October 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

ariskar · Post by **ariskar** » Sun Dec 03, 2017 8:24 am

ariskar wrote: ↑
Fri Nov 17, 2017 9:06 am
Eligibility criteria: 5 years Residence + 1 year (EEA)PR.
Language criteria met: Trinity College London B1.
Nationality: EEA (NWEURO8)
Method of application: NCS Dagenham
Date of application: 23/10/17
Payment method: Debit Card. Passport paid by postal order.
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 25/10/17
Date of acknowledgement (email): 01/11/17
Date of acknowledgement letter : Dated: 31/10/17, Received: 02/11/17.
Date money gone off account: 31/10/17 For Passport : (paid by postal order - JCAP)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: Dated : , Received: .
First biometric enrollment letter not received by 16/11/2017, emailed nationalitybiometrics@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk on 9/11/2017 - autoresponse promised reply within 10 working days, they replied on 14/11/17 that the first letter was posted on 31/10/17 and that a second letter would be posted on the same day 14/11/17. Waiting for second letter
Biometrics done: 01/12/17.
Online Application Status: not yet...
1) Awaiting Decision - .
2) Decided - .
3) Updated Online - .

Date of approval: .
Letter of Approval: .(Dated- )
Letter of Ceremony: .(Dated- )
Date of ceremony: .
Date applied for passport: 23/10/2017 (JCAP)
Date HMPO acknowledgment SMS received: 04/11/17
Date passport received:

romeo818 · Post by **romeo818** » Sun Dec 03, 2017 11:46 am

Eligibility criteria:5 years EEA +1 year Permanent Residence
Language criteria met: MSc degree + Life in the UK
Nationality: EEA
Method of application: NCS Rutherglen
Date of application: 27.10.2017
Payment method: debit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 31.10.17 as per Royal mail
Date of acknowledgment: 6.11.17
Date money gone off account: 3.11.17
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 4.11.17
Biometrics done: 17.11.17
Date of approval: DECIDED on the 1.12.17, waiting for the letter
Date of ceremony:

slavikvvv15 · Post by **slavikvvv15** » Mon Dec 04, 2017 4:09 pm

Eligibility criteria:5 years EEA +1 year Permanent Residence
Language criteria met: B1 Test Trinity College + Life in the UK
Nationality: EEA
Method of application: NCS Newham JCAP
Date of application: 11.10.2017
Payment method: debit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 13.10.17 as per Royal mail
Date of acknowledgment: 18.10.17
Date money gone off account: 19.10.17
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 22.10.17
Biometrics done: 30.10.17
Date of approval: still waiting (((
Date of ceremony:

edmorex007 · Post by **edmorex007** » Tue Dec 05, 2017 12:31 am

Eligibility criteria: 5 years EEA + 1 year PR
Language criteria met: Life in the UK + IELTS B1
Nationality: Belgium
Method of application: NCS (JCAP) Uxbridge
Date of application: 23/10/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 25/10/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 01/11/2017
Date money gone off account: 31/10/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: received 03/11/2017, dated 31/10/2017
Biometrics done: 10/11/2017
Online Status : Reference number not recognised.
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 23/10/2017
Date passports received:

iammona · Post by **iammona** » Wed Dec 06, 2017 10:35 pm

Eligibility criteria: EEA PR 5 years
Language criteria met: UK Degree
Nationality: Romanian
Method of application: NCS Hamilton
Date of application: 24/10/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 26/10/2017
Date of acknowledgement letter: 06/11/2017 (dated 02/11/2017)
Date money gone off account: 02/11/2017 (08/11/2017 for passport)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 06/11/2017 (dated 02/11/2017)
Emailed NationalityBiometrics@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk that I am abroad for 3 weeks: 07/11/2017
Received reply to just wait for the second biometrics letter: 13/11/2017
Date of second letter requesting biometrics: 25/11/2017 (dated 23/11/2017)
Biometrics done: 27/11/2017
Date of approval: website says reference number not recognised
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 24/10/2017
Date passports received:

