UPDATE
eligibility criteria: 11years continuous res+ 1yr ILR
Language criteria met: Life in the UK test
Nationality: Zimbabwean
Method of application: Royal Mail recorded
Date of application:07/04/2016
Payment method:credit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 11/04/2016
Date of acknowledgement: email 05/05/2016 letter 06/05/2016
Date money gone off account: 03/05/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 06/05/2016
Biometrics done: 07/05/2016
Request for additional documents: 20/07/2016 letter dated15/07/2016
Documents sent: 21/07/2016 recorded delivery
Date of approval: 29/07/2016 (letter dated 27/07/2016
Ceremony letter: 08/08/2016 (letter dated 28/07/2016)
Date of ceremony:31/08/2016
Date applied for passports:waiting
Date passports received:waiting