COMPLETED CITIZENSHIP & PASSPORT TIMELINE
Criteria: 4+1 [HSMP JR]
Type: NCS, Brent
Date of submission: 22 Jan 2011
Card debited: 29 Jan
Acknowledgement received: 08 Feb - letter dated 29 Jan
Approval received: 24 Feb - letter dated 18 Feb
Citizenship ceremony: 14 Mar
Passport application: 16 Mar (check and send)
Documents returned (secure): 22 Mar; redelivered 24/03
Interview: 02 Apr
Passport received (secure): 05 Apr; redelivered 07/04
Eleven weeks in all, end to end.. pretty good. Could have been a bit quicker if I'd chosen an earlier citizenship ceremony, but I requested that date for personal convenience. The passport interview slot also took a week to get, though I gather that's not bad for London, and the secure delivery added a couple of days, because I was not at home and had to arrange redelivery to my work address.
That's now the end of the journey for me... looking forward to a visa-free visit to Europe over the May bank holiday!
Good luck everyone.. have patience and keep the faith.
Am happy to answer queries.
cheers