Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[mansimranbal]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1year ILR
Language Criteria: UK Degree
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 23/01/2019
Payment method: Online by Card
Date of acknowledgement: 23/01/2019
Date of debit of fees: 23/01/2019
Date of Bio-metric letter issued: 23/01/2019
Date of Bio-metric letter received: 23/01/2019
Date of UKVCAS appointment: 26/01/2019
Date Bio-metrics 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:

[cosgee]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years + and 2 Year permanent residency
Language Criteria: Bsc Degree U.K + LIUK
Nationality : Non- EEA
Method of application: NCS Leeds (by Post)
Date of application: 03/12/2018
Date Received at HO: 05/12/2018 (Currier tracking service)
Date of acknowledgement: 20/12/18
Funds Deducted: 19/12/18
Date of Biometric letter issued: 19/12/18 (Received on the 22/12/18 by post)
Date Biometrics enrolled: 22/12/18
Date on Approval letter: 14/01/19
Date of receipt of approval:23/01/19
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending
Date of Passport Application:
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be received:

IT has all been 41 days for HO to approved the application

[rajpoot220]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1year ILR
Language Criteria: UK Degree
Nationality: Pakistan
Method of application: Online, JCAP at NDRS
Date of application: 29/11/2018
Payment method: Online by Card
Date of acknowledgement: 29/11/2018
Date of debit of fees: 30/11/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 29/11/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 29/11/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 01/12/2018
Date of NDRS appointment: 30/11/2018
Date on Approval letter: 09/01/2019
Date of receipt of approval: 18/01/2019
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 22/01/2019
Date of Ceremony: 06/02/2019
Date of Passport Application: JCAP so 30/11/2018
Date of debit of fees: 20/12/2018
Date Passport to be received:

At last a very long and stressful journey has ended, wishing best of luck to all of you waiting for a decision.

[CMOSUK]

Eligibility criteria: 3 years + BC spouse
Language Criteria: trinity + LIUK
Nationality : Non EU
Method of application: NCS (paper format)
Date of application: 31/10/2018
Date Received at HO: 1/11/2018
Date of acknowledgement: 10/11/2018
Funds Deducted: 9/11/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 10/11/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 16/11/2018
Date on Approval letter: 12/12/18
Date of receipt of approval: 22/12/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 17/1/2019
Date of Ceremony: 22/01/2019
Date of Passport Application: 22/1/2019 (online)
Date of debit of fees: 22/1/2019
Date Passport to be received: pending

Overall a quick process from 31st October 2018 to 12 December 2018.

Roughly about 42 days. Only thing that has annoyed me is, of how long it took for the letter of approval to be recieved which was on a Saturday 22nd December 2018 but managed to get a slot when phoning on monday for the ceremony.

update highlighted in red

[fa1234567890]

Just to say thank you so much to everyone who's posted in this forum. It was so helpful at a time of great stress. I hope this is of use to others going through the same thing. Best of luck!!!!


Eligibility criteria: 10yr Long residence + ILR
Nationality : Non-EU
Method of application: Nationality Checking Service by Post (no longer available, I believe)
Date of application: 28/09/2018
Date of NDRS appointment: 28/09/2018
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 04/10/2018
Date of debit of fees: 19/10/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 03/10/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 09/10/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 10/10/2018
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 26/10/2018
Date of Ceremony: 16/11/2018
Date of Passport Application: 20/11/2018
Date of debit of fees: Same day (at Post office)
Date Passport to be received: 5/12/2018

[Ancestor]

Posting x 2 as my wife and I completed and submitted separate individual applications for both and each of us simultaneously, having qualified same time:-

Myself

Eligibility criteria: 5yr Ancestry + 1yr ILR
Language Criteria: B1 Trinity
Nationality : Non-EU
Method of application: NDRS + JCAP
Date of application: 09/10/2018
Date of NDRS appointment: 10/10/2018
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 10/10/2018
Date of debit of fees: 09/10/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 09/10/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 09/10/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 10/10/2018
Date on Approval letter: 09/11/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 16/11/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 17/11/2018 (Hampshire County Council dd 14/11/2018)
Date of Ceremony: 17/01/2019
Date of Passport Application: 10/10/2018
Date of debit of fees: 18/10/2018
Date Passport to be received:

