Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[shankar981]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years (Tier 2 General) + 1 Year ILR
Language Criteria: Degree taught in English
Nationality : India
Method of application: Online + NDRS + JCAP
Date of application: 16-08-2018
Date of acknowledgement: 17-08-2018 (received as an email)
Date of Biometric letter issued: 16-08-2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 18-08-2018
Date of NDRS/JCAP appointment: 21-08-2018
Date on Approval letter: 17-09-2018
Date of receipt of approval: 21-09-2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application: 21-08-2018
Date of debit of fees: 07-09-2018
Date Passport to be received:

[Mrchaany]

Eligibility criteria: long residency plus 1 year ILR
Language Criteria: MBA
Nationality : pakistan
Method of application: Online Leicestershire county council Documents return plus Joint passport
Date of application: 16th August 2018
Payment method: debit card online
Date of acknowledgement: 16th August 2018
Date of debit of fees: 16th August 2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 16th August 2018
Date of biometric letter received: 16th August 2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 16th August 2018
Appointment at council: 22nd August 2018
Date on Approval letter: 17th Sep 2018
Date of receipt of approval: 22nd Sep 2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 22nd Sep 2018
Date of Ceremony: pending
Date of Passport Application: 22nd August 2018
Date of debit of fees: 11th Sep 2018
Date Passport to be received:

Alhamdulillah for approval
My last year absence was 98 days.

[Mrchaany]

Eligibility criteria: long residency plus 1 year ILR
Language Criteria: MBA
Nationality : pakistan
Method of application: Online Leicestershire county council Documents return plus Joint passport
Date of application: 16th August 2018
Payment method: debit card online
Date of acknowledgement: 16th August 2018
Date of debit of fees: 16th August 2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 16th August 2018
Date of biometric letter received: 16th August 2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 16th August 2018
Appointment at council: 22nd August 2018
Date on Approval letter: 17th Sep 2018
Date of receipt of approval: 22nd Sep 2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 17th Sep 2018
Date of Ceremony: 3rd Oct 2018
Date of Passport Application: 22nd August 2018
Date of debit of fees: 11th Sep 2018
Date Passport to be received:

[daxa]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years + 1 year PR
Language Criteria: UK degree
Nationality: Polish
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 08/08/2018
Payment method: Online/Credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 09/08/2018
Date of debit of fees: 08/08/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 08/08/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 08/08/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 20/08/2018
Date on Approval letter: Not received yet
Date of receipt of approval: Not received yet
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 22/09/2018
Date of Ceremony: 16/11/2018

[mpanashe]

Eligibility criteria: 18 Years + 5 Years ILR
Language Criteria: Trinity College + LIUK test
Method of application: NCS - Hendon
Date of application: 26/07/18
Date of acknowledgement: 08/08/18
Date of debit of fees: 07/08/18
Date of Biometric letter issued: 08/08/18
Date of biometric letter received: 10/08/18
Date Biometrics enrolled: 13/08/18
Date on Approval letter: 13/09/18
Date of receipt of approval: 22/09/18
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony: 1/10/2018
Date of Passport Application: Pending
Date of debit of fees: Pending
Date Passport to be received: Pending

[ritaj]

Eligibility criteria: 3 years + BC spouse
Language Criteria: Trinity College
Nationality : non EU
Method of application: JCAP
Date of appointment: 07/09/2018
Date of application: 31/08/2018
Payment method: Debit card
Date of debit of fees: 31/08/2018
Date of acknowledgement: 31/08/2018 email
Date of Biometric letter issued: 31/08/2018 email
Date Biometrics enrolled: 31/08/2018
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
dated :
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application: 07/09/2018
Date of debit of passport fees: 24/09/2018
Date Passport to be received: Pending

[Sir Murphy]

Eligibility criteria: 10 Years Long Residence + 1 Year ILR
Language Criteria: Master Degree (UK University)
Nationality : Nigerian
Method of application: Online + NDRS + JCAP
Date of application: 06-09-2018
Date of acknowledgement: 07-09-2018 (received as an email)
Date of Biometric letter issued: 06-09-2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 08-09-2018
Date of NDRS/JCAP appointment: 10-09-2018
Date of Documents received by HO: 12-09-2018
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application: 10-09-2018
Date of debit of fees: 26-09-2018
Date Passport to be received:

[Karim29]

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Eligibility Criteria: 5years+
Language Criteria: Trinity College + LIUK test
Nationality:
Method of application: Myself
Date of application:23/06/2018
Date Received by HO : 26/06/2018
Payment method: Hard copy
Date of debit of fees: 27/07/2018
Date of acknowledgement: 16/07/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 30/07/2018
Date of Biometric letter received: 02/08/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 02/08/2018
Date on Approval letter: 15/08/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 16/08/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 17/08/2018
Date of Ceremony: 17/08/2018
Date of passport application:18/09/2018
Date passport received: pending

