Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[STONIQUE]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 2 years ILR
Language Criteria: Trinity English test + life in the uk
Nationality : Congolese
Method of application: NCS CAMDEN
Date of application: 8/01/2018
Payment method: Credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 14/01/2018
Date of debit of fees: 12/01/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 12/01/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 14/01/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 15/01/ 2018
Date of documents received at the HO: 9/01/ 2018
Date on Approval letter: Never received
Date of receipt of approval: Never received
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 11/06/2018
Date of Ceremony: 21/06/2018( a private one 14/06/2018)
Date of Passport Application: 14/06/ 2018
Date of debit of passport fee: 15 /06/ 2018

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

[vilsonrjunior]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year with EEA BPR
Language Criteria: IELTS B1 Life Skills
Nationality : Non-EU married to an EU national
Method of application: Online + NDRS + JCAP
Date of application: 17 Apr 2018
Payment method: Credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 18 Apr 2018
Date of debit of fees: 17 Apr 2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 17 Apr 2018
Date of biometric letter received: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 18 Apr 2018
Date of documents received at the HO: 19 Apr 2018
Date on Approval letter: Never received
Date of receipt of approval: Never received
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 22 Jun 2018 (dated 18 Jun 2018)
Date of Ceremony: 21 Aug 2018 (offered by Ealing Council. Will call them on Mon to arrange a private one)
Date of Passport Application: 18 Apr 2018
Date of debit of passport fee: 25 May 2018

[Granada]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + spouse of BC
Language Criteria: Masters degree
Nationality : Syrian
Method of application: online/JCAP
Date of application: 11 March
NDRS (JCAP) appointment: 19 March
Payment method: debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 11 March
Date of debit of fees: 11 March
Date of Biometric letter: 11 March
Date Biometrics enrolled: 15 March
Date on Approval letter: 13 June
Date of receipt of approval and ceremony letter: 22 June
Date of Ceremony: 29 June
Date of Passport Application: 19 March
Date of debit of fees: 9 April
Date Passport to be received:

[Lambo10]

I submitted my application online on 09/05/2018
Submitted at NDRS + JCAP on 15/05/2018.

Passport fees debited from my card on 14/06/2018.

[Chindekha]

Eligibility criteria: 5yrs Tier 2 + 1 year on PR
Language criteria met: UK Degree
Nationality: Malawian
Payment method: Debit card
Method of application- NCS Westminster(JCAP)
Date of application: 26/03/2018
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 27/03/2018(confirmed on Royalmail tracker)
Date of acknowledgement: 19/04/2018(email)
Date of fees debited: 18/04/2018
Received letter requesting biometrics:21/04/2018
Biometrics done: 21/04/2018
Date of approval: 01/06/28
Date of approval letter received: 01/06/2018
Date of ceremony: Booked for 14/06/2018
Date passports received: 21/06/18

[DeeDee2]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year with EEA BPR
Language Criteria: UK Degree
Nationality : EU
Method of application: NCS Islington
Date of application: 4 April 2018
Payment method: Credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 24 April 2018 (received 27 April 2018)
Date of debit of fees: Cheque sent by special deliver and received by UKBA on 30 April 18 (credit card details were rejected, I think because staff couldn't read the digits as my bank never notified me of any attempts of withdrawal) CHEQUE BANKED 9 MAY 2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 24 April 2018
Date of biometric letter received: 27 April 2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 27 April 2018
Date of documents received at the HO: 5 April 2018
Date on Approval letter: 25 May 2018
Date of receipt of approval: 01 June 2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 01 June 2018
Date of Ceremony: 8 June 2018
Date of Passport Application: 11 June 2018
Date of debit of fees: 11 June 2018
Date Passport to be received: 21 June 2018
From start to finish this process took 78 days. It could have been quicker had I applied online. Good luck everyone!

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

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[hibaska]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + spouse of BC
Language Criteria: IELTS B1
Nationality : Sudan
Method of application: online / JCAP
Date of application: 15 April
NDRS ( JCAP) appointment 17 April
Payment method: debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 16 April
Date of debit of fees: 15 April
Date of Biometric letter issued: 15 April
Date of biometric letter received: 15 April
Date Biometrics enrolled: 16 April
Date on Approval letter: 13 June
Date of receipt of approval and ceremony letter: 20 June
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application: 17 April
Date of debit of fees: 23 May
Date Passport to be received:

[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: 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 Passport fees: TBC
Date Passport to be received: TBC

[hira68]

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Eligibility criteria: 15 year's indefinitely leave to remain
Language Criteria: trinity college London +life in the uk
Nationality : turkish
Method of application:, paper form
Date of application: 16/04/2018
Payment method: C.C
Date of acknowledgement: 12/05/2018
Date of debit of fees: 12/05/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 12/05/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 17/05/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 17/05/2018
Date on Approval letter: 12.06.2018
Date of receipt of approval: 15.06.2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting
Date of Passport Application:
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport

[rocitizen1]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year EEA-PR
Language criteria: UK Degree (EEA national)
Nationality: EU
Method of application: Online (NDRS)
Date of application: 10/04/2018
Date of NDRS interview: 14/04/2018 (Wandsworth NDRS)
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 10/04/2018 (email)
Date of debit of fees: 10/04/2018
Date of biometric letter issued: 10/04/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 10/04/2018
Date biometrics enrolled: 14/04/2018
Date on approval letter: 09/06/2018 (61 days since date of application)
Date of receipt of approval: 16/06/2018 (68 days since date of application)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: *PENDING*
Date of ceremony: *PENDING*
Date of passport application: *PENDING*
Date of debit of (passport) fees: *PENDING*
Date of passports received: *PENDING*

[CR001]

Can members please respect that this is a TIMELINE ONLY topic. Any questions, discussions, comments or chit chat will be removed!!

[Twine]

Update 2

Update 1

Timeline - Joint application via Form AN by EEA and non-EEA married couple

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year EEA-PR
Language criteria: UK Degree (EEA national), Passport of English-speaking country (non-EEA national)
Nationality: EEA, Non-EEA
Method of application: Online (NDRS + JCAP)
Date of application: 17/03/2018
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 19/03/2018 (email)
Date of debit of fees: 17/03/2018
Date of biometric letter issued: 17/03/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 17/03/2018
Date biometrics enrolled: 19/03/2018
Date on approval letter: 11/05/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 23/05/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 23/05/2018 (joint letter with approval and council details)
Date of ceremony: 06/06/2018
Date of passport application: 19/03/2018 (NDRS + JCAP)
Date of debit of (passport) fees: 19/03/2018 13/04/2018
Date of passports received: 15/06/2018

Thanks to everyone on the board for their advice and support.

[naui]

Eligibility criteria: permanent resident card (EEA) + Married to UK Citizen
Language criteria met: PhD studied in UK + Life in the UK
Nationality: Spanish
Method of application: Online, NDRS + JCAP (Camden)
Date of application: 15.02.2018
Date applied for passports: 15.02.2018
Supporting documents sent : 15.02.2018 (from Camden)
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 16.02.2018 (according to Royal Mail tracking)
Date of acknowledgement: 16.02.2018 (e-mail)
Date money gone off account: 16.02.2018
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 15.02.2018 (same as submission online)
Biometrics done: 17.02.2018
Date money for passport debited: 08.03.2018
Date of approval: 02.04.2018 (date on letter) – 6 weeks approx from submission to approval. with Easter Bank holidays in the middle!
Date approval letter arrived by post: 11.04.2018 (it took long time to arrive...)
Date of ceremony: 27.04.2018 (Tower Hamlets - Paid for individual as 2 month waiting list)
Date passports received: 13/06/2018 - Delayed because of foreign passport with Maiden Name. First contact from HMPO about it was on the 03/05/2018 (by Letter). They asked for me to provide a letter issued by the Spanish Consulate stating that my surname could not be changed in my Spanish Passport (in Spain you can’t change your surnames by marriage). Took a while for the Spanish Consulate to send letter. Otherwise everything would have been faster!

Good luck everyone!

[Breev]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 3 years EEA(PR) - marriage to UK citizen
Language criteria: degree from UK university
Nationality: EEA
Method of application: Online + NDRS
Date of application: 20/04/2018
Payment method: credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 23/04/2018
Date of debit of fees: 20/04/2018
Date of biometric letter issued & received: 20/04/2018
Date biometrics enrolled: 23/04/2018
Date of documents sent: 23/04/2018
Date on Approval letter: 09/06/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 13/06/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 13/06/2018 - same letter as approval letter
Date of Ceremony: tbc

Received my approval letter yesterday. Good luck everyone who is still waiting!

[alexmdev]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years residence + 1 year EEA PR
Language Criteria: Trinity B1 + LITUK
Nationality : EU
Method of application: online + NDRS + JCAP
Date of application: 16 April 2018
Payment method: credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 16 April 2018 (Email)
Date of debit of fees: 16 April 2018
Date of confirmation of payment: 15 April 2018 (their online system is incorrect)
Date of Biometric letter issued: 16 April l2018 (online)
Date of Biometric letter received: 16 April 2018 (online download)
Date Biometrics enrolled: 16 April 2018
Date of Docs submitted: 17 April 2018
Date on Approval letter: 05 June 2018
Date of receipt of approval: 09 June 2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 09 June 2018 (joint approval+ceremony)
Date of Ceremony: 14 June 2018 (public)
Date of Passport Application: 17 April 2018
Date of debit of fees: 25 May 2018
Date Passport to be received: pending (expected 20 June 2018)

[hinano]

Eligibility criteria: 5 yrs Tier 2 + 1 yr ILR
Language Criteria: Citizen of majority English speaking country (US Citizen)
Nationality: USA
Method of application: JCAP (Online + NDRS through Merton Council)
Date of application: 9 April 2018
Payment method: Credit Card (Online)
Date of acknowledgement: 9 April 2018
Date of debit of fees: 9 April 2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 9 April 2018
Date of biometric letter received: 9 April 2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 9 April 2018
Date on Approval letter: 22 May 2018
Date of receipt of approval: 26 May 2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 26 May 2018 (Joint approval and ceremony invitation)
Date of Ceremony: 7 June 2018

Date of Passport Application: 9 April 2018
Date of debit of fees: 17 May 2018
Date Passport to be received: 13 June 2018

[NGuntu]

Eligibility criteria: ILR 6 years, General Tier 2
Language criteria met: Degree taught in English, I did not sent this degree copy, would this be a problem? I sent life in UK pass certificate though
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: New online service, JCAP
Date of application: 05/03/2018
Payment method: Online
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 5/3/2018
Date of acknowledgement: e-mail received 6/3/2018
Date money gone off account: 6/3/2018
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 5/3/2018, accessed as part of online application
Biometrics done: 6/3/2018
Date original documents sent: 6/3/2018 sent by Liverpool JCAP services, total cost £80 including passport check&send
Date original documents received by UKVI:
Date of approval: 17/05/2018 - I was asked to send my old passport in April to complete their checks for processing my application, which I did in April and I got it back today (17/05/2018) along with a letter saying that my application was successful and I will receive an invitation shortly to attend the citizenship ceremony
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 22/05/2018
Date of ceremony: 5th June 2018
Date applied for passports: 6/3/2018
Date passports received: 12th June 2018

[fWHYx]

Eligibility criteria: 5 yrs Tier 2 + 1.5 years ILR
Language Criteria: UK uni degree + Life in the UK test
Nationality : Non-EU
Method of application: Online+NDRS+JCAP (Peterborough)
Date of application:05/03/2018
NDRS Appointment date:06/03/2018
Payment method: Online
Date of acknowledgement: 06/03/2018(by email)
Date of debit of fees:05/03/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 05/03/2018
Date of biometric letter received:05/03/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled:06/03/2018
Date on Approval letter: 10/05/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 19/05/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 19/05/2018
Date of Ceremony: 30/05/2018
Date of Passport Application:06/03/2018
Date of debit of Passport fees: 03/04/2018
Date Passport to be received:12/06/2018
A long journey is finally finished and there is no more connection with UKVI !
Good luck to everyone on the procedure.

[MStewart]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5 years spouse of BC
Language Criteria: exempt due to nationality
ILR received: 12 Apr 18
Nationality: Canadian
Method of application: Online+NDRS+JCAP
Date of application: 30 Apr 18
NDRS Appointment date: 04 May 2018
Payment method: online
Date of acknowledgement: 30 Apr 18
Date Biometrics enrolled: 04 May 18
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval & ceremony:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application: 04 May 18
Date of debit of Passport fees: 08 Jun 18
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: 08/06/2018
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:
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:

[NGuntu]

Eligibility criteria: ILR 6 years, General Tier 2
Language criteria met: Degree taught in English, I did not sent this degree copy, would this be a problem? I sent life in UK pass certificate though
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: New online service, JCAP
Date of application: 05/03/2018
Payment method: Online
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 5/3/2018
Date of acknowledgement: e-mail received 6/3/2018
Date money gone off account: 6/3/2018
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 5/3/2018, accessed as part of online application
Biometrics done: 6/3/2018
Date original documents sent: 6/3/2018 sent by Liverpool JCAP services, total cost £80 including passport check&send
Date original documents received by UKVI:
Date of approval: 17/05/2018 - I was asked to send my old passport in April to complete their checks for processing my application, which I did in April and I got it back today (17/05/2018) along with a letter saying that my application was successful and I will receive an invitation shortly to attend the citizenship ceremony
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 22/05/2018
Date of ceremony: 5th June 2018
Date applied for passports: 6/3/2018
Date passports received:

[Chindekha]

Eligibility criteria: 5yrs Tier 2 + 1 year on PR
Language criteria met: UK Degree
Nationality: Malawian
Payment method: Debit card
Method of application- NCS Westminster(JCAP)
Date of application: 26/03/2018
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 27/03/2018(confirmed on Royalmail tracker)
Date of acknowledgement: 19/04/2018(email)
Date of fees debited: 18/04/2018
Received letter requesting biometrics:21/04/2018
Biometrics done: 21/04/2018
Date of approval: 23/05/2018
Date of approval letter received: 01/06/2018
Date of ceremony: Booked for 14/06/2018
Date passports received: TBA
SOME DELAY DUE PAYMENT PROBLEMS, ENTERED WRONG CARD DETAILS

[An0nym75]

Eligibility criteria: EU 5yrs + 1yr EEA PR
Language Criteria: IELTS Life Skills B1 + Life in the UK
Nationality: EU
Method of application: Online + NDRS
Date of application: 05/03/2018
Payment method: Card
Date of acknowledgment: 06/03/2018
Date of debit of fees: 06/03/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 05/03/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 05/03/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 07/03/2018
Date on Approval letter: 16/04/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 20/04/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 20/04/2018
Date of Ceremony: 14/05/2018
Date of Passport Application: 14/05/2018 (Online)
Date of originals posted: 21/05/2018
Date of debit of fees: 14/05/2018
Status changed to "Dispatched" on HMPO site: 31/05/2018
Text notification of passport delivery: 01/06/2018 (AM)
Date Passport received on: 01/06/2018 (PM)

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A 6+ years journey has ended
Good luck everyone!

[plabo]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 (5 years) + 1 year ILR
Number of applicants: 2 (Husband & Wife)
Language criteria met: IELTS Life skills B1 + LIUK
Nationality: Pakistan
Method of application: Online/NDRS/JCAP (Kingston upon Hull)
Payment method: Debit card
Date of application: 01/03/2018
Date documents posted to HO by NDRS: 01/03/2018
Biometrics done: 01/03/2018
Date of acknowledgement email: 02/03/2018 (case number issued)
Date documents received by HO (Royal Mail delay due to bad weather): 05/03/2018
Date passport fees deducted: 22/03/2018
Date of approval: 19/04/2018
Date approval received: 28/04/2018
Date of ceremony: 30/05/2018
Date HMPO sms received: 05/06/2018
Date DX sms received: 06/06/2018
Date passports received from DX (dropped through the post): 06/06/2018