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fbacker wrote:Eligibility criteria: 5 years Workpermit & Tier1 + 7 year ILR ( for self),
2 years Settlement visa + 4years ILR ( Spouse) ,
Child - 2 years Indefinite Leave to Enter
Language criteria met: UK Degree ( for self) & Trinity college GESE Grade5 for Spouse
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS, Leeds
Date of application: 18/07/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HM/UKVI:
Date of acknowledgement: 25/07/2017(email)
Date money gone off account: 25/07/2017 ( for application), 28/07/2017 (For passport)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: Dated 24/07/2017 received on 27/07/2017
Biometrics done: Surname & first name reversed on the biometric barcode( for self). Sent email to Homeoffice (Awaiting response)
For spouse and kid - Biometric taken on 27/07/2017
Received email from Homeoffice on 10/08/2017 to use the original enrolment letter for
biometric. Enroled for biometric on 10/08/2017
Online status updated to "Decided":
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 18/07/2017
Date passports received:
Update: I later received a text after receiving my passport from HMPO that my passport has been dispatched and should arrive in a few days. I guess the delivery was faster than they expectedpointstr8 wrote:I really would like to post my own experiences because I know how helpful other people sharing their experiences helped keep me in perspective and realistic. So here is all the information on my own process.
Eligibility criteria - Long residence (since 2004) but used marriage to a British citizen as route + ILR obtained in 2015
Language criteria met: Life in the UK Test + BSC & MSC both in UK universities
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: NCS + JCAP
Date of application: 17/03/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
HO deducted fees: 22/03/2017
Email acknowledging receipt by HO/UKVI: 23/03/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics received: 25/03/17
Biometrics done: 27/03/2017
Letter from HMPO requesting passport payment (because i filled in the wrong payment details & transaction could not be made) received: 05/04/2017
Called HMPO to pay over the phone: 06/04/2017
Dare of approval: 17/07/2017 (Exactly 4 months from application)
Letter of approval received: 22/07/2017 (exactly 4 months from fee deduction)
Letter of invitation to attend citizenship ceremony received: 22/07/2017 (dated: 21/07/2017)
Date of ceremony: 02/08/2017
Date passports received: 11/08/2017 (issued: 10/08/2017)
Please I want to add that I did not receive any text or email from HMPO advising on passport dispatch or progress status. Passport came automatically after attending ceremony. I hope this is helpful to someone because at many times I was looking for any indication to know when to expect it. (It came exactly 9 days after ceremony which includes weekends)
Best of luck!
wisamt1 wrote:Eligibility criteria: 8 Years ILR
Language Eligibility: Life in The UK + UK University Degree
Method of application: NCS Redbridge JCAP
Date of application: 01/08/2017
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 03/08/2017
Date of acknowledgement(Email): 08/08/2017
Date of acknowledgement(Letter): dated 07/08/2017 received 16/08/2017
Date money gone off account: 07/08/2017
Date Online Application Status changed to Awaiting Decision: 07/08/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: dated 13/08/2017 received 16/08/2017
Biometrics done: 16/08/2017
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 01/08/2017
Date passport fee gone off account: 10/08/2017
Passport text received :
Date passports received:
... Just waiting for comfirmation letter and cermony date....well it says only decided....hopefully it is a positive decision 
ecnk wrote:Eligibility criteria: 5yr Tier 2 + 1yr ILR via Registration as British Citizen using form B(OTA) as a British National Overseas (BNO) passport holder
Language Eligibility: Not required for registration (but have Life in The UK & UK degree)
Method of application: NCS Lewisham + JCAP
Date of application: 04/08/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 07/08/2017
Date of acknowledgement(Email): 14/08/2017
Date money gone off account: 11/08/2017
Date Online Application Status changed to Awaiting Decision: 11/08/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: Dated 11/08/2017 | Received on 17/08/2017
Biometrics done: 18 August 2017
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 04/08/2017
Date passport fee gone off account: 16/08/2017
Passport text received :
Date passports received:
alliums wrote: ↑Sat Aug 05, 2017 7:15 pmalliums wrote:Eligibility criteria: 5 years RPIM & 5 years ILR
Language Criteria: From predominantly English speaking country
Nationality - NON-EU
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 25/7/17
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by UKVI: 27/7/17
Date of acknowledgement email/letter: 2/8/17
Date of debit of fees: 2/8/17
Date of Biometric letter issued: 1/8/17
Date of biometric letter received: 4/8/17
Date Biometrics enrolled: 17/8/17
Date on Approval letter: Waiting
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
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
nut_cracker18 wrote: ↑Thu May 11, 2017 10:50 amEligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1 General+ 1 year PR
Language criteria met: MSc Degree
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: NCS Redbridge + JCAP
Date of application: 18/04/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 21/04/2017
Date of acknowledgement: EMAIL 08/05/2017
Date money gone off account: 04/05/2017.. Passport funds on 10/05/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics:05/05/2017
Biometrics done: 11/05/2017
Date of approval: Online status decided on 21/08/2017...updated on 23/08/2017
Date of ceremony: TBC
Date applied for passports: 04 May 2017
Date passports received: TBC
santa222 wrote: ↑Tue May 02, 2017 1:10 pmEligibility criteria: 8 year residency with PR card
Language criteria met: BSc degree in UK
Nationality: EEA - Latvian
Method of application: Myself - special next day delivery
Date of application: 7/02/2017
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 8/02/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 14/02/2017 (Email)
Date money gone off account: 13/02/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 22/02/17 (Dated 13/02/17)
Biometrics done: 23/02/17
Letter asking for additional documents: 15/04/17 (Dated 10/04/17)
Additional documents sent: 18/04/17 (Guaranteed next day delivery)
Date of approval +documents received: 25/04/2017 (Dated 21/04/2017)
Date of ceremony: 17/05/2017
Date applied for passports: 17/05/2017
Date passport money gone off account:
Date passports received:
