March 2017 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

[yplsa]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years
Language criteria met: Exam at Trinity College
Nationality: Italian
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 16/03/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 17/03/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 23/03/2017 (via email)
Date money gone off account: 23/03/2017 (naturalization) - 28/03/2017 (passport)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 22/03/2017
Biometrics done: 27/03/2017
Online Status: Decided on the 1st of June, but only displayed it on the 3rd of June
Date of approval: Letter dated 03/07/2017, received 07/07/2017
Date of ceremony: TBC
Date applied for passports: 16/03/2017
Date passports received: TBC

[graphium]

UPDATE2
Hi All,

Eligibility criteria: EEA PR (status acquired 2013)
Language criteria met: B1 Trinity College London
Nationality: EEA National
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 14/03/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 15/03/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 22/03/2017 (email)
Date money gone off account: 18/03/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 22/03/2017
Biometrics done: 25/03/2017
Date of approval:26/06/2017(letter received 01/07/2017) (online status: decided on 29/06/2017)
Date of ceremony: 2 August 2017 (Citizenship invitation letter received 08/07/2017, dated 28/06/2017)
Date applied for passports: -
Date passports received:-

[achilles2]

Eligibility criteria: ILR 10 years plus
Language criteria met: Life in the UK Test and Degree from UK University
Nationality: EEA National
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 09/03/2017
Payment method: Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 10/03/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 16/03/2017
Date money gone off account: 14/03/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 13/03/2017 (date on letter) 18/03/2017 (date received)
Biometrics done: 18/03/2017
Online Status: 06/07/2017 (Decided)
Date of approval: 11/07/2017 (Approval Letter Received)
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

Good luck everyone, I will update after the Ceremony.

[ktlkaaa]

Eligibility criteria: 10 year ILR, spouse of BC
Language criteria met: UK degrees
Nationality: Pakistan
Method of application: NCS -JCAP
Date of application: 17/03/2017
Payment method: Debit card / Credit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 20/03/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 24/03/2017
Date money gone off account: 24/03/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 25/03/2017
Biometrics done: 25/03/2017
Online status update: 25th may "awaiting decision", 9th July "decided" but showed online on 11th July
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 17/03/2017
Date passports received:

[mian1]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 General Dependent + ILR for 1 years
Language criteria met: Trinity College London
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: NCS (Oldham) + JCAP
Date of application: 15/03/2017
Payment method: Credit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI:
date e-mail : 22 /03/2017
Date money gone off account: 20/03/2016
Date of acknowledgement: 19/03/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 21/03/2017
acknowledgement and biomertric arrived same letter
Biometrics done: 24/03/2017 received same day
Online updated on = 05 July 2017
To Decided 02 July 2017
Date of approval: Letter Dated 05 July 2017 Received 13 July 2017
Date of ceremony: book on 13 July 17 for 2nd August 2017

Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

[RUK44]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Yars LLR+ 1 Years ILR
Language criteria met: B1 Trinity college
Nationality: NON-EU
Method of application: Westminster Nationality Checking Service
Date of application: 27/03/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date Received by HO:28/03/2017
Date of Charging Fee:04/04/2017
Date of acknowledgement:13/04/2017,Date of Letter:10/04/2017
Date of biometric letter :10/04/2017 Received at 13/04/2017
Biometrics done:13/04/2017
Tracked online:Decision decided at 02/07/2017
Date of approval: Date of Letter is 05/07/17 Received at 13/07/17
Date of ceremony:
Date of Passport Applied:27/03/2017
Date of Receive Passport:

[safatafa]

Eligibility criteria: ILR plus 1 year
Language criteria met: life in the uk and ILR post 2013
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS - JCAP
Date of application:17-Mar-2017
Payment method: Credit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 18-Mar-2017
Date of acknowledgement: 23/03/2017
Date money gone off account:22/03/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 23/03/2017 received 25/03/2017
Biometrics done:25/03/2017
online status: decided on 11th july 2017 changed today mid day
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 17-Mar-2017
Date passports received:

[manabc3000]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years Tier 1 G+ 1 Years ILR
Language criteria met: Already proved during ILR
Nationality: NON-EU
Method of application: Hertfordshire Nationality Checking Service (seems Westminster NCS is the fastest).
Date of application: 17/03/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Biometrics done:01/04/2017
Tracked online:Decision decided on 11/07/2017appeared 13/07/2017
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date of Passport Applied:17/03/2017
Date of Receive Passport:

[pbreaker]

Update 1

Eligibility criteria:Married to BC + ILR
Language criteria met: Life in the UK
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: NCS Leicester
Date of Application:16/03/2017( JCAP)
Payment method:C.Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI:20/03/2017
Date of acknowledgement:(23/03/2017-email)(25/03/2017-Letter)
Date money gone off account:22/03/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics:25/03/2017(dated 22/03/2017)
Biometrics done:25/03/2017
Online status: Decided appeared on 13 July 2017 ((updated on 11 July 2017))
Date of approval:........Pending
Date of ceremony:........Pending
Date applied for passports:16/03/2017 ( JCAP)
Date passport fee gone off account:28/03/2017
Date passports received:........Pending

[tpm]

Eligibility criteria: EEA PR (status acquired 18/05/2015)
Language criteria met: UK Masters Degree
Nationality: EEA
Method of application: NCS - Hammersmith & Fulham
Date of application: 15/03/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKVI/HO: 17/03/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 22/03/2017 (email)
Date money gone off account: 20/03/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 21/03/2017
Biometrics done: 27/03/2017
Date of approval: 05/07/2017 (online status updated 08/07/2017)
Date of invitation letter: 07/07/2017
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date passports received:

[morphine368]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years Tier 1 G + 1 Year and 3 months ILR
Language criteria met: IELTS + ILR (At time of original application)
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: Wokingham NCS
Date of application: 16/03/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date Received by HO: 18/03/2017
Date of Charging Fee: 20/03/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 25/03/2017, Date of Letter:22/03/2017
Date of biometric letter :22/03/2017 Received at 25/03/2017
Biometrics done:25/03/2017
Tracked online: Awaiting Decision updated on 25/05/2017 (Checked on 13/07/2017 @8:00 PM)
Date of approval: Awaiting
Date of ceremony: N/A
Date of Passport Applied:16/03/2017
Date of Receive Passport: N/A

[MaiuGui]

Date of application: 11th March 2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 14th March 2017
Date of acknowledgement: 17th March 2017
Date money gone off account: 18th March 2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics:
Biometrics done: 25th March 2017
Date of approval (online): Status shown as "Decided" on 02/July/2017 (but online system shown this update to me on 5/July/2017)Date of approval:
Date of approval: 5th July, letter received on 13th July
Date of ceremony: 27th July 2017
Date applied for passports: 11th March 2017
Date passports received:

[morphine368]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years Tier 1 G + 1 Year and 3 months ILR
Language criteria met: IELTS + ILR (At time of original application)
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: Wokingham NCS
Date of application: 16/03/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date Received by HO: 18/03/2017
Date of Charging Fee: 20/03/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 25/03/2017, Date of Letter:22/03/2017
Date of biometric letter :22/03/2017 Received at 25/03/2017
Biometrics done:25/03/2017
Tracked online: Awaiting Decision updated on 25/05/2017 (Checked on 13/07/2017 @8:00 PM); Checked on 14/07/2017 9:30 AM - Status: Decided on 04/07/2017.
Date of approval: Awaiting
Date of ceremony: N/A
Date of Passport Applied:16/03/2017
Date of Receive Passport: N/A

Suggestions: Use the 9 digit number for reference checking - without the zero in the front. If I use the reference number starting with letter A - that's still giving me status "Awaiting decision".
Best of luck to everyone!

[star_bright]

Update 4
Eligibility criteria: 5Yrs residence+ 1Yr PR
Language criteria met: PhD degree in UK
Nationality: Romanian
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 20 March 2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 21 March 2017
Date of email acknowledgement: 28 March 2017
Date of postal acknowledgement: 30 March 2017 (dated 23 March 2017)
Date money gone off account: 24 March 2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 30 March 2017 (dated 27 March 2017)
Biometrics done: 1 April 2017
Online decision: 4 July 2017 (appeared 7 July at noon)
Date of approval letter: 13 July 2017 (dated 7 July 2017)
Date of ceremony: 31 July 2017 (Hatfield)
Date applied for passports: after citizenship ceremony
Date passports received: ??

[ktc1985]

Eligibility criteria: 3yr spouse of BC; Have lived in UK and married to BC for 32 years.
Date/Method of application: NCS Swindon 15/3/2017
Date of receipt by HO: 16/3/2017
Date of debit of fees: 19/3/2017
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 19/3/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 21/03/2017 (In post with acknowledgement letter. I was away and wrote explaining that I would have this completed as soon as I returned 13/04/2017. Received a second letter dated 10/04/2017.)
Biometrics done: 13/04/2017
Date of approval: *ON-LINE UPDATE*. Decided 12 June 2017 and posted 14 June 2017. On-line 25 May 2017 - "Awaiting Decision. Your application has been considered and is awaiting a decision."
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting.
Date of ceremony: Waiting.
Date applied for passports: 15/03/2017
Date passports received: Waiting.

[ktc1985]

Eligibility criteria: 3yr spouse of BC; Have lived in UK and married to BC for 32 years.
Date/Method of application: NCS Swindon 15/3/2017
Date of receipt by HO: 16/3/2017
Date of debit of fees: 19/3/2017
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 19/3/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 21/03/2017 (In post with acknowledgement letter. I was away and wrote explaining that I would have this completed as soon as I returned 13/04/2017. Received a second letter dated 10/04/2017.)
Biometrics done: 13/04/2017
Date of approval: *ON-LINE UPDATE*. Decided 12 JULY 2017 and posted 14 JULY 2017. On-line 25 May 2017 - "Awaiting Decision. Your application has been considered and is awaiting a decision."
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting.
Date of ceremony: Waiting.
Date applied for passports: 15/03/2017
Date passports received: Waiting.

[RUK44]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Yars LLR+ 1 Years ILR
Language criteria met: B1 Trinity college
Nationality: NON-EU
Method of application: Westminster Nationality Checking Service
Date of application: 27/03/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date Received by HO:28/03/2017
Date of Charging Fee:04/04/2017
Date of acknowledgement:13/04/2017,Date of Letter:10/04/2017
Date of biometric letter :10/04/2017 Received at 13/04/2017
Biometrics done:13/04/2017
Tracked online:Decision decided at 02/07/2017
Date of approval: Date of Letter is 05/07/17 Received on 13/07/17
Date of ceremony: 17/07/17
Date of Passport Applied:27/03/2017
Date of Receive Passport:

[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:20/03/2017
Date of email acknowledgement:28/03/2017
Date of postal acknowledgement: 22/03/2017 (received 30/03/2017)
Date money gone off account:22/03/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics:27/03/2017 (received 30/03/2017 via post)
Biometrics done:31/03/2017
Online Status Update: "awaiting a decision" updated 25/05/2017, check visa status (click) - moderator edit to avoid questions in timeline topics!!

Date of approval: 07 July 2017 (Letter received today 15 July 2017)

Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:
Date of passport interview:
SMS From HMPO received:
Date passports received:

[cordelia]

Eligibility criteria: 20+ years in the UK, DCPR issued pre referendum, PR date October 2007 (did not send documents from the 90s!; in any case, married to a Brit)
Language criteria met: Trinity B1 (plus LitUK Test)
Nationality: EU
Method of application: NCS Central London (NCS / JCAP)
Date of application: March 1st
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: March 2nd
Date of acknowledgement: email received March 9th
Date money gone off account: March 9th
Date of letter requesting biometrics: March 8th (received March 11th)
Biometrics done: March 11th
Date of approval: June 2nd (no idea when the letter was received as we were on holiday; it was there we came back June 18th
Date of ceremony: June 22nd (private)
Date applied for passports: March 1st
Date passports received: pending

[asohail80]

Update

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 + ILR
Language criteria met: UK bachelors + LIUK
Nationality: Pakistan
Method of application: NCS -JCAP
Date of application: 17/03
Payment method: Debit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 20/03
Date of acknowledgement: 24/03
Date money gone off account: 23/03 nationality 29/03 p HM passport
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 24/03
Biometrics done: 28/03
Date of approval: waiting (online status changed to decided on 12/07 - updated 10/07)
Date of ceremony: waiting
Date applied for passports: 17/03
Date passports received: waiting

[pkjh1708]

Eligibility criteria: 2 years spousal & 2years ILR
Language Criteria: From predominantly English speaking country & Uk Master Degree
Nationality - NON-EU Barbadian
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 20/03/2017
Date of debit of fees:
Date of receipt by UKVI: 21/03/2017
Date of Bio metric letter issued: 26/03/2016.
Date of biometric letter received: 01/04/2017
Date Biometrics enrolled: 03/04/2017
Date on Approval letter: 12/07/2017
Date of receipt of approval:14/07/2017
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting
Date of Passport Application: Will apply after ceremony
Date Passport to be received:waiting

[kurianxl]

Eligibility criteria : 5 Yars Tier 1 + 1 Years ILR
Language criteria met : Points calc+Degree accepted as taught in English (prev application)
Nationality : Indian
Method of application : Post
Date of application : 28/03/2017
Payment method : Credit Card
Date Received by HO :
Date of Charging Fee :
Date of acknowledgement : 12/04/2017 (online acknowledgement, none received by post)
Date of biometric letter: ** Received at 13/04/2017
Biometrics done : 13/04/2017
Tracked online : Awaiting decision (updated 25 May)
Date of approval : Date of Letter is ** Received at **
Date of ceremony :
Date of Passport Applied: To be done
Date of Receive Passport:

[mresta]

Eligibility criteria: AN6(2) - EEA PR (Since Jan 2010) + 3yr spouse of BC
Language criteria met: Citizen of English speaking country
Nationality: Maltese & Australian (EEA)
Method of application: Camden JCAP on 04/03/2017
Date of application: 06/03/2017
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 07/03/2017
Date of acknowledgement: 15/03/2017 via Email, 17/03/2017 via letter, dated 14/03/2012
Date money gone off account: 14/03/2017 (AN Fee), 16/03/2017 (Passport Fee)
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 17/03/2017, dated 14/03/2017
Biometrics done: 18/03/2017
Date of approval: Online "Decided" 06/06/17, Approval letter recieved 19/06/17, dated 09/06/17 (107 days since application made)
Date of ceremony: 30/06/17
Date applied for passports: 04/03/2017
Date passports received: 18/07/2017

The wait is finally over, in total: 136 days

[mulderpf]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 General + 1 year ILR / Tier 1 General Dependent + 1 year ILR
Language criteria met: Degree taught in English + printout from PBS from a year ago / Trinity College
Nationality: South African / South African
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 17/03/2017
Payment method: Debit card / Credit card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: Unsure, 20th or 21st according to estimates by NCS
Date of acknowledgement: 24/03/2017
Date money gone off account: 23/03/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 23/03/2017 (received 26/03/2017)
Biometrics done: 27/03/2017
Online status: Decided on 16/07/2017 - status changed on 18/07/2017
Date of approval:
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports: 17/03/2017
Date passports received:

[rafabeton]

Eligibility criteria: EEA, 5 years + 1 year PR
Language criteria met: British Council IELTS Life Skills B1
Nationality: EU
Method of application: NCS + JCAP - Hammersmith & Fulham
Date of application: 18/3/2017
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKVI/HO: 21/3/2017 (Royal Mail tracking system)
Date of acknowledgement: 27/3/2017 (email)
Date money gone off account: 24/3/2017
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 29/3/2017 (issued 24/3/2017)
Biometrics done: 29/3/2017
Online status update: Decided 16/7/2017 (Updated on 18/7/2017)
Date of approval: -
Date of invitation letter: -
Date of ceremony: -
Date applied for passports: Sent 18/3/2017 (to be processed after citizenship ceremony.
Date passports received: -