January 2020 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Rahman36 · Post by **Rahman36** » Sun Feb 02, 2020 8:51 pm

Eligibility criteria: ILR(5 years spouse of BC)
Language/LIUK Criteria: B1+ LIUK
Nationality : Bangladeshi
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 06-Jan-2020
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 07-Jan-2020
Date of debit of fees: 07-Jan-2020
Date of Biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 10-Jan-2020
Date on Approval letter: Pending
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

arunAmara · Post by **arunAmara** » Sat Feb 08, 2020 12:13 pm

Eligibility criteria: Student + PSW + Tier 2 + ILR (LR)
Language/LIUK Criteria: Bsc + LiUK
Nationality : Non EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 03 Jan 2020
Payment method: Master Card (Online)
Date of acknowledgement: 03 Jan 2020
Date of debit of fees: 03 Jan 2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: 03 Jan 2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 07 Jan 2020
Date on Approval letter: 04 Feb 2020
Date of receipt of approval: 08 Feb 2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

liopp · Post by **liopp** » Sun Feb 09, 2020 7:14 pm

Eligibility criteria: EU Citizen who has held Permanent Residence Status for more than 1 year
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK University Degree, Bachelors + Life in the UK test
Nationality : EU
Method of application: Onine
Date of application: 19/01/2020
Payment method: Credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 19/01/2020 (by email)
Date of debit of fees: 19/01/2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: 19/01/2020 (by email)
Date Biometrics enrolled: 24/01/2020
Date on Approval letter: Waiting
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

dnz34 · Post by **dnz34** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 9:38 pm

dnz34 wrote: ↑
Mon Jan 13, 2020 5:19 pm
Eligibility criteria:IRL + 5 year residency or bc as spouse
Language/LIUK Criteria: b1 + LIUK
Nationality : NON EU
Method of application:ONLINE
Date of application:02.01.2020
Payment method: debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 02.01.2020
Date of debit of fees: 02.01.2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued:-
Date Biometrics enrolled: 17.01.2020
Date on Approval letter:07.02.2020
Date of receipt of approval: 13.02.2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: not yet
Date of Ceremony not yet

Good luck everyone x

Rahman36 · Post by **Rahman36** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 10:49 pm

Rahman36 wrote: ↑
Sun Feb 02, 2020 8:51 pm
Eligibility criteria: ILR(5 years spouse of BC)
Language/LIUK Criteria: B1+ LIUK
Nationality : Bangladeshi
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 06-Jan-2020
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 07-Jan-2020
Date of debit of fees: 07-Jan-2020
Date of Biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 10-Jan-2020
Date on Approval letter: 08-Feb-2020
Date of receipt of approval: 13-Feb-2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

jojo1984 · Post by **jojo1984** » Sat Feb 15, 2020 2:28 pm

Eligibility criteria: EU Permanent Resident 5 years + spouse of British citizen
Language/LIUK Criteria: LIUK + Uk degree
Nationality : EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 1 Jan 2020
Payment method: Credit Card (Online)
Date of acknowledgement: 2 Jan 2020
Date of debit of fees: 2 Jan 2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 10 Jan 2020 UKVCAS Premium Lounge Mark Lane (£60)
Date on Approval letter: 6 Feb 2020
Date of receipt of approval: 15 Feb 2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:N/A
Date of Ceremony: 24 March 2020 (earliest free available)

Anatol · Post by **Anatol** » Tue Feb 18, 2020 12:20 am

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: MSc UK uni
Nationality : EEA
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 31/01/2020
Payment method: Online
Date of acknowledgement: 31/01/2020
Date of debit of fees: 31/01/2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: 31/01/2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 07/02/2020 Croydon £110
Date on Approval letter: TBC
Date of receipt of approval: TBC
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: TBC
Date of Ceremony: TBC

ana8715 · Post by **ana8715** » Wed Feb 19, 2020 8:26 pm

ana8715 wrote: ↑
Tue Jan 14, 2020 12:08 am
Eligibility criteria: EU (PR) + 1 Year
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Degree + LIUK Certificate
Nationality : EEA
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 11/01/2020
Payment method: Debit
Date of acknowledgement: 13/01/2020
Date of debit of fees: 13/01/2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 18/01/2020
Date on Approval letter: 13/02/2020
Date of receipt of approval: 19/02/2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Letter says to contact council directly
Date of Ceremony:

conaniuk · Post by **conaniuk** » Fri Feb 21, 2020 5:28 pm

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Masters degree certificate + LIUK Test
Nationality : Indian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 04-Jan-2020
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 04-Jan-2020
Date of debit of fees: 04-Jan-2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 09-Jan-2020. Croydon 75 pound appointment
Date on Approval letter: 08-Feb-2020
Date of receipt of approval: 20-Feb-2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 20-Feb-2020
Date of Ceremony: 01-Apr-2020 Free ceremony (A London Borough). Paid 144 for Private ceromony for 25-Feb-2020 as need to travel abroad Mid-April.

andreaw · Post by **andreaw** » Mon Feb 24, 2020 10:06 pm

Eligibility criteria: EU Settled Status + 1 year
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK PhD degree / LIUK Test
Nationality : German
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 30 Jan 2020
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 30 Jan 2020
Date of debit of fees: 30 Jan 2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: n/a
Date Biometrics enrolled: 21 Feb 2020
Date on Approval letter: pending
Date of receipt of approval: pending
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: pending
Date of Ceremony: pending

beaujam90 · Post by **beaujam90** » Tue Feb 25, 2020 1:24 pm

Eligibility criteria: EEA PR + 1 year
Language Criteria: B1 + LiTU
Nationality: EU
Method of application: Online + UKVCAS £110 croydon
Date of application: 23/01/2020
Date of acknowledgement: 24/01/2020
Date biometrics enrolled: 25/01/2020
Date on Approval letter: waiting
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

silkyoak · Post by **silkyoak** » Wed Feb 26, 2020 9:10 am

silkyoak wrote: ↑
Thu Jan 30, 2020 3:01 pm
Eligibility criteria: ILR(1+ years)
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Masters Degree + LIUK
Nationality : S.Korea
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 16-Jan-2020
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 16-Jan-2020
Date of debit of fees: 17-Jan-2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 18-Jan-2020(Croydon paid £110)
Date on Approval letter: 13.Feb.2020
Date of receipt of approval: 24.Feb.2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 25.Feb.2020 received from my solicitor
Date of Ceremony: 04.Mar.2020

In general, the process was a lot faster than I anticipated.

alil2014 · Post by **alil2014** » Thu Feb 27, 2020 4:35 pm

alil2014 wrote: ↑
Thu Jan 16, 2020 11:44 am
Eligibility criteria: ILR (5 years)spouse
Language/LIUK Criteria: B1 + LITUK
Nationality : Pakistan
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 08-Jan-2020
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 08-Jan-2020
Date of debit of fees: 08-Jan-2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 16-Jan-2020
Date on Approval letter: 19/02/2020
Date of receipt of approval: 27/02/2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 27/02/2020
Date of Ceremony: 09/03/2020

Good luck to everyone. My journey is finally over. Thanks to everyone especially all the moderators

Adnandez · Post by **Adnandez** » Fri Feb 28, 2020 2:23 pm

Adnandez wrote: ↑
Thu Jan 30, 2020 11:55 am
Eligibility criteria: ILR (5 years) British spouse
Language/LIUK Criteria: MBA + Life in the UK
Nationality : Kenyan
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 20-Jan-2020
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 21-Jan-2020
Date of debit of fees: 20-Jan-2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 22-Jan-2020
Date on Approval letter: 24- Feb- 2020
Date of receipt of approval: 28- Feb- 2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:28- Feb- 2020
Date of Ceremony: 4- March- 2020

Good Luck Everyone

shasus7 · Post by **shasus7** » Sat Feb 29, 2020 4:03 pm

On behalf of my wife

Eligibility criteria: ILR + BC as spouse
Language/LIUK Criteria: B1 + LIUK
Nationality : NON EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 17/01/2020
Payment method: Credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 20/01/2020
Date of debit of fees: 17/01/2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 24/01/2020 (Croydon Paid appointment)
Date on Approval letter: 21/02/2020
Date of receipt of approval: 29/02/2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Yet to receive
Date of Ceremony: Yet to be confirmed with council

Good luck to everyone waiting. This forum has saved me a lot of hassle over the years, so our sincere thanks to everyone here.

Konzo1 · Post by **Konzo1** » Mon Mar 02, 2020 4:46 pm

Konzo1 wrote: ↑
Mon Jan 27, 2020 10:15 am
Eligibility criteria: ILR (5 years)spouse
Language/LIUK Criteria: Naric Blue done 2017 / LIUK Pass 2017
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 24-Jan-2020
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 27-Jan-2020
Date of the debit of fees: 24-Jan-2020
Date of the biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 25-Jan-2020 (Paid appointment £110 Croydon)
The date on Approval letter: 26-Feb 2020
Date of receipt of approval: 02-May-2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: awaiting
Date of Ceremony: awaiting

I applied without my spouse Naturalization certificate number as we could not find the certificate. Thanks to the creators of the website, the moderators and every contributor.

ppchan2 · Post by **ppchan2** » Wed Mar 04, 2020 3:03 pm

Eligibility criteria: ILR (Applied almost 2 months after getting ILR on 29/11/2019) + BC Spouse (5 Yr Route)
Language Criteria: B1 Trinity College + Life in the UK Test
Nationality: Non-EU (ASIA)
Method of application: Online + UKVCAS
Date of application: 18/01/2020
Payment method: Credit Card Online
Date of acknowledgement: 20/01/2020
Date of debit of fees: 18/01/2020
Date biometrics enrolled: 23/01/2020 (Free appointment Croyden)
Date on Approval letter: 21/02/2020
Date of receipt of approval: 04/03/2020 (Advance Mail Second Class)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: pending
Date of Ceremony: pending

Many thanks to this forum, it has been very helpful for me to get the information that I need during the whole process. Better than paying money to a Immigration Advisor who only wants to get more money out of me. Thank you so much!

bhai86 · Post by **bhai86** » Wed Mar 04, 2020 4:27 pm

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 + 1year ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Degree / LIUK Pass
Nationality: non-EU
Method of application: Online + UKVCAS
Date of application: 15-Jan-2020
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 16-Jan-2020
Date of the debit of fees: 16-Jan-2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 18-Jan-2020 (Paid appointment £110 Croydon)
Date on Approval letter: 25-Feb 2020
Date of receipt of approval: 04-March-2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: awaiting
Date of Ceremony: awaiting

liopp · Post by **liopp** » Wed Mar 04, 2020 8:30 pm

liopp wrote: ↑
Sun Feb 09, 2020 7:14 pm
Eligibility criteria: EU Citizen who has held Permanent Residence Status for more than 1 year
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK University Degree, Bachelors + Life in the UK test
Nationality : EU
Method of application: Onine
Date of application: 19/01/2020
Payment method: Credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 19/01/2020 (by email)
Date of debit of fees: 19/01/2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: 19/01/2020 (by email)
Date Biometrics enrolled: 24/01/2020
Date on Approval letter: 20/02/2020
Date of receipt of approval: 04/03/2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

AceVentura · Post by **AceVentura** » Wed Mar 04, 2020 8:51 pm

Eligibility criteria: 10+ (ILR)
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Qualification
Nationality : Indian
Method of application:Online
Date of application:14th Jan 2020
Payment method: Credit Card (ONline)
Date of acknowledgement: 14th Jan 2020
Date of debit of fees:14th Jan 2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued:NA
Date Biometrics enrolled: 17th Jan (Croydon Paid £75)
Date on Approval letter:20th Feb 2020
Date of receipt of approval:28th Feb 2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:28th Feb 2020
Date of Ceremony:04 March 2020 ( Booked Prviate Ceremony)

It took overall 6 weeks since I applied online.
I also emailed them on 13th Feb and they responded it on 24th Feb stating that a decision is made on this on 20th Feb and you will receive it within 21 days ( I received it on 28th Feb )

Casa · Post by **Casa** » Wed Mar 04, 2020 11:41 pm

@standrews Please don't post questions in this TIMELINE THREAD ONLY. You have already opened a topic regarding this, please wait for a response there.

jb_in_london · Post by **jb_in_london** » Thu Mar 05, 2020 9:14 am

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 (5 years) + ILR (2 years)
Language/LIUK Criteria: B1 + Life in the UK
Nationality : Non-EU (Brazil)
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 13/01/2020
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 13/01/2020
Date of debit of fees: 13/01/2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 18/01/2020 (Paid £100 - Croydon)
Date on Approval letter: 21/02/2020
Date of receipt of approval: 04/03/2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: I've contacted the council directly as per approval letter instructions. Ceremony booked online on the Wandsworth council website.
Date of Ceremony: 08/04/2020 (Earliest free available)

appsn26 · Post by **appsn26** » Thu Mar 05, 2020 3:07 pm

Eligibility criteria: Permanent Residency- 5+ years (family member of an EEA national)
Language/LIUK Criteria: Australian passport
Nationality : Non-EU (Australia)
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 04/01/2020
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 07/01/2020
Date of debit of fees: 04/01/2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 17/01/2020 (£60 - Victoria)
Date on Approval letter: 13/02/2020
Date of receipt of approval: 03/03/2020!
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: N/A- contacted the council as per the instructions on the approval letter, and arranged my ceremony date over the phone with them
Date of Ceremony: 26/03/2020

Good luck to everyone- it is an amazing feeling to know that my long journey to get here is finally over!

ziafludba · Post by **ziafludba** » Fri Mar 06, 2020 4:41 pm

Eligibility criteria: ILR (NTL) - 10+ years
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Degree
Nationality : Non-EU (India)
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 28/01/2020
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 28/01/2020
Date of debit of fees: 04/02/2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 20/02/2020
Date on Approval letter: 02/03/2020
Date of receipt of approval: 06/03/2020!
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: contacted the council as per the instructions on the approval letter, and arranged my ceremony date over their website.
Date of Ceremony: 31/03/2020

rohit1251 · Post by **rohit1251** » Thu Mar 12, 2020 11:26 am

Eligibility criteria:Tier 2 (5 years) + ILR (1 years)
Language/LIUK Criteria: MSC+ Life in the UK
Nationality :Indian
Method of application:Online
Date of application: 30th March
Payment method:Credit
Date of acknowledgement:
Date of debit of fees:06th Feb 2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: 11th Feb 2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 13th Feb 2020
Date on Approval letter:24th Feb 2020
Date of receipt of approval:24th Feb 2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony:Waiting

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