Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[Jonny31t]

Eligibility criteria: Long residence + 3 years ILR
Language Criteria: Degree
Nationality : Non-EU
Method of application: Online + NDRS + JCAP
Date of application: 8 Mar 2018
Payment method: Credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 9 Mar 2018
Date of debit of fees: 9 Mar 2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 9 Mar 2018
Date of biometric letter received: 9 Mar 2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 9 Mar 2018
Date of documents received at the HO: 16 Mar 2018
Date on Approval letter: 1 May 2018
Date of receipt of approval: 11 May 2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 11 May 2018 (now as 1 letter)
Date of Ceremony: 21 May 2018
Date of Passport Application: 16 Mar 2018
Date of debit of fees: 05 Apr 2018
Date Passport to be received:

[osterly]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: Spouse of BC 9.5 years ( 8 years ILR)
Method of application: NCS Newcastle council on 09.02.18
Date of receipt by UKBA:
Date of debit of fees: 21/02/2018
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 21.02.2018 dated but received on 28.02.2018
Date of Bio-metric : done on 03.03.2018
HMPO text : received on 21.02.2018 saying not to travel till 17.03.2018.
Date of receipt of approval: 06.04.18 (dated 28.03.2018)
Date of Ceremony: 09.05.2018
Date Passport to be received: 21.05.2018

[MasonS]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 + 1 years ILR
Language Criteria: Degree in UK
Nationality : Non-EU
Method of application: Online+NDRS+JCAP
Date of application: 21/05/2018
NDRS Appointment date: 21/05/2018
Payment method: Online
Date of acknowledgement: 21/05/2018
Date of debit of fees:21/05/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 21/05/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 21/05/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled:21/05/2018
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application: 21/05/2018
Date of debit of Passport fees:
Date Passport to be received:

[virk1]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5 years plus 1 year PR
Language Criteria: Trinity English test + life in uk test
Method of application: Postal (Paper form)
Date of receipt by UKBA: 17-04-2018 (Royal Mail)
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 15-05-18
Date of debit of fees: 14-05-18
Date of Biometric letter issued:
Date of biometric letter received:
Date Biometrics enrolled:
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application:
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be received:

it has been over a week now i have received acknowledgement. still waiting for biometric letter. i have been reading timelines every one receives biometric letter 2/3 days before or after acknowledgement.

[hira68]

Eligibility criteria: 15 year's indefinitely leave to remain
Language Criteria: trinity college London +life in the uk
Nationality : turkish
Method of application:, paper form
Date of application: 16/04/2018
Payment method: C.C
Date of acknowledgement: 12/05/2018
Date of debit of fees: 12/05/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 12/05/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 17/05/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 17/05/2018
Date on Approval letter: waiting
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting
Date of Passport Application:
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport received:




I sent £1282 then I got the letter from HO saying outstanding balance £48 it says on the letter if I don't pay this they will reject my application i sent that money they having debit of yet so total supposed to be paid £1330 wish me luck please

[mrirfanshahid]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (5Yrs Spouse of a British + 1 Month ILR)
Method of application: Postal (16/04/2018)
Date of receipt by UKBA: 17/04/2018
Date of debit of fees: 14/05/2018
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 17/05/2018 by email and 21/05/2018 by post
Date of receipt of Biometrics: letter received on 21/05/2018 dated 16/05/2018 by post
Date of Biometrics done: 22/05/2018
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of British Passport received:

[MStewart]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5 years spouse of BC
Language Criteria: exempt due to nationality
ILR received: 12.04.18
Nationality: Canadian
Method of application: Online+NDRS+JCAP
Date of application: 30.04.18
NDRS Appointment date: 04.05.2018
Payment method: online
Date of acknowledgement: 30.04.18
Date Biometrics enrolled: 04.05.18
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval & ceremony:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application: 04.05.2018
Date of debit of Passport fees:
Date Passport received:

[zoroporoneo]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years plus 8 yr PR
Language criteria met: UK degree + LIUK
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: online without NDR
Date of application: 29/03/2018
Payment method: Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 29/03/2018
Date of acknowledgement: 03/04/2018
Date money gone off account: 29/03/2018
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 29/03/2018
Biometrics done: 31/03/2018
Date of approval: 18/05/2018.received all documents which i sent and approval letter on 22/05/2018
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: not applied yes as haven't received invitation for ceremony
Date passports received:

[Mad1]

Sat Mar 17, 2018 8:01 am
Mad1 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 02, 2018 7:32 pm
Eligibility criteria: 6years discretionary +1year I’ll
Language Criteria: life in UK
Nationality : Nigerian
Method of application: online
Date of application: 23/02/18
Payment method: online
Date of acknowledgement: 23/02/12
Date of debit of fees: 23/02/18
Date of Biometric letter issued: 23/02/18
Date of biometric letter received: 23/02/18
Date Biometrics enrolled: 23/02/18
Date on Approval letter: 01/05/18
Date of receipt of approval: 11/05/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 12-05/18
Date of Ceremony: 17/05/18(private)
Date of Passport Application: 01/03/18
Date of debit of fees: 16/03/18
Date Passport to be received: 23/05/18. (Printed 22/05/18)

Here concludes my hard and long journey. I am very grateful to the people here who gave their sincere advices and for the moderators, this site kept me sane through it all. Thank you to everyone and all the very best to anyone who is still waiting. Just have faith and be patience, I know it’s hard but it will come to pass.

Good luck to anyone waiting have faith.

[Nomslan]

Eligibility criteria: ILR 10+
Language Criteria: Trinity English test
Nationality : Zim
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 27/03/18
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 19/4/18
Date of debit of fees: 18/4/18
Date of Biometric letter issued: 18/4/18
Date of biometric letter received: 21/4/18
Date Biometrics enrolled: 23/04/18
Date of documents received at the HO: 28/3/18 Royal Mail tracking..
Date on Approval letter: 3/5/18
Date of receipt of approval:12/5/18
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 12/5/18
Date of Ceremony: 22/5/18. (Private ceremony )
Date of Passport Application: 23/05/18 online (documents sent via special delivery)
Date of debit of fees for passports: tbc
Passport received:

Keeping all prayed up . Goodluck everyone

[JSK]

Eligibility criteria: 15 Years + 1 Year PR.
Language criteria met: UK Degree
Nationality: France
Method of application: NDRS (Manchester)
Date of application:04-04-2018
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of Biometric issued:24-04-2018
Date of Biometric enrolled:28-04-2018
Date of debit of fees: 24-04-2018
Date of acknowledgement:24-04-18
Date money went off account:24-04-18
Date of approval letter: 14-05-18
Date of receipt of approval: 23-5-18
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: not received but called them
Date of ceremony: 05-06-18
Date applied for passports: Not yet
Date of debit of Passport fees:
Date passports received:

[AfroBritMiss]

Application Timeline for Zim national with first name changed via deed poll and surname through marriage

Eligibility criteria: Lived in UK for 14 Yrs, 3 Years ILR, 2 Years Spouse of British Citizen
Language criteria met: GESE Grade 5 (B1)
Method of application: Postal 19/10/2017
Date of receipt by UKBA: 20/10/2017
Date of debit of fees: 27/10/2017
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: around 29/10/2017
Date of Biometrics done: 06/11/2017
Date of receipt of approval: 03/01/2018
Date of Ceremony: 10/02/2018
Date of British Passport application: 16/05/2018
Date of British Passport received: status since 21/05/2018 "being processed"

I had some issues surrounding having to change the name on my Zimbabwean passport. HMPO will not issue a new British passport in a name that is different to a foreign one.

It was a tricky process but unfortunately I was unable to change my name on my Zim passport from the UK, so I opted for renunciation of Zim citizenship. This saved me an expensive trip to Zim and means I could apply for a new British passport with no other foreign passports in another name.

[Jonny31t]

Eligibility criteria: Long residence + 3 years ILR
Language Criteria: Degree
Nationality : Non-EU
Method of application: Online + NDRS + JCAP
Date of application: 8 Mar 2018
Payment method: Credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 9 Mar 2018
Date of debit of fees: 9 Mar 2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 9 Mar 2018
Date of biometric letter received: 9 Mar 2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 9 Mar 2018
Date of documents received at the HO: 16 Mar 2018
Date on Approval letter: 1 May 2018
Date of receipt of approval: 11 May 2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 11 May 2018 (now as 1 letter)
Date of Ceremony: 21 May 2018 (Private - Ceremony was 5 minutes!)
Date of Passport Application: 16 Mar 2018
Date of debit of fees: 05 Apr 2018
Date Passport to be received: 25 May 2018 (dated 23rd)

This is the final update.

[gabibordi]

British citizenship application journey:
Method of application: NCS Greath Yarmouth
Nationality: Romanian
Date applied : 25 January 2018
Passport money taken off account: 7th February 2018
Citizenship Money taken off account : 5 February 2018
Biometrics requested and sent: 7th of February 2018
Citizenship granted 08.03.2018
Letter received 17.03.2018
Citizenship ceremony: 15.05.2018
Passports applied 25.01.2018
Passports received: 23.05.2018

[vilsonrjunior]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year with EEA BPR
Language Criteria: IELTS B1 Life Skills
Nationality : Non-EU married to an EU national
Method of application: Online + NDRS + JCAP
Date of application: 17 Apr 2018
Payment method: Credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 18 Apr 2018
Date of debit of fees: 17 Apr 2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 17 Apr 2018
Date of biometric letter received: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 18 Apr 2018
Date of documents received at the HO: 19 Apr 2018
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application: 18 Apr 2018
Date of debit of passport fee: 25 May 2018
Date Passport to be received:

[Twine]

