December 2016 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

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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: 07/03/2017
Date of receipt of approval: 13/03/2017
Date of receipt of cermony letter: 13/03/2017
Date of Ceremony: 11/04/2017
Date of Passport Application: NA
Date of debit of fees: 3/01/2017
Date Passport received:NA

[mafj]

Update3 - Approved!

Eligibility criteria: 9 3/4 year residence + PRC October 2016 (based on 2007-2012 period)
note: held PRC only 2 months before applying for citizenship
Language criteria met: Trinity Collage B1
Nationality: Polish - EEA National
Method of application: Cambridgeshire County Council
Date of application: 29/12/2016
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 30/12/2016
Date of acknowledgement: 10/01/2017 (email)
Date money gone off account: 10/01/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 10/01/2017 (received 12/01/2017)
Biometrics done: 13/01/2017
Date of approval: 01/03/2017 (received 11/03/2017)
Date of ceremony: TBC
Date applied for passports: 29/12/2016 (along with Naturalisation application)
Date passports received:

[wellwisher1928]

FINAL UPDATE...... Alhamdulliah Received Passport.

Thank you all Members and Admin for support and guide. Best of luck

Update

Alhamdulliah received approval letter today

Eligibility criteria: 5 years long stay + 12 months ILR
Language criteria met: UK NARIC
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: JCAP Barking council
Date of application: 02.12.16
Payment method: Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 06.12.16
Date of acknowledgement: 09.12.16 (Received 13.12.16)
Date money gone off account: 09.12.16
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 09.12.16 (Received 13.12.16)
Biometrics done: 14.12.16
Date of approval: 21.02.17 (Received 25.02.17)
Date of ceremony: 09.03.17 (Private Book because no dates available till mid April and I am going on holidays in april)
Date applied for passports: 02.12.16
Date passports received: 15.03.17

[Kaalo1980]

Eligibility criteria: PR card
Language criteria met: trinity college and LIUK
Nationality:non EU
Method of application:NCS Brent
Date of application: 22/12/2016
Payment method: credit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI:
Date of acknowledgement:06/01/2017
Date money gone off account:05/01/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics:06/01/2016
Biometrics done:10/01/2017
Date of approval: still waiting
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 22/12/2016
Date passports received:

[Fezu24]

Still waiting

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met:b1 trinity collage
Nationality:non eu
Method of application:NCS Islington
Date of application:17/12/2016
Payment method: visa debit
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI:20/12/2016
Date of acknowledgement:30/12/2016 (via email)
Date money gone off account:29/12/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: Letter date 06/01/2017.. Received 11/01/2017
Biometrics done:12/01/2017
Date of approval: still waiting
Date of ceremony:

[DW76]

Very relieved....

Eligibility criteria: Ancestral Visa + ILR for 10.5 years
Language criteria met: Majority English speaking country
Nationality: New Zealander
Method of application: NCS (Weybridge, Surrey CC) + JCAP
Date of application: 07/12/2016
Payment method: Credit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 14/12/2016(by email)
Date of acknowledgement: 14/12/2016(by email)
Date money gone off account: 13/12/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: Dated 13/12/2016 - wrong address on cover letter, correct address on biometrics letter request.... Received 16/12/2016
Biometrics done: 17/12/2016 Battersea Post Office
Date of approval: 22/03/2017 (letter dated 08 March)
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 07/12/2013
Date passports received:

[Condor82]

Great news, I have been granted citizenship


Eligibility criteria: 5 years residence (EEA PR) + 1 year
Language criteria met: Trinity College B1
Nationality: Italian
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 16/12/2016
Payment method: Debit
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 16/12/2016
Date of acknowledgement: 28/12/2016
Date money gone off account: 22/12/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 28/12/2016
Biometrics done: 29/12/2016
Date of approval: 13 March 2017, letter received 8 days later
Date of ceremony: 3 May 2017
Date applied for passports: not applied atm
Date passports received: n/a

[fafs]

Eligibility criteria: ILR Spouse since 2008
Language criteria met: Native English Speaking Country
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: POST
Date of application: 30/12/2016
Payment method: CREDIT CARD
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 03/01/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 10/01/2017
Date money gone off account: 09/01/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 12/01/2017
Biometrics done: 13/01/2017
Additional Information Request: 07/02/2017, DEADLINE: 21/02/2017
Additional Information Request Sent: 16/02/2017
Date of approval: 28/02/2017
Date of ceremony: 06/03/2017
Date applied for passports: 06/03/2017
Passport Interview: 21/03/2017
Date passports received: 24/03/2017

12 Weeks from date of application to receiving of passport.
Can't complain of the process.

Thank you for all your help and support everyone.

[atikur]

[quote="atikur"][quote="simic"]Eligibility criteria: ILR (10 years long residency) + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: MBA from UK
Nationality: Bangladeshi
Method of application: NCS with Passport together from Dagenham and Barking Council, London
Date of application: 15th Dec 2016
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: Didn't check
Date of acknowledgement: 23rd December 2016
Date money gone off account: 23rd December 2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done: 23rd December 2016
Date of approval: letter received on 11/03/2017 (6th March 2017)
Date of ceremony: 16/03/2017
Date applied for passports: Together with AN application
Date passports received: 25/03/2017

[rpsarangi]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1 + 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met: Degree in UK
Nationality: India
Method of application: NCS
Date of application:20.12.16
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 21.12.16
Date of acknowledgement: dated 3.1.17 ( received 10.1.17)
Date money gone off account: 3.1.17
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 3.1.17 ( received 10.1.17)
Biometrics done:11.1.17
Date of approval: dated 13.3.17 ( received 24.3.17 )
Date of ceremony: TBC
Date applied for passports: To apply
Date passports received: Not yet

[Kaalo1980]

Eligibility criteria: PR card
Language criteria met: trinity college and LIUK
Nationality:non EU
Method of application:NCS JCAP
Date of application: 22/12/2016
Payment method: credit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI:
Date of acknowledgement:06/01/2017
Date money gone off account:05/01/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics:06/01/2016
Biometrics done:10/01/2017
Date of approval: 23rd march 2017
Date of ceremony:28/03/2017
Date applied passport: 22/12/2016
HMPO text received: still waiting
Date passport received: still waiting

[Kaalo1980]

[quote="Kaalo1980"]Eligibility criteria: PR card
Language criteria met: trinity college and LIUK
Nationality:non EU
Method of application:NCS JCAP
Date of application: 22/12/2016
Payment method: credit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI:
Date of acknowledgement:06/01/2017
Date money gone off account:05/01/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics:06/01/2016
Biometrics done:10/01/2017
Date of approval: 23rd march 2017
Date of ceremony:28/03/2017
Date applied passport: 22/12/2016
Date passport received: 07/04/2017

Best of luck who are still waiting

[Angie77]

Update 4 (final update)
My journey has finally been completed. Thanks to this amazing forum and helpful moderators.

Eligibility criteria: 5 years RC + 1 year PRC
Language criteria met: Trinity college
Nationality: Brazilian
Method of application: NCS West Lothian
Date of application: 22/12/2016
Payment method: Credit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: unknown
Date of acknowledgement:04/01 (by email) 05/01(letter)
Date money gone off account:04/01
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 05/01 dated 03/01
Biometrics done: 06/01
Date of approval:27/02 (received on 13) I don't understand why it took 2 weeks to arrive!
Date of ceremony:29/03
Date applied for passports: 22/12/2016
Date passports received: 08/04/2017

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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: 07/03/2017
Date of receipt of approval: 13/03/2017
Date of receipt of cermony letter: 13/03/2017
Date of Ceremony: 11/04/2017
Date of Passport Application: 12 Apr 17 (Post Office Checking Service)
Date of debit of fees: pending
Date of Interview: pending
Date Passport received: pending
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[alok1984]

Eligibility criteria: 10 Years + 1 Year ILR
Language criteria met: English degree from U.K.
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: Hounslow NCS
Date of application: 22 Dec 2016
Payment method: Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: NA
Date of acknowledgement: 6 Jan by email
Date money gone off account: 7 Jan 2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 9 Jan 2017
Biometrics done: 10 Jan 2017
Date of approval: 31st March 2017
Date applied for passports: 22 Dec 2016
Date of ceremony: 10th April 2017 (private ceremony booked for £250)
Date passports received: 21st April 2017

[Casa]

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