September 2019 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

[akif007]

Eligibility criteria:Eea Pr
Nationality:Pakistan
Language Criteria: UK MSc degree
Method apply: post royal mail
Date of application: 19/09/2019
Application received:20/09/2019
Payment method:card payments slip
Date of acknowledging:30/09/2019
Date of debit of fee: 27/09/2019
Date of biometric letter received:01/10/2019
Date of biometric enrolled: 02/10/2019
Date on approval letter:waiting
Date of receipt of approval letter:waiting
Date of ceremony letter received:waiting
Date of ceremony:waiting

[sky_rise]

Let me post here as well. Here you go:

Eligibility criteria : 5 year Tier 1 and 12 Months ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria : UK Bachelors Degree + Life in the UK Test
Nationality : Non-EU/EEA
Method of application : Online + New Service (UKVCAS)
Date of application : 25 Sept 2019
Payment method : Credit Card
Date of acknowledgement : Email on 26 Sept 2019 with case ID
Date of debit of fees : 25 Sept 2019
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled : 01 Oct 2019 at Croydon (£75 fee - no free appointments)
Date on Approval letter : TBC
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter :
Date of Ceremony :

[Ty3]

Eligibility criteria:married to a British citizen 7 year indefinite leave to remain
Language/LIUK Criteria:life in the uk text and English language certificate
Nationality :Nigeria
Method of application:post Royal Mail
Date of application:24 September 2019
Payment method:credit card 30/9/2019
Date of acknowledgement: 1/10/2019
Date of debit of fees:waiting 1/10/2019
Date of biometric letter received/issued:3/1012019
Date Biometrics enrolled: 4/10/2019
Date on Approval letter: waiting
Date of receipt of approval:Waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

[BenDuf]

Eligibility criteria: Permanent Resi Card (2017), Perm Resi Status since 2014 (living in the UK since 2002), Settled Status (Jan19)
Language/LIUK Criteria: LIUK Test / Trinity College English test
Nationality: EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 05.09.2019
Payment method: Card
Date of acknowledgement: 06.09.2019
Date of debit of fees: 05.09.2019
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 19.09.2019 (London Victoria)
Date on Approval letter: TBC
Date of receipt of approval: TBC
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 08.10.2019
Date of Ceremony: 20.11.2019

I cannot believe how fast the application has gone through! I have not received the letter from HO yet but I have been invited to my naturalisation ceremony! Great! Good luck everybody and be patient

[Ali7770]

Hello Guys. Hope everyone doing well.

please have a look on my timeline.

Eligibility criteria : 5 year Tier 1 and One year ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria : MBA Degree + Life in the UK Test.
Nationality : Non-EU/EEA
Method of application : Online + New Service (UKVCAS)
Date of application : 22 Sept 2019.
Payment method : Credit Card.
Date of acknowledgement : Email on 23 Sept 2019 with case ID
Date of debit of fees : 23 Sept 2019
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled : 10 Oct 2019 at Croydon (Free Appointment)
Date on Approval letter : Waiting
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter : Waiting
Date of Ceremony : Waiting

[Dinaaa]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 + ILR (1 year)
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK PhD + LIUK test 2018
Nationality : Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 12/09/2019
Payment method: Credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 13/09/2019
Date of debit of fees: 13/09/2019
Date of biometric letter received/issued: NA
Date Biometrics enrolled: 19/09/2019 - Glasgow - £75
Date on Approval letter: 01/10/2019
Date of receipt of approval: 11/10/2019
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 11/10/2019
Date of Ceremony: TBD

Essentially two and a half weeks between application and decision. I am speechless! Good luck to everybody!

[adelghob]

Eligibility criteria: ILR spouse of a British citizen
Language/LIUK Criteria:B1 certificate
Nationality : Non-EU
Method of application: online
Date of application: 6/9/19
Payment method: online
Date of acknowledgement: 9/9/19
Date of debit of fees: 9/9/19
Date Biometrics enrolled: 10/9/19
Date on Approval letter: 4/10/19
Date of receipt of approval: 11/10/19
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 11/10/19
Date of Ceremony: Not yet

[adelghob]

Eligibility criteria: ILR spouse of a British citizen
Language/LIUK Criteria:B1 certificate
Nationality : Non-EU
Method of application: online
Date of application: 6/9/19
Payment method: online
Date of acknowledgement: 9/9/19
Date of debit of fees: 9/9/19
Date Biometrics enrolled: 10/9/19
Date on Approval letter: 4/10/19
Date of receipt of approval: 11/10/19
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 11/10/19
Date of Ceremony: 24.10.19

[gaurjai]

Eligibility criteria: Partner is British, ILR received in June 2019
Language/LIUK Criteria: NARIC + LIUK
Nationality :Indian
Method of application:Online (new service) + UKVCAS Appointment Booking
Date of application: 04.09.2019
Payment method: Card
Date of acknowledgement: 05.09.2019
Date of debit of fees: 04.09.2019
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled:20.09.2019
Date on Approval letter: 08.10.2019
Date of receipt of approval: 14.10.2019
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: not yet
Date of Ceremony: not booked yet

Received the brown envelope finally , application processed in little over a month and in few weeks of submitting the biometrics. very happy that wait is over. Yet to book the ceremony.

[Splash]

Eligibility criteria: 10 Years Long Residency + 4 Years on ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Master Degree + LIUK
Nationality : Pakistan
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 23/09/2019
Payment method: 23/09/2019
Date of acknowledgement: 23/09/2019
Date of debit of fees: 24/09/2019
Date of biometric letter received/issued: 23/09/2019
Date Biometrics enrolled: 14/10/2019
Date on Approval letter: waiting
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

[Ashkhan79]

Permanent residence
Pakistan
Applied 10/09/2019
Biometrics enrolled 25/09/2019
Approval still waiting

[BenDuf]

Final Edit 16/10/2019

Eligibility criteria: Permanent Resi Card (2017), Perm Resi Status since 2014 (living in the UK since 2002), Settled Status (Jan19)
Language/LIUK Criteria: LIUK Test / Trinity College English test
Nationality: EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 05.09.2019
Payment method: Card
Date of acknowledgement: 06.09.2019
Date of debit of fees: 05.09.2019
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 19.09.2019 (London Victoria)
Date on Approval letter: 01.10.19
Date of receipt of approval: 16.10.19 (By email after chasing UKVI / HO by email)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 08.10.2019
Date of Ceremony: 20.11.2019

Super fast application process overall! Quite unbelievable actually.
After having received my invitation for the citizenship ceremony, I chased UKVI HO on 13/10 and I received today an email with my HO letter (Dated 01.10).
All done now until the ceremony.
Good luck to everybody!

[irana2015]

Eligibility criteria : 5 year Tier 1 and 12 Months ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria : UK Masters Degree + Life in the UK Test
Nationality : Non-EU/EEA
Method of application : Online + New Service (UKVCAS)
Date of application : 25 Sept 2019
Payment method : Credit Card
Date of acknowledgement : Email on 26 Sept 2019 with case ID
Date of debit of fees : 25 Sept 2019
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled : 17 Oct 2019 (£60 fee - no free appointments)
Date on Approval letter :
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter :
Date of Ceremony :

[Khayj]

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Eligibility criteria: resident + 3 year ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: national of English speaking country
Nationality : non EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 16.09.19
Payment method: card
Date of acknowledgement: 17.09.19
Date of debit of fees: 16.09.19
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 03.10.19 via Sopra Steria
Date on Approval letter: 10.10.19
Date of receipt of approval: 17.10.19
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting on call from council to arrange date. Ceremony is only on Thursdays.
Date of Ceremony: pending
God is so good! I’m almost there! Good luck to the people who are still on this journey!

[mymor]

Eligibility criteria: Spouse of British citizen + ILR for 2 weeks
Language/LIUK Criteria: LIUK Test / Trinity College English test
Nationality: non EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 02.09.2019
Payment method: Card
Date of acknowledgement: 03.09.2019
Date of debit of fees: 03.09.2019
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 09.09.2019
Date on Approval letter: 09.10.2019
Date of receipt of approval: 17.10.2019
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: NA
Date of Ceremony: 23.10.2019

[wish_master]

Eligibility criteria: SPOUSE of the UK citizen + ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Trinity B1
Nationality : Russian
Method of application:Online
Date of application: 01 sept 2019
Payment method: visa
Date of acknowledgement: 02 sept 2019
Date of debit of fees: 02 sept 2019
Date of biometric letter received/issued: n/a
Date Biometrics enrolled: 17 sept 2019 (Croydon free slot)
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:

Truly happy for the people who have applied at the same time or even later than me and got THE LETTER already. Truly frustrated with waiting at this point

[megmurry]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 + 2 years ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: LIUK pass / US citizen
Nationality : USA
Method of application: online
Date of application: 27 Sept 2019
Payment method: card
Date of acknowledgement: 30 Sept 2019
Date of debit of fees: 27 Sept 2019
Date Biometrics enrolled: 21 October 2019 in Croydon. Free service + paid for document scanning.
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:

[dzevel5]

Eligibility criteria: EU settlement
Language/LIUK Criteria: B1
Nationality : EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 05.09.19
Payment method: card
Date of acknowledgement: 06.09.19
Date of debit of fees: 06.09.19
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 23.09.19 - Reading
Date on Approval letter: pending
Date of receipt of approval: pending
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: pending
Date of Ceremony: pending

[mahesh7337]

Eligibility criteria: Partner is British, ILR received on 11 September 2018
Language/LIUK Criteria: NARIC + LIUK
Nationality :Indian
Method of application:Online (new service) + UKVCAS Appointment Booking
Date of application: 14.09.2019
Payment method: Card
Date of acknowledgement: 16.09.2019
Date of debit of fees: 16.09.2019
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled:18.09.2019
Date on Approval letter: 10.09.2019
Date of receipt of approval: n/a
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:22.09.2019
Date of Ceremony: -

[cm19]

ligibility criteria: 9yrs ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Life in the UK + B1
Nationality : NON EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 19/09/19
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 20/09/19
Date of debit of fees:19/09/19
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 27/09/19
Date on Approval letter: waiting
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Date of Ceremony:

[piresm]

Eligibility criteria: 12 years in UK (EU) & Settled Status
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Degree + LITUK Test
Nationality : European
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 16-Sep
Payment method: Credit Card (Amex)
Date of acknowledgement: 17-Sep
Date of debit of fees: 16-Sep
Date of biometric letter received/issued: n/a
Date Biometrics enrolled: 23-Sep (Croydon £75)
Date on Approval letter: 16-Oct
Date of receipt of approval: 23-Oct
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 24-Oct
Date of Ceremony: 29-Oct (private £144)

[pareshthapa]

Eligibility criteria: ILR (3 Applicants)
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Masters Degree + LIUK
Nationality : Nepalese
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 04/09/2019
Payment method: Card Online
Date of acknowledgement: 05/09/2019
Date of debit of fees: 04/09/2019
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 03/10/2019
Date on Approval letter: 16/10/2019
Date of receipt of approval: 25/10/2019
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 25/10/2019
Date of Ceremony: Waiting for Council to email back about the date.

All Three Applications Successful.
Good Luck to Everyone.

[stalemate1123]

Eligibility criteria: 5 year Tier 2 + 1 year ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Masters Degree + LIUK
Nationality : Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 03/09/2019
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 04/09/2019
Date of debit of fees: 04/09/2019
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 17/09/2019
Date on Approval letter: Pending
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

[dkdr]

Eligibility criteria: Work Permit/ Tier 2 + ILR [5 applicants as a family]
Language/LIUK Criteria: MSc from University in UK
Nationality: Non-EU (Mauritian)
Method of application: Online (UKVCAS - Sopra Steria)
Date of application: 07 Sept 2019
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 07 Sept 2019
Date of debit of fees: 07 Sept 2019
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A (Biometric enrolment booked online on 7 Sept 2019)
Date Biometrics enrolled: 24 Sept 2019 (at Croydon - earliest fee-free slot available)
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:

[abrs8]

Eligibility criteria: 1 year ILR (10 year route)
Language/LIUK Criteria: BEng from UK uni + LIUK certificate.
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 15 Sept 2019
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 16 Sept 2019
Date of debit of fees: 16 Sept 2019
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 19 Sept 2019(UKVCAS - Premium Lounge £100 - couldn't find free slots)
Date on Approval letter: waiting
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting