Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[saf-uk]

Eligibility criteria:2 APPLICATION MY CHILD
Language Criteria: UNDER-18 1st-CHILD-8 year 2nd-CHILD-4 YEAR
Nationality :PAKISTAN
Method of application: ONLINE NEW SERVICE
Date of application: 05/03/19
Payment method: DEBT CARD
Date of acknowledgement: 05/03/19
Date of debit of fees: 05/03/19
Date of Biometric letter issued: 05/03/19
Date of biometric letter received: 05/03/19
Date Biometrics enrolled: 06/03/19
Date on Approval letter: WAITING
Date of receipt of approval: WAITING

[ojliaa]

FINAL UPDATES:-✌
Eligibility Criteria: 10 Years + ILR 1Year
Language Criteria: LIUK + UK Degree
Nationality: Non-EU (Pakistani)
Method of Application: Online + NDRS + JCAP
Date of Application: 07/09/2018
Date of Passport Application: 07/09/2018
Payment Method: Debit Visa Card
Acknowledgement Email: 07/09/2018
Date of Debit of Fees: 07/09/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 07/09/2018
NDRS appointment with LBBD:14/09/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled:14/09/2018
Date of Debit of Passport Fee: 14/09/2018
Date of Approval (6 months time): 05/03/2019
Date of Receipt of Ceremony Invitation Letter:09/03/2019
Date of Ceremony: 09/04/2019
Date on Passport Issued: 15/04/2019
Date Passport Received: 17/04/2019
Almighty Allah Be Very Much Thanked! Million of Thanks for all the Team of immigration boards especially for Mr. Obie who are helping a lot on this forum and also Many Best Wishes who still awaiting.

[HFR2009]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + spouse of British
Language Criteria: Trinity College B1 + Life in the UK Test
Nationality: Non EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 4/02/2019
Payment method: Online by Card
Date of debit of fees: 13/02/2019
Date of Biometric letter issued: NA
Date of biometric letter received: NA
Date Biometrics enrolled: 18/02/2019
Date of documents posted: 13/02/2019
Date of acknowledgement (email ): 18/02/2019
Date on Approval letter: Waiting
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting

[kate03]

2 Applicants
Eligibility criteria : 7yrs residence + 1.5y PR
Language criteria : B1 CEFR Trinity College (applicant 1) / UK degree (applicant 2)
Nationality: EU
Method of Application: Online
Date of application: 01/03/2019
Payment method: Credit Card
Acknowledgement date: 01/03/2019 for applicant 1 and 12/04/2019 for applicant 2 (in maiden name, which was not the name I applied in) (email)
Date fees debited: 01/03/2019
Biometrics letter issue date: 01/03/2019
Biometrics letter receipt date: 01/03/2019 (online) and again for applicant 2 in my maiden name on 17/04/2019 (dated 12/04/2019)
Date biometrics enrolled: 02/03/2019 and for applicant 2 again on 17/04/2019 in my maiden name
Date supporting documents sent: 02/03/2019 (Post)
Date supporting documents received: 04/03/2019
Date on decision letter: pending
Decision letter receipt date: pending
Ceremony letter receipt date: pending
Date of ceremony: pending

[Al0019]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years refugee +1year ILR (Family)
Language Criteria: Live in the UK + B1 trinity
Nationality : Non-EEA
Method of application: Online + UKVCAS
Date of application: 25/01/2019
Payment method: debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 28/01/2019
Date of debit of fees: 25/01/2019
Date of Biometric letter issued: N/A (UKVCAS)
Date of biometric letter received: N/A (UKVCAS)
Date Biometrics enrolled: 08/02/2019 (UKVCAS
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: waiting
Date of debit of fees: waiting
Date Passport to be received: waiting

[Klmroyal]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year PR
Language Criteria: LITUK + B1
Nationality : NON EU
Method of application: online + UKVCAS
Date of application: 07.01.2019
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 08.01.2019
Date of debit of fees: 08.01.2019
Date Biometrics enrolled: 08.01.2019
Date on Approval letter: 8 april 2019
Date of receipt of approval: 12 april 2019
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 11 April 2019
Date of Ceremony: 20 may 2019 my need private one
Date of Passport Application:
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be receiver

Almos been 3 months still nothing happened:(

[jsosni]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1year PR
Language Criteria: Trinity College B1 + Life in the UK Test
Nationality: EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 17/01/2019
Payment method: Online by Card
Date of debit of fees: 18/01/2019
Date of Biometric letter issued: 18/01/2019
Date of biometric letter received: 18/01/2019
Date Biometrics enrolled: 19/01/2019
Date of documents posted: 18/01/2019
Received by HO: 21/01/2019
Date of acknowledgement (email with case ID): 21/01/2019
Date on Approval letter: 09/04/2019
Date of receipt of approval: 12/04/2019
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: advised to wait for letter and don't contact council
Date of Ceremony:

[hogee]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years +1year PR
Language Criteria: Life in the UK + B1 trinity
Nationality : EU
Method of application: Online + UKVCAS
Date of application: 22/03/2019
Payment method: debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 25/03/2019
Date of debit of fees: 25/03/2019
Date of Biometric letter issued: N/A (UKVCAS)
Date of biometric letter received: N/A (UKVCAS)
Date Biometrics enrolled: 27/03/2019 (UKVCAS
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:

[Wanderingrooh]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years+3 years ILR
Language Criteria: English Trinity Test certification+ Life in the UK test certificate
Nationality : Indian
Method of application: Online UKVCAS new service
Date of application: 1 Feb 2019
Payment method: Debit card online on 1 Feb 2019
Date of acknowledgement: 4 Feb 2019 (Email confirmation from UK visas and Immigration)
Date of debit of fees:4 Feb 2019
Date of Biometric letter issued: N/A
Date of biometric letter received: 1 Feb 2019 via email
Date Biometrics enrolled: 14 Feb 2019
Date on Approval letter: 1 April 2019
Date of receipt of approval: 10 April 2019
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Incorporated in the approval letter, asked to call council
Date of Ceremony:15 April 2019 (Private ceremony)
Date of Passport Application:15 April 2019
Date of debit of fees:15 April 2019
Date Passport to be received:waiting

Two long months but its finally here! Good luck everyone, hang in there!

[batik85]

Eligibility criteria: 5yrs + 2yrs Permanent Residence
Language Criteria: Life In The UK test + Trinity B1
Nationality : EU
Method of application: Online + Existing service (post)
Date of application: 10/02/2019
Payment method: online /debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 11/02/2019
Date of biometric letter received: 10/02/2019/online
Date Biometrics enrolled: 12/02/2019
Date of sending the Documents to UKVI: 16/02/2019
UKVI received documents on 19/02/2019 Royal Mail
Date Missing documentation request: 15/04/2019 documentation sent back + request to send missing LITUK Pass notification letter by 25/04 (which was sent already, so not sure why they are saying it was missing)
Date ‘missing’ documentation sent: 16/04/2019
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date on Approval letter: waiting
Date of receipt of invitation for ceremony letter: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

[Al0019]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years refugee +1year ILR (Family)
Language Criteria: Live in the UK + B1 trinity
Nationality : Non-EEA
Method of application: Online + UKVCAS
Date of application: 25/01/2019
Payment method: debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 28/01/2019
Date of debit of fees: 25/01/2019
Date of Biometric letter issued: N/A (UKVCAS)
Date of biometric letter received: N/A (UKVCAS)
Date Biometrics enrolled: 08/02/2019 (UKVCAS
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: waiting
Date of debit of fees: waiting
Date Passport to be received: waiting

[dhanyaais]

Eligibility criteria: 3yrs + BC Spouse
Language Criteria: LIUK + Educational qualification for Language (accepted during ILR)
Nationality : Non-EEA
Method of application: Online + UKVCAS
Date of application: 13 Jan 2019
Payment method: Amex
Date of acknowledgement: 14 Jan 2019
Date of debit of fees: 13 Jan 2019
Date of Biometric letter issued: N/A (UKVCAS)
Date of biometric letter received: N/A (UKVCAS)
Date Biometrics enrolled: 22 Jan 2019
Date on Approval letter: 3 April 2019
Date of receipt of approval: 10 April 2019
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Need to book online with my local council
Date of Ceremony: 8 May 2019
Date of Passport Application:
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be received:

[Bob456]

Eligibility criteria: Permanent Residence + 1 year
Nationality: EU
Language criteria: B1 Trinity College + life in the uk test
Method of application: Online + UKVCAS
Date of receipt by UKBA: 05/02/2019
Payment method: debit card
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 05/02/2019
Date Biometric appointment: UKVCAS 06/02/2019
Date Biometric enrolment: UKVCAS 06/02/2019
Date on approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of Ceremony:
Date applied passport:
Date passport received:

[Nikmishin]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: EU settled status + BC spouse
Method of application: online + UKVCAS
Date of receipt by UKBA: 01/02/2019
Date of debit of fees: 24/01/2019
UKVCAS Appointment: 01/02/2019
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: none
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of Ceremony:
Rejection letter date: 12/04/2019
Rejection letter received: 15/04/2019
Rejection reason: I do not hold Permanent Residence card
Why this is stupid: I have EU Settled Status which there is not physical document for to submit with application

[Wanderingrooh]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years+3 years ILR
Language Criteria: English Trinity Test certification+ Life in the UK test certificate
Nationality : Indian
Method of application: Online UKVCAS new service
Date of application: 1 Feb 2019
Payment method: Debit card online on 1 Feb 2019
Date of acknowledgement: 4 Feb 2019 (Email confirmation from UK visas and Immigration)
Date of debit of fees:4 Feb 2019
Date of Biometric letter issued: N/A
Date of biometric letter received: 1 Feb 2019 via email
Date Biometrics enrolled: 14 Feb 2019
Date on Approval letter: 1 April 2019
Date of receipt of approval: 10 April 2019
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Incorporated in the approval letter, asked to call council
Date of Ceremony:15 April 2019 (Private ceremony)
Date of Passport Application:15 April 2019 (Online-sent documents through post office via special delivery)
Date of debit of fees: 15 April 2019
Date Passport to be received:waiting

Two long months but its finally here! Good luck everyone, hang in there!

[Annie77]

Eligibility criteria: Settled Status+ spouse of a BC
Nationality: Hungarian EU
Language Criteria: Trinity + Life in the UK test
Method of application: Postal (Paper form)
Date of application: 04-03-2019( special delivery Royal Mail)
Home office received: 05.03.2019
Payment method: Credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 20.03.2019 (letter dated 15/3)
Date of debit of fees: 18-03-19
Date of Biometric letter issued: 20.03.2019
Date of biometric letter received: 23.03.2019
Date Biometrics enrolled: 25.03.2019
Date on Approval letter: 09.04.2019
Date of receipt of approval: 10.04.2019
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application:
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be received:

[edina19888]

Application Timeline

Eligibility criteria: 5 years plus 1 year PR
Nationality: Hungarian EU
Language Criteria: Trinity English test + life in UK test
Method of application: Postal (Paper form)
Date of application: 26-02-2019( special delivery Royal Mail)
Home office received on the 27.02.2019
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 13.03.2019 by email
Date of debit of fees: 09-03-18
Date of Biometric letter issued: 13.03.2019
Date of biometric letter received: 15.03.2019
Date Biometrics enrolled: 16.03.2019
Date on Approval letter: 10.04.2019
Date of receipt of approval: 11.04.2019
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Mentioned not to call local council, will receive a letter within 21 days
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application:
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be received:

it took me only 6 weeks to receive the approval letter!!!

[Monajasra]

Route : 5yrs spouse visa
Eligibility criteria : ILR+ 1yr
Language criteria : UK degree
Nationality : Non EU
Method of Application : Online + documents via post
Date of application : 11/02/2019
Payment method : Debit card
Acknowledgement date : 11/02/2019(email)
Date fees debited : 11/02/2019
Date biometrics enrolled : 11/02/2019
Date supporting documents sent : 11/02/2019
Date supporting documents received :12/02/2019
Date on decision letter :10/04/2019
Decision letter receipt date : 13/04/2019
Ceremony letter receipt date : Mentioned not to call local council, will recieve a letter within 21 days
Date of ceremony :
Passport application date :
Date fees debited :
Passport receipt date :

[Klmroyal]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year PR
Language Criteria: LITUK + B1
Nationality : NON EU
Method of application: online + UKVCAS
Date of application: 07.01.2019
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 08.01.2019
Date of debit of fees: 08.01.2019
Date Biometrics enrolled: 08.01.2019
Date on Approval letter: ?
Date of receipt of approval: ?
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 11 April 2019
Date of Ceremony: 20 may 2019 my need private one
Date of Passport Application:
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be receiver

Almos been 3 months still nothing happened:(

[S3TM]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + Married to BC
Language: Life in the UK + B1
Nationality : Non EU
Method of application: Online + Post
Date of application: 11-02-2019
Date of acknowledgement: 11-02-2019 (email)
Date of documents posted: 12-02-2019
Date Biometrics enrolled: 14-02-2019
Date on Approval letter: 21-03-2019
Date of receipt of approval: 23-03-2019 (pre-paid SD)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 28-03-2019
Date of Ceremony: 02-04-2019 (private ceremony)
Date of Passport Application: 03-04-2019 (post office check and send)
Date Passport to be received: 11-04-2019

Finally the very very expensive and stressful immigration journey is over. British passport has been received today. Still says European Union on the passport.

Huge thanks to this forum especially CR001. Good luck to everyone else.

[Wanderingrooh]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years+3 years ILR
Language Criteria: English Trinity Test certification+ Life in the UK test certificate
Nationality : Indian
Method of application: Online UKVCAS new service
Date of application: 1 Feb 2019
Payment method: Debit card online on 1 Feb 2019
Date of acknowledgement: 4 Feb 2019 (Email confirmation from UK visas and Immigration)
Date of debit of fees:4 Feb 2019
Date of Biometric letter issued: N/A
Date of biometric letter received: 1 Feb 2019 via email
Date Biometrics enrolled: 14 Feb 2019
Date on Approval letter: 1 April 2019
Date of receipt of approval: 10 April 2019
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Incorporated in the approval letter, asked to call council
Date of Ceremony:15 April 2019 (Private ceremony)
Date of Passport Application:waiting
Date of debit of fees:waiting
Date Passport to be received:waiting

Two long months but its finally here! Good luck everyone, hang in there!

[Wanderingrooh]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years+3 years ILR
Language Criteria: English Trinity Test certification+ Life in the UK test certificate
Nationality : Indian
Method of application: Online UKVCAS new service
Date of application: 1 Feb 2019
Payment method: Debit card online on 1 Feb 2019
Date of acknowledgement: 4 Feb 2019 (Email confirmation from UK visas and Immigration)
Date of debit of fees:4 Feb 2019
Date of Biometric letter issued: N/A
Date of biometric letter received: 1 Feb 2019 via email
Date Biometrics enrolled: 14 Feb 2019
Date on Approval letter: 1 April 2019
Date of receipt of approval: 10 April 2019
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Date of Ceremony:waiting
Date of Passport Application:waiting
Date of debit of fees:waiting
Date Passport to be received:waiting

Two long months but its finally here! Good luck everyone, hang in there!

[Zeebro44]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years refugee +1year ILR
Language Criteria: LIUK + B1 trinity
Nationality : Non-EEA
Method of application: Online + UKVCAS
Date of application: 08.04.2019
Payment method: debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 09.04.2019
Date of debit of fees: 08.04.2019
Date of Biometric letter issued: N/A (UKVCAS)
Date of biometric letter received: N/A (UKVCAS)
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:

Stress game start

[dhanyaais]

Eligibility criteria: 3yrs + BC Spouse
Language Criteria: LIUK + Educational qualification for Language (accepted during ILR)
Nationality : Non-EEA
Method of application: Online + UKVCAS
Date of application: 13 Jan 2019
Payment method: Amex
Date of acknowledgement: 14 Jan 2019
Date of debit of fees: 13 Jan 2019
Date of Biometric letter issued: N/A (UKVCAS)
Date of biometric letter received: N/A (UKVCAS)
Date Biometrics enrolled: 22 Jan 2019
Date on Approval letter: 3 April 2019
Date of receipt of approval: 10 April 2019
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Need to book online with my local council
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application:
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be received:

[JACKQ66]

Eligibility criteria : 6.5yrs residence + 1yr PR
Language criteria : B1 CEFR Trinity College + Life in UK Test
Nationality : EU Poland
Method of Application : Online
Date of application : 16/01/2019
Payment method : Debit Card
Acknowledgement date : 17/01/2019 (via email)
Date fees debited : 17/01/2019
Biometrics letter issue date : 16/01/2019
Biometrics letter receipt date : 16/01/2019 (online)
Date biometrics enrolled : 17/01/2019
Date supporting documents sent : 17/01/2019 (by Post)
Date supporting documents received : 18/01/2019 (Royal Mail Tracking)
Date on decision letter : 28/02/2019
Decision letter receipt date : 02/03/2019
Ceremony letter receipt date : 08/03/2019
Date of ceremony : 25/03/2019
Passport application date : 26/03/2019
Date fees debited : 26/03/2019
Passport receipt date : 08/04/2019