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November 2020 Naturalisation timeline

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Re: November 2020 Naturalisation timeline

Post by katanayi » Wed Apr 07, 2021 2:41 pm

katanayi wrote:
Mon Feb 08, 2021 5:26 pm
Eligibility criteria:5+1 settled status
Language/LIUK Criteria:UK degree/
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: online
Date of application:10 Nov 2020
Payment method: Debit online
Date of acknowledgement:11 Nov 2020
Date of debit of fees:11 Nov 2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued:n/a
Date Biometrics enrolled: 08 December 2020 canceled due to Covid
done: 4th Jan 2021 ( free slot )
Date on Approval letter: 04.Feb 2021
Date of receipt of approval:04 Feb 2021 Email
Date of receipt of Ceremony invitation letter: waiting
Date of Ceremony:waiting
Got invitation letter : 05/04/2021 almost 2months after approval

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Re: November 2020 Naturalisation timeline

Post by ahoppe » Sat Apr 10, 2021 4:47 pm

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ahoppe wrote:
Mon Jan 25, 2021 6:18 pm
Eligibility criteria: ILR (10-year route) for 2 years
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Undergraduate degree + Life in the UK
Nationality : Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 25/11/20
Payment method: Credit card online
Date of debit of fees: 26/11/20
Date of acknowledgement: 26/11/20
Date Biometrics enrolled: 23/01/21 in an ESP
Date on Approval letter: 25/01/21 via email ( :shock: )
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 09/04/2021
Date of Ceremony: Pending

These timelines threads have helped me a lot with my process so sharing my own experience!

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Re: November 2020 Naturalisation timeline

Post by nandinib84 » Mon Apr 12, 2021 2:17 pm

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 General 5 years + 1 year ILR
Nationality : Non- EU
Method of Application: Online Submission
Date of Application: 6/Nov/2020
Date of Online Submission of Documents :6/Nov/2020
Date of Acknowledgement: 7/Nov/2020
Date Biometrics Enrolled: 3/Dec/2020(Paid Appointment)
Date of Receipt of Approval: 21/Jan/2021 (email)
Date on Approval Letter: 21/Jan/2021
Date of Receipt of Ceremony Letter: 27/Mar/2021
Date of Ceremony: 12/April/2021

Thank you to this site for helping me out throughout the 5 years journey from Tier 2 application to ILR to Naturalization.

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Re: November 2020 Naturalisation timeline

Post by jenangeles » Tue Apr 13, 2021 8:54 am

Eligibility criteria: Spouse of EU/EEA + 1 year SS
Language Criteria: Life in the UK test + US citizen
Nationality : US
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 21/11/2020
Date of biometrics enrolled (in person): 23/11/2020 in Guildford - paid appointment
Date of acknowledgement: 25/11/2020
Date on Approval letter: 13/4/2021 via email
Date of receipt of ceremony letter (via post): waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

My husband applied separately a few days after I did and got his approval yesterday, so similar timeline but not in order of application.

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Re: November 2020 Naturalisation timeline

Post by tempuser202020 » Tue Apr 13, 2021 2:25 pm

tempuser202020 wrote:
Sat Feb 27, 2021 8:16 pm
Eligibility criteria: Tier-2 General (5 years) + ILR (1year)
Nationality: Non EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application : 25/11/2020
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 26/11/2020
Documents upload & submitted to to UKVI: 26/11/2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 22/12/2020
Date on Approval letter: 13/04/2021
Date of receipt of approval: 13/04/2021
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: (Pending)
Date of Ceremony: (Pending)

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Re: November 2020 Naturalisation timeline

Post by Tim64 » Sat Apr 17, 2021 12:45 pm

Tim64 wrote:
Sat Feb 27, 2021 1:22 am
Eligibility criteria: PR + 4 years
Language/ LIUK criteria: English-speaking country+ LIUK
Nationality: Non Eu
Date of application: 05/11/2020
Method of application: online
Date of acknowledgement: 06/11/2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 18/11/2020
Date of approval: 26/02/2021 (email)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: By post on 17/04/2021 dated 09/04/2021
Date of of ceremony: Pending

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Re: November 2020 Naturalisation timeline

Post by Jackjack » Mon Apr 19, 2021 8:21 am

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 Year ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Life in the UK test + b1 english test
Nationality : non eu
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 23/11/2020
Date of acknowledgement: 26/11/2020
Date of debit of fees: 24/11/2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 19/12/2020 @ Croydon paid
Date of receipt of approval: (Pending)
Date on Approval letter: 19/04/2021(Email)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: (Pending)
Date of Ceremony: (Pending)

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Re: November 2020 Naturalisation timeline

Post by sunnysakhi » Mon Apr 19, 2021 8:47 am

sunnysakhi wrote:
Tue Apr 06, 2021 11:20 pm
Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 2 Years ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Life in the UK test + NARIC Letter
Nationality : Indian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 22/11/2020
Date of acknowledgement: 22/11/2020
Date of debit of fees: 22/11/2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 18/12/2020 @ Leeds
Date of receipt of approval: 15/04/2021 (by email)
Date on Approval letter: 15/04/2021 ( approval letter attached with email)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: (Pending)
Date of Ceremony: (Pending)

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Re: November 2020 Naturalisation timeline

Post by euscape1 » Sat Apr 24, 2021 11:18 am

Eligibility criteria: Spouse of EEA National + ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Tier 4 + LIUK
Nationality : Non EU
Date of application: 21/11/20
Payment method: Debit Card Online
Date of debit of fees: 21/11/20
Date of acknowledgement: 23/11/20
Date Biometrics enrolled: 18/12/20
Date on Approval letter: 22/03/2021
Date of receipt of approval: 22/03/2021
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 24/04/2021 (dated 16th of April)
Date of Ceremony: Pending

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Re: November 2020 Naturalisation timeline

Post by mental4vray » Sat Apr 24, 2021 12:37 pm

mental4vray wrote:
Thu Mar 25, 2021 1:56 pm
Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 2 Years ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Life in the UK test + NARIC Letter
Nationality : Indian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 26/11/2020
Date of acknowledgement: 27/11/2020
Date of debit of fees: 26/11/2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 23/12/2020 @ Luton
Date of receipt of approval: 25th March 2021 via second class post (150 days since submission date)
Date on Approval letter: 23rd March 2021
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: (Pending)
Date of Ceremony: (Pending)
Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 2 Years ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Life in the UK test + NARIC Letter
Nationality : Indian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 26/11/2020
Date of acknowledgement: 27/11/2020
Date of debit of fees: 26/11/2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 23/12/2020 @ Luton
Date of receipt of approval: 25th March 2021 via post (150 days since submission date)
Date on Approval letter: 23rd March 2021
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 24th April 2021 (Dated 15th April 2021)
Date of Ceremony: (Pending)

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Re: November 2020 Naturalisation timeline

Post by euscape1 » Sun Apr 25, 2021 10:31 am

euscape1 wrote:
Sat Apr 24, 2021 11:18 am
Eligibility criteria: Spouse of EEA National + ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Tier 4 + LIUK
Nationality : Non EU
Date of application: 21/11/20
Payment method: Debit Card Online
Date of debit of fees: 21/11/20
Date of acknowledgement: 23/11/20
Date Biometrics enrolled: 18/12/20
Date on Approval letter: 22/03/2021
Date of receipt of approval: 22/03/2021
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 24/04/2021 (dated 16th of April)
Date of Ceremony: 26th,June
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Re: November 2020 Naturalisation timeline

Post by mashayekh_hosein » Sun Apr 25, 2021 11:02 am

mashayekh_hosein wrote:
Wed Mar 10, 2021 5:50 pm
Eligibility criteria: 5 year + 1 year ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Degree + LIUK
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: online
Date of application: 05/Nov/2020
Date of acknowledgement: 05/Nov/2020
Date of debit of fees: 05/Nov/2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 09/Nov/2020
Date of receipt of approval: 10/Mar/2021
Date on Approval letter: 10/Mar/2021 (email)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 24/Apr/21
Date of Ceremony: waiting

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Re: November 2020 Naturalisation timeline

Post by khaledadda » Tue Apr 27, 2021 2:20 am

khaledadda wrote:
Sat Mar 20, 2021 10:52 am
khaledadda wrote:
Tue Dec 15, 2020 9:25 pm
Eligibility criteria: Spouse of British Citizen + ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: English B1 certificate + Life in the UK pass
Nationality : Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 20/11/2020
Payment method: Debit card online
Date of debit of fees: 20/11/2020
Date of acknowledgement: 23/11/2020
Date of biometric : 04/12/2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 04/12/2020
Date on Approval letter: 19/03/2021 ( Email )
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 26/04/2021 (post)
Date of Ceremony: Pending

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Re: November 2020 Naturalisation timeline

Post by mental4vray » Tue Apr 27, 2021 2:49 pm

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 2 Years ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Life in the UK test + NARIC Letter
Nationality : Indian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 26/11/2020
Date of acknowledgement: 27/11/2020
Date of debit of fees: 26/11/2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 23/12/2020 @ Luton
Date of receipt of approval: 25th March 2021 via post (150 days since submission date)
Date on Approval letter: 23rd March 2021
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 24th April 2021 (Dated 15th April 2021)
Date of Ceremony: 27th April 2021 @ Milton Keynes Council Office

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Re: November 2020 Naturalisation timeline

Post by vidhya11 » Fri Apr 30, 2021 7:38 pm

Eligibility criteria: 5 yrs on tier2 + 1 yr on ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: English B1 certificate + Life in the UK pass
Nationality : Indian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 24/11/20
Payment method: Debit card online
Date of debit of fees: 24/11/20
Date of acknowledgement: 25/11/20
Date of biometric : 30/12/20
Date Biometrics enrolled: 04/12/20
Date on Approval email: 29/04/21 (Nationality Home Office <NationalityCaseworkDecisionService@homeoffice.gov.uk>)
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

jenangeles
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Re: November 2020 Naturalisation timeline

Post by jenangeles » Sat May 01, 2021 11:24 am

jenangeles wrote:
Tue Apr 13, 2021 8:54 am
Eligibility criteria: Spouse of EU/EEA + 1 year SS
Language Criteria: Life in the UK test + US citizen
Nationality : US
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 21/11/2020
Date of biometrics enrolled (in person): 23/11/2020 in Guildford - paid appointment
Date of acknowledgement: 25/11/2020
Date on Approval letter: 13/4/2021 via email
Date of receipt of ceremony letter (via post): 1/5/2021 (Date on letter 23/4/2021)
Date of Ceremony: need to schedule with Windsor & Maidenhead council, they said they can get us in within a month of receipt of ceremony invite so this whole thing should be over soon!

My husband applied separately a few days after I did and got his approval yesterday, so similar timeline but not in order of application. Husband also got his citizenship invite on 1/5.

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Re: November 2020 Naturalisation timeline

Post by Jackjack » Sat May 01, 2021 2:04 pm

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 Year ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Life in the UK test + b1 english test
Nationality : non eu
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 23/11/2020
Date of acknowledgement: 26/11/2020
Date of debit of fees: 24/11/2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 19/12/2020 @ Croydon paid
Date of receipt of approval: (19/04/2021)
Date on Approval letter: 19/04/2021(Email)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: (01/05/2021)
Date of Ceremony: (Pending)

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Re: November 2020 Naturalisation timeline

Post by doctorwho2 » Tue May 04, 2021 6:53 pm

doctorwho2 wrote:
Wed Apr 07, 2021 2:10 pm
doctorwho2 wrote:
Thu Jan 14, 2021 8:14 am
Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 General 5 years + 1 year ILR -- Single applicant
Language/LIUK Criteria: IELTS B1
Nationality : Non- EU
Method of Application: Online Submission
Date of Application: 22/Nov/2020
Date of Online Submission of Documents :27/Nov/2020
Date of Acknowledgement: 23/Nov/2020
Date of Debit of Fees: 22/Nov/2020
Date Biometrics Enrolled: 15/Dec/2020(Paid Appointment)
Date of Receipt of Approval: 07/Apr/2021 (email)
Date on Approval Letter: 07/Apr/2021
Date of Receipt of Ceremony Letter: 30/Apr/2021
Date of Ceremony: 04/May/21
My visa journey of 6 years has now come to the fruition . I thank all the admins and the participants for the inputs . It’s been an amazing journey . Thanks once again

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Re: November 2020 Naturalisation timeline

Post by sunnysakhi » Tue May 04, 2021 10:24 pm

sunnysakhi wrote:
Mon Apr 19, 2021 8:47 am
sunnysakhi wrote:
Tue Apr 06, 2021 11:20 pm
Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 2 Years ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Life in the UK test + NARIC Letter
Nationality : Indian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 22/11/2020
Date of acknowledgement: 22/11/2020
Date of debit of fees: 22/11/2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 18/12/2020 @ Leeds
Date of receipt of approval: 15/04/2021 (by email)
Date on Approval letter: 15/04/2021 ( approval letter attached with email)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 01/05/2021
Date of Ceremony: (Pending)

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Re: November 2020 Naturalisation timeline

Post by khaledadda » Sat May 15, 2021 9:07 pm

khaledadda wrote:
Sat Mar 20, 2021 10:52 am
khaledadda wrote:
Tue Dec 15, 2020 9:25 pm
Eligibility criteria: Spouse of British Citizen + ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: English B1 certificate + Life in the UK pass
Nationality : Non EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 20/11/2020
Payment method: Debit card online
Date of debit of fees: 20/11/2020
Date of acknowledgement: 23/11/2020
Date of biometric : 04/12/2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 04/12/2020
Date on Approval letter: 19/03/2021 ( Email )
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 26/04/2021
Date of Ceremony: 11/05/2021

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Re: November 2020 Naturalisation timeline

Post by Emirates » Mon May 17, 2021 9:09 am

Eligibility criteria: 5 year + 1 year ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Degree
Nationality: Non-EU (Pakistan,)
Method of application: online
Date of application: 23/Nov/2020
Date of acknowledgement: 23/Nov/2020
Date of debit of fees: 23/Nov/2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 21/Dec/2020
Date of receipt of approval: 15/Mar/2021
Date on Approval letter: 15/Mar/2021 (email)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 03/05/2021
Date of Ceremony: 09/06/2021 (Vitual ceremony via Teams)

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Re: November 2020 Naturalisation timeline

Post by Juhm » Sat May 22, 2021 10:20 pm

Juhm wrote:
Mon Feb 08, 2021 1:01 pm
Eligibility criteria: 5 year + 1year
Language/ / LIUK, B1 .
Nationality : non European
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 13 November 2020
Date of acknowledgement: 13November 2020
Date of debit of fees: 13November 2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 15 December 2020 (Paid appointment@Manchester)
Date of receipt of approval: finally 🙌 after 188 days .
Date on Approval letter: 22/5/2021
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Date on ceremony letter: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

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Re: November 2020 Naturalisation timeline

Post by Juhm » Fri Jun 18, 2021 12:00 am

Juhm wrote:
Sat May 22, 2021 10:20 pm
Juhm wrote:
Mon Feb 08, 2021 1:01 pm
Eligibility criteria: 5 year + 1year
Language/ / LIUK, B1 .
Nationality : non European
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 13 November 2020
Date of acknowledgement: 13November 2020
Date of debit of fees: 13November 2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 15 December 2020 (Paid appointment@Manchester)
Date of receipt of approval: finally 🙌 after 188 days .
Date on Approval letter: 22/5/2021
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 18th June
Date on ceremony letter: 15th June
Date of Ceremony: 22june
All the best for everybody 🙌 👏 .

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Re: November 2020 Naturalisation timeline

Post by Emirates » Mon Jul 05, 2021 9:39 am

Eligibility criteria: 5 year + 1 year ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Degree
Nationality: Non-EU (Pakistan,)
Method of application: online
Date of application: 23/Nov/2020
Date of acknowledgement: 23/Nov/2020
Date of debit of fees: 23/Nov/2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 21/Dec/2020
Date of receipt of approval: 15/Mar/2021
Date on Approval letter: 15/Mar/2021 (email)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 03/05/2021
Date of Ceremony: 09/06/2021 (Vitual ceremony via Teams)

After the citizenship ceremony got the british nationality certificate the very next day. My grace of Almighty Allah, applied passport the same week and got the british passport on 28/06/2021. AlhamduLILAH.

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