Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[MMM-MMM]

update: Nearly there


Method of application: Post
Nationality: Egyptian
Date of application: 02/10/2015
Payment method: Credit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 05/10/2015
Date of acknowledgement : 21/10/2015
Date money gone off account: 19/10/2015
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 21/10/15
Biometrics done:28/10/15
Further 3-6 months letter 20/06/16
Date of approval received 02/02/2017 dated 23/01/2017 ( 16 months exactly since I sent it)
Ceremony letter received from local council: 20/02/2017
Date of ceremony :07/03/2017
Passport application:07/03/2017
Passport interview: still waiting
Passport received: still waiting

[VinGam]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years residence PR + 1
Language criteria met: GESE B1
Nationality: Italian
Method of application: NCS Southwark
Date of application: 16/12/2016
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 19/12/2016
Date of acknowledgement: 29/12/2016 (email)
Date money gone off account: 28/12/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: dated 28/12/2016 - Not sure when it arrived. I was on holiday.
Biometrics done: 11/01/2017
Date of approval: 21/02/2017 - Letter received 27/02/2017
Date of ceremony: 06/03/2017
Date applied for passports: 16/12/2016
SMS From HMPO received: 08/03/2017
Date passports received: Waiting

Date application to Biometric = 14 Days (Christmas plus my holidays)
From Biometrics to Approval date = 41 days
From Approval Date to Letter received = 6 days
From Letter received to Ceremony = 7 days
From Ceremony to Passport Received = Waiting

Total till now since Date of Application = 82 days

[MMM-MMM]

update: Nearly there


Method of application: Post
Nationality: Egyptian
Date of application: 02/10/2015
Payment method: Credit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 05/10/2015
Date of acknowledgement : 21/10/2015
Date money gone off account: 19/10/2015
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 21/10/15
Biometrics done:28/10/15
Further 3-6 months letter 20/06/16
Date of approval received 02/02/2017 dated 23/01/2017 ( 16 months exactly since I sent it)
Ceremony letter received from local council: 20/02/2017
Date of ceremony :07/03/2017
Passport application:07/03/2017
Passport SMS acknowledgement: 10/03/2017
Passport interview: still waiting
Passport received: still waiting

[TeWaio]

Final update, good luck to all

Application Timeline

Nationality: New Zealander
Residence Criteria: 10 years long residence + 1 year ILR
Language Criteria: Majority English speaking country
LIUK Test: Passed
Method of Application: NCS (Camden) + JCAP
Payment method: Debit Card

Date of application: 10/11/2016
Date of receipt by Home Office: 15/11/2016 (received email confirmation)
Date of payment collection: 15/11/2016
Date of acknowledgement letter received: 17/11/2016 (dated 14/11/2016)
Date of biometrics letter received: 17/11/2016 (dated 14/11/2016, came with acknowledgement letter)
Date of biometrics submission: 18/11/2016 (Trafalgar Square Post Office)
Date of approval: 17/02/17 (letter dated 03/02/17)
Date of ceremony: 01/03/2017 (public)
Date passport debited: 15/11/2016
Date passport received: 11/03/17 (delivery requires signature)

[julianjc23]

Eligibility criteria: Student+ 5 Years Tier 2+ 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: UK Masters Degree+ IELTS B1
Nationality:Indian
Method of application: NCS (Liverpool)
Date of application:29/12/2016
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI:03/01/2017
Date of acknowledgement:09/01/2017 (Email- 10/01/2017, Letter Received-12/01/2017)
Date money gone off account:09/01/2017 (Passport-10/01/2017)
Date of letter requesting biometrics:09/01/2017 (Received- 12/01/2017)
Biometrics done:13/01/2017
Date of approval: 01/03/2017 (Received- 11/03/2017)
Date of ceremony:26/03/2017 (Received - 11/03/2017)
Date applied for passports:29/12/2016
Date passports received:

[hbf81]

Eligibility criteria: ILR on basis of 10 years long residence + 4 years ILR ( 1 criminal conviction)
Language criteria met: UK Bachelors Degree
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: NCS (Boston)
Date of application:19/01/2017
Payment method: Credit Card which was on wife's name.
Date of acknowledgement:22/01/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics:24/01/2017
Biometrics is done:03/02/2017
Date of approval: 03/03/2017 (Received- 11/03/2017)
Date of ceremony: TBC
Date passports applied: TBC

[Megi]

Application Timeline

Eligibility criteria: 5 years PR + 5 years
Language Criteria: Trinity College B1
Nationality - EEA
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 07/03/2017
Date of receipt by UKVI: 08/03/2017
Date of debit of fees:
Date of acknowledgment issued:
Date of Bio metric letter issued:
Date of receipt of acknowledgment:
Date of biometric letter received:
Date Biometrics enrolled:
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of cermony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application: 07/03/2017 (NCS)
Date Passport received:

[VinGam]

FINAL UPDATE!!!!!

Eligibility criteria: 5 years residence PR + 1
Language criteria met: GESE B1
Nationality: Italian
Method of application: NCS Southwark
Date of application: 16/12/2016
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 19/12/2016
Date of acknowledgement: 29/12/2016 (email)
Date money gone off account: 28/12/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: dated 28/12/2016 - Not sure when it arrived. I was on holiday.
Biometrics done: 11/01/2017
Date of approval: 21/02/2017 - Letter received 27/02/2017
Date of ceremony: 06/03/2017
Date applied for passports: 16/12/2016
SMS From HMPO received: 08/03/2017
Date passports received: 13/03/2017 (Attempted the 10/03/2017 and rescheduled.)

Date application to Biometric = 14 Days (Christmas plus my holidays)
From Biometrics to Approval date = 41 days
From Approval Date to Letter received = 6 days
From Letter received to Ceremony = 7 days
From Ceremony to Passport Received = 7 day (arrived after 4 days but I wasn't at home)

Total till now since Date of Application = 87 days

I would like to say thanks to all the people in this forum who helped me completing this journey.

Thanks to all of you.

[Segunafo70]

Application time line

Eligibility criteria: 5 years eea family + 1 year PR
Language criteria: Trinity college B1
Nationality: Nigeria
Method of application: self post office
Date of application: 04/01/2017
Date of receipt by UKVi:05/01/17
Date of acknowledgement: 11/01/17
Date of debit of fees: 13/01/17
Date of biometric letter: 11/01/17
Date of biometric enrolled: 16/01/2017
Date of approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval letter:
Date of ceremony letter:
Date of ceremony:
Date of passport application:
Date of passport received:

[4HbFr]

Eligibility criteria: permanent residence backdated from 2009, obtained in November 2016
Language criteria met:Life in Uk test (2013) + B1 Trinity (December 2016)
Nationality: French
Method of application: NCS Brent
Date of application: 16/12/2016
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 28/12/2016
Date money gone off account: 29/12/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: dated 28/12/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics received on: 31/12/2016
Date Biometrics done: 31/12/2016
Date of acknowledgement: 05/01/2017 (email)
Date of approval: 23/02/2017
Letter received: : 06/03/2017
Date of ceremony: : 09/03/2017
Date applied for passports: 16/12/2016
Date passports received: 15/03/2017

[mnu991979]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1 General + 1-year ILR
Language criteria met: trinity college B1 Leve 5 + Life in the UK test
Nationality: Indian
Number of applicants: 3 ( 2 adult & 1 child )
Method of application: NCS hammersmith London + JCAP
Date of application: 08/02/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 10/02/2017
Date of acknowledgement email: 14/02/2017
date of acknowledgment post received: 15/02/2017
Date money gone off account: 13/02/2017
received letter on 8/03/17 from home office asking photographs for my daughter i think they lost the photograph so posted on 09/03/17 .
Date of letter requesting biometrics:13/03/17 received on 16/03/17
Biometrics done: 16/03/17
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 08/02/2017
Date passport received:
Date passport money gone off account : 15/02/2017

[gesha79]

Application Timeline

Eligibility criteria: 5 years PR + 5 years (PR card applied and issued on 14/11/2017
Language Criteria: Trinity College B1 (life in the UK test from 2013)
Nationality - EEA
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 03/03/2017 (sent)
Date of receipt by UKVI: 09/03/2017
Date of debit of fees: 16/03/2017 (after initial decline on the first transaction on 09/03/2017)
Date of acknowledgment issued: 08/03/2017
Date of Bio metric letter issued: 09/03/2017
Date of receipt of acknowledgment: 09/03/2017
Date of biometric letter received: 09/03/2017
Date Biometrics enrolled: 11/03/2017
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application:
Date Passport received:

So everything is sent and I am awaiting decision. Will keep update it. Worries about the Life in the UK test that is done in May 2013 and the paper document was torn in two by accident.

[lkdown]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: Approx. 16 years in the UK + Permanent Residency
Language Criteria: Trinity College - Passed the test
Nationality - USA
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 20/12/2016
Date of receipt by UKVI: 21/10/2016
Date of debit of fees: 3/01/2017
Date of acknowledgment issued: 5/01/2017 (email)
Date of Bio metric letter issued: 4/01/2017
Date of receipt of acknowledgment: 7/01/2017
Date of biometric letter received: 07/01/2017;
Date Biometrics enrolled: 9/01/2017
Date on Approval letter: 07/02/2017
Date of receipt of approval: 13/02/2017
Date of receipt of cermony letter: 13/02/2017
Date of Ceremony: 11/04/2017
Date of Passport Application: NA
Date of debit of fees: 3/01/2017
Date Passport received:NA

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[sehzade_mustafa]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years PR + 5 years
Language Criteria: Trinity College B1
Nationality: Turkish
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 17/03/2017
Date of receipt by UKVI:
Date of debit of fees:
Date of acknowledgment issued:
Date of Bio metric letter issued:
Date of receipt of acknowledgment:
Date of biometric letter received:
Date Biometrics enrolled:
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of cermony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application: 17/03/2017 (NCS)
Date Passport received:

[mbfill]

Eligibility criteria: Spouse of BC + ILR (4 yr 11 mos)
Language criteria met: GESE B1
Nationality: Filipino
Method of application: NCS Lincoln
Date of application: 16/03/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI:
Date of acknowledgement:
Date money gone off account:
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done:
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date of passport interview:
SMS From HMPO received:
Date passports received:

[enzo9uk]

Application Timeline

Eligibility criteria: 5 years PR + ( British spouse)
Language Criteria: Trinity College B1
Nationality - EEA
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 06/02/2017
Date of receipt by UKVI: 07/02/2017
Date of debit of fees: 09/02/2017
Date of acknowledgment issued: 11/02/2017
Date of Bio metric letter issued: 09/02/2017
Date of receipt of acknowledgment: 13/02/2017
Date of biometric letter received: 14/02/2017
Date Biometrics enrolled: 20/02/2017
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of cermony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application: 06/02/2017 (NCS)
Date Passport received:

[oxford2006]

Eligibility criteria: 5 yrs + 4 yrs ILR
Method of application: JCAP (Hertfordshire)
Date of application: 11/01/2017
Date of receipt by UKBA: 12/01/2017
Date of debit of fees: 18/01/2017
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 19/01/2017
Date of biometric request: 20/01/2017
Date of biometric submission: 25/01/2017
Date of approval: 08/03/2017
Date of receiving invitation: 17/03/2017
Date of Ceremony: 03/04/2017
Date of Passport: TBA
No. of days for approval receipt: 65 days.

[anveerappanbe]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year ILR
Language Criteria: Degree obtained from UK university
Nationality: non-EU
Method of application: NCS (JCAP)
Date of application: 09/01/2017
Date of receipt by UKVI:
Date of debit of fees:
Date of acknowledgment issued:
Date of Bio metric letter issued:
Date of receipt of acknowledgment: 18/01/17
Date of biometric letter received: 20/01/17
Date Biometrics enrolled: 23/01/17
Date on Approval letter: 8/03/17
Date of receipt of approval: 18/03/17
Date of receipt of cermony letter:
Date of Ceremony: 18/04/17
Date of Passport Application: 09/1/2017 (together with citizenship application)
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport received:

[Julian Ward]

Application Timeline

Eligibility criteria: 16 years residency since 2017
Language Criteria: Bachelor and Master of Science + (life in the UK test)
Nationality - EEA Dutch
Method of application: Postal (printed and posted by my self)
Date of application: 23/11/2016 (sent)
Date of debit of fees: 28/11/2016
Date of receipt by UKVI: 01/12/2016
Date of Bio metric letter issued: 05/12/2016
Date of biometric letter received: 12/12/2016
Date Biometrics enrolled: 12/12/2016
Date on Approval letter: 07/02/2017
Date of receipt of approval:09/02/2017
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:18/02/2017
Date of Ceremony:21/03/2017
Date of Passport Application: 21/03/2017
Date Passport to be received: 21/03/2017 + 3 weeks expected in mid April

Thanks and good luck to every one who is still waiting ..
All the best. I love UK

[sehzade_mustafa]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years PR + 5 years
Language Criteria: Trinity College B1
Nationality: Turkish
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 17/03/2017
Date of receipt by UKVI: 23/03/2017
Date of debit of fees:
Date of acknowledgment issued:
Date of Bio metric letter issued:
Date of receipt of acknowledgment:
Date of biometric letter received:
Date Biometrics enrolled:
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of cermony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application: 17/03/2017 (NCS)
Date Passport received:

[jagankumar]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (5yr Tier1 General + 1yr ILR)
Language Criteria:Life in the UK + Degree Taught in English
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS Calderdale
Date of application: 22/12/2016
Method of Payment: debit card
Date of debit of fees: 09/01/2017
Date of acknowledgement issued: email on 06/01/2017
Date Bio-metrics enrolled: 16/01/2017
Date of receipt of approval: 04/03/2017
Date of Ceremony:23/03/2017
Date of Passport Application: Awaiting
Date Passport received:Awaiting

[e_mbh]

i have applied after 10+1 years.
NON-EU
last five years on T1 G.
NCS at feltham.
14 feb 2017. application date.
done biometrics on 19.02.2017
waiting for response.
please share time period from february.

[Sami007]

i have applied after 10+1 years.
NON-EU
last five years on T1 G.
NCS at feltham.
14 feb 2017. application date.
done biometrics on 19.02.2017
waiting for response.
please share time period from february.

Hi,my biometric date 09/02/2017 I think it takes 6 weeks after the biometrics.i applied through Wandsworth council japp.

[Diasy_q]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years T1 (G)+ 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met: UK Degree
Nationality: NON-EU
Method of application: JCAP NCS (Kensington & Chelsea)
Date of application:16/01/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of acknowledgement:25/01/2017
Biometrics is done:28/01/2017
Date of approval: 16/03/2017
Date of ceremony: 11/04/2017
Date passports applied: TBC