June 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

[Lukola]

Eligibility criteria: EU family member (5 years + 1 year)
Language criteria met: life in uk test and english test
Nationality: Non EU
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 13 June 2017
Payment method: Direct debit
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 14 June 2017
Date of acknowledgement: 22 June 2017
Date money gone off account: 23 June 2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 26 June 2017
Biometrics done: 26 June 2017
Date of approval: 05 December 2017
Date of ceremony: 21 December 2017
Date applied for passports: 13 June 2017
Date passports received:

Update

[nsunrav]

#Final Update

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier2 + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: NARIC certificate of Foreign degree
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS Hertforshire Council (JCAP)
Date of application: 01/06/2017
Payment method: debit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 2nd june 2017
Date of acknowledgement: 13/06/2017
Date money gone off account: 14 Jun 2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 15/06/17
Biometrics done:20/06/17
Date of approval: AWAITING DECISION SINCE 15/06/2017
DECIDED: online date 16/10/17 appeared 18/10
Received joint approval +ceremony invite letter 27/10/17
Date of ceremony: 14/12/17 (Private)
Date applied for passports: 01/06/17
Date money gone off account:14/06/17
Date passports received: 20/12/17 (No texts from Dx or HMPO ..Dx just delivered the passport at 8:30 in the morning)

I wish all current and future applicants the best of luck.

[aimu123]

Final update

Eligibility criteria: ILR +2years
Language criteria met: uk masters +life in uk
Nationality:Indian
Method of application: NCS. Hounslow (JCAP)
Date of application:26/06/2017
Payment method:debit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI:27/06/2017
Date of acknowledgement:03/07/2017
Date money gone off account:03/07/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics:03/07/2017
Letter received by 06/07/2017
Biometrics done: 06/07/2017
Date decided : 06/12/2017. Saw it on 08/12/2017
Date of approval:08/12/2017( received via email
Date of ceremony: 16/12/2017 private
Date applied for passports:26/06/2017
Money gone off account: 05/07/2017
Date passports received: 20/12/2017


Thanks to god
Good luck to everyone waiting.
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[joe_c_london]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 2 + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: National of a majority English speaking country
Nationality: Canada
Method of application: NCS Barking and Dagenham (JCAP)
Date of application: 23/06/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKVI: 27/06/2017
Date money gone off account: 03/07/2017 for UKVI, 10/07/2017 for passport
Date of acknowledgement: 06/07/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 05/07/2017
Biometrics done: 11/07/2017
Date of approval: DECIDED online 23/11/2017, letter dated 28/11/2017
Date of ceremony: 09/01/2018
Date applied for passport: 23/06/2017 (JCAP)
Date passport received: waiting...

[Arshsam]

Final Update...

Eligibility criteria: 05 Years + 2 Years P.R
Language criteria met: UK Degree
Nationality: Non-EEA
Method of application: NCS - JCAP
Date of application: 12/06/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 13/06/2017
Date money gone off account: 20/06/2017
Date of acknowledgment: 23/06/2017 by Email
Date of letter requesting biometrics: Received on 26/03/2017
Biometrics done: 28/06/2017
Status: Decided
Date of approval: 17th November 2017
Letter Received: 24th November 2017
Date of ceremony: 14th December 2017
Date applied for passports: 12/06/2017
Date money gone off account: 28/06/2017
Date passports received: 22/12/2017

Good luck Everyone...

Thanks to Almighty Allah

[resolute]

Eligibility criteria: Spouse of BC
Language criteria met: IELTS SELT
Nationality: Filipino
Method of application: NCS Salford
Date of application: 21 June 2017
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 23 June 2017
Date of acknowledgement: 29 June 2017 by email; 28 June 2017 by letter (received 5 July)
Date money gone off account: 30 June 2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 28 June 2017
Biometrics done: 1 July 2017
Date of approval: 24 November 2017 by letter (received 30 November); online status 'Decided' from 25 November 2017
Date of ceremony: 19 December 2017 (public ceremony)
Date applied for passports: Joint NCS application (21 June 2017)
Date passports received: 2 January 2018

The end of a long journey! Thanks to everyone on this forum for the fantastic info and advice, and best wishes to all still awaiting a decision.

[edmokeski]

#FinalUpdate

Eligibility criteria: BC Spouse + 4yrs ILR
Language criteria met: Native of an English-speaking country
Nationality: USA
Method of application: LBHF NCS
Date of application: 13/06/17
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI:
Date of acknowledgement: 23/06/17 (e-mail)
Date money gone off account: 22/06/17 (BC), 27/06/17 (Passport)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 22/06/17
Biometrics done: 01/07/17 (Post Office)
Date of approval: Online status changed to Decided, seen 31st Oct (not clear when it was updated). Letter arrived 02-11-2017 dated 26-10-17. ACCEPTED!
Date of ceremony:21/12/17 (I put it off a few weeks for work reasons.)
BRP cut up and returned: 20/12/17 (RM Special Delivery)
BRP received by HO (Bristol): 21/12/17
Date applied for passports: 13/06/17 (JCAP)
Date passports received:03/01/18 (No contact from courier, it just turned up.)

Done and dusted! It's been a long journey, and now a tremendous relief to know it's sorted and over for good. Thanks to all mods and posters in the forums for being so helpful!

Important timeline facts:
Application -> Online decision: ~4.5 months (20 weeks, exactly)
Decision -> Letter: <1 week
Ceremony -> Passport: 13 days (but only 7 business days, due to bank holidays)

#MicDrop

[Saulsaul]

Eligibility criteria: long residence leave to remain.
Language criteria met: Trinity London B1
Nationality: Iraqi
Method of application: 29/06/2017
Date of application: NCS
Payment method: Visa debt
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 30/06/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 06/07/2017
Date money gone off account: 07/07/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 06/07/2017
Biometrics done: 10/07/2017
Date of online statues changed to decided is : 10/11/2017.
Date of approval 12/11/2017 and letter received on the 24/11/2017.
Date of ceremony: Booked for 19/12/2017.
Date applied for passports: 29/06/2017
Date passport money gone off account 11/07/2017
Date passports received: 10/01/2018?

Finally my journey has ended. I would like to say thank you for admin of this great forum they have been very helpful and I will visit again in future for info if anything else needed.

My journey were horrible with the home office, I believe my case worker were one of the sad person who could never bothered to make decisions, he puts me in troubles many times, there are some stuff in home office very very useless and Trey treat case and people different which is Shame. Anyway I hope no-one been through what I have been through . But always remember nothing is permanent in this world , not even our troubles. Charlie Chaplin .
Good luck everyone.

[joe_c_london]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 2 + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: National of a majority English speaking country
Nationality: Canada
Method of application: NCS Barking and Dagenham (JCAP)
Date of application: 23/06/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKVI: 27/06/2017
Date money gone off account: 03/07/2017 for UKVI, 10/07/2017 for passport
Date of acknowledgement: 06/07/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 05/07/2017
Biometrics done: 11/07/2017
Date of approval: DECIDED online 23/11/2017, letter dated 28/11/2017
Date of ceremony: 09/01/2018
Date applied for passport: 23/06/2017 (JCAP)
Date passport sent (according to SMS message): 12/01/2018
Date passport received: 17/01/2018

[Scotkaz]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years Tier 1 + 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met: UK Degree
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Aberdeen NCS + JCAP
Date of application: 15/06/2017
Payment method: Cheque
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 19/06/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 26/07/2017 (by email)
Date money gone off account: 29/06/2017 (for the AN application)
Date of letter requesting biometrics received: 29/06/2017
Biometrics done: 01/07/2017
Date of prolongation letter from the Home office: 14/11/2017
Dates of complaints by email and telephone calls: from 15/12/2017 to 06/02/2018
Date of formal written complaint posted: 08/02/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 05/02/2018
Email from Home Office confirming the approval:12/02/2018
Date of approval letter received: 16/02/2018
Date of ceremony: waiting
Date applied for passports: 15/06/2017
Date passport application fee gone off account: 05/07/2017
Date passports received: waiting

Eight months waiting just for the approval - bloody hell. I read somewhere the worst case was waiting for 23 months.

[Scotkaz]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years Tier 1 + 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met: UK Degree
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Aberdeen NCS + JCAP
Date of application: 15/06/2017
Payment method: Cheque
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 19/06/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 26/07/2017 (by email)
Date money gone off account: 29/06/2017 (for the AN application)
Date of letter requesting biometrics received: 29/06/2017
Biometrics done: 01/07/2017
Date of prolongation letter from the Home office: 14/11/2017
Dates of complaints by email and telephone calls: from 15/12/2017 to 06/02/2018
Date of formal written complaint posted: 08/02/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 05/02/2018
Email from Home Office confirming the approval:12/02/2018
Date of approval letter received: 16/02/2018
Date of ceremony: 19/03/2018
Date applied for passports: 15/06/2017
Date passport application fee gone off account: 05/07/2017
Date passports received: waiting

[Scotkaz]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years Tier 1 + 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met: UK Degree
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Aberdeen NCS + JCAP
Date of application: 15/06/2017
Payment method: Cheque
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 19/06/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 26/07/2017 (by email)
Date money gone off account: 29/06/2017 (for the AN application)
Date of letter requesting biometrics received: 29/06/2017
Biometrics done: 01/07/2017
Date of prolongation letter from the Home office: 14/11/2017
Dates of complaints by email and telephone calls: from 15/12/2017 to 06/02/2018
Date of formal written complaint posted: 08/02/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 05/02/2018
Email from Home Office confirming the approval:12/02/2018
Date of approval letter received: 16/02/2018
Date of ceremony: 19/03/2018
Date applied for passports: 15/06/2017
Date passport application fee gone off account: 05/07/2017
Date passports received: 24/03/2018

Saga's ended