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imnewhere
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by imnewhere » Wed May 04, 2016 4:22 pm
imnewhere wrote:imnewhere wrote:UPDATE - Passport fee deducted
imnewhere wrote:Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year
Language criteria met: U.K degree
Method of application: JCAP
Date of application: 06/04/16
Payment method: debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 07/04/16 ( Royal mail tracking)
Date of acknowledgement: 29/04/16 ( dated 27/04/16)
Date money gone off account:27/04/16
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 30/04/16 ( dated 27/04/16)
Biometrics done: 30/04/16
Date of approval: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting
Passport fee deducted: 03/04/16
Date applied for passports:06/04/16
Date passports received:
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imnewhere
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by imnewhere » Wed May 04, 2016 4:38 pm
UPDATE - Passport fee deducted
[quote="imnewhere"]Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year
Language criteria met: U.K degree
Method of application: JCAP
Date of application: 06/04/16
Payment method: debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 07/04/16 ( Royal mail tracking)
Date of acknowledgement: 29/04/16 ( dated 27/04/16)
Date money gone off account:27/04/16
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 30/04/16 ( dated 27/04/16)
Biometrics done: 30/04/16
Date of approval: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting
Passport fee deducted: 03/05/16
Date applied for passports:06/04/16
Date passports received:
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Manchester1
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by Manchester1 » Wed May 04, 2016 9:07 pm
UPDATE - BIOMETRIC COMPLETED
Eligibility criteria: 5 years TIER1 GENERAL + 1 year ILR
Applied for self + wife + dependent child
Language criteria met: LIUK + English Language (degree taught in english abroad) + Calculator points print
Method of application: NCS Trafford Council (JCAP)
Date of application: 01/04/2016
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 05/04/2016
Date of acknowledgement :27/07/2016
Date money gone off account:25/04/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 29/04/2016
Biometrics done: 03/05/2016
Date of approval :Waiting
Date of ceremony : Waiting
Date applied for passports :01/04/2016 JCAP Scheme
Date passports received :
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cmm13
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by cmm13 » Thu May 05, 2016 11:59 am
Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year
Language criteria met: LIUK + CEFR B1
Method of application: JCAP
Date of application: 12/04/16
Payment method: credit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 13/04/16 (Royal mail tracking)
Date of acknowledgement: waiting
Date money gone off account: 05/05/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: waiting
Biometrics done: waiting
Date of approval: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting
Passport fee deducted: waiting
Date applied for passports: 12/04/16
Date passports received: waiting
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pebb1ee
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by pebb1ee » Thu May 05, 2016 12:13 pm
Updates:
pebb1ee wrote:Eligibility criteria: 5 years TIER1 GENERAL + 1 year ILR
Applied for myself
Language criteria met: LIUK + UK Degree
Method of application: NCS Weybridge
Date of application: 14/04/2016
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: Waiting
Date of acknowledgement :Waiting
Date money gone off account: 05/05/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: Waiting
Biometrics done: Waiting
Date of approval :Waiting
Date of ceremony : Waiting
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damoslim
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by damoslim » Thu May 05, 2016 2:07 pm
UPDATE
damoslim wrote:Eligibility criteria: 5 years TIER1 GENERAL + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: New Zealand national
Nationality: New Zealander
Method of application: NCS Islington (JCAP)
Date of application: 8/04/2016
Payment method: Credit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 11/04/2016
Date of acknowledgement: 05/05/2016 (email)
Date money gone off account: 29/04/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: waiting
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:
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misskato
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by misskato » Thu May 05, 2016 7:45 pm
Eligibility criteria: Ancestry for 5 years + 1 ILR
Language criteria met: Australian national
Nationality: Australian
Method of application: NCS (Lewisham)
Date of application: 11/4/16
Payment method: debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: DX tracking 12/4/16
Date of acknowledgement: email 4/5/16, letter 5/5/16 (dated 28/4/16)
Date money gone off account: 29/4/16
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 5/5/16 (dated 3/5/16)
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:
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zimchic
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by zimchic » Thu May 05, 2016 9:17 pm
UPDATE email acknowledgement 05/05/2016
zimchic wrote:ligibility criteria: 11years continuous res+ 1yr ILR
Language criteria met: Life in the UK test
Nationality: Zimbabwean
Method of application: Royal Mail recorded
Date of application:07/04/2016
Payment method:credit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 11/04/2016
Date of acknowledgement:05/05/2016
Date money gone off account: 03/05/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics:waiting
Biometrics done: waiting
Date of approval: waiting
Date of ceremony:waiting
Date applied for passports:waiting
Date passports received:waiting
Note from moderator CR001 : You do realise that you have to do your biometric enrollment again. They don't use your previous one. They will send you a letter to enroll them at the Post Office.
