 4 March (post)
Date money gone off account: 1 March 2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: dated 1 Mar 2017, received 4 march 2017
Biometrics done: 4 March 2017
Date of approval: 30 May (Missed letter, called, they sent me an email with the invitation. Email recd: 22 Jun)
Date of ceremony: 19 Jul
Date applied for passports: 23 Feb 2017 (Joint Application for Naturalization and Passport)
Date passports received:

RaVNa0
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Re: February 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by RaVNa0 » Fri Jun 23, 2017 12:17 pm

Eligibility criteria: EEA - 5y + 1y
Language criteria met: GESE Grade 5 (B1, Trinity)
Nationality: EU
Method of application: Solicitor
Date of application: 22/02/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 24/02/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 02/03/2017
Date money gone off account: 01/03/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 02/03/2017
Biometrics done: 06/03/2017
Date of approval: 02/06/2017 (letter received on 08/06/2017)
Date of ceremony: 20/06/2017 (Private)
Date applied for passport: 22/06/2017
Date passport received: Application being processed

nat17
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Re: February 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by nat17 » Sat Jun 24, 2017 1:58 am

[quote="nat17"][quote="nat17"][quote="nat17"][quote="nat17"][quote="nat17"]
UPDATE1: in BLACK UPDATE2: in GREEN UPDATE3: in RED
Eligibility criteria: 5 yrs + 1.5 yrs ILR
Language criteria met: uk degree
Nationality:Pakistani
Method of application: ncs + jcap
Date of application: 17-02-17
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 21-02-17
Date of acknowledgement:24-02-17 by email also Received acknowledgement letter by post with BIometric finger prints request on 27-02-17
Date money gone off account: 24-02-17
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 23-02-17
Biometrics done: 01-03-17
Date of approval:10-05-2017 and letter received on 22-05-2017
Total days: 94 days from beginning till approval received
Date of ceremony:14-06-2017
Date of money taken by HM Passport: 28-02-17
Date applied for passports: 17-02-17
Date passports received:..............PASSPORT RECEIVED ON 22-06-2016...... TOTAL NUMBER OF DAYS FROM APPLICATION TILL PASSPORT RECEIVED==========125 DAYS
I would like to thank for the management of this website, it is indeed really helpful in order to follow up application times. This website is really doing a lot for many people. I would like to congratulate and really appreciate for people behind it.

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Re: February 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by vhariece » Sat Jun 24, 2017 6:47 pm

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years(Tier 1) + ILR 1 year
Language criteria met: Trinity SELT
Nationality: Non EU
Method of application: JCAP NCS Camden
Date of application: 24th February
Date of acknowledgement: 2nd March
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 1st March, received only on 10th March
Biometrics done: 10th March
Date of approval: 30th May received only June 9th
Date of ceremony: 13th June (private)
Date applied for passports: 24th February
Date passports received: 20th June

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Re: February 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by silvergrey » Mon Jun 26, 2017 6:30 pm

silvergrey wrote:
silvergrey wrote::D
Eligibility criteria: PR since 2008
Language criteria met: B1
Nationality: EEA
Method of application: NCS Nottingham
Date of application: 16/02/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI:
Date of acknowledgement: email 23/02/2017
Date money gone off account: not sure anymore, around end Feb'
Date of letter requesting biometrics: dated 21/02/2017 received 25/02/2017
Biometrics done: 27/02/2017
Online Status Update: 'Decided' (updated 26/05/17)
Date of approval: 30/05/2017 received 09/06/2017
Date of ceremony: update 1: private ceremony 15/06/2017
Date applied for passports: 16/02/2017 (joint application)
Date passports received: update 2: 26.06.2017

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Re: February 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by Zhonor » Mon Jun 26, 2017 7:42 pm

Final Update, proud owner of a new British Passport.

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years RC + 1 Year PR
Language criteria met: UK Degree
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: NCS + JCAP
Date of application: 22-Feb-2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 23-Feb-2017
Date of acknowledgement: email: 01-Mar-2017, letter received: 03-Mar-2017
Date money gone off account:01-Mar-2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 28-Feb-2017, received: 03-Mar-2017
Biometrics done: 04-Mar-2017
Date of approval: 30-May-2017, letter received 09-Jun-2017
Date of ceremony: 20-Jun-2017
Date applied for passports: 22-Feb-2017
Date passports received: 26-Jun-2017

RaVNa0
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Re: February 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by RaVNa0 » Sat Jul 01, 2017 1:50 pm

Eligibility criteria: EEA - 5y + 1y - adult and two children
Language criteria met: GESE Grade 5 (B1, Trinity)
Nationality: EU
Method of application: Solicitor
Date of application: 22/02/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 24/02/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 02/03/2017
Date money gone off account: 01/03/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 02/03/2017
Biometrics done: 06/03/2017
Date of approval: 02/06/2017 (letter received on 08/06/2017)
Date of ceremony: 20/06/2017 (Private)
Date applied for passport: 22/06/2017
Date 1st child passport received: 30/06/2017 - just 5 working days!
Date 2nd child passport received: Application being processed
Date adult passport received: Application being processed

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Re: February 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by Joemakanjuola » Wed Jul 05, 2017 10:44 am

Posted 27-02-2017
Received -28-02-2017
Payment Taken - 07-03-2017
Acknowledgement - 07-03-2017
Letter for biometrics sent - 06-3-17
letter for biometrics received - 09-03-17
biometric done 10-03-2017

Date of approval 21-05-17
Date of ceremony-14-06-17
Date applied for passport - 15-06-17
Passport interview - 01-07-17
Date passports received -05-07-17

vain
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Re: February 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by vain » Wed Jul 05, 2017 2:08 pm

UPDATE 6

Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 General Migrant (5 Years + 1 Year ILR)
Language criteria met: Tier 1 self assessment printout
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS Westminster (Joint Application for Naturalization and Passport)
Date of application: 23 Feb 2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI:
Date of acknowledgement: 2 March 2017 (email), dated 1 Mar 2017, received 4 March (post)
Date money gone off account: 1 March 2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: dated 1 Mar 2017, received 4 march 2017
Biometrics done: 4 March 2017
Date of approval: 30 May (Missed letter, called, they sent me an email with the invitation. Email recd: 22 Jun)
Date of ceremony: 3 July, private. (changed from public ceremony on 19 Jul)
Date applied for passports: 23 Feb 2017 (Joint Citizenship and Passport Service)
Date passports received:

RaVNa0
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Post by RaVNa0 » Wed Jul 05, 2017 9:33 pm

Eligibility criteria: EEA - 5y + 1y - adult and two children
Language criteria met: GESE Grade 5 (B1, Trinity)
Nationality: EU
Method of application: Solicitor
Date of application: 22/02/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 24/02/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 02/03/2017
Date money gone off account: 01/03/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 02/03/2017
Biometrics done: 06/03/2017
Date of approval: 02/06/2017 (letter received on 08/06/2017)
Date of ceremony: 20/06/2017 (Private)
Date applied for passport: 22/06/2017
Date 1st child passport received: 30/06/2017 - just 5 working days!
Date 2nd child passport received: 05/07/2017
Date of interview for adult's passport: 06/07/2017
Date adult passport received: Application being processed

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Re: February 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by florabaobao » Fri Jul 07, 2017 1:10 pm

Eligibility criteria: Tier1 Unmarried Partner (2 Years + 1 Year ILR)
[/b][/b]Language criteria met: Masters Degree taught in English
Nationality: Chinese
Method of application: NCS Bracknell (Joint Application for Naturalisation and Passport)
Date of application: 28th 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:13th March 2017
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony: 31th May 2017 (Private)
Date applied for passports: 28th Feb 2017 (Joint Application for Naturalisation and Passport)
Date passports received: 7th June 2017

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Re: February 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by UK007 » Fri Jul 07, 2017 5:32 pm

Eligibility criteria: 10 YEARS + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: BA from UK University
Method of application: NCS (Waltham Forest)
Date of application: 02/02/17
Date of receipt by UKBA: 03/02/16

Payment method: credit card
Date money gone off account: 06/02/2017

Date of acknowledgement email: 07/02/2017

Date of letter requesting biometrics: Received: 10/02/2017
Biometrics done: 10/20/2017

Received a letter from HO asking for additional information on: 03/06/2017
Received another letter from HO asking for additional information on: on 16/06/2017 dated 13/06/2017

Online status changed to Decided on: 21/06/2017

Date of approval: Received: 07/07/2017 Dated 23/06/2017
Date of ceremony: 29/07/2017

Thanks a million to everyone for your support throughout the application process. :D

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Re: February 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by RaVNa0 » Mon Jul 10, 2017 5:54 pm

Eligibility criteria: EEA - 5y + 1y - adult and two children
Language criteria met: GESE Grade 5 (B1, Trinity)
Nationality: EU
Method of application: Solicitor
Date of application: 22/02/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 24/02/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 02/03/2017
Date money gone off account: 01/03/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 02/03/2017
Biometrics done: 06/03/2017
Date of approval: 02/06/2017 (letter received on 08/06/2017)
Date of ceremony: 20/06/2017 (Private)
Date applied for passport: 22/06/2017
Date 1st child passport received: 30/06/2017 - just 5 working days!
Date 2nd child passport received: 05/07/2017
Date of interview for adult's passport: 06/07/2017
Date adult passport received: 10/07/2017
This update conclude our naturalisation and passport processes. All the best, Folks.

