Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[MAB2012]

Eligibility criteria: 5yr + 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS Edinburgh
Date of receipt by UKBA: 22/12/2015
Date of debit of fees: 14/01/2016
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 13/01/2016
Date of receipt of approval: 26/02/2016 (Date on letter 23/02/2016)
Date of Ceremony: Booked for 02/03/2016

[GANTANG]

>> UPDATE <<

Eligibility criteria: 5 years ICT Tier2 + 1 year ILR
Method of application: NCS (Newham)
Date of application: 14-12-15
Date of receipt by UKBA: 15-12-15
Date of debit of fees: 08-01-16
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 08-01-16
Date of biometrics request: 08-01-16
Date of biometrics done: 14-01-16
Date of receipt of approval: 18-02-16 (received 26-02-16)
Date of Ceremony: waiting

[yoshi_jp]

Eligibility criteria: Spouse of British citizen, 3 years (5 years on Tier 1 (General) for ILR)
Method of application: Wandsworth NCS
Payment method : Debit card
Previous nationality: Japan

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Date of application: 23 DEC 2015
Date of receipt by Home Office : 24 DEC 2015
Email acknowledgement : 15 JAN 2016
Date of acknowledgement : 14 JAN 2016 (received on 16 JAN 2016)
Date of payment transaction:15 JAN 2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 14 JAN 2016 (received 16 JAN 2016)
Biometrics done : 18 JAN 2016
Date of approval : 17 FEB 2016 (received on 26 FEB 2016)
Date of ceremony : TBC
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Please note I did NOT apply for a passport at the NCS.
It went much faster than I expected.
Now I'll try to enjoy the last weeks in my life as a Japanese citizen.

[Citizenship2015]

**UPDATE**
Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 10 years ILR
Method of application: NCS Birmingham
Date of application received by UKBA: 30/09/2015
Date of debit of fees: 16/10/2015
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 16/10/2015 (dated 14/10/2015)
Date of Biometric submission: 16/10/2015
Date of receipt of approval: 23/02/2016 (letter dated 15/02/2016)
Date of ceremony booked: 30/03/2016
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[gulcurm]

Eligibility Criteria: 5,5 Years + 1 Year Indefinite Leave to Remain
Method of Application: Nationality Checking Service, Leeds. (6th January 2016)
Date of Receipt by UKBA: 07/01/2016
Date of Debit of Fees: 20/01/2016
Date of Receipt of Acknowledgement: 20/01/2016
Date of Biometric Letter Received: 22/01/2016
Date of Biometric Registration: 23/01/2016
Date of Receipt of Approval: 19/02/2016
Date of Ceremony: waiting??

[kimo]

Eligibility cretiria 5 years + 14 Months PR Method of app - Nationality checking service Poole 12/01/2016 Date Of receipt by UKBA 14/01/2016 Date of debit of Fees 21/01/2016 Date of receipt of acknowledge 23/01/2016. Date of receipt biometric Letter 23/01/2016. Date of biometric registration. 06/02/2016 I was away Date of receipt of approval. ??/??/???? Date of ceremony. ??/??/????

[Sofiathefirst]

Eligibility criteria: 3 years spouse + ILE
Language criteria met: Trinity College + LIUK
Method of application: Brent NCS Joint Naturalisation + PP
Date of application: 10/02/2016
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 11/02/2016
Date of acknowledgement Letter : 23/02/2016 Received 26/02/2016
Date of acknowledgement Email: 24/02/2016
Date money gone off account: 23/02/2016
Date of letter requesting biometrics: 23/02/2016 Received 26/02/2016
Biometrics done: 26/02/2016
Date of approval: Tba
Date of ceremony: Tba
Date applied for passports: 10/02/2016
Date passports received: Tba

[noajthan]

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[icanmakeyourich]

Eligibility criteria: 10 yrs + and 1yrs ILR
Language criteria: Life in the UK+ B1 English
Date of application: 17/02/2016 - Liverpool
Date of delivery by RoyalMail: 18/02/2016
Date of clearance of the fees: Not yet (Today date 27/02/2016)
Payment method: Bank Cheque
Date of acknowledgment: Not yet (Today date 27/02/2016)
Date of Approval: Not yet (Today date 27/02/2016)
Date of ceremony: Not yet (Today date 27/02/2016)

[poodwah]

Eligibility criteria: Ancestry 5 year + 1 year ILR
Method of application: NCS HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Nationality: South African
Date of application: 16/02/2016
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA:
Date of debit of fees: 24/02/2016
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of Ceremony:

[rudolfmelissa0821]

Eligibility criteria: Residency 5 year + 1 year ILR
Method of application: NCS SOuthend

Nationality: Philippines
Date of application: 21/12/2015
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 23/12/2015
Date of debit of fees: 17/01/2016
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:
BIometrics: 25 January 2016
Date of receipt of approval: 24/2/2016
Date of Ceremony: awaiting

Goodluck to those who are still waiting

[ashdaone1]

UPDATE

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1 +1 year ILR
Language criteria met: Life in the UK + exemption as proven during ILR process
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: NCS Hackey (combined naturalisation + passport application)
Date of application: 10/02/2016
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgment email: Never received
Date of debit or clearance of fees: 24/02/2016
Date of acknowledgment letter received : 26/02/2016
Date of biometric letter received : 26/02/2016
Acknowledgement and Biometric letter dated: 23/02/2016
Biometric enrolled at the post office: 29/02/2016
Date of approval: TBC
Date of ceremony: TBC

[CityGirl31]

Application Timeline
Eligibility Criteria: 10 Years Long Residence + 1 Year Indefinite Leave to Remain
Method of Application: Postal (14th November 2015)
Date of Receipt by UKBA: 16th November 2015
Date of Debit of Fees: 09 December 2015
Date of Receipt of Acknowledgement: did not receive acknowledgement, biometric instruction received instead. See date below
Date of Biometric Letter Received: 16/12/2015 (dated 08/12/2015)
Date of Receipt of Approval: waiting??
Date of Ceremony: waiting??

[pavanprakash]

Hi All,

I am pleased to let you guys know after a wait of 4 months i got my approval

Application Timeline

Eligibility criteria: (Tier 1 5yr + 1yr ILR)
Method of application: NCS Reading
Date of application: 08/10/2015
Date of debit of fees:27/10/2015
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 27/10/2015
Date Biometrics enrolled: 31/10/2015
Date on Approval letter: 17/02/2016
Date of receipt of approval: 20/02/2016
Date of Ceremony: 30/03/2016

Good luck everyone, its taking roughly between 4-4.5 months

[icanmakeyourich]

Eligibility criteria: 10 yrs + and 1yrs ILR
Language criteria: Life in the UK+ B1 English
Date of application: 17/02/2016 - Liverpool
Date of delivery by RoyalMail: 18/02/2016
Date of clearance of the fees: Not Yet
Payment method: Bank Cheque
Date of acknowledgment: 29/02/2016
Date of Approval: Not yet (Today date 27/02/2016)
Date of ceremony: Not yet (Today date 27/02/2016)

[HSO]

Application Timeline
Eligibility Criteria: 5 years+ 1 Year Indefinite Leave to Remain
Method of Application:NCS. Redbridge 23/2/16
Date of Receipt by UKBA: 25/2/16
Date of Debit of Fees: Waiting
Date of Receipt of Acknowledgement:: Waiting
Date of Biometric Letter Received: waiting
Date of Receipt of Approval: waiting??
Date of Ceremony: waiting??

[Mouni]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 3yr spouse of BC
Method of application: NCS (Slough)
Nationality: Algerian
Date of receipt by UKBA:16 November 2015
Date of debit of fees: 09 December 2015 paid by cheque
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: received 20/12/2015 after biometrics request
Date of biometrics request: 09 December 2015 received 14 December 2015
Biometrics done: 19/12/2015
Date of receipt of approval: 20/02/2016 dated 17/02/2016
Date of Ceremony: 09/03/2016

[anais34]

application timeline :

eligibility criteria : 3years spouse+6month ILR
language criteria: life in the uk +trinity college B1
method of application :NCS wandsworth council
payment method : debit card
date of application :16/2/16
date send to UKBA: 17/2/16
date of receipt by UKBA :18/2/16
Date of debit of fees:29/2/16
date of receipt of acknowledgement by email:29/2/16
date of letter requesting biometrics :
date of biometrics done :
date of approval letter :
date applied for passport: 16/2/16
date passport received:

[icanmakeyourich]

Eligibility criteria: 10 yrs + and 1yrs ILR
Language criteria: Life in the UK+ B1 English
Date of application: 17/02/2016 - Liverpool
Date of delivery by RoyalMail: 18/02/2016
Date of clearance of the fees: Not Yet
Payment method: Bank Cheque
Date of acknowledgment: 29/02/2016
Biometrics done: 01/03/2016
Date of Approval: Not yet (Today date 27/02/2016)
Date of ceremony: Not yet (Today date 27/02/2016)

[HowILR]

This forum is brilliant , got lots of help for my partner and myself, so home office chapter is closed for my family for whole life. Thx every one here who are contributing unlimited help since we found this forum. Now my job is to share my experince With you.


Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (3yr spouse of BC.)
Method of application: Postal
Date of receipt by UKBA: 21/01/2016
Date of debit of fees: 31/01/2016
Date of receipt of acknowledgement and bio: 06/02/2016
Date of bio done : 06/02/2016
Date of receipt of approval:25/02/2016
Date of approval letter received: 28/02/2016
Date of Ceremony: tba

Other Updates:

[yaargade]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5 years under Tier 1 + 1 year ILR
Method of application: NCS (Hackney) -- Dual Passport and Naturalisation Application
Nationality: USA
Appointment Date: 23 February
Date of receipt by UKBA: Presumably -- 24 February 2016
Date of debit of fees: Still waiting
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Still waiting
Date of biometrics request: Still waiting
Biometrics done:Still waiting
Date of receipt of approval: 2Still waiting
Date of Ceremony: Still waiting

[poodwah]

update
Eligibility criteria: Ancestry 5 year + 1 year ILR
Method of application: NCS Hertfordshire county council
Nationality: South African
Date of application: 16/02/2016
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 17/02/2016
Date of debit of fees: 24/02/2016
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 29/02/2016 dated 25/02/2016
Biometrics enrolled:02/03/2016
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of Ceremony:

[anais34]

application timeline :
Update ::

eligibility criteria : 3years spouse+6month ILR
language criteria: life in the uk +trinity college B1
method of application :NCS wandsworth council
payment method : debit card
date of application :16/2/16
date send to UKBA: 17/2/16
date of receipt by UKBA :18/2/16
Date of debit of fees:29/2/16
date of receipt of acknowledgement by email:29/2/16
Acknowledgement letter receipt by UKBA : 2/3/16 date 26/2/16
date of letter requesting biometrics :2/3/16 date 26/2/16
date of biometrics done : 2/3/16
date of approval letter :
date applied for passport: 16/2/16
date passport received:

[yaargade]

UPDATE

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5 years under Tier 1 + 1 year ILR
Method of application: NCS (Hackney) -- Dual Passport and Naturalisation Application
Nationality: USA
Appointment Date: 23 February
Date of receipt by UKBA: Presumably -- 24 February 2016
Date of debit of fees: Still waiting
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Received email on 2 March 2016
Date of biometrics request: Still waiting
Biometrics done:Still waiting
Date of receipt of approval: 2Still waiting
Date of Ceremony: Still waiting

[ukvishal]

Sharing my timeline. Had a good experience. All the best to everyone!

Eligibility Criteria: 10 Years Long Residence + 1 Year Indefinite Leave to Remain
Method of Application: Nationality Checking Service, Wandsworth. (7th January 2016)
Date of Receipt by UKBA: 8th January 2016
Date of Debit of Fees: 22nd January 2016
Date of Receipt of Acknowledgement E-mail: 22nd January 2016
Date of Biometric Letter Received: 23rd January 2016
Date of Biometric Registration: 23rd January 2016
Date of Receipt of Approval: 25th February 2016 (Letter dated on the 18th February 2016)
Date of Ceremony:29th February 2016