Wife

Eligibility criteria: 5yr Ancestry + 1yr ILR
Language Criteria: B1 Trinity
Nationality : Non-EU
Method of application: NDRS + JCAP
Date of application: 09/10/2018
Date of NDRS appointment: 10/10/2018
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 10/10/2018
Date of debit of fees: 09/10/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 09/10/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 09/10/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 10/10/2018
Date on Approval letter: 09/11/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 16/11/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 17/11/2018 (Hampshire County Council dd 14/11/2018)
Date of Ceremony: 17/01/2019
Date of Passport Application: 10/10/2018
Date of debit of fees: 18/10/2018
Date Passport to be received:

My wife and I considered the option of having an earlier Private Ceremony which we would have had no problem doing, but after being told by numerous re the incredibly positive experience of a group ceremony, we decided to be patient, and I can positively say, what an experience, and were not disappointed.

[Johnny12]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year EEA PRC
Language Criteria: Trinity College
Nationality : EU
Method of application: JCAP
Date of application:12/11/2018
Payment method: online
Date of acknowledgement: 13/11/2018
Date of debit of fees: 12/11/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 12/11/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 12/11/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 13/11/2018

Date on Approval letter: 12/12/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 24/12/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 24/12/2018
Date of Ceremony: 10/01/2019
Date of Passport Application: 12/11/2018
Date of debit of fees:06/12/2018
Date Passport to be received:16/01/2019


My partner:

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year EEA PRC
Language Criteria: Trinity College
Nationality : EU
Method of application: JCAP
Date of application:12/11/2018
Payment method: online
Date of acknowledgement: 13/11/2018
Date of debit of fees: 12/11/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 12/11/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 12/11/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 13/11/2018

Date on Approval letter: 13/12/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 24/12/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 21/12/2018
Date of Ceremony: 10/01/2019
Date of Passport Application: 12/11/2018
Date of debit of fees:06/12/2018
Date Passport to be received:16/01/2019

[bajwa87]

Eligibility criteria: 8 years+1 year pr
Language Criteria: B1
Nationality : Pakistani
Method of application: NCS Ealing council
Date of application: 18-10-18
NCS check in: 22.10.2018
Payment method: debit Card
Home office received: 23-10-2018 (Confirmation on Royal mail special delivery)
Date of acknowledgement: 18-10-18
Date of debit of fees: :19-10-18
Date of Biometric letter issued: 18-10-18
Date Biometric enrolled: 19-10-18

Date on Approval letter: 11.01.2019
Date of receipt of approval: 18.01.2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony: 30.01.2019

Date of Passport Application: 18-10-18
Date of debit of fees: 01-11-18
Date Passport to be received:

[hari.s]

My wife and I lodged separate naturalisation applications at the same time. Posting timelines for both applications below.

Application 1:

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year PR
Language Criteria: Trinity B1 + Life in the UK
Nationality: Indian (non-EU spouse of EU national)
Method of application: Online (NDRS + JCAP)
Date of application: 17 October 2018
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 18 October 2018
Date of debit of fees: 18 October 2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 17 October 2018
Date of biometric letter received: 17 October 2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 19 October 2018
Date of NDRS appointment: 29 October 2018
Date of Documents received by HO: 31 October 2018
Date on Approval letter: 20 November 2018
Date of receipt of approval: 29 November 2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 29 November 2018
Date of Ceremony: 6 December 2018 (private)

Date of JCAP Passport Application: 29 October 2018
Date of debit of fees: 17 November 2018

Date Passport received: 11 December 2018


Application 2:

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year with DCPR
Language Criteria: Trinity B1 + Life in the UK
Nationality: Polish
Method of application: Online (NDRS + JCAP)
Date of application: 17 October 2018
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 18 October 2018
Date of debit of fees: 19 October 2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 17 October 2018
Date of biometric letter received: 17 October 2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 19 October 2018
Date of NDRS appointment: 30 October 2018
Date of Documents received by HO: 1 November 2018
Date on Approval letter: 27 November 2018
Date of receipt of approval: 5 December 2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 5 December 2018
Date of Ceremony: 6 December 2018 (private)

Date of JCAP Passport Application: 30 October 2018
Date of debit of fees: 18 November 2018

Date Passport received: 11 December 2018

We had our citizenship ceremony yesterday!

Please see updated timelines above for both my and my wife's applications.

Officially British citizens now. Just waiting for our passports.

All done. Entire process from submitting the application via NDRS to receiving the passport took around 40 days.

Thank you to all on this forum - every conversation has been such a help!

Good luck to all!

[Xyzer]

Eligibility criteria: 5year + ILR + 2 year
Language Criteria: MSC UK University degree
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online + UKVCAS (new service)
Date of application: 06 January 2019
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 07 January 2019
Date of debit of fees: 06 January
Date of Biometric letter issued: n/a
Date of biometric letter received: n/a
Date Biometrics enrolled: 15 January 2019
Date on Approval letter: TBD
Date of receipt of approval: TBD
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: TBD
Date of Ceremony: TBD
Date of Passport Application: TBD
Date of debit of fees: TBD
Date Passport received: TBD

[Srini78]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year PR
Language Criteria: NARIC Cert + LIUK
Nationality : Non-EU
Method of application: Online + NDRS
Date of application: 11/11/2018
Date application received by HO: 11/11/2018
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of debit of fees: 11/11/2018
Date of acknowledgement: 12/11/2018 (email)

Date of Biometric letter issued: 11/11/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 11/11/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 12/11/2018

Date on Approval letter: 04/01/2019
Date of receipt of approval: 14/01/2019
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:

Date of Passport Application:
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be received:

[poppysanch]

Route : 5 years Tier 2 + 1 year ILR
Eligibility criteria : 12 months post ILR
Language criteria : UK Degree
Nationality : Cameroon
Method of Application : Online : UKVCAS
Date of application : 09/11/2018
Date supporting documents sent : 09/11/2018
Payment method : Debit Card
Acknowledgement date: 12/11/2018 (email)
Date fees debited : 12/11/2018
Biometrics letter issue date : 09/11/2018 (email received after submitting online application)
Biometrics letter receipt date : 09/11/2018 (see above)
Date biometrics enrolled : 19/11/2018
Date supporting documents received : unknown
Date on decision letter : TBC
Decision letter receipt date : TBC
Ceremony letter receipt date :
Date of ceremony :
Passport application date :
Date fees debited :
Passport receipt date :

[no_name]

Eligibility criteria : 9y residence + 4y PR
Language criteria : UK MSc Degree
Nationality : EU
Method of Application : Online + NDRS + JCAP
Date of application : 14/11/2018
Payment method : Debit Card
Acknowledgement date : 15/11/2018 (via email)
Biometrics letter issue date : 14/11/2018
Date biometrics enrolled : 16/11/2018
Date supporting documents sent : 16/11/2018 (via Camden Council)
Date supporting documents received : 21/11/2018
Date on decision letter : 03/01/2019
Decision letter receipt date : 12/01/2019
Date of ceremony : 13/02/2019
Passport application date : 14/11/2018
Date fees debited : 13/12/2018
Passport receipt date : TBC

[Raysegg]

Its always good to give back to where you have tremendously been fed, lessons learnt and tension calmed.

Below are my sojourn:

EEC Family member........ 5Year plus
LIUK Test+ Trinity College Eng lang test

Online submission...........28/Aug/2018
Biometric Registration......29/Aug/2018
Croydon NDRS................05/Sep/2018
HO received copied doc....06/Sep/2018
Approval/cum invitation
letter received ..............17/Nov/2018 DATED 06/Nov/2018

Group ceremony was booked for..11/Dec/2018
Passport Received....................21/Dec/2018 DATED 19/12/2018.
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It has been a bitter/sweet events, having been on it since 2016.Appeal quashed in Feb.2018,got PR in June 2018 but HO accompany letter stated that I have derived my PR since April 2016. So,I did not have to wait for 12 calendar months afterwards to apply for my citizenship... ALL DONE.
Thanks to GOD.
Thanks to this FORUM and the GOOD PEOPLE therein,
Best of luck to everyone.

[Pulcina89]

Eligibility criteria: 9 years + 2 Permanent resident
Language Criteria: UK BSc Degree + LIUK
Nationality : Italian
Method of application: NCS Wandsworth
Date of application: 26/11/2018
Date Received at HO: 27/11/2018
Date of acknowledgement: 12/12/2018 (received by post dated 09/12/2018)
Funds Deducted: 09/12/2018 (Sunday)
Payment method: Visa Debit
Date of Biometric letter issued: 09/12/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 13/12/2018
Date on Approval letter: 03/01/2019
Date of receipt of approval: 12/01/2019
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: n/a
Date of Ceremony: 30/01/2019 - Lambeth
Date of Passport Application: n/a
Date of debit of fees: n/a
Date Passport to be received: n/a

[anotherapplicant123]

Route : EEA
Eligibility criteria : 12y residence + 2y PR
Language criteria : UK Degree
Nationality : EU
Method of Application : Online
Date of application : 24/11/2018
Date supporting documents sent : 24/11/2018
Payment method : Debit Card
Acknowledgement date: 26/11/2018 (email)
Date fees debited : 26/11/2018
Biometrics letter issue date : 24/11/2018 (email received after submitting online application)
Biometrics letter receipt date : 24/11/2018 (see above)
Date biometrics enrolled : 26/11/2018
Date supporting documents received : unknown
Date on decision letter : 9 January 2019
Decision letter receipt date : 12 January 2019
Ceremony letter receipt date :
Date of ceremony :
Passport application date :
Date fees debited :
Passport receipt date :

[joe1210]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + 2 years. Life in UK. Trinity B1
Nationality: Zim
Method of application: Royal mail
Date of application: 03.05.2018
Payment method: Cheque
Date of acknowledgement: 06.06.2018 email. Letter.
NDRS Appointment date:
Date of Passport Application:
Date Biometrics enrolled: 13.05.2018.
Date of documents received at the HO: 04.05.2018
Date on Approval letter: 19.10.2018
Date of receipt of approval : 26.10.18
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 30.10.2018
Date of Ceremony: 20.12.2018
Date of Passport Application: 28.1.2019
Date of debit of Passport fees: 28.1.2019
Date Passport to be received: 08.1.2019

NB: Thank you everyone who has helped me throughout my journey. Good luck to everyone still awaiting.

[savage87]

2 Applicants
Eligibility criteria : 9yrs residence + 2y PR
Language criteria : B1 CEFR Trinity College
Nationality : EU
Method of Application : Online
Date of application : 09/01/2019
Payment method : Credit Card
Acknowledgement date :
Date fees debited : 09/01/2019
Biometrics letter issue date : 09/01/2019
Biometrics letter receipt date : 09/01/2019 (online)
Date biometrics enrolled : 10/01/2019
Date supporting documents sent : 11/01/2019 (Post)
Date supporting documents received : unknown
Date on decision letter :
Decision letter receipt date :
Ceremony letter receipt date :
Date of ceremony :
Passport application date :
Date fees debited :
Passport receipt date :

[mexisd]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 2 years Permanent Residence
Language Criteria: UK Masters Degree
Nationality : EU
Method of application: Online + UKVCAS (new service)
Date of application: 07/12/2018
Payment method: Credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 10/12/2018
Date of debit of fees: 07/12/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: n/a
Date of biometric letter received: n/a
Date Biometrics enrolled: 18/12/2018
Date on Approval letter: TBC
Date of receipt of approval: TBC
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: TBC
Date of Ceremony: TBC
Date of Passport Application: TBC
Date of debit of fees: TBC
Date Passport received: TBC

[Jon13]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years
Language Criteria: B1 (Trinity College)
Nationality : Non-EU
Method of application: Online + UKVCAS (new service)
Date of application: 19/12/2018
Payment method: Credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 20/12/2018
Date of debit of fees: 19/12/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: n/a
Date of biometric letter received: n/a
Date Biometrics enrolled: 23/12/2018
Date on Approval letter: TBC
Date of receipt of approval: TBC
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: TBC
Date of Ceremony: TBC
Date of Passport Application: TBC
Date of debit of fees: TBC
Date Passport received: TBC

[wissamzeenni]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + 1 year
Language Criteria: UK University degree
Nationality : Non-EU
Method of application: Online + UKVCAS (new service)
Date of application: 05 January 2019
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 07 January 2019
Date of debit of fees: 05 January
Date of Biometric letter issued: n/a
Date of biometric letter received: n/a
Date Biometrics enrolled: 08 January 2019
Date on Approval letter: TBD
Date of receipt of approval: TBD
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: TBD
Date of Ceremony: TBD
Date of Passport Application: TBD
Date of debit of fees: TBD
Date Passport received: TBD

[ashford]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 Year ILR
Language Criteria: M.Sc UK University + LIUK
Nationality : India
Method of application: NCS Thurrock
Date of application: 08/11/2018
Date Received at HO: 09/11/2018
Date of acknowledgement: 20/11/2018 (received as an email)
Funds Deducted: 19/11/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 19/11/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 24/11/2018
Date on Approval letter: 19/12/2018
Date of receipt of approval:05/01/2019
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:05/01/2019
Date of Ceremony: 23/01/2019
Date of Passport Application:
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be received:

[TanzPR]

Eligibility criteria: 7.5 years + 1 year PR
Language Criteria: Masters degree from UK university + Life in the UK
Nationality: Non EU
Method of application: Online (NDRS + JCAP)
Date of application: 16/11/2018
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 16/11/2018
Date of debit of fees: 16/11/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued (downloaded online): 16/11/2018
Date of Biometric letter received (downloaded online): 16/11/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 16/11/2018
Date of NDRS + JCAP appointment: 22/11/2018
Date of JCAP Passport Application: 22/11/2018
Date of Documents received by HO: 23/11/2018
Date of debit of Passport fees: 12/12/2018
Date on Approval letter: 19/12/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter + approval: 06/01/2019
Date of Ceremony: 10/01/2019
Date Passport Received: Pending

[Nickz]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years Tier 2 + ILR (Married to British Citizen)
Language Criteria: UK MSc Degree /Life in UK
Nationality : Pakistani
Method of application: Online + NDRS +JCAP
Date of application: 19-11-2018
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgment: 20-11-2018
Date of debit of fees: 19-11-2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 19-11-2018
Date of Biometric letter received: 19-11-2018
NDRS Appointment: 20-11-2018
Date Biometric enrolled: 20-11-2018
Date on Approval letter: 21-12-2018
Date of receipt of approval: 05-01-2019
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: I believe same as approval letter (Advised to contact local council to book ceremony)
Date of Ceremony: 31-01-2019
Date of Passport Application: 20-11-2018
Date of debit of fees HMPO: 11/12/2018
Date Passport to be received: TBC

[Pheshi007]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + 14years,2X UK Degrees Life in UK.
Nationality: Non EU
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 06.10.2018
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 24.10.2018 Post
Date of Payment: 3.11.2018
Date Biometric Requested:10.11.2018.
Date Biometric Enrolled: 14.11.2018
Date of documents received at the HO: 08.10.2018
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: TBC
Date of debit of Passport fees: TBC
Date Passport to be received: TBC
There was an issue with the payment slip, HO printing error hence payment taken after a month