Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[chocoholic123]

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Eligibility criteria: PR + 1 year
Nationality : Australian
Method of application: online
Date of application: 22/02/2020
Payment method: cc
Date of acknowledgement: 22/02/2020 (instant by email)
Date of debit of fees: 24/02/2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 09/03/2020 (London, paid £69.99)
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:

[First30wpt]

Eligibility criteria: Settled status +1 year
Language/LIUK Criteria: BSc & MSc + Life in uk
Nationality : EU
Method of application: online
Date of application: 01/03/2020
Payment method: Credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 02/03/2020
Date of debit of fees: 01/03/2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 06/03/2020 ( paid 110 )
Date on Approval letter: 04/06/2020 E-mail
Date of receipt of approval: 04/06/2020 recieved email
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

[gwrade]

Eligibility criteria: 3 years then 5 years Settled status + 1 year
Language/LIUK Criteria: BSc & Masters+ Life in uk
Nationality : EU
Method of application: online
Date of application: 19/02/2020
Payment method: Credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 19/02/2020
Date of debit of fees: 19/02/2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 27/02/2020 ( free )
Date on Approval letter: 05/06/2020 E-mail
Date of receipt of approval: 05/06/2020 received email
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

[zcranso]

Eligibility criteria: Settled status +1 year
Language/LIUK Criteria: BA + MA / Passed LIUK test
Nationality : EU (GR)
Method of application: online
Date of application: 05/03/2020
Payment method: Credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 05/03/2020
Date of debit of fees: 05/03/2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 01/06/2020 (postponed from 03/04 then 15/05 then 22/05)
Date on Approval letter: 05/06/2020 E-mail
Date of receipt of approval: 05/06/2020 recieved email
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

Thank you to everyone here. Surprisingly quick response, only 4 days after submitting biometrics!

[Xmz12x]

Eligibility criteria: Permanent Residence Card + 1 year
Language/LIUK Criteria: BA Degree
Nationality : EU (Bulgaria)
Method of application: online
Date of application: 03/02/2020
Payment method: Credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 03/02/2020
Date of debit of fees: 03/02/2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 08/02/2020 (£110)
Date on Approval letter: 08/06/2020 E-mail PDF
Date of receipt of approval: 08/06/2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

[nol]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + spouse of British Citizen
Language/LIUK Criteria: B1 + LIUK
Nationality : Non-EU
Method of application: ONLINE
Date of application: 03/06/2020
Payment method: AMEX
Date of acknowledgement: 04/06/2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: Waiting
Date Biometrics enrolled: Waiting
Application Status: Waiting
Date on Approval letter: Waiting
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting
Total Time took:

[Emeliajayne88]

Eligibility criteria: 10 yrs in the UK + ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: English / passed the LIUK
Nationality : Australian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 16/03/2020
Payment method: Visa Debit
Date of acknowledgement: 17/03/2020
Date of debit of fees: 17/03/2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 18/03/2020
Date on Approval letter: Impatiently waiting...
Date of receipt of approval: Impatiently waiting...
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Impatiently waiting...
Date of Ceremony: Impatiently waiting...

[Jamiryo]

Eligibility criteria: PR (EEA Family Member PR - 5 years + 1 year 10 months of waiting time)
Language Criteria: Trinity college B1
Nationality: Non-EU (Turkish)
Method of application: Online + UKVCAS Edinburgh
Date of application: 15/01/2020
Date of the payment acknowledgement by email: 15/01/2020
Date of appointment on UKVCAS: Docs scanned and biometric taken on 23/01/2020
Date of the approval letter: 17/03/2020 (I have been told by email)
Date of receipt of approval: 27/05/2020 sent by email.
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: No date given yet. Suspended due to COVID-19
Date of ceremony: Awaiting
Date of passport application:
Date of the debit of fees:
Date passport to be received:
Colour of the passport:

I wish everyone all the best of luck!

[trubar312]

Eligibility criteria: Permanent Residence Card + 1 year
Language/LIUK Criteria: MSc. Degree
Nationality : Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 10/06/2020
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 10/06/2020
Date of debit of fees: 10/06/2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: Waiting to book appointment
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:

[qwisnia]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: EEA Citizen Residency (5yr) + 14 months
Language Criteria: B1 exam + Life in the UK test
Nationality: Polish
Method of application: Online + UKVCAS
Date of application: 11/03/2020
Date of email acknowledgement: 12/03/2020
Fee paid debit card: 11/03/2020
Date biometrics enrolled: 13/03/2020 at Croydon London Paid service £110
Date on Approval letter: 10/06/2020 (by email)
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Date of Ceremony: -
Date of passport application: -

[dhaya_235]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 (G) 5 Year + 1 Year ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria:UK Masters + LIUK
Nationality : Indian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 26/02/2020
Payment method:Credit Card
Date of acknowledgement:27/02/2020
Date of debit of fees: 26/02/2020
Date Biometrics enrolled:12/03/2020 (Gloucester Library)
Date of receipt of approval: PENDING
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: PENDING
Date of Ceremony:PENDING

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[Hwima]

Eligibility criteria: 6 years DLR + 4 years Settled Status
Language/LIUK Criteria: BSc / Passed LIUK test
Nationality: Zimbabwean
Method of application: online
Date of application: 23/03/2020
Payment method: Credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 23/03/2020
Date of debit of fees: 23/03/2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 10/06/2020 (postponed from 30/03 to 11/05 to 15/06)
Date on Approval letter: waiting
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

[chand92]

Sharing this timelines on behalf of my husband s application.

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Refugee Settlement + 1ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Trinity + Naric Crtf + Life in UK
Nationality : Non-EU
Method of application: ( online )
Date of application: 20/10/2019
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 21/10/2019
Date of debit of fees: 21/10/2019
Date of bio metric Appointment letter received: 20/10/2019
Date Bio metrics enrolled: 22/10/2019 (Sal ford Manchester)
Date on Approval letter: 8th of June 2020
Date of receipt of approval letter: 11th of June 2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

[Nepomucene]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + BC Spouse
Language/LIUK Criteria: Trinity B1 + Life in UK
Nationality : EU
Method of application: ( online )
Date of application: 31/01/2020
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 31/01/2020
Date of debit of fees: 31/01/2020
Date of bio metric Appointment letter received: 31/01/2020
Date Bio metrics enrolled: 04/02/2020
Date on Approval letter: Waiting
Date of receipt of approval letter: Waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

[greekinUK]

Hi,

I don't know how to edit my post with updates so i am replying to my own post

Eligibility criteria: 25 years Long Residence + 4 year Residency document
Language : Bachelor Degree, Masters Degree + LIUK Test
Nationality : EU
Method of application: Online (Self)
Date of application: 03-Mar-2020
Payment method: 1349.20 GBP Visa debit card
Date of acknowledgement: Not received (if it means the email about payment confirmation then 03-Mar-2020)
Date of debit of fees: 03-Mar-2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 5-June-2020, Mark Lane, London
Biometrics appointment postponed twice because of Covid-19 closures, originally was booked for 06-Apr-2020 in Bedford )
Date on Approval letter: 12-June-2020 (received by email)
Date of receipt of approval: 12-June-2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting (councils closed due to Covid-19)
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

Eligibility criteria: 25 years Long Residence + 4 year Residency document
Language : Bachelor Degree, Masters Degree + LIUK Test
Nationality : EU
Method of application: Online (Self)
Date of application: 03-Mar-2020
Payment method: 1349.20 GBP Visa debit card
Date of acknowledgement: Not received (if it means the email about payment confirmation then 03-Mar-2020)
Date of debit of fees: 03-Mar-2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: booked for 06-Apr-2020 Bedford ( (had to pay for enhanced because no core - free- centre near me)
Date on Approval letter: waiting
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

[ariskar]

My spouse timeline. Approval, July 2019 application. 10.5 months processing time.

Eligibility criteria: ILR refugee settlement + ILR: EU Settled status + BC spouse (I know it is rare combo)
Language Criteria: UK university post-graduate degree
Nationality : Non-EU
Method of application: Online + UKVCAS
Date of application: 23/07/2019
Date of acknowledgement: 24/07/2019
Date biometrics enrolled: 26/07/2019 (UKVCAS Croydon + document scanning)
Date on Approval letter: 02/06/2020
Date of receipt of approval: 10/06/2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Covid,,, waiting
Date of Ceremony: -Covid,,, waiting
Date of Passport Application: -
Date of debit of fees: -
Date Passport received: -

[Cosmaru]

Eligibility criteria: 12 years in the UK + 1 year Settled status
Language/LIUK Criteria: B1 Trinity College + Life in the UK
Nationality: EU/Romanian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 01/02/2020
Payment method: Credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 01/02/2020
Date of debit of fees: 01/02/2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 03/02/2020(Croydon paid £110, No free appointments available)
Date on Approval letter: 12/06/2020
Date of receipt of approval: 12/06/2020(email)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

[chocoholic123]

Eligibility criteria: PR + 1 year
Nationality : Australian
Method of application: online
Date of application: 22/02/2020
Payment method: cc
Date of acknowledgement: 22/02/2020 (instant by email)
Date of debit of fees: 24/02/2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 09/03/2020 (London, paid £69.99)
Date on Approval letter: 12/06/2020 by email (@homeoffice.gov.uk), indicating invitation letter to come once citizenship ceremonies are to be held again.

Thank you all

[uuee6543]

Eligibility criteria: Settled status (no CSI) + 1 year
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK MEng Degree (Undergraduate + Master’s in one go) + Life in the uk test
Nationality : EU
Method of application: online
Date of application: 08/02/2020
Payment method: Amex
Date of acknowledgement: 09/02/2020
Date of debit of fees: 09/02/2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 12/02/2020 ( Croydon paid: standard paid appointment + document checking + document scanning + SMS service = £185)
Date on Approval letter: 12/06/2020 email (PDF)
Date of receipt of approval: 12/06/2020 received email
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting (delayed by covid-19)
Date of Ceremony: waiting

[filliou]

This took about 3 months (including Covid slowdown)
Eligibility criteria: 10 year + ILR 1 year
Language/LIUK Criteria: English Speaking Country
Nationality : Canadian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 23/02/2020
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement:24/02/2020
Date of debit of fees: 24/02/2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 2/03/2020 Birmingham Premium Lounge
Date of receipt of approval: 8/06/2020 (email)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: "citizenship paperwork will be generated in coming weeks when current restrictions due to Coronavirus are eased."
Date of Ceremony: PENDING

[Haider]

Eligibility criteria: 6years on ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: CEFR B1
Nationality : Bangladeshi
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 14/03/2020
Payment method: Visa card
Date of acknowledgement: 16/03/2020
Date of debit of fees: 16/03/2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: na
Date Biometrics enrolled: 21/03/2020
Date on Approval (email): 11.06.2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: tbc
Date of Ceremony: tbc

[Emeliajayne88]

Eligibility criteria: 10 yrs in the UK + ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: English / passed the LIUK
Nationality : Australian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 16/03/2020
Payment method: Visa Debit
Date of acknowledgement: 17/03/2020
Date of debit of fees: 17/03/2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 18/03/2020
Date on Approval letter: Impatiently waiting...
Date of receipt of approval: Impatiently waiting...
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Impatiently waiting...
Date of Ceremony: Impatiently waiting...

Finally got confirmation via email - 15 June 2020. Now waiting for ceremony letter.

[tudor2020]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: ILR 9 years+8 year DLR
Method of application: Online + Biometric at Marks Lane, London
Date of receipt by UKBA: 14th of October 2019
Date of debit of fees: 14th of Octobet 2019 online
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 14th of October 2019
Date of receipt of approval: 15th of June 2020 Email
Date of Ceremony: awaiting

Other Updates: I have realised that I have selected "NO" for the immigration history made in UK or Oversea. I have sent an email for apologise and to correct it on 5th of June to NationalitySupportTeamFMT@homeoffice.gov.uk. I didn't get response to of however only 13 days after I received my approval letter.

I have always been a silent reader of this forum. I have got all the information from here. Thank you everyone and I hope those whom are waiting will get their approval soon. Good luck everyone.

[Malikg123]

Applied 31 jan
Bio 14 Feb
Decision by email 03 June 2020

[Chiefmrs]

Nationality : Nigeria
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 20/03/2020
Payment method: Visa card
Date of acknowledgement: 20/03/2020
Date of debit of fees: 20/03/2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: na
Date Biometrics enrolled: 23/03/2020
Date on Approval (email): 16/06/2020
Date of receipt of approval letter: 12/06/2020
Date of Ceremony: tbc
Good luck everyone