Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[msi7575]

Eligibility criteria: 10 Years + 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met: UK graduate + Life in the UK
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: New Online Application system
Date of application: 20/01/2018
Payment method: Credit Card Online
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 22/01/2018
Date of acknowledgement: 22/01/2018
Date money gone off account: 20/01/2018
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 20/01/2018
Biometrics done: 22/01/2018
Supporting documents: Posted on 22/01/2018 and received by HO on 23/01/18
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

[joe_c_london]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 2 + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: National of a majority English speaking country
Nationality: Canada
Method of application: NCS Barking and Dagenham (JCAP)
Date of application: 23/06/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKVI: 27/06/2017
Date money gone off account: 03/07/2017 for UKVI, 10/07/2017 for passport
Date of acknowledgement: 06/07/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 05/07/2017
Biometrics done: 11/07/2017
Date of approval: DECIDED online 23/11/2017, letter dated 28/11/2017
Date of ceremony: 09/01/2018
Date applied for passport: 23/06/2017 (JCAP)
Date passport sent (according to SMS message): 12/01/2018
Date passport received: 17/01/2018

[mmapiye]

Eligibility criteria: 10 yrs ILR
Language criteria met: Trinity College exam and LIUK
Nationality: zimbabwean
Method of application:online application
Date of application: 19/01/2018
Payment method: Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 19/01/2018
Date of acknowledgement: 22/01/2018
Date money gone off account:19/01/2018
Date of letter requesting biometric19/01/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 19/01/2018
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application:
Date Passport to be received:
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[mmapiye]

Eligibility criteria: 10 yrs ILR
Language criteria met: Trinity College exam and LIUK
Nationality: zimbabwean
Method of application:online application
Date of application: 19/01/2018
Payment method: Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 19/01/2018
Date of acknowledgement: 22/01/2018
Date money gone off account:19/01/2018
Date of letter requesting biometric19/01/2018

[pedro31]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 Year ILR
Language Criteria: LIUK + Trinity
Nationality - non EU
Method of application: NCS - MANCHESTER
Date of application: 22/01/18
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement:
Date of debit of fees:
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: 22/01/18
Date Passport to be received:

[twgal]

This is for two AN 6(1) naturalisation applications: mother & father and one MN1 3(1) child registration. All three of us with DCPR.

Eligibility criteria: 5 + 1 years DCPRs
Language criteria met: LITUK tests + exemption (national of English-speaking country)
Nationality: EEA & Canadian
Method of application: NCS JCAP Wandsworth
Date of application: 3 January 2018
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO: 4 January 2018
Date of acknowledgement: 10 Jan 2018 via email; 13 Jan letter (dated 10 Jan)
Date citizenship money gone off account: 10 Jan 2018
Date of letter requesting bio-metrics: 13 Jan 2018 (dated 10 Jan)
Bio-metrics done: 13 Jan 2018
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passport: 3 Jan 2018
Date passport money gone off account: 19 Jan 2018 (NB: lost the bank card listed on the payment slip, got a letter and I called in to make the payment)
Date passport received:

[SeasideDweller]

Eligibility criteria: PR + married to UK National
Language criteria met: Life In The UK Test + UK MA degree
Nationality: EU
Method of application: Worthing Nationality Checking Scheme
Date of application: 17/8/17
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 24/8/17
Date of acknowledgement: 24/8/17 (Email)
Date money gone off account: 23/8/17
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 12/9/17
Biometrics done: 19/9/17
Date of approval: 3/11/17. No approval letter from HO but contacted by West Sussex County Council about ceremony 7/12/17 so emailed Home Office who said original approval letter was sent 3/11/17. Copy received by email 18/12/17
Date of ceremony: 10/01/2018

Thanks to everyone on these boards for the useful posts which helped so much with the application and knowing how long the process was likely to take. Good luck to everyone waiting for their approval.

[SydneyBorn]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years plus 1 yr ILR
Language criteria met: Australian
Nationality: Australian
Method of application: NCS+JCAP (Camden)
Date of application: 15/01/2018
Payment method: Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 18/01/2018
Date of acknowledgement:
Date money gone off account: 20/01/2018
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Online status.
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 15/01/2018
Date passports received:

[mmapiye]

Eligibility criteria: 10 yrs ILR
Language criteria met: Trinity College exam and LIUK
Nationality: zimbabwean
Method of application:online application
Date of application: 19/01/2018
Payment method: Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 19/01/2018
Date of acknowledgement: 
Date money gone off account:
Date of letter requesting biometric

[Valentina83]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years plus 1 yr ILR
Language criteria met: Trinity College exam and LIUK
Nationality: Italian
Method of application: NCS+JCAP (Waltham Forest)
Date of application: 17/01/2018
Payment method: Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 18/01/2018
Date of acknowledgement:
Date money gone off account:
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Online status.
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

[SydneyBorn]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years plus 1 yr ILR
Language criteria met: Australian
Nationality: Australian
Method of application: NCS+JCAP (Camden)
Date of application: 15/01/2018
Payment method: Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 18/01/2018
Date of acknowledgement:
Date money gone off account:
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Online status.
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

[Res]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: Trinity College + LIUK
Nationality: Romanian
Method of application: NCS Crawley - JCAP
Date of application: 17/01/18
Payment method: Mastercard
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI:
Date of acknowledgement:
Date money went off account:
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics was done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

[shakeerahT]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 2 dependant +1 year ILR
Language criteria met: Satisfied during the ILR application
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: New Online Application system
Date of application: 24/12/2017
Payment method: Debit Card Online
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 27/12/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 27/12/2017
Date money gone off account: 24/12/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 24/12/2017
Biometrics done: 27/12/2017
Date of approval: 15/01/2017 Letter and supporting documents received today 17/01/2018
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:


took about 3weeks for approval. just awaiting ceremony now.

[genteeldon]

Eligibility criteria: 5 yrs+ 1 Years ILR
Language criteria met: Proved after 2013
Nationality: NON-EU
Method of application: Hammersmith and Fulham - JCAP
Date of application: 05-Jul-2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date Received by HO:06-Jul-2017
Date of Charging Fee: 13-Jul-2017
Date of acknowledgement: 17-Jul-2017
Date of Letter: 13-Jul-2017
Date of biometric letter: 13-Jul-2017
Received at :17-Jul-2017
Biometrics done :17-Jul-2017
Tracked online:
Decision decided at
Date of approval: 8-Dec-2017(received letter on 15-Dec-2017)
Date of ceremony: 3-Jan-2018
Date of Passport Applied: 3-Jan-2018
Date of Receive Passport: 11-Jan-2018

Thank you everyone for all the support and help provided.

[SydneyBorn]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years plus 1 yr ILR
Language criteria met: Australian
Nationality: Australian
Method of application: NCS+JCAP (Camden)
Date of application: 15/01/2018
Payment method: Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI:
Date of acknowledgement:
Date money gone off account:
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Online status.
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

[hellothere19]

Final Update


Eligibility criteria: EU national (Belgium), in UK since 2001, PR card from 2016
Language criteria met:Trinity college and LIUK
Nationality: Belgian
Method of application: NCS+JCAP (Kensington&Chelsea)
Date of application: 19/9
Payment method: debitcard
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 20/9/17
Date of acknowledgement: 28/9/2017
Date money gone off account:27/9/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done: 8/10
Online status. Decided 30/11
Date of approval: no decision letter from HO but received ceremony invitation with confirmation of citizenship on 9/12
Date of ceremony: 09/01/2018
Date applied for passports: 19/9/2017
Date passports received:15/01/2018

Took 2 and half months to get a decision and approx 110 days from NCS appt to receiving passports, not too bad
thanks to all the mods and posters that helped me out and hope all the people waiting will get their approval soon

[abhijeetsap]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years + 1 year ILR
Language Criteria: LIUK + Trinity College
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: JCAP - Reading
Date of application: 25/10/2017
Date received by Home Office: 28/10/2017
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement email: 03/11/2017
Date of acknowledgement letter: Dated: 2/11/2017, received on : 5/11/2017
Date of Bio metric enrollment : 05/11/2017
Online status: Site was taken down so never checked, 2 mails to Inquiry and they said wait till April 2018
Approval letter: Dated: 08/01/2018, received on : 15/01/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Reading Council to send letter in 1 week
Date of Ceremony: "Awaiting"
Passport: Applied during JCAP

Good luck all. Took a little more than 2 months from application to final result.

[ykhan01]

Eligibility criteria: 10 Years + 1 year ILR
Language Criteria: LIUK + UK Degree
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: NCS - Wandsworth
Date of application: 06/12/2017
Date received by Home Office: 08/12/2017
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement email: 12/12/2017
Date of acknowledgement letter: Dated: 12/12/2017, received on : 15/12/2017
Date of Bio metric enrollment : 18/12/2017
Online status: "N/A"
Approval letter: Dated: 08/01/2018, received on : 13/01/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: "Awaiting"
Date of Ceremony: "Awaiting"
Passport: Not Applied.

Took exactly one month from the date of receipt to the date of approval, provided there was a Christmas and new year's break.
Good luck to people who are waiting on approval. All the best! and thanks a lot to the "immigration board" team and moderators for this forum helping all of us.

[sfarooq07]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1 + 1 Year ILR
Language Criteria: LIUK
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: NCS - Slough
Date of application: 09/06/2017
Date received by Home Office: 12/06/17
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement email/letter: 22/06/17 (email) + Bio Metric letter received
Date of Bio metric enrolment : 24/06/17
Query received on Passport / Travel dates : 25/10/17
Passport sent via Royal mail special : 26/10/17
Online status: Changed to "Decided " 9/11/17"
Date on Approval letter: 14 November 2017
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 27 November 2017 took 2 weeks
Date of Ceremony: 10 January 2018
Awaiting Passport

Thanks.

[rodras29]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 Year ILR
Language Criteria: LIUK + IELTS
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: NCS - Westminster - JCAP
Date of application: 20/09/17
Date received by Home Office: 21/09/17
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement email/letter: 29/09/17 (email)
Date of debit of fees: 06/10/17 (passport); main application pending - issue with payment, had to resubmit.
Date of Biometric letter issued: 29/09/17
Date of biometric letter received: 06/10/17
Date Biometrics enrolled: 09/10/17
Online status: Changed to "Awaiting a decision" on 28/09/17
Date on Approval letter: 8 December 2017
Date of receipt of approval letter: 4 January 2018 (not sure why it took them almost one month!)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 4 January 2018
Date of Ceremony: 30 January 2018
Date of Passport Application: 20/09/17 (JCAP)
Date Passport to be received:

[ecnk]

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Eligibility criteria: 5yr Tier 2 + 1yr ILR via Registration as British Citizen using form B(OTA) as a British National Overseas (BNO) passport holder (similar to Naturalisation)
Language Eligibility: Not required for registration (but have Life in The UK & UK degree)
Method of application: NCS Lewisham + JCAP
Date of application: 04/08/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 07/08/2017
Date of acknowledgement(Email): 14/08/2017
Date money gone off account: 11/08/2017
Date Online Application Status changed to Awaiting Decision: 11/08/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: Dated 11/08/2017 | Received on 17/08/2017
Biometrics done: 18 August 2017
Date of approval: 5 January (letter received 13 January)
Date of ceremony: TBC (but I've been sent to the local authority where I live instead of the authority I requested on my application (Westminster)
Date applied for passports: 04/08/2017
Date passport fee gone off account: 16/08/2017
Passport text received :
Date passports received:

[sadie00]

Eligibility criteria: EEA 5 years + 1 year PR
Language criteria: IELTS
Nationality: EU
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 06.9.17
Date of acknowledgement letter and letter requesting biometrics: Both dated 08.9.17
Both letters received: 13.9.17
Biometrics enrolled: 14.9.17
Online Application status:
1) Awaiting decision Last updated 08.9.17
Letter of approval received: 05.1.18 (dated 03.1.18)
Citizenship ceremony letter from council received: 12.1.18 (dated 11.1.18)
Citizenship invitation from HO received: 13.1.18 (dated 04.1.18)
Citizenship ceremony date: 07.2.18

[twgal]

This is for two AN 6(1) naturalisation applications: mother & father and one MN1 3(1) child registration. All three of us with DCPR.

Eligibility criteria: 5 + 1 years DCPRs
Language criteria met: LIUK tests + exemption (national of English-speaking country)
Nationality: EEA & Canadian
Method of application: NCS Wandsworth
Date of application: 3 January 2018
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO: 4 January 2018
Date of acknowledgement: 10 Jan 2018 via email; 13 Jan letter (dated 10 Jan)
Date citizenship money gone off account: 10 Jan 2018
Date of letter requesting bio-metrics: 13 Jan 2018 (dated 10 Jan)
Bio-metrics done: 13 Jan 2018
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passport: 3 Jan 2018 JCAP Wandsworth
Date passport money gone off account:
Date passport received:

[marcusreading]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 Year ILR
Language Criteria: LIUK + Trinity
Nationality - Zimbabwean
Method of application: NCS - Bexley
Date of application: 29/12/18
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 10/01/18
Date of debit of fees: 08/01/18
Date of Biometric letter issued: 09/01/18
Date of biometric letter received: 11/01/18
Date Biometrics enrolled: 13/01/18
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application: 29/12/17
Date Passport to be received:

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[marcusreading]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 Year ILR
Language Criteria: LIUK + Trinity
Nationality - Zimbabwean
Method of application: NCS - Bexley
Date of application: 29/12/19
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement TBA
Date of debit of fees: 08/01/18
Date of Biometric letter issued: 09/01/18
Date of biometric letter received: 11/01/18
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: 29/12/17
Date Passport to be received:
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