Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[Dad of an angel]

Eligibility criteria: 5 YR T2G (Dependent) + 1 YR ILR
Language criteria met: Trinity College
Method of application: NCS West Lothian
Date of application: 15/09/2016
Date of receipt by UKBA: 17/09/2016
Date of acknowledgement: 24/09/2016 (letter received 27/09/2016)
Date money gone off account: 26/09/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 24/09/2016 (letter received 27/09/2016)
Biometrics done: 29/09/2016
Date of approval: 09/11/2016 (letter received 16/11/2016)
Date applied for passports: 15/09/2016
Date of ceremony: 07/12/2016
Date text received from HMPO: 13/12/2016
Date passports received: 14/12/2016

[S35]

Update2:

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (10yr long Resident card + 1yr)
Language Criteria:Life in the UK + BA
Nationality: non-EEA
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 10/08/2016
Method of Payment: Credit Card
Date of fees: 22/08/2016
Date of Biometric letter received: 25/08/2016
Date Biometrics enrolled: 26/08/2016
Date on Approval letter: 21/22/2016
Date of receipt of approval: 26/11/2016
Date of Ceremony: 08/12/2016
Date Passport received:

[Dec17]

Thanks every one who helped with suggestions in this group,The forum has helped me over the years to get through all my family members application all sorted before end of this year...keep up the good work
Wife timeline

Final update

Eligibility criteria: 10years Long residence+ 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: LIUK + English Language Requirement Proved in ILR after October 2013
Method of application: NCS Wandsworth council (JCAP)
Date of application: 16/09/2016
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA:19/09/2016
Date of acknowledgement :27/09/2016
Date money gone off account:27/09/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics:27/09/2016
Biometrics done: 30/09/2016
Date of approval : 21/11/2016 approval received 26/11/2016
Date of ceremony : 06/12/2016(30/11/2016 initial group ceremony date was changed )
Date applied for passports :16/09/2016 Pilot Scheme
Date money gone for passport:29/09/2016
Date of passport sms received :never
Date passports received :13/12/2016
Dec17
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[Happytime999]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (5yr Resident card + 1yr ILR)
Language Criteria:Life in the UK + B1
Nationality: Sudanese
Method of application: I applied by solicitor
Date of application: 01/11/2016
Date of receipt by UKVI: 02/11/2016
Method of Payment: debit from my Barclays account
Date of debit of fees: 07/11/2016
Date of acknowledgment issued: email on 09/11/2016
Date of Bio metric letter issued: 08/11/2016
Date of receipt of acknowledgment: 11/11/2016
Date of biometric letter received: 11/11/2016
Date Biometrics enrolled: 12/11/2016
Approval date: waiting

[canerandagio]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (5yr Resident card + 9yr)
Language Criteria:Life in the UK + BA and Master in UK
Nationality: EEA
Method of application: I applied by myself
Date of application: 11/10/2016
Date of receipt by UKVI: 12/10/2016
Method of Payment: Cheque
Date of debit of fees: 26/10/2016
Date of acknowledgment issued: email on 24/10/2016
Date of Bio metric letter issued: 21/10/2016
Date of receipt of acknowledgment: 26/10/2016
Date of biometric letter received: 26/10/2016
Date Biometrics enrolled: 27/10/2016
Date on Approval letter: 28 Nov
Date of receipt of approval: 1 Dec
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 10 Dec (dated 30 November - leaving me only 11 days to arrange ceremony)
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application:
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport received:

[MrsT]

Eligibility criteria: UK residence-10 yrs / ILR-5 yrs / PRC-2016 / UK spouse.
Language criteria met: Yes.
Nationality: EEA (German)
Method of application: NCS Gateshead
Date of application: 13/10/2016
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKVI/HO: 17/10/2016
Date of acknowledgement: 25/10/2016
Date money gone off account: 24/10/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 26/10/2016
Biometrics done: 29/10/2016
Date of approval: 30/11/2016 (received 09/12/2016)
Date of ceremony: 18/01/2017
Date applied for passports: n/a
Date passports received: n/a

To everyone who is waiting: good luck and merry Christmas!

[anyamabaso]

Eligibility criteria: Long Residence 31 years + 21 years ILR
Language Criteria: Life in the UK + BSc in the UK
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 16/11/2016
Method of Payment: Debit Card
Date of debit of fees: 30/11/2016
Date of acknowledgment issued: email on 30/11/2016
Date of Bio metric letter issued: 30/11/2016
Date of receipt of acknowledgment: 30/11/2016
Date of Biometric letter received: 30/11/2016
Date Biometrics enrolled: TBC
Date on Approval letter: N/A
Date of receipt of approval: N/A
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: N/A
Date of Ceremony: N/A
Date of Passport Application: N/A
Date of debit of fees: N/A
Date Passport received: N/A

[jpparikh55]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: Long Residence 10 years + 1 year ILR
Language Criteria: Life in the UK + Masters/PhD in the UK
Method of application: NCS (Joint application)
Date of application: 24/11/2016
Date of receipt by UKBA: 01/12/2016 (Date on the letter)
Date of debit of fees: 03/12/2016
Date of acknowledgment issued: e-mail 01/12/2016; letter issued 01/12/2016 Letter received 03/12/2016
Date of Bio metric letter issued: 01/12/2016
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: 24/11/2016
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport received:

[jesus2]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (5yr Resident card + 1yr)
Language Criteria:Life in the UK + BA and Master (Approved by NARIC)
Nationality: EEA
Method of application: I applied by myself
Date of application: 17/11/2016
Date of receipt by UKVI: 20/11/2016
Method of Payment: Debit Card
Date of debit of fees: 26/11/2016
Date of acknowledgment issued: email on 28/11/2016
Date of Bio metric letter issued: 30/11/2016
Date of receipt of acknowledgment: 30/11/2016
Date of Biometric letter received: 30/11/2016
Date Biometrics enrolled: 01/12/2016
Date on Approval letter: Waiting
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application:
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport received:

[Dad of an angel]

Eligibility criteria : Tire 2 (General) + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met : Trinity College
Method of application : NCS West Lothian on 15-Sep-2016
Date of application : 15-Sep-16
Date money gone off account: : 27-Sep-16
Date of letter requesting biometrics : 29-Sep-16 (Dated 26-Sep-16)
Biometrics done : 29-Sep-16
Date of approval : 02-Dec-2016 (Dated 25-Nov-2016)
Date of ceremony : 07-Dec-16
Date applied for passports : 15-Sep-16
SMS about passports from HMPO : TBC
Date passports received : TBC

[imaner]

Update3:
Eligibility criteria: 5 Years refugee status + 1 year ILR (settlement)
Nationality: Iranian
Language criteria met: B1(SELT)
LIUK Test: Passed in 2014
Method of application: Kensington NCS
Date of application: 14/11/2016
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 15/11/2016
Date of acknowledgement: 26/11/2016
Date money gone off account: 2/12/16
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 25/11/16
Biometrics done: 26/11/16
Date of approval: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting
Date applied for passports: 14/11/2016 (JCAP)
Date money gone off account for Passport: 29/11/2016
Date passports received: waiting

[canerandagio]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (5yr Resident card + 9yr)
Language Criteria:Life in the UK + BA and Master in UK
Nationality: EEA
Method of application: I applied by myself
Date of application: 11/10/2016
Date of receipt by UKVI: 12/10/2016
Method of Payment: Cheque
Date of debit of fees: 26/10/2016
Date of acknowledgment issued: email on 24/10/2016
Date of Bio metric letter issued: 21/10/2016
Date of receipt of acknowledgment: 26/10/2016
Date of biometric letter received: 26/10/2016
Date Biometrics enrolled: 27/10/2016
Date on Approval letter: 28 Nov
Date of receipt of approval: 1 Dec
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application:
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport received:

[peckhampelican]

Update 2 (inc day money gone off account)

