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muskoxherder wrote: ↑Wed Nov 01, 2017 5:27 pmUpdatedmuskoxherder wrote: ↑Mon Jul 10, 2017 11:08 amEligibility criteria: Spouse of UK Citizen (with ILR for 9 years)
Language criteria met: Citizen of English speaking country (USA)
Nationality: USA
Method of application: NCS (Camden)
Date of application: 7/6/17
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 8/6/17 (Special Delivery)
Date of acknowledgement: 16/06/17 (received 21/06/17)
Date money gone off account: Nationality 16/06/17 (£1282); Passport 20/6/17 (£72.50)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 16/06/17 (received 21/06/17)
Biometrics done: 23/06/17
Online Status: “Awaiting Decision”, updated 16/06/17 (first seen at 10/7/17)
Date of approval: 18/10/17 (updated 20th October just after noon).
Letter dated 21st October, received 31st October
Date of ceremony: 29th November - first available appointment.
FYI - Camden online ceremony booking hasn't been working - I had to call for the appointment.
Date applied for passports: JCAP (7/6/17)
Date passports received:
Saulman wrote: ↑Wed Jul 12, 2017 10:40 pmEligibility criteria: long residence leave to remain.
Language criteria met: Trinity London B1
Nationality: Iraqi
Method of application: 29/06/2017
Date of application: NCS
Payment method: Visa debt
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 30/06/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 06/07/2017
Date money gone off account: 07/07/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 06/07/2017
Biometrics done: 10/07/2017
Date of approval: ............?
Date of ceremony: ...........?
Date applied for passports: 29/06/2017
Date passport money gone off account 11/07/2017
Date passports received: ...?
MAngie wrote: ↑Fri Nov 10, 2017 9:54 pmEligibility criteria: 22,5yrs residing, 12yrs Permanent Resident (Home Office letter)
Language criteria met: Life in the U.K. Test + UK BSc Hons degree+UK MA
Nationality: EU
Method of application: NCS (Hull)
Date of application: 22/06/2017
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 26/06/2017 ( Royal Mail tracking service)
Date of acknowledgement: letter dated 29/06/2017, arrived 03/07/2010. Email 03/07/2017.
Date money gone off account: (showed on balance 30/06/2017) 01/07/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: letter dated 29/06/2017, arrived 03/07/2017
Biometrics done: 04/07/2017
Date of approval: 06/11/2017 (letter received 11/11/2017)
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 22/06/2017
Date passports received:
Online status still shows 'Awaiting Decision'dave0000 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 07, 2017 10:29 amEligibility criteria: EU citizen + Permanent Resident (5+1)
Language Criteria: Trinity College London
Nationality: Italian
Method of application: NCS - Kensington
Date of application: 27.06.2017
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement e-mail/letter: 04.07.2017
Date Biometrics enrolled: 07.07.2017
Previous Online status: last updated 04.07.17 "awaiting decision"
Date on Approval letter: 01.11.2017
Date of receipt of approval: 11.11.2017
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony: 21.11.2017 (TBC)
Date of Passport Application: 27.06.2017
Date Passport to be received:
WRS wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2017 1:04 pmEligibility criteria: Tier 1 General for 5 years + 1 year ILR
Language Criteria: LIUK + IELTS
Nationality: Non-EEA
Method of application: NCS + JCAP Camden
Date of application: 27/06/2017
Payment method: VISA Credit Card
Date of acknowledgement email/letter: Never Received
Date of debit of fees: 04/07/2017
Date of Biometric letter issued: 04/07/2017
Date of biometric letter received: 13/07/2017
Date Biometrics enrolled: 15/07/2017
Online status: still showing "awaiting a decision" so its no longer updated
Date on Approval letter: 01/11/17
Date of receipt of approval: 12/11/17
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 15/11/17 dated 13/11/17
Date of Ceremony: 03/01/2018 by Reading Borough [Booked Private for extra £100 for coming week]
Date Passport to be received: waiting
Gr8tlength wrote: ↑Wed Oct 18, 2017 9:50 pmGr8tlength wrote: ↑Wed Oct 04, 2017 9:02 amGr8tlength wrote: ↑Mon Oct 02, 2017 1:24 pmGr8tlength wrote: ↑Wed Sep 27, 2017 6:01 pmEligibility criteria: 22 yrs resident, 5+1yr EU res.
Language criteria met: IELTS CELTB1,LIUKTEST
Nationality: EU8 czech
Method of application: Post/Immig.Solicitor
Date of application: 30.06.2017
Payment method: Direct Debit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 11.07.2017
Date of acknowledgement: 12.07.2017
Date money gone off account: 12.07.2017
Date requesting biometrics: 12.07.2017
Biometrics done: 17.07.2017
Date of approval: 27.09.2017
Invitation Letter Arrived: 18.10.2017
Date of ceremony: 03.11.2017
Douments returned: 03.10.2017
Date applied for passports: 06.11.2017
Date passports & docs.received: 15.11.2017
Gr8tlength wrote: ↑Wed Oct 04, 2017 9:02 amGr8tlength wrote: ↑Mon Oct 02, 2017 1:24 pmGr8tlength wrote: ↑Wed Sep 27, 2017 6:01 pmEligibility criteria: 22 yrs resident, 5+1yr EU res.
Language criteria met: IELTS CELTB1,LIUKTEST
Nationality: EU8 czech
Method of application: Post/Immig.Solicitor
Date of application: 30.06.2017
Payment method: Direct Debit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 11.07.2017
Date of acknowledgement: 12.07.2017
Date money gone off account: 12.07.2017
Date requesting biometrics: 12.07.2017
Biometrics done: 17.07.2017
Date of approval: 27.09.2017
Date of ceremony: 03.11.2017
Douments returned: 03.10.2017
Date applied for passports: 06.11.2017
Date passports received: 15.11.2017
ess212 wrote: ↑Sat Nov 04, 2017 12:13 amess212 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 03, 2017 8:12 amess212 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 21, 2017 11:58 amFINAL UPDATE
ess212 wrote:Eligibility criteria: 14 years ILR
Language criteria met: Exempt country
Nationality: Jamaican
Method of application: NCS Walthamstow
Date of application: 14/06/2017
Date documents received by HO/UKVI: 15/06/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of email receipt by HO/UKVI: 27/06/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 27/06/2017 (email); 29/06/2017 (post; dated 24/06/2017)
Date money gone off account: 26/06/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 29/06/2017 (in post with acknowledgement letter; dated 26/06/2017)
Biometrics done: 30/06/2017
Online Status: AWAITING A DECISION (26 June 2017); DECIDED 19/10/17 (shown on 21/10/17 after midday)
Date of approval: Letter dated 23/10/17. Arrived 02/11/17 (I moved and didn't have time to update my address, but redirection worked- in case that helps anyone)
Date of ceremony: 07/11/17 (Southwark public ceremony)
Date applied for passports: 14/06/2017 (JCAP)
Date money gone off account for Passport: 30/06/2017
Date passports received: 15/11/2017 (Just booked a holiday to celebrate )
Good luck to everyone still waiting. It's a horrible wait. Find things to distract yourself from the stress/impatience/disappointment at the pace that the HO works.
Mukund12345 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2017 1:57 pmMukund12345 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 17, 2017 4:40 pmEligibility criteria: 5 + 1 years
Language Criteria: LIUK + UK BA Degree
Nationality: Polish
Method of application: NCS - West Minister
Date of application: 16.06.2017
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement email/letter: 14.06.2017
Date of money gone off account: 15.06.2017
Date of biometric letter received: 17.06.2017
Date Biometrics enrolled: 19.06.2017
Online status: Online Status 'DECIDED' on 23 October 2017. Seen the status changed an hour ago.
Date on Approval letter: 24/102017
Date of receipt of approval: 29/10/2017
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: None
Date of Ceremony: 09/11/2017
Date of Passport Application: 16.06.2017 JCAP
Date Passport to be received: 16/11/2017