Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[hsmpaspirant2008]

Eligibility Criteria: 5 yrs T1-General + 1 year ILR
Language Criteria Met: Life in UK + expired IELTS used for my initial HSMP
Method of Application: NCS
Date of Application: 3rd December 2014
Date of Receipt by Home Office: Waiting
Date of Debit of Fees: Credit Card - Waiting
Date of Receipt of Acknowledgement: Waiting
Date of Receipt of Approval: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

And the start of the end of immigration journey begins ...

[mavis123]

Eligibility criteria: 5yrs residency+ 1yr ILR
Language criteria met : B1 Test + Life in the UK Test
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Hammersmith & Fulham
Date of application: 29/7/14
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: DC
Date of receipt by UKBA: 11/8/14
Date of acknowledgment: letter dated 11/8/14
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 12/8/14
Date approval received: TBC
Date of ceremony:TBC

[darlingbasser]

Eligibility Criteria: 5 years + 1 year ILR
Language Criteria Met: Life in UK + B1
Method of Application: NCS Lambeth
Date of Application: 29 october 2014
Date of Receipt by Home Office: 30 October 2014
Date of Debit of Fees: Credit Card - 17 November 2014
Date of Receipt of Acknowledgement: 17 November 2014
Date of Receipt of Approval: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

[huqqapani]

Eligibility Criteria: 10 Long residence + 1 year ILR
Language Criteria Met: Life in UK + UK University certificate
Method of Application: NCS (Carlton, Notts)
Date of Application: 3rd December 2014
Date of Receipt by Home Office: Waiting
Date of Debit of Fees: Credit Card - Waiting
Date of Receipt of Acknowledgement: Waiting
Date of Receipt of Approval: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

And so begins my waiting game....

[noajthan]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5 yr spouse of BC (including 2 yrs ILR)
Language criteria met: Life in the UK + ESOL (Speaking/Listening @ Level 1 - University of Cambridge)
Current nationality: Filipino
Method of application: NCS (Hampshire - Aldershot)
Date of application: 13/11/2014
Payment method: Cheque
Date of receipt by UKBA: 14/11/2014 (as per Royal Mail Special Delivery 'Track & Trace' report)
Date of debit of fees: 3/12/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of Ceremony:

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[Soow1234]

Eligibility criteria: 13 yrs Spouse of BC + 2 yr ILR. But Total staying in UK 3yrs only including 2yrs ILR
Language criteria met: B1 Trinity + Life in the UK
Method of Application: NCS EDINBURGH
Date of application: 21/07/14
Date of receipt by UKBA : 23/07/14
Payment method: CC
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 02/08/14
Date acknowledgement received: 07/08/14
Date approval received:03/12/14 DATE 27/11/14 SURE THEY USE MY RECORED DREIVELY ,
Date of ceremony: ??waiting

found out the date print in the letter is not necessary send on same date.

[mamamia007]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 General +1 year ILR
Language criteria met: Trinity college B1, life in UK test
Method of application: NCS Kingston upon Thames
Date of application: 18.11.2014
Method of payment: credit card
Date of receipt By UKBA: 19.11.2014
Date of debit of fee: 29.11.2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement :29.11.2014
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting

[kkhine]

Eligibility criteria : 5 yr + 1 yr ILR

Application : adult 2 + 1 Child

Current Nationality: Myanmar

Method of application : N C S ( Bath and North Somerset Council )

Date of receipt of acknowledgement by Home Office : 11/07/14

Date of debit of fees : 14/07/14

Date of receipt approval : waiting

Date of ceremony : waiting

[darkstar]

Eligibility criteria: 1 Year WP + 4 Year Tier 1 + 1 Year ILR
Language Criteria: UK University Degree
Method of application: NCS (Hackney - London)
Date of Application: 10/11/14
Date of receipt by UKBA: 11/11/14
Date of debit of fees: 27/11/14
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 02/12/14 (Dated 27/11/14)
Date of receipt of approval: wait...
Date of ceremony: wait ......

