Timeline for Tier 1 in literature

Hello friends! To help those applying for endorsement to the Arts Council, I'm posting my timeline here. I applied in the field of literature for the Exceptional Promise category.

I went through Stage One in the UK, and went home to the US to apply for Stage Two (I couldn't switch visas in country).

Stage One timeline:

Sent documents: October 30, 2018
Received email that documents were forwarded to Arts Council England: Nov 7
Notice of endorsement: December 10

Stage Two timeline (standard processing):

Application sent: December 18, 2018
Biometrics scheduled: December 21
Sent documents off: December 21
Documents arrived in New York (according to tracking): December 24
Confirmation email from the Home Office: December 27
Date the decision was made: January 14, 2019
Date passport was received: January 15

I hope this helps!