Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[eukg]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 18.5yrs + Permanent Residency since 2003
Criteria Met: Life in UK Test Pass + Language Test Grade B1 Pass
Nationality: EU Belgian
Method of application: Postal - Self
Date of send: 23.2.2017
Date of receipt by UKVI: 24.2.2017
Date of debit of fees: 1.3.2017
Date of acknowledgement: 2.3.2017 (email) letter dated 1.3.2017, letter received 4.3.2017
Biometric request date: letter dated 1.3.2017, letter received 4.3.2017
Date Biometrics done: 4.3.2017
Date of receipt of approval: letter dated 18.5.2017, letter received 22.5.2017
Date of Ceremony: letter dated 26.5.2017, ceremony date 8.6.2017

Will do Passport updates after ceremony.

[sehzade_mustafa]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years PR + 5 years
Language Criteria: Trinity College B1
Nationality: Turkish
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 17/03/2017
Date of receipt by UKVI: 23/03/2017
Date of Bio metric letter issued: 05/04/2017
Date of biometric letter received: 01/04/2017
Date Biometrics enrolled: 05/04/2017
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of cermony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application: 17/03/2017 (NCS)
Date Passport received:

[blacksky200]

Starting to track a new application

Eligibility criteria: 10 years Long residence + 2 year PR
Language criteria met: UK Degree and Masters - Life in the UK
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS Bromley (JCAP)
Date of application: 17/05/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 18/05/2017 (guessing)
Date of acknowledgement: waiting
Date money gone off account: 29/05/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: waiting
Biometrics done: waiting
Date of approval: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting
Date applied for passports: JCAP along with naturalisation
Date passports received: waiting

[blacksky200]

Co-incidently already had an update.

Starting to track a new application

Eligibility criteria: 10 years Long residence + 2 year PR
Language criteria met: UK Degree and Masters - Life in the UK
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS Bromley (JCAP)
Date of application: 17/05/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 18/05/2017 (guessing)
Date of acknowledgement: 30/05/2017 (by email)
Date money gone off account: 30/05/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: waiting
Biometrics done: waiting
Date of approval: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting
Date applied for passports: JCAP along with naturalisation
Date passports received: waiting

[elenaskye]

FINAL UPDATE

Application Timeline

Eligibility criteria: 5 yrs Entrepreneur Visa T1 +1 yr ILR
Language Criteria: University Degree BAHons + (life in the UK test)
Nationality - NON-EU Russian
Method of application: NCS ( Kensington and Chelsea)
Date of application: 01/02/2017
Date of debit of fees: 02/02/2017
Date of receipt by UKVI: 02/02/2017
Date of Bio metric letter issued: 06/02/2017
Date of biometric letter received: 08/02/2017
Date Biometrics enrolled: 09/02/2017
Date on Approval letter: 02/05/2017
Date of receipt of approval:10/05/2017
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 10/05/2017
Date of Ceremony: 07/06/2017 (called to arrange private Ceremony sooner)
Date of Private Ceremony: 15/05/2017
Date Passport received: 22/05/2017
OVERALL TIME FROM APPLICATION TO APPROVAL 3 MONTHS

[eukg]

Application Timeline - FINAL UPDATE
Eligibility criteria: 18.5yrs + Permanent Residency since 2003
Criteria Met: Life in UK Test Pass + Language Test Grade B1 Pass
Nationality: EU Belgian
Method of application: Postal - Self
Date of send: 23.2.2017
Date of receipt by UKVI: 24.2.2017
Date of debit of fees: 1.3.2017
Date of acknowledgement: 2.3.2017 (email) letter dated 1.3.2017, letter received 4.3.2017
Biometric request date: letter dated 1.3.2017, letter received 4.3.2017
Date Biometrics done: 4.3.2017
Date of receipt of approval: letter dated 18.5.2017, letter received 22.5.2017
Date of Ceremony: 8.6.2017

Good luck everyone, once I have completed the ceremony I will then apply for my passport and will update in that topic!

[chandugani]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (3yr BC spouse)
Language Criteria:Life in the UK + NARIC
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 20/02/2017
Date of receipt by UKVI: 27/02/2017
Method of Payment: Card
Date of debit of fees: 27/02/2017
Date of acknowledgment issued: email on 27/02/2017
Date of Bio metric letter issued:
Date of receipt of acknowledgment:
Date of biometric letter received:
Date Biometrics enrolled:
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval: 12/05/2017
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 24/05/2017
Delayed ceremony by choice:
Passport Application (online):
Passport Received:waiting

[rzagreckaite]

Eligibility criteria: 8 year residency with PR card
Language criteria met: BSc degree in UK
Nationality: EEA - Latvian
Method of application: Myself - special next day delivery
Date of application: 7/02/2017
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 8/02/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 14/02/2017 (Email)
Date money gone off account: 13/02/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 22/02/17 (Dated 13/02/17)
Biometrics done: 23/02/17
Letter asking for additional documents: 15/04/17 (Dated 10/04/17)
Additional documents sent: 18/04/17 (Guaranteed next day delivery)
Date of approval +documents received: 25/04/2017 (Dated 21/04/2017)
Date of ceremony: 17/05/2017
Date applied for passports: 17/05/2017
Date passport money gone off account:
Date passports received:

Hi I was wondering did you have to wait 12 months with your permanent residence card before applying?

[blacksky200]

Update:

Starting to track a new application

Eligibility criteria: 10 years Long residence + 2 year PR
Language criteria met: UK Degree and Masters - Life in the UK
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS Bromley (JCAP)
Date of application: 17/05/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 18/05/2017 (guessing)
Date money gone off account: 29/05/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 30/05/2017 (by email) and 01/06/2017 (by post)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 01/06/2017 (letter dated 29/05/2017)
Biometrics done: waiting
Date of approval: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting
Date applied for passports: JCAP along with naturalisation
Date passports received: waiting

[eldark]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years Tier 1 + 4 year ILR
Nationality: Kazakhstan
Language requirement: Trinity College GESE Grade 5
Method of application: NCS Tower Hamlets
Date of application: 06/02/2017
Date of email receipt by UKV&I: 13/02/2017
Date of debit of fees: 13/02/2017
Date of acknowledgement letter: 10/02/2017 (received 15/02/2017)
Date of biometric letter : 10/02/2017 (received 15/02/2017)
Biometric enrolled at the post office: 17/02/2017
Date of approval letter: 30/05/2017 (received 02/06/2017)
Date of ceremony: TBC (waiting for invitation letter)

[vin1983]

Language criteria met: LITUK + ILR applied post oct 2013
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS + Passport separately
Date of application: 15/02/17
Payment method: Card
Date of receipt by UKVI/HO: 20/02/17
Date of acknowledgement: 20/02/17
Date money gone off account:18/02/17
Date of letter requesting biometrics:20/02/17
Biometrics done:21/02/17
Date of approval: 01/5/17
Date of ceremony: 17/5/17
Date applied for passports: 17/05/17
Date passport fee taken: 22/05/17
Date of interview: 01/06/17
Date passports received:05/6/17

[blacksky200]

Update:

Eligibility criteria: 10 years Long residence + 2 year PR
Language criteria met: UK Degree and Masters - Life in the UK
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS Bromley (JCAP)
Date of application: 17/05/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 18/05/2017 (guessing)
Date money gone off account: 29/05/2017 Passport: 01/06/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 30/05/2017 (by email) and 01/06/2017 (by post)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 01/06/2017 (letter dated 29/05/2017)
Biometrics done: 06/06/2017
Date of approval: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting
Date applied for passports: JCAP along with naturalisation
Date passports received: waiting

[adina009]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5yr + 4yr ILR
Method of application: NCS Kensington and Chelsea (Joint with Passport)
Date of receipt by UKBA: 14/02/2017
Date of debit of fees: 17/02/2017
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Dated 17/02/2017, Received 21/02/2017
Date of receipt of approval: Dated 02/05/2017, Received 15/05/2017
Date of Ceremony: 23/05/2017
Passport received: 30/05/2017

[tariq4u]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: B1 and life in UK
Nationality: non EU
Method of application: NCS Birmingham + JCAP
Date of application: 27/02/2017
Payment method: credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 02/03/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 03/03/2017 (by email) 03/03/2017 and by post
Date money gone off account: 04 March 2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 08/03/2017 (arrived in post)
Biometrics done: 11/03/2017
Date of approval: 01/06/2017
Date of ceremony:22/06/2017
Date applied for passports: 27/02/2017
Date passports received: waiting
Thank you to all members for help and guideline

[Kostisyna]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years PR + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: MEng (4 year degree)
Nationality: Greek
Method of application: NCS Westminister + JCAP
Date of application: 22/05/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 24/05/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 05/06/2017 (by email) 07/06/2017 (by post), dated 02/06/2017
Date money gone off account: 02/06/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 07/06/2017 (arrived in post), dated 02/06/2017
Biometrics done: 08/06/2017
Date of approval: TBD
Date of ceremony: TBD
Date applied for passports: 22/05/2017
Date passports received: TBD
Thanks to all users for help and guidelines

[jakub79]

Eligibility criteria: PR (EEA)
Language criteria met: Life in the UK Test + Trinity College London
Nationality: Polish (EEA)
Method of application: NCS (JCAP) Camden
Date of application: 28/02/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HM/UKVI: unknown
Date of acknowledgement: 06/03/2017
Date money gone off account: 10/03/2017 (unsure: +- 2 days)
Biometrics done: 11/03/2017
Date of approval: 30/05/2017 (received 08/06/2017)
Date of ceremony: TBC
Date applied for passports: 28/02/2017
Date passports received: TBC

[Maxmilan]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years ,1 Year ILR
Language criteria met: Life In The UK,B1
Method of application: Form AN
Date of application: 12/10/2015
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 13/10/2015
Date of acknowledgement : 27/10/2015
Date money gone off account: 10/2015
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 10/2015
Biometrics done: 02/11/2015
Date of approval : Waiting
Date of ceremony : Waiting

This is 20 months which I have applied to be naturalized in the UK for myself and my two sons which one of them born in the UK and still waiting for approval.I contacted with them and they replied that they have asked some organization and waiting for their response.I asked my local MP to contact with them and they told the same thing to my local MP as well.I don't know how long do we have to wait and what else can we do about this matter.

[Hyd059]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years Long residence + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: UK Masters - Life in the UK
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS Hackney Council
Date of application: 18/05/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of email receipt by HO/UKVI: 07/06/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 07/06/2017
Date money gone off account: 01/06/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: waiting
Biometrics done: waiting
Date of approval: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting
Date applied for passports: 18/05/2017. Pilot Service
Date money gone off account for Passport: 08/06/2017
Date passports received: waiting

[Redrose34]

Eligibility criteria: (e.g.10years LR+ 1yr ILR
Language criteri: Uk Masters+LIUK test
Method of application: NCS (Ealing council)
Date of application:1/6/17
Date of receipt by UKBA: 2/6/17
Date of debit of fees: 12/6/17
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 13/6/17

WAitiing

[navinw]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1 General + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: Proved during ILR + Life in the UK test
Number of Application: 2 adult + 1 Child
Nationality: Indian
Method of NCS application: Wandsworth Council
Date of application: 19/05/2017 (Friday)
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 22/05/2017 (Monday)
Date money gone off account: 02/06/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 05/06/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: --Waiting--
Biometrics done: --Waiting--
Date of approval: --Waiting--
Date of ceremony: --Waiting--
Date applied for passports: joint application with citizenship application
Date passport received: --Waiting--

[Moon123123123]

Date of application . 6-3-2017
Type. Non EU 5 years 1year PR
Biometric done , 17-3-2017

[mlnvkj]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 2 + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: SELT
Nationality: Non-EU European
Method of application: NCS Kensington & Chelsea
Payment method: Debit Card

Date of application: 2017-06-08
Date of receipt by HO: 2017-06-09 (T+1BD)
Date of acknowledgement: ---
Date money gone off account: ---
Date of letter requesting biometrics: --- (arrived in post), dated ---
Biometrics done: ---
Date of approval: ---
Date of ceremony: ---

Date applied for passports: 2017-06-08 (JCAP)
Date passports received: TBD

[Hyd059]

Hello
Every body

Eligibility criteria: 10 years Long residence + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: UK Masters - Life in the UK
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS Hackney Council
Date of application: 18/05/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of email receipt by HO/UKVI: 07/06/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 14/06/2017
Date money gone off account: 01/06/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 06/06/2017
Date of letter biometric reach to me: 14/06/2017
Date of Biometrics completed: 14/06/2017
Date of approval: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting
Date applied for passports: 18/05/2017. Pilot Service
Date money gone off account for Passport: 08/06/2017
Date passports received: waiting

[Shazzanz]

Application Timeline
Eligibility: 3 years married BC
Method of application: NCS Worcester + PP
Method of payment: Credit Card
Date Application Sent: 01/02/2017
Date of Reciept by HO: 02/02/2017 (tracking number)[/quote]
Biometrics Submitted: 13/02/2017
Approval: Dated 12/04/2017 (Easter postal) received 21/04/2017
Citizenship Ceremony: 31/05/2017
Passports Applied: 01/02/2017
Passport Recieved: 16/06/2017

16 days to receive passports applied via JCAP probably due to run up to summer holidays when most people are needing renewals. Good luck everyone who is still waiting for their application decisions!

[mlnvkj]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 2 + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: SELT
Nationality: Non-EU European
Method of application: NCS Kensington & Chelsea
Payment method: Debit Card

Date of application: 2017-06-08
Date of receipt by HO: 2017-06-09 (T+1 day)
Date of acknowledgement: ---
Date money gone off account: 2017-06-17 (T+9 days)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: --- (arrived in post), dated ---
Biometrics done: ---
Date of approval: ---
Date of ceremony: ---

Date applied for passports: 2017-06-08 (JCAP)
Date passports received: TBD