Reply from zimchic :No didn't realise I have to do it again , I didn't complete the section for the biometric as I thought I had it done and send this in with my biometric letter, it's so confusing and hope they don't reject my application because of this
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natasapmk
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by natasapmk » Fri May 06, 2016 11:42 am
natasapmk wrote:natasapmk wrote:natasapmk wrote:Eligibility criteria: 5 years residence as a spouse of an EEA Member + 1yr PR
Language criteria met: Life in the UK + Trinity College B1
Nationality: Macedonian
Method of application: NCS Sutton (Joint application)
Date of application: 08/04/16
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 12/04/16-Tracking Services
Date of acknowledgement by email : never received
Date of acknowledgement by post:letter dated 03/03/15.Received on 05/05/16
Date money gone off account: 28/04/16
Date of letter requesting biometrics: letter dated 03/03/15.Received on 05/05/16
Biometrics done: 06/05/16
Date of approval:TBC
Date of ceremony:TBC
Date applied for passports: 08/04/2016
Date Passport fees taken : TBC
Date passports received:TBC
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zed.
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by zed. » Fri May 06, 2016 11:50 am
zed. wrote:
Eligibility criteria: British National (Overseas)
Language criteria met: N/A
Nationality: British National (Overseas)
Method of application: Form B(OS). Posted via courier to Liverpool
Date of application: 01/04/2016
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 04/04/2016
Date of acknowledgement: Waiting
Date money gone off account: Bank declined fee payment transaction on 29/04/2016 because it was from outside Australia

Date of letter requesting payment: Waiting
Date of letter requesting biometrics: Waiting
Biometrics done: Waiting
Date of approval: Waiting
Date of ceremony: Waiting
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cmm13
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by cmm13 » Fri May 06, 2016 1:12 pm
*** UPDATE ***
Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year
Language criteria met: LIUK + CEFR B1
Method of application: JCAP
Date of application: 12/04/16
Payment method: credit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 13/04/16 (Royal mail tracking)
Date of acknowledgement: 06/05/2016 (e-mail)
Date money gone off account: 05/05/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: waiting
Biometrics done: waiting
Date of approval: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting
Passport fee deducted: waiting
Date applied for passports: 12/04/16
Date passports received: waiting
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garry_kay1
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by garry_kay1 » Fri May 06, 2016 2:05 pm
Eligibility criteria: 5 Years Tier 1 + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: Degree from US
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: Council service (Bracknell) - joint passport & citizenship application
Date of application: 8 Apr 2016
Payment method: Credit card
Date of receipt by UKBA:
Date of acknowledgement: 29 Apr 2016
Date money gone off account: 27 Apr 2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics sent: 29 Apr 2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics received: 5 May 2016
Biometrics done: 6 May 2016
Date of approval: Waiting
Date of ceremony: Waiting
Date applied for passports: Waiting
Date passports received: Waiting
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searoze
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by searoze » Sat May 07, 2016 5:52 pm
UPDATE
Eligibility criteria: Long residence + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: UK Degree
Nationality: Pakistan
Method of application: NCS (Newcastle)
Date of application: 12/04/ 2016
Payment method: Card payment
Date of receipt by UKBA: 14/04/2016
Date of acknowledgement: 07/05/2016 (Acknowledgement and biometrics letter in same envelop)
Date money gone off account: 05/05/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 07/05/2016
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:
Mistakes are the portals of discovery.
