Received my approval letter yesterday - applied on 25th July... :-) Eligibility criteria : 5 year WP + 1 year ILR Method of application : NCS Date of application : 25/07/13 Date of receipt by UKBA : Perhaps next day (26/07/2013) Date of acknowledgement : 02/08/2013 Date of debit of fees : 31/07/2013...