[
UPDATE]Eligibility criteria: ILR 10 years
Language criteria met: UK Degree and Life in the UK
Method of application: Postal Special Delivery
Date of application: 11/01/2015
Date of receipt by UKBA: 12/01/2015 (Checked with Post office online tracker)
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 20/01/2015
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgment Post: Received 20/01/2015
Date approval received:
30/01/2015 (But there is a lot more after receipt of this approval letter).
Now has to attend the Ceremony at local council.
Then will need to apply for British passport (TAT approx. 3 moths on top of the above).
If anyone has been through this process, please share.
Finally thanks for giving us this post line.