Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[peto121]

Application Timeline

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years plus 1 year permanent residence status EEA
Method of application: NCS Wolverhampton
Date of receipt by UKBA: 18/11/2011
Date of debit of fees: 02/12/2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 08/12/20121(dated 06/01/2012)
Date of receipt of approval: 01/02/2012
Date of Ceremony: 21/02/2012

[Sam_London]

Application Timeline :

Method of application: NCS
Date of receipt by UKBA: 04 May 2011
Date of debit of fees: 12 May 2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 12 May 2011
Date of receipt of approval: 27 January 2012
Date of Ceremony: 30 January 2012

Yes, that's nearly 9 months!

[blacksta]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (3yr spouse of BC + 4.5yr ILR.)
Method of application: Postal
Date of receipt by UKBA: 06/12/2011
Date of debit of fees: 03/01/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 03/01/2012
Date of receipt of approval: 16/02/2012
Date of Ceremony: 31/03/2012

[abamela]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (12 + 5yr ILR)
Method of application: Postal
Date of receipt by UKBA:09/01/2012
Date of debit of fees:21/01/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:27/01/2012
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of Ceremony:

[Alhif2000]

Eligibility criteria: 5 yrs EEU + 1 Yr PR

Method of application: NCS (Southwark)
Date of application: 14 Dec 2011
Date of receipt by UKBA: 16 Dec 2011
Date of debit of fees: 07 Jan 2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 08 Jan 2012
Date of receipt of approval: pending
Date of Ceremony: pending

[cherryplum]

Eligibility criteria: IL via marriage to BC
Method of application: NCS Bedford
Date of application: 01/11/2011
Date of receipt by (via tracking service used by NCS) : 04/11/2011
Date of debit of fees: 3 weeks later
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 2 days after payment taken
Date of receipt of approval: 02/02/2012
Date of ceremony : 09/02/2012

[batp1]

Eligibility criteria: WP + 2yrs ILR (2AN1)
Method of application: Postal
Date of receipt by Home Office: 11/01/2012
Date of debit of fees: 23/01/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgment: 26/01/2012
Date of receipt of approval: 22/02/2012 (letter with passports received on 24/02/2012). Citizenship invitation letters received on 02.03.2012
Date of Ceremony: 07.07.2012

N:B; Received on 24/02/2012 a letter with our passports- prepaid special delivery for (myself, wife and daughter). Decision was made on 22/02/2012. Informed that all applications were successful and that a letter inviting us to attend a citizenship ceremony will arrived soon. If we do not received the letter within 2 weeks then we should contact Home Office on 08450105200
Finally the citizenship invitation letters arrived today (02.03.2012)

Thank you very much; this is a wonderful forum

[vjhunt]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (5 Yr + 1 Yr ILR)
Method of application: Postal 11/11/2011
Date of receipt by UKBA: 12/11/2011
Date of debit of fees: 02/12/2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 07/12/2011
Date of receipt of approval & Docs: 26/01/2012 dated 24/12/2012
Date of Ceremony: TBA

Other Updates: None
Interim Updates: None

[sidshekhar]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (3 yrs Work Permit + 2 Years Tier 1 +1yr ILR)
Method of application: NCS (Redbridge) 16/01/2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 18/01/2012
Date of debit of fees: 23/01/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 26/01/2012
Date of receipt of approval: 31/03/2012 (Dated 26/03/2012)
Date of Ceremony: 25/04/2012
Other Updates: None
Interim Updates: None

[khloe123]

Eligibility criteria: WP+Tier 1 (5 yrs) + 1 yr ILR
Method of application: NCS
Date of receipt by UKBA:13/01/2012
Date of debit of fees: 23/01/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 25/01/2012 (dated 21/01/2012)
Date of receipt of approval: 23/03/2012 (dated 16/03/2012)
Date of Ceremony: 04/04/2012

[kaushal1976]

Eligibility criteria: WP+Tier 2 (5 yrs) + 1 yr ILR
Method of application: NCS
Date of receipt by UKBA: 12/01/2012
Date of debit of fees: 23/01/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 26/01/2012 - dated 23/01/2012
Date of receipt of approval: 10/03/2012 - dated 01/03/2012
Date of Ceremony: 28/03/2012

[No_marriage_certificate]

Application 1

Eligibility criteria: 6.5 years ILR
Method of application: NCS Barking & Dagenham
Date of submission : 23/12/2011
HO received: 04/01/2011
Date of debit of cheque: 19/01/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement dated: 18/01/2012
Date of receipt of approval: 24/02/2012
Date of Ceremony: 19/03/2012

[mrworld9]

Basis of Application: Spouse
Method of Application: Postal(SD)
Date of receipt by UKBA: 01/12/2011
Date of Debit of Fees: 03/01/2012
Date of Acknowledgement: 07/01/2012
Date of Receipt of Approval: 23/02/2012 ( dated 21/02/2012)
Date of Ceremony: 08/03/2012 ( private)
Date of Passport Application: ?
Date of Passport Interview: ?
Date of Receipt of Passport: ?

Update: 27/01/2012 called HO this morning and I was informed my application had gone through initial checks and is on queue waiting to be allocated to a case worker.
23/02/2012 I had called HO earlier today just before the postman came and I was told they were having technical issues with their system.
So so soooooooooo excited. I can't wait to book for the ceremony. Goodluck to all those still wait Blackhole and Handyman in particular.

[mkse]

Eligibility criteria: 5yr + 2yr ILR
Method of application: NCS MiltonKeynes 09/11/2011
Date of receipt by UKBA:
Date of debit of fees: 29/11/2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:01/12/2011
Date of receipt of approval: 20/01/2012
Date of Ceremony: don't know

[chiraju]

Eligibility criteria: 5yr + 1 Yr ILR
Method of application: NCS Reading
Date of submission: 22 Dec 2011
Date of debit of fees: 13 Jan 2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:16 Jan 2012
Date of approval:
Date of receipt of approval: 18 Jan 2012
Date of Ceremony:

[damidamz]

Eligibility criteria: 8 years limited stay and 1 year indefinite
Method of application: Post
Date of receipt by UKBA: 18/10/2011
Date of debit of fees: 08/11/2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 11/11/2011 (dated 08/11/2011)
Date of receipt of approval: 10/01/2012 (dated 09/01/2012)
Date of Ceremony: 23/01/2012 (private ceremony)

Note
I had 6 points on my licence given in court but I didn't declare it on my application. I didn't know that i was meant declare it on my application till about 6 weeks of sending application but I got approved.

[fulltootp]

Eligibility criteria: 2yr WP + 3yr Tier 1 General + 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS (Aylesbury)
Date of NCS Appointment: 21-Sep-2011
Date of receipt by UKBA: 23-Sep-2011
Date of debit of fees: 04-Oct-2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 08-Oct-2011
Date of receipt of approval: 24-Dec-2011 dated 16-Dec-2011
Date of Ceremony: 27-Jan-2012

[oscar22]

Application Timeline for spouse
Eligibility criteria: Spouse of BC
Method of application: Postal
Date of Postage:14/11/2011
Date of receipt by UKBA:15/11/2011
Date of debit of fees: 06/12/2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 12/12/2011 dated 06/12/2011
Date of receipt of approval: 09/02/2012 dated 07/02/2012
Date of receipt Invitation: 17/02/2012 dated 08/02/2012
Date of Ceremony: 01/03/2012

Good luck to all those waiting.

[0gfe10]

Application Timeline

Eligibility criteria: Holder - ILR since 1999 - through father
Method of application: NCS Brent 11/01/2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: N/a
Date of debit of fees: 18/01/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 20/01/2012 dated 17/01/2012
Date of receipt of approval: 90/3/2012 dated 28/02/2012
Date of Ceremony: 27/03/2012

[friendinneed]

Application Timeline

Eligibility criteria: 6 years + PR + Marriage to Brit citizen (using Marriage route on form)
Method of application: NCS on 21/11/2011
Date of receipt by UKBA: 22/11/2011
Date of debit of fees: 23/12/2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 19/12/2011
Date of receipt of approval: 8/2/2012 (received 13/2)
Date of Ceremony:29/2/12

[sillycircuit]

Application Timeline

Eligibility criteria: 3 years based on marriage to Brit citizen
Method of application: Postal on 02/11/2011
Date of receipt by UKBA: 03/11/2011
Date of debit of fees: 21/11/2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 26/11/2011
Date of receipt of approval: 27/01/2012
Date of Ceremony:13/02/12

Didn't made any phone calls, one more thing they didn't send me my life in uk test certificate. A bit annoyed

[beever]

Application Timeline

Eligibility criteria: 3 years based on marriage to Brit citizen
Method of application: NCS Islington on 29 December 2011
Date of receipt by UKBA: N/a as new process with DX courier instead of Royal Mail
Date of debit of fees: 12 January 2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 12 January 2011
Date of receipt of approval: N/A
Date of Ceremony:N/A

[osteophytes]

Application Timeline for spouse
Eligibility criteria: Spouse of BC
Method of application: NCS
Date of submission: 09 Nov 2011
Date of debit of fees: 20 Nov 2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:24 Nov 2011
Date of approval:
Date of receipt of approval: 14 Jan 2012
Date of Ceremony:

[AlexS]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5 yr + 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS Southwark
Date of submission: 26 Nov 2011
Date of debit of fees: 30 Dec 2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 06 Jan 2012
Date of approval: 2 May 2012
Date of receipt of approval: 5 May 2012
Date of Ceremony: 21 May 2012

4/4: Called UKBA because it was over 4 months since my application, and most people here already had news by then. At first she told me only give information if it's over 6 months, but I insisted, asking her only if a letter had been sent. It turned that yes, they sent a letter asking for more information, but to the wrong address! She apologised, confirmed my address, and say they're sending another letter.
18/4: Called again because after 2 weeks I still hadn't received any letter. He said for some reason hadn't been sent, and he will order to print it and send it again. I asked him what information they need, he said proof that my wife was exercising treaty rights.
19/4: Sent the information to Liverpool via Special Delivery. It was received by UKBA on 20/4 at 8am
5/5: Received the approval letter with the rest of the documents, in the prepaid Special Delivery envelope I sent to them.
15/5: Received ceremony invitation letter, and booked the ceremony for 21/5

[vegeta_2009]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5 year misc + 1yr ILR,
Method of application: NCS Brent
Date of submission: 14 Oct 2011
Date of debit of fees: 8 Nov 2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 12 Nov 2011
Date of approval:29/1/2012
Date of receipt of approval:2/2/2012
Date of Ceremony:n/a
started panicking after 3 months, but everything was ok, thank you everyone