December 2018 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

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Will members please respect that this is a TIMELINE THREAD ONLY. Any question posts or discussions will be removed.

Could the November applicants please desist from posting in the December timeline topic and post in the November one please, this includes November applicants who applied on 30th November!!

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year PR
Language Criteria: UG/MSc Degree
Nationality : Portuguese
Method of application: Online + New Service
Date of application: 03/12/2018
Payment method: Online
Date of acknowledgement: 03/12/2018
Date of debit of fees: 03/12/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: N/A
Date of biometric letter received: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: New service appointment scheduled for 05/12/2018
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Wish me luck everyone!

Eligibility Criteria: 5 year work + 1 year ILR
Language Criteria: UK degree
Nationality : Non-EU
Method of application: Online + New service
Date of application: 2-Dec-2018
Payment method: Online
Date of acknowledgement: 3-Dec-2018
Date of debit of fees: 3-Dec-2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: N/A
Date of biometric letter received: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 4-Dec-2018
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Date of Passport Application:
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be received:

Eligibility criteria: 10 Year Long residency + 1year on ILR
Language Criteria: UK Masters Degree
Nationality : Non EU
Method of application: Online + New Service
Date of application: 01/12/2018
Payment method: Online
Date of acknowledgement: 03/12/2018
Date of debit of fees: 03/12/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued:
Date of biometric letter received:
Date Biometrics enrolled: 04/12/2018
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Date of Passport Application:
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be received:

Eligibility criteria: 5 years residency + 1 yr PR
Language Criteria: B6 & LINUKT
Nationality :Non-EU
Method of application:Online & Post
Date of application: 3-12-18
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 3-12-18
Date of debit of fees: 4-12-18
Date of Biometric letter issued: 3-12-18 (email)
Date of biometric letter received: 3-12-18 (email)
Date Biometrics enrolled: 4-12-18
Date HO received supporting documents: 5-12-18 (sent my supporting documents by post on 4-12-18)
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Eligibility criteria: 5 years residency + 1 yr PR
Language Criteria: IELTS
Nationality :Non-EU
Method of application:Online UKVI
Date of application: 7-12-18
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 10-12-18
Date of debit of fees: 7-12-18
Date of Biometric letter issued: N/A
Date of biometric letter received: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 7-12-18
Date HO received supporting documents: N/A
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Eligibility criteria: PR as Non-EU resident (1 year)
Language Criteria: UK degree
Nationality : Non EU
Method of application: UKVCAS online + UKVCAS premium lounge
Date of application: 12/12/2018
Payment method: Online Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 10/12/2018
Date of debit of fees: 08/12/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: N/A - UKVCAS appointment
Date of biometric letter received: N/A - UKVCAS appointment
Date Biometrics enrolled: 12/12/2018
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Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year (PR)
Language Criteria: LITUK + MA Degree British University
Nationality : EU - Romanian
Method of application: Online + New method (UKVCAS)
Date of application: 12/12/2018
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 13/12/2018 (email from UKVI)
Date of debit of fees: 14/12/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 12/12/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 12/12/2018 (email after submission)
Date Biometrics enrolled: 12/12/2018 (Same day appointment - £100 - Birmingham)
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Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year PR
Language Criteria: UK degree
Nationality: EU
Method of application: Online + UKVCAS
Date of application: 01/12/2018
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 03/12/2018
Date of debit of fees: 03/12/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued:
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Date Biometrics enrolled: 15/12/2018
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Eligibility criteria: Spouse of BC (ILR)
Language Criteria: Majority English Speaking Country exemption
Nationality : USA
Method of application: New system +UKVCAS
Date of application: 8.12.2018
Payment method: Online at application submission
Date of acknowledgement: 10.12.2018
Date of debit of fees: Online at application submission
Date of Biometric letter issued: N/A
Date of biometric letter received: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 11.12.2018 (UKVCAS appt)
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: awaiting
Date of debit of fees:awaiting
Date Passport to be received:awaiting

Eligibility criteria: Married to BC, ILE with 3 yrs in UK
Language: LITUK + Trinity B1
Nationality : Non EU
Method of application: Online + UKVCAS
Date of application: 10-12-2018
Date of acknowledgement: 11-12-2018 (email from UKVI)
Date of Biometric letter issued: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 17-12-2018
Date of UKVCAS appointment: 17-12-2018
Date of Documents received by HO: N/A
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Eligibility criteria: non eea
Language Criteria: b1
Nationality :Pakistan
Method of application: online + paper
Date of application:17/12/2018
Payment method: online 17/12/2018
Date of acknowledgement: 18/12/2018
Date of debit of fees: 19/12/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 17/12/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 18/12/2018
Date of document sent :18/12/2018
received: 19/12/2018
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Eligibility criteria: ILR + SPOUSE OF BC
Language Criteria: B1 Trinity + LIUK
Nationality : NON EU
Method of application: ONLINE (UKVCAS-SOPRA STERIA)
Date of application: 22.12.2018
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 24.12.2018
Date of debit of fees: 24.12.2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 28.12.2018 (UKVCAS)
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Route : EEA, 5y residence + 1y PR
Eligibility criteria : 10y residence + 4y PR
Language criteria : UK Degree
Nationality : EU
Method of Application : Online + "old" service
Date of application : 04/12/2018
Payment method : Debit Card
Acknowledgement date : 05/12/2018 (via email)
Date fees debited : 05/12/2018
Biometrics letter issue date : 04/12/2018 (online)
Biometrics letter receipt date : 04/12/2018 (online)
Date biometrics enrolled : 04/12/2018
Date supporting documents sent : 10/12/2018
Date supporting documents received : 11/12/2018
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Eligibility criteria: 4 Yrs Tier 1 + 1 yr Tier 2 + 1 Yr ILR
Language Criteria: LIUK+ UK NARIC
Nationality : INDIA
Method of application: Online + UKVCAS
Date of application: 20/12/21018
Payment method: Online Card
Date of acknowledgement: 24/12/2018
Date of debit of fees: 20/12/21018
Date of Biometric letter issued: N/A
Date of biometric letter received: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 27/12/2018 (Premium Service Appointment at UKVCAS London office)
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Eligibility criteria: ILR + SPOUSE OF BC
Language Criteria: LITUK + UK Degree
Nationality : NON EU
Method of application: ONLINE (UKVCAS)
Date of application: 05.12.2018
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 06.12.2018
Date of debit of fees: 06.12.2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 21.12.2018 (UKVCAS - Reading)
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Eligibility criteria: 5 years refugee + 1 year ILR
Language Criteria: LITUK + UK Degree
Nationality : NON EU
Method of application: ONLINE (UKVCAS)
Date of application: 19.12.2018
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement (email with case ID): 19.12.2018
Date of debit of fees: 19.12.2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 22.12.2018 (UKVCAS - Birmingham)
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Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
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Eligibility criteria: Non EEA PR (British Spouse)
Language Criteria: B1
Nationality : Indian
Method of application: NCS (managed to get appt. last minute)
Date of application: 27/12/2018 -
Received Application: 02/02/2019
Payment method: Credit Card
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Good Luck Everyone

Eligibility criteria: 10 years long residecny ILR plus 12 months
Language Criteria:MBA Degree (UK)
Nationality :non-eea
Method of application:Online (new service UKVCAS)
Date of application:28-12-2018
Payment method:Online
Date of acknowledgement:29-12-2018 (Via email)
Date of debit of fees:28-12-2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: N/a
Date of biometric letter received: N/a
Date Biometrics enrolled:08-01-2019 ( at croydon UKVCAS)
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:waiting
Date of debit of fees:waiting
Date Passport to be received:waiting

Good luck all

Eligibility criteria: ILR + 1 year
Language Criteria: UK University degree
Nationality : Non-EU
Method of application: Online + UKVCAS (new service)
Date of application: 19 December 2019
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 20 December 2019
Date of debit of fees: 19 December 2019
Date of Biometric letter issued: N/A
Date of biometric letter received: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 19 December 2019
Date on Approval letter: TBD
Date of receipt of approval: TBD
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: TBD
Date of Ceremony: TBD
Date of Passport Application: TBD
Date of debit of fees: TBD
Date Passport received: TBD

Route: 5 Year EEA + 1 Year PR
Eligibility criteria: 6 Years 3 Months residence (out of which PR 1 Year 3 Months)
Language criteria: UK Bachelor's Degree
Nationality: EU
Application route: Online (Ye olde service)
Application submitted: 30/12/2018 (just about to squeeze into December's thread )
Acknowledgement received: 31/12/2018 (email)
Payment method: Monzo Debit Card
Payment taken: 30/12/2018 (instantly with application submission)
Biometrics letter issued: 30/12/2018
Biometrics letter received: 30/12/2018 (instantly after application submission as pdf)
Biometrics enrolled: 31/12/2018 (via Post Office)
Supporting documents sent to HO: 03/01/2019 (Special Delivery 1pm)
Supporting documents received by HO: 04/01/2019
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Eligibility criteria: Spouse of British Citizen
Language Criteria: English speaking country exemption
Nationality : American
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 05/12/2018
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 06/12/2018
Date of debit of fees: 05/12/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 05/12/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 05/12/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 17/12/2018
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Eligibility criteria: ILR + SPOUSE OF BC
Language Criteria: LITUK + UK Degree
Nationality : NON EU
Method of application: ONLINE (UKVCAS)
Date of application: 02.12.2018
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 05.12.2018
Date of debit of fees: 05.12.2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 27.12.2018 (UKVCAS - Croydon)
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