[Tk.Adedun]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years residence
Nationality: Nigerian/ but born in the United Kingdom
Method of application: Self Post
Date of application: 7/10/2014
Payment method: credit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 8/10/2014 (DX Tracking Proof)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 21/10/2014
Date of acknowledgement: 24/10/2014
Date approval received: ( dated on the 26/11/2014) (received on the 28/11/2014)
Date of ceremony: need to book private

All thanks to God Almighty

[temo]

Eligibility Criteria: 5 Years (2 yrs Work Permit 2 + 3 yrs Tier 2 General) + 1 Year ILR
Language Criteria Met: Life in UK + UK University certificate
Method of Application: NCS (Bromley)
Date of Application: 22 October 2014
Date of Receipt by Home Office: 23 October 2014
Date of Debit of Fees: Credit Card - 10 Nov
Date of Receipt of Acknowledgement: 14 Nov
Date of Receipt of Approval: 25 Nov 2014 (dated 18 November)
Date of Ceremony: 9 December

Good luck for you all
T

[naruto]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: ( RC 5 years+ 1 YEAR PR)
Language criteria met: Uni Degree BA Hons + Life in The UK Test
Method of application: NCS (Manchester City Council)
Date of application: 28/10/2014
Date of receipt by UKBA: 29/10/2014
Date of debit of fees: 13/11/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 20/11/2014 dated 13/11/2014
Date of receipt of approval: TBC
Date of Ceremony: TBC

Good luck to all members.

PLEASE UPDTE SPREADSHEET AND PROVIDE A LINK TO THE SPREADSHEET IF POSSIBLE

[ak1031]

Hi Everyone,

Eligibility Criteria: 6 Years (Tier 2 general + Tier 1) + 1 Year ILR
Language Criteria Met: Life in UK + Letter from Univ of education in English + UK Naric ELA
Method of Application: NCS (Hackney)
Date of Application: 10th November 2014
Date of Receipt by Home Office: 11th November 2014
Date of Debit of Fees: Credit Card - 25 Nov
Date of Receipt of Acknowledgement: 28 Nov (Dated 25 Nov)
Date of Receipt of Approval: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

Hope my wait is not as torturous as few others in this post!

[hvdesai]

Eligibility criteria: HSMP+Tier1 for 5 years + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met : (Degree from India + Letter from Indian Uni confirming instruction of language is English + UK NARIC comparision certificate)
Current nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Hamilton, Scotland
Date of application: 28/10/14
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA:
Date of acknowledgment on UKBA Letter : 13/11/2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 14/11/2014
Date of approval on UKBA letter : 19/11/2014
Approval letter received by Royal Mail : 29/11/2014
Date of ceremony:

[fulmar_alpha]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1 + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: UK Master's Degree
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Edinburgh
Date Of Application : 29/10/2014
Payment Method : Debit Card
Date Of Receipt by UKBA : 03/11/2014
Date Of Debit Or Clearance of Fees : 10/11/2014
Date Of Acknowledgement : 12/11/2014
Date Approval Received : 28/11/2014
Date Of Ceremony : 02/12/2014

[Surrey_WP_Holder]

ligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: UK Master Degree
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: Reading
Date Of Application : 16/10/2014
Payment Method : Debit Card
Date Of Receipt by UKBA : 20/10/2014
Date Of Debit Or Clearance of Fees : 03/11/2014
Date Of Acknowledgment : 03/11/2014
Date Approval Received : Waiting
Date Of Ceremony : Waiting

A colleague applied a few days after me and he has received his approval and ceremony date! He went through NCS Oxford.

[pennep]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years residency (long residency + ILR )
Language criteria met: UK University Masters' Degree + Life in The UK Test
Method of application: NCS
Council name: Brent
ILR issued on: 22/10/2013
Date of application: 24/10/2014
Date application received: Don't know
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 12/11/2014
Date approval received: 27/11/2014 (dated 20/11/2014)
Date of ceremony: Haven't booked yet

I paid £55 for NCS. I got my Passport, biometric card and Degree certificate back on the same day. And it only took 15mins for all service. Now, it feels like I paid £55 to keep my ILR. Does anyone know if I would have got the Biometric card back if I had posted the application to Home Office myself? Somebody else could save £55 if HO returns the biometric card back to the applicant..

[delhi123]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years residency ( Tier 1+ ILR )
Language criteria met: English at B1CEFR + Life in The UK Test
Method of application: NCS Westminster
Date of application: 22 October 2014
Date of receipt by UKBA: 25 October 2014
Date of debit of fees: 7 November 2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 10 November 2014
Date of receipt of approval: 27 November 2014
Date of Ceremony: Yet to be booked

[mmdmum]

Application Timeline
Current citizenship : USA
Eligibility criteria: 9yr spouse of BC; 9yr ILR;
Method of application: NCS Cambridgeshire
Date of receipt by UKBA: 15/09/2014
Date of debit of fees: cheque 23/09/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 22/09/2014
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of Ceremony:

Other Updates: 29/11/2014 - received letter asking for further information. At NCS, was advised that as my UK husband's passport had expired therefore could not be used. So asked to apply based on residence. Letter today asking for my husband's birth certificate and current passport plus evidence of residence of a certain period of time (worked out asking for 5 years ago Sept 2009 until April 2011 when I went on holiday to Malta as my passport was not stamped properly).
Have emailed to query acceptance of husband's passport expired 2012 prior to posting. Advised in email that NCS would not copy husband's passport due to being expired.

[capsancho]

Thought I should share our case as it was extremely quick.

Eligibility criteria: Applied as couple (EEA National with EEA Permanent Residence + EEA Family Member with EEA Permanent Residence). Both 6yr + 1yr Permanent Residence
Method of application: NCS
Date of receipt by UKBA: 25/Oct/2014
Date of debit of fees: 10/Nov/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 11/Nov/2014
Date of receipt of approval: 21/Nov/2014
Date of Ceremony: (to be scheduled)

[sam4444]

Applicant : Self

Eligibility Criteria : 2 Years Spouse Visa + 1 Year ILR

Current Nationality : Palestinian

Method Of Application : POST

Date Of Application : 13 / 10 / 2014

Date Of Receipt by UKBA : 16 / 10 / 2014

Date Of Debit Or Clearance of Fees : 30 / 10 / 2014

Date Of Acknowledgment : 06 / 11 / 2014

Date Approval Received : 21 / 11 /2014

Date Of Ceremony : 04 / 12 / 2014 Private

Total around 6 weeks

Good luck every one

[naruto]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: ( RC 5 years+ 1 YEAR PR)
Language criteria met: Uni Degree BA Hons + Life in The UK Test
Method of application: NCS (Manchester City Council)
Date of application: 28/10/2014
Date of receipt by UKBA: 29/10/2014
Date of debit of fees: 13/11/2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 20/11/2014 dated 13/11/2014
Date of receipt of approval: TBC
Date of Ceremony: TBC

Good luck to all members.

[goldfish80]

No of Application: 1 Adults
Eligibility Criteria : 10 yrs + 1 yr ILR
Language criteria : UK Degree
Method of application: NCS
Council name if NCS used: London
Date of application: 07/11/2014
Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 08/11/2014
Date of acknowledgment: 22/11/2014
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 21/11/2014
Date approval received: TBC
Date of ceremony: TBC

[DC1982]

No of applicants: 1 Adult
Eligibility Criteria : EU citizen, 5 years + 1 year Certificate of Permanent Residency
Language criteria : IELTS
Method of application: NCS Brent
Date of application: 05/11/2014
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 06/11/2014
Date of acknowledgment: 27/11/14 (letter dated 21/11/14
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 22/11/14 (Saturday!)
Date approval received: TBC
Date of ceremony: TBC

[Sherza]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years residency ( Tier 1+ ILR )
Language criteria met: IELTS + Life in The UK Test
Method of application: NCS
Council name: Nottingham
Date of application: 18 September 2014
Date of receipt by UKBA: September 2014
Date of debit of fees: September 2014
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: September 2014
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of Ceremony: