Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[gbengi]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1 dependant + 24 months ILR
Language criteria met: Trinity college and LIUK test
Nationality: Nigerian
Method of application: NSC Manchester JCAP
Date of application: 21/07/2016
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 22/07/2016
Date of acknowledgement: 04/08/2016
Date money gone off account: 05/08/2016 online balance check
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 04/08/2016
Biometrics done: 08/08/2016
Date of approval: ???
Date of ceremony: ???
Date applied for passports: 21/07/2016
Date passport fee gone off acct: 09/08/2016
Date passports received:

[tunstall]

Hi

Congratulations on your approval.. Can you please let me know which NCS you used? I applied on 23rd May through Lancashire NCS and still awaiting approval...

Date of application 20 May
Received by Home office: 23 May
Mondy gone off : 3rd June
Biometric done: 7th June
Approved on 29 July, received 8th August
Ceremony: 15th August

[trace.willington]

Date of application 20 May
Received by Home office: 23 May
Mondy gone off : 3rd June
Biometric done: 7th June
Approved on 29 July, received 8th August
Ceremony: 15th August

[gbengi]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1 dependant + 24 months ILR
Language criteria met: Trinity college and LIUK test
Nationality: Nigerian
Method of application: NSC Manchester JCAP
Date of application: 21/07/2016
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 22/07/2016
Date of acknowledgement: 04/08/2016
Date money gone off account: 05/08/2016 online balance check
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 04/08/2016
Biometrics done: 08/08/2016
Date of approval: ???
Date of ceremony: ???
Date applied for passports: 21/07/2016
Date passport fee gone off acct:
Date passports received:

[gbengi]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1 dependant + 24 months ILR
Language criteria met: Trinity college and LIUK test
Nationality: Nigerian
Method of application: NSC Manchester JCAP
Date of application: 21/07/2016
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 22/07/2016
Date of acknowledgement: 04/08/2016
Date money gone off account: 05/08/2016 online balance check
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 04/08/2016
Biometrics done: 08/08/2016
Date of approval: ???
Date of ceremony: ???
Date applied for passports: 21/07/2016
Date passport fee gone off acct:
Date passports received:

[gbengi]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1 dependant + 24 months ILR
Language criteria met: Trinity college and LIUK test
Nationality: Nigerian
Method of application: NSC Manchester JCAP
Date of application: 21/07/2016
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 22/07/2016
Date of acknowledgement: 04/08/2016
Date money gone off account: 05/07/2016 online balance check
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 04/08/2016
Biometrics done: 04/08/2016
Date of approval: ???
Date of ceremony: ???
Date applied for passports: 21/07/2016
Date passport fee gone off acct:
Date passports received:

[punjabimunda3]

UPDATE
Eligibility criteria: 5 years WP + One year Indefinite Leave to Remain
Language criteria met: UK Bachelors degree
Method of application: NCS (Cambridgeshire)
Date of application: 18/04/2016
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 19/04/2016
Date of acknowledgement : 12/05/2016
Date money gone off account: 09/05/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 12/05/2016
Biometrics done: 13/05/2016
Date of approval : 04/08/2016
Date of ceremony : 17/08/2016
Date applied for passports : 18/04/2016
Date passports received: --

[KeepCalm4OCI]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + ILR 4 year (straightforward application)
Language criteria met: MBBS / MD degree in India ( NARIC certified ) + Previously satisfied for ILR + IELTS + Life in UK
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS Bromley
Date of application: 12/04/2016
Payment method: Debit Card


Date of receipt by UKBA: 14/04/2016
Date of acknowledgement: 01/05/2016 received on 05/05/2016
Date money gone off account: 03/05/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: Dated 01/05/2016 Received 05/05/2016
Biometrics done: 07/05/2016
Home office requests Original Degree Certificates on 11th July – Sent 16th July
Date of approval: 25/07/2016 – received on 29/07/2016
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

[rdudala]

Eligibility criteria: 5Y + ILR 16 months
Method of application: NCS (Thurrock)
Application sent: 03/05/2016
Date of receipt by UKBA: 04/05/2016 (tracking confirmation)
Date money gone off account: 16/05/2016
Date of acknowledgement/biometrics requested : letter dated 16/05/2016 (received 24/05/2016)
Biometrics done: 25/05/2016
Date of approval : waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting
Date Passports received: waiting

Approval Update:
Thanks everyone for posting timelines, it helped me establish a baseline and helped me plan accordingly. Saturday I received my approval letter.

Eligibility criteria: 5Y + ILR 16 months
Method of application: NCS (Thurrock)
Application sent: 03/05/2016
Date of receipt by UKBA: 04/05/2016 (tracking confirmation)
Date money gone off account: 16/05/2016
Date of acknowledgement/biometrics requested : letter dated 16/05/2016 (received 24/05/2016)
Biometrics done: 25/05/2016
Date of approval : Letter received on 06/08/2016 (Approved on 28th July 2016)
Date of ceremony: 9th September 2016
Date Passports received: waiting

[InfoR]

Eligibility criteria: 2 years ILR ( A little late....)
Language criteria met: MSc UK University
Method of application: Postal Application
Payment method: Debit Card (used payment slip)
Date of application: 25/06/2016
Date of receipt by UKV&I: 28/06/2016
Date of debit of fees: 08/07/2016
Date of acknowledgement letter received: 11/07/2016
Date of biometric letter received : 11/07/2016
Biometric enrolled at the post office: 14/07/2016
Date of Approval: TBC
Date of Ceremony: TBC

[gbengi]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1 dependant + 24 months ILR
Language criteria met: Trinity college and LIUK test
Nationality: Nigerian
Method of application: NSC Manchester JCAP
Date of application: 21/07/2016
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 22/07/2016
Date of acknowledgement:
Date money gone off account: 05/07/2016 online balance check
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval: ???
Date of ceremony: ???
Date applied for passports: 21/07/2016
Date passport fee gone off acct:
Date passports received:

[rzbca]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years long residency+1 YR ILR
Method of application: NSC Redbridge JCAP
Date of application: 03/08/2016
Payment method: Credit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 05/08/2016 (Royal Mail Tracking)
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: 03/08/2016
Date passport fee gone off account:
Date passports received:

[Raj5]

Date received by the HO-29/3/2016
Date fee debited-19 April 2016

Biometric letter received - 23 April 2016
Biometric provided - 23 April 2016
Approval letter dated 3 July received on 5 July
Invitation letter received on 14 July
Ceremony on 19 July
Applied for passport on 20 July

Interview on 2 August 2016
Passport received 4 August 2016

[s4salil]

Update

Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 (2 +3) + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: IELTS Which was used in initial Tier 1
Method of application: NCS Brent (JCAP)
Passport Application submitted same time
Payment method: Debit Card (used payment slip)
Date of application: 06/07/2016
Date of receipt by UKV&I: 07/07/2016
Date of debit of fees: 20/07/2016 (Date on Bank statement is 20 & date on letter is 19)
Date of debit of fees for passport: 25/07/2016
Date of acknowledgement letter received: 23/07/2016 (Dated 19/07/2016)
Date of biometric letter received : 23/07/2016 (Dated 19/07/2016)
Biometric enrolled at the post office: 25/07/2016
Date of Approval: TBC
Date of Ceremony: TBC

[NAP]

Eligibility criteria : 5 years ancestry+ 1years ILR
Language criteria met : exempt
Nationality : Australian
Method of Application : JCAP (NCS Brent)
Date of Application :07/03/16
Payment method : credit Card
Date of acknowledgement :18/03/16
Date money gone off account : 18/03/16
Date passport fee taken: 22/03/16
Date of letter requesting biometrics : 18/03/16
Biometrics done :24/03/16
Date of approval : 11/05/16
Date of ceremony :07/06/16 (deferred by a week due to holiday)
PASSPORTS DELAYED DUE TO UKVI ADMIN ERROR. Followed up via UKVI.
Date passports SMS received :28/07/16
Date passports arrived: 29/07/16

[aika27]

UPDATE:

Application:
Application:
Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1yr ILR
Language criteria met: Trinity College B1 SELT + LIUK
Method of application: NCS (JCAP)
Date of application: 12/07/2016
Date of receipt by UKBA: 13/07/2016 (Royal Mail tracking)
Payment method: Debit card
Date money gone off account: 25/07/2016
Date of acknowledgement e-mail: 25/07/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 24/07/2016 (received 27/07/2016)
Biometrics submitted: 28/07/2016
Date of approval: WAITING
Date of ceremony: WAITING

Passport:
Date applied for passport: 12/07/2016
Received Message From HMPO: WAITING
Date passports received: WAITING

[AlexAlexAlex]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 10 years + 2yr ILR
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:
Date of Ceremony:
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:

did anyone else received the text message for their passport???

[Allesheikh]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years long residency + 13 months ILR
Language criteria met: met previously but council took my uk maters degree again
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: NSC Redbridge JCAP
Date of application: 25/04/2016
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 27/04/2016 (Royal mail tracker)
Date of acknowledgement: 18/05/2016 letter dated 16/05/2016
Date money gone off account: 16/05/2016 online balance check
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 18/05/2016 letter dated 16/05/2016
Biometrics done: 18/05/2016
Date of approval: ???
Date of ceremony: ???
Date applied for passports: 25/04/2016
Date passport fee gone off account: 19/05/2016
Date passports received:

[Xenia]

Eligibility Criteria: Permanent residence + married to BC
Language and LUK requirements: English B1+ Life in the UK certificates
Method of Application: NCS
Application Submitted: 6.07.2016
Application Received: 7.07.2016
Payment taken: 20.07.2016
Receipt of Acknowledgement: TBC
Biometrics Request: TBC
Biometrics Submitted:TBC
Receipt of Approval: TBC
Ceremony: TBC

Some updates:
Receipt of Acknowledgement: 22.07.2016
Biometrics Request: 22.07.2016
Biometrics Submitted: 26.07.2016
Receipt of Approval: TBC
Ceremony: TBC

[tan777]

Eligibility criteria: ILR (+ 5yrs)
Language criteria met: LIUK & ILR done after October 2013
Method of application: NCS Ipswich
Date of application: 5th April 2016
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 29th April 2016
Date of acknowledgement letter: 5th May 2016
Date money gone off account: 26th April 2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 5th May 2016
Biometrics done: 7th May 2016
Date of approval: 4th July 2016
Date of receipt of approval letter: 9th July 2016
Ceremony booked: 12th July 2016
Date of ceremony: 3rd Aug 2016
Date applied for passports:
Date passport received:

[princedastan]

Eligibility criteria: ILR (+ 5yrs)
Language criteria met: LIUK & UK degree
Method of application: NCS Leeds
Date of application: 23rd March 2016
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 24th March 2016
Date of acknowledgement letter: 18th April 2016
Date money gone off account: 18th April 2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 20th April 2016
Biometrics done: 27th April 2016
Date of approval: 20th June 2016
Date of receipt of approval letter: 27th June 2016
Ceremony booked: 29th June 2016
Date of ceremony: 6th July 2016 (private ceremony)
Date applied for passports: 7th July 2016
Date passport received: 24th July 2016 (that’s right, delivered on Sunday!)

Thanks to everyone who contributed to this forum; I found it very helpful.
Good luck to everyone.

[aika27]

UPDATE:

Application:
Application:
Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1yr ILR
Language criteria met: Trinity College B1 SELT + LIUK
Method of application: NCS (JCAP)
Date of application: 12/07/2016
Date of receipt by UKBA: 13/07/2016 (Royal Mail tracking)
Payment method: Debit card
Date money gone off account: 25/07/2016
Date of acknowledgement e-mail: 25/07/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: WAITING
Biometrics submitted: WAITING
Date of approval: WAITING
Date of ceremony: WAITING

Passport:
Date applied for passport: 12/07/2016
Received Message From HMPO: WAITING
Date passports received: WAITING

[s4salil]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 (2 +3) + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: IELTS Which was used in initial Tier 1
Method of application: NCS Brent
Passport Application submitted same time
Payment method: Debit Card (used payment slip)
Date of application: 06/07/2016
Date of receipt by UKV&I: 07/07/2016
Date of debit of fees: 20/07/2016 (Date on Bank statement is 20 & date on letter is 19)
Date of acknowledgement letter received: 23/07/2016 (Dated 19/07/2016)
Date of biometric letter received : 23/07/2016 (Dated 19/07/2016)
Biometric enrolled at the post office: 25/07/2016
Date of Approval: TBC
Date of Ceremony: TBC

[zabiela]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: PBS Met at ILR
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 29/03/2016
Payment method: Debit card
Date money gone off account: 21/04/2016
Biometrics done: 28/04/2016
Date of approval: 01/07/2016
Date of ceremony: 11/08/2016

All the best to those who are waiting and thank you to the lovely people of this forum!

[Blackhawk80]

Application Timeline
Eligibility:5yrs plus 1yr PR
Method of application:NCS /Kensington and Chelsea.
Date of application:24/06/16
Date or received by UKBA:27/06/16
Date money was taken for BC:15/07/16
Date money was taken for passport:17/07/16
Date of acknowledgement 15/06/16
Biometric letter received 15/06/16 and done on 16/06/16
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:



I did realise the payment for the the passport has been taken even though my application for naturalisation is not yet approve,has anyone experienced this?Good luck to all applicant and a good thank you to the men and women behind this forum it has been a great help to me ,my family and friends thank you.