markz · Post by **markz** » Thu Dec 07, 2017 8:44 pm

Eligibility criteria: 5 years EEA + 1 year PR
Language criteria met: Life in the UK + trinity B1
Nationality: EU
Method of application: NCS (JCAP) Peterborough
Date of application: 26/10/2017
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 31/10/2017
Date of acknowledgement: e-mail:06/11/2017 letter: 8/11/17
Date money gone off account: 6/11/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: received 8/11/2017, dated 2/11/2017
Biometrics done: 09/11/2017
Online status: not recognised
Date of approval: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting
Date applied for passports: 26/10/2017
Date money gone off account: 09/11/2017
Date passports received:

Mian250 · Post by **Mian250** » Thu Dec 07, 2017 11:12 pm

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years Spouse Visa(BC)and ILR
Language criteria met: Life in the UK + UK Master, Degree
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: NCS Rutherglen (JCAP)
Date of application: 25/10/2017
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 31/10/2017 Date of acknowledgement: e-mail:06/11/2017
Date money gone off account: 6/11/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: received 8/11/2017, dated 3/11/2017
Biometrics done: 09/11/2017
Online status: Not Recognised
Date of approval: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting
Date applied for passports: 25/10/2017
Date money gone off account: 07/11/2017
Date passports received:

mehow · Post by **mehow** » Fri Dec 08, 2017 6:10 pm

Eligibility criteria: 8 years Residence + 1 year (EEA)PR.
Language criteria met: BSc degree + Life in the UK
Nationality: EEA
Method of application: NCS Wandsworth
Date of application: 28.10.2017
Payment method: cheque
Date of acknowledgment (email): 6.11.17
Date of acknowledgment (via post): 7.11.17
Date money gone off account: ---
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 7.11.17
Biometrics done: 8.11.17
Online Application Status: not recognised until 8.12.17

Online Application Status: Decided: 8.12.17
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:

RobinCzWa · Post by **RobinCzWa** » Fri Dec 08, 2017 8:55 pm

Eligibility criteria: 7 years, (incl. 2 years PR)
Language criteria met: IELTS B1 Speaking and Listening + LiUK
Nationality: EEA Polish
Method of application: Post
Date of application: 19/10/17
Payment method: Credit Card.
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 20/10/17
Date of acknowledgement (email): 31/10/2017
Date of acknowledgement letter : Dated: 30/10/2017, Received: 02/11/2017.
Date money gone off account: 30/10/17
Date of letter requesting biometrics: Dated : 30/10/2017 , Received: 02/11/2017 .
Biometrics done: 02/11/2017 .
Online Application Status: not recognised until 30/11
1) Awaiting Decision -
2) Decided - 30/11/2017 .
3) Updated Online - .

Date of approval: .
Letter of Approval: 1/12/2017 (Dated- 29/11/2017)
Letter of Ceremony: 8/12/2017 (Dated - 4/12/2017)
Date of ceremony: 9/1/2018.
Date applied for passport:
Date passport received:

markz · Post by **markz** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 4:01 pm

markz wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 07, 2017 8:44 pm
Eligibility criteria: 5 years EEA + 1 year PR
Language criteria met: Life in the UK + trinity B1
Nationality: EU
Method of application: NCS (JCAP) Peterborough
Date of application: 26/10/2017
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 31/10/2017
Date of acknowledgement: e-mail: 06/11/2017 letter: 8/11/17
Date money gone off account: 6/11/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: received 8/11/2017, dated 2/11/2017
Biometrics done: 09/11/2017
Date of approval: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting
Date applied for passports: 26/10/2017
Date money gone off account: 09/11/2017

CR001 · Post by **CR001** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 4:02 pm

hashimsabrie wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 08, 2017 10:02 pm
Hi I apply naturalisation in Halifax nationality check im waiting to postal office to take finger printer

