October 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

[edmorex007]

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Eligibility criteria: 5 years EEA + 1 year PR
Language criteria met: Life in the UK + IELTS B1
Nationality: Belgium
Method of application: NCS (JCAP) Uxbridge
Date of application: 23/10/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 25/10/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 01/11/2017
Date money gone off account: 31/10/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: received 03/11/2017, dated 31/10/2017
Biometrics done: 10/11/2017
Date of approval: 28/12/2017 (Approval letter recieved on 08/01/2018)
Date of ceremony: 16/01/2018 ( Private )
Date applied for passports: 23/10/2017
Date passports received: 23/01/2018

[balaach]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1 + 4 years ILR
Language criteria met: Trinity College
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: NCS (JCAP) Brent
Date of application: 09/10/2017
Payment method: Credit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 10/10/2017 (ETA given by NCS)
Date of acknowledgement: 16/10/2017
Date money gone off account: 14/10/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 18/10/2017
Biometrics done: 21/10/2017
Date of approval: Letter dated 20/12/2017 received 08/01/2018
Date of ceremony: 12/01/2018 (Private)
Date applied for passports: 09/10/2017
Date passports received: 23/01/2018

Slight complication to my case was that I spent 478 days outside the UK (almost all work-related travel) during the 5-year qualifying period.
BIG thanks to all those on this forum who directly or indirectly helped me, particularly the moderators. Much appreciated!

[demis1981]

Eligibility criteria: PR + 6 years
Language criteria met: UK Degree and UK MSc
Nationality: EEA Greek
Method of application: NCS Ealing council
Date of application: 30/10/2017
Payment method: Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 31/10/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 7/11/2017
Date money gone off account:3/11/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 7/11/2017
Biometrics done: 14/11/2017
Online status. Never worked for me and then website was down
Date of approval: 17/01/2018 (Letter received on 27/01/2018)
Date of ceremony:TBC
Date applied for passports: TBC
Date passports received:TBC

After a long and stressful period of gathering evidence and paperwork. My adventure with the BC is over now. I would love to thank all you guys for sharing your information on this website. It helped a lot during this journey. I wish you all good luck.

[AH2500]

Eligibility criteria: Family memeber of EU/EEA national (5 years + 1 year PR)
Language criteria met: English Grade 5 CEFR Level B1English
Nationality: non-EU/EEA
Method of application:NCS (JCPA) Merton
Date of application: 23-Oct-2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 24-Oct-2017
Date of acknowledgement: email 1-Nov-2017, letter received 4-Nov-2017 dated 31-Oct-2017
Date money gone off account: 31-Oct-2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: Letter dated 31-Oct-2017, received 6-Nov-2017
Biometrics done: 11-Nov-2017
Date of approval: 28-Dec-2017, letter received 5-Jan-2018
Date of ceremony: 26-Jan-2018
Date applied for passports: 23-Oct-2017
Date passports received: waiting...
Date passport money gone off account: 4-Nov-2017

[RobinCzWa]

Eligibility criteria: 7 years,
Language criteria met: IELTS B1 Speaking and Listening + LiUK
Nationality: EEA Polish
Method of application: Post
Date of application: 19/10/17
Payment method: Credit Card.
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 20/10/17
Date of acknowledgement (email): 31/10/2017
Date of acknowledgement letter : Dated: 30/10/2017, Received: 02/11/2017.
Date money gone off account: 30/10/17
Date of letter requesting biometrics: Dated : 30/10/2017 , Received: 02/11/2017 .
Biometrics done: 02/11/2017 .
Online Application Status: not recognised until 30/11
1) Awaiting Decision -
2) Decided - 30/11/2017 .
3) Updated Online - .

Date of approval: .
Letter of Approval: 1/12/2017 (Dated- 29/11/2017)
Letter of Ceremony: 8/12/2017 (Dated - 4/12/2017)
Date of ceremony: 9/1/2018.
Date applied for passport: 11/01/2018
Date passport received: 23/01/2018

So, it looks that it's the end of my naturalisation story. Good Luck for everybody who still waiting for decisions.

[sarizvi2k]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years + 1 year PR
Language criteria met: Life in the UK + MSc
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: NCS (JCAP) Bedworth-Warwickshire
Date of application: 31/10/2017
Payment method: Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 03/11/2017
Date of acknowledgement:
Date money gone off account: 05/11/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 08/11/2017
Biometrics done: 09/11/2107
Date of approval: 19/01/2018
Date of ceremony: 07/02/2018
Date applied for passports: 31/10/2017
Date passports received:

[Bilal A Qureshi]

Hi, can you tell me how you enter your information on this board? I am registered but have no clue how to enter my information. Thanks

[CR001]

Hi, can you tell me how you enter your information on this board? I am registered but have no clue how to enter my information. Thanks

Copy the timline format from page one of the topic or any above, click on 'post reply', enter your details (take out other members details if copying a post above, if you are an October applicant and click submit.

Or click on the inverted commas in a post above yours, top right of post, hover over it will say 'quote', take out other users info and populate with yours and then click submit.

[Bilal A Qureshi]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 (General) + 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met: Life in UK Test + Trinity College Test
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: Council (Enfield)
Date of application: 25 October 2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI:2 November 2017
Date of acknowledgement: 2 November 2017
Date money gone off account: 3 November 2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 2 November 2017
Biometrics done: 8 November 2017
Date of approval: Awaiting
Date of ceremony: Awaiting
Date applied for passports: 25 October 2017
Date passports received: Awaiting

[Buzz]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years EEA + British Spouse
Language criteria met: Life in the UK + IELTS B1
Nationality: Non- EU
Method of application: NCS (JCAP) Enfield
Date of application: 27/10/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 30/10/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 03/11/2017
Date money gone off account: 03/11/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: received 05/11/2017
Biometrics done: 09/11/2017
Additional Informtion requested: 29/12/2017
Date of approval: Letter received 01/02/2018 dated 30/01/2018
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 27/10/2017
Date passports received: TBC

I thank God Almighty and everyone on this forum. i have finally come to an end of my immigration Applications with the HO.

[hokuspokus]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years EEA + 1 year PR
Language criteria met: Life in the UK + IELTS B1
Nationality: Polish
Method of application: NCS (JCAP) Swindon
Date of application: 30/10/2017
Payment method: Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 31/10/2017
Date of acknowledgement:
Date money gone off account: 6/11/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: received 7/11/2017, dated 5/11/2017
Biometrics done: 10/11/2017
Date of approval: 03/01/2018
Date of ceremony: 20/02/2018
Date applied for passports: 30/10/2017
Date of acknowledgement: text message received on 8/11/2017
Date money gone off account: 9/11/2017
Date passports received:

[AH2500]

Eligibility criteria: Family memeber of EU/EEA national (5 years + 1 year PR)
Language criteria met: English Grade 5 CEFR Level B1English
Nationality: non-EU/EEA
Method of application:NCS (JCPA) Merton
Date of application: 23-Oct-2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 24-Oct-2017
Date of acknowledgement: email 1-Nov-2017, letter received 4-Nov-2017 dated 31-Oct-2017
Date money gone off account: 31-Oct-2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: Letter dated 31-Oct-2017, received 6-Nov-2017
Biometrics done: 11-Nov-2017
Date of approval: 28-Dec-2017, letter received 5-Jan-2018
Date of ceremony: 26-Jan-2018 (private ceremony)
Date applied for passports: 23-Oct-2017
Date passports received: 9-Feb-18 (it took 10 working days after the ceremony amazing!)
Date passport money gone off account: 4-Nov-2017

[Ali12345678]

Eligibility criteria: 5yrs + 1yr ILR
Language criteria met: masters from uk
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: joint
Date of application: 9th Oct
Payment method: visa
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI:
Date of acknowledgement: 17-10-17
Date money gone off account:17-10-17
Date of letter requesting biometrics:19-10-17
Biometrics done:10-10-17
Date of approval: letter received 9th Feb 18
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

[neel1810]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years T1 + 1year ILR
Language criteria met: Selected option "I met the knowledge of language and life requirement to qualify for settlement on or after 28th October 2013 " in AN form. No other evidences been submitted apart from degree certificates
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS
Date of application:12.10.2017
Payment method: CARD at NCS
Biometrics done:25/10/2017
Date of approval:09/02/2018
Date of ceremony: End of March
Date applied for passports:12.10.2017
Date passports received: Waiting

[Tea_with_scones]

It has been a stressful journey, but finally I'm done. Never posted about this before so here's my complete timeline.

Eligibility criteria: EEA PR (student/self sufficient) +1 year
Language criteria met: BSc and PhD from UK
Nationality: Romanian
Method of application: NCS (JCAP) Warwick
Date of application: 17 October 2017
Payment method: Bank payment, AN fee slip
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 18 October 2017
Date of acknowledgement: 27 October 2017
Date money gone off account: 26 October 2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 28 October 2017
Biometrics done: 30 October 2017
Date of approval: 10 February 2018, received 17 February 2018 (4 months after application)
Date of ceremony: TBC
Date applied for passports: 17 October 2017 (JCAP)
Date passports received: Soon after ceremony I hope

Many thanks to the members of staff, moderators and good luck to you all people who are still waiting.

[rcsam]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 2(General) + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: UK Bachelor's and MSc degrees
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: JCAP (Newham)
Date of application: 05/10/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI:
Date of acknowledgement: 12/10/2017 (email) and 15/10/2017 (post)
Date money gone off account: 15/10/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 16/10/2017
Biometrics done: 19/10/2017
Date of approval: 6/2/2018 (Confirmed by email). Letter received on 17/2/2018
Date of ceremony: TBD
Date applied for passports: 05/10/2017
Date passports received:

Finally got the approval letter! Took 11 days to be delivered after approval.

[Quiqui1]

Eligibility criteria: 5years + 9 months (mistake during residency application)
Language criteria met: UK Masters
Nationality: Spanish + Latin American
Method of application: post
Date of application: 03-10-2017
Payment method: card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 05-10-2017
Date of acknowledgement: 09-10-17
Date money gone off account:
Date of letter requesting biometrics:16-10-17
Biometrics done:17-10-17
Date of approval: STILL WAITING (
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:03-10-2017
Date passports received:

Our case has 2 issues: my husband had a lot of days out of the UK during the last year due to work commitments and we applied 10 months after we were granted the residency ( we moved to the UK on September 2011 and we were granted the residency in December 2016 -HO mistake- so we sent evidence that we were living here before that)

[rcsam]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 2(General) + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: UK Bachelor's and MSc degrees
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: JCAP (Newham)
Date of application: 05/10/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI:
Date of acknowledgement: 12/10/2017 (email) and 15/10/2017 (post)
Date money gone off account: 15/10/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 16/10/2017
Biometrics done: 19/10/2017
Date of approval: 6/2/2018 (Confirmed by email). Letter received on 17/2/2018
Date of ceremony: 22/02/2018 (Called Greenwich council on 19/02 and managed to get a date the same week!)
Date applied for passports: 05/10/2017
Date passports received:

[gadag]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years T2 + 1year ILR
Language criteria met:NARIC Degree certificate
Nationality:Indian
Method of application:NCS
Date of application:11.10.2017
Payment method:DEBIT CARD at NCS
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI:No tracking number
Date of acknowledgement:
Date money gone off account:
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:23rd Oct 2017
Date of approval:15th Feb 2018.(Received letter on 23rd Feb)
Date of ceremony:TBC - Need to book
Date applied for passports:11.10.2017
Date passports received:TBC

Thank you Every one for support. Specially moderator who have given priceless information when ever requested.

[Quiqui1]

Eligibility criteria: 5years + 9 months (mistake during residency application)
Language criteria met: UK Masters
Nationality: Spanish + Latin American
Method of application: post
Date of application: 03-10-2017
Payment method: card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 05-10-2017
Date of acknowledgement: 09-10-17
Date money gone off account:
Date of letter requesting biometrics:16-10-17
Biometrics done:17-10-17
Date of approval: 23-02-18 FINALLY
Date of ceremony:27-02-18 private
Date applied for passports:03-10-2017
Date passports received:

Our case has 2 issues: my husband had a lot of days out of the UK during the last year due to work commitments and we applied 10 months after we were granted the residency ( we moved to the UK on September 2011 and we were granted the residency in December 2016 -HO mistake- so we sent evidence that we were living here before that)

[mdeterm]

Eligibility criteria: EEA 5 years + 1 year PR
Language criteria met: Trinity College + Life in the UK
Nationality:EEA
Method of application: Private
Date of application:09/10/2017
Payment method:Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: Special delivery by 01:00pm-10/10/2017
Date of acknowledgement: Letter received 21/10/2017, dated 18/10/2017
Date money gone off account:19/10/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics:21/10/2017
Biometrics done:23/10/2017
Date of approval: 20/12/2017 Approval letter received 22/12/2017
Date of ceremony: 05/02/2018
Date applied for passport: 16/02/2018
Date passport received: 26/02/2018

[karwanmahdi]

Eligibility criteria: EEA 5 years+1 year PR
Language criteria met: Trinity College + Life in the UK
Nationality: Dutch
Method of application: NCS
Date of application:18/10/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: Special delivery by 01:00 pm-19/10/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 01/11/2017
Date money gone off account: 31/10/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done: 02/11/2017
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passport: 18/10/2017
Date passport received:

[ariskar]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Residence + 1 year (EEA)PR.
Language criteria met: Trinity College London B1.
Nationality: EEA (NWEURO8)
Method of application: NCS Dagenham
Date of application: 23/10/17
Payment method: Debit Card. Passport paid by postal order.
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 25/10/17
Date of acknowledgement (email): 01/11/17
Date of acknowledgement letter : Dated: 31/10/17, Received: 02/11/17.
Date money gone off account: 31/10/17 For Passport : (paid by postal order - JCAP)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: Dated : 14/11/17, Received: 21/11/17.
First biometric enrollment letter not received by 16/11/2017, emailed nationalitybiometrics@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk on 9/11/2017 - autoresponse promised reply within 10 working days, they replied on 14/11/17 that the first letter was posted on 31/10/17 and that a second letter would be posted on the same day 14/11/17. Second letter: 14/11/17 giving 15 working days deadline, received on 21/11/17
Biometrics done: 01/12/17.
Online Application Status: not available
1) Awaiting Decision - Emails from 20/12/2017 and 06/02/2018 mention case had not been yet decided.
2) Decided - .
3) Updated Online - .
Changed address to different council area (City of Westminster) using online form: 27/12/2017

Date of approval: 19/02/18.
Letter of Approval: 28/02/18.(Dated- 19/02/18)
Letter of Ceremony: .joint approval and ceremony invitation letter
Date of ceremony: not yet arranged - Westminster council.
Date applied for passport: 23/10/2017 (JCAP)
Date HMPO acknowledgment SMS received: 04/11/17
Date passport received:

[hokuspokus]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years EEA + 1 year PR
Language criteria met: Life in the UK + IELTS B1
Nationality: Polish
Method of application: NCS (JCAP) Swindon
Date of application: 30/10/2017
Payment method: Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 31/10/2017
Date of acknowledgement:
Date money gone off account: 6/11/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: received 7/11/2017, dated 5/11/2017
Biometrics done: 10/11/2017
Date of approval: 03/01/2018
Date of ceremony: 20/02/2018
Date applied for passports: 30/10/2017
Date of acknowledgement: text message received on 8/11/2017
Date money gone off account: 9/11/2017
Date passports received: 01/03/2018

Yay!

[Buzz]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years EEA + British Spouse
Language criteria met: Life in the UK + IELTS B1
Nationality: Non- EU
Method of application: NCS (JCAP) Enfield
Date of application: 27/10/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 30/10/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 03/11/2017
Date money gone off account: 03/11/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: received 05/11/2017
Biometrics done: 09/11/2017
Additional Informtion requested: 29/12/2017
Date of approval: Letter received 01/02/2018 dated 30/01/2018
Date of ceremony: 22/02/2018
Date applied for passports: 27/10/2017
Date passports received: 01/03/2018

I thank God Almighty and everyone on this forum. i have finally come to an end of my immigration Applications with the HO.