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Re: February 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by jakub79 » Mon Jul 10, 2017 7:55 pm

jakub79 wrote:
jakub79 wrote:Eligibility criteria: PR (EEA)
Language criteria met: Life in the UK Test + Trinity College London
Nationality: Polish (EEA)
Method of application: NCS (JCAP) Camden
Date of application: 28/02/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HM/UKVI: unknown
Date of acknowledgement: 06/03/2017
Date money gone off account: 10/03/2017 (unsure: +- 2 days)
Biometrics done: 11/03/2017
Date of approval:30/05/2017 (received 08/06/2017)
Date of ceremony: 05/07/2017
Date applied for passports: 28/02/2017
Date passports received: TBC

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Re: February 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by maxima12 » Wed Jul 12, 2017 8:09 pm

Eligibility criteria: 25 years in UK, EEA PR status as of April 2006
Language criteria met: UK Degrees
Nationality: German
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 16 February 2017
Payment method: Credit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: unknown (NCS)
Date of acknowledgement: email: 23 February 2017
Date money gone off account:22 February 2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 23 February 2017, received: 25 February 2017
Biometrics done: 25 February 2017
Date of approval: 28 April 2017, letter received 11 May 2017
Date of ceremony: 3 July 2017
Date applied for passports: 16 February 2017
Date passports received: 6 July 2017

Thanks so much for all the help I've received from this website. It has made a big difference. I've already recommended it to several others. Good luck to everyone!

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Re: February 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by mnu9979 » Fri Jul 14, 2017 2:42 pm

mnu9979 wrote:
mnu991979 wrote:Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1 General + 1-year ILR
Language criteria met: trinity college B1 Leve 5 + Life in the UK test
Nationality: Indian
Number of applicants: 3 ( 2 adult & 1 child )
Method of application: NCS hammersmith London + JCAP
Date of application: 08/02/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 10/02/2017
Date of acknowledgment email: 14/02/2017
date of acknowledgment post received: 15/02/2017
Date money gone off account: 13/02/2017
received a letter on 8/03/17 from home office asking photographs for my daughter i think they lost the photograph so posted on 09/03/17.
Date of letter requesting biometrics:13/03/17 received on 16/03/17
Biometrics done: 16/03/17
Citizenship invitation letter received on 16/06/17
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 08/02/2017
Date passport received: 14/07/17
Date passport money gone off account: 15/02/2017

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Re: February 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by harinish » Fri Jul 21, 2017 4:13 pm

harinish wrote:Eligibility criteria: ILR + 1 year
Language criteria met: Yes, Bachelor Degree and ILR after 23 Oct 2014
Nationality: INDIAN
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 17 Feb
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 19 Feb
Date of acknowledgement: 21 Feb
Date money gone off account: 24 Feb
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 28 Feb
Biometrics done: 1 Mar
Date of approval:10-May (letter 19 May )
Date of ceremony: 25 May
Date applied for passports: 17 Feb
Date passports received: 2 June

vain
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Re: February 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by vain » Sat Jul 22, 2017 4:07 pm

UPDATE 7

Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 General Migrant (5 Years + 1 Year ILR)
Language criteria met: Tier 1 self assessment printout
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS Westminster (Joint Application for Naturalization and Passport)
Date of application: 23 Feb 2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI:
Date of acknowledgement: 2 March 2017 (email), dated 1 Mar 2017, received 4 March (post)
Date money gone off account: 1 March 2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: dated 1 Mar 2017, received 4 march 2017
Biometrics done: 4 March 2017
Date of approval: 30 May (Missed letter, called, they sent me an email with the invitation. Email recd: 22 Jun)
Date of ceremony: 3 July, private. (changed from public ceremony on 19 Jul)
Date applied for passports: 23 Feb 2017 (Joint Citizenship and Passport Service)
Date passports received: 21 Jul 2017 (courier missed delivery on the 18th)

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Re: February 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by gauravh1221 » Sun Aug 20, 2017 2:11 pm

Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 (G) 5 Years + 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met: UK Degree + LITUK
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: OISC approved advisor
Date of application: 22/02/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 23/02/2017 (Royal Mail tracking)
Date of acknowledgement: received on 14.03.17 (dated 01.03.17)
Date money gone off account: 01/03/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: received on 14.03.17 (dated 08.03.17)
Biometrics done: 14.03.17
Date of approval: 18.05.17 received on 22.05.17
Date of ceremony: 08.06.17
Date applied for passports: 07.08.17
Date passports received: 18.08.17

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