March 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

[alphatango123]

Eligibility criteria: 5yrs T1 + 1yr ILR
Language criteria met: Life in the UK Test + UK Masters Degree
Nationality: Non-EEA
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 11/03/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HM/UKVI: 15/03/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 19/03/2017
Date money gone off account: 19/03/2017
Biometrics done: 22/03/2017
Online status: "Decided" Application status update on 12/06/17 - Message appeared on 15/06/17
Date of approval: Awaiting (received Ceremony invitation letter on 23/06/2017)
Date of ceremony: 20/07/2017
Date applied for passports: JCAP 11/03/2017
Date passports received: Awaiting

[Dini]

Eligibility criteria: PR in 2013 + 4 years
Language criteria met: B1
Nationality: Latvian
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 3.03.17
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 06.03.17
Date of acknowledgement: 13.03.17
Date money gone off account: 13.03.17
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 15.03.17 (dated 10.03.17 )
Biometrics done: 18.03.17
Date of approval: 7.06.17 (received on 19.06.17)
Date of ceremony: 28.06.17
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

[juggurnaut]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years residence + 3 year ILR
Language criteria met: Life in the UK Test + UKNARIC
Method of application: NCS Crawley
Date of application: 23/03/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HM/UKVI: 24/03/2017 (as told by NCS)
Date of acknowledgement: 11/04/2017 (via email)
Date money gone off account: 11/04/2017 (transaction date 10/04/2017)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 13/04/2017 (letter dated 10/04/2017)
Biometrics done: 15/04/2017
Online status: 'Awaiting a decision' - last updated on 25th May 2017
Date of approval: TBC
Date of ceremony: TBC
Date applied for passports: TBC
Date passports received:TBC

[AUHS]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 Plus 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met:Trinity and ILR granted after Nov 13
Nationality:Pakistani
Method of application:JCAP
Date of application: 02/03/2017
Payment method:Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: via E mail on 09/03/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 11/3/2017 dated 8/3/2017
Date money gone off account: 09/03/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 11/3/2017 dated 8/3/2017
Biometrics done: 11/3/2017
Date of approval: 16/06/2017 received on 26/06/2016
Date of ceremony: 28/06/2017
Date applied for passports: 02/03/2017
Date passports received:

[Cozza51]

Eligibility criteria; PR since 2013
Language Criteria : LITUK test & Trinity college speaking test!
Nationality: South African
Method of Application: JCap
Date of Application: 16/03/17
Date of Acknowledgement: 22/03/17
Date Biometrics : 27/03/17
Date of Approval: waiting
Date of Ceremony:
Date passports received:

[AUDI007]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 Plus 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met:Trinity
Nationality:Pakistani
Method of application: NCS Wokingham
Date of application: 13/03/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 20/03/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 20/03/2017
Date money gone off account: 16/03/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 22/3/2017
Biometrics done: 13/3/2017
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 13/03/2017
Date passports received:

[teekee]

Eligibility criteria:10 year long residence + 1 year ilr
Language criteria met:life in the uk test + english test trinity
Nationality:Non EU
Method of application:NCS
Date of application:16 March 2017
Payment method:Direct debit
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI:22/03/2017
Date of acknowledgement:01/04/2017
Date money gone off account:22/03/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics:01/04/2017
Biometrics done:04/04/2017
Date of approval:Pending Online information( Awaiting decision updated on 25/05/2017), Decided updated on 16/06/2017 but appeared on the 19th of June (Still waiting for letter)
Update "approval invitation to ceremony letter received today (26/06/2017). Letter is dated the 19th of June.
Date of ceremony:Pending (Advised in the letter to contact local council to arrange, details supplied for my local council).
Date applied for passports:Pending
Date passports received:

[euperson]

UPDATE

Eligibility criteria: EEA 17 years PR since 2010
Language criteria met: English speaking test
Nationality: EU
Method of application: Solicitor
Date of application: 09/03/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: Not sure - solicitor didn't say
Date of acknowledgement: Same as above
Date money gone off account: 16/03/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: received 22/03/2017
Biometrics done: 24/03/2017
Online - 'Decided' on 20/06 didnt notice till 23/06
Date of approval: Dated 21st received 26/06/2017

[Eng1n33r]

Eligibility criteria: ILR +1 year
Language criteria met: IELTS Life skills
Nationality: European (Non-EU)
Method of application: NCS Surrey
Date of application: 08/03/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI:
Date of acknowledgement:
Date money gone off account: 10/03/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 13/03/2017
Biometrics done: 25/03/2017
Date of approval: 20/06/2017 (decision date) - PENDING letter (as of June 28th)
Date of ceremony: PENDING (as of June 28th)
Date applied for passports: JCAS
Date passports received: 26/06/2017 (Children only)

[alphatango123]

Update

Eligibility criteria: 5yrs T1 + 1yr ILR
Language criteria met: Life in the UK Test + UK Masters Degree
Nationality: Non-EEA
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 11/03/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HM/UKVI: 15/03/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 19/03/2017
Date money gone off account: 19/03/2017
Biometrics done: 22/03/2017
Online status: "Decided" Application status update on 12/06/17 - Message appeared on 15/06/17
Date of approval: 26/06/2017 (Letter dated 14/06/2017) (ceremony letter arrived before the invitation letter on 23/06/2017)
Date of ceremony: 05/07/2017(Private)
Date applied for passports: JCAP 11/03/2017
Date passports received: Awaiting

[AUHS]

[quote="AUHS"][quote="AUHS"][quote="AUHS"][quote="AUHS"]Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 Plus 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met:Trinity and ILR granted after Nov 13
Nationality:Pakistani
Method of application:JCAP
Date of application: 02/03/2017
Payment method:Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: via E mail on 09/03/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 11/3/2017 dated 8/3/2017
Date money gone off account: 09/03/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 11/3/2017 dated 8/3/2017
Biometrics done: 11/3/2017
Date of approval: 16/06/2017 received on 26/06/2016
Date of ceremony: 28/06/2017
Date applied for passports: 02/03/2017
Date passports received : Received 2* kids passport on 20/06/2017.

[worriedsoul]

Final Update:
Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1 + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: Degree taught in English + IELTS
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: JCAP NCS Bracknell
Date of application: 06 March 2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 7th March 2017
Date of acknowledgement: Not sure
Date money gone off account: 15th March 2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 14th March 2017 received 18th March 2017
Biometrics done: 19th March 2017
Date of approval: 5th June 2017 letter received 12th June 2017
Date of ceremony: 21 June 2017 at Slough council
Date applied for passports: 06 March 2017
Date passports received: 29th June 2017 (it was printed on 27th June , called HMPO to confirm status)

[graphium]

Hi All,

Eligibility criteria: EEA PR (status acquired 2013)
Language criteria met: B1 Trinity College London
Nationality: EEA National
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 14/03/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 15/03/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 22/03/2017 (email)
Date money gone off account: 18/03/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 22/03/2017
Biometrics done: 25/03/2017
Date of approval: awaiting (status changed to decided on 29/06/2017)
Date of ceremony: awaiting
Date applied for passports: -
Date passports received:-

[asohail80]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 + ILR
Language criteria met: UK bachelors + LIUK
Nationality: Pakistan
Method of application: NCS -JCAP
Date of application: 17/03
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 20/03
Date of acknowledgement: 24/03
Date money gone off account: 23/03 nationality 29/03 p HM passport
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 24/03
Biometrics done: 28/03
Date of approval: waiting (awaiting decision last updated 25/05)
Date of ceremony: waiting
Date applied for passports: 17/03
Date passports received: waiting

Hoping for a quick turnaround now

[mian1]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 General Dependent + ILR for 1 years

Language criteria met: Trinity College London
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: NCS (Oldham) + JCAP
Date of application: 15/03/2017
Payment method: Credit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: unknowns
date e-mail : 22 /03/2017
Date money gone off account: 20/03/2016
Date of acknowledgement: 19/03/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 21/03/2017
acknowledgement and biomertric arrived same letter
Biometrics done: 24/03/2017 recieved same day

Online Status = Awaiting a decision
Application status updated on 25 May 2017.
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 15/03/2017
Date passports received:

[mian1]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 General + ILR for 1 years

Language criteria met: UK University Degree
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: NCS (Oldham) + JCAP
Date of application: 22/03/2017
Payment method: Credit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: Unknown
date e-mail : No E mail Received

Date of acknowledgement: 29/03/2017
Date money gone off account: 29/03/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 31 /03/2017
acknowledgement and biomertric arrived same letter
Biometrics done: recieved 04/04/2017 done 04/04/2017

Online Status = Awaiting a decision
Application status updated on 25 May 2017.

Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 22/03/2017
Date passports received:

[vitapower888]

Eligibility criteria: 9+ YEARS ILR
Language criteria met: BSC COMPUTER SCIENCE
Nationality: NEPALESE
Method of application: NCS (HOUNSLOW)
Date of application: 10 MARCH 2017
Payment method: DEBIT CARD
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 13 MARCH 2017
Date of acknowledgement: 17 MARCH 2017 (EMAIL)
Date money gone off account: 18 MARCH 2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 20 MARCH 2017 (LETTER DATED 16 MARCH 2017)
Biometrics done: 22 MARCH 2017
Online status : decision made on 19/06/2017 changes showed on 22/06/2017
Date of approval: 21 JUNE 2017 received on 30/06/2017
Date of ceremony: 26 JULY 2017
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

[arif254]

Eligibility criteria: Long Residency + 2Year ILR
criteria met: Trinity
Method of application: NCS + JCAP
Date of application: 13/03/2017
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 14/03/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 24/03/2017
Date money gone off account: 23/03/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 24 /03/2017
acknowledgement and biomertric arrived same letter
Biometrics done: 24/03/2017

Online Status = Awaiting a decision
Application status updated on 25 May 2017.

Date of approval: Received council letter for ceremony 30/06/2017
Date of ceremony: 9 AUgust "017
Date applied for passports: 13/03/2017
Date passports received:

[ktc1985]

Eligibility criteria: 3yr spouse of BC; Have lived in UK and married to BC for 32 years.
Date/Method of application: NCS Swindon 15/3/2017
Date of receipt by HO: 16/3/2017
Date of debit of fees: 19/3/2017
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 19/3/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 21/03/2017 (In post with acknowledgement letter. I was away and wrote explaining that I would have this completed as soon as I returned 13/04/2017. Received a second letter dated 10/04/2017.)
Biometrics done: 13/04/2017
Date of approval: On-line - "Awaiting Decision. Your application has been considered and is awaiting a decision. Updated 25 May 2017."
Date of ceremony: Waiting.
Date applied for passports: 15/03/2017
Date passports received: Waiting.
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting.

[under1]

[quote="under1"]Eligibility criteria: 5 years PR
Language criteria met: Masters UK university
Nationality:Ghananian
Method of application:NCS and JCAP
Date of application:3/3/17
Payment method:Debit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI:6/3/17
Date of acknowledgement:9/3/17
Date money gone off account:9/3/17
Date of letter requesting biometrics:9/3/17
Biometrics done:14/3/17
Date of approval:9/6/17, received 16/6/17
Date of ceremony:21/6/17, private ceremony
Date applied for passports:3/3/17
Date passports received:30/06/2017

Thank God for His faithfulness and thank everyone on this platform for your advise and support.

[Casa]

Eligibility criteria:
Language criteria met:
Nationality:
Method of application:
Date of application:
Payment method:
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI:
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Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
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A reminder to ALL who contribute on this thread that it is for TIMELINES ONLY. ANY discussion or question posts will be deleted

[graphium]

UPDATE

Hi All,

Eligibility criteria: EEA PR (status acquired 2013)
Language criteria met: B1 Trinity College London
Nationality: EEA National
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 14/03/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 15/03/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 22/03/2017 (email)
Date money gone off account: 18/03/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 22/03/2017
Biometrics done: 25/03/2017
Date of approval: 26/06/2017 (letter received 01/07/2017) (online status: decided on 29/06/2017)
Date of ceremony: waiting
Date applied for passports: -
Date passports received:-

[arif254]

Eligibility criteria: Long Residency + 2Year ILR
criteria met: Trinity
Method of application: NCS + JCAP
Date of application: 13/03/2017
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 14/03/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 24/03/2017
Date money gone off account: 23/03/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 24 /03/2017
acknowledgement and biomertric arrived same letter
Biometrics done: 24/03/2017
Date of approval: 26/06/2017, Letter Received 01/07/2017
Date of ceremony: 9 August 2017
Date applied for passports: 13/03/2017
Date passports received:

[eskcadmium]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 General + ILR for 2 years
Language criteria met: B1 Trinity College London
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 9/3/17
Payment method: Credit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 10/3/17
Date of acknowledgement: 15/3/17
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 17/3/17 (arrived on 22/3/17 with acknowledgement stating payment declined)
Date money gone off account: 28/3/17 (new payment sent on 23/3/17)
Biometrics done: 23/3/17
Date of approval: 26/6/17, received 1/7/17 (online status still shows 'Awaiting a decision' on 25/05/2017 )
Date of ceremony: 12/7/17
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:


I had requested my passport back on 18/4/17 and received all my supporting documents on 26/4/17 (letter dated 24/4/17).

[hayleighg]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: University Degree
Nationality:Non-EEA
Method of application:Postal
Date of application:10th March
Payment method:Visa Debit
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 13th March
Date of acknowledgement:14th March
Date money gone off account:23rd March
Date of letter requesting biometrics:18th March
Biometrics done:20th March
Date of approval:29th June
Letter received- 03/07
Online decision- 03/07
Date of ceremony: Waiting
Date applied for passports: Waiting
Date passports received:Waiting