Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

mnurunnabi · Post by **mnurunnabi** » Thu Jul 06, 2017 4:41 pm

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years Tier 1 + 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met: UK Degree
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 15/03/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 17/03/2017
Date of acknowledgement: email: 24/07/2017, email received
Biometrics done: 30/03/2017
Online status: "Decided" on 26/06/2017(but till today haven't received approval letter)
Date of ceremony: waiting
Date passports received: waiting

Sami007 · Post by **Sami007** » Thu Jul 06, 2017 11:22 pm

[quote="Sami007"][quote="Sami007"]Eligibility 10 years+life in UK+trinity college B1+1year indef Date of application:- 30/01/17 NCS Wandsworth
Date of acknow+bios :-06/02/17
Date of biometrics:- 09/02/17
Date of approval:-dated 14/6/17 received 21/6/17
Date of passport app:- 30/01/17
Date of ceremony:-28/06/17
Date of passport received:-06/07/2017

They really make you wait,I don't know but it's taking longer than expected.Good luck everyone and it's worth waiting.finally I am free from visas.Best of luck everyone:)

MAS99 · Post by **MAS99** » Fri Jul 07, 2017 9:06 pm

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years ILR
Language criteria met: Life in the UK Test + IELTS
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: NCS + JCAP (Tower Hmlet)
Date of application: 03/07/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 05/07/2017
Date of acknowledgement (Email/Post):
Date money gone off account: 07/07/2017 (reserved but not taken yet)
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 03/07/2017
Date passports received:

lalastical · Post by **lalastical** » Sat Jul 08, 2017 3:02 am

Eligibility criteria: PR CARD
Language criteria met: Life in the UK Test + IELTS
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: NCS + JCAP (Wandsworth)
Date of application: 17/03/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 18/03/2017
Date of acknowledgement (Email/Post):
Date money gone off account: 31/03/2017 (My bank rejected the first attempt )
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 23/03/2017
Biometrics done: 27/03/2017
Online Status: Updated 05 July 2017 to decided
Date of approval: ????
Date of ceremony: ????
Date applied for passports: 17/03/2017
Date passports received:

yorky · Post by **yorky** » Sat Jul 08, 2017 7:23 pm

Eligibility criteria: EEA PR (acquired in 2009) + 1 year
Language criteria met: UK Degree (x2)
Nationality: EU (Latvia)
Method of application: Post (from within the UK)
Date of application: 13 March 2017
Payment method: Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 14 March (Royal Mail tracking)
Date of acknowledgement: 22 March (letter, as dated), 23 March (e-mail)
Date money gone off account: 20 Match
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 22 March (together with acknowledgement letter)
Biometrics done: 27 March
Date of approval: 4 July 2017 (letter, as dated; received - 8 July)
Date of ceremony: pending
Date applied for passports: pending
Date passports received: pending

(I have requested the return of some documents in June - this may have affected the timeline a little bit. Documents were returned within a week. Also note that the online status check still says "awaiting decision" - fairly useless.)

brixton4ever · Post by **brixton4ever** » Tue Jul 11, 2017 3:04 pm

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years T1 + 1y6m ILTR
Language criteria met: Life in the UK Test + Nationality of birth
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: NCS (Lambeth)
Date of application: 04/07/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 06/07/2017 (Royal Mail Tracking)
Date of acknowledgement (Email/Post):
Date money gone off account: 07/11/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

longresident85 · Post by **longresident85** » Tue Jul 11, 2017 9:45 pm

Eligibility criteria: Long Residence + 1.5 Years ILR
Language criteria met: UK Degree
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 13/03/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Biometrics done: 22/03/2017
Online status: "Decided" on 29/06/2017(but till today haven't received approval letter)
Date of ceremony: waiting
Date passports received: waiting

Post by **CR001** » Wed Jul 12, 2017 7:11 pm

brixton4ever wrote:So why do the instructions tell you to update your processing times rather than reposting by editing the original post?

Quote your last post you made and update it and by reposting (updating in this case) it is then most recent post for members to see. Simples.

Post by **CR001** » Wed Jul 12, 2017 7:11 pm

mnurunnabi wrote:I don't know why someone deleted the post from here...

Because this topic is for timelines only not for questions or chit chat or 'any updates', 'how to check my status' etc.

mkazimhyobo · Post by **mkazimhyobo** » Thu Jul 13, 2017 1:03 pm

I would like to thank all the members of this forum for providing outstanding support to thousands of people like me. I have just got my naturalisation and thought i should share my experience.

Criteria :: 5 yrs + 1 Yr ILR
Type :: NCS Bracknell
Date of submission :: 06/05/2015
Date of acknowledgement :: 29/05/2015
Date of approval: 30/05/2017 (Yes it took around 2 years)
Date of receipt of approval :: 12/06/2017
Date of ceremony :: 04/07/2017

As you can see it took almost 2 years to get approval. During this time i contacted home office through different channels (myself, my local MP, Citizen Advise Bureau) but no luck. Every time i received a standard letter from HO that "Good Character" checks are being conducted as standard process, and I will be updated as soon as all checks are completed.
Eventually in March 2017 I decided to get advise from a lawyer. who decided to go for a less expensive option SAR (Subejct Access Request). SAR is where you ask HO to send all the record they have about the applicant. In lawyer's experience requesting SAR can sometimes help getting an outcome of a delayed application. This can in some cases help us identify why application is delayed, what checks are completed and when was the last activity logged in to your application. HO charge £10 per applicant to send the complete record. You can download SAR form and do it yourself or you can ask your lawyer to do it for you. My personal opinion is to ask your lawyer to do it for you.

Thankfully, it worked for me and i got approval from HO after about a month of HO sent the record to me.

longresident85 · Post by **longresident85** » Thu Jul 13, 2017 1:39 pm

longresident85 wrote:Eligibility criteria: Long Residence + 1.5 Years ILR
Language criteria met: UK Degree
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 13/03/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Biometrics done: 22/03/2017
Online status: "Decided" on 29/06/2017
Approval Letter: Dated 03/07/2017 (received: 13/07/2017)
Date of ceremony: 14/07/2017 (offered date was 03/08/2017, but I called the Council and booked private ceremony)
Date passports received: waiting

RUK44 · Post by **RUK44** » Thu Jul 13, 2017 2:25 pm

Eligibility criteria: 5 Yars LLR+ 1 Years ILR
Language criteria met: B1 Trinity college
Nationality: NON-EU
Method of application: Westminster Nationality Checking Service
Date of application: 27/03/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date Received by HO:28/03/2017
Date of Charging Fee:04/04/2017
Date of acknowledgement:13/04/2017,Date of Letter:10/04/2017
Date of biometric letter :10/04/2017 Received at 13/04/2017
Biometrics done:13/04/2017
Tracked online:Decision decided at 02/07/2017
Date of approval: Date of Letter is 05/07/17 Received at 13/07/17
Date of ceremony:
Date of Passport Applied:27/03/2017
Date of Receive Passport:

brixton4ever · Post by **brixton4ever** » Fri Jul 14, 2017 5:09 pm

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years T1 + 1y6m ILTR
Language criteria met: Life in the UK Test + Nationality of birth
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: NCS (Lambeth)
Date of application: 04/07/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 06/07/2017 (Royal Mail Tracking)
Date of acknowledgement (Email/Post): 12/07/2017 (email)
Date money gone off account: 11/07/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 11/07/2017 (arrived 14/07/2017)
Biometrics done: 14/07/2017
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

sgt12 · Post by **sgt12** » Sat Jul 15, 2017 12:22 pm

Eligibility criteria: 7 1/2 yrs in UK of which 6 1/2 were under ILR
Language criteria met: From Native English Speaking Country
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 15/03/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 22/03/2017
Date of acknowledgement: email: 22/03/2017, email received
Biometrics done: 27/03/2017
Online status: "Decided" on 04/07/2017
Approval Letter Received: 15/07/2017 (Letter dated 07/07/2017)
Date of ceremony: 26/07/2017
Date passports received: waiting

genteeldon · Post by **genteeldon** » Mon Jul 17, 2017 1:32 pm

Eligibility criteria: 5 yrs+ 1 Years ILR
Language criteria met: Proved after 2013
Nationality: NON-EU
Method of application: Hammersmith and Fulham
Date of application: 05-Jul-2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date Received by HO:06-Jul-2017
Date of Charging Fee: 13-Jul-2017
Date of acknowledgement: 17-Jul-2017
Date of Letter: 13-Jul-2017
Date of biometric letter: 13-Jul-2017
Received at :17-Jul-2017
Biometrics done :17-Jul-2017
Tracked online:
Decision decided at
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date of Passport Applied:
Date of Receive Passport:

pkjh1708 · Post by **pkjh1708** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 9:41 am

Eligibility criteria: 2 years spousal & 2years ILR
Language Criteria: From predominantly English speaking country & Uk Master Degree
Nationality - NON-EU Barbadian
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 20/03/2017
Date of debit of fees:
Date of receipt by UKVI: 21/03/2017
Date of Bio metric letter issued: 26/03/2016.
Date of biometric letter received: 01/04/2017
Date Biometrics enrolled: 03/04/2017
Date on Approval letter: 12/07/2017
Date of receipt of approval:14/07/2017
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting
Date of Passport Application: Will apply after ceremony
Date Passport to be received:waiting

rafabeton · Post by **rafabeton** » Wed Jul 19, 2017 9:55 am

Eligibility criteria: EEA, 5 years + 1 year PR
Language criteria met: British Council IELTS Life Skills B1
Nationality: EU
Method of application: NCS + JCAP - Hammersmith & Fulham
Date of application: 18/3/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKVI/HO: 21/3/2017 (Royal Mail tracking system)
Date of acknowledgement: 27/3/2017 (email)
Date money gone off account: 24/3/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 29/3/2017 (issued 24/3/2017)
Biometrics done: 29/3/2017
Online status update: Decided 16/7/2017 (Updated on 18/7/2017)
Date of approval: 17/7/2017 (Letter received on 19/7/2017)
Date of invitation letter: -
Date of ceremony: -
Date applied for passports: Sent 18/3/2017 (to be processed after citizenship ceremony.
Date passports received: -

Fleckitt · Post by **Fleckitt** » Wed Jul 19, 2017 10:32 am

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier1 + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: Life in the UK Test + MSc UK in 1996
Method of application: NCS Cambridgeshire (JCAP)
Date of application: 13/03/17
Nationality: NON EU
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement / letter requesting biometrics: 24/03/17
Date money gone off account: 28/02/17
Date money gone off account PASSPORT: 02/04/17
Biometrics done: 25/03/17
Date of approval: 28/06/17 (on letter) Online application shows DECIDED 25/06/2017
Received: 07/07/17
Date of ceremony: 19/07/2017 (Today just about to leave for it in CAMBRIDGE

)
Date applied for passports: JCAP 13/03/17
Date passports received:

TIME BETWEEN BIOMETRIC AND DECISION: 3 months exactly!
TOTAL TIME FROM APPLICATION TO CEREMONY: 4 months and 1 week!

marioneri · Post by **marioneri** » Wed Jul 19, 2017 6:50 pm

Eligibility criteria: 5 years residence + 1 year PR
Language criteria met: UK MSc
Nationality: EU
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 23/03/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HM/UKVI: 24/03/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 06/04/2017 (via email)
Date money gone off account: 05/04/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 05/04/2017 (received: 08/04/2017)
Biometrics done: 08/04/2017
Online status updated to "Decided": 19/07/2017 (Date of decision: 17/07/2017)
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

Chinho2k · Post by **Chinho2k** » Thu Jul 20, 2017 5:09 pm

Chinho2k wrote:
Chinho2k wrote:UPDATE
Eligibility criteria: ILR 9 years and British Spouse
Language criteria met: LITUK at ILR+ Trinity College B1
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 06/03/17
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 07/03/17
Date fee debited from account: 10/03/17
Date of acknowledgement: via email 21/03/17 (letter 23/03/17 dated 20/03/17)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 23/03/17 (dated 20/03/17)
Biometrics done: 23/03/17
Online Status: Updated to "Decided" on 16/07/17 but refreshed on website on 18/07/17 1230pm
Date of approval: Letter dated 17/07/17 received 20/07/17
Date of ceremony: Awaiting invitation
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

Received approval letter and all supporting documents including my unused self addressed special delivery envelope in a whitish/greyish plastic envelope second class unrecorded mail.
NCS refused to submit my application for lack of residency evidence (14 month gap between current and expired passport within 3 year qualifying period). So I posted my application with expired and current passport, doctor's letters, pay slips, bank statements and other official government correspondence confirming my presence in the UK and cover letters for the missing 14 months in qualifying period. Also declared 1 driving related conviction (non custodial in 2009) and CCJ with payment plan agreed with debtor plus cover letter. Was a long shot to nothing but glad it worked out. Good luck to all.

RUK44 · Post by **RUK44** » Fri Jul 21, 2017 4:25 pm

Final Update
Wish All The Best for everyone
Eligibility criteria: 5 Yars LLR+ 1 Years ILR
Language criteria met: B1 Trinity college
Nationality: NON-EU
Method of application: Westminster Nationality Checking Service
Date of application: 27/03/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date Received by HO:28/03/2017
Date of Charging Fee:04/04/2017
Date of acknowledgement:13/04/2017,Date of Letter:10/04/2017
Date of biometric letter :10/04/2017 Received at 13/04/2017
Biometrics done:13/04/2017
Tracked online:Decision decided at 02/07/2017
Date of approval: Date of Letter is 05/07/17 Received on 13/07/17
Date of ceremony: 17/07/17
Date of Passport Applied:27/03/2017
Date of Receive Passport:21/07/17

lalastical · Post by **lalastical** » Fri Jul 21, 2017 5:29 pm

Eligibility criteria: PR CARD
Language criteria met: Life in the UK Test + IELTS
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: NCS + JCAP (Wandsworth)
Date of application: 17/03/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 18/03/2017
Date of acknowledgement (Email/Post):
Date money gone off account: 31/03/2017 (My bank rejected the first attempt )
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 23/03/2017
Biometrics done: 27/03/2017
Online Status: Updated 05 July 2017 to decided
Date of approval: Received 19 July 2017, Dated 11 July
Date of ceremony: 26 July 2017
Date applied for passports: 17/03/2017
Date passports received: ???

CMerlin · Post by **CMerlin** » Sun Jul 23, 2017 12:24 pm

Eligibility criteria: PR + 1 yr
Language criteria met: Life in the UK Test + UK BSc Degree
Nationality: EU
Method of application: Postal application
Date of application: 12/07/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 13/07/2017
Date of acknowledgement (Email – Post): 20/07/2017—22/07/2017 (letter dated 19/07/2017)
Date money gone off account (Application): 19/07/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 22/07/2017 (letter dated 19/07/2017)
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

marioneri · Post by **marioneri** » Sun Jul 23, 2017 2:59 pm

marioneri wrote:Eligibility criteria: 5 years residence + 1 year PR
Language criteria met: UK MSc
Nationality: EU
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 23/03/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HM/UKVI: 24/03/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 06/04/2017 (via email)
Date money gone off account: 05/04/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 05/04/2017 (received: 08/04/2017)
Biometrics done: 08/04/2017
Online status updated to "Decided": 19/07/2017 (Date of decision: 17/07/2017)
Date of approval: 18/07/2017 (letter received: 20/07/2017)
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

genteeldon · Post by **genteeldon** » Mon Jul 24, 2017 11:20 am

genteeldon wrote:Eligibility criteria: 5 yrs+ 1 Years ILR
Language criteria met: Proved after 2013
Nationality: NON-EU
Method of application: Hammersmith and Fulham - JCAP
Date of application: 05-Jul-2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date Received by HO:06-Jul-2017
Date of Charging Fee for Naturalisation: 13-Jul-2017
Date of Charging Fee for Passport: 18-Jul-2017
Date of acknowledgement: 17-Jul-2017
Date of Letter: 13-Jul-2017
Date of biometric letter: 13-Jul-2017
Received at :17-Jul-2017
Biometrics done :17-Jul-2017
Tracked online:
Decision decided at
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date of Passport Applied:
Date of Receive Passport:

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