Update 1

Timeline - Joint application via Form AN by EEA and non-EEA married couple

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year EEA-PR
Language criteria: UK Degree (EEA national), Passport of English-speaking country (non-EEA national)
Nationality: EEA, Non-EEA
Method of application: Online (NDRS + JCAP)
Date of application: 17/03/2018
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 19/03/2018 (email)
Date of debit of fees: 17/03/2018
Date of biometric letter issued: 17/03/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 17/03/2018
Date biometrics enrolled: 19/03/2018
Date on approval letter: 11/05/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 23/05/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 23/05/2018 (joint letter with approval and council details)
Date of ceremony: 06/06/2018
Date of passport application: 19/03/2018 (NDRS + JCAP)
Date of debit of (passport) fees: 19/03/2018 13/04/2018
Date of passports received: Pending

[brunoca]

Criteria :: 5 yrs + 1 Yr ILR
Type :: NCS Wandsworth
Date of submission :: 03/05/2018
Date application received by UKVI :: 08/05/2018
Date money went off account:30/05/18
Date of debit of credit card ::30/05/18
Date of acknowledgement ::
Date of receipt of acknowledgement ::
Date of approval:
Date of receipt of approval ::
Date of ceremony ::

[sizeablefox]

Eligibility criteria: 6 years + 1.5 year with EEA BPR
Language Criteria: Two British uni degrees
Nationality : German
Method of application: Online + NDRS
Date of application: 30 May 2018
Payment method: AMEX
Date of acknowledgement:
Date of debit of fees: 30 May 2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 30 May 2018
Date of biometric letter received:
Date Biometrics enrolled:
Date of documents received at the HO:
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:

[AfroBritMiss]

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Application Timeline for Zim national with first name changed via deed poll and surname through marriage

Eligibility criteria: Lived in UK for 14 Yrs, 3 Years ILR, 2 Years Spouse of British Citizen
Language criteria met: GESE Grade 5 (B1)
Method of application: Postal 19/10/2017
Date of receipt by UKBA: 20/10/2017
Date of debit of fees: 27/10/2017
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: around 29/10/2017
Date of Biometrics done: 06/11/2017
Date of receipt of approval: 03/01/2018
Date of Ceremony: 10/02/2018
Date of British Passport application: 16/05/2018
Date of British Passport received: 30/05/2018

[mrirfanshahid]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (5Yrs Spouse of a British + 1 Month ILR)
Method of application: Postal (16/04/2018)
Date of receipt by UKBA: 17/04/2018
Date of debit of fees: 14/05/2018
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 17/05/2018 by email and 21/05/2018 by post
Date of receipt of Biometrics: letter received on 21/05/2018 dated 16/05/2018 by post
Date of Biometrics done: 22/05/2018
Date of receipt of approval:25/05/2018 but letter received on 30/05/2018
Date of Ceremony:
Date of British Passport received:

[virk1]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5 years plus 1 year PR
Language Criteria: Trinity English test + life in uk test
Method of application: Postal (Paper form)
Date of receipt by UKBA: 17-04-2018(Royal Mail)
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 15-05-18
Date of debit of fees: 14-05-18
Date of Biometric letter issued: 23-05-18
Date of biometric letter received: 30-05-18
Date Biometrics enrolled: 31-05-18
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application:
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be received:
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[sandvika_dude]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1 General + 2.3 years ILR
Language Criteria: UK MBA (top tier college)
Nationality : Indian
Method of application: Online + NDRS + JCAP
Date of application: 30th May 2018
Payment method: Credit card (Amex)
Date of acknowledgement: 30th May 2018
Date of debit of fees: 30th May 2018 (shown in app as pending - but will clear in a day or two)
Date of Biometric letter issued: 30th May 2018
Date of biometric letter received: 30th May 2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 31st May 2018
Date of documents received at the HO: 1st June 2018
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application: 31st May 2018
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be received:

[Curious1985]

Eligibility criteria: 9 Years + 1 Year PR.
Language criteria met: Language Test
Nationality: German
Method of application: Nationality Checking Service
Date of application:09-04-2018
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of Biometric issued:
Date of Biometric enrolled:10-05-2018
Date of debit of fees: 03-05-2018
Date of acknowledgement:02-05-18
Date money went off account:03-05-18
Date of approval letter: 18-05-18
Date of receipt of approval: 31-5-18
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: not received, not too sure what to do
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date of debit of Passport fees:
Date passports received:

[CR001]

Can members please respect that this is a TIMELINE ONLY topic. Any questions, discussions, comments or chit chat will be removed!!

[Chindekha]

Eligibility criteria: 5yrs Tier 2 + 1 year on PR
Language criteria met: UK Degree
Nationality: Malawian
Payment method: Debit card
Method of application- NCS Westminster(JCAP)
Date of application: 26/03/2018
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 27/03/2018(confirmed on Royalmail tracker)
Date of acknowledgement: 19/04/2018(email)
Date of fees debited: 18/04/2018
Received letter requesting biometrics:21/04/2018
Biometrics done: 21/04/2018
Date of approval: TBA
Date of approval letter received: 01/06/2018
Date of ceremony: Booked for 14/06/2018
Date passports received: TBA