Please post in the proper timeline format like everyone else.

romeo818 · Post by **romeo818** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 8:08 pm

Eligibility criteria:5 years EEA +1 year Permanent Residence
Language criteria met: MSc degree + Life in the UK
Nationality: EEA
Method of application: NCS Rutherglen
Date of application: 27.10.2017
Payment method: debit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 31.10.17 as per Royal mail
Date of acknowledgment: 6.11.17
Date money gone off account: 3.11.17
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 4.11.17
Biometrics done: 17.11.17
Date of approval: DECIDED on the 1.12.17, approval letter received 6.12.17
Date of ceremony: TBC

WakeWakeWake · Post by **WakeWakeWake** » Tue Dec 12, 2017 11:08 am

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 General 5 years + 1 Year ILR
Language Criteria: LIUK + UK Master's degree
Nationality: Latin American
Method of application: NCS + JCAP
Date of application: 26/10/2017
Payment method: Credit card
Online status: 'Not recognised' until website shut down
Date of acknowledgement email/letter: 03/11/2017
Date of debit of fees: 04/11/2017
Date of Biometric letter issued: 01/11/2017
Date of biometric letter received: 07/11/2017
Date Biometrics enrolled: 07/11/2017
Date on Approval letter: Awaiting
Date of receipt of approval: Awaiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Awaiting
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting
Date of Passport Application: 26/10/2017
Date of debit of fees: 08/11/2017
Date Passport to be received: Awaiting

politeGuy · Post by **politeGuy** » Tue Dec 12, 2017 7:16 pm

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Non EU + 1 year PR
Language criteria met: Life in the UK + NARIC Letter for Post Grad. in English
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 05/10/2017
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 12/10/2017
Date of acknowledgement: e-mail:12/10/2017 letter: 11/10/17
Date of letter requesting biometrics: received 14/10/2017, dated 11/10/2017
Biometrics done: 14/10/2017
Online status: waiting decision
Date of approval: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting
Date applied for passports: 05/10/2017
Date money gone off account: 12/10/2017
Date passports received:waiting

rolla1 · Post by **rolla1** » Tue Dec 12, 2017 7:38 pm

rolla1 wrote: ↑
Thu Nov 30, 2017 8:01 pm
Eligibility criteria: 5 years EEA + 1 year PR
Language criteria met: Life in the UK + Trinity B1
Nationality: EU
Method of application: By post
Date of application: 11/10/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: Friday 13/10/2017 good day to start
Date of acknowledgement: 24/10/2017 (one email for all 4 with single reference number)
Date money gone off accounts: 25/10/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: received 27/10/2017
Biometrics done: 28/10/2017
Online Status: awaiting a decision until page desperate on 08/12/2017
Date of approval: Approval letter received 12/12/2017 dated 08/12/2017
I urgently needed to travel and on 04/12/2017 requested my Passport back, it was sent with the other documents and the approval letter
Date of ceremony: TBC
Date applied for passports: not applied yet

additional circumstances :
4 Application sent together Family 2 adults + 2 kids (17y 4m and 12y)
1 Traffic offence - TS10, 3 penalty points from the Court 4 years ago (record already removed from DVLA)
Case should be quite standard, both employed with no gaps in the employment, all P60 and pay slips, kids school reports, PR granted for one and a half month again for 4 of us together.

