ESC

Click the "allow" button if you want to receive important news and updates from immigrationboards.com


Immigrationboards.com: Immigration, work visa and work permit discussion board

Welcome to immigrationboards.com!

Login Register Do not show

May 2019 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

A section for posts relating to applications for Naturalisation or Registration as a British Citizen. Naturalisation

Moderators: Casa, John, ChetanOjha, archigabe, CR001, push, JAJ, ca.funke, Amber, zimba, vinny, Obie, EUsmileWEallsmile, batleykhan, meself2, geriatrix

User avatar
CR001
Moderator
Posts: 87994
Joined: Thu Mar 08, 2012 10:55 pm
Location: London
Mood:
South Africa

May 2019 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by CR001 » Wed May 01, 2019 10:26 pm

Eligibility criteria:
Language/LIUK Criteria:
Nationality :
Method of application:
Date of application:
Payment method:
Date of acknowledgement:
Date of debit of fees:
Date of biometric letter received/issued:
Date Biometrics enrolled:
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:

Will members please respect that this is a TIMELINE THREAD ONLY. Any question posts or discussions will be removed by the moderators.
Char (CR001 not Casa)
In life you cannot press the Backspace button!!
Please DO NOT send me a PM for immigration advice. I reserve the right to ignore the PM and not respond.

Sand6
Member
Posts: 106
Joined: Wed Feb 21, 2018 6:20 pm
United Kingdom

Re: May 2019 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by Sand6 » Mon May 20, 2019 9:25 am

Eligibility criteria:ILR 1 year
Language Criteria: Trinnity college B1
Nationality:
Method of application: post
Date of application: 17/05/2019
Recieved by VKVI: 20/05/2019
Date of acknowledgement email:
Date of acknowledgement letter:
Date of debit of fees:
Date of Bio-metric letter issued:
Date of Bio-metric letter received:
Date Bio-metrics enrolled:
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:

ashokkumarcts
Junior Member
Posts: 56
Joined: Tue Feb 06, 2018 4:45 pm
India

Re: May 2019 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by ashokkumarcts » Mon May 20, 2019 11:54 am

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 General (5 years) + ILR (1 year)
Language/LIUK Criteria: Degree certificate
Nationality : Indian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 19/05/2019
Payment method: Card payment
Date of acknowledgement: 19/05/2019
Date of debit of fees:
Date of biometric letter received/issued:
Date Biometrics enrolled: 10/06/2019
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:

ashokkumarcts
Junior Member
Posts: 56
Joined: Tue Feb 06, 2018 4:45 pm
India

Re: May 2019 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by ashokkumarcts » Tue May 21, 2019 9:21 am

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 General (5 years) + ILR (1 year)
Language/LIUK Criteria: Degree certificate
Nationality : Indian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 19/05/2019
Payment method: Card payment
Date of acknowledgement: 19/05/2019
Date of debit of fees: 20/05/2019
Date of biometric letter received/issued:
Date Biometrics enrolled: 10/06/2019
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:

dhavs
Newly Registered
Posts: 15
Joined: Tue Apr 30, 2013 3:58 pm

Re: May 2019 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by dhavs » Tue May 21, 2019 4:17 pm

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 General (5 years) + ILR (1 year)
Language/LIUK Criteria: Masters Degree certificate
Nationality : Indian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 03/05/2019
Payment method: Card payment
Date of acknowledgement: 03/05/2019
Date of debit of fees: 03/05/2019
Date of biometric letter received/issued: UKVCAS PAID SERVICE CROYDEN (£100)
Date Biometrics enrolled: 13/05/2019
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application :
Date of Passport Received :

Chase53
Member
Posts: 167
Joined: Tue Jun 19, 2012 11:28 am
Location: London

Re: May 2019 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by Chase53 » Sun May 26, 2019 10:32 am

Eligibility criteria: PBS Dependent (5 years) + ILR + Married to British Citizen
Language/LIUK Criteria: Non EU Degree + UK NARIC
Nationality : Non EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 24/05/2019
Payment method: Online
Date Biometrics enrolled: 24/05/2019
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:

hamalt66
Member of Standing
Posts: 332
Joined: Wed Apr 27, 2016 7:57 pm

Re: May 2019 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by hamalt66 » Mon Jun 03, 2019 4:02 pm

Language/LIUK Criteria: PhD Degree from London, UK/LIUK done in 2017
Nationality : non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 9 May 2019
Payment method: Visa-online
Date of acknowledgement: 10 May 2019
Date of debit of fees: 10 May 2019
Date of biometric letter received/issued: 9 May 2019
Date Biometrics enrolled: 13 May 2019
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:

Sand6
Member
Posts: 106
Joined: Wed Feb 21, 2018 6:20 pm
United Kingdom

Re: May 2019 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by Sand6 » Mon Jun 10, 2019 5:36 pm

Sand6 wrote:
Mon May 20, 2019 9:25 am
Eligibility criteria:ILR 1 year
Language Criteria: Trinnity college B1
Nationality:
Method of application: post
Date of application: 17/05/2019
Recieved by VKVI: 20/05/2019
Date of acknowledgement email: 06/06/19
Date on acknowledgement letter:06/06/19
Date acknowledgment letter recieved: 10/06/19
Date of debit of fees: 05/06/19
Date of Bio-metric letter issued: 06/06/19
Date of Bio-metric letter received: 10/06/19
Date Bio-metrics enrolled:
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:

moon2018
Newly Registered
Posts: 10
Joined: Sun Apr 15, 2018 2:59 am
Pakistan

Re: May 2019 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by moon2018 » Wed Jun 12, 2019 1:25 am

Eligibility criteria: 10 years long residence + 1 year ilr
Language/LIUK Criteria: Masters Degree
Nationality : Pakistani
Method of application: online
Date of application: 26 May 2019
Payment method: online
Date of acknowledgement: 28 May 2019
Date of debit of fees: 28 May 2019
Date of biometric letter received/issued: 4 June 2019
Date Biometrics enrolled: 4 June 2019
Date on Approval letter: waiting
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

apsk
Member of Standing
Posts: 303
Joined: Tue Mar 27, 2018 1:28 pm
India

Re: May 2019 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by apsk » Fri Jun 21, 2019 8:26 am

Eligibility criteria: ILR+1year
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK degree/LITUK
Nationality : non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 10th May 2019
Payment method: Credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 13th May 2019
Date of debit of fees: 13th May 2019
Date of biometric letter received/issued: 10th May 2019
Date Biometrics enrolled: 7th June 2019
Date on Approval letter: waiting
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

try2020
Newbie
Posts: 41
Joined: Thu May 05, 2016 8:04 pm

Re: May 2019 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by try2020 » Fri Jun 21, 2019 2:45 pm

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1 + 2.5 year ILR + Dependant Partner (ILR 2.5yrs) + Kid UK born (ILR 2.5yrs)[MN1]
Language criteria: Degree in English + UK NARIC (RED ROUTE) [Same for 2 adult applicants]
Nationality : India
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 27 May 2019
Payment method: Online (Debit card)
Date of acknowledgement: 28 May 2019
Date of debit of fees: 29 May 2019
Date of biometric letter issued/received:
Date biometrics enrolled: 19 June 2019
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 received:

MoIQ
Newbie
Posts: 30
Joined: Thu Mar 14, 2019 11:07 am
Mood:
Pakistan

Re: May 2019 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by MoIQ » Fri Jun 21, 2019 2:52 pm

Eligibility criteria: Refugee 5 years + 13-months ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Master's Degree from UK University
Nationality: Pakistan
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 21 May 2019
Payment method: Credit card
Date of acknowledgment: 22 May 2019
Date of the debit of fees: 22 May 2019
Date of the biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 22 May 2019
Date on Approval letter: waiting
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Date of Ceremony: :idea:

rex_m
Newly Registered
Posts: 12
Joined: Tue Jun 19, 2018 9:57 pm
United Kingdom

Re: May 2019 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by rex_m » Sat Jun 22, 2019 2:04 pm

Eligibility criteria: non-EEA family member (5+ yrs) + PR
Language/LIUK Criteria:UK degree/LIUK
Nationality : non-EEA
Method of application: Online
Date of application:26/05/19
Payment method: Online
Date of acknowledgement: 28/05/19
Date of debit of fees: 26/05/19
Date of biometric letter received/issued: n/a
Date Biometrics enrolled: 08/06/19
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:

05balol
Newly Registered
Posts: 4
Joined: Fri Dec 22, 2017 12:50 am
United Kingdom

Re: May 2019 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by 05balol » Mon Jun 24, 2019 2:20 pm

Eligibility criteria: ILR + 1yr
Language Criteria: University Degree + Life in the UK
Nationality : Nigerian
Method of application: new online system
Date of application: 01/05/2019
Payment method: online card payment
Date of acknowledgement: 01/05/2019
Date of debit of fees: 01/05/2019
Date Biometrics enrolled: 22/05/2019 UKVCAS
Date on Approval letter: 18/06/2019
Date of receipt of approval: 24/06/2019
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 24/06/2019
Date of Ceremony: 16/07/2019
Date of Passport Application: TBC
Date of debit of fees: TBC
Date Passport to be received:TBC

jpock1123
Newly Registered
Posts: 3
Joined: Mon Jun 24, 2019 10:07 pm
Australia

Re: May 2019 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by jpock1123 » Mon Jun 24, 2019 10:12 pm

Eligibility criteria: 5 years (Ancestry) + 1year ILR
Language Criteria: UK Degree / English Speaking Country of Origin
Nationality: Australian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 02/05/2019
Payment method: Online by Card
Date of acknowledgement: 03/05/2019
Date of debit of fees: 02/05/2019
Date of sending the Documents to UKVI: 14/05/2019
Date of Bio-metric letter issued: N/A (UKVCAS)
Date of Bio-metric letter received: N/A (UKVCAS)
Date of UKVCAS appointment: 21/05/2019
Date Bio-metrics enrolled: 21/05/2019
Date on Approval letter: 18/06/2019
Date of receipt of approval: 24/06/19

I am overseas so the ceremony and passport part will be pretty slow for me.

This was approved much quicker than I expected!

Best of luck to everyone! These forums have been really helpful and reassuring

thanos
Newly Registered
Posts: 3
Joined: Tue May 22, 2018 10:11 am
Nigeria

Re: May 2019 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by thanos » Thu Jun 27, 2019 3:47 pm

Eligibility criteria: 10 years residency + 1year ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: bachelors degree
Nationality : Nigerian
Method of application: New Online system
Date of application: 03/05/2019
Payment method: debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 04/05/2019
Date of debit of fees: 04/05/2019
Date of biometric letter received/issued: Not Applicable
Date Biometrics enrolled: 08/05/2019
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:

gtothedale
Newly Registered
Posts: 9
Joined: Mon Jan 02, 2017 2:03 pm

Re: May 2019 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by gtothedale » Thu Jul 04, 2019 6:30 am

Eligibility criteria: ILR 1 yr
Language/LIUK Criteria: English speaking country origin
Nationality : Canadian
Method of application: online/UKVCAS
Date of application: 1st May 2019
Payment method: debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 2 May 2019
Date of debit of fees: 2 May 2019
Date of biometric letter received/issued: n/a UKVCAS
Date UKVCAS/Biometrics enrolled: 14 May 2019
Date on Approval letter: :?:
Date of receipt of approval: :?:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: :?:
Date of Ceremony: :?:

tamino
Newly Registered
Posts: 9
Joined: Fri Jul 05, 2019 2:44 pm
Scotland

Re: May 2019 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by tamino » Fri Jul 05, 2019 2:50 pm

Eligibility criteria: EU
Language/LIUK Criteria: SELT/LIUK
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 18-May-2019
Payment method:Card
Date of acknowledgement: 20-May-2019
Date of debit of fees:18-May-2019
Date of biometric letter received: 21-Jun-2019
Date Biometrics enrolled:28-Jun-2019
Date on Approval letter: ?
Date of receipt of approval: ?
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: ?
Date of Ceremony: ?

Anna36
Newly Registered
Posts: 2
Joined: Tue Jun 18, 2019 10:29 am
United Kingdom

Re: May 2019 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by Anna36 » Fri Jul 05, 2019 10:24 pm

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Trinity
Nationality : Non-EU
Method of application: online
Date of application: 02/05/2019
Payment method: card
Date of acknowledgement: 02/05/2019
Date of debit of fees: 02/05/2019
Date of biometric letter received/issued:
Date Biometrics enrolled:13/05/2019
Date on Approval letter: waiting
Date of receipt of approval:waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:waiting
Date of Ceremony:waiting

spellish123
- thin ice -
Posts: 34
Joined: Sat Apr 02, 2016 1:40 am

Re: May 2019 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by spellish123 » Fri Jul 05, 2019 10:26 pm

Eligibility criteria:ILR Supose of BC
Language/LIUK Criteria:LIUK
Nationality :Pakistani
Method of application:Online
Date of application:10/05/2019
Payment method: Card
Date of acknowledgement:
Date of debit of fees:
Date of biometric letter received/issued:
Date Biometrics enrolled: 14/05/2019
Date on Approval letter: 24/06/2019
Date of receipt of approval: 05/07/2019
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony: not yet

FsyYHaAdtX
Newly Registered
Posts: 2
Joined: Sat Sep 22, 2018 10:07 am
Australia

Re: May 2019 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by FsyYHaAdtX » Sat Jul 06, 2019 3:25 pm

Eligibility criteria: ILR 1 year
Language/LIUK Criteria: Australian passport
Nationality : Australia
Method of application: online
Date of application: May 31, 2019
Payment method: card
Date of acknowledgement: May 31, 2019
Date of debit of fees: May 31, 2019
Date of biometric letter received/issued:
Date Biometrics enrolled: June 10, 2019 (Premium service lounge)
Date on Approval letter: 25 June 2019
Date of receipt of approval: 5 July 2019
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 6 July 2019
Date of Ceremony:

GreenEye
Newly Registered
Posts: 5
Joined: Wed Apr 24, 2019 11:55 am
Mood:
South Africa

Re: May 2019 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by GreenEye » Mon Jul 08, 2019 3:15 pm

Eligibility criteria: Spouse of BC (5 years) + ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: B1 Trinity/LIUK
Nationality : South African
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 16 May 2019
Payment method: Credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 17 May 2019
Date of debit of fees: 17 May 2019
Date of biometric letter received/issued: n/a
Date Biometrics enrolled: 17 May 2019
Date on Approval letter: 2 July 2019
Date of receipt of approval: 8 July 2019
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: in the post (I had to call the council)
Date of Ceremony: 6 Aug 2019 (£100 for private ceremony for the week after I received approval letter)

So it was 47 days from the the date I applied online, 46 from biometric and 6 days for the approval letter to arrive. Good luck to all those waiting, I hope you hear some good news soon!

FCAZ
Newly Registered
Posts: 4
Joined: Thu Jul 11, 2019 7:39 pm
Bermuda

Re: May 2019 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by FCAZ » Thu Jul 11, 2019 7:49 pm

Eligibility criteria: BOTC - Bermuda
Language/LIUK Criteria: English
Nationality : Bermudian
Method of application: Paper Application submitted thru Bermuda Governor's Office
Date of application: 22/05/2019 (submitted to BDA Immigration Dept.)
Payment method: Demand draft check
Date of acknowledgement: 11/07/2019
Date of debit of fees: 10/07/2019
Date of biometric letter received/issued: 11/07/2019
Date Biometrics enrolled: 11/07/2019 (Bermuda - BUEI location)
Date on Approval letter: waiting
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

muleya
Newly Registered
Posts: 14
Joined: Sat Jun 01, 2019 8:19 pm
Zimbabwe

Re: May 2019 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by muleya » Thu Jul 11, 2019 11:48 pm

GreenEye wrote:
Mon Jul 08, 2019 3:15 pm
Eligibility criteria: Spouse of BC (5 years) + ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: B1 Trinity/LIUK
Nationality : South African
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 16 May 2019
Payment method: Credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 17 May 2019
Date of debit of fees: 17 May 2019
Date of biometric letter received/issued: n/a
Date Biometrics enrolled: 17 May 2019
Date on Approval letter: 2 July 2019
Date of receipt of approval: 8 July 2019
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: in the post (I had to call the council)
Date of Ceremony: 6 Aug 2019 (£100 for private ceremony for the week after I received approval letter)

So it was 47 days from the the date I applied online, 46 from biometric and 6 days for the approval letter to arrive. Good luck to all those waiting, I hope you hear some good news soon!

dhavs
Newly Registered
Posts: 15
Joined: Tue Apr 30, 2013 3:58 pm

Re: May 2019 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by dhavs » Sun Jul 14, 2019 8:59 am

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 General (5 years) + ILR (1 year)
Language/LIUK Criteria: Masters Degree certificate
Nationality : Indian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 03/05/2019
Payment method: Card payment
Date of acknowledgement: 03/05/2019
Date of debit of fees: 03/05/2019
Date of biometric letter received/issued: UKVCAS PAID SERVICE CROYDEN (£100)
Date Biometrics enrolled: 13/05/2019
Date on Approval letter: still waiting
Date of receipt of approval: still waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: still waiting
Date of Ceremony: still waiting
Date of Passport Application : still waiting
Date of Passport Received : still waiting

Locked