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March 2020 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

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

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mrduplicity
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Re: March 2020 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by mrduplicity » Wed Jun 10, 2020 3:03 pm

Eligibility criteria: EU Settlement Scheme + 1 year
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Degree + LIUK Test
Nationality : Swedish
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 02/03/2020
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 03/03/2020
Date of debit of fees: 02/03/2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 01/06/2020
Date on Approval letter: 10/06/2020 (via email)
Date of receipt of approval: 10/06/2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Not received yet
Date of Ceremony: -

Thank you all for the help I've received here. I must admit I was worried throughout the whole waiting process and especially in light of discussions about CSI. But regardless I'm elated :D

Roxen
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Re: March 2020 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by Roxen » Thu Jun 11, 2020 11:04 am

Roxen wrote:
Mon Mar 16, 2020 4:41 pm
Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 General + 5 years ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Degree + Life in UK
Nationality : Pak
Method of application: Postal via Solicitor
Date of application: 06/03/2020
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement:
Date of debit of fees: 13/05/2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: 08/06/2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 10/06/2020
Date on Approval letter: waiting
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:

Jojo19
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Re: March 2020 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by Jojo19 » Mon Jun 15, 2020 3:23 pm

Jojo19 wrote:
Mon Jun 08, 2020 9:40 pm
Eligibility criteria: Spouse 5 years route
Language/LIUK Criteria: British degree
Nationality :
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 01.03.2020
Payment method: online
Date of acknowledgement: 02.03.2020
Date of debit of fees: 01.03.2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued:NA
Date Biometrics enrolled: 05.06.2020
Date on Approval letter: 15 Jun 20 via email
Date of receipt of approval: 15 Jun 20
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:

Thank you all for the support. This site has been extremely helpful.

Good luck to everyone. Good news soon

ElCapitan07
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Re: March 2020 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by ElCapitan07 » Tue Jun 16, 2020 9:12 am

Eligibility criteria: Lived 15 years continuously in UK + ILR (EU Settlement Scheme) + Life in UK Test
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Degree
Nationality: Portuguese
Method of application: Online / Self submission
Date of application: 22.03.2020
Payment method: Master Card
Date of acknowledgement: 22.03.2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: Waiting
Date Biometrics enrolled: 04.06.2020 in Birmingham (Originally scheduled on 24.04.2020)
Date on Approval letter: Waiting
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

Itynku
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Re: March 2020 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by Itynku » Tue Jun 16, 2020 2:37 pm

Eligibility criteria: British Spouse, ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria:U.K. Masters Degree, LIUK
Nationality :non EU
Method of application:online
Date of application: 19th March 2020
Payment method:credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 20th March 2020
Date of debit of fees:not sure
Date of biometric letter received/issued: 19th March (paid £65 for appointment at Chelmsford)
Date Biometrics enrolled:23rd March 2020
Date on Approval letter: email 16th June 2020
Date of receipt of approval: 16th June 2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony:waiting

sickmusic
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Bulgaria

Re: March 2020 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by sickmusic » Tue Jun 16, 2020 5:05 pm

Eligibility criteria: Settled Status + 12 months
Language/LIUK Criteria: British degrees (BA + MBA)
Nationality : Bulgarian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 02.03.2020
Payment method: online
Date of acknowledgement: 03.03.2020
Date of debit of fees: 03.03.2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued:NA
Date Biometrics enrolled: 10.06.2020 (previous appointment on 02.04.2020 cancelled due to COVID-19)
Date on Approval letter: 16.06.2020 via email
Date of receipt of approval: 16.06.2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: pending
Date of Ceremony: pending

ElCapitan07
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Re: March 2020 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by ElCapitan07 » Thu Jun 18, 2020 2:22 pm

ElCapitan07 wrote:
Tue Jun 16, 2020 9:12 am
Eligibility criteria: Lived 15 years continuously in UK + ILR (EU Settlement Scheme) + Life in UK Test
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Degree
Nationality: Portuguese
Method of application: Online / Self submission
Date of application: 22.03.2020
Payment method: Master Card
Date of acknowledgement: 22.03.2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: Waiting
Date Biometrics enrolled: 04.06.2020 in Birmingham (Originally scheduled on 24.04.2020)
Date on Approval letter: 18.06.2020
Date of receipt of approval: 18.06.2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

loperaja
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Re: March 2020 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by loperaja » Thu Jun 18, 2020 2:43 pm

Eligibility criteria: British Spouse, ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria:U.K. Degree, LIUK
Nationality :non EU
Method of application:online
Date of application: 13th March 2020
Payment method:credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 16th March 2020
Date of debit of fees:not sure
Date of biometric letter received/issued: 18th March (Sheffield)
Date Biometrics enrolled:19th March 2020
Date on Approval letter: Waiting
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony:waiting

Taking a while :(

Roxen
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Re: March 2020 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by Roxen » Wed Jul 01, 2020 12:11 am

Roxen wrote:
Thu Jun 11, 2020 11:04 am
Roxen wrote:
Mon Mar 16, 2020 4:41 pm
Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 General + 5 years ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Degree + Life in UK
Nationality : Pak
Method of application: Postal via Solicitor
Date of application: 06/03/2020
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement:
Date of debit of fees: 13/05/2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: 08/06/2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 10/06/2020
Date on Approval letter: 25/06/2020
Date of receipt of approval: 30/06/2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: suspended due to Covid 19
Date of Ceremony: awaiting

Naturalization2020
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Pakistan

Re: March 2020 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by Naturalization2020 » Thu Jul 09, 2020 12:48 pm

Eligibility criteria: tier2: 5 years + 1 year ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: university degree from UK
Nationality : Pakistani
Method of application: online
Date of application:5th March 2020
Payment method: Amex
Date of acknowledgement: 5th March 2020
Date of debit of fees: 5th March 2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued:5th March 2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 6th March 2020
Date on Approval letter: 9th July 2020
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

sbhurat
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Re: March 2020 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by sbhurat » Tue Jul 14, 2020 11:16 am

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 General + ILR
Language/LIUK criteria: Trinity College B1/LIUK test
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 06 March 2020
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 09 March 2020
Date of debit of fees: 09 March 2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date biometrics enrolled: 11 March 2020 (Express Service, Mark Lane)
Date on approval letter: Pending
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of ceremony:

Adel76
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Re: March 2020 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by Adel76 » Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:24 am

Adel76 wrote:
Thu May 21, 2020 4:01 pm
Eligibility criteria:5 years ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria:LIUK pass + trinity college B1
Nationality :Algerian
Method of application:online
Date of application:28/02/2020
Payment method:Visa
Date of acknowledgement:28/02/2020
Date of debit of fees:28/02/2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued:N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled:18/03/2020
Date on Approval letter:waiting
Date of receipt of approval:20/07/2020 via email
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:waiting
Date of Ceremony:

gk642
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Re: March 2020 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by gk642 » Tue Jul 21, 2020 3:03 pm

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 General + ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Trinity College B1/LIUK test
Nationality : Indian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 27th March 2020
Payment method: Visa
Date of acknowledgement:30th March 2020
Date of debit of fees: 27th March 2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: Pending
Date Biometrics enrolled:
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony: Pending

*Received email from UKVCAS that I am eligible for biometrics reuse. And submitted documents online on 13th July 2020.

nasus13
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Re: March 2020 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by nasus13 » Tue Aug 18, 2020 4:45 pm

Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 General + ILR
Applicants: Myself, Wife and Son
Language/LIUK Criteria: B1 SELT - GESE Grade 5 + Life in UK
Nationality : Indian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 05/03/2020
Payment method: Debit Card
Date Biometrics enrolled: 06/03/2020 [Booked the paid slot]
Date on Approval letter: 18/08/2020
Date of receipt of approval: 18/08/2020 [Got the email from NationalityCaseworkDecisionService@homeoffice.gov.uk]
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: suspended due to Covid 19
Date of Ceremony: awaiting Home Office to send across the certification to the local council

PS: Waited almost 5 months. Since there wasn't much of a traction, last week decided to do a chaser. Dropped an email to NationalitySupportTeamFMT@homeoffice.gov.uk but they haven't responded back yet. But thankfully got the confirmation today. I believe the chaser email would have a acted as a trigger for someone to check something somewhere :D
Best of luck for folks who are waiting for a decision!

gk642
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Re: March 2020 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by gk642 » Wed Sep 02, 2020 2:17 pm

gk642 wrote:
Tue Jul 21, 2020 3:03 pm
Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 General + ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Trinity College B1/LIUK test
Nationality : Indian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 27th March 2020
Payment method: Visa
Date of acknowledgement:30th March 2020
Date of debit of fees: 27th March 2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: Pending
Date Biometrics enrolled: 21st August 2020
Date on Approval letter: 2nd September 2020
Date of receipt of approval: 2nd September 2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

* Opted for biometrics reuse and submitted documents online on 13th July 2020. Submitted facial image with IDV app on 21st August 2020.

Elaresa
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Italy

Re: March 2020 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by Elaresa » Wed Sep 09, 2020 9:52 am

Eligibility criteria: EEA PR + 1 year
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK MSc degree + LIUK
Nationality : Italian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 06/03/2020
Payment method: Credit Card
Date Biometrics enrolled: 13/03/2020 free slot in Glasgow
Date on Approval letter: 24/08/2020
Date of receipt of approval: 25/08/2020 email from NationalityCaseworkDecisionService@homeoffice.gov.uk
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 01/09/2020
Date of Ceremony: Aberdeen City Council just resumed service, sent email requesting ceremony as per instructions in website (priority given to those approved cases prior lockdown)

Elaresa
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Re: March 2020 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by Elaresa » Mon Sep 21, 2020 5:05 pm

Eligibility criteria: EEA PR + 1 year
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK MSc degree + LIUK
Nationality : Italian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 06/03/2020
Payment method: Credit Card
Date Biometrics enrolled: 13/03/2020 free slot in Glasgow
Date on Approval letter: 24/08/2020
Date of receipt of approval: 25/08/2020 email from NationalityCaseworkDecisionService@homeoffice.gov.uk
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 01/09/2020
Date of Ceremony: 16/03/2020

Aberdeen City Council did a great job getting up to speed with huge backlog. Due to Covid restrictions, the ceremony is attended by 10 applicants and no guests. But happy to complete the journey after living 13 years in UK (left for more than 2 years and hence residency clock was reset when came back)

Itynku
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Re: March 2020 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by Itynku » Wed Sep 23, 2020 6:13 pm

Itynku wrote:
Tue Jun 16, 2020 2:37 pm
Eligibility criteria: British Spouse, ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria:U.K. Masters Degree, LIUK
Nationality :non EU
Method of application:online
Date of application: 19th March 2020
Payment method:credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 20th March 2020
Date of debit of fees:not sure
Date of biometric letter received/issued: 19th March (paid £65 for appointment at Chelmsford)
Date Biometrics enrolled:23rd March 2020
Date on Approval letter: email 16th June 2020
Date of receipt of approval: 16th June 2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 23rd September
Date of Ceremony:waiting:30th September 2020
Note:

emailed Citizenship.Support@homeoffice.gov.uk in August and on 2 other occasions but git no response.
I emailed NationalitySupportTeamFMT@homeoffice.gov.uk On the 22nd September and I received an invitation with a ceremony date for 30th September

madihaali_304
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Pakistan

Re: March 2020 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by madihaali_304 » Fri Sep 25, 2020 6:22 pm

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 General + ILR
Language/LIUK criteria: UK degree/LIUK test
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 09 March 2020
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 11 March 2020
Date of debit of fees: 10 March 2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date biometrics enrolled: 12 March 2020
Date on approval letter: 14 May 2020
Date of receipt of approval: 14 May 2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 25 September 2020 dated 07 September 2020
Date of ceremony: Will call the council first thing tomorrow morning to book

saaji93
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India

Re: March 2020 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by saaji93 » Sat Sep 26, 2020 12:17 pm

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 General + ILR
Language/LIUK criteria: UK degree/LIUK test
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 07 March 2020
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 9 March 2020
Date of debit of fees: 9 March 2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date biometrics enrolled: 12 March 2020 ( paid extra 110 for biometric)
Date on approval letter: N/a--Enquired 7th may and got decision made but no details sent
Date of receipt of approval: no
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 25 September 2020 dated 01 September 2020
Date of ceremony: Booked online for 27th Oct 20 group ceremony earliest available online .

madihaali_304
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Pakistan

Re: March 2020 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by madihaali_304 » Mon Sep 28, 2020 7:20 pm

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 General + ILR
Language/LIUK criteria: UK degree/LIUK test
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 09 March 2020
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 11 March 2020
Date of debit of fees: 10 March 2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date biometrics enrolled: 12 March 2020
Date on approval letter: 14 May 2020
Date of receipt of approval: 14 May 2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 25 September 2020 (dated 07 September 2020)
Date of ceremony: 08 October 2020 (first group ceremony available)

saaji93
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Re: March 2020 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by saaji93 » Wed Sep 30, 2020 2:23 pm

saaji93 wrote:
Sat Sep 26, 2020 12:17 pm
Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 General + ILR
Language/LIUK criteria: UK degree/LIUK test
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 07 March 2020
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 9 March 2020
Date of debit of fees: 9 March 2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date biometrics enrolled: 12 March 2020 ( paid extra 110 for biometric)
Date on approval letter: N/a--Enquired 7th may and got decision made but no details sent
Date of receipt of approval: no
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 25 September 2020 dated 01 September 2020
Date of ceremony: Booked online for 27th Oct 20 group ceremony earliest available online .
Date of ceremony: Rebooked for 6th Oct 2020

ummalido
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Re: March 2020 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by ummalido » Thu Oct 01, 2020 7:42 pm

ummalido wrote:
Wed Apr 01, 2020 9:06 am
Eligibility criteria: EU National with PR document + 1 year of residence
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Master's degree + LIUK Pass 2019
Nationality : Italian
Method of application: online
Date of application: 17/03/2020
Payment method: Credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 18/03/2020
Date of debit of fees: 17/03/2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 20/03/2020 (UKVCAS Croydon, paid £110)
Date on Approval letter: 26/05/2020
Date of receipt of approval: 26/05/2020 (via email)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 25/09/2020 (date on letter: 10/09/2020)
Date of Ceremony: 01/10/2020
Type of Ceremony: Group ceremony with social distancing (no guests allowed)
Council: Surrey

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Re: March 2020 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by ElCapitan07 » Tue Oct 06, 2020 8:56 pm

Eligibility criteria: Lived 15 years continuously in UK + ILR (EU Settlement Scheme) + Life in UK Test
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Degree
Nationality: Portuguese
Method of application: Online / Self submission
Date of application: 22.03.2020
Payment method: Master Card
Date of acknowledgement: 22.03.2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: Waiting
Date Biometrics enrolled: 04.06.2020 in Birmingham (Originally scheduled on 24.04.2020)
Date on Approval letter: 18.06.2020
Date of receipt of approval: 18.06.2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: 16.10.2020 (Confirmed by local council)

mrduplicity
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Re: March 2020 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

Post by mrduplicity » Thu Oct 08, 2020 12:11 pm

mrduplicity wrote:
Wed Jun 10, 2020 3:03 pm
Eligibility criteria: EU Settlement Scheme + 1 year
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Degree + LIUK Test
Nationality : Swedish
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 02/03/2020
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 03/03/2020
Date of debit of fees: 02/03/2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 01/06/2020
Date on Approval letter: 10/06/2020 (via email)
Date of receipt of approval: 10/06/2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 08/10/2020 (21/09/2020 date on letter)
Date of Ceremony: 13/10/2020 (private)


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