February 2018 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

[TA725]

Eligibility criteria: pr+1year
Language Criteria: UK barchelor and master degree
Nationality : Nigeria 
Method of application: ncs+ dagenham
Date of application: 26/02/2018
Payment method: cc
Date of acknowledgement: 06/03/18 email. 05/03/18 letter
Date of debit of fees: 05/03/18
Date of Biometric letter issued: 05/03/18
Date of biometric letter received: 09/03/18
Date Biometrics enrolled: 10/03/18
Date on Approval letter: 25/03/18
Date of receipt of approval: 28/03/18
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 
Date of Ceremony: 
Date of Passport Application: N/A
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be received:

took exactly a month even without doing it online

[baba12345678]

Eligibility criteria: ILR.BS
Language Criteria:
Nationality :Pakistan
Method of application: new online
Date of application: 23/02/2018
Payment method: credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 26/02/2018 (email, with application reference).
Date of debit of fees: 23/02/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 23/02/2018
Date of biometric letter received: online printed
Date Biometrics enrolled: 24/02/2018
Date on Approval letter: 27/03/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 29/03/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting....
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application:
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be received:
New online system very fast... good luck every one.

[M Rafaqat]

Eligibility criteria: 16 yeas+ 1 year EEA Family member
Language criteria met: LIUK + Trinity college Language Ceritficate
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: Hillingdon Council NCS
Date of application:12/02/2018
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 14/02/2018
Date of acknowledgement: 20/02/2018 By email and (Letter received 23/02/2018)
Date money gone off account: 19/02/2018
Date of letter requesting biometrics: Letter received 23/02/2018... Dated 19/02/2018
Biometrics done: 27/02/2018
Date of approval: 07/03/2018
Date of ceremony: 25/04/2018
Date applied for passports:12/02/2018 for Passport
Date money gone off account:22/02/2018 for Passport
Date passports received:

[ask.tier1]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 5years + 1 year
Language Criteria: Degree equivalent
Nationality : Non EU
Method of application: online
Date of application: 6 Feb
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 14 Feb
Date of debit of fees: 14 Feb
Date of Biometric letter issued: 21 Feb
Date of biometric letter received: 25 Feb
Date Biometrics enrolled: 27 Feb
Date on Approval letter: 26 March
Date of receipt of approval: 28 March
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application:
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be received:

[VK909]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + 1 Year
Language Criteria: 10 Years Long Residency
Nationality : Pakistani
Method of application: JCAP
Date of application: 07/02/2018
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 15/02/2018 Via Email only
Date of debit of fees: 14/02/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 16/02/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 19/02/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 20/02/2018
Date on Approval letter: 20/03/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 24/03/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 24/03/2018
Date of Ceremony: 04/04/2018
Date of Passport Application: 07/02/2018
Date of debit of fees: 14/02/2018
Date Passport to be received:

[yourazhar]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + 1 Year
Language Criteria: Master Degree from UK
Nationality : NON-EU
Method of application: NCS (Paper Form)
Date of application: 20/02/2018
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 28/02/2018 but received on 03/03/2018
Date of debit of fees: 28/02/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 28/02/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 03/03/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 05/03/2018
Date on Approval letter: 28/03/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 06/04/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application: 20/02/2018
Date of debit of fees: 02/03/2018
Date Passport to be received:

[TA725]

Eligibility criteria: pr+1year
Language Criteria: UK barchelor and master degree
Nationality : Nigeria
Method of application: ncs+ dagenham
Date of application: 26/02/2018
Payment method: cc
Date of acknowledgement: 06/03/18 email. 05/03/18 letter
Date of debit of fees: 05/03/18
Date of Biometric letter issued: 05/03/18
Date of biometric letter received: 09/03/18
Date Biometrics enrolled: 10/03/18
Date on Approval letter: 25/03/18
Date of receipt of approval: 28/03/18
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 06/04/2018 dated 29/03/2018 guess the Easter holidays for taking longer
Date of Ceremony: 10/04/2018
Date of Passport Application: N/A
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be received:

took exactly a month even without doing it online

[Rhemaflux]

Eligibility criteria: Long residence
Language Criteria: MSc + LIUK
Nationality : Nigerian
Method of application: NCS+JCAP
Date of application: 26.02.2018
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 13.03.2018
Date of debit of fees: 13.03.2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 12.03.2018
Date of biometric letter received: 15.03.2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 15.03.2018
Date on Approval letter: 26.03.2018
Date of receipt of approval: 06.04.2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application: 26.02.2018
Date of debit of fees: 15.03.2018
Date Passport to be received:

[fahadii123]

Eligibility criteria: Long residence
Language Criteria: BSc + LIUK
Nationality : Pakistani
Method of application: NCS+JCAP
Date of application: 27.02.2018
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 06.03.2018
Date of debit of fees: 06.03.2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 08.03.2018
Date of biometric letter received: 08.03.2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 12.03.2018
Date on Approval letter: 26.03.2018
Date of receipt of approval: 07.04.2018 (delayed probably because of Easter & our lazy receptionist)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application: 27.02.2018
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be received:

[bitter_sweet]

Eligibility criteria: Permanent Residence Card + 1 year residence
Language Criteria: MA Degree (UK)
Nationality : EU
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 21/02/2018
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 05/03/2018 (email and letter dated 02/03/2018)
Date of debit of fees: 02/03/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 02/03/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 05/03/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 06/03/2018
Date on Approval letter: 28/03/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 06/04/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 06/04/2018 (joint approval and invitation letter)
Date of Ceremony: 14/05/2018
Date of Passport Application: 21/02/2018
Date of debit of fees: 06/03/2018
Date Passport to be received:

[mydoubts]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + 1 Year
Language Criteria: language certificate
Nationality : NON-EU
Method of application: NCS (Paper Form)
Date of application: 16/02/2018
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 26/02/2018
Date of debit of fees: 26/02/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 26/02/2018 
Date of biometric letter received: 02/03/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 05/03/2018
Date on Approval letter: 
Date of receipt of approval: 
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 
Date of Ceremony: 
Date of Passport Application: n/a

[upspeaker1]

Eligibility criteria: ILR +2 years
Language Criteria: UK Masters Degree
Nationality : Nigerian
Method of application: ncs+Jcap
Date of application: 23/02/2018
Payment method: cc
Date of acknowledgement: 07/03/2018
Date of debit of fees: 04/03/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 04/03/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 07/03/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 17/03/2018
Date on Approval letter: 26/03/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 06/04/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 06/04/2018
Date of Ceremony: 16/05/2018
Date of Passport Application: 23/02/2018
Date of debit of fees: 09/03/2018
Date Passport to be received:

[Jeanette T]

February 2018 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY
Eligibility criteria: Permanent Residence Card + 1 year residence
Language Criteria: LIUK + Trinity college Language Ceritficate
Nationality : EU
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 23/02/2018
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 07/03/2018 (email dated 07/03/2018)
Date of debit of fees: 14/03/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 04/03/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 09/03/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 10/03/2018
Date on Approval letter: pending
Date of receipt of approval: pending
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: pending
Date of Ceremony: pending
Date of Passport Application: pending
Date of debit of fees: pending
Date Passport to be received:pending

[TA725]

Eligibility criteria: pr+1year
Language Criteria: UK barchelor and master degree
Nationality : Nigeria
Method of application: ncs+ dagenham
Date of application: 26/02/2018
Payment method: cc
Date of acknowledgement: 06/03/18 email. 05/03/18 letter
Date of debit of fees: 05/03/18
Date of Biometric letter issued: 05/03/18
Date of biometric letter received: 09/03/18
Date Biometrics enrolled: 10/03/18
Date on Approval letter: 25/03/18
Date of receipt of approval: 28/03/18
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 06/04/2018 dated 29/03/2018 guess the Easter holidays for taking longer
Date of Ceremony: 10/04/2018
Date of Passport Application: 12/04/2018
Date of debit of fees:12/04/2018
Date Passport to be received:

took exactly a month even without doing it online

[mydoubts]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + 1 Year (2x AN +1 xMN1)
Language Criteria: language certificate
Nationality : NON-EU(Indian)
Method of application: NCS (Paper Form)
Date of application: 16/02/2018
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 26/02/2018
Date of debit of fees: 26/02/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 26/02/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 02/03/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 05/03/2018
Date on Approval letter: 30/03/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 12/04/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 11/04/2018
Date of Ceremony: 12/06/2018
Date of Passport Application: n/a
Thinking of going for private ceremony though it is expensive £170pp

[cceaski13]

Eligibility criteria: ILR+1year
Language Criteria: UK Masters degree
Nationality : Nigeria
Method of application: Online - NDRS Southwark
Date of application: 21/02/2018 Doc submitted 24/02/2018
Payment method: cc
Date of acknowledgement: 22/02/2018 email.
Date of debit of fees: 21/02/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 21/02/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 21/02/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 26/02/2018
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application: 24/02/2018
Date of debit of fees:13/03/2018
Date Passport to be received:

[Rhemaflux]

Eligibility criteria: Long residence
Language Criteria: MSc + LIUK
Nationality : Nigerian
Method of application: NCS+JCAP
Date of application: 26.02.2018
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 13.03.2018
Date of debit of fees: 13.03.2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 12.03.2018
Date of biometric letter received: 15.03.2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 15.03.2018
Date on Approval letter: 26.03.2018
Date of receipt of approval: 06.04.2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 10.04.2018
Date of Ceremony: 16.04.2018
Date of Passport Application: 26.02.2018
Date of debit of fees: 15.03.2018
Date Passport to be received:

[CR001]

@ user 'Gondal1987'

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[Abby32]

Eligibility criteria: 5 yrs DLR + 2.5 yrs (spouse visa) + ILR + 2 yrs - British Spouse
Language Criteria: Trinity College B1
Nationality : Nigerian
Method of application: Postal
Date application Sent: 20/02/2018
Date application delivered: 21/02/2018
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement by email: 05/03/2018
Date of debit of fees: 05/03/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 02/03/2018
Date of Biometric letter received: 08/03/2018
Date Biometric enrolled: 09/03/2018
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application:
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be received:

[tuzeni]

Eligibility criteria: Permanent Residence + 4 years
Language Criteria: B1 + LIUK
Nationality : South Africa
Method of application: NCS LBBD
Date of application: 05-02-2018
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 15-02-2018 (Email), 14-02-2018 (Letter)
Date of debit of fees: 14-02-2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 14-02-2018
Date of biometric letter received: 17-02-2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 26-02-2018
Date on Approval letter: 03-03-2018
Date of receipt of approval: 08-03-2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Never received, contacted Council based on approval letter
Date of Ceremony: 19-04-2018
Date of Passport Application: 19-04-2018
Date of debit of fees: 19-04-2018 (Online Application)
Date Passport to be received:

NCS informed that joint naturalisation and passport applications are no longer being accepted.

[CharlesI]

Eligibility criteria: PR 5 + 1 years
Language criteria met: UK BA degree + b1
Nationality: EU
Method of application: NCS Liverpool
Date of application: 06/02/2018
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 06/02/2018
Date of acknowledgement: email 19/02/2018
Date money gone off account: 16/02/2018
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 16/02/2018 received 23/02/2018
Biometrics done: 24/02/2018
Date of approval:16/04/2018 (letter received 20/04/2018)
Date of ceremony:
Date applied for passports:06/02/2018
Date passports received:

[englishrose198]

Eligibility criteria: ILR +3.5 year
Language Criteria: Life in UK plus NARIC
Nationality : Indian
Method of application: NCS
Date of application: 28/02/2018
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of acknowledgement:
Date of debit of fees:
Date of Biometric letter issued:
Date of biometric letter received:
Date Biometrics enrolled:
Date on Approval letter: April 10th 2018
Date of receipt of approval: April 20th 2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:

[Rhemaflux]

Eligibility criteria: Long residence
Language Criteria: MSc + LIUK
Nationality : Nigerian
Method of application: NCS+JCAP
Date of application: 26.02.2018
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 13.03.2018
Date of debit of fees: 13.03.2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 12.03.2018
Date of biometric letter received: 15.03.2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 15.03.2018
Date on Approval letter: 26.03.2018
Date of receipt of approval: 06.04.2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 10.04.2018
Date of Ceremony (Individual): 16.04.2018
Date of Passport Application: 26.02.2018
Date of debit of fees: 15.03.2018
Date Passport to be received: 21.04.2018 (arrived 20.04.2018)

[Lnd2018]

Eligibility criteria: EU 7 yrs (1 Adult + 1 Child)
Language Criteria: English Speaking Country + LIUK
Nationality : EU (Irish)
Method of application: New Online Application Form
Date of application: 02/02/2018
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 05/02/2018 but (received email only)
Date of debit of fees: 02/02/2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 02/02/2018
Date of biometric letter received: 02/02/2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 03/02/2018
Date on Approval letter: 17/04/2018
Date of receipt of approval: 21/04/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application: 02/02/2018
Date of debit of fees: 02/02/2018
Date Passport to be received:

Date Requested Documents Return: 19/02/2018 (2nd request submitted 05/03/2018)
Date Docments Returned: 09/03/2018 (letter dated 08/03/2018: stating that they may ask me to resend the dcouements)

[libral]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + British Spouse
Language Criteria: Trinity
Nationality :Non EU
Method of application: online + NDRS
Date of application: 22-02-2018
Payment method: Online - By Card
Date of acknowledgement: 23-02-2018
Date of debit of fees: 22-02-2018
Date of Biometric letter issued: 22-02-2018
Date of biometric letter received: 22-02-2018
Date Biometrics enrolled: 22-02-2018
Date of Documents Posted: 02-03-2018
Date on Approval letter: 18-04-18
Date of receipt of approval: 23-04-18
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application: 02-03-2018
Date of debit of fees: Fees debited on 15-03-2018 and appeared on 16-03-2018 (It took ages )
Date Passport to be received: