December 2015 Naturalization Application TIMELINE ONLY

[Tier 4]

UPDATE

Eligibility criteria: ILR (Long Residence 10 years) + 1 Year
Language criteria met: IELTS
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 8 December 2015
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 4 JAN 2016
Date money gone off account: 4 JAN 2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 7 JAN 2016
Biometrics done: 7 JAN 2016
Date of approval: 13 Feb (letter received 20 Feb )
Date of ceremony: 30 March
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

[wpongal]

UPDATED

Eligibility criteria: Tier1 (5 years) + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: During Tier1 and ILR
Nationality:Indian
Method of application:NCS
Date of application:07/12/15
Payment method:CC
Date of receipt by UKBA:09/12/15
Date of acknowledgement:N/A
Date money gone off account:07/01/16
Date of letter requesting biometrics:08/01/16
Biometrics done:09/01/16
Date of approval:22/02/16
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

[Stoli]

no The Letter yet, just updating the intermediary stuff... very jealous of all successes, but also happy for you guys!! Is it true I have to sit tight till June-July because of my situation? (EEA pr route)

Eligibility criteria: EEA family member (non-EU spouse of) 5 yrs residency + 1,5 yrs PR
Language criteria met: B1 (with merit )
Method of application: Hammersmith NCS
Date of application: 16/12/2015
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: supposedly 18/12/2015
Date of acknowledgement: 12/01/2016
Date money gone off account: 12/01/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 12/01/2016
Biometrics done: 22/01/2016
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

[peepers]

UPDATE:

Eligibility criteria: 3 years spouse of BC
Language criteria met: IELTS +LIUK
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 30/12/2015
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 31/12/2015 (Royal mail tracking acknowledgement)
Date of acknowledgement: 19/01/2016 (Letter dated 17/01/2016)
Date money gone out of account: 18/01/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 19/01/2016 (Letter Dated 17/01/2016)
Biometrics done:19/01/2016
Date of approval: 2/03/16 (Letter Dated 22/2/16)
Date of ceremony:12/4/16
Date applied for passports:Waiting
Date passports received:Waiting

[szj]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years (Tier 1) + 1year ILR
Language criteria met: IELTS & LIUK Test
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS Brent (Naturalisation + Passport)
Date of application: 17/12/2015 (DX Delivery)
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 18/12/2015
Date of acknowledgement: 24/12/2015
Date money gone off account: 24/12/2015
Date of letter requesting biometrics:02/01/2016
Biometrics done:04/01/2016
Date of approval:30/01/2016 (received letter on 14/02/2016 as I was away)
Date of ceremony:17/02/2016 (private ceremony)
Date applied for passports:17/12/2015
Date passports received: SMS received 03/03/2016 (Passport Dispatched)

[odnok]

UPDATE
Egibility criteria: ILR+1Y
Language criteria met: English test + Life in the UK
Nationality: Ukraine
Method of application: NCS Kingston
Date of application: 08/12/2015
Payment method: debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 09/12/2015
Date of acknowledgement:04/01/2016
Date money gone off account:05/01/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics:04/01/2016
Biometrics done:09/01/2016
Date of approval: 23/02/2016 (letter received 02/03/2016)
Date of ceremony: 06/04/2016
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

[szj]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years (Tier 1) + 1year ILR
Language criteria met: IELTS & LIUK Test
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS Brent (Naturalisation + Passport)
Date of application: 17/12/2015 (DX Delivery)
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 18/12/2015
Date of acknowledgement: 24/12/2015
Date money gone off account: 24/12/2015
Date of letter requesting biometrics:02/01/2016
Biometrics done:04/01/2016
Date of approval:30/01/2016 (received letter on 14/02/2016 as I was away)
Date of ceremony:17/02/2016 (private ceremony)
Date applied for passports:17/12/2015
Date passports received: SMS received 03/03/2016 (Passport Dispatched) - Received on 04/03/2016

[chiragsdedhia]

Eligibility criteria: ILR(5 year Tier 1)
Language criteria met: MSc Degree
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 16/12/2015
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 18/12/2015 (Royal Mail Delivery Receipt)
Date of acknowledgement email: 13/01/2016
Date of acknowledgement: 16/01/2016
Date money gone off account: 12/01/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 16/01/2016
Biometrics done: 18/01/2016
Date of approval: 09/03/2016(Letter date 04/03/2016
Date of ceremony: Most probably 15/03/2016. Waiting for council response
Date applied for passports: Most probably 15/03/2016

Best of luck to everyone!

Date passports received: Waiting

[beignets]

Eligibility criteria: 1 year ILR (Married to BC)
Nationality: USA
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 12/12/2015
Payment method: Credit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 15/12/2015 (signed for)
Date of acknowledgement: 11/01/2016 (dated 07/01/2016)
Date money gone off account: 07/01/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 11/01/2016 (dated 07/01/2016)
Biometrics done: 12/01/2016
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

We got a letter saying the supporting documents had been returned "for your convenience". Has anyone else had this? It was received on 29th Feb, does that mean we should hear something soon?

[SAORI1318]

Egibility criteria: 5 years PR (married to BC)
Language criteria met: English test + Life in the UK
Nationality: Peruvian
Method of application: NCS Luton
Date of application: 15/12/15
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 17/12/15
Date of acknowledgement: 09/1/16 (arrived 13/1/16)
Date money gone off account: 11/1/16
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 09/1/16 (arrived 13/1/16)
Biometrics done: 15/1/16
Date of approval: 9/03/16 (letter dated 5/3/16) Invitation for ceremony has not arrive yet.
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

[chiragsdedhia]

Eligibility criteria: ILR(5 year Tier 1)
Language criteria met: MSc Degree
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 16/12/2015
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 18/12/2015 (Royal Mail Delivery Receipt)
Date of acknowledgement email: 13/01/2016
Date of acknowledgement: 16/01/2016
Date money gone off account: 12/01/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 16/01/2016
Biometrics done: 18/01/2016
Date of approval: 09/03/2016(Letter date 05/03/2016)
Date of ceremony: 10/03/2016 (Private)
Date applied for passports: 10/03/2016

Thanks everyone for sharing information on this forum. This forum has been very helpful and informative for many years in obtaining various visas, ILR and now citizenship. Best of luck to everyone!

[zaheeruk]

Update

Eligibility criteria: ILR(5 year Tier 2)
Language criteria met: Trinity exam
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 15/12/2015
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 17/12/2015
Date of acknowledgement: 16-01-2016(email)
Date money gone off account:16-01-2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 14-01-2016 dated 11-01-2016
Biometrics done: 19-01-2016
Date of approval: 10-03-2016(dated 26th Feb 2016)
Date of ceremony: 13-04-2016
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

[mrjsg]

Eligibility criteria : 5 Yrs Tier-1 (General) + 1 yr ILR
Language criteria: Life in the UK + UK Masters Degree
Method of application :NCS Hamilton Glasgow
Payment method : Debit Card
Date of application :18/12/2015
Date send to UKBA: 21/12/2015
Date of receipt by UKBA :14/01/2016
Date of debit of fees: 14/01/2016
Date of receipt of acknowledgement by email: 15/01/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics : 16/01/2016
Date of biometrics done : 18/01/2016
Date of approval letter : 11/03/2016

[melginsie]

Eligibility criteria: Ancestral + 1 year ILR (PR)
Language criteria met: LIUK + SELTS
Nationality: South African
Method of application: NCS Southend
Date of application: 14/12/15
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 15/12/15
Date of acknowledgement: 11/1/16 (dated 8/1/16)
Date money gone off account: 11/1/16
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 11/1/16 (dated 8/1/16)
Biometrics done: 11/1/16
Date of approval: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting
Date applied for passports: n/a
Date passports received: n/a

The waiting is frustrating

[UKBALoveStory]

**** UPDATE *****
Eligibility criteria: 5 Years(tier 1) + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: Expired IELTS (Same certificate which was submitted at the time of Initial Tier 1 leave to enter and ILR)+LIUK
Method of application: NCS Luton
Date of application: 22/12/2015
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 24/12/2015
Date of acknowledgement:18/01/2016 - email
Date money gone off account:14/01/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 19/01/2016
Biometrics done:19/01/2016
Date of approval:12/03/2016 (dated 07/03/2016)
Date of ceremony:23/03/2016
Date applied for passports:Waiting
Date passports received:Waiting

[SAMIAYousafzai]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years plus one year ILR
Language criteria met: UK Degree
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: NCS Bracknell
Date of application: 26 Dec 2016
Payment method: direct debit
Date of receipt by UKBA: 27/12/15
Date of acknowledgement: 01.01.2016
Date money gone off account: 10/01/16
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 15/01/16
Biometrics done:17/01/16
Date of approval: 25/02/16
Date of ceremony:17/3/16
Date applied for passports: Later on
Date passports received:

I shall like to share with all applicants that the decision was taken on 25/02/16 but i received the letter of approval after 16 days. When i inquired i was told that the HO have to inform couple of other departments and hence the delay occurred. Hence everyone here just relax, one more thing i wanted to share WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT. That if you have availed more leave (more than 400 days in past 10 years like i was a very frequent traveller and i had about seven passports including the current one, prepare an excel sheet or a table in word format and interlink your each "EXIT" AND "ENTRY" on each page with reference to each passport and attach your leave record as an appendix to you APPLICATION form. This page will make THE LIFE EASY of your case worker.
if you need any help, you can ask me, but the jist is make your application too simple and clear. You do not need to attach any extra paper but if you have any of the (current) CRB, please do also attach it. There is no harm, it shall reflect on your application that your record is well and maintained at the UK Data base.

