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aura85 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 16, 2017 9:33 amEligibility criteria: 7 year permanent residency
Language criteria met: trinity b1 (+ life in the UK)
Nationality: EEA
Method of application: NCS islington (JCAP)
Date of application: 20/04/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 21/04/2017
Date of acknowledgement: Email 08/05/2017 - Letter dated 02/05/2017 received 11/05/2017
Date money gone off account: 02/05/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: Dated 02/05/2017, received 11/05/2017
Biometrics done: 13/05/2017
Online status: Decided, last updated 13/09/2017 (showed online around midday 15/09/2017)
Date of approval: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting
Date applied for passports: 20/04/2017
Date passports received: waiting
gromit wrote: ↑Fri Sep 08, 2017 11:51 amEligibility criteria: 5 years HSMP + 7 years ILR
Language criteria met: Majority English speaking country
Nationality: USA
Method of application: NCS Maidstone + JCAP
Date of application: 27/04/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 11/05/2017 via email. 13/05/2017 via letter.
Date money gone off account: 10/05/2017 for naturalisation. 12/05/2017 for passports.
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 13/05/2017
Biometrics done: 15/05/2017
Online status: 13/09/2017 - Decided (appeared noon on 15/09/2017)
Date of approval: waiting waiting waiting (expected in 10 days?)
Date of ceremony: N/A
Date applied for passports: 27/04/2017
Date passports received: N/A
Almost exactly 5 months from application to approval. Awaiting passport now.Elster wrote: ↑Sat Jul 15, 2017 11:41 amEligibility criteria: PR since 2006, married to BC
Language criteria met: Life in the UK test + UK degrees
Nationality: EEA
Method of application: NCS, JCAP
Date of application: 5/4/17
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 18/4/17
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 18/4/17
Biometrics done: 22/4/17
Online Status: Awaiting a decision updated 25/5/17
Online Status changed to "Decided": 24/08/17 (decision 22/8/2017. Discrepancy w date of approval on letter not entirely clear)
Date of approval letter: 23/8/17
Approval letter arrived: 4/9/17 (13 days after date of approval)
Date of ceremony: 13/9/17 (private ceremony)
Date applied for passports: 5/4/17
Date passports received:
sansredi wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2017 6:00 pmEligibility criteria: 5 Years Tier 1 Genral + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: UK Masters Degree + LIUK
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: NCS JCAP
Date of application: 24/04/17
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 24/04/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 11/05/17
Date money gone off account: 12/05/17
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 14/05/17
Biometrics done: 20/05/17
Online Status Changed: DECIDED 26.08.17 Updated On 28.08.17
Date of approval: Letter Dated 30.08.17 received 09.09.17
Date of ceremony:13.09.2017
Date applied for passports: 24/4/17
Date passports received:
This forum helped to keep a track on my application. Thank you all
Tgunner wrote: ↑Tue Jul 11, 2017 11:17 amEligibility criteria: EEA family member + 1yr PR
Language criteria met: life in the uk + Trinity B1
Nationality: Non EEA
Method of application: NCS Hull
Date of application: 27/04/2017
Payment method: Credit
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI:
Date of acknowledgement: 15/05/2017
Date money gone off account:
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 13/05/2017
Biometrics done: 17/05/17
Online Status: Awaiting a decision updated 25/05/17
Online Decision: decided 15/09/19 appeared 18/09/19
Date of approval: TBC
Date of ceremony: TBC
Date applied for passports: 27/04/2017
Date passports received:
sansredi wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2017 7:38 pmsansredi wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2017 6:00 pmEligibility criteria: 5 Years Tier 1 Genral + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: UK Masters Degree + LIUK
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: NCS JCAP
Date of application: 24/04/17
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 24/04/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 11/05/17
Date money gone off account: 12/05/17
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 14/05/17
Biometrics done: 20/05/17
Online Status Changed: DECIDED 26.08.17 Updated On 28.08.17
Date of approval: Letter Dated 30.08.17 received 09.09.17
Date of ceremony:13.09.2017
Date applied for passports: 24/4/17
Date passports received:18.09.2017
This forum helped to keep a track on my application. Thank you all
Update: I rang hmpo for the progress of my passport even though I haven’t received my letter as I’m on holiday and they confirmed to me that my ceremony has been approved and it takes 20 working days from the ceremony. So I think that means my application has been approved. I’m over the moon.Tgunner wrote: ↑Mon Sep 18, 2017 11:11 amTgunner wrote: ↑Tue Jul 11, 2017 11:17 amEligibility criteria: EEA family member + 1yr PR
Language criteria met: life in the uk + Trinity B1
Nationality: Non EEA
Method of application: NCS Hull
Date of application: 27/04/2017
Payment method: Credit
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI:
Date of acknowledgement: 15/05/2017
Date money gone off account:
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 13/05/2017
Biometrics done: 17/05/17
Online Status: Awaiting a decision updated 25/05/17
Online Decision: decided 15/09/19 appeared 18/09/19
Date of approval: TBC
Date of ceremony: TBC
Date applied for passports: 27/04/2017
Date passports received:
Eligibility criteria: 8yrs ILR Residenceteamshae wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2017 7:45 pmteamshae wrote: ↑Wed Aug 30, 2017 1:03 pmEligibility criteria: 8yrs ILR Residence
Language criteria met: English Speaking Country
Nationality: Jamaican
Method of application: JCAP Hammersmith and Fulham
Date of application: 12/04/17
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 13/04/17
Date of acknowledgement: 27/4/17
Date money gone off account: 26/4/17
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 27/4/17
Biometrics done: 3/5/17
Date of approval: Pending
Date of ceremony: Pending
Date applied for passports: 12/4/17
Date passports received:
I am hoping to have my application approved soon. Im seeing so much people who applied after me, got their approval.
Today I received an update on UK immigration tracking website showing my application was decided on 5/9/17/. Hopefully this is good news. Now waiting for my letter to arrive
mksrin wrote: ↑Fri Sep 15, 2017 3:15 pmEligibility criteria: 5 Year + 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met: settlement after 2010
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: JOINT NATURALISATION & PASSPORT @ NCS Bathgate
Date of application: 04/04/2017
Payment method: Debit
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 05/04/2017
Date of acknowledgement email: 20/04/2017
Date money gone off account(Naturalisation): 18/04/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 19/04/2017(received on 22/04)
Biometrics done: 22/04/2017
Online tracker changed to decided :07/09/2017 update says decided 04/09/17
Approval letter received : Waiting
Date of approval:Waiting( Not received but UKVI emailed me that they have sent letter on 15th Sep)
Date of ceremony: 20th September (Exception provided to me by my council after showing the email from UKVI and promised them that I will handover the letter after receiving from UKVI)
Date applied for passports: 04/04/2017
Date money gone off account(passport): 24/04/2017
Date passports received:Waiting
bhatti20 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 10, 2017 11:09 amEligibility criteria: 5 years+ 1yr ILR
Language criteria met: LIUK + UK Masters
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 12/04/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI:
Date of acknowledgement: 28/04/2017
Date money gone off account: 28/04/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 27/04/2017
Biometrics done: 03/05/2017
Date of approval: Decided on 4-9-17 "updated last night on 9-9-17"
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 12/04/2017
Date passports received:
ilruk2016 wrote: ↑Sat May 20, 2017 8:44 pmUpdate 20/05/2017
Update 20/09/2017
ilruk2016 wrote:Two applications ( Main applicant & Partner)
Eligibility criteria: 5 Year + 1 Year ILR ( Both)
Language criteria met: Masters ( Main), B1 ( Partner)
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS JCAP Bristol
Date of application:28/04/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: Royal Mail Tracking 03/05/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 18/05/2017
Date money gone off account: Payment has been declined due to security restrictions on my account and HO has requested to fill the payment form, hopefully payment should be processed second time as I have already spoke with my bank.
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 20/05/2017
Biometrics done: 20/05/2017
Date of approval: online update 10/09/2017, letter dated 14/09/2017, received 20/09/2017
Date of ceremony: 12/10/2017
Date applied for passports: 28/04/2017
Date passports received:
pumpkinlu wrote: ↑Tue Sep 12, 2017 7:57 ampumpkinlu wrote: ↑Fri Aug 11, 2017 2:25 pmpumpkinlu wrote:Eligibility criteria: EEA 5 years + 1 year PR
Language criteria met: Life in the UK test + UK Degree
Nationality: EEA
Method of application: NCS Wandsworth
Date of application: 20/04/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 21/04/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 11/05/2017 (email) & 13/05/2017 (letter)
Date money gone off account: application -- 05/05/2017 (card charged) & 08/05/2017 (money taken off account); passport -- 12/05/2017 (card charged)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 13/05/2017
Biometrics done: 15/05/2017
Online status: Decided starting showing on 11/09/2017 (updated on 08/09/2017)
Date of approval: 13/09/2017, letter received 20/09/2017
Date of ceremony: tried to book this morning but wasn't able to as council does not have my details in their system yet
Date applied for passports: 20/04/2017 (JCAP)
Date passports received:
happyste wrote: ↑Fri Sep 01, 2017 10:04 amEligibility criteria: 2004 + Permanent Residence Card
Language criteria met: Life in the UK Test + TRINITY COLLEGE B1
Nationality: ITALIAN
Method of application: JNCPS WALTHAM FOREST
Date of application: 27/04/2017
Payment method: DEBIT CARD
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 02/05/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 13/05/2017 (letter) 18/05/2017 (email)
Date money gone off account: 15/05/2017 (AN Fee) 19/05/2017 (Passport Fee)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 17/05/2017 (letter)
Biometrics done: 22/05/2017 (Charing Cross Post Office)
Date of approval: DECIDED 19/09/2017 APPEARED ONLINE 21/09/2017
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 27/04/2017
Date passports received:
mahasam wrote: ↑Sun Sep 10, 2017 2:03 amEligibility criteria: 7 Years residence + 5 Years PRmahasam wrote: ↑Fri Sep 08, 2017 1:41 pmUPDATEmahasam wrote: ↑Sun Jun 04, 2017 5:08 pmEligibility criteria: 7 Years residence + 5 Years PR
Language criteria met: UK BSc, LITUK
Nationality: EEA
Method of application: Joint naturalisation and passport (NCS)
Date of application: 12/04/2017
Payment method: Credit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 13/04/2017 (tracked, next day courier)
Date of acknowledgement: 28/04/2017 (email)
Date money gone off account: 27/04/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 02/05/2017 (dated 27/04/2017)
Biometrics done: 03/05/2017
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 12/04/2017
Date passports received:
Just received an email from HO confirming that my application was confirmed on 07/09/2017 and I should receive the ceremony invitation within next 7-10 days. Very excited
Eligibility criteria: 7 Years residence + 5 Years PR
Language criteria met: UK BSc, LITUK
Nationality: EEA
Method of application: Joint naturalisation and passport (NCS)
Date of application: 12/04/2017
Payment method: Credit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 13/04/2017 (tracked, next day courier)
Date of acknowledgement: 28/04/2017 (email)
Date money gone off account: 27/04/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 02/05/2017 (dated 27/04/2017)
Biometrics done: 03/05/2017
Online status: Awaiting a decision 25/05
Date of approval: 07/09/2017 (no letter yet, confirmed over the email)
Date of ceremony: No letter yet
Date applied for passports: 12/04/2017
Date passports received:
Language criteria met: UK BSc,MSc, LITUK
Nationality: EEA
Method of application: Joint naturalisation and passport (NCS)
Date of application: 12/04/2017
Payment method: Credit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 13/04/2017 (tracked, next day courier)
Date of acknowledgement: 28/04/2017 (email)
Date money gone off account: 27/04/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 02/05/2017 (dated 27/04/2017)
Biometrics done: 03/05/2017
Online status: DECIDED - 06/09/2017 , updated 10/09/2017
Date of approval: 07/09/2017 (no letter yet, confirmed over the email)
Date of ceremony: No letter yet
Date applied for passports: 12/04/2017
Date passports received:
bustednotch wrote: ↑Tue Sep 12, 2017 11:53 amUpdate:
Eligibility criteria: ILR
Language criteria met: Life in the UK Test + English speaking country
Nationality: Canada
Method of application: NCS + JCAP Islington
Date of application: 20/04/2017
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 20/04/2017 (Tracked by Dx delivery)
Date of acknowledgement: 08/05/2017
Date money gone off account: 02/05/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 05/05/2017
Biometrics done: 16/05/2017
Online status: Online status updated 11/09/2017 Decided 8/09/2017
Email approval: Thanks to rohgoy87, I emailed on 20/09 enquiring on the decision that's been made and had a reply on 21/09 stating that my case has been approved and an approval letter was sent to me yesterday. Woohoo!!
Date of approval: Waiting
Date of ceremony: Waiting
Date applied for passports: 20/04/2017
Date passports received: Waiting
UPDATE 2ac2107 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2017 10:55 amUPDATE 1ac2107 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 30, 2017 1:15 pmEligibility criteria: 10 yr long Residence + 2 yr ILR
Language criteria met: Degrees in UK
Nationality: Chinese
Method of application: NCS Brent
Date of application: 20/04/17
Payment method: Cheque
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: Not known
Date of acknowledgement: 5/5/17
Date money gone off account: 10/5/17
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 06/05/17
Biometrics done: 10/5/17
Online checker: DECIDED, updated 08/09/17 (checked 10/09/2017)
Date of approval: 13/09/2017
Date of approval letter: sent on 18/09/2017 (according to HO email reply), received on 20/09/2017
Date of ceremony:02/10/2017
Date applied for passports: 20/4/17
Date passports received: Pending
I wish the wait will be over soon.
Tgunner wrote: ↑Mon Sep 18, 2017 11:11 amTgunner wrote: ↑Tue Jul 11, 2017 11:17 amEligibility criteria: EEA family member + 1yr PR
Language criteria met: life in the uk + Trinity B1
Nationality: Non EEA
Method of application: NCS Hull
Date of application: 27/04/2017
Payment method: Credit
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI:
Date of acknowledgement: 15/05/2017
Date money gone off account:
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 13/05/2017
Biometrics done: 17/05/17
Online Status: Awaiting a decision updated 25/05/17
Online Decision: decided 15/09/17 appeared 18/09/17
Date of approval: 15/09/17
Date of ceremony: 04/10/2017
Date applied for passports: 27/04/2017
Date passports received: