December 2016 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

[silverTR]

Booked ceremony date

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years Tier1G + 1 ILR
Language criteria met: Trinity Collage B1
Nationality: non-EEA National
Method of application: NCS Wadsworth Council
Date of application: 06/12/2016
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 08/12/2016
Date of acknowledgment: 19/12/2016
Date money gone off account: 16/12/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 16/12/2016 (Arrived 23/12/2016)
Biometrics done: 23/12/2016
Date of approval: 12/02/2017 (Received 21/02/2017)
Date of ceremony:06/03/2017
Date applied for passports: 06/12/2016 (joint application)
Date passports received:

[nova22]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years Tier1 + 1 Year Permanent Residence
Language criteria met: Masters Degree in UK
Nationality: Colombian
Method of application: (JCAP) Camden
Date of application: 14/12/2016
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: Unknown (sent by normal post instead of special delivery)
Date of acknowledgement: 22/12/2016 (email)
Date money gone off account: 21/12/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 23/12/2016
Biometrics done: 23/12/2016
Date of approval: Waiting
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 14/12/2016
Date passports received:

[garfield_the_junior]

Wait Goes On.......

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years + 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met: Proved during ILR post Sep'2013.
Method of application: NCS Redbridge (JCAP)
Date of application: 12/12/2016
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 15/12/2016
Date of acknowledgement: 20/12/2016
Date money gone off account: 19/12/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 22/12/2016 (dated 19/12/2016)
Biometrics done: 22/12/2016
Date of approval: awaiting
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 12/12/2016
Date passports received:

[bahadar]

Eligibility criteria: 6 years + 1. Year PR
Language criteria met: B1
Nationality: Non - EU
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 12 December/2016
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 13DEC/16
Date of acknowledgement: 19/December /2016
Date money gone off account: 16/December 2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 19/December
Biometrics done: 28 December 2017
Date of approval: ??

[bahadar]

Eligibility criteria: 6 years + 1. Year PR
Language criteria met: B1
Nationality: Non - EU
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 12 December/2016
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 13DEC/16
Date of acknowledgement: 19/December /2016
Date money gone off account: 16/December 2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 19/December
Biometrics done: 28 December 2017
Date of approval: ??
Date of ceremony???

Waiting for more than two months .

[mady555]

approved and booked ceremony, all the best! for those who are waiting.
Eligibility criteria: 5 Years Tier1 + 1 Year Permanent Residence
Language criteria met: based on ILR last year(degree taught in English)
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS Redbridge
Date of application: 07/12/2016
Payment method: Debit Card: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI:
Date of acknowledgement:
Date money gone off account: 13/12/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 15/12/2016 (received on 17/12/2016)
Biometrics done: 17/12/2016
Date of approval: 13/02/2017 (received on 21/02/2017)
Date of ceremony: 08/03/2017
Date applied for passports: 07/12/2016
Date passports received:

[wellwisher1928]

Alhamdulliah received approval letter today

Eligibility criteria: 5 years long stay + 12 months ILR
Language criteria met: UK NARIC
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: JCAP Barking council
Date of application: 02.12.16
Payment method: Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 06.12.16
Date of acknowledgement: 09.12.16 (Received 13.12.16)
Date money gone off account: 09.12.16
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 09.12.16 (Received 13.12.16)
Biometrics done: 14.12.16
Date of approval: 21.02.17 (Received 25.02.17)
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 02.12.16
Date passports received:

[VinGam]

Approval Update!!!!!!!
Thanks to everyone who answered all my questions!

Eligibility criteria: 5 years residence PR + 1
Language criteria met: GESE B1
Nationality: Italian
Method of application: NCS Southwark
Date of application: 16/12/2016
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 19/12/2016
Date of acknowledgement: 29/12/2016 (email)
Date money gone off account: 28/12/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: dated 28/12/2016 - Not sure when it arrived. I was on holiday.
Biometrics done: 11/01/2017
Date of approval: 21/02/2017 - Letter received 27-02-2017
Date of ceremony: 06-03-2017
Date applied for passports: 16/12/2016
Date passports received:

I know it's difficult to do but when you stop waiting for it, it arrives It happened to me twice (DCPR and Confirmation letter).

[lawallayoola2002]

Eligibility criteria:10 years Student and Post Study plus 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: MBA University of Wales
Nationality:Nigeria
Method of application:NCS
Date of application: 5/12/2016
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 6/12/2016
Date of acknowledgement: 12/12/2016
Date money gone off account:9/12/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics:12/12/2016
Biometrics done: 19/12/2016
Date of approval: 27/02/2017
Date of ceremony:29/03/2017
Date applied for passports:5/12/2016
Date passports received:

[LaLeLu85]

Approval letter received today - now waiting for the council to confirm the ceremony date.

Eligibility criteria: Married to British citizen & in U.k for 8.5 yrs
Language criteria met: BSc from a UK university
Nationality: German
Method of application: NCS West Sussex County Council
Date of application: 07/12/2016
Payment method: credit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 08/12/2016 (guessing)
Date of acknowledgement: 14/12/2016
Date money gone off account: 13/12/2016 (pending transaction)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 13/12/2016 (received 17/12/2016)
Biometrics done: 17/12/2016
Date of approval: 28/02/2017 (dated 21/02/2017)
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 07/12/2016
Date passports received:

[nova22]

UPDATE: Received letter from council with ceremony date!! Still waiting for approval letter from home office though

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years Tier1 + 1 Year Permanent Residence
Language criteria met: Masters Degree in UK
Nationality: Colombian
Method of application: (JCAP) Camden
Date of application: 14/12/2016
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: Unknown (sent by normal post instead of special delivery)
Date of acknowledgement: 22/12/2016 (email)
Date money gone off account: 21/12/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 23/12/2016
Biometrics done: 23/12/2016
Date of approval: 01/03/2017 (letter from council)
Date of ceremony: 29/03/2017
Date applied for passports: 14/12/2016
Date passports received:

[atikur]

[quote="simic"]Eligibility criteria: ILR (10 years long residency) + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: MBA from UK
Nationality: Bangladeshi
Method of application: NCS with Passport together from Dagenham and Barking Council, London
Date of application: 15th Dec 2016
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: Didn't check
Date of acknowledgement: 23rd December 2016
Date money gone off account: 23rd December 2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done: 23rd December 2016
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

[LaLeLu85]

Ceremony booked!

Eligibility criteria: Married to British citizen & in U.k for 8.5 yrs
Language criteria met: BSc from a UK university
Nationality: German
Method of application: NCS West Sussex County Council
Date of application: 07/12/2016
Payment method: credit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 08/12/2016 (guessing)
Date of acknowledgement: 14/12/2016
Date money gone off account: 13/12/2016 (pending transaction)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 13/12/2016 (received 17/12/2016)
Biometrics done: 17/12/2016
Date of approval: 28/02/2017 (dated 21/02/2017)
Date of ceremony: 15/03/2017
Date applied for passports: 07/12/2016
Date passports received:

[oluddemc]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years LR ILR + married to BC
Language criteria met: UK BSc degree
Nationality: Nigerian
Method of application: JCAP NCS Manchester
Date of application: 15/12/2016
Payment method: Credit card
Date of receipt by UKVI/HO: 16/12/2016 (Royal Mail tracking)
Date of acknowledgement: 28/12/2016 (Email)
Date money gone off account: 23/12/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 02/01/2017 (dated 23/12/2016)
Biometrics done: 03/01/2017
Date of approval: 03/03/2017 (Dated 20/02/2017)
Date of ceremony: 07/03/0217
Date applied for passports: 15/12/2016
Date passports received:

[wellwisher1928]

Update

Alhamdulliah received approval letter today

Eligibility criteria: 5 years long stay + 12 months ILR
Language criteria met: UK NARIC
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: JCAP Barking council
Date of application: 02.12.16
Payment method: Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 06.12.16
Date of acknowledgement: 09.12.16 (Received 13.12.16)
Date money gone off account: 09.12.16
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 09.12.16 (Received 13.12.16)
Biometrics done: 14.12.16
Date of approval: 21.02.17 (Received 25.02.17)
Date of ceremony: 09.03.17 (Private Book because no dates available till mid April and I am going on holidays in april)
Date applied for passports: 02.12.16
Date passports received:

[Kaalo1980]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years RC + 1 year PR card
Language criteria met: trinity college and LIUK
Nationality:non eu
Method of application:NCS Brent
Date of application: 22/12/2016
Payment method: credit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI:
Date of acknowledgement:06/01/2017
Date money gone off account:05/01/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics:06/01/2016
Biometrics done:10/01/2017
Date of approval:waiting
Date of ceremony:waiting
Date applied for passports:22/12/2016
Date passports received:

[VinGam]

Ceremony done yesterday.

Eligibility criteria: 5 years residence PR + 1
Language criteria met: GESE B1
Nationality: Italian
Method of application: NCS Southwark
Date of application: 16/12/2016
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 19/12/2016
Date of acknowledgement: 29/12/2016 (email)
Date money gone off account: 28/12/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: dated 28/12/2016 - Not sure when it arrived. I was on holiday.
Biometrics done: 11/01/2017
Date of approval: 21/02/2017 - Letter received 27/02/2017
Date of ceremony: 06/03/2017
Date applied for passports: 16/12/2016
Date passports received: Waiting

Date application to Biometric = 14 Days (Christmas plus my holidays)
From Biometrics to Approval date = 41 days
From Approval Date to Letter received = 6 days
From Letter received to Ceremony = 7 days
From Ceremony to Passport Received = Waiting

Total till now since Date of Application = 81 days

[VinGam]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years residence PR + 1
Language criteria met: GESE B1
Nationality: Italian
Method of application: NCS Southwark
Date of application: 16/12/2016
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 19/12/2016
Date of acknowledgement: 29/12/2016 (email)
Date money gone off account: 28/12/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: dated 28/12/2016 - Not sure when it arrived. I was on holiday.
Biometrics done: 11/01/2017
Date of approval: 21/02/2017 - Letter received 27/02/2017
Date of ceremony: 06/03/2017
Date applied for passports: 16/12/2016
SMS From HMPO received: 08/03/2017
Date passports received: Waiting

Date application to Biometric = 14 Days (Christmas plus my holidays)
From Biometrics to Approval date = 41 days
From Approval Date to Letter received = 6 days
From Letter received to Ceremony = 7 days
From Ceremony to Passport Received = Waiting

Total till now since Date of Application = 82 days

[Madison50]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years residency + 1 year old EEA PR Certificate
Language criteria met: UK Degree
Nationality: Spanish
Method of application: NCS (JCAP)
Date of application: 31/12/2016
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 05/01/2017 (or 09/01/2017, NCS mixed the tracking number)
Date of acknowledgement: 13/01/2017 (email) 16/01/2017 (letter)
Date money gone off account: 12/01/2017 (reserved)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 16/01/2017
Biometrics done: 20/01/2017
Date of approval: 01/03/2017 (received 11/03/2017, invitation letter pending)
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 31/12/2016
Date passport money taken from account: 16/01/2017
Date passports received:

[randomhero594175]

Hello Everyone Alhamdule Allah one more approval. Find it my duty to post that update. Good Luck everyone..

Eligibility criteria: Residence permit 5 year + 12 Months PR
Language criteria met: UK Degree
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: JCAP
Date of application: 14/12/2016
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 15/12/2016
Date of acknowledgement: Don't Exactly Remember
Date money gone off account: Some time in December
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 22/12/2016
Biometrics done: 23/12/2016
Date of approval: 03/03/2017 Letter arrived 11/3/2017
Date of ceremony: (Will be booking my ceremony on Monday
Date applied for passports: 14/12/2016
Date passports received:

[atikur]

Eligibility criteria: ILR (10 years long residency) + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: MBA from UK
Nationality: Bangladeshi
Method of application: NCS with Passport together from Dagenham and Barking Council, London
Date of application: 15th Dec 2016
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: Didn't check
Date of acknowledgement: 23rd December 2016
Date money gone off account: 23rd December 2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done: 23rd December 2016
Date of approval: 11th March 2017
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

[julianjc23]

Eligibility criteria: Student+ 5 Years Tier 2+ 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: UK Masters Degree+ IELTS B1
Nationality:Indian
Method of application: NCS (Liverpool)
Date of application:29/12/2016
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI:03/01/2017
Date of acknowledgement:09/01/2017 (Email- 10/01/2017, Letter Received-12/01/2017)
Date money gone off account:09/01/2017 (Passport-10/01/2017)
Date of letter requesting biometrics:09/01/2017 (Received- 12/01/2017)
Biometrics done:13/01/2017
Date of approval: 01/03/2017 (Received- 11/03/2017)
Date of ceremony:26/03/2017 (Received - 11/03/2017)
Date applied for passports:29/12/2016
Date passports received:

[VinGam]

FINAL UPDATE!!!!!

Eligibility criteria: 5 years residence PR + 1
Language criteria met: GESE B1
Nationality: Italian
Method of application: NCS Southwark
Date of application: 16/12/2016
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 19/12/2016
Date of acknowledgement: 29/12/2016 (email)
Date money gone off account: 28/12/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: dated 28/12/2016 - Not sure when it arrived. I was on holiday.
Biometrics done: 11/01/2017
Date of approval: 21/02/2017 - Letter received 27/02/2017
Date of ceremony: 06/03/2017
Date applied for passports: 16/12/2016
SMS From HMPO received: 08/03/2017
Date passports received: 13/03/2017 (Attempted the 10/03/2017 and rescheduled.)

Date application to Biometric = 14 Days (Christmas plus my holidays)
From Biometrics to Approval date = 41 days
From Approval Date to Letter received = 6 days
From Letter received to Ceremony = 7 days
From Ceremony to Passport Received = 7 day (arrived after 4 days but I wasn't at home)

Total till now since Date of Application = 87 days

I would like to say thanks to all the people in this forum who helped me completing this journey.

Thanks to all of you.

[Angie77]

Update 3
Happy days! Thanks god!

Eligibility criteria: 5 years RC + 1 year PRC
Language criteria met: Trinity college
Nationality: Brazilian
Method of application: NCS West Lothian
Date of application: 22/12/2016
Payment method: Credit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: unknown
Date of acknowledgement:04/01 (by email) 05/01(letter)
Date money gone off account:04/01
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 05/01 dated 03/01
Biometrics done: 06/01
Date of approval:27/02 (received on 13) I don't understand why it took 2 weeks to arrive!
Date of ceremony:29/03
Date applied for passports: 22/12/2016
Date passports received:

[oluddemc]

Final Update!

Eligibility criteria: 10 years LR ILR + married to BC
Language criteria met: UK BSc degree
Nationality: Nigerian
Method of application: JCAP NCS Manchester
Date of application: 15/12/2016
Payment method: Credit card
Date of receipt by UKVI/HO: 16/12/2016 (Royal Mail tracking)
Date of acknowledgement: 28/12/2016 (Email)
Date money gone off account: 23/12/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 02/01/2017 (dated 23/12/2016)
Biometrics done: 03/01/2017
Date of approval: 03/03/2017 (Dated 20/02/2017)
Date of ceremony: 07/03/0217
Date applied for passports: 15/12/2016
SMS from HMPO: 11/03/2017
Date passports received: 14/03/2017