hashimsabrie · Post by **hashimsabrie** » Wed Dec 20, 2017 9:20 pm

Eligibility criteria: years + 1 year PR (asylum seeker )
Language criteria met: Life in the UK + trinity B1
Nationality:Somalia
Method of application: NCS (JCAP) Halifax
Date of application: 08/12/2017
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 08/12/2017
Date of acknowledgement:15/12/2017 letter
Date money gone off account: 15/12/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: received 17/12/2017
Biometrics done: 20/12/2017
Date of approval: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting
Date applied for passports: 08/12/2017
Date money gone off account: 20/12/2017

hashimsabrie · Post by **hashimsabrie** » Thu Dec 21, 2017 12:22 am

Eligibility criteria: years + 1 year PR (asylum seeker )
Language criteria met: Life in the UK + trinity B1
Nationality:Somalia
Method of application: NCS (JCAP) Halifax
Date of application: 08/12/2017
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 08/12/2017
Date of acknowledgement:15/12/2017 letter
Date money gone off account: 15/12/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: received 17/12/2017
Biometrics done: 20/12/2017
Date of approval: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting
Date applied for passports: 08/12/2017
Date money gone off account: 20/12/2017

ichs12 · Post by **ichs12** » Thu Dec 21, 2017 3:24 pm

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year PR
Language criteria met: UK Masters degree + IELTS
Nationality: EEA
Method of application: NCS Wolverhampton
Date of application: 04/10/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 05/10/2017
Date of acknowledgement(email): 12/10/2017
Date money gone off account: 11/10/2017 For Passport : 17/10/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 18/10/2017 (received 21/10/2017)
Biometrics done: 21/10/2017
Online Status: awaiting a decision (last update 11.10.2017)
Date of approval: status appeared as 'decided' on the 8th of Dec. I've not been at home for a few days, so I don't know if the documents are already there.
Date when I was invited to attend the ceremony, by email (in response to an email I sent to my council): 21/12/2017
Date of ceremony: end of February
Date applied for passport: 04/10/2017 (JCAP)
Date passport received:

mdeterm · Post by **mdeterm** » Fri Dec 22, 2017 8:13 pm

mdeterm wrote: ↑
Tue Nov 21, 2017 3:07 pm
Eligibility criteria: EEA 5 years + 1 year PR
Language criteria met: Trinity College + Life in the UK
Nationality:EEA
Method of application: Private
Date of application:09/10/2017
Payment method:Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: Special delivery by 01:00pm-10/10/2017
Date of acknowledgement: Letter received 21/10/2017, dated 18/10/2017
Date money gone off account:19/10/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics:21/10/2017
Biometrics done:23/10/2017
Date of approval: 20/12/2017 Approval letter received 22/12/2017
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

rolla1 · Post by **rolla1** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 2:02 pm

rolla1 wrote: ↑
Tue Dec 12, 2017 7:38 pm
Eligibility criteria: 5 years EEA + 1 year PR
Language criteria met: Life in the UK + Trinity B1
Nationality: EU
Method of application: By post
Date of application: 11/10/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: Friday 13/10/2017 good day to start
Date of acknowledgement: 24/10/2017 (one email for all 4 with single reference number)
Date money gone off accounts: 25/10/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: received 27/10/2017
Biometrics done: 28/10/2017
Online Status: awaiting a decision until page desperate on 08/12/2017
Date of approval: Approval letter received 12/12/2017 dated 08/12/2017
I urgently needed to travel and on 04/12/2017 requested my Passport back, it was sent with the other documents and the approval letter
Date of ceremony invitation: received by post 23/12/2017 dated 13/12/2017 from HO with instructions to contact the local council in 21 days to arrange the ceremony (half of them already gone by delay in post)
Date of ceremony: TBC
Date applied for passports: not applied yet

additional circumstances :
4 Application sent together Family 2 adults + 2 kids (17y 4m and 12y)
1 Traffic offence - TS10, 3 penalty points from the Court 4 years ago (record already removed from DVLA)
Case should be quite standard, both employed with no gaps in the employment, all P60 and pay slips, kids school reports, PR granted for one and a half month again for 4 of us together.

politeGuy · Post by **politeGuy** » Sat Dec 30, 2017 5:38 pm

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Non EU + 1 year PR
Language criteria met: Life in the UK + NARIC Letter for Post Grad. in English
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 05/10/2017
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 12/10/2017
Date of acknowledgement: e-mail:12/10/2017 letter: 11/10/17
Date of letter requesting biometrics: received 14/10/2017, dated 11/10/2017
Biometrics done: 14/10/2017
Online status: Letter received on 30th Dec 2017 (was out of station may be post received on 29th as invitation from council was also delivered)
Date of approval: 15 Dec 2017
Date of ceremony: 20th Feb 2018
Date applied for passports: 05/10/2017
Date money gone off account: 12/10/2017
Date passports received:waiting

Wish all the best to all who are waiting for approval

ariskar · Post by **ariskar** » Mon Jan 01, 2018 7:11 pm

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Residence + 1 year (EEA)PR.
Language criteria met: Trinity College London B1.
Nationality: EEA (NWEURO8)
Method of application: NCS Dagenham
Date of application: 23/10/17
Payment method: Debit Card. Passport paid by postal order.
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 25/10/17
Date of acknowledgement (email): 01/11/17
Date of acknowledgement letter : Dated: 31/10/17, Received: 02/11/17.
Date money gone off account: 31/10/17 For Passport : (paid by postal order - JCAP)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: Dated : 14/11/17, Received: 21/11/17.
First biometric enrollment letter not received by 16/11/2017, emailed nationalitybiometrics@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk on 9/11/2017 - autoresponse promised reply within 10 working days, they replied on 14/11/17 that the first letter was posted on 31/10/17 and that a second letter would be posted on the same day 14/11/17. Second letter: 14/11/17 giving 15 working days deadline, received on 21/11/17
Biometrics done: 01/12/17.
Online Application Status: not available
1) Awaiting Decision - Email from 20/12/2017 mentions case had not been yet decided.
2) Decided - .
3) Updated Online - .
Changed address to different council area (City of Westminster) using online form: 27/12/2017

Date of approval: .
Letter of Approval: .(Dated- )
Letter of Ceremony: .(Dated- )
Date of ceremony: .
Date applied for passport: 23/10/2017 (JCAP)
Date HMPO acknowledgment SMS received: 04/11/17
Date passport received:

Bijuk · Post by **Bijuk** » Thu Jan 04, 2018 6:23 pm

Bijuk wrote: ↑
Tue Oct 10, 2017 7:18 pm
Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1 + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: UK MSC Degree
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS (JCAP)
Date of application: 29/09/2017
Payment method: Credit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 02/10/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 06/10/2017 by email
Date money gone off account: 05/10/2017 (passport payment -> 10/10/2017)
Date of letter requesting biometrics:letter received on 09/10/17 dated 05/10/2017
Biometrics done:10/10/2017
Date of approval: 19/12/2017 letter dated 12/12/2017
Date of ceremony:29/12/2017
Date applied for passports: 29/09/2107
Date passports received: 04/01/2018

it has been a long journey and this forum members/mods are the best

mrtau · Post by **mrtau** » Fri Jan 05, 2018 10:44 am

Eligibility criteria:ILR for 15 months
Language criteria met: UK masters degree
Nationality: Chinese
Method of application: Westminster NCS
Date of application:10/10/2017
Payment method:Debit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 14/10/17
Date of acknowledgement:19/10/17
Date money gone off account:18/10/17
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 19/10/17
Biometrics done: 23/10/17
Date of approval: TBC
Date of ceremony: TBC
Date applied for passports: TBC
Date passports received:TBC

balaach · Post by **balaach** » Fri Jan 05, 2018 9:21 pm

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1 + 4 years ILR
Language criteria met: Trinity College
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: NCS (JCAP) Brent
Date of application: 09/10/2017
Payment method: Credit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 10/10/2017 (ETA given by NCS)
Date of acknowledgement: 16/10/2017
Date money gone off account: 14/10/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 18/10/2017
Biometrics done: 21/10/2017
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 09/10/2017
Date passports received:

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