Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[Akhan44]

Eligibility criteria:10 Years Long Residence + 1 Year ILR
Language: UK Degree
Nationality : Non EU
Method of application: Online + NDRS + JCAP
Date of application: 17-10-2018
Date of acknowledgement: 18-10-2018 (received as an email)
Date of Biometric letter issued: 17-10-2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 17-10-2018
Date of NDRS/JCAP appointment: 24-10-2018
Date of Documents received by HO:
Date on Approval letter: 30-11-18
Date of receipt of approval:15-12-18
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: (Combined approval & ceremony letter)
Date of Ceremony: 19-12-18
Date of Passport Application: 24-10-2018
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be received:

[AnotherUUID]

Route : EEA, 5y residence + 1y PR
Eligibility criteria : 10y residence + 4y PR
Language criteria : UK Degree
Nationality : EU
Method of Application : Online
Date of application : 04/12/2018
Payment method : Debit Card
Acknowledgement date : 05/12/2018 (via email)
Date fees debited : 05/12/2018
Biometrics letter issue date : 04/12/2018
Biometrics letter receipt date : 04/12/2018 (online)
Date biometrics enrolled : 04/12/2018
Date supporting documents sent : 10/12/2018
Date supporting documents received : 11/12/2018
Date on decision letter :
Decision letter receipt date :
Ceremony letter receipt date :
Date of ceremony :
Passport application date :
Date fees debited :
Passport receipt date :

[Britlee]

Eligibility criteria: PR
Language Criteria: UK Degree
Nationality: EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 11/12/2018
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 11/12/2018
Date of debit of fees: 13/12/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 11/12/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 11/12/2018(online)
Date Biometrics enrolled: 13/12/2018
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:

[ellie_n_beeb]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year ILR
Language Criteria: from USA
Nationality : USA
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 07/11/2018
Payment method: Card
Date of acknowledgement: 19/11/2018
Date of debit of fees: 19/11/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued:
Date of biometric letter received: 22/11/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 23/11/2018
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 14/12/2018
Date of Ceremony: 07/01/2019

[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: awaiting
Date of receipt of approval: awaiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: n/a
Date of Ceremony: n/a
Date of Passport Application: n/a
Date of debit of fees: n/a
Date Passport to be received: n/a

[TanzPR]

Eligibility criteria: 7.5 years + 1 year PR
Language Criteria: Masters degree from UK university + Life in the UK
Nationality: Indian (non-EU spouse of EU national)
Method of application: Online (NDRS + JCAP)
Date of application: 16 November 2018
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 16 November 2018
Date of debit of fees: 16 November 2018
Date of Biometric letter issued (downloaded online): 16 November 2018
Date of Biometric letter received (downloaded online): 16 November 2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 16 November 2018
Date of NDRS + JCAP appointment: 22 November 2018
Date of JCAP Passport Application: 22 November 2018
Date of Documents received by HO: 23 November 2018
Date of debit of Passport fees: 12 December 2018
Date on Approval letter: Pending
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending
Date Passport to be received: Pending

[Nevthe]

Hi all, joining in on the fun:

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year PR
Language Criteria: BSc + LIUK
Nationality : EU
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 10/12/2018
Date Received at HO: 11/12/2018
Date of acknowledgement:
Funds Deducted:
Date of Biometric letter issued:
Date Biometrics enrolled:
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:

[AliSufii]

Eligibility criteria: 10 Years + 1 Year ILR
Language Criteria: UK Masters
Nationality : Non-EU
Method of application: Online+NDRS+JCAP
Date of application: 17-09-2018
Payment method: DC
Date of acknowledgement: 18-09-2018
Date of debit of fees: 18-09-2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 17-09-2018
Date of biometric letter received: 17-09-2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 19-09-2018
Date on Approval letter: 21 November 2018
Date of receipt of approval: 24 November 2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 1st December 2018
Date of Ceremony: 3rd December 2018
Date of Passport Application: 20-09-2018
Date of debit of fees HMPO: 12-10-2018
Date Passport to be received: 10th December 2018

Finally immigrant journey over.

[Taty_ana]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years + 2 Year ILR
Language Criteria: Trinity + LIUK
Nationality : European
Method of application: By post
Date of application: 05/11/2018
Date Received at HO: 06/11/2018
Date of acknowledgement: 19/11/2018 (received as an email)
Funds Deducted: 16/11/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 16/11/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 21/11/2018
Date on Approval letter: 28/11/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 01/12/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 08/12/2018 (date on letter 28/11/2018!)
Date of Ceremony: awaiting
Date of Passport Application: n/a
Date of debit of fees: n/a
Date Passport to be received: n/a

[jokael]

Eligibility Criteria: spouse of BC + EEA PR
Language Criteria: LIUK + Trinity B1
Nationality: EU
Method of Application: Online + NDRS + JCAP
Date of Application: 13/09/2018
Payment Method: Credit Card
Acknowledgement Email: 17/09/2018
Date of Debit of Fees: 13/09/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 13/09/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 13/09/2018 (online)
Date Biometrics enrolled:15/09/2018
NDRS appointment with council: 20/09/2018
Date of documents received at the HO: 21/09/2018
Date of Receipt of Approval and Ceremony Letter: 27/10/2018 (Dated 18/10/2018)
Date of Ceremony: 04/12/2018
Date of Passport Application: 20/09/2018
Date of debit of passport fee: 08/10/2018
Date Passport received: 08/12/2018

[Tugt]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 2 Year ILR
Language Criteria: trinity + LIUK
Nationality : Turkish
Method of application: online
Date of application: 03/09/2018
Date Received at HO: 12/09/2018
Date of acknowledgement: 03/09/2018 (received as an email)
Funds Deducted: 03/09/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 03/09/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 15/09/2018
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:

[Archer1]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years long residency + 1 Year ILR
Language Criteria: UK Masters Degree
Nationality : Pakistani
Method of application: NCS Paper form
Date of application: 17/09/2018
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 24/09/2018 (Via Email)
Date of debit of fees: 26/09/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued:21/09/2018
Date of biometric letter received:26/09/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled:27/09/2018
Date on Approval letter:24/10/2018
Date of receipt of approval:03/10/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:01/11/2018
Date of Ceremony:28/11/2018 (Group)
Date of Passport Application: 29/11/2018 (Post Office Check and Send Service)
Date of debit of fees:01/12/2018
Date Passport to be received: 07/12/2018

[lorenzo_g]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year permanent residence
Language: Naric (AQUALS + ELPS) + Life in the UK test
Nationality: EU (Italy)
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 1-11-2018
Date of acknowledgment: 6-11-2018 (email)
Date of Biometrics letter issued: 1-11-2018 (email)
ate of Biometrics letter received: 5-11-2018 (email)
Date Biometrics enrolled: 06-11-2018
Date of Documents sent to HO: 06-11-2018
Date of Documents received by HO: 07-11-2018)
Date on Approval letter: 26-11-2018
Date of receipt of approval: 28-11-2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending
Date of Passport Application: Not applied yet
Date of debit of fees: 2-10-2018
Date Passport to be received: n/a

[Bono]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 Year PR
Language Criteria: Post Grad Certificate (Transcript) + LIUK
Nationality : Brazil
Method of application: Paper form via solicitor
Date of application: 08/10/2018
Date Received at HO: 09/10/2018
Date of acknowledgement: 17/10/2018 (received as an email)
Funds Deducted: 16/10/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 16/10/2018 (arrived 19/10/2018)
Date Biometrics enrolled: 19/10/2018
Date on Approval letter: 14/11/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 16/11/2018 (special delivery with all my documents)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 23/11/2018 (dated 15/11/2018 !)
Date of Ceremony: 29/11/2018
Date of Passport Application: 29/11/2018 (online with friend approval by email on the same day)
Date of debit of fees: 29/11/2018
Date Passport to be received: today! delivered through the letterbox - 07/12/2018

The process was incredibly fast. I have used the services of a solicitor who I trust very much. If everything is ok, it does go very fast. Ceremony letter takes a week to arrived after approval letter in my experience.

[Poorsaint]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years (Tier 2 General) + 1 Year ILR
Language Criteria: IELTS +LIUK
Nationality : Pakistan
Method of application: Online + NDRS + JCAP
Date of application: 30-10-2018
Date of acknowledgement: 30-10-2018 (received as an email)
Date of Biometric letter issued: 30-10-2018
Date of NDRS/JCAP appointment: 31-10-2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 31-10-2018
Date on Approval letter: 21-11-2018
Date of receipt of approval: 27-11-2018 (sent as 2nd class mail)
Date of Ceremony: 04-12-2018
Date of Passport Application: 31-10-2018
Date of debit of fees: 23-11-2018
Date Passport received:07-12-2018

-- The whole process went fairly quickly and smoothly for me.
Wishing best of luck to everyone.
This website has been amazing.Thank you!!

[Springie]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Refugee + 1 month ILR (married to BC, 6.2 route)
Language Criteria: Trinity B1 + LITUK test
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online + NDRS + JCAP at Camden Council
Date of application: 07 September 2018
Payment method: Amex
Date of acknowledgement: 07 September 2018
Date of debit of fees: 07 September 2018
Date of Biometric letter issued (downloaded online): 07 September 2018
Date of Biometric letter received (downloaded online): 07 September 2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 08 September 2018
Date of NDRS appointment: 12 September 2018
Date of Documents received by HO: 14 September 2018
Date of JCAP Passport Application: 12 September 2018
Date of debit of Passport fees: 28 September 2018 (cleared)
Date on Approval letter: 13 November 2018
Date of receipt of approval: 21 November 2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 22 November 2018
Date of Ceremony: 26 November 2018 at Tower Hamlets council (private; group was 04 January 2019)
Date Passport received: 07 December 2018

Notes:
-I sent two Travel Documents with all my travels up to April 2018 and the rest of the year was covered by letter from my employer. I also provided a letter from my previous employer and 3 years' worth of P60s just to drown them in evidence.
-I emailed the HO on two dates (late October and 5 November) and got a standard "will take a while" reply the first time, the second time, however, I requested information on whether anything was posted to me and they actually replied that nothing had been.
-I will post an update later re passport as I might have issues, having changed my name after getting married but as a refugee being unable to change the 'previous nationality' passport. Could be fun.

Citizenship ceremony: 26 November 2018
Passport tracking link used and generic responses from HMPO got: 28 November 2018
Letter from passport office asking for original of last Travel Document: 30 November 2018 (dated 28.11.2018)
Original of last Travel Document delivered to HMPO: 04 December 2018
Passport received (no text message): 07 December 2018

I'll post my experience with getting a passport in a different name in the relevant topic here.

Good luck to everybody!

[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:


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:

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.

[beckydee]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years (Ancestry) + 1 year ILR
Language: Non-UK degree + NARIC certs + LITUK Test
Nationality: South African
Method of application: Online + NDRS + JCAP
Date of application: 4/11/2018
Date of acknowledgment: 5/11/2018 (email)
Date of debit of fee: 5/11/2018
Date of Biometrics letter issued: 4/11/2018
Date of Biometrics letter received: 4/11/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 5/11/2018
Date of NDRS/JCAP appointment: 6/11/2018
Date of Documents received by HO: 7/11/2018

Date on Approval letter: 03/12/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 07/12/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Did not receive one, followed instructions on approval letter to book ceremony
Date of Ceremony: 14/12/2018
Date of Passport Application: 6/11/2018
Date of debit of fees: 28/11/2018
Date Passport to be received:

[CR001]

Please respect that this is a TIMELINE ONLY topic. Do not post questions or discussion in this thread. Please start your own topic with your questions.