Please correct me if am wrong
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zimchic
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by zimchic » Sat May 07, 2016 6:42 pm
UPDATE confirmation letter, email and biometrics
zimchic wrote:ligibility criteria: 11years continuous res+ 1yr ILR
Language criteria met: Life in the UK test
Nationality: Zimbabwean
Method of application: Royal Mail recorded
Date of application:07/04/2016
Payment method:credit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 11/04/2016
Date of acknowledgement: email 05/05/2016 letter 06/05/2016
Date money gone off account: 03/05/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 06/05/2016
Biometrics done: 07/05/2016
Date of approval: waiting
Date of ceremony:waiting
Date applied for passports:waiting
Date passports received:waiting
Note from moderator CR001 : You do realise that you have to do your biometric enrollment again. They don't use your previous one. They will send you a letter to enroll them at the Post Office.
Reply from zimchic :No didn't realise I have to do it again , I didn't complete the section for the biometric as I thought I had it done and send this in with my biometric letter, it's so confusing and hope they don't reject my application because of this
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SUMEETJ
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by SUMEETJ » Mon May 09, 2016 9:49 am
Eligibility criteria: 5 Years + 1yr ILR
Language criteria met: Life in the UK test + Overseas Master's Degree
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS (Wokingham)
Date of application:14/04/2016
Payment method:credit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 15/04/2016
Date of acknowledgement: Letter dated 02/05/2016 received on 05/05/2016
Date money gone off account: 02/05/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: Letter dated 02/05/2016 received on 05/05/2016
Biometrics done: 05/05/2016
Date of approval: waiting
Date of ceremony:waiting
Date applied for passports: Not applied yet
Date passports received:Not Applicable
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neal7887
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by neal7887 » Mon May 09, 2016 11:19 am
neal7887 wrote:Eligibility criteria: Work Permit ( 5 years) + 1.5 years ILR
Language criteria met: IELTS B1 exam + Life in the UK
Nationality: India
Method of application: Solicitor
Date of application: 05/04/2016
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA:
Date of acknowledgement:29/04/2016
Date money gone off account:29/04/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics:29/04/2016
Biometrics done:06/05/2016
Date of approval:Awaiting,,
Date of ceremony:Awaiting,,
Date applied for passports:Awaiting,,
Date passports received:Awaiting,,
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cmm13
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by cmm13 » Mon May 09, 2016 11:46 am
*** UPDATE - Acknowledgement letter + Biometrics
Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year
Language criteria met: LIUK + CEFR B1
Method of application: NCS / JCAP
Date of application: 12/04/16
Payment method: credit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 13/04/16 (Royal mail tracking)
Date of acknowledgement: 06/05/2016 (e-mail), 07/05/2016 (post)
Date money gone off account: 05/05/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: , received 07/05/2016 (dated 05/05/2016)
Biometrics done: 07/05/2016
Date of approval: ...waiting...
Date of ceremony: ...waiting...
Passport fee deducted: ...waiting...
Date applied for passports: 12/04/16
Date passports received: ...waiting...
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Freeman16
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by Freeman16 » Mon May 09, 2016 12:42 pm
Eligibility criteria: 10 years + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met previously in ILR application
Method of application: NCS Wandsworth (JCAP)
Date of application: 07/04/2016
Date of receipt by UKBA: 08/04/2016
Date of debit of fees: 28/04/2016
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 04/05/2016 (dated 29/04/2016)
Requested biometric: 29/04/2016
Biometric enrolled: 07/05/2016
Date of receipt of approval: not yet
Date of Ceremony: not yet
Date applied for passport: 07/04/2016
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plc22ans
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by plc22ans » Tue May 10, 2016 2:34 pm
Eligibility Criteria: 5 years + 1 year permanent residence EEA family member
English Requirement: Life In UK + MSc Cass Business School
Current Nationality: Brazilian
Process of Application: NCS (Kensington & Chelsea London)
Date of Application: 27/04/2016
Date of Received by Home office: 28/04/2016
Payment Method: Credit card (£1,236)
Fee Debit Home Office: Waiting
Date of Acknowledgement: Waiting
Biometric Letter Received: Waiting
Biometric Given to Post Office: Waiting
Date Of Approval: Waiting
Date Of Ceremony: Waiting
Date of Passport Application: Waiting
Passport Received: Waiting
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bclark739
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by bclark739 » Wed May 11, 2016 9:59 am
Eligibility criteria: 3 year ILR + Married to BC
Language criteria met: Native Speaker
Nationality: New Zealander
Method of application: NCS Reading
Date of application: 28/04/2016
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 03/05/2016
Date of acknowledgement: TBA
Date money gone off account: TBA
Date of letter requesting biometrics: TBA
Biometrics done: TBA
Date of approval: TBA
Date of ceremony: TBA
Date applied for passports:28/04/2016
Date passports received:TBA
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cmm13
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by cmm13 » Thu May 12, 2016 11:20 am
*** UPDATE - Passport fee deducted
Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year
Language criteria met: LIUK + CEFR B1
Method of application: NCS / JCAP
Date of application: 12/04/2016
Payment method: credit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 13/04/2016 (Royal mail tracking)
Date of acknowledgement: 06/05/2016 (e-mail), 07/05/2016 (post)
Date money gone off account: 05/05/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: received 07/05/2016 (dated 05/05/2016)
Biometrics done: 07/05/2016
Date of approval: ...waiting...
Date of ceremony: ...waiting...
Passport fee deducted: 11/05/2016
Date applied for passports: 12/04/2016
Date passports received: ...waiting...
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plc22ans
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by plc22ans » Thu May 12, 2016 2:06 pm
plc22ans wrote:Eligibility Criteria: 5 years + 1 year permanent residence EEA family member
English Requirement: Life In UK + MSc Cass Business School
Current Nationality: Brazilian
Process of Application: NCS (Kensington & Chelsea London)
Date of Application: 27/04/2016
Date of Received by Home office: 28/04/2016
Payment Method: Credit card (£1,236)
Fee Debit Home Office: 12/05/2016
Date of Acknowledgement: Waiting
Biometric Letter Received: Waiting
Biometric Given to Post Office: Waiting
Date Of Approval: Waiting
Date Of Ceremony: Waiting
Date of Passport Application: Waiting
Passport Received: Waiting
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Delicious
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by Delicious » Fri May 13, 2016 12:34 am
Eligibility criteria: 5yr Tier 1 +1yr ILR
Language criteria met: Degree cert used with ILR after 2013
Method of Application: NCS Dudley
Date of Application: 5th of April
Date received by HO: 6th April
Date of acknowledgement: email on the 25th of April, letter dated 25th received on the 28th of April.
Date money gone off account: ( card payment declined initially, another payment slip received on 28th of April sent off immediately. Payment finally deducted on the 12th of May)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: received 28th April, dated 25th April
Biometrics done: 30th April
Date of Approval: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting
Date applied for passport:
Date passport received:
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keano
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by keano » Fri May 13, 2016 9:00 am
Finally got my letter...
keano wrote:
Eligibility criteria: Ancestry visa 5 years + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: Citizen of majority English speaking country
Nationality: New Zealand
Method of application: NCS Manchester
Date of application: 11/04/2016
Payment method: Credit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: NCS never gave me a tracking number
Date of acknowledgement: Letter dated 29/04/2016, received 12/05/16
Date money gone off account: 29/04/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 09/05/2016, received 12/05/16
Biometrics done: 13/05/2016
Date of approval: TBC
Date of ceremony: TBC
Date applied for passports: TBC
Date passports received: TBC
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ForYourInfo
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by ForYourInfo » Fri May 13, 2016 1:33 pm
ForYourInfo wrote:Eligibility criteria: 7 yrs ILR
Language criteria met: PhD from UK university + Life in the UK
Nationality: Malaysia
Method of application: NCS Trafford (JCAP)
Date of application: 11/04/2016
Payment method: Credit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 12/04/2016
Date of acknowledgement:
Date money gone off account: 03/05/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 10/05/2016 (Received: 12/05/2016)
Biometrics done: 13/05/2016
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 11/04/2016
Date passports received: