Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[YouKTier]

Eligibility criteria: LR + 1 year ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Degree certificate + LIUK
Nationality : Non-Eu
Method of application: online
Date of application: 24/10/19
Payment method: Visa debit
Date of acknowledgement: 25/10/19
Date of debit of fees: 25/10/19
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 29/10/19 (UKVCAS - Enhanced centre ) at Swinton
Date on Approval letter: 02/12/19
Date of receipt of approval letter: 13/12/19
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 16/12/19 (by email from the council as the pvt ceremony was booked over phone at short notice)
Date of Ceremony: 18/12/19 (pvt ceremony)

[Andy12]

Eligibility criteria: 1 year ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK MS Degree certificate + LIUK
Nationality : Non-EU
Method of application: online
Date of application: 12/11/19
Payment method: Amex
Date of acknowledgement: 12/11/19
Date of debit of fees: 13/11/19
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 16/12/19 (UKVCAS at Stratford, London, waited for a month to get free slot, none so went with paid slot)
Date on Approval letter: Pending
Date of receipt of approval letter: Sweating it out
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Expecting

[topsecret]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Refugee Leave + 1ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Trinity + Naric Crtf + Life in UK
Nationality : Non-EU
Method of application: online
Date of application: 14/08/2019
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 16/08/2019
Date of debit of fees: 14/08/2019
Biometric Appointment letter: 14/08/2019
Date Bio metrics enrolled: 21/08/2019 (Sal-ford Manchester)
Date on Approval letter: 15/11/2019
Date of receipt of approval: 22/11/2019
Receipt of ceremony letter: 26/11/2019
Date of Ceremony: 10/12/2019
Passport application online: 10/12/2019
Payment debit card online : 10/12/2019
Confirmed Identity check: 10/12/2019
Sent Docu passports+ Cert: 11/12/2019
Documents received: 12/12/2019
application approved : 16/12/2019
Passport printed and sent: 17/12/2019
Passport received : waiting

[Plc84]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years + 3 years PR (requested discretion for absences)
Language Criteria: UK Masters Degree + LIUK test
Nationality : EU
Method of application: Online/UKVCAS Sopra Steria
Date of application: 28/10/2019
Payment method: Online
Date of acknowledgment: 28/10/2019
Date of the debit of fees: 28/10/2019
Date of Biometric letter issued: N/A
Date of a biometric letter received: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 04/11/2019 Manchester Premium Lounge, 100 GBP
Date on Approval letter: 10/12/2019
Date of receipt of approval: 14/12/2019
Date of receipt of ceremony 14/12/2019
Date of Ceremony: 18/12/2019 (had been given a later date, emailed the council and there was a last minute opening less than 24 h before)

I had to request discretion given that I travel a lot for work, so I provided with additional evidence of residence for the 3 years previous to the qualifying period.

[Kumar295]

Eligibility criteria: LR + 1 year ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Degree certificate + LIUK
Nationality : Non-Eu
Method of application: online
Date of application: 25/11/19
Payment method: Visa debit
Date of acknowledgement: 26/11/19
Date of debit of fees: 26/11/19
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 30/11/19 (UKVCAS - Birmingham £100 )
Date on Approval letter: Awaiting
Date of receipt of approval letter: Awaiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Awaiting
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting

[habib1973]

ligibility criteria: ILR
Language Criteria: UK Degree
Nationality: Pakistan
Method of application: Online + UKVCAS
Date of application: 02/08/2019 (online)
Payment method: Online
Date of acknowledgement: 05/08/2019
Date of debit of fees: 02/08/2019
Date Biometrics enrolled: 09/08/2019 (UKVCAS - Birmingham)
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of ceremony letter: n.a.
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application:
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be received:

Email sent to (NationalSupportTeamFMT@homeoffice.gov.uk) Home office for update on my Application date: 25/11/2019.
Reply received from Home Office Dated:29/11/2019 "Your will be contacted by post within 21 working days."
Awaiting response in POST.

No update received email reply on 29/11/2019 - "You will be contacted by post within 21 working days."

[olaide17]

Eligibility criteria: PR
Nationality: Non EU
Language criteria: Degree
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 09/10/2019
Date of debit of fees: 09/10/2019
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 10/10/2019
Date Bio metric appointment: 30/10/2019 Croydon
Date Bio metric enrolment: 30/10/2019
Date on approval letter: 04/12/2019
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting
Date applied passport: Waiting
Date passport Received: Not yet

[albanian33]

Eligibility criteria: ILR for 7 years - spouse of BC
Language/LIUK Criteria: B1 test + LIUK
Nationality : Non-Eu
Method of application: online
Date of application: 04/12/2019
Payment method: Mastercard
Date of acknowledgement: 05/12/19
Date of debit of fees: 05/12/19
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 07/12/19 (UKVCAS - Premium Lounge Mark Lane £100 )
Date on Approval letter: Awaiting
Date of receipt of approval letter: Awaiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Awaiting
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting

[Iamforeverseun]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years PR + 1 Year
Language Criteria: B1.1 TRINITY COLLEGE + Life in the UK Test
Nationality: Nigerian
Method of application: Online + New Service (UKVCAS)
Date of application: 5 Sep 2019
Payment method: Online
Date of acknowledgement: 8 Sep 2019
Date Biometrics enrolled: 24 Sep 2019
Date on Approval letter: 15 November 2019
Date of receipt of approval: 24 November 2019
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 26 November 2019
Date of Ceremony: 17 December 2019
Date of Passport Applications: 17th December 2019
Date Documents Sent: Waiting
Date Passport received: Waiting

[CR001]

ligibility criteria: ILR
Language Criteria: UK Degree
Nationality: Pakistan
Method of application: Online + UKVCAS
Date of application: 02/08/2019 (online)
Payment method: Online
Date of acknowledgement: 05/08/2019
Date of debit of fees: 02/08/2019
Date Biometrics enrolled: 09/08/2019 (UKVCAS - Birmingham)
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of ceremony letter: n.a.
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application:
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be received:

Email sent to (NationalSupportTeamFMT@homeoffice.gov.uk) Home office for update on my Application date: 25/11/2019.
Reply received from Home Office Dated:29/11/2019 "Your will be contacted by post within 21 working days."
Awaiting response in POST.

No update received email reply on 29/11/2019 - "You will be contacted by post within 21 working days."

Please do NOT ask questions in the TIMELINE ONLY topics. It is NOT 21 WORKING days yet!!

[olaide17]

Eligibility criteria: PR
Nationality: Non EU
Language criteria: Degree
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 09/10/2019
Date of debit of fees: 09/10/2019
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 10/10/2019
Date Bio metric appointment: 30/10/2019 Croydon
Date Bio metric enrolment: 30/10/2019
Date on approval letter: 04/12/2019
Date of Ceremony: 18/12/2019
Date applied passport: 18/12/2019
Date passport Received: Not yet

[Mani7474]

ligibility criteria: ILR
Language Criteria: UK Degree
Nationality: Pakistan
Method of application: Online + UKVCAS
Date of application: 02/08/2019 (online)
Payment method: Online
Date of acknowledgement: 05/08/2019
Date of debit of fees: 02/08/2019
Date Biometrics enrolled: 09/08/2019 (UKVCAS - Birmingham)
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of ceremony letter: n.a.
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application:
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be received:

Email sent to (NationalSupportTeamFMT@homeoffice.gov.uk) Home office for update on my Application date: 25/11/2019.
Reply received from Home Office Dated:29/11/2019 "Your will be contacted by post within 21 working days."
Awaiting response in POST.

No update received email reply on 29/11/2019 - "You will be contacted by post within 21 working days."

Please do NOT ask questions in the TIMELINE ONLY topics. It is NOT 21 WORKING days yet!!
I emailed them on the 14th December didn't get reply weird!!!!

[Mani7474]

Eligibility criteria: 1 year PR EU Nation Spouse
Nationality: Non EU Pakistani.
Language criteria: LIUK+ B1 English Language
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 04/11/2019
Date of debit of fees: 04/11/2019
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 04/11/2019
Date Bio metric appointment: 08/11/2019 Croydon
Paid appointment £75
Date Bio metric enrolment: 08/11/2019
Date on approval letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: not yet
Date applied passport: not yet
Date passport Received: Not yet


I have sent Home office email on the 14 December 2019 since then no reply very disappointed !!!

NationalitySupportTeamFMT@homeoffice.gov.uk

[CHSG]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) + 1 year ILR, total of 6 years in the UK
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK BSc degree certificate + LIUK
Nationality: Non-EU, from Central Asia
Method of Application: Online
Date of Application: 01/10/2019
Payment Method: AmEx
Date of Acknowledgement: 02/10/19 (by email)
Date Biometrics Enrolled: 07/10/19 (UKVCAS - Mark Lane Premium Lounge in London, £125)
Date on Approval letter: 13/12/2019
Date of Receipt of Approval Letter: 19/12/2019
Date of Ceremony: will book with the council in due course

Emailed nationalitysupportteamfmt@homeoffice.gov.uk about the status of application on 29.11.2019. Received a reply on 03.12.2019 that the application will take a while longer to be considered.

It took slightly more than 2.5 months to receive approval. The forum has been most helpful. Good luck to anyone still waiting for their decision.

[habib1973]

ligibility criteria: ILR
Language Criteria: UK Degree
Nationality: Pakistan
Method of application: Online + UKVCAS
Date of application: 02/08/2019 (online)
Payment method: Online
Date of acknowledgement: 05/08/2019
Date of debit of fees: 02/08/2019
Date Biometrics enrolled: 09/08/2019 (UKVCAS - Birmingham)
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of ceremony letter: n.a.
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application:
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be received:

Email sent to (NationalSupportTeamFMT@homeoffice.gov.uk) Home office for update on my Application date: 25/11/2019.
Reply received from Home Office Dated:29/11/2019 "Your will be contacted by post within 21 working days."
Awaiting response in POST.

No update received email reply on 29/11/2019 - "You will be contacted by post within 21 working days."

email Sent on 18/12/2019 for further update Reply received today as:
As of today, you will be contacted by post within 21 working days

[sam86ds]

Eligibility criteria: Refugee + 1year ILR
Nationality: Non- EU
Language criteria: B1 + Life in the UK
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 01/04/2019
Date of debit of fees: 01/04/2019
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 01/04/2019
Date Bio metric appointment: 24/04/2019 Croydon
Date Bio metric enrolment: 30/10/2019
Date on approval letter: 012/12/2019
Date of receipt of approval: 19/12/2019
Date of Ceremony: 07/01/2020
Date applied passport: N/A
Date passport Received: N/A

[sam86ds]

Eligibility criteria: Refugee + 1year ILR
Nationality: Non- EU
Language criteria: B1 + Life in the UK
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 01/04/2019
Date of debit of fees: 01/04/2019
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 01/04/2019
Date Bio metric appointment: 24/04/2019 Croydon
Date Bio metric enrolment: 24/04/2019
Date on approval letter: 12/12/2019
Date of receipt of approval: 19/12/2019
Date of Ceremony: 07/01/2020
Date applied passport: N/A
Date passport Received: N/A

[pbg0616]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: EEA PR - 1 year
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK MSc degree + Life in the UK
Nationality: Taiwanese
Method of application: Online +UKVCAS
Date of application: 15 October 2019
Payment method: debit
Date of acknowledgement: 15 October 2019
Date of debit of fees: 15 October 2019
Date Biometrics enrolled: 18 October 2019 (Mark Lane Premium Lounge)
Date on Approval letter: 28 November 2019
Date of receipt of approval: 09 December 2019
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 06 December 2019
Date of Ceremony: 11 December 2019 ( private ceremony )

Thanks everyone for sharing the experience !

[k_swapna]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5 years to ILR + 1 year after ILR
Method of application: ONline
Date of receipt by UKBA: 1/11/19
Date of debit of fees:1/11/19
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:1/11/19
Biometric: 25/11/19
Date of receipt of approval:13/12/19
Date of Ceremony:20/12/19

[mziada]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5yr spouse of BC
Nationality : Non-EU
Language/LIUK Criteria: Trinity B1 + Life in UK
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 03/10/2019
Payment method: Debit card
Date of debit of fees: 26/10/2019
Date of acknowledgement: 28/10/2019
Biometric Appointment letter: 28/10/2019
Date Bio metrics enrolled: 01/11/2019 (Mark Lane - London - £100)

Enquiry email sent to nationalitysupportteamfmt@homeoffice.gov.uk on 21/12/2019

Date on Approval letter: Waiting
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Pending
Passport application online: Pending
Application approved : Pending
Passport printed and sent: Pending
Passport received : Pending

[Mashh4u]

Eligibility criteria:ILR
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: Online + New Service (UKVCAS)
Date of application: 26/10/2019
Payment method: Online
Date of acknowledgment: 28/10/2019
Date Biometrics enrolled: 28/10/2019
Date on Approval letter: 05/12/2019
Date of receipt of approval: 14/12/2019
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: No letter
Date of Ceremony: 19/12/2019
Date of Passport Applications: 20/12/2019
Date Documents Sent:21/12/2019
Date Passport received:

Will ring on Monday for ceremony Booking...
It’s my suggestion for those who are waiting for long times, send email to nationality team and they will get straight forward decision
I emailed on 3 Dec and date on approval is 5 Dec...
Best of luck Everyone........

[CR001]

Please respect that this is a TIMELINE THREAD ONLY and desist from posting questions here.

[oace]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + Spouse of BC
Language/LIUK Criteria: B1 test + LIUK
Nationality : Non-EU
Method of application: online
Date of application: 15/10/2019
Date Biometrics enrolled: 22/10/19 (UKVCAS - Croydon)
Date on Approval letter: 12/12/19
Date of receipt of approval letter: 24/12/19

[SeeYouInHeaven]

Eligibility criteria: PR
Language criteria met: TRINITY COLLEGE +LIFE IN THE UK CERTIFICATE
Nationality: NON EU
Method of application: ONLINE
Date of application:27TH NOVEMBER 2019
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of receipt by HO/UKVI: 28TH NOVEMBER 2019
Date of acknowledgement: 28TH NOVEMBER 2019
Date money gone off account: 28TH NOVEMBER 2019
Biometrics done: 11TH DECEMBER 2019 (UKVAS- CROYDON)
Date of approval: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting
Date applied for passports: waiting
Date passports received:waiting

[Sand6]

Eligibility criteria:ILR 1 year
Language Criteria: Trinnity college B1
Nationality: Non-Eu
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:15/06/19
Date on Approval letter: 20/12/19
Date of receipt of approval: 30/12/19
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application:
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be received: