Additional timelines for people's reference from another forum; the upshot is that the times to process applicaitons vary widely (and wildly)
NCS or Postal: NCS Northumberland
Date of submission or posting: 17 April 2009
CRITERIA: Marriage to BC + ILR
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 2 May 2009
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 7 May 2009 (dated 2 May 2009)
Date of receipt of approval: 20 June 2009 (dated 11 June 2009)
Date of Ceremony: 5 August 2009
Turnaround time from applicaiton to approval: 9 Weeks
Turnaround time from application to ceremony: 15.5 Weeks
NCS or Postal: NCS Richmond
Date of submission or posting : 10 March 2009
CRITERIA - 3 Years Married to British Citizen
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 16 March 2009
Date of receipt of Acknowledgement letter: 18 March 2009
Date of receipt of Approval/Invitation letter: 22 June 2009 (dated 17 June 2009)
Date of Citizenship Ceremony: 26 June 2009 (private)
Turnaround time from applicaiton to approval: 16 Weeks
Turnaround time from application to ceremony: 16.5 Weeks
NCS or Postal: NCS Catford
Date of submission or posting: 29 April 2009
CRITERIA: 6.5 yr stay (5 yrs WP dependent + 1.5 yrs ILR)
Date of receipt of Application: 30 April 2009
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 9 May 2009
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 13 May 2009 (dated 9 May 2009)
Date of receipt of approval: 22 June 2009 (dated 12 June 2009)
Date of Ceremony: 2 July 2009
Turnaround time from applicaiton to approval: 7.5 Weeks
Turnaround time from application to ceremony: 9 Weeks
NCS or Postal: NCS Sheffield
Date of submission or posting: 30 April 2009
CRITERIA: 5 years residency plus 1 year with ILR
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 9 May 2009
Date of receipt of Acknowledgement: 13 May 2009 (dated 9 May 2009)
Date of receipt of Approval: 15 June 2009 (dated 6 June 2009)
Date of Citizenship Ceremony: 23 June 2009 (private)
Turnaround time from applicaiton to approval: 7.5 Weeks
Turnaround time from application to ceremony: 8.5 Weeks
NCS or Postal: POSTAL
Date of submission or posting : 17 May 2009
CRITERIA - 4 + 1 Year ILR
Date of debit of debit/credit card: 21 May 2009
Date of receipt of Acknowledgement letter: 26 May 2009
Date of receipt of Approval letter: 23 June 2009 (dated 17 June 2009)
Date of ceremony: Pending
Turnaround time from applicaiton to approval: 5 Weeks
Turnaround time from application to ceremony: Pending
Best of luck to those still waiting!