Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[tier1extend]

Eligibility criteria: Tier1-General + 1 year ILR
Language Criteria: NARIC
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: Online + NDRS + JCAP
Date of application: 13/08/2018
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement email/letter: 14/08/2018
Date of debit of fees: 13/08/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 13/08/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled:14/08/2018
NDRS appointment:15/08/2018
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application: 15/08/2018
Date of debit of passport fee:
Date Passport to be received: pending

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

[nick2018]

Final Update: 77 days from date of citizenship application to date of ceremony with two bank holidays in between.
Passport finally arrived today, 28 days after ceremony attended. They say it can take 20 working days from date of ceremony. 105 days from citizenship application to receipt of passport.
All the best everyone.

Eligibility criteria:5 Years And 1 Year PR.
Language criteria met: IELTS B1 + LIFE IN THE UK CERTIFICATE
Nationality: EU
Method of application: Online + NDRS + JCAP(Manchester)
Date of application:02-05-2018
Payment method: Debit Card (Online)
Date of Biometric issued:02-05-2018
Date of Biometric enrolled:02-05-2018
Date of debit of fees: 02/05/2018
Date of acknowledgement:03-06-18
Date money went off account:03-05-18
NDRS Appointment date: 04/05/2018
Date of approval letter: 26/06/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 29/06/2018
Date of ceremony letter from Home Office: 27/06/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter from Home Office:09/07/2018( requesting to call to book the ceremony but the ceremony letter from the city council arrived same day)
Date of ceremony letter from City council:06/07/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter from City council:09/07/2018
Date of ceremony:18/07/2018
Date applied for passports: 04/05/18
Date of debit of Passport fees: 12/06/2018
Date passports received: 15/08/2018(Received text from DX courier in the morning saying delivery by 16/08/2018, but was delivered on 15/08/2018 itself).

[Weatherwitch]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years + 1 year PR
Language Criteria: UK degree
Nationality: EU
Method of application: Online + NDRS + JCAP
Date of application: 09/08/2018
Payment method: Amex
Date of acknowledgement email/letter: 09/08/2018
Date of debit of fees: 09/08/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 09/08/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled:10/08/2018
NDRS appointment:14/08/2018
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application: 09/08/2018
Date of debit of passport fee:
Date Passport to be received: pending

[Karim29]

[quote=Karim29 post_id=1667650 time=1533777850 user_id=198086]
[quote=Karim29 post_id=1654207 time=1530753194 user_id=198086]
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: Pending
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Pending
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[1231440]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year with EEA BPR
Language Criteria: UK Degree
Nationality : non-EU
Method of application: NCS Islington
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:17/7/2018
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: still waiting for this, called Islington council they said they haven't received the certificate from HO, I don't know how did they know, they din't even check!
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application:
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be received:

[Zeesan]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years +1 year ilr
Nationality: non EU
Language Criteria: Trinity College + LIUK test
Method of application:solicitor (1 main application + 2 dependants )
Date of application: 24/07/18
Date documents received by HO: 25/07/18
Date of acknowledgement: 07/08/18
Date of debit of fees: 08/8/18
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of Biometric letter issued: 07/08/18
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:

[Zuzana]

Eligibility Criteria: 5years+ 1 year resident card
Language Criteria: Trinity College + LIUK test
Nationality: EU
Method of application: Myself
Date of application: 24/07/2018
Date Received by HO : 25/07/2018
Payment method: Payment Slip (Card details provided)
Date of debit of fees: 6/8/18
Date of acknowledgement: 6/8/18 mail
Date of Biometric letter issued: 4/8/2018
Date of Biometric letter received: 8/8/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 9/8/2018
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony
Good luck to everyone. I am very anxious:-(

[kifak]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years
Language Criteria: LIUK + Trinity College B1
Nationality: EU
Method of application: Online + NDRS + JCAP
Date of application: 05/06/2018
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement email/letter: 06/06/2018
Date of debit of fees: 05/06/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 05/06/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled:09/06/2018
NDRS appointment:09/06/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 11/08/2018 (dated 06/08/2018)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: pending
Date of Ceremony: pending
Date of Passport Application: 09/06/2018
Date of debit of passport fee: 20/07/2018 (received letter from HMPO as I forgot to write CVV on passport application, called to pay by phone)
Date Passport to be received: pending

[upunalesk]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year with EEA PR
Language Criteria: Trinity college +LIUK test
Nationality : EU Latvia
Method of application: paper form (Royal mail)
Date of application: 26 July 2018
Date Received by HO : 30 July 2018
Payment method: Debit card
Date of debit of fees: 07 August 2018
Date of acknowledgement: 08 August 2018 email (10/08/18 letter)
Date of Biometric letter issued: 08/08/18
Date of biometric letter received: 10/08/18
Date Biometrics enrolled: 10/08/18
Date of documents received at the HO:
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:

[magicsupanova]

Eligibility Criteria: 10 Years residency as EU citizen, 4 years PR
Language Criteria: National of English speaking country (Australia)
Nationality: German and Australian
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 03/07/2018
Date Received by HO : 05/07/2018 (post office tracking)
Payment method: Payment Slip (Card details provided)
Date of debit of fees: 19/07/2018
Date of acknowledgement: 19/07/2018 (received by post on 24/07/2018)
Date of Biometric letter issued: 19/07/2018
Date of Biometric letter received: 24/07/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 25/07/2018
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application:

[SanSubra]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years +1 year ilr
Language Criteria: Trinity College + LIUK test
Method of application:solicitor (1 main application + 2 dependants )
Date of application: 24/07/18
Date documents received by HO: 25/07/18
Date of acknowledgement:
Date of debit of fees: 8/8/18
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of Biometric letter issued:
Date 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:

[tuhazz]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5yr + 1yr ILR;
Language Criteria: UK B.Sc. Degree + life in uk test
Method of application: NCS (Lewisham)
Date of Application: 30-04-2018
Date of debit of fees: 25-05-2018
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 30-05-2018
Date of receipt of approval: 23-07-2018
Date of Ceremony: 09-08-2018

[virk1]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5 years plus 1 year PR
Language Criteria: Trinity English test + life in uk test
Method of application: Postal (Paper form)
Date of receipt by UKBA: 17-04-2018(Royal Mail)
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 15-05-18
Date of debit of fees: 14-05-18
Date of Biometric letter issued: 23-05-18
Date of biometric letter received: 30-05-18
Date Biometrics enrolled: 31-05-18
Date on Approval letter: 11-06-18
Date of receipt of approval: 20-06-18
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 20-06-18
Date of Ceremony: 19-07-18
Date of Passport Application: 19-07-18
Date of debit of fees: check and send at post office
Date Passport to be received: 07-08-18

[ebi]

Eligibility Criteria: 3 years Dual National British/EU family member BRP Lounes Case
Language Criteria: UK Degree + LIUK test
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online + NDRS + JCAP
Date of application: 07/08/2018
NDRS Appointment: 08/08/2018
Date documents received by HO: 09/08/2018
Payment method: Credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 08/08/2018 (email)
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: 08/08/2018
Date on Approval letter: 
Date of receipt of approval: 
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport application: 07/08/2018
Date of debit of passport fee: 
Date Passport received:

[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
NCS Appointment: 14/08/2018
Date Received by HO :
Payment method: Credit card
Date of acknowledgement:
Date of debit of fees:
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:
Date of debit of passport fee:
Date Passport to be received:

[Zuzana]

[quote=Zuzana post_id=1666740 time=1533580285 user_id=200141]
[quote=Zuzana post_id=1666387 time=1533504882 user_id=200141]
Eligibility Criteria: 5years+ 1 year resident card
Language Criteria: Trinity College + LIUK test
Nationality: EU
Method of application: Myself
Date of application: 24/07/2018
Date Received by HO : 25/07/2018
Payment method: Payment Slip (Card details provided)
Date of debit of fees: 6/8/18
Date of acknowledgement: 6/8/18 mail
Date of Biometric letter issued: 4/8/2018
Date of Biometric letter received: 8/8/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 9/8/2018
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony
Good luck to everyone. I am very anxious:-(

[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: 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: Pending
Date Passport to be received: Pending

[Nur125]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (5yr + 1yr ILR; with spouse .)
Method of application: NCS (council) by Postal 10th May 2018
Date of receipt by UKBA: 15th May 2018
Date of debit of fees: 14th June 2018
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 16th June 2018
Date of receipt of approval: 23/07/2018
Date of Ceremony: 30/08/2018
Date of passport application: 30/08/2018
Date of debit of (passport) fees: 30/08/2018
Date of passports received:08/08/2018

[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:
Date 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:

[upunalesk]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year with EEA PR
Language Criteria: Trinity college +LIUK test
Nationality : EU Latvia
Method of application: paper form (Royal mail)
Date of application: 26 July 2018
Date Received by HO : 30 July 2018
Payment method: Debit card
Date of debit of fees: 07 August 2018
Date of acknowledgement: 08 August 2018 email
Date of Biometric letter issued:
Date of biometric letter received:
Date Biometrics enrolled:
Date of documents received at the HO:
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:

[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:
Date Passport received:

[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
NCS Appointment: 14/08/2018
Date Received by HO :
Payment method: Credit card
Date of acknowledgement:
Date of debit of fees:
Date of Biometric letter issued: 07/08/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 07/08/2018
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 fee:
Date Passport to be received:

[Musbti]

Eligibility criteria: PR (after 5 years) + 1 year (after PR Deemed Date)
Language Criteria: Trinity English test + life in the uk
Nationality : NON EEA
Method of application: ONLINE + NDRS + JCAP
Date of application: 25/06/2018
Payment method: DEBIT CARD
Date of acknowledgement: 25/06/2018
Date of debit of fees: 25/06/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 25/06/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 25/06/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 26/06/2018
Date of documents received at the HO: 29/06/2018
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 passport fee: 27/07/2018

Thank you very much for everyone who contributed in this forum,good luck

[Zuzana]

[quote=Zuzana post_id=1666387 time=1533504882 user_id=200141]
Eligibility Criteria: 5years+ 1 year resident card
Language Criteria: Trinity College + LIUK test
Nationality: EU
Method of application: Myself
Date of application: 24/07/2018
Date Received by HO : 25/07/2018
Payment method: Payment Slip (Card details provided)
Date of debit of fees: 6/8/18
Date of acknowledgement: 6/8/18 mail
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
Good luck to everyone. I am very anxious:-(