All done. Entire process from submitting the application via NDRS to receiving the passport took around 40 days.hari.s wrote: ↑Fri Dec 07, 2018 1:26 pmWe had our citizenship ceremony yesterday!hari.s wrote: ↑Fri Nov 02, 2018 2:51 pmMy wife and I lodged separate naturalisation applications at the same time. Posting timelines for both applications below.
Application 1:
Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year PR
Language Criteria: Trinity B1 + Life in the UK
Nationality: Indian (non-EU spouse of EU national)
Method of application: Online (NDRS + JCAP)
Date of application: 17 October 2018
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 18 October 2018
Date of debit of fees: 18 October 2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 17 October 2018
Date of biometric letter received: 17 October 2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 19 October 2018
Date of NDRS appointment: 29 October 2018
Date of Documents received by HO: 31 October 2018
Date on Approval letter: 20 November 2018
Date of receipt of approval: 29 November 2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 29 November 2018
Date of Ceremony: 6 December 2018 (private)
Date of JCAP Passport Application: 29 October 2018
Date of debit of fees: 17 November 2018
Date Passport received: 11 December 2018
Application 2:
Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year with DCPR
Language Criteria: Trinity B1 + Life in the UK
Nationality: Polish
Method of application: Online (NDRS + JCAP)
Date of application: 17 October 2018
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 18 October 2018
Date of debit of fees: 19 October 2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 17 October 2018
Date of biometric letter received: 17 October 2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 19 October 2018
Date of NDRS appointment: 30 October 2018
Date of Documents received by HO: 1 November 2018
Date on Approval letter: 27 November 2018
Date of receipt of approval: 5 December 2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 5 December 2018
Date of Ceremony: 6 December 2018 (private)
Date of JCAP Passport Application: 30 October 2018
Date of debit of fees: 18 November 2018
Date Passport received: 11 December 2018
Please see updated timelines above for both my and my wife's applications.
Officially British citizens now. Just waiting for our passports.
Thank you to all on this forum - every conversation has been such a help!
Good luck to all!