Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[Zhonor]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years RC + 1 Year PR
Language criteria met: UK Degree
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: NCS + JCAP
Date of application: 22-Feb-2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 23-Feb-2017
Date of acknowledgement: email: 01-Mar-2017, letter received: 03-Mar-2017
Date money gone off account:01-Mar-2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 28-Feb-2017, received: 03-Mar-2017
Biometrics done: 04-Mar-2017
Date of approval: 30-May-2017, letter received 09-Jun-2017
Date of ceremony: 20-Jun-2017
Date applied for passports: 22-Feb-2017
Date passports received: 26-Jun-2017

[sreevansha]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years residence + 1 year ILR (Dependant application)
Language criteria met: Life in the UK Test + UKNARIC
Nationality: Non-EEA
Method of application: NCS Camden
Date of application: 09/03/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HM/UKVI: 15/03/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 15/03/2017
Date money gone off account: 15/03/2017
Biometrics done: 18/03/2017
Online status: "Decided" Application status update on 21/06/17 - Message appeared on 24/06/17 1230hrs
Date of approval: Awaiting
Date documents received: Awaiting
Date of ceremony: Awaiting
Date applied for passports: JCAP 09/03/2017
Date passports received: Awaiting

[abdullah2017]

Eligibility criteria: 5yr + 1yr ILR
Language Criteria: UK Degree + LIUK Test
Number of Application: 2 adults (me & my Wife )
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: NCS JCAP (Sheffield)
Date of NCS Application: 19-January-2017
Date of debit of Naturalisation fees: 24-January-2017
Date of email receipt by UKBA: 24-January-2017
Date of letter receipt by UKBA: 26-Jan-2017 (dated 23-Jan-2017)
Date of letter requesting Biometrics: 26-Jan-2017 (dated 23-Jan-2017)
Date of Biometrics done: 26-Jan-2017
Date of debit of Passport fees: 24-January-2017
Date of receipt of approval: 29 April 2017 (Dated 19 April 2017)
Date of Ceremony: 1st June 2017
Date passports received:23 june 2017

[Sami007]

Eligibility 10 years+life in UK+trinity college B1+1year indef Date of application:- 30/01/17 NCS Wandsworth
Date of acknow+bios :-06/02/17
Date of biometrics:- 09/02/17
Date of approval:-dated 14/6/17 received 21/6/17
Date of passport app:- 30/01/17
Date of ceremony:-28/06/17
Date of passport received:-

They really make you wait,I don't know but it's taking longer than expected.Good luck everyone and it's worth waiting

[swintooh]

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: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting
Date applied for passports: 09/06/2017 (JCAP)
Date money gone off account for Passport: waiting
Date passports received: waiting

[Trabant]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5yr + 1yr ILR + Trinity College + Life in the UK test
Method of application: NCS Hamilton Scotland 4 April 2017
Date of receipt by UKBA: 5 April 2017
Date of debit of fees: 18 april 2017
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 24 april 2017 (DATED 20 april 2017)
Date of Biometrics done: 25 april 2017
Date of receipt of approval: WAITING (UPDATED 21/06/2017)
Date of Ceremony: WAITING (UPDATED 21/06/2017)

I added second post as I cannot edit my previous one (I went through FAQ as well)

[Poppet007]

Eligibility criteria: Ancestral 5 year visa + 3 years ILR
Language criteria met: Criteria met at ILR stage
Nationality: South African
Method of application: NCS Croydon
Date of application: 12/06/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 13/06/2017
Date of acknowledgement:
Date money gone off account: 20/06/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

[swintooh]

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: waiting
Date money gone off account: waiting
Date of letter requesting biometrics: waiting
Biometrics done: waiting
Date of approval: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting
Date applied for passports: 09/06/2017 (JCAP)
Date money gone off account for Passport: waiting
Date passports received: waiting

[ess212]

Eligibility criteria: 14 years ILR
Language criteria met: Exempt country
Nationality: Jamaican
Method of application: NCS Walthamstow
Date of application: 14/06/2017
Date documents received by HO/UKVI: 15/06/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of email receipt by HO/UKVI: --waiting--
Date of acknowledgement: --waiting--
Date money gone off account: --waiting--
Date of letter requesting biometrics: --waiting--
Biometrics done: --waiting--
Date of approval: --waiting--
Date of ceremony: --waiting--
Date applied for passports: 14/06/2017 (JCAP)
Date money gone off account for Passport: --waiting--
Date passports received: --waiting--

[navinw]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1 General + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: Proved during ILR + Life in the UK test
Number of Application: 2 adult + 1 Child
Nationality: Indian
Method of NCS application: Wandsworth Council
Date of application: 19/05/2017 (Friday)
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 22/05/2017 (Monday)
Date money gone off account: 02/06/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 05/06/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 17/06/2017
Biometrics done: 17/06/2017
Date of approval: --Waiting--
Date of ceremony: --Waiting--
Date applied for passports: joint application with citizenship application
Date passport received: --Waiting--

[mlnvkj]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 2 + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: SELT
Nationality: Non-EU European
Method of application: NCS Kensington & Chelsea
Payment method: Debit Card

Date of application: 2017-06-08
Date of receipt by HO: 2017-06-09 (T+1 day)
Date of acknowledgement: ---
Date money gone off account: 2017-06-17 (T+9 days)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: --- (arrived in post), dated ---
Biometrics done: ---
Date of approval: ---
Date of ceremony: ---

Date applied for passports: 2017-06-08 (JCAP)
Date passports received: TBD

[Shazzanz]

Application Timeline
Eligibility: 3 years married BC
Method of application: NCS Worcester + PP
Method of payment: Credit Card
Date Application Sent: 01/02/2017
Date of Reciept by HO: 02/02/2017 (tracking number)[/quote]
Biometrics Submitted: 13/02/2017
Approval: Dated 12/04/2017 (Easter postal) received 21/04/2017
Citizenship Ceremony: 31/05/2017
Passports Applied: 01/02/2017
Passport Recieved: 16/06/2017

16 days to receive passports applied via JCAP probably due to run up to summer holidays when most people are needing renewals. Good luck everyone who is still waiting for their application decisions!

[Hyd059]

Hello
Every body

Eligibility criteria: 10 years Long residence + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: UK Masters - Life in the UK
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS Hackney Council
Date of application: 18/05/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of email receipt by HO/UKVI: 07/06/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 14/06/2017
Date money gone off account: 01/06/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 06/06/2017
Date of letter biometric reach to me: 14/06/2017
Date of Biometrics completed: 14/06/2017
Date of approval: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting
Date applied for passports: 18/05/2017. Pilot Service
Date money gone off account for Passport: 08/06/2017
Date passports received: waiting

[mlnvkj]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 2 + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: SELT
Nationality: Non-EU European
Method of application: NCS Kensington & Chelsea
Payment method: Debit Card

Date of application: 2017-06-08
Date of receipt by HO: 2017-06-09 (T+1BD)
Date of acknowledgement: ---
Date money gone off account: ---
Date of letter requesting biometrics: --- (arrived in post), dated ---
Biometrics done: ---
Date of approval: ---
Date of ceremony: ---

Date applied for passports: 2017-06-08 (JCAP)
Date passports received: TBD

[Moon123123123]

Date of application . 6-3-2017
Type. Non EU 5 years 1year PR
Biometric done , 17-3-2017

[navinw]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1 General + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: Proved during ILR + Life in the UK test
Number of Application: 2 adult + 1 Child
Nationality: Indian
Method of NCS application: Wandsworth Council
Date of application: 19/05/2017 (Friday)
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 22/05/2017 (Monday)
Date money gone off account: 02/06/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 05/06/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: --Waiting--
Biometrics done: --Waiting--
Date of approval: --Waiting--
Date of ceremony: --Waiting--
Date applied for passports: joint application with citizenship application
Date passport received: --Waiting--

[Redrose34]

Eligibility criteria: (e.g.10years LR+ 1yr ILR
Language criteri: Uk Masters+LIUK test
Method of application: NCS (Ealing council)
Date of application:1/6/17
Date of receipt by UKBA: 2/6/17
Date of debit of fees: 12/6/17
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 13/6/17

WAitiing

[Hyd059]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years Long residence + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: UK Masters - Life in the UK
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS Hackney Council
Date of application: 18/05/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of email receipt by HO/UKVI: 07/06/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 07/06/2017
Date money gone off account: 01/06/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: waiting
Biometrics done: waiting
Date of approval: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting
Date applied for passports: 18/05/2017. Pilot Service
Date money gone off account for Passport: 08/06/2017
Date passports received: waiting

[Maxmilan]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years ,1 Year ILR
Language criteria met: Life In The UK,B1
Method of application: Form AN
Date of application: 12/10/2015
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 13/10/2015
Date of acknowledgement : 27/10/2015
Date money gone off account: 10/2015
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 10/2015
Biometrics done: 02/11/2015
Date of approval : Waiting
Date of ceremony : Waiting

This is 20 months which I have applied to be naturalized in the UK for myself and my two sons which one of them born in the UK and still waiting for approval.I contacted with them and they replied that they have asked some organization and waiting for their response.I asked my local MP to contact with them and they told the same thing to my local MP as well.I don't know how long do we have to wait and what else can we do about this matter.

[jakub79]

Eligibility criteria: PR (EEA)
Language criteria met: Life in the UK Test + Trinity College London
Nationality: Polish (EEA)
Method of application: NCS (JCAP) Camden
Date of application: 28/02/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HM/UKVI: unknown
Date of acknowledgement: 06/03/2017
Date money gone off account: 10/03/2017 (unsure: +- 2 days)
Biometrics done: 11/03/2017
Date of approval: 30/05/2017 (received 08/06/2017)
Date of ceremony: TBC
Date applied for passports: 28/02/2017
Date passports received: TBC

[Kostisyna]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years PR + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: MEng (4 year degree)
Nationality: Greek
Method of application: NCS Westminister + JCAP
Date of application: 22/05/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 24/05/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 05/06/2017 (by email) 07/06/2017 (by post), dated 02/06/2017
Date money gone off account: 02/06/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 07/06/2017 (arrived in post), dated 02/06/2017
Biometrics done: 08/06/2017
Date of approval: TBD
Date of ceremony: TBD
Date applied for passports: 22/05/2017
Date passports received: TBD
Thanks to all users for help and guidelines

[tariq4u]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: B1 and life in UK
Nationality: non EU
Method of application: NCS Birmingham + JCAP
Date of application: 27/02/2017
Payment method: credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 02/03/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 03/03/2017 (by email) 03/03/2017 and by post
Date money gone off account: 04 March 2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 08/03/2017 (arrived in post)
Biometrics done: 11/03/2017
Date of approval: 01/06/2017
Date of ceremony:22/06/2017
Date applied for passports: 27/02/2017
Date passports received: waiting
Thank you to all members for help and guideline

[adina009]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5yr + 4yr ILR
Method of application: NCS Kensington and Chelsea (Joint with Passport)
Date of receipt by UKBA: 14/02/2017
Date of debit of fees: 17/02/2017
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Dated 17/02/2017, Received 21/02/2017
Date of receipt of approval: Dated 02/05/2017, Received 15/05/2017
Date of Ceremony: 23/05/2017
Passport received: 30/05/2017

[blacksky200]

Update:

Eligibility criteria: 10 years Long residence + 2 year PR
Language criteria met: UK Degree and Masters - Life in the UK
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS Bromley (JCAP)
Date of application: 17/05/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 18/05/2017 (guessing)
Date money gone off account: 29/05/2017 Passport: 01/06/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 30/05/2017 (by email) and 01/06/2017 (by post)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 01/06/2017 (letter dated 29/05/2017)
Biometrics done: 06/06/2017
Date of approval: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting
Date applied for passports: JCAP along with naturalisation
Date passports received: waiting

[vin1983]

Language criteria met: LITUK + ILR applied post oct 2013
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS + Passport separately
Date of application: 15/02/17
Payment method: Card
Date of receipt by UKVI/HO: 20/02/17
Date of acknowledgement: 20/02/17
Date money gone off account:18/02/17
Date of letter requesting biometrics:20/02/17
Biometrics done:21/02/17
Date of approval: 01/5/17
Date of ceremony: 17/5/17
Date applied for passports: 17/05/17
Date passport fee taken: 22/05/17
Date of interview: 01/06/17
Date passports received:05/6/17