[Pras2016]

Eligibility Criteria: 5 Years + 1YR ILR
Language Criteria: UK Masters Degree + LIUK test
Nationality: Non EU
Method of application: Online + NCS
Date of application: 07/08/2018
NDSR Appointment: 14/08/2018
Date Received by HO: 16/08/2018
Payment method: Credit card
Date of debit of fees: 07/08/2018
Date of acknowledgement: 08/08/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 07/08/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 07/08/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 09/08/2018
Date on Approval letter: 12/09/2018
Date of receipt of approval letter by: 24/09/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony: 02/10/2018
Date of Passport Application: 14/08/2018
Text message from HMPO: 06/09/2018
Date of debit of passport fee: 06/09/2018
Date Passport to be received:

[Abdo73]

Eligibility criteria: 13 years + 1 year ILR
Language Criteria: Masters degree from UK + LIUK test
Nationality : non EU
Date of application: 12/08/2018
Method of application:Online NDRS & JCAP Sheffield council
Date of NDRS appointment: 15/08/2018
Payment method: Credit card
Date of debit of fees: 12/08/2018
Date of acknowledgement: 13/08/2018 email
Date of Biometric letter issued: 12/08/2018 email
Date Biometrics enrolled: 13/08/2018
Date on Approval letter: 23 /09/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 27/09/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 27/08/2018
dated :
Date of Ceremony: 03/10/2018
Date of Passport Application: 15/08/2018
Date of debit of passport fees: 05/09/2018
Date Passport to be received: Pending


All the best of luck to you all !
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[rikabi]

Eligibility criteria: Spouse of BC
Language Criteria: Life in UK and B1 Level Test
Nationality : NON EU
Method of application: Online Only
Date of application: Online 24/08/2018
Payment method: Online £1330
Date of acknowledgement: 28/08/2018 (online) ,
Documents acknowledgement (Sent Special Delivery) :Pending (only posted doc on 4/8/18 due to delay find some docs)
Date of debit of fees: 24/08/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued (online): 24/08/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 24/08/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 29/08/2018
Date on Approval letter: 24-9-18
Date of receipt of approval: 27-09-18
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Pending
Date of Ceremony: pending
Date of Passport Application: 27-8-18
Date of debit of passport fees: n/a
Date Passport to be received: n/a

[MOR2017]

Hi All
Here is my timeline :

Eligibility Criteria: 5years Refugee + 1year ILR
Language Criteria: Trinity College + LIUK test
Nationality: Non EU
Method of application: Online ( JCAP ) and +1 Dependant .
07/08/2018 : Application Date
07/08/2018 : Received by HO (as it was online)
07/08/2018 : Biometric letter issued (via Email)
08/08/2018 : Confirmation email received
08/08/2018 : Debit of fees for naturalisation (debit card)
10/08/2018 : Biometrics enrolled
10/08/2018 : NDRS appointment
10/08/2018 : Passport application
14/08/2018 : Document received by Home Office (as confirmation email received)
05/09/2018 : Text (mobile) received from passport office (HMPO) as confirming of passport application
06/09/2018 : Debit of fees for passport application (debit card)
27/09/2018 : Receipt of approval letter (date on the letter is 14/09/2018)
05/10/2018 : Booked for private Ceremony
Date passport received: pending

Thanks every one for sharing your application timeline. I hope for everyone to hearing good news soon. Good luck.

[jasmindesylva]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 3yr spouse of BC
Language Criteria: Trinity College B1
Method of application: NCS Kent County Council Date: 23-08-2018

Date of receipt by UKBA: 28-08-2018
Date of debit of fees: 03-09-2018
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 03-09-2018 Letter dated: 01-09-2018

Date of Biometrics Enrollment: 06-09-2018
Date of receipt of approval: 28-09-2018 Letter dated: 27-09-2018
Date of Ceremony: 25-10-2018

Other Updates:
Interim Updates
Date: Description

[Abdo73]

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Eligibility criteria: 13 years + 1 year ILR
Language Criteria: Masters degree from UK + LIUK test
Nationality : non EU
Date of application: 12/08/2018
Method of application:Online NDRS & JCAP Sheffield council
Date of NDRS appointment: 15/08/2018
Payment method: Credit card
Date of debit of fees: 12/08/2018
Date of acknowledgement: 13/08/2018 email
Date of Biometric letter issued: 12/08/2018 email
Date Biometrics enrolled: 13/08/2018
Date on Approval letter: 23 /09/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 27/09/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 28/09/2018
Date of Ceremony: 03/10/2018
Date of Passport Application: 15/08/2018
Date of debit of passport fees: 05/09/2018
Date Passport to be received: Pending


All the best of luck to you all !

[Dylaneftimoff]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 Year PR
Language Criteria: University of Sunderland
Nationality : EU national
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 27/09/2018
Payment method: Debit card
Date of debit of fees: 28/09/2018
Date of acknowledgement: 27/09/2018 email
Date of Biometric letter issued: 27/09/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 30/09/2018
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
dated :
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application:
Date of debit of passport fees:
Date Passport to be received:

[blueflower]

Eligibility criteria: EU citizen
Language Criteria: BSc from UCL
Nationality : Polish
Method of application: in person, evidence checking service
Date of application: 16 August
Payment method: cheque
Date of acknowledgement: 29 August
Date of debit of fees: 3 Sept
Date of Biometric letter issued: 28 August
Date of biometric letter received: 31 August or 1 Sept
Date of postage of the letter requesting correction to biometric letter: 3rd Sept
Date of email confirming to use original info and repeat biometric letter issued: 12 Sept
Repeat biometric letter received: 17 Sept
Date Biometrics enrolled: 17 Sept
Date on Approval letter: 23 Sept
Date of receipt of approval: 27 Sept
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 27 Sept (the approval letter was the ceremony invitation letter too)
Date of Ceremony: 28 Nov

Other relevant info:
- married to UK citizen, but had Residency card before and could have applied on 5 year period if not married
- both references I provided were from the "respected occupations" list (uni lecturer and a charity manager)
- sent in reference letters from current and previous employers

Time elapsed between application and approval: 38 days
Time elapsed between biometrics submission and approval: 7 days

Haven't applied for a passport and won't until it's needed or in 4 years time, whichever is sooner. If I'm having two passports, I want there to be as little overlap as possible

[JustAnotherOneWhoWaits]

Eligibility criteria: Application for myself (Non-EEA), my wife (EEA) 5 Years And 1 Year PR + MN1 for our daughter (UK Born)
Language criteria met: IELTS B1 + LIFE IN THE UK CERTIFICATE (For the adults)
Method of application: Online + NDRS + JCAP
Date of application: 13/07/2018
Payment method: Debit Card (Online)
Date of Biometric issued: 13/07/2018
Date of Biometric enrolled: 14/07/2018
Date of debit of fees: 13/07/2018
Date of acknowledgement: 16/07/2018
NDRS Appointment date: 19/07/2018
Date of documents received by HO: 20/07/2018
Date of approval letter: 24/09/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 28/09/2018
Date of ceremony: 05/10/2018 (Called the council to schedule)
Date applied for passports: 19/07/2018 (JCAP)
Date of debit of Passport fees: 22/08/2018
Date passports received: waiting

[Dxon23]

Eligibility criteria: 12 years
Language Criteria: University degree
Nationality : EU national
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 29/09/2018
Payment method: Debit card
Date of debit of fees: 29/09/2018
Date of acknowledgement: 29/09/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 29/09/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 30/09/2018
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
dated :
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application:
Date of debit of passport fees:
Date Passport to be received:

[vaibhavg18mau]

Eligibility criteria: 5 year + 1 year ILR
Language Criteria: UK asters Degree
Nationality : Indian
Method of application: Online + NDRS + JCAP (Windsor council)
Date of application: 21/08/18
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 22/08/18 (via email in junk email)
Date of debit of fees: 21/08/18
Date of Biometric letter issued: 21/08/18
Date of biometric letter received: 21/08/18
Date Biometrics enrolled: 21/08/18
Date NDRS+JCAP appointment: 24/08/2018
Date Home office received documents: 25/08/2018
Date on Approval letter: No letter received (only ceremony invitation letter dated 21-Sep-2018.)
Date of receipt of approval: No letter (only ceremony invitation letter dated 21-Sep-2018)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 01-Oct-2018. (date on ceremony letter 21-Sep-2018)
Date of Ceremony: Pending
Date of Passport Application: 24/08/18
Date of debit of fees: 12/09/2018
Date Passport to be received: Pending
Note- Looking at the approval date on the letter it took only 28 calendar days for my approval. More updates will follow soon once I book ceremony. Good luck all.

[onemoreguy]

Eligibility criteria: PR
Language criteria: UK Degree
Nationality : EU
Method of application: OnLine + NDRS
Date of application: 24/09/2018
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 25/09/2018
Date of debit of fees: 24/09/2018
Date of biometric letter issued: 24/09/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 24/09/2018
Date biometrics enrolled: 29/09/2018
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:

[ojliaa]

Eligibility Criteria: 5 Years + ILR 1Year
Language Criteria: LIUK + UK Degree
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of Application: Online + NDRS + JCAP
Date of Application: 07/09/2018
Date of Debit of Fees: 07/09/2018
Date of Biometric Letter: 07/09/2018
Acknowledgement Email: 07/09/2018
Date Biometrics Enrolled:14/09/2018
NDRS Appointment with LBBD:14/09/2018
Documents Received by Home office:19/09/18

Date on Approval Letter: --/--/2018
Date of Receipt of Approval: --/--/2018
Date of Receipt of Ceremony Letter: --/--/2018
Date of Ceremony: --/--/2018

Date of Passport Application: 14/09/2018
Date of Debit of Passport Fee: 02/10/2018
Date Passport Received: --/--/2018

[rikabi]

Eligibility criteria: Spouse of BC
Language Criteria: Life in UK and B1 Level Test
Nationality : NON EU
Method of application: Online Only
Date of application: Online 24/08/2018
Payment method: Online £1330
Date of acknowledgement: 28/08/2018 (online) ,
Documents acknowledgement (Sent Special Delivery) :Pending (only posted doc on 4/8/18 due to delay find some docs)
Date of debit of fees: 24/08/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued (online): 24/08/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 24/08/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 29/08/2018
Date on Approval letter: 24-9-18
Date of receipt of approval: 27-09-18
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 25-09-18 (received 01-10-2018)
Date of Ceremony: 18-10-2018
Date of Passport Application: Plan to on : 18-10-2018
Date of debit of passport fees: n/a
Date Passport to be received: n/a

update

[NaturalBrit]

Eligibility Criteria: 5 years T2G + 1Yr ILR
Language Criteria: UK Masters + LIUK test
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online + NDRS + JCAP
Date of application: 04/08/2018
NDRS Appointment: 06/08/2018
Date documents received by HO: 07/08/2018
Payment method: Credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 06/08/2018 (email)
Date of debit of fees: 07/08/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 04/08/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 04/08/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 04/08/2018
Date on Approval letter: 11/09/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 21/09/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 01/10/2018
Date of Ceremony: 03/10/2018
Date of Passport application: 06/08/2018
Date of debit of passport fee: 29/08/2018
Date Passport received:

[vaibhavg18mau]

Eligibility criteria: 5 year + 1 year ILR
Language Criteria: UK asters Degree
Nationality : Indian
Method of application: Online + NDRS + JCAP (Windsor council)
Date of application: 21/08/18
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 22/08/18 (via email in junk email)
Date of debit of fees: 21/08/18
Date of Biometric letter issued: 21/08/18
Date of biometric letter received: 21/08/18
Date Biometrics enrolled: 21/08/18
Date NDRS+JCAP appointment: 24/08/2018
Date Home office received documents: 25/08/2018
Date on Approval letter: No letter received (only ceremony invitation letter dated 21-Sep-2018.)
Date of receipt of approval: No letter (only ceremony invitation letter dated 21-Sep-2018)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 01-Oct-2018. (date on ceremony letter 21-Sep-2018)
Date of Ceremony: 04-Oct-2018 (Private Ceremony hence quick)
Date of Passport Application: 24/08/18
Date of debit of fees: 12/09/2018
Date Passport to be received: Pending
Note- Looking at the approval date on the letter it took only 28 calendar days for my approval. More updates will follow soon once I book ceremony. Good luck all.

[Jangjang]

Eligibility criteria: 10 Years Long Residence + 4 Year ILR
Language Criteria: PhD Degree (UK University)
Nationality: Non-EU Citizen + 1 kid born in the UK + 1 kid born outside the UK + My wife
Method of application: Online + NDRS + JCAP
Date of application: 24-07-2018
Date of acknowledgement: 24-07-2018 (received as an email)
Date of the Biometric letter issued: 24-07-2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 27-07-2018
Date of NDRS/JCAP appointment: 27-07-2018
Date of Documents received by HO: 31-07-2018
Date on Approval letter:01-10-2018
Date of receipt of approval:03-10-2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Not yet
Date of Ceremony: Not yet
Date of Passport Application: 27-07-2018
Date of debit of fees: 24-07-2018
Date Passport to be received: Not yet

We were requested to send school attendance record for the kid born outside the UK because the passport expired in 2016. My wife's ESOL expired after 2 years and we did not realise. We were asked to send a valid English language qualification within 14 days. My wife did the B1 SELT test at Trinity college and sent the successful provisional test result with a covering letter before receipt of the certificate. Please note ESOL is not accepted as a valid English language qualification especially if it is more than 2 years and not taken from an approved SELT centre.

This is the best forum for immigration issues. Wish you all good luck. Many thanks.