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: Long Residence 10 years + 1 year ILR
Language Criteria: Life in the UK + Masters/PhD in the UK
Method of application: NCS (JCAP)
Date of application: 08/11/2016
Date of receipt by UKVI: 09/11/2016 (Royal Mail tracking)
Date of debit of fees: 15/11/2016
Date of acknowledgment issued: e-mail 16/11/2016; letter issued 15/11/2016
Date of Biometric letter issued: 14/11/2016
Date of receipt of acknowledgment: 18/11/2016;
Date of biometric letter received: 18/11/2016;
Date Biometrics enrolled: 19/11/2016
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of cermony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application: 08/11/2016
Date of debit of fees: 21/11/2016
Date Passport received:

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[imaner]

Update2:
Eligibility criteria: 5 Years refugee status + 1 year ILR (settlement)
Nationality: Iranian
Language criteria met: B1(SELT)
LIUK Test: Passed in 2014
Method of application: Kensington NCS
Date of application: 14/11/2016
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 15/11/2016
Date of acknowledgement: 26/11/2016
Date money gone off account: Sent me another payment slip to fill in and send it back as they did not receive it with my application.
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 26/11/16 (dated 25/11/16)
Biometrics done: 26/11/16
Date of approval: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting
Date applied for passports: 14/11/2016 (JCAP)
Date money gone off account for Passport: 29/11/2016
Date passports received: waiting

[peckhampelican]

Update

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: Long Residence 10 years + 1 year ILR
Language Criteria: Life in the UK + Masters/PhD in the UK
Method of application: NCS (JCAP)
Date of application: 08/11/2016
Date of receipt by UKVI: 09/11/2016 (Royal Mail tracking)
Date of debit of fees: 15/11/2016
Date of acknowledgment issued: e-mail 16/11/2016; letter issued 15/11/2016
Date of Bio metric letter issued: 14/11/2016
Date of receipt of acknowledgment: 18/11/2016;
Date of biometric letter received: 18/11/2016;
Date Biometrics enrolled: 19/11/2016
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of cermony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application: 08/11/2016
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport received:

[chssvi]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5 year Tier 2 + 1 year ILR
Method of application: NCS Southwark (Tooley Street)
Language criteria met: Trinity college (same as used for ILR)
Date of application: 22/9/2016
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 23/9/2016 (as per tracking)
Date of debit of fees: 4/10/2016
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 5/10/2016 (e-mail)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 4/10/2016 (Received: 7/10/2016)
Biometrics done:10/10/2016
Date of receipt of approval: 26/11/2016 (letter dated 18/11/2016)
Application time: 65 days
Time from Bio to decision: 39 days
Date of Ceremony: 16/1/2017 (flying abroad for the holidays and the earliest ceremony date available, 13/12/2016, meant that there wasn't enough time to receive the UK passport before I fly out)
Date applied for passports: 22/9/2016
Date of debit of fees for passport: 8/10/2016
Date passports received: TBA

I have to say that I was hoping for a quick decision but wasn't expecting it to be THAT quick!

Thanks again to all forum members for all the help over the past few years. Really invaluable support!

Good luck to everyone!

[Dec17]

Wife timeline

update -approved.

Eligibility criteria: 10years Long residence+ 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: LIUK + English Language Requirement Proved in ILR after October 2013
Method of application: NCS Wandsworth council (JCAP)
Date of application: 16/09/2016
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA:19/09/2016
Date of acknowledgement :27/09/2016
Date money gone off account:27/09/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics:27/09/2016
Biometrics done: 30/09/2016
Date of approval : 21/11/2016 approval received 26/11/2016
Date of ceremony : 30/11/2016(group ceremony)
Date applied for passports :16/09/2016 Pilot Scheme
Date money gone for passport:29/09/2016
Date of passport sms received :
Date passports received :

[Hardikjshah83]

Update as below.

Hardikjshah83 wrote:
Nationality: Indian
Residence Criteria: 10 years long residence + 1 year ILR
Language Criteria: ILR after 2013.
LIUK Test: Passed
Method of Application: NCS (Manchester) + JCAP
Payment method: Debit Card

Date of application: 16/11/2016
Date of receipt by Home Office:17/11/2016
Date of biometrics letter received: 23/11/2016
Date of biometrics submission: 26/11/2016

[imaner]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years refugee status + 1 year ILR (settlement)
Nationality: Iranian
Language criteria met: B1(SELT)
LIUK Test: Passed in 2014
Method of application: Kensington NCS
Date of application: 14/11/2016
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 15/11/2016
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: 14/11/2016 (JCAP)
Date passports received: waiting

Update:
Eligibility criteria: 5 Years refugee status + 1 year ILR (settlement)
Nationality: Iranian
Language criteria met: B1(SELT)
LIUK Test: Passed in 2014
Method of application: Kensington NCS
Date of application: 14/11/2016
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 15/11/2016
Date of acknowledgement: Never received
Date money gone off account: Something was wrong with my payment. just received a payment slip with my Biometric letter to fill in and send back to them.
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 26/11/16 (dated 25/11/16)
Biometrics done: 26/11/16
Date of approval: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting
Date applied for passports: 14/11/2016 (JCAP)
Date passports received: waiting

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[NicNicNic]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years / EEA
Language criteria met: Trinity + life in the UK
Nationality: EEA
Method of application: NCS (hammersmith)
Date of application: 5/10/16
Payment method: Card
Date of receipt by UKVI/HO: N/A
Date of acknowledgement: (email) 14/10/16
Date money gone off account:14/10/16
Date of letter requesting biometrics: dated 13/10/16 received on 21/10/16
Biometrics done: 24/10/16
Date of approval: 21/11/16 received 24/11/16
Date of ceremony: 28/11/16 (Private ceremony as I can't take time off work at the moment)

[AlexAlexAlex]

Method of application: JCAP
Language criteria met: UK Degree + LIUK
Date of application: 11/07/2016
Payment method: Creditcard
Date of receipt by UKBA: 13/07/2016
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 27/07/2016 (Letter dated 25/07/2016)
Date of debit of fees for AN application: 25/07/2016
Date of letter requesting bio-metrics: 27/07/2016 (Letter dated 25/07/2016)
Bio-metrics done: 27/07/2016
Date of receipt of approval: 23/11/2016 (approved on 22/11/2016)
Date of Ceremony: 29/11/2016
Date applied for passports: 13/07/2016
received Text for passport application: 28/07/2016 (we have received your passport application and it can take up to 6 weeks if its your first passport)
Date of debit of fees for passport application: 28/07/2016
Date passports received:

[PH82]

Eligibility criteria: 6 YR T2G + 1 YR ILR
Language criteria met: LIUK + Majority english speaking country
Nationality: Australian
Method of application: NCS Bristol
Date of application: 15/11/2016
Date of receipt by UKVI: 16/11/2016
Date of acknowledgement: 23/11/2016 (email acknowledgement)
Date money gone off account: 22/11/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passport: 15/11/2016
Date of passport debit:
Date passports received:

[ILR10YEARBASIS]

Appplied on . 12 sept 2016 through JCAP.
Biometric invitation recieved: 23 sept 2016. Gave finger prints on 24 sept 2016.
Naturalisation approved: 11 Nov 2016. Recieved today 21 Nov 2016. 

[Smith999]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1 General+ 1yr ILR
Language criteria met: Life in the UK + Already proven with Tier1
Method of application: Self, Royal Mail
Date of application: 26/09/2016
Date of receipt by UKBA: 27/09/2016(Royal Mail tracking)
Payment method: Debit card
Date money gone off account: 10/10/2016
Date of acknowledgement letter and biometrics request: Dated 07/10/2016 received on 13/10/2016
Biometrics submitted: 14/10/2016
Date of approval: 17/11/2016

Thanks to everyone for sharing information, made the waiting(a lot shorter than anticipated) a bit easier!