Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[dontringthebell]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 2 Dependent + 1 Year ILR
Language Criteria: LIUK+ILR Letter-ILR obtained after 28th Oct 2013+Letter from Uni in India ¹
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS - Aylesbury JCAP for Self & Wife
Date of application: 01/09/2017 but sent on 04/09/2017¹ by NCS
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 05/09/2017 (Royal Mail Special Delivery receipt) 
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of acknowledgement email/letter: 08/09/2017 (email²) 11/09/2017 in Post Dated 07/09/2017
Date of debit of fees: 07/09/2017 for Naturalisation and 11/09/2017 for Passport
Date of Biometric letter issued: 07/09/2017
Date of biometric letter received: 11/09/2017
Date Biometrics enrolled:11/09/2017
Date of Online Approval:
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application: 01/09/2017 but sent on 04/09/2017¹ by NCS
Date Passport to be received:

Other Info:
1. My appointment was on 01/09/2017 however, I was requested to provide additional information (degree transcript and Letter from University confirming medium of instruction were English) on behest of directions by HO to NCS during the appointment and hence application posted on 04/09/2017.
2. HO sent e-mail acknowledgement on wife’s email ID addressed to me with a single reference number. When queried was asked to report in writing to HO.

[tintin13]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years long residence + 3 months ILR (spouse of UK citizen)
Language criteria met: MSc
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: NCS Northampton.
Date of application: 30/05/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 14/6/17
Date of acknowledgement: 14/06/2017 (by email) 16/06/2017 (by post), dated 10/06/2017
Date money left account: 12/06/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 16/06/2017 (arrived in post), dated 13/06/2017 (Awaiting decision – 13/06/2017) Decided: 04/09/2017. Online status updated between 9/09/17 and 10/09/2017. Waiting for approval letter by post.
Biometrics date: 19/06/2017
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 29/05/2017 (online application)
Date declaration form sent:
Date passports received:

[GDT]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5 year Tier 1 + 1 year ILR
Method of application: Postal
Date of receipt by UKBA: 10 April 2017
Date of debit of fees: 25 April 2017
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 26 April 2017
Date of receipt of approval: 9 August 2017
Displayed online 10 August 2017
Ceremony letter dated: 11 August 2017
Ceremony letter received: 18 August 2017
Date of Ceremony: 22 August 2017

[discomama]

Update:
Eligibility criteria: 14.5 years
Criteria Met: Life in UK Test Pass
Language: UK Degree
Nationality: EU
Method of application: private
Payment method: Debit card
Date of send: 24.4.2017
Date of receipt by UKVI: 25.4.2017 (checked Royal Mail website)
Date of debit of fees: 11.5.2017
Date of acknowledgement: 12.5.2017 (email)
Biometric request date: letter received 25.5.2017- letter dated 17.5.2017
Date Biometrics done: 26.5.2017
Letter of confirmation application received: 30.5.2017 - letter dated 18.5.2017
Date of approval: received on 24.8.2017 – dated 22.8.2017
Date of ceremony invitation letter – 23.8.2017 – received 4.9.2017
Date of Ceremony: booked for 6.10.2017

Good luck to everyone!

[abhijit2707]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 Year ILR
Language Criteria: LIUK + NARIC REPORT + Uni Letter stating medium of instruction is English + Trinity Collage B1
Nationality - Indian
Method of application: NCS - Hammersmith & Fulham (Joint Citizenship and Passport Application Service)
Date of application: 25/08/17
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement email/letter: 04/09/17 (email) and 06/09/2017 (letter)
Date of debit of fees: 04/09/17
Date of Biometric letter issued: 01/09/2017
Date of biometric letter received: 06/09/2017
Date Biometrics enrolled: 07/09/2017
Date on Approval letter: Waiting
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting
Date of Passport Application: Already Done - Joint Citizenship and Passport Application Service
Date Passport to be received: waiting

I received a text message today (06/09/2017) from HMPO stating that I will be called for an interview if required otherwise I should get my passport by 27/09/2017. It looks bit strange to me as my debit card is debited with only the naturalization fees and not the fees for passport. I have not even received a letter to enroll my biometric..

Other Info:
1. I had NARIC report and uni letter for english language from 2007, which I used for my HSMP (back in those days) and I was not sure if it is still applicable after 10 years and hence I appeared for B1 level english exam and submitted all the documents
2. I received ILR in 2010, back in those days they used to issue a non expiring settlement visa on the passport and did not issue BRP. In Jan 2017 I changed my job and the new employer asked me to apply for a BRP to prove that I have indefinite leave to remain (As per the Home Office Rules introduced in 2014) I applied for NTL (No Time Limit) in December 2016 at premium application centre Cardiff. This is when I enrolled my Biometric first time.
3. I checked online, the status of my application using the case number from the acknowledgement email and the status currently is 'Awaiting Decision' from 01/09/2017.

I received the acknowledgement letter and biometric letter in same envelope on 6th Sept 2017. Both the letters are dated 1st Sept 2017.

[nut_cracker18]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1 General+ 1 year PR
Language criteria met: MSc Degree
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: NCS Redbridge + JCAP
Date of application: 18/04/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 21/04/2017
Date of acknowledgement: EMAIL 08/05/2017
Date money gone off account: 04/05/2017.. Passport funds on 10/05/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics:05/05/2017
Biometrics done: 11/05/2017
Date of approval: Online status decided on 21/08/2017...updated on 23/08/2017...
FINALLY LETTER RECEIVED 06/09/217
Date of ceremony: 20/09/2017
Date applied for passports: 18/04/ 2017
Date passports received: TBC

[goldfish80]

Eligibility criteria: Spouse of British Citizen, but studied and worked in UK for 13 years
Language Criteria: LIUK + UK Degree
Nationality - Non-EU
Method of application: myself
Date of application: 30/08/17
Payment method: Credit card
Date of acknowledgement email/letter: 05/09/17
Date of debit of fees: 06/09/17
Date of Biometric letter issued: Waiting
Date of biometric letter received: Waiting
Date Biometrics enrolled: Waiting
Date on Approval letter: Waiting
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting
Date of Passport Application: Will apply after ceremony
Date Passport to be received: waiting

[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: Waiting
Date of debit of fees: Waiting
Date of Biometric letter issued: Waiting
Date of biometric letter received: Waiting
Date Biometrics enrolled: Waiting
Date on Approval letter: Waiting
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting
Date of Passport Application: Will apply after ceremony
Date Passport to be received: waiting

[abhijit2707]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 Year ILR
Language Criteria: LIUK + NARIC REPORT + Uni Letter stating medium of instruction is English + Trinity Collage B1
Nationality - Indian
Method of application: NCS - Hammersmith & Fulham (Joint Citizenship and Passport Application Service)
Date of application: 25/08/17
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement email/letter: 04/09/17 (email)
Date of debit of fees: 04/09/17
Date of Biometric letter issued: waiting
Date of biometric letter received: waiting
Date Biometrics enrolled: waiting
Date on Approval letter: Waiting
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting
Date of Passport Application: Already Done - Joint Citizenship and Passport Application Service
Date Passport to be received: waiting

I received a text message today (06/09/2017) from HMPO stating that I will be called for an interview if required otherwise I should get my passport by 27/09/2017. It looks bit strange to me as my debit card is debited with only the naturalization fees and not the fees for passport. I have not even received a letter to enroll my biometric..

Other Info:
1. I had NARIC report and uni letter for english language from 2007, which I used for my HSMP (back in those days) and I was not sure if it is still applicable after 10 years and hence I appeared for B1 level english exam and submitted all the documents
2. I received ILR in 2010, back in those days they used to issue a non expiring settlement visa on the passport and did not issue BRP. In Jan 2017 I changed my job and the new employer asked me to apply for a BRP to prove that I have indefinite leave to remain (As per the Home Office Rules introduced in 2014) I applied for NTL (No Time Limit) in December 2016 at premium application centre Cardiff. This is when I enrolled my Biometric first time.
3. I checked online, the status of my application using the case number from the acknowledgement email and the status currently is 'Awaiting Decision' from 01/09/2017.

[hugo1981]

Eligibility criteria: 10 Years 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: tRINITY COLLEGE
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 12/05/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 26/05/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 26/05/2017(email)
Date money gone off account: 26/05/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 26/05/2017
Biometrics done: 03/06/2017
Status : Online status Awaiting Decision LAST UPDATED 25th May 2017
Date of approval: Awaiting letter
Date of ceremony:

[CR001]

This topic is for timelines only, not for questions or chit chat or 'any updates', 'how to check my status', 'what email id..' etc.

[eryilmazhilmi]

NEW UPDATE
Eligibility criteria: 3 Year route ( Married to BC)
Language criteria met: Trinity College B1 & Life in the UK
Nationality: Turkish ( Non EU)
Method of application: NCS Huntingdon ( Cambs CC) JCAP
Date of application: 26/04/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 28/04/2017 ( Royal Mail Special Delivery receipt)
Date of acknowledgement: 11/05/2017(Email) 13/05/2017 Letter with biometrics letter (!)
Date money gone off account: Naturalisation left account - 10/05/2017 Passport 12/05/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 13/05/2017
Biometrics done: 13/05/2017
Online Tracker
Date of approval: changed to decided :04/09/2017 update says decided 01/09/17 ( I did email last week and query the timeframe it was taking and May decisions being given and worried it had been misplaced, I received a personal reply a couple of days later explaining about the agencies paid to gather info may take a bit longer, then low and beyold my decision is made) everything crossed and pray please for a approval
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 26/04/2017 ( JCAP )
Date passports received

[santa222]

Update:

Eligibility criteria: 8 year residency with PR card
Language criteria met: BSc degree in UK
Nationality: EEA - Latvian
Method of application: Myself - special next day delivery
Date of application: 7/02/2017
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 8/02/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 14/02/2017 (Email)
Date money gone off account: 13/02/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 22/02/17 (Dated 13/02/17)
Biometrics done: 23/02/17
Letter asking for additional documents: 15/04/17 (Dated 10/04/17)
Additional documents sent: 18/04/17 (Guaranteed next day delivery)
Date of approval +documents received: 25/04/2017 (Dated 21/04/2017)
Date of ceremony: 17/05/2017
Date applied for passports: 17/05/2017
Date passport money gone off account: Don't know, didn't check
Date passports received: 23rd August 2017

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Eligibility criteria: 8 year residency with PR card
Language criteria met: BSc degree in UK
Nationality: EEA - Latvian
Method of application: Myself - special next day delivery
Date of application: 7/02/2017
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 8/02/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 14/02/2017 (Email)
Date money gone off account: 13/02/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 22/02/17 (Dated 13/02/17)
Biometrics done: 23/02/17
Letter asking for additional documents: 15/04/17 (Dated 10/04/17)
Additional documents sent: 18/04/17 (Guaranteed next day delivery)
Date of approval +documents received: 25/04/2017 (Dated 21/04/2017)
Date of ceremony: 17/05/2017
Date applied for passports: 17/05/2017
Date passport money gone off account:
Date passports received:

[Tea_Rocket]

Update:
Eligibility criteria: 10 years legal residence + 8 months ILR + UK citizen spouse
Language criteria met: Majority English speaking country
Nationality: USA
Method of application: NCS Edinburgh
Date of application: 27/04/2017
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 28/04/2017 (Royal Mail tracked)
Date money gone off account: 11/05/2017 (14 days from application date, including 1 bank holiday)
Date of acknowledgement: 12/05/2017 (e-mail) (15 days from application date, including 1 bank holiday), received a letter on 15/05/2017 (dated 11/05/2017) in the same envelope as the biometrics letter.
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 11/05/2017 (received 15/05/2017 with the acknowledgement letter)
Biometrics done: 15/05/2017 (18 days from application date, including 1 bank holiday)
Online status changed to "Decided": 17/08/2017, website says update was on 15/08/2017
Date of approval: 17/08/2017 (arrived 25/08/2017)
Date of ceremony: 07/09/2017 (private ceremony)
Date applied for passport: 07/09/2017

Final tally:
120 days (84 business days in England) from application date to receipt of approval.
133 days from application date to naturalisation ceremony.
102 days (73 business days in England) from submitting biometrics to receipt of approval.

Good luck to everyone!

I'll track my passport timeline in the appropriate thread once I've applied.

[nut_cracker18]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1 General+ 1 year PR
Language criteria met: MSc Degree
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: NCS Redbridge + JCAP
Date of application: 18/04/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 21/04/2017
Date of acknowledgement: EMAIL 08/05/2017
Date money gone off account: 04/05/2017.. Passport funds on 10/05/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics:05/05/2017
Biometrics done: 11/05/2017
Date of approval: Online status decided on 21/08/2017...updated on 23/08/2017
Date of ceremony: TBC
Date applied for passports: 04 May 2017
Date passports received: TBC

[Adusadi]

UPDATE 3 LAST ONE
Eligibility criteria: 10 years residency + PR 1 year
Language criteria met: Life in the UK + GESE grade 5
Nationality: Polish
Method of application: myself via post
Date of application: 20 April 2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 21 April 2017
Date of acknowledgement: 08 May 2017 via email
Date money gone off account: 09 May 2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 13 May 2017 (letter dated 10 May 2017)
Biometrics done: 13 May 2017
Online status: Decided on 16.08.2017, Application status updated on 13 August 2017
Date of approval letter: 23.08.2017 dated 16.08.2017
Date of ceremony: 20.09.2017
Date applied for passports: not yet
Date passports received: not yet

Thanks everyone for ALL your support and good luck to everyone!!!!!!

[maddyg]

Eligibility criteria: EU Route, 5 years + 1 Year PR
Language criteria met: TEFL test
Nationality:Romanian
Method of application: postal, 11.05.2017
Date of application: 11.05.2017
Payment method: Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 12.05.2017
Date of acknowledgement: 21.08.2017
Date money gone off account: 26.05.2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 30.05.2017
Biometrics done:31.05.2017
Date of approval:21.08.2017
Date of ceremony: waiting
Date applied for passports:waiting
Date passports received:waiting
Thank you for all the information available on this site. It was a massive help!

[alliums]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years RPIM & 5 years ILR
Language Criteria: From predominantly English speaking country
Nationality - NON-EU
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 25/7/17
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by UKVI: 27/7/17
Date of acknowledgement email/letter: 2/8/17
Date of debit of fees: 2/8/17
Date of Biometric letter issued: 1/8/17
Date of biometric letter received: 4/8/17
Date Biometrics enrolled: 17/8/17
Date on Approval letter: Waiting
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting
Date of Passport Application: Will apply after ceremony
Date Passport to be received: waiting

[TakesLong]

Eligibility criteria: EU Family, life in UK, trinity english
Method of application: NCS 13.4.17
Applied for passport: 13.4.17
Date of receipt of acknowledgement (email): 3.5.17
Date cheque cashed: 8.5.17
Date of letter from the county regarding ceremony: 21.8.17
Letter from home office: outstanding
Date of ceremony: 19.9.17
Date passports received: 19.8.17 for the children, received children's passports before ceremony letter for parents.
Thank you for this forum and the worry it saved me. Best of luck to everybody.

[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: Waiting
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting
Date of Passport Application: Will apply after ceremony
Date Passport to be received: waiting

[mfreidin]

Eligibility criteria: 2 y WP + 3 y Tier 1 + 5 years ILR
Language Criteria: Trinity B1 + LUK
Nationality - NON-EU
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 7/8/17
Payment method: Cheque
Date of receipt by UKVI: 8/8/17
Date of acknowledgement letter: issued 11/8/17, received 17/8/17
Date of debit of fees: 17/8/17
Date of Biometric letter: issued 11/8/17, received 17/8/17
Date Biometrics enrolled: 18/8/17

Online status: Awaiting decision since 11/8/17

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:

[ecnk]

Updates in red

Eligibility criteria: 5yr Tier 2 + 1yr ILR via Registration as British Citizen using form B(OTA) as a British National Overseas (BNO) passport holder
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:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 04/08/2017
Date passport fee gone off account: 16/08/2017
Passport text received :
Date passports received:

[Mas09]

Eligibility criteria: EEA 5 years + 1 year PR
Language criteria met: Life in the UK test + B1
Nationality: EEA
Method of application: NCS Wandsworth
Date of application: 12/04/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 21/04/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 22/04/2017
Date money gone off account: 28/04/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 28/04/2017
Biometrics done: 02/05/2017
Online status: Decided on 04/08/2017
(Update on 06/08/2017)
Date of approval: 07/08/2017 (later received on 17/08/2017)
Date of ceremony: 23/08/2017
Date applied for passports: 12/04/2017 (JCAP)
Date passports received:

Best of luck

[lolleo]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years residency + PR 1 year
Language criteria met: Life in the UK + Masters Degree in UK
Nationality: EU
Method of application: NCS Camden (Naturalisation + Passport)
Date of application: 11 July 2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 17 July 2017
Date of acknowledgement: 18 July 2017 via email
Date money gone off account: 18 July 2017 (Naturalisation) 21 July 2017 (Passport)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 18 July 2017 (letter dated 17 July 2017)
Biometrics done: 26 July 2017
Online status:
Date of approval letter:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 11 July 2017
Date passports received:

[eryilmazhilmi]

Eligibility criteria: 3 Year route ( Married to BC)
Language criteria met: Trinity College B1 & Life in the UK
Nationality: Turkish ( Non EU)
Method of application: NCS Huntingdon ( Cambs CC) JCAP
Date of application: 26/04/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 28/04/2017 ( Royal Mail Special Delivery receipt)
Date of acknowledgement: 11/05/2017(Email) 13/05/2017 Letter with biometrics letter
Date money gone off account: Naturalisation left account - 10/05/2017 Passport 12/05/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 13/05/2017 (!)
Biometrics done: 13/05/2017
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 26/04/2017 ( JCAP )
Date passports received:

Just over 16 weeks waiting to date. Good Luck all hope our decisions start coming in soon