[CR001]

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[desirascal]

Application Timeline UPDATE
Eligibility criteria: 5 year Ancestry visa + 1 year ILR
Method of application: NCS (Bromley)
Date of application: 15 December 2015
Date of receipt by UKBA: waiting (not sure how to confirm this)
Date of debit of fees: 09 January 2016 (Credit card)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 13 January 2016 (letter dated 09 January 2016)
Date of biometrics request: 13 January 2016 (letter dated 09 January 2016)
Biometrics done: 14 January 2016
Date of receipt of approval: 11 March 2016 (letter dated 26 February 2016)
Date of Ceremony: 12 April 2016

All done in 4 months, taking into account the holiday period in December, the 2 weeks between the date of approval letter and receipt, and the 1 month wait for the ceremony.

[ashwini_k]

UPDATE

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years (Tier 1) + 1year ILR
Language criteria met: MS(USA) & LIUK Test
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS Dudley
Date of application: 22/12/2015
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA:
Date of acknowledgement: 16/01/2016 (Dated: 14/01/2016)
Date money gone off account: 14/01/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics:16/01/2016 (Dated: 14/01/2016)
Biometrics done: 18/01/2016
Date of approval: 16/03/2015 (Dated: 23/02/2016)
Date of ceremony: Waiting

[zzzindagi]

Applicants who are still waiting for their approvals.

User Name ....... Applied on


Shace26 ....... 01/12
Planet299 ....... 02/12
Tier1question ....... 03/12
Suzuka23 ....... 03/12
Matkrik ........ 07/12
12Years ........ 07/12
Auro ........ 09/12
Anniecc ........ 11/12
Beignets ........ 12/12
Melginsie ........ 14/12
Khan10 ........ 15/12
zzzindagi ........ 15/12
Stoli ........ 16/12
flashingmoon ........ 16/12
Eternamdeamer ........ 16/12
Vsmeruga ........ 17/12
KKuk ......... 17/12

[CR001]

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[shace26]

UPDATE

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years(tier 1) + 1.5 year ILR
Language criteria met: MBA UK + Life in UK
Nationality: Sri Lankan
Method of application: NCS Hatfield
Date of application: 01/12/2015
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 02/12/2015
Date of acknowledgement:22/12/2015
Date money gone off account: 24/12/2015
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 24/12/2015
Biometrics done: 24/12/2015
Date of approval: 21/03/2016
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

[zzzindagi]

Applicants who are still waiting for their approvals.

User Name ....... Applied on


Shace26 ....... 01/12 Rec. 21/03
Planet299 ....... 02/12 Rec. 31/03
Tier1question ....... 03/12
Suzuka23 ....... 03/12
Matkrik ........ 07/12
12Years ........ 07/12
Auro ........ 09/12
Anniecc ........ 11/12
Beignets ........ 12/12
Melginsie ........ 14/12
Khan10 ........ 15/12
zzzindagi ........ 15/12
Stoli ........ 16/12
flashingmoon ........ 16/12
Eternamdeamer ........ 16/12
Vsmeruga ........ 17/12
KKuk ......... 17/12

[suzuka23]

UPDATE

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 2 + 1.5 years ILR
Language criteria met: Life in the UK test+ PhD
Nationality: Algerian
Method of application: NCS Leeds
Date of application: 03/12/2015
Payment method: Credi Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 04/12/2015
Date of acknowledgement:
Date money gone off account: 11/01/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 07/01/2016
Biometrics done: 18/01/2016 Received letter late as sent to old address even though I let them know I moved house
Date of approval: 24/03/2016 (Received 02/04/2016)
Date of ceremony: Waiting
Date applied for passports: Waiting
Date passports received:

Good luck to all! Thanks for the support and guidance during the wait

[kkuk]

kkuk wrote:
Update

Eligibility criteria: PR Card- Non EEA
Language criteria met: Trinity
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 17/12/2015
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA:21/12/15
Date of acknowledgement: 15/01/16 by email, 16/01/16 by letter
Date money gone off account: 14/01/16
Date of letter requesting biometrics:16/01/2016 dated 14/01
Biometrics done: 18/01/2016
Date of approval: 02/04/2016 dated 29/03/2016
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received: