*** FINAL UPDATE *** Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year Language criteria met: LIUK + CEFR B1 Method of application: JCAP Date of application: 09/09/16 Payment method: credit card Date of receipt by UKBA: 12/09/16 (Royal mail tracking) Date of acknowledgement: 22/09/2016 (email), 23/09/2016 (le...

*** APPROVAL UPDATE *** Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year Language criteria met: LIUK + CEFR B1 Method of application: JCAP Date of application: 09/09/16 Payment method: credit card Date of receipt by UKBA: 12/09/16 (Royal mail tracking) Date of acknowledgement: 22/09/2016 (email), 23/09/2016 (...

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year Language criteria met: LIUK + CEFR B1 Method of application: JCAP Date of application: 09/09/16 Payment method: credit card Date of receipt by UKBA: 12/09/16 (Royal mail tracking) Date of acknowledgement: 22/09/2016 (email), 23/09/2016 (letter) Date money gone ...

*** FINAL UPDATE *** Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year Language criteria met: LIUK + CEFR B1 Method of application: NCS / JCAP Date of application: 12/04/2016 Payment method: credit card Date of receipt by UKBA: 13/04/2016 (Royal mail tracking) Date of acknowledgement: 06/05/2016 (e-mail), 07/...

*** UPDATE - Approval *** Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year Language criteria met: LIUK + CEFR B1 Method of application: NCS / JCAP Date of application: 12/04/16 Payment method: credit card Date of receipt by UKBA: 13/04/16 (Royal mail tracking) Date of acknowledgement: 06/05/2016 (e-mail), 07/...

Good news! - another application from late March-16 (29/03/2016) which have just been approved - user "longhorn".

Looks like they are cleaning up the huge backlog of applications received just before the fee increase in mid-March...

*** UPDATE - Passport fee deducted Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year Language criteria met: LIUK + CEFR B1 Method of application: NCS / JCAP Date of application: 12/04/2016 Payment method: credit card Date of receipt by UKBA: 13/04/2016 (Royal mail tracking) Date of acknowledgement: 06/05/2016 ...

*** UPDATE - Acknowledgement letter + Biometrics Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year Language criteria met: LIUK + CEFR B1 Method of application: NCS / JCAP Date of application: 12/04/16 Payment method: credit card Date of receipt by UKBA: 13/04/16 (Royal mail tracking) Date of acknowledgement: 0...

*** UPDATE *** Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year Language criteria met: LIUK + CEFR B1 Method of application: JCAP Date of application: 12/04/16 Payment method: credit card Date of receipt by UKBA: 13/04/16 (Royal mail tracking) Date of acknowledgement: 06/05/2016 (e-mail) Date money gone off a...

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year Language criteria met: LIUK + CEFR B1 Method of application: JCAP Date of application: 12/04/16 Payment method: credit card Date of receipt by UKBA: 13/04/16 (Royal mail tracking) Date of acknowledgement: waiting Date money gone off account: 05/05/2016 Date of ...