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February 2020 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

A section for posts relating to applications for Naturalisation or Registration as a British Citizen. Naturalisation

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anadocolin
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Re: February 2020 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by anadocolin » Wed Jun 17, 2020 8:51 am

Eligibility criteria: EU Settled Status
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Undergraduate and Masters Degree
Nationality : Romanian
Method of application:online
Date of application:07/02
Payment method:card
Date of acknowledgement:10/02
Date of debit of fees:12/02
Date of biometric letter received/issued:07/02
Date Biometrics enrolled:14/02
Date on Approval letter: 17/06
Date of receipt of approval: 17/06
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony: TBC

voiceofthepurple
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Re: February 2020 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by voiceofthepurple » Wed Jun 17, 2020 10:14 am

voiceofthepurple wrote:
Tue Feb 11, 2020 3:24 pm
Eligibility criteria: 5 year Tier 2 + 1 year ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Degree + LIUK
Nationality : Non-EEA
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 11/02/2020
Payment method: Debit
Date of acknowledgement: 12/02/2020
Date of debit of fees: 12/02/2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 21/02/2020
Date on Approval letter: 15/06/2020 (emailed them on 12/06/2020 to request status)
Date of receipt of approval: 15/06/2020 (emailed them on 12/06/2020 to request status)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

secret.simon
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Re: February 2020 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by secret.simon » Tue Jun 30, 2020 11:02 pm

Please do not post any queries in the TIMELINE threads.

Use the General Discussion thread instead.
I am not a lawyer or immigration advisor. My statements/comments do not constitute legal advice. E&OE. Please do not PM me for advice.

joshk123
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February 2020 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by joshk123 » Thu Jul 16, 2020 9:24 am

Eligibility criteria: tier2: 5 years + 1 year ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: university degree from UK
Nationality : Indian
Method of application: online
Date of application:17th Feb 2020
Payment method: Online
Date of acknowledgement: 18th Feb 2020
Date of debit of fees: 18th Feb 2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued:18th Feb 2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 20th March 2020
Date on Approval letter: waiting
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

KenBossini
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Re: February 2020 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by KenBossini » Thu Jul 16, 2020 12:42 pm

Eligibility criteria: ILR (T2G 5 years) + 2 years
Language/LIUK Criteria: LIUK + UK degree
Nationality : Indian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 18 Feb 2020
Payment method: Online by credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 18 Feb 2020
Date of debit of fees: 18 Feb 2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued:
Date Biometrics enrolled: 24 Feb 2020
Date on Approval letter: 15 Jul
Date of receipt of approval: 15 Jul by email
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:

PS: I had to email them (on 14 Jul) for an update. Although the approval letter is dated 15 Jul, the accompanying email said the decision was made on 11 Mar.

Regards,
K.

starlin
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Re: February 2020 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by starlin » Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:14 pm

Updated and applied/waiting for UK passport :)

Eligibility criteria: EU Family Member, PR+12months
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Master Degree + LIUK
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 10/2/2020
Payment method: Debit card(£1349.20)
Date of acknowledgement: 11/2/2020
Date of debit of fees: 10/2/2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 19/2/2020 (London Premium Lounge, Mark Lane ESP, paid Standard appointment £69.9 + SMS service £1.99=£71.98)
Date on Approval letter(invitation letter): 11 March 2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 20 March 2020(Due to Covid 19, no appointments)
2 July 2020(Email informed to book with council if they have received the certificate)
Date of Ceremony: 11 July 2020

Mohahij
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Re: February 2020 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by Mohahij » Sun Aug 02, 2020 11:46 am

Mohahijj wrote:
Thu Jun 04, 2020 10:52 pm
Eligibility criteria:permanent residence +1 year
Language/LIUK Criteria:b1 and life in uk
Nationality : non eu
Method of application:online
Date of application:24.02.2020
Payment method:cc
Date of acknowledgement:24.02.2020
Date of debit of fees:
Date of biometric letter received/issued:
Date Biometrics enrolled:28.02.2020
Date on Approval letter: 29.07.2020 email
Date of receipt of approval: 29.07.2020 email

Date of receipt of ceremony letter:waiting
Date of Ceremony:waiting

tipurekha
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Re: February 2020 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by tipurekha » Sun Aug 02, 2020 3:19 pm

Eligibility criteria: ILR 10 yrs route
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK degree + LIUK
Nationality :
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 06 February 2020
Payment method: Online
Date of acknowledgement:
Date of debit of fees:
Date of biometric letter received/issued:
Date Biometrics enrolled: 09 March 2020
Date on Approval letter: 24 March 2020
Date of receipt of approval: 01 August 2020 (invitation letter by HO)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:

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CR001
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Re: February 2020 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by CR001 » Mon Aug 03, 2020 9:50 am

Please respect that this is a TIMELINE ONLY topic and do not post any queries, questions, chit or discussion in this topic. Any such posts will be removed.
Char (CR001 not Casa)
In life you cannot press the Backspace button!!
Please DO NOT send me a PM for immigration advice. I reserve the right to ignore the PM and not respond.

ssamara
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Re: February 2020 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by ssamara » Mon Aug 03, 2020 6:26 pm

Eligibility criteria: ILR + spouse of UK citizen
Language/LIUK Criteria: degree taught in English + LIUK
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 01 Feb 2020
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 03 Feb 2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 08 Feb 2020 (Croydon Service Point)
Date on Approval letter(invitation letter): 23 Mar 2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 03 Aug 2020 (!)
Date of Ceremony:

joshk123
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February2020 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by joshk123 » Thu Aug 06, 2020 7:57 am

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 General + ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Degree
Nationality : Indian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 18th Feb 2020
Payment method: Visa
Date of acknowledgement:18th Feb 2020
Date of debit of fees: 18th Feb 2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: 18th Feb 2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 20th March 2020
Date on Approval letter:Pending
Date of receipt of approval:Pending
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

It's a long wait. :cry:

KenBossini
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India

Re: February 2020 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by KenBossini » Fri Aug 07, 2020 1:57 am

KenBossini wrote:
Thu Jul 16, 2020 12:42 pm
Eligibility criteria: ILR (T2G 5 years) + 2 years
Language/LIUK Criteria: LIUK + UK degree
Nationality : Indian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 18 Feb 2020
Payment method: Online by credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 18 Feb 2020
Date of debit of fees: 18 Feb 2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued:
Date Biometrics enrolled: 24 Feb 2020
Date on Approval letter: 15 Jul
Date of receipt of approval: 15 Jul by email
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 27 Jul
Date of Ceremony: 06 Aug (finally done!)

(Ealing Council)

PS: I had to email them (on 14 Jul) for an update. Although the approval letter is dated 15 Jul, the accompanying email said the decision was made on 11 Mar.

Regards,
K.

voiceofthepurple
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Re: February 2020 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by voiceofthepurple » Tue Aug 18, 2020 12:30 pm

voiceofthepurple wrote:
Wed Jun 17, 2020 10:14 am
voiceofthepurple wrote:
Tue Feb 11, 2020 3:24 pm
Eligibility criteria: 5 year Tier 2 + 1 year ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Degree + LIUK
Nationality : Non-EEA
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 11/02/2020
Payment method: Debit
Date of acknowledgement: 12/02/2020
Date of debit of fees: 12/02/2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 21/02/2020
Date on Approval letter: 24/03/2020 (I emailed them on 12/06/2020 to request status and got confirmation on 15/06/2020)
Date of receipt of approval: 06/08/2020 (day of ceremony)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 25/07/2020
Date of Ceremony: 06/08/2020

Fbiboy2002
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Re: February 2020 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by Fbiboy2002 » Sat Aug 22, 2020 6:01 pm

Fbiboy2002 wrote:
Mon May 18, 2020 7:24 pm
Fbiboy2002 wrote:
Thu Feb 13, 2020 8:00 pm
Eligibility criteria: Settled status
Language/LIUK Criteria: Trinity College english B1 + LIUK
Nationality : Non EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 12/02/2020
Payment method: credit card
Date of debit of fees: 12/02/2020
Date of acknowledgement: 13/02/2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 29/02/2020
Date on Approval letter: 17/05/2020 email
Date of receipt of approval: 17/05/2020 email

Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 04/08/2020
Date of Ceremony: 16/09/2020

Simplebuthonest
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Re: February 2020 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by Simplebuthonest » Mon Aug 24, 2020 2:38 am

Simplebuthonest wrote:
Thu Feb 13, 2020 3:27 pm
Eligibility criteria: 10 years route (ILR) + 1 year
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Degree + LITUK
Method of application: Online + UKVCAS
Date of application: 12th Feb 2020
Payment method: Card Payment
Date of debit of fees: 12th Feb 2020
Date of acknowledgement: 13th Feb 2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 11th March 2020 (No Free Appointments available before this date)
Date on Approval Email: 29th May 2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 18th Aug 2020
Date of Ceremony: 15th Sept 2020

joshk123
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February 2020 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by joshk123 » Mon Aug 24, 2020 8:20 am

joshk123 wrote:
Thu Aug 06, 2020 7:57 am
Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 General + ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Degree
Nationality : Indian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 18th Feb 2020
Payment method: Visa
Date of acknowledgement:18th Feb 2020
Date of debit of fees: 18th Feb 2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: 18th Feb 2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 20th March 2020
Date on Approval letter:Got an email from UKVI on 20th August that the application has been successful
Date of receipt of approval:Pending
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

It's a long wait. :cry:

Pimsalma
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Re: February 2020 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by Pimsalma » Wed Sep 02, 2020 6:52 pm

Pimsalma wrote:
Thu Feb 13, 2020 11:05 pm
Eligibility criteria: Spouse of a British Citizen/ILR (Settle status)
Language/LIUK Criteria: Trinity College English B1 + LIUK
Nationality : Non EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 12/02/2020
Payment method: Visa Debit
Date of acknowledgement: 13/02/2020
Date of debit of fees: 13/02/2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 12/02/2020 (Paid £135 at Manchester/same day service)
Date on Approval letter: it has been over 6 months, still waiting for the decision :(
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:

Mohahij
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Re: February 2020 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by Mohahij » Thu Sep 03, 2020 8:34 pm

Mohahij wrote:
Sun Aug 02, 2020 11:46 am
Mohahijj wrote:
Thu Jun 04, 2020 10:52 pm
Eligibility criteria:permanent residence +1 year
Language/LIUK Criteria:b1 and life in uk
Nationality : non eu
Method of application:online
Date of application:24.02.2020
Payment method:cc
Date of acknowledgement:24.02.2020
Date of debit of fees:
Date of biometric letter received/issued:
Date Biometrics enrolled:28.02.2020
Date on Approval letter: 29.07.2020 email
Date of receipt of approval: 29.07.2020 email

Date of receipt of ceremony letter 03.09.2020
Date of Ceremony:09.09.2020

bcilr18
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Re: February 2020 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by bcilr18 » Tue Sep 08, 2020 3:11 pm

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 General + ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: LIUK
Nationality : Non EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 23/02/2020
Payment method: Card
Date of acknowledgement: 24/02/2020
Date of debit of fees: 23/02/2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 12/03/2020 (Paid Appointment)
Date on Approval letter: 17/08/20
Date of receipt of approval: By post on 03/09/20
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: On waiting list due to covid
Date of Ceremony: waiting

bcilr18
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Re: February 2020 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by bcilr18 » Fri Sep 11, 2020 10:40 am

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 General + ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: LIUK
Nationality : Non EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 23/02/2020
Payment method: Card
Date of acknowledgement: 24/02/2020
Date of debit of fees: 23/02/2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 12/03/2020 (Paid Appointment)
Date on Approval letter: 17/08/20
Date of receipt of approval: By post on 03/09/20
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony: booked for 15/09/20

bcilr18
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Re: February 2020 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by bcilr18 » Wed Sep 16, 2020 11:57 am

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 General + ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: LIUK
Nationality : Non EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 23/02/2020
Payment method: Card
Date of acknowledgement: 24/02/2020
Date of debit of fees: 23/02/2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 12/03/2020 (Paid Appointment)
Date on Approval letter: 17/08/20
Date of receipt of approval: By post on 03/09/20
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 15/09/20
Date of Ceremony: 15/09/20 received Certificate of Naturalisation ( in and out of registrar office in 5 mins, short ceremony due to covid)

Katie688
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Re: February 2020 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by Katie688 » Wed Sep 16, 2020 9:23 pm

(On behalf of my partner)
Eligibility criteria: Spouse of a British Citizen/ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Trinity College English B1 + LIUK
Nationality : South African
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 02/02/2020
Payment method: Visa Debit
Date of acknowledgement: 03/02/2020
Date of debit of fees: 04/02/2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: will be 28/02/2020 (first free appointment at Croydon)
Date on Approval letter: 17/08/2020
Date of receipt of approval: 09/09/2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: N/A (dealt with online)
Date of Ceremony: 15/09/2020

atam91
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Re: February 2020 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by atam91 » Fri Sep 25, 2020 12:17 pm

atam91 wrote:
Wed May 20, 2020 1:00 pm
atam91 wrote:
Thu Feb 27, 2020 8:53 am
Eligibility criteria: EU Settlment Scheme + 1 year
Language/LIUK Criteria:b1 + LIUK
Nationality :France
Method of application: Online
Date of application:03/02/2020
Payment method: Master Card
Date of acknowledgement:03/02/2020
Date of debit of fees:03/02/2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled:13/02/20 ( Croydon )
Date on Approval letter: 20/05/2020
Date of receipt of approval: 20/05/2020 (email)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 25/09/2020
Date on ceremony letter: 08/09/2020
Date of Ceremony: 29/09/2020

bcilr18
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Re: February 2020 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by bcilr18 » Mon Sep 28, 2020 10:07 am

bcilr18 wrote:
Wed Sep 16, 2020 11:57 am
Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 General + ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: LIUK
Nationality : Non EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 23/02/2020
Payment method: Card
Date of acknowledgement: 24/02/2020
Date of debit of fees: 23/02/2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 12/03/2020 (Paid Appointment)
Date on Approval letter: 17/08/20
Date of receipt of approval: By post on 03/09/20
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 15/09/20
Date of Ceremony: 15/09/20 received Certificate of Naturalisation ( in and out of registrar office in 5 mins, short ceremony due to covid)
FYI - I posted my BRP on the second working day after receiving my certificate - ensure you use Royal Mail Next Day Signed for Service only. I used DPD for next day and they don't deliver to PO Boxes, same with any other courier. Luckily posted on 4th day and they received next day.

edu
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Re: February 2020 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by edu » Sat Oct 03, 2020 8:46 pm

edu wrote:
Wed Jun 03, 2020 10:06 pm
Eligibility criteria: EU Settled Status 5 years + 1 year ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: IELTS Life Skills B1 + LIUK done in February
Nationality : Spanish
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 17/02/2020
Payment method: Online
Date of acknowledgement: 17/02/2020
Date of debit of fees: 17/02/2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: 17/02/2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 20/02/2020
Date on Approval letter: 3/06/2020
Date of receipt of approval: 3/06/2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 3/10/2020
Date of Ceremony: -

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