[ZSan]

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Eligibility criteria: 5 years refugee +1 year ilr
Language criteria: B1 + life in uk
Nationality : Sri lankan
Method of application: lawyer (1 AN + 2 MN 1 )
Date of application: 24-07-18
Date received at HO: 25-07-18
Money taken from account :08-08-18
Date of acknowledgement: 07-08-18
Date of Biometric letter issued: 07-08-18
Biometric letter received : 10-08-18
Date Biometrics enrolled: 13-08-18
Date on Approval letter: 29-10-18
Date of receipt of approval: 01-11-18
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 31-10-18
Date of Ceremony: 14-11-18
Date of Passport Application: one adult-15-11-18 (post office c&s)
Two children :- 14-11-18 ( post office c&s )
Date Passport to be received:- children's 26-11-18
Adult 5/12/18

[cosgee]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 2 Year permanent residency
Language Criteria: Bsc Degree U.K + LIUK
Nationality : Non- EEA
Method of application: NCS Leeds
Date of application: 03/12/2018
Date Received at HO: 04/12/2018
Date of acknowledgement: Pending
Funds Deducted: Pending
Date of Biometric letter issued: Pending
Date Biometrics enrolled: Pending
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:

[Taty_ana]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years + 2 Year ILR
Language Criteria: Trinity + LIUK
Nationality : European
Method of application: By post
Date of application: 05/11/2018
Date Received at HO: 06/11/2018
Date of acknowledgement: 19/11/2018 (received as an email)
Funds Deducted: 16/11/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 16/11/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 21/11/2018
Date on Approval letter: 28/11/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 01/12/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: awaiting
Date of Ceremony: awaiting
Date of Passport Application: n/a
Date of debit of fees: n/a
Date Passport to be received: n/a

[Alfie1985]

Eligibility criteria: 5 yrs + 1 yr ilr
Language Criteria: LIUK + UK degree
Nationality: Non EU
Method of application: Online + NDRS + JCAP
Date of application: 26/08/2018
Payment method: Credit card
Date of acknowledgement email: 28/08/2018
Date of debit of fees: 26/08/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 26/08/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 28/08/2018
NDRS appointment: 29/08/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 09/11/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony: 22/11/2018
Date of Passport Application: 29/08/2018
Date of debit of passport fee: 15/09/2018
Date Passport received: 03/12/2018

[ZSan]

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Eligibility criteria: 5 years refugee +1 year ilr
Language criteria: B1 + life in uk
Nationality : Sri lankan
Method of application: lawyer (1 AN + 2 MN 1 )
Date of application: 24-07-18
Date received at HO: 25-07-18
Money taken from account :08-08-18
Date of acknowledgement: 07-08-18
Date of Biometric letter issued: 07-08-18
Biometric letter received : 10-08-18
Date Biometrics enrolled: 13-08-18
Date on Approval letter: 29-10-18
Date of receipt of approval: 01-11-18
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 31-10-18
Date of Ceremony: 14-11-18
Date of Passport Application: one adult-15-11-18 (post office c&s)
Two children :- 14-11-18 ( post office c&s )
Date Passport to be received:- children's 26-11-18
Adult :- waiting

[Kevin7v]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years refugee + 1 year ILR
Language Criteria: Trinity B1 + Life in the UK
Nationality: SRILANKAN
Method of application: Online (NDRS + JCAP)
Date of ONLINE application: 23 October 2018
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of acknowledgement (email) : 24 October 2018
Date of debit of fees: 23 October 2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: ( online) 23 October 2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 24 October 2018
Date of NDRS appointment: 29 October 2018
Date of Documents received by HO: 30 October 2018
( Royal Mail tracking )
Date of JCAP Passport Application: 29 October 2018

I received this email today from HO and replied.

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Dear Mr Xxxxxx

I am currently with your application for British Citizenship.

Can you please clearly confirm your forename and your surname as your naturalisation application states your name as xxx XXXXXX this is also the same as in your travel document however your application for a British passport your name reads xxxxxx XXX.

Please note if the correct spelling of your name is xxxxxx XXX you will have to have your Travel document amended to read this before applying for a Bitish passport.

Please reply to this email straight away

CASE WORKER’s name
EO 4 Nationality Group CT3
UK Visas & Citizenship
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Application looks success ?? Or will be refused ????
It is success

Date on Approval letter: 26 Nov 2028
Date of receipt of approval: 30 Nov 2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date Passport to be received: