Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[1231440]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year with EEA BPR
Language Criteria: UK Degree
Nationality : non-EU
Method of application: NCS Islington (hard copy)
Date of application: 26 June 2018
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 16/07/2018 (email)
Date of debit of fees: 15/07/2018 (Pending) 17/07/2018(Clear)
Date of Biometric letter issued: 14/07/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 17/7/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled:7/7/2018
Date of documents received at the HO: 27/06/2018
Date on Approval letter: 03/08/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 10/08/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 13/08/2018
Date of Ceremony: 20/08/2018 (private)
Date of Passport Application: 21/08/2018
Date of debit of fees: 21/08/2018
Date Passport to be received: pending

[Query1982]

Eligibility criteria: Spouse of BC
Language Criteria: UK degree
Nationality : India
Method of application: Edinburgh Council (NDRS+JCAP) 23/05/2018
Date of application: Online 18/05/2018
Payment method: JCAP+NDRS (online £1330) +£54 (over phone for JCAP) + £24 (NDRS appointment by debit card) + £8 (postage fee at NDRS by debit card)
Date of acknowledgement: 21/05/2018 (online) , documents acknowledgement from NDRS to HO: 24/05/2018, tracked online.
Date of debit of fees: 18/05/2018 (JCAP+NDRS £1330)
Date of Biometric letter issued: 18/05/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 18/05/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 21/05/2018
Date on Approval letter: WAITING
Date of receipt of approval: WAITING
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Pending
Date of Ceremony: pending
Date of Passport Application: 23/05/2018
Date of debit of passport fees: 12/07/2018
Date Passport to be received: pending


All entries and exits are shown on Indian passport, very straightforward application or so I thought, but still waiting.

My passport and ILR card has maiden surname and documents have married surname, but it never posed us any problems with the spousal visa renewals, so never envisaged a delay because of that too.

[Karim29]

[quote=Karim29 post_id=1667650 time=1533777850 user_id=198086]
[quote=Karim29 post_id=1654207 time=1530753194 user_id=198086]
Language Criteria: Degree taught in English + NARIC Letter + LIUK test
Nationality: somali
Method of application: Hard copy
Date of application: 25/06/2018
Payment method: Credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 16/07/2018
Date of debit of fees: 26/07/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 30/07/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 02/08/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 02/08/2018
Date on Approval letter: 15/08/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 24/08/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending
Date of Passport Application: Pending
Date of debit of fees: Pending
Date Passport to be received: Pending

[noteworthy]

Eligibility Criteria: 5years+ 1 year ILR
Language Criteria: Trinity College + LIUK test
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: Myself
Date of application:
Date Received by HO :
Payment method:
Date of debit of fees:
Date of acknowledgement:
Date of Biometric 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

[daxa]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years + 1 year PR
Language Criteria: UK degree
Nationality: Polish
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 08/08/2018
Payment method: Online/Credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 09/08/2018
Date of debit of fees: 08/08/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 08/08/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 08/08/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 20/08/2018
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:

[Karim29]

Eligibility Criteria: 5years+
Language Criteria: Trinity College + LIUK test
Nationality:
Method of application: Myself
Date of application:23/06/2018
Date Received by HO : 26/06/2018
Payment method: Hard copy
Date of debit of fees: 27/07/2018
Date of acknowledgement: 16/07/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 30/07/2018
Date of Biometric letter received: 02/08/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 02/08/2018
Date on Approval letter: 15/08/2018
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony

[a101010]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + 1 Year
Language Criteria: Master Degree from UK
Nationality : Indian
Method of application: Online and post
Date of application: 08/06/2018
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 11/06/2018
Date of debit of fees: 08/06/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 08/06/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 08/06/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 09/06/2018
Date on Approval letter: 13/08/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 16/08/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 23/08/2018
Date of Ceremony: 10/10/2018
Date of Passport Application:
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be received:

[NaturalBrit]

Eligibility Criteria: 5 years T2G + 1Yr ILR
Language Criteria: UK Masters + LIUK test
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online + NDRS + JCAP
Date of application: 04/08/2018
NDRS Appointment: 06/08/2018
Date documents received by HO: 07/08/2018
Payment method: Credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 06/08/2018 (email)
Date of debit of fees: 07/08/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 04/08/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 04/08/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 04/08/2018
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport application: 06/08/2018
Date of debit of passport fee: 29/08/2018
Date Passport received:

[bigben3]

Eligibility criteria: Spouse of BC
Language Criteria: UK degree
Nationality : Non EU
Method of application: NCS Edinburgh (hard copy)
Date of application: 17/08/2018
Date documents received by HO: 20/08/2018
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement:
Date of debit of fees: 29/08/2018 (Pending)
Date of Biometric 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:
Date of debit of passport fees:
Date Passport to be received: pending

[ourehman]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + ILR 1 year
Language Criteria: UK degree
Nationality : Non-Eu
Method of application: NCS Hendon (hard copy)
Date of application: 30/07/2018
Payment method: Debit card
Date of debit of fees: 5/08/2018
Date of acknowledgement: 5/08/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 8/08/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 13/08/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 17/08/2018
Date on Approval letter: Pending
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending
Date of Passport Application: Pending
Date of debit of passport fees: Pending
Date Passport to be received: Pending

[Yuliya]

Timelines for me and my husband as we applied at different times:
Mine:
Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 2 + 1 year ILR
Language Criteria: MBA Degree from UK Uni
Method of application: NDRS Aberdeen
Date of application: 30/05/18
Date of NDRS Appointment: 1/06/18
Date of acknowledgement: 31/05/18
Date of debit of fees: 30/05/18
Payment method: CreditCard
Date of Biometric letter issued: 30/05/18
Date Biometrics enrolled: 31/05/18
Date on Approval letter: 20/07/18
Date of receipt of approval & ceremony letter: 27/07/18
Date of Ceremony: 07/08/18
Date of Passport Application: 1/06/18
Date of debit of fees: 13/07/18
Date Passport received: 18/8/18

My husband's:
Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 2 + 1 year ILR
Language Criteria: MBA Degree from UK Uni
Method of application: NDRS Fife Council
Date of application: 17/05/18
Date of NDRS Appointment: 23/05/18
Date of acknowledgement: 17/05/18
Date of debit of fees: 17/05/18
Payment method: AMEX
Date of Biometric letter issued: 17/05/18
Date Biometrics enrolled: 18/05/18
Date on Approval letter: 15/08/18
Date of receipt of approval & ceremony letter: 24/08/18
Date of Ceremony: 31/08/18 (private)
Date of Passport Application: 23/05/18
Date of debit of fees: 17/05/18 (he used an online application, hence fees were deducted same day)
Date Passport received: Pending

[jasmindesylva]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 3yr spouse of BC
Language Criteria: Trinity College B1
Method of application: NCS Kent County Council Date: 23-08-2018

Date of receipt by UKBA: 28-08-2018
Date of debit of fees:
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of Ceremony:

Other Updates:
Interim Updates
Date: Description

[1231440]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year with EEA BPR
Language Criteria: UK Degree
Nationality : non-EU
Method of application: NCS Islington (hard copy)
Date of application: 26 June 2018
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 16/07/2018 (email)
Date of debit of fees: 15/07/2018 (Pending) 17/07/2018(Clear)
Date of Biometric letter issued: 14/07/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 17/7/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled:7/7/2018
Date of documents received at the HO: 27/06/2018
Date on Approval letter: 03/08/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 10/08/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 13/08/2018
Date of Ceremony: 20/08/2018 (private)
Date of Passport Application: 21/08/2018
Date of debit of fees: 21/08/2018
Date Passport to be received: 31/08/2018 collected myself from DX depot, they are useless for delivery

[1231440]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year with EEA BPR
Language Criteria: UK Degree
Nationality : non-EU
Method of application: NCS Islington (hard copy)
Date of application: 26 June 2018
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 16/07/2018 (email)
Date of debit of fees: 15/07/2018 (Pending) 17/07/2018(Clear)
Date of Biometric letter issued: 14/07/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 17/7/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled:7/7/2018
Date of documents received at the HO: 27/06/2018
Date on Approval letter: 03/08/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 10/08/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 13/08/2018
Date of Ceremony: 20/08/2018 (private)
Date of Passport Application: 21/08/2018
Date of debit of fees: 21/08/2018
Date Passport to be received: 31/08/2018 collected myself from DX depot, they are useless for delivery
Thanks everyone here for sharing their timelines and experience, it has been a hell of a journey, good luck everyone!

[kfmnvik]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 2 + ILR 2 1/2 years
Language Criteria: exempt due to nationality
Nationality : Non-EU
Method of application: Online + NDRS + JCAP
Date of application: 2 July 2018
Payment method: Amex
Date of acknowledgement: 2 July 2018
Date of debit of fees: 2 July 2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 2 July 2018
Date of biometric letter received: 2 July 2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 4 July 2018
Date of NDRS appointment: 6 July 2018
Date on Approval letter: 24 August 2018
Date of receipt of approval: 31 August 2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 28 August 2018
Date of Ceremony: 21 November 2018 (Changed from 17 October 2018)
Date of Passport Application: 6 July 2018
Date of debit of fees: 14 August 2018
Date Passport to be received: pending

[mumUsaUk]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years + I Year ILR
Language Criteria: USA and UK Degree
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online + NDRS + JCAP
Date of application: 22/06/2018
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement email/letter: None
Date of debit of fees: 22/06/2017
Date of Biometric letter issued: 22/06/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled:30/06/2018
NDRS appointment:29/06/2017
Date of receipt of approval: pending
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: pending
Date of Ceremony: pending
Date of Passport Application: Same time
Date of debit of passport fee: 6/8/2018
Date Passport to be received: pending

[Amb7911]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + 10 years + spouse of BC
Language Criteria: Australian
Nationality : Australian
Method of application: Online + NDRS(JCAP) LB Islington
Date of application: 25 June 2018
NDRS ( JCAP) appointment: 27 June 2018
Payment method: debit card
Date of acknowledgement: Don't believe this is issued anymore
Date of debit of fees: 27 June 2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 25 June 2018
Date of biometric letter received: 25 June 2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 27 June 2018
Date of documents sent via NDRS: 27 June 2018
Date on Approval letter: 6 August 2018
Date of receipt of approval and ceremony letter: 10 August 2018
Date of Ceremony: 3 September 2018
Date of Passport Application: 27 June 2018
Date of debit of fees: 13 August 2018
Date Passport to be received: AWAITING

6 1/2 weeks from submission to approval. Good luck to everyone with your applications.

[topdamiano]

[quote=topdamiano post_id=1663476 time=1532854281 user_id=199637]
Eligibility criteria: 12 Years + 2 years PR
Language Criteria: Trinity College
Nationality: Poland - EU
Method of application: NCS Birmingham
Date of application: 16/07/2018
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement email/letter: 27.07.18
Date of debit of fees: 27/07/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued:1.08.18
Date Biometrics enrolled:1.08.18
Date on approval letter: 24.08.18
Date of receipt of approval: 3.09.18
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: pending
Date of Ceremony: pending

27 days from acknowledgement to approval

38 days from submission to approval

Happy as pigs in s....

Good luck everybody!

[thewindymiller]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years PR + Spouse of BC
Language Criteria: Trinity College + LIUK test
Nationality: EU - German
Method of application: Online + NDRS + JCAP
Date of application: 02/05/2018
Date documents received by HO: 04/05/2018
Date of acknowledgement: 03/05/2018
Date of debit of fees: 02/05/2018
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of Biometric letter issued: 02/05/2018
Date Biometric letter received: 02/05/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 03/05/2018
NDRS Appointment: 03/05/2018
Date on Approval letter: 17/08/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 28/08/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Local council does not issue them - have to ring for a ceremony appointment as it’s such a small council area.
Date of Ceremony: 12/09/2018
Date of Passport Application: 03/05/2018
Date of debit of fees: 19/06/2018
Date Passport to be received: Pending

Took a long time and we worried something was done wrong, but we got there in the end!

[Karim29]

[quote=Karim29 post_id=1674791 time=1535446157 user_id=198086]
Eligibility Criteria: 5years+
Language Criteria: Trinity College + LIUK test
Nationality:
Method of application: Myself
Date of application:23/06/2018
Date Received by HO : 26/06/2018
Payment method: Hard copy
Date of debit of fees: 27/07/2018
Date of acknowledgement: 16/07/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 30/07/2018
Date of Biometric letter received: 02/08/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 02/08/2018
Date on Approval letter: 15/08/2018
Date of receipt of approval: Home office sent to a wrong address using some solicitor that I did not use on my application. I even don’t know them.
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 02/10/2018
Date of Ceremony: 02/10/2018
I sent an email to my local council and found out that my certificate was sent to them at the same time I received the approval letter. This should have been over long time if HO didn’t send the invitation letter to a wrong address moreover a solicitor I don’t know never used them at all

[topdamiano]

Eligibility criteria: 12 Years + 2 years PR
Language Criteria: Trinity College
Nationality: Poland - EU
Method of application: NCS Birmingham (Paper copy)
Date of application: 16/07/2018
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement email/letter: 27.07.18
Date of debit of fees: 27/07/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued:1.08.18
Date Biometrics enrolled:1.08.18
Date on approval letter: 24.08.18
Date of receipt of approval: 3.09.18
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 4.09.18
Date of Ceremony: 3.X.18

27 days from acknowledgement to approval

38 days from submission to approval

Happy as pigs in s....

Good luck everybody!

[LJ Kravitz]

Eligibility criteria: EU (Lithuania), 5yrs+ 1yr residency
Method of application: NCS King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Date of application: 16 May 2018
Date of debit of fees: 11 June 2018
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 11 June 2018 (by email)
Date of receipt of approval: 21 July 2018 (letter dated 13 July 2018)
Date of Ceremony: 25 July 2018 (express)
Passport: Applied on 30 July; my passport application takes longer because upon becoming a citizen, I have changed my name, thus need to provide more evidence.

Hope that helps. Good luck!

[rikabi]

Eligibility criteria: Spouse of BC
Language Criteria: Life in UK and B1 Level Test
Nationality : NON EU
Method of application: Online Only
Date of application: Online 24/08/2018
Payment method: Online £1330
Date of acknowledgement: 28/08/2018 (online) ,
Documents acknowledgement (Sent Special Delivery) :Pending (only posted doc on 4/8/18 due to delay find some docs)
Date of debit of fees: 24/08/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued (online): 24/08/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 24/08/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 29/08/2018
Date on Approval letter: WAITING
Date of receipt of approval: WAITING
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Pending
Date of Ceremony: pending
Date of Passport Application: Not applied yet, awaiting for naturalization first.
Date of debit of passport fees: n/a
Date Passport to be received: n/a

[Pras2016]

Eligibility Criteria: 5 Years + 1YR ILR
Language Criteria: UK Masters Degree + LIUK test
Nationality: Non EU
Method of application: Online + NCS
Date of application: 07/08/2018
NDSR Appointment: 14/08/2018
Date Received by HO: 16/08/2016
Payment method: Credit card
Date of debit of fees: 07/08/2018
Date of acknowledgement: 08/08/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 07/08/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 07/08/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 09/08/2018
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application: 14/08/2018
Text message from HMPO: 06/09/2018
Date of debit of passport fee:
Date Passport to be received:

[jmmo20]

Eligibility Criteria: 5 Years (1.5 years as PR)
Language Criteria: BSc Hons degree
Nationality: EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 27/07/2018
Date Received by HO : 30/07/2018
Payment method: Credit card
Date of acknowledgement: Pending
Date of Biometric letter issued: 27/07/18
Date of biometric letter received: 27/07/18
Date Biometrics enrolled: 3/08/18
Date on Approval letter: 4/09/18
Date of receipt of approval: 6/09/18
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending
Date of Passport Application: Pending
Date of debit of fees: not applicable