Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[1231440]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year with EEA BPR
Language Criteria: UK Degree
Nationality : non-EU
Method of application: NCS Islington (hard copy)
Date of application: 26 June 2018
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 16/07/2018 (email)
Date of debit of fees: 15/07/2018 (Pending) 17/07/2018(Clear)
Date of Biometric letter issued: 14/07/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 17/7/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled:7/7/2018
Date of documents received at the HO: 27/06/2018
Date on Approval letter: 03/08/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 10/08/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 13/08/2018
Date of Ceremony: 20/08/2018 (private)
Date of Passport Application: 21/08/2018
Date of debit of fees: 21/08/2018
Date Passport to be received: 31/08/2018 collected myself from DX depot, they are useless for delivery

[jasmindesylva]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 3yr spouse of BC
Language Criteria: Trinity College B1
Method of application: NCS Kent County Council Date: 23-08-2018

Date of receipt by UKBA: 28-08-2018
Date of debit of fees:
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of Ceremony:

Other Updates:
Interim Updates
Date: Description

[Yuliya]

Timelines for me and my husband as we applied at different times:
Mine:
Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 2 + 1 year ILR
Language Criteria: MBA Degree from UK Uni
Method of application: NDRS Aberdeen
Date of application: 30/05/18
Date of NDRS Appointment: 1/06/18
Date of acknowledgement: 31/05/18
Date of debit of fees: 30/05/18
Payment method: CreditCard
Date of Biometric letter issued: 30/05/18
Date Biometrics enrolled: 31/05/18
Date on Approval letter: 20/07/18
Date of receipt of approval & ceremony letter: 27/07/18
Date of Ceremony: 07/08/18
Date of Passport Application: 1/06/18
Date of debit of fees: 13/07/18
Date Passport received: 18/8/18

My husband's:
Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 2 + 1 year ILR
Language Criteria: MBA Degree from UK Uni
Method of application: NDRS Fife Council
Date of application: 17/05/18
Date of NDRS Appointment: 23/05/18
Date of acknowledgement: 17/05/18
Date of debit of fees: 17/05/18
Payment method: AMEX
Date of Biometric letter issued: 17/05/18
Date Biometrics enrolled: 18/05/18
Date on Approval letter: 15/08/18
Date of receipt of approval & ceremony letter: 24/08/18
Date of Ceremony: 31/08/18 (private)
Date of Passport Application: 23/05/18
Date of debit of fees: 17/05/18 (he used an online application, hence fees were deducted same day)
Date Passport received: Pending

[ourehman]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + ILR 1 year
Language Criteria: UK degree
Nationality : Non-Eu
Method of application: NCS Hendon (hard copy)
Date of application: 30/07/2018
Payment method: Debit card
Date of debit of fees: 5/08/2018
Date of acknowledgement: 5/08/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 8/08/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 13/08/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 17/08/2018
Date on Approval letter: Pending
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending
Date of Passport Application: Pending
Date of debit of passport fees: Pending
Date Passport to be received: Pending

[bigben3]

Eligibility criteria: Spouse of BC
Language Criteria: UK degree
Nationality : Non EU
Method of application: NCS Edinburgh (hard copy)
Date of application: 17/08/2018
Date documents received by HO: 20/08/2018
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement:
Date of debit of fees: 29/08/2018 (Pending)
Date of Biometric letter issued:
Date of biometric letter received:
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 passport fees:
Date Passport to be received: pending

[NaturalBrit]

Eligibility Criteria: 5 years T2G + 1Yr ILR
Language Criteria: UK Masters + LIUK test
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online + NDRS + JCAP
Date of application: 04/08/2018
NDRS Appointment: 06/08/2018
Date documents received by HO: 07/08/2018
Payment method: Credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 06/08/2018 (email)
Date of debit of fees: 07/08/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 04/08/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 04/08/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 04/08/2018
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport application: 06/08/2018
Date of debit of passport fee: 29/08/2018
Date Passport received:

[a101010]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + 1 Year
Language Criteria: Master Degree from UK
Nationality : Indian
Method of application: Online and post
Date of application: 08/06/2018
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 11/06/2018
Date of debit of fees: 08/06/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 08/06/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 08/06/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 09/06/2018
Date on Approval letter: 13/08/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 16/08/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 23/08/2018
Date of Ceremony: 10/10/2018
Date of Passport Application:
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be received:

[Karim29]

Eligibility Criteria: 5years+
Language Criteria: Trinity College + LIUK test
Nationality:
Method of application: Myself
Date of application:23/06/2018
Date Received by HO : 26/06/2018
Payment method: Hard copy
Date of debit of fees: 27/07/2018
Date of acknowledgement: 16/07/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 30/07/2018
Date of Biometric letter received: 02/08/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 02/08/2018
Date on Approval letter: 15/08/2018
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony

[daxa]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years + 1 year PR
Language Criteria: UK degree
Nationality: Polish
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 08/08/2018
Payment method: Online/Credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 09/08/2018
Date of debit of fees: 08/08/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 08/08/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 08/08/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 20/08/2018
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:

[noteworthy]

Eligibility Criteria: 5years+ 1 year ILR
Language Criteria: Trinity College + LIUK test
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: Myself
Date of application:
Date Received by HO :
Payment method:
Date of debit of fees:
Date of acknowledgement:
Date of Biometric letter issued:
Date of Biometric letter received:
Date Biometrics enrolled:
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony

[Karim29]

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Language Criteria: Degree taught in English + NARIC Letter + LIUK test
Nationality: somali
Method of application: Hard copy
Date of application: 25/06/2018
Payment method: Credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 16/07/2018
Date of debit of fees: 26/07/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 30/07/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 02/08/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 02/08/2018
Date on Approval letter: 15/08/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 24/08/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending
Date of Passport Application: Pending
Date of debit of fees: Pending
Date Passport to be received: Pending

[Query1982]

Eligibility criteria: Spouse of BC
Language Criteria: UK degree
Nationality : India
Method of application: Edinburgh Council (NDRS+JCAP) 23/05/2018
Date of application: Online 18/05/2018
Payment method: JCAP+NDRS (online £1330) +£54 (over phone for JCAP) + £24 (NDRS appointment by debit card) + £8 (postage fee at NDRS by debit card)
Date of acknowledgement: 21/05/2018 (online) , documents acknowledgement from NDRS to HO: 24/05/2018, tracked online.
Date of debit of fees: 18/05/2018 (JCAP+NDRS £1330)
Date of Biometric letter issued: 18/05/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 18/05/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 21/05/2018
Date on Approval letter: WAITING
Date of receipt of approval: WAITING
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Pending
Date of Ceremony: pending
Date of Passport Application: 23/05/2018
Date of debit of passport fees: 12/07/2018
Date Passport to be received: pending


All entries and exits are shown on Indian passport, very straightforward application or so I thought, but still waiting.

My passport and ILR card has maiden surname and documents have married surname, but it never posed us any problems with the spousal visa renewals, so never envisaged a delay because of that too.

[1231440]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year with EEA BPR
Language Criteria: UK Degree
Nationality : non-EU
Method of application: NCS Islington (hard copy)
Date of application: 26 June 2018
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 16/07/2018 (email)
Date of debit of fees: 15/07/2018 (Pending) 17/07/2018(Clear)
Date of Biometric letter issued: 14/07/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 17/7/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled:7/7/2018
Date of documents received at the HO: 27/06/2018
Date on Approval letter: 03/08/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 10/08/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 13/08/2018
Date of Ceremony: 20/08/2018 (private)
Date of Passport Application: 21/08/2018
Date of debit of fees: 21/08/2018
Date Passport to be received: pending

[mpanashe]

Eligibility criteria: 18 Years + 5 Years ILR
Language Criteria: Trinity College + LIUK test
Method of application: NCS - Hendon
Date of application: 26/07/2018
Date documents received by HO: 30/07/2018
Date of acknowledgement: 08/08/18
Date of debit of fees: 07/08/18
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of Biometric letter issued: 08/08/18
Date Biometric letter received: 10/08/18
Date Biometrics enrolled: 13/08/18
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:

[miss_akudi]

Eligibility Criteria: 5years+ 1 year resident card
Language Criteria: Trinity College B1 + LIUK test
Nationality: EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 06/08/2018
Date Received by HO : 07/08/2018
Date of debit of fees: 07/08/2018
Date of acknowledgement: 07/08/2018 (by email)
Date of Biometric letter issued: 06/08/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 11/08/2018
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:

[Arsalan1367]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year PR
Language criteria met: B1 + life in UK
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: NCS Northampton
Date of application: 7-08-2018
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 17-8-18 (Via Email) check junk folder as mine was there. Received letter by post on 20-08-18
Date of debit of fees: 16.08.18
Date of Biometric letter issued: 16-08-18
Date of biometric letter received: 20-08-18
Date Biometrics enrolled: 20-08-18
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:

I’ll update the post as i get more info .

[gleontidis]

Eligibility criteria: 5.5 years + EEA(PR) + Spouse of British Citizen
Language Criteria: UK PhD
Nationality : EU
Method of application: NCS Grantham
Date of application: 7 June 2018
Payment method: debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 2 July 2018
Date of debit of fees: 30 June 2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 30 June 2018
Date of Biometric letter received: 4 July 2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 5 July 2018
Date on Approval letter: 8 August 2018
Date of receipt of approval: 18 August 2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: not yet
Date of Ceremony: 4 October 2018

[Anekan1]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years + ILR 1 year
Language Criteria: Undergraduate degree
Nationality : Non-EU
Method of application: Online + NDRS + JCAP
Date of application: 1 July 2018
Payment method: Amex
Date of acknowledgement: 1 July 2018
Date of debit of fees: 1 July 2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 1 July 2018
Date of biometric letter received: 1 July 2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 2 July 2018
Date of NDRS appointment: 3 July 2018
Date on Approval letter: 26 July 2018
Date of receipt of approval: 1 August 2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 1 August 2018 (joint letter)
Date of Ceremony: 7 August 2018
Date of Passport Application: 3 July 2018
Date of debit of fees: 25 July 2018
Date Passport to be received: 16 August 2018

Total number of days from application to approval: 25 days
Total number of days from ceremony to receipt of passport: 9 days

[Ponnan]

Hi Guys,

Here is my BC application timeline, its almost 6 months since , no results yet. Still waiting,not sure if its a busy time and it could take longer than 6 months. Interested to get others opinion on timing for refugee route BC applications.

Eligibility criteria: Refugee ILR + 1 Year
Language Criteria: Masters Degree completed in UK
Nationality: Sri Lankan
Method of application: Directly by Post on my Own
Date of application: 05/02/2018
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement email:19/02/2018
Date of debit of fees: 05/03/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 16/06/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled:24/06/2018
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Date of Ceremony: pending
Date of Passport Application:pending
Date of debit of passport fee:pending
Date Passport to be received:pending

Thanks

[Arsalan1367]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year PR
Language criteria met: B1 + life in UK
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: NCS Northampton
Date of application: 7-08-2018
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 17-8-18 (Via Email) check junk folder as mine was there.
Date of debit of fees: 16.08.18
Date of Biometric letter issued:
Date of biometric letter received:
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:

I’ll update the post as i get more info .

[Karim29]

Language Criteria: Degree taught in English + NARIC Letter + LIUK test
Nationality: somali
Method of application: Hard copy
Date of application: 25/06/2018
Payment method: Credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 16/07/2018
Date of debit of fees: 26/07/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 30/07/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 02/08/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 02/08/2018
Date on Approval letter: 15/08/2018
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Pending
It’s approved yay!! Now waiting for invitation for the ceremony. The wait is finally over.
Good luck guys

[MStewart]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5 years spouse of BC
Language Criteria: exempt due to nationality
ILR received: 12 April 2018
Nationality: Canadian
Method of application: Online+NDRS+JCAP
Date of application: 30 April 2018
NDRS Appointment date: 4 May 2018
Payment method: online
Date of acknowledgement: 30 April 2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 4 May 2018
Date on Approval letter: 19 June 2018
Date of receipt of approval & ceremony: 27 June 2018
Date of Ceremony: 8 August 2018
Date of Passport Application: 4 May 2018
Date of debit of Passport fees: 8 June 2018
Date Passport received:16 August 2018 (dropped through letterbox)

[MStewart]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5 years spouse of BC
Language Criteria: exempt due to nationality
ILR received: 12 April 2018
Nationality: Canadian
Method of application: Online+NDRS+JCAP
Date of application: 30 April 2018
NDRS Appointment date: 4 May 2018
Payment method: online
Date of acknowledgement: 30 April 2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 4 May 2018
Date on Approval letter: 19 June 2018
Date of receipt of approval & ceremony: 27 June 2018
Date of Ceremony: 8 August 2018
Date of Passport Application: 4 May 2018
Date of debit of Passport fees:
Date Passport received:16 August 2018 (dropped through letterbox)

[Pras2016]

Eligibility Criteria: 5 Years + 1YR ILR
Language Criteria: UK Masters Degree + LIUK test
Nationality: Non EU
Method of application: Online + NCS
Date of application: 07/08/2018
NDSR Appointment: 14/08/2018
Date Received by HO:
Payment method: Credit card
Date of acknowledgement:
Date of debit of fees: 07/08/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 07/08/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 07/08/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 09/08/2018
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application: 14/08/2018
Date of debit of passport fee:
Date Passport to be received:

[Bees08]

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Eligibility Criteria: 5 Years + Spouse of BC
Language Criteria: UK Masters Degree + LIUK test
Nationality: Non EU
Method of application: Royal Mail
Date of application: 05/07/2018
Date Received by HO : 06/07/2018
Payment method: Credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 24/07/18
Date of debit of fees: 23/07/18
Date of Biometric letter issued: 23/07/18
Date of biometric letter received: 26/07/18
Date Biometrics enrolled: 27/07/18
Date on Approval letter: Pending
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending
Date of Passport Application: Pending
Date of debit of fees: not applicable

2nd biometric letter issued : 10/08/18
2nd biometric received : 16/08/18
2nd biometric enrolled : 16/08/18