Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[CR001]

A reminder to members that this is a TIMELINE ONLY topic. Please DO NOT ask questions in this thread, they will be deleted.

Again, there is NO longer a 'online checking' link. It has been taken down by HO.

[Luciano]

Hi guys
Thank you for all information
EEA
5yeads + 1year Permanent Residence
I have applied on 19/12/2017
Email with case number 23/12/217
Fees deducted from Credit Card 23/12/2017
Letter on 28/12/2017 ackownledged
Biometric Letter 28/12/2017
Biometric Done 28/12/2017
Status?

[madmegnik]

[UPDATE]
Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 General 5 years + 1 Year ILR
Language Criteria: LIUK + Naric certificate for degree taught in english
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS + JCAP - Hounslow
Date of application: 11/09/17
Payment method: Debit card
Received Email on application receipt: 18/09/2017
Online status: last updated 15.09.17 "awaiting decision"
Date of acknowledgement email/letter: 18.09.2017
Date of debit of fees: 18.09.2017
Date of Biometric letter issued: 15.09.2017
Date of biometric letter received: 22.09.2017
Date Biometrics enrolled:23.09.2017
Date on Approval letter: online update changed to decided on December 8 and date on approval letter is December 11
Date of receipt of approval: received letter on 15th December
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: booked for a private ceremony on Dec 18, did not receive the letter
Date of Ceremony: Dec 29, 2017
Date of Passport Application: 11/09/17
Date of debit of fees: 20.09.2017
Date Passport to be received: 04.01.2018

[marcusreading]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 Year ILR
Language Criteria: LIUK + Trinity
Nationality - SA
Method of application: NCS - Bexley
Date of application: 29/12/19
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement TBA
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: 29/12/17
Date Passport to be received:

[angelStha]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years + 1 year
Method of application: NCS Brent
Date of application: 09/06/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKVI:
Date of acknowledgement: 20/06/2017 (via email)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 23/06/2017
Biometrics done: 24/06/2017
Online status appeared :
Status : Decided
Date of approval: 23/10/2017
Date of ceremony: 07/12/2017
Date applied for passport: 09/06/2017 (JCAP)
Date passport received: 28/12/2018

Received letter from Dx on 23/12/19 saying we have your passport please arrange for delivery dated 19/12/2017. Arranged delivery for 28th Dec.

[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

[Frankie14]

Eligibility criteria: 10 year ilf
Language criteria met: Life in the UK + Selt b1
Nationality: albanian
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 06/10/2017
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 17/ 10/17
Date of letter requesting biometrics: received 17/10/2017
Biometrics done: 21/10/2017
Online status: awaiting decision. Changed to decided 14.11.17 . This was an error.
Date of approval: tbc
Date of ceremony: tbc
Date applied for passports: 06/10/2017
Date passports received:tbc

I contacted ho on 23.12.17 as the online status changed from awaiting decision to decided back to awaiting decision in Nov. Ho confirmed (06.01.18) this was an error and my application was still in a queue waiting to be allocated a caseworker. Very disheartened I sense I'm one of the unlucky ones waiting for the 6 month mark ( I know it's only been 3 months but the fact it's still not been allocated makes me feel sad!)

[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:
Date citizenship money gone off account:
Date of letter requesting bio-metrics:
Bio-metrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passport: 3 Jan 2018 JCAP Wandsworth
Date passport money gone off account:
Date passport received:

[sadie00]

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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)

[genteeldon]

Eligibility criteria: 5 yrs+ 1 Years ILR
Language criteria met: Proved after 2013
Nationality: NON-EU
Method of application: Hammersmith and Fulham
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(assume it will be triggered on 3rd as it is JCAP)
Date of Receive Passport:

Eligibility criteria: 5 yrs+ 1 Years ILR
Language criteria met: Proved after 2013
Nationality: NON-EU
Method of application: Hammersmith and Fulham
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:
Date of ceremony:
Date of Passport Applied:
Date of Receive Passport:

[ariskar]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Residence + 1 year (EEA)PR.
Language criteria met: Trinity College London B1.
Nationality: EEA (NWEURO8)
Method of application: NCS Dagenham
Date of application: 23/10/17
Payment method: Debit Card. Passport paid by postal order.
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 25/10/17
Date of acknowledgement (email): 01/11/17
Date of acknowledgement letter : Dated: 31/10/17, Received: 02/11/17.
Date money gone off account: 31/10/17 For Passport : (paid by postal order - JCAP)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: Dated : 14/11/17, Received: 21/11/17.
First biometric enrollment letter not received by 16/11/2017, emailed nationalitybiometrics@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk on 9/11/2017 - autoresponse promised reply within 10 working days, they replied on 14/11/17 that the first letter was posted on 31/10/17 and that a second letter would be posted on the same day 14/11/17. Second letter: 14/11/17 giving 15 working days deadline, received on 21/11/17
Biometrics done: 01/12/17.
Online Application Status: not available
1) Awaiting Decision - Email from 20/12/2017 mentions case had not been yet decided.
2) Decided - .
3) Updated Online - .
Changed address to different council area (City of Westminster) using online form: 27/12/2017

Date of approval: .
Letter of Approval: .(Dated- )
Letter of Ceremony: .(Dated- )
Date of ceremony: .
Date applied for passport: 23/10/2017 (JCAP)
Date HMPO acknowledgment SMS received: 04/11/17
Date passport received:

[politeGuy]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Non EU + 1 year PR
Language criteria met: Life in the UK + NARIC Letter for Post Grad. in English
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 05/10/2017
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 12/10/2017
Date of acknowledgement: e-mail:12/10/2017 letter: 11/10/17
Date of letter requesting biometrics: received 14/10/2017, dated 11/10/2017
Biometrics done: 14/10/2017
Online status: Letter received on 30th Dec 2017 (was out of station may be post received on 29th as invitation from council was also delivered)
Date of approval: 15 Dec 2017
Date of ceremony: 20th Feb 2018
Date applied for passports: 05/10/2017
Date money gone off account: 12/10/2017
Date passports received:waiting

Wish all the best to all who are waiting for approval

[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

[saj626]

Eligibility criteria: Long Residence (10 years) + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: Masters degree UK
Nationality: INDIAN
Method of application: (JCAP) NCS Wandsworth
Date of application: 29/06/17
Payment method: Visa Debit
Date of receipt by UKVI: 03/07/17
Date of acknowledgement: (Email) 10/07/2017
Date money gone off account: 06/07/17
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 27/7/17 received on 31/7/17
Biometrics done: 02/08/17
Online Application Status: Awaiting decision - updated 7 July
Online status changed to decided: 8 December
Date of approval: 8 December letter received on 18th December
Date of ceremony: 22 December (private )
Date applied for passports: 29/06/2017 (JCAP)
Date money gone off account for Passport: 10/07/2017
Date passports received:

[saq427]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 Year ILR
Language Criteria: LIUK + UK Degree
Nationality - Indian
Method of application: NCS - Slough
Date of application: 19/05/17
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement email/letter: 02/06/17
Date of debit of fees: 05/06/17
Date of Biometric letter issued: 01/06/17
Date of biometric letter received: 10/06/17
Date Biometrics enrolled: 20/06/17
Date on Approval letter: 24/10/17
Date of receipt of approval: 26/10/17
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 01/11/17
Date of Ceremony: 08/11/17
Date of Passport Application: 19/05/17
Date Passport to be received: 10/11/17

Thank you all the members for your help

[saq427]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 Year ILR
Language Criteria: LIUK + UK Degree
Nationality - Indian
Method of application: NCS - Slough
Date of application: 19/05/17
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement email/letter: 02/06/17
Date of debit of fees: 05/06/17
Date of Biometric letter issued: 01/06/17
Date of biometric letter received: 10/06/17
Date Biometrics enrolled: 20/06/17
Date on Approval letter: 24/10/17
Date of receipt of approval: 26/10/17
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 01/11/17
Date of Ceremony: 08/11/17
Date of Passport Application: 19/05/17
Date Passport to be received: 10/11/17

[surabhi]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 2 + 2 year in ILR
Language criteria met: UK NARIC for India Masters Deg.I still used Blue route.(But I do not advice going forward..use Red route)
Nationality: IND
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 03/08/2017
Date of acknowledgement(email): 12/08/2017
Biometrics done: 14/08/2017
Date of approval: 19/11/2017
Letter recieved : 24/11/2017
Date of ceremony: 07/12/2017
Date applied for passport: (JCAP)
Date passport received:15/12/2017

[ichs12]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year PR
Language criteria met: UK Masters degree + IELTS
Nationality: EEA
Method of application: NCS Wolverhampton
Date of application: 04/10/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 05/10/2017
Date of acknowledgement(email): 12/10/2017
Date money gone off account: 11/10/2017 For Passport : 17/10/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 18/10/2017 (received 21/10/2017)
Biometrics done: 21/10/2017
Online Status: awaiting a decision (last update 11.10.2017)
Date of approval: status appeared as 'decided' on the 8th of Dec. I've not been at home for a few days, so I don't know if the documents are already there.
Date when I was invited to attend the ceremony, by email (in response to an email I sent to my council): 21/12/2017
Date of ceremony: end of February
Date applied for passport: 04/10/2017 (JCAP)
Date passport received:

[DSK12]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 2 + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: UK Master’s Degree
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS Tower Hamlets (JCAP)
Date of application: 17/08/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKVI: 21/08/2017
Date money gone off account: 28/08/2017 for UKVI, 30/08/2017 for passport
Date of acknowledgement: 25/08/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 25/08/2017
Biometrics done: 30/08/2017
Date of approval: DECIDED online 30/11/2017, letter dated 05/12/2017 received on 18/12/2017
Date of ceremony: 21/12/2018 (private)
Date applied for passport: 17/08/2017 (JCAP)
Date passport received: waiting...

[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 received: waiting...

[MedBdk]

--Tue 06/09/17 Email from H/O that the application has been received and is being considered.

--Tue 06/09/17 Friday Money was taken == £1,282.

-- Fri 08/09/17 received a letter dated Tue 05/09/17 asking Biometric enrolment.

-- Wed 13/09/17 Biometric enrolment done at the post office.

-- Fri 06/12/17 Approved.

[rianamit]

Eligibility criteria: Spouse of British Citizen, but studied and worked in UK for 15 years
Language Criteria: LIUK + UK Degree
Nationality - Indian
Method of application: NCS - Cambs
Date of application: 04/09/17
Payment method: Credit card
Date of acknowledgement email/letter: 11/09/17
Date of debit of fees: 07/09/17
Date of Biometric letter issued: 07/09/17
Date of biometric letter received: 11/09/17
Date Biometrics enrolled: 12/09/17
Date on Approval letter: 01/12/17
Date of receipt of approval: 15/12/17
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 19/12/17
Date of Ceremony: 21/02/18
Date of Passport Application: 04/09/17 Joint application with Naturalisation
Date Passport to be received: waiting

They changed my ceremony dates twice. The first time i was given 21/02/18. they then sent an email postponing it to 28/02/18 which is the last day that i must go through the ceremony according to the home office. When i questioned this they preponed my ceremony to 21/02/18. Probably trying to get me to pay for a private one, which i do not want to.

Took just under 3 months to approval. Online status "decision taken" appeared on 27/11, but approval letter received almost 3 weeks later dated 01/12

[pumpkinpie]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years residence, 11 months PR (demonstrated 8+ years residence when submitting PR)
Language criteria met: IELTS
Nationality: EU
Method of application: Post.

Date of application: 26/09/17
Payment method: Credit Card.
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 27/09/17
Date of acknowledgement (email): 09/10/17
Date of acknowledgement letter/letter requesting biometrics: Dated: 7/10/2017, Received: 10/10/2017.
Date money gone off account: 7/10/2017
Biometrics done: 13/10/2017
Online Application Status:-
1) Awaiting Decision: 07/10/17.
2) Decided: 05/12/17
3) Updated Online: 08/12/17

Date of approval: 05/12/17
Letter of Approval: 08/12/17
Letter of Ceremony: 19/12/17.(Dated- 12/12/17)
Date of ceremony: 13/02/18 (on my birthday funnily enough)

From the date of Application to date of Decision: 70 days!
This forum has been a sanity check for me and invaluable. Thank you all for sharing your experiences here!

[stefjmbox]

Update, approval letter received today less than a month after submitting application.

Eligibility criteria: 5 years family member of EEA National (incl. 2 years PR)
Language criteria met: B1 Speaking and Listening + LiUK
Nationality: SAFFA
Method of application: Post via immigration consultant
Date of application: 18/11/17
Payment method: Paid through immigration consultant
Date of acknowledgement (email): 22/11/2017
Date of acknowledgement letter : Dated: /10/2017, Received: Never received.
Date of letter requesting biometrics: Dated : 29/11/2017 , Received: 01/12/2017 .
Biometrics done: 05/11/2017 .
Online Application Status:
1) Awaiting Decision -
2) Decided -
3) Updated Online -

Date of approval: 18/12/2017
Letter of Approval: 14/12/2017
Letter of Ceremony:
Date of ceremony: .
Date applied for passport: Will apply afterwards.
Date passport received:

Happy days!

[swintooh]

Final Update

Eligibility criteria: 10 years of residence, permanent residents since 2012
Language criteria met: SELT
Nationality: EU Citizen - Polish
Applicants: 2 adults + 1 child
Method of application: JCAP - NCS Hounslow Council / Registrar Office
Date of application: 09/06/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of email receipt by HO/UKVI: 20/06/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 19/06/2017 (letter received 22/06/2017)
Date money gone off account: 19/06/2017 (visible on 21/06/2017)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 19/06/2017 (letter received 22/06/2017)
Biometrics done: 22/06/2017
Date of approval: online status changed to Decided on 14/11/2017, according to helpline the decision was made 13/11/2017, letter received 24/11/2017
Date of ceremony: 27/11/2017 (private ceremony for £250 booked for 2 people as next "free" public ceremony - 24/01/2018 in Hounslow council)
Date applied for passports: 09/06/2017 (JCAP)
Date passports received: 04/12/2017

All in all £5600 spent, 3 months gathering documentation and passing tests, 9 months wait for application considerations (3 for DCPR, 6 for naturalisation and registration and passport delivery).