I had my ceremony 1 hour ago in Nottingham. Very friendly lady conducted it and it felt very good. Arrived in the UK Feb '02 and end of a long journey for me!
NCS or Postal NCS: NSC Leicester City Centre
Date of submission: 6 Nov '08 (received in Liverpool the next day)
CRITERIA : 7 yr stay, 6.5 akin to marriage with girlfriend (Last Visa: 2 Unmarried Partner + 0.7 mnths ILR + marriage)
Date of debit card transaction: 17 Nov '08
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 22 Nov '08
Date of receipt of approval: 27 Feb '09 (Dated 18 Feb '09)
Date of Ceremony: 03 March '09 (Private. 1st public only available 28 April '09 - £100 for privilege – worth it!)
[Went on 2 week holiday here]
Date of appln. for passport: 26 March '09
Date of Return of Naturalisation Certificate and passport: 28 March '09
Date of Receipt of Invitation Letter for Interview: 30 March '09
Date of Interview: 03 April '09 (Derby)
Date of Receipt of passport: 07 April '09
Less than 2 weeks (12 days to be exact) from sending off application to receiving passport in the post!!!
I am very impressed with how quickly I received my passport and can't wait to test drive it