May 2019 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

[CR001]

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Date Biometrics enrolled:
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Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:

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[Sand6]

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:
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Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application:
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be received:

[ashokkumarcts]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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:
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Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of ceremony:
Date of passport application:
Date of debit of fees:
Date passport received:

[MoIQ]

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:

[rex_m]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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