Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[bestprint]

Allhumdulillah.

Thanks Allah for completing the Long Journey

Eligibility criteria: 10yr + 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS :- Hammersmith and Fulham - London
Date of receipt by UKBA: 24.01.2017
Date of debit of fees: 30.01.2017
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 30.01.2017 by Email
Biometric Done:- Saturday 04.02.2017
Date of receipt of approval: 31.03.2017 dated 22.03.2017
Date of Ceremony: Waiting for council letter

Waiting is the only solution. Waited long to get approval letter. Good luck for those who waiting. Allah will help you and you will get it very soon. InshaAllah.

[nsider89]

Eligibility criteria: Tier2
Language criteria met: Masters Degree
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: Solicitor
Date of application: 30/01/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Bio metrics done: 11/02/2017
Date of approval: 24/03/2017
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

[mameliwinston]

APPLICATION MADE ON: 15 Dec 2016 ----------->>>>>> PASSPORT RECEIVED ON: 30 Mar 2017

Eligibility criteria: 20 years residence, applied for PR (received Nov 2016)
Language criteria met: B1 Trinity college (+ Life in the UK certificate)
Nationality: Italian
Method of application: NCS (Hertfordshire)
Date of application: 15/12/2016
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 16/12/2016
Date of acknowledgement: 23/12/2016
Date money gone off account: 23/12/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 22/12/2016
Biometrics done: 04 Jan 2017
Date of approval: Letter requesting to attend the ceremony received on 24 February 2017
Date of ceremony: 22 Mar 2017
Date applied for passports: 15/12/2016 (Joint Application for Naturalization and Passport)
Date passports received: 30 Mar 2017

[zullu41]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1 General + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: Proved during ILR (IELTS) + Life in the UK test
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS Slough
Date of application: 23/03/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 24/03/2017
Date of acknowledgement:
Date money gone off account: 29/03/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passport received:

[rocknrolla12]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 6.5 years, received PR in May
Language criteria met: MEng degree from UK
Nationality: EU
Method of application: JCAP NCS – Westminster
Date of application: 07/11/2016
Date of receipt by UKVI: 08/11/2016
Date of debit of fees: 09/01/2017**
Date of acknowledgment issued: 11/01/2017
Date of receipt of acknowledgment: 11/01/2017 (received via email)
Date of Bio metric letter issued: 11/01/2017
Date of biometric letter received: 11/01/2017 (received via email)
Date Biometrics enrolled: 11/01/2017
Date on Approval letter: 28/03/2017
Date of receipt of approval: 28/03/2017 (received via email)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application: 07/11/2017 (JCAP Westminster)
Date Passport received:

** The Home Office misread my address and the correspondence has been going to the wrong address. Luckily, my payment details were not correct, so I was contacted via email and phone in January informing me that they were unable to take my payment. Once the payment was sorted, everything else ran smoothly.

So my suggestion is that if the payment is not taken out within a similar time as posted on this thread, it might be worth checking if everything is ok. Similarly, if letters are not received.

Wanted to post this as an example that somethings things can get delayed, but don't panic

[maggigadol]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5 Years Res. with 3 of those as ILR
Language criteria met: Age exempt
Nationality: NON-EU
Method of application: JCAP NCS – Bucks
Date of application: 28/03/2017
Date of receipt by UKVI:
Date of debit of fees:
Date of acknowledgment issued:
Date of receipt of acknowledgment:
Date of Bio metric 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: 28/03/2017 (JCAP NCS)
Date Passport received:

[elenaskye]

Application Timeline

Eligibility criteria: 5 yrs Entrepreneur Visa T1 +1 yr ILR
Language Criteria: University Degree BAHons + (life in the UK test)
Nationality - NON-EU Russian
Method of application: NCS ( Kensington and Chelsea)
Date of application: 01/02/2017
Date of debit of fees: 02/02/2017
Date of receipt by UKVI: 02/02/2017
Date of Bio metric letter issued: 06/02/2017
Date of biometric letter received: 08/02/2017
Date Biometrics enrolled: 09/02/2017
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:

[RUK44]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Yars LLR+ 1 Years ILR
Language criteria met: B1 Trinity college
Nationality: NON-EU
Method of application: Westminster Nationality Checking Service
Date of application: 27/03/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date Received by HO:28/03/2017
Date of acknowledgement:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date of Passport Applied:27/03/2017
Date of Receive Passport:

[newlyminted]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years T1 (G)+ 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met: UK Degree
Nationality: NON-EU
Method of application: JCAP NCS (Islington)
Date of application:17/01/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 24/01/2017
Biometrics is done: 28/01/2017
Date of receipt of approval letter: 22/03/2017
Date of ceremony: 24/03/2017
Date passport received: pending

[RUK44]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Yars LLR+ 1 Years ILR
Language criteria met: B1 Trinity college
Nationality: NON-EU
Method of application: Westminster Nationality Checking Service
Date of application: 27/03/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date Received by HO:
Date of acknowledgement:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date of Passport Applied:27/03/2017
Date of Receive Passport:

[pkjh1708]

Eligibility criteria: 2 year spousal + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: Master Degree & From an English speaking country
Nationality: NON-EU
Method of application: Royal Mail
Date of application: 20/03/2016
Payment method: Credit Card
Date Received by HO: 21/03/2016
Date of acknowledgement:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date passports applied:

[Diasy_q]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years T1 (G)+ 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met: UK Degree
Nationality: NON-EU
Method of application: JCAP NCS (Kensington & Chelsea)
Date of application:16/01/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of acknowledgement:25/01/2017
Biometrics is done:28/01/2017
Date of approval: 16/03/2017
Date of ceremony: 11/04/2017
Date passports applied: TBC

[Sami007]

i have applied after 10+1 years.
NON-EU
last five years on T1 G.
NCS at feltham.
14 feb 2017. application date.
done biometrics on 19.02.2017
waiting for response.
please share time period from february.

Hi,my biometric date 09/02/2017 I think it takes 6 weeks after the biometrics.i applied through Wandsworth council japp.

[e_mbh]

i have applied after 10+1 years.
NON-EU
last five years on T1 G.
NCS at feltham.
14 feb 2017. application date.
done biometrics on 19.02.2017
waiting for response.
please share time period from february.

[jagankumar]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (5yr Tier1 General + 1yr ILR)
Language Criteria:Life in the UK + Degree Taught in English
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS Calderdale
Date of application: 22/12/2016
Method of Payment: debit card
Date of debit of fees: 09/01/2017
Date of acknowledgement issued: email on 06/01/2017
Date Bio-metrics enrolled: 16/01/2017
Date of receipt of approval: 04/03/2017
Date of Ceremony:23/03/2017
Date of Passport Application: Awaiting
Date Passport received:Awaiting

[sehzade_mustafa]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years PR + 5 years
Language Criteria: Trinity College B1
Nationality: Turkish
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 17/03/2017
Date of receipt by UKVI: 23/03/2017
Date of debit of fees:
Date of acknowledgment issued:
Date of Bio metric letter issued:
Date of receipt of acknowledgment:
Date of biometric letter received:
Date Biometrics enrolled:
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of cermony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application: 17/03/2017 (NCS)
Date Passport received:

[Julian Ward]

Application Timeline

Eligibility criteria: 16 years residency since 2017
Language Criteria: Bachelor and Master of Science + (life in the UK test)
Nationality - EEA Dutch
Method of application: Postal (printed and posted by my self)
Date of application: 23/11/2016 (sent)
Date of debit of fees: 28/11/2016
Date of receipt by UKVI: 01/12/2016
Date of Bio metric letter issued: 05/12/2016
Date of biometric letter received: 12/12/2016
Date Biometrics enrolled: 12/12/2016
Date on Approval letter: 07/02/2017
Date of receipt of approval:09/02/2017
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:18/02/2017
Date of Ceremony:21/03/2017
Date of Passport Application: 21/03/2017
Date Passport to be received: 21/03/2017 + 3 weeks expected in mid April

Thanks and good luck to every one who is still waiting ..
All the best. I love UK

[anveerappanbe]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year ILR
Language Criteria: Degree obtained from UK university
Nationality: non-EU
Method of application: NCS (JCAP)
Date of application: 09/01/2017
Date of receipt by UKVI:
Date of debit of fees:
Date of acknowledgment issued:
Date of Bio metric letter issued:
Date of receipt of acknowledgment: 18/01/17
Date of biometric letter received: 20/01/17
Date Biometrics enrolled: 23/01/17
Date on Approval letter: 8/03/17
Date of receipt of approval: 18/03/17
Date of receipt of cermony letter:
Date of Ceremony: 18/04/17
Date of Passport Application: 09/1/2017 (together with citizenship application)
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport received:

[oxford2006]

Eligibility criteria: 5 yrs + 4 yrs ILR
Method of application: JCAP (Hertfordshire)
Date of application: 11/01/2017
Date of receipt by UKBA: 12/01/2017
Date of debit of fees: 18/01/2017
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 19/01/2017
Date of biometric request: 20/01/2017
Date of biometric submission: 25/01/2017
Date of approval: 08/03/2017
Date of receiving invitation: 17/03/2017
Date of Ceremony: 03/04/2017
Date of Passport: TBA
No. of days for approval receipt: 65 days.

[enzo9uk]

Application Timeline

Eligibility criteria: 5 years PR + ( British spouse)
Language Criteria: Trinity College B1
Nationality - EEA
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 06/02/2017
Date of receipt by UKVI: 07/02/2017
Date of debit of fees: 09/02/2017
Date of acknowledgment issued: 11/02/2017
Date of Bio metric letter issued: 09/02/2017
Date of receipt of acknowledgment: 13/02/2017
Date of biometric letter received: 14/02/2017
Date Biometrics enrolled: 20/02/2017
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of cermony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application: 06/02/2017 (NCS)
Date Passport received:

[mbfill]

Eligibility criteria: Spouse of BC + ILR (4 yr 11 mos)
Language criteria met: GESE B1
Nationality: Filipino
Method of application: NCS Lincoln
Date of application: 16/03/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI:
Date of acknowledgement:
Date money gone off account:
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date of passport interview:
SMS From HMPO received:
Date passports received:

[sehzade_mustafa]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years PR + 5 years
Language Criteria: Trinity College B1
Nationality: Turkish
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 17/03/2017
Date of receipt by UKVI:
Date of debit of fees:
Date of acknowledgment issued:
Date of Bio metric letter issued:
Date of receipt of acknowledgment:
Date of biometric letter received:
Date Biometrics enrolled:
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of cermony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application: 17/03/2017 (NCS)
Date Passport received:

[CR001]

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[lkdown]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: Approx. 16 years in the UK + Permanent Residency
Language Criteria: Trinity College - Passed the test
Nationality - USA
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 20/12/2016
Date of receipt by UKVI: 21/10/2016
Date of debit of fees: 3/01/2017
Date of acknowledgment issued: 5/01/2017 (email)
Date of Bio metric letter issued: 4/01/2017
Date of receipt of acknowledgment: 7/01/2017
Date of biometric letter received: 07/01/2017;
Date Biometrics enrolled: 9/01/2017
Date on Approval letter: 07/02/2017
Date of receipt of approval: 13/02/2017
Date of receipt of cermony letter: 13/02/2017
Date of Ceremony: 11/04/2017
Date of Passport Application: NA
Date of debit of fees: 3/01/2017
Date Passport received:NA

[gesha79]

Application Timeline

Eligibility criteria: 5 years PR + 5 years (PR card applied and issued on 14/11/2017
Language Criteria: Trinity College B1 (life in the UK test from 2013)
Nationality - EEA
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 03/03/2017 (sent)
Date of receipt by UKVI: 09/03/2017
Date of debit of fees: 16/03/2017 (after initial decline on the first transaction on 09/03/2017)
Date of acknowledgment issued: 08/03/2017
Date of Bio metric letter issued: 09/03/2017
Date of receipt of acknowledgment: 09/03/2017
Date of biometric letter received: 09/03/2017
Date Biometrics enrolled: 11/03/2017
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application:
Date Passport received:

So everything is sent and I am awaiting decision. Will keep update it. Worries about the Life in the UK test that is done in May 2013 and the paper document was torn in two by accident.