Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

twistedelementz · Post by **twistedelementz** » Fri Jan 22, 2021 6:07 pm

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + ILR + British Spouse
Language/LIUK Criteria: B1 Trinity College + LITUK
Nationality: Non EU
Method of application: Online
Application sent & fee paid: 16/06/2020
Receipt of your application: 17/06/2020
Document Upload to UKVCAS: 20/06/2020
Documents submitted to UKVI: 29/08/2020
Biometric reuse email: End of July
Invitation to use UKVCAS IDV APP or Biometrics: 28/08/2020
Photo and document submitted using IDV APP or Biometrics: 29/08/2020
Date of Approval letter: 3/11/2020
Date of receipt of approval: 3/11/2020 (email)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 21/01/2021 dated 9th January.
Date of Ceremony: 21/01/2021.
British passport applied: 21/01/2021.

*Had called council and booked ceremony before receiving the invitation letter as they had received the citizen certificate from home office already.

nnn15 · Post by **nnn15** » Sat Jan 23, 2021 12:58 pm

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 2 General + 1 year ILR.
Language/LIUK Criteria: Life in the UK test + Trinity College B1.
Nationality: Non EU.
Method of application: Online.
Date of application: 14 February 2020
Payment method: Online
Date of acknowledgement: 17 February 2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 17 February 2020
Date on Approval letter: 16 March 2020
Date of receipt of approval: July 2020 (Nationality support team informed me in April that the decision had been made, received an approval letter after requesting the decision letter in pdf from NationalitySupportTeamFMT@homeoffice.gov.uk).
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 13 January 2021 by post (dated 23 December 2020).
Date of Ceremony: 15 January 2021 (Virtual).
Naturalisation certificate arrived: 22 January 2021.

My application is an example that the Home Office does not always notify the applicants about the outcome of their application. Also my application was affected by a "technical error". If you don't hear anything from the Home Office for many months, do reach out for progress update (help line, email, SAR request if nothing else helps).

Aghahowa · Post by **Aghahowa** » Sat Jan 23, 2021 1:00 pm

Eligibility criteria: ILR+1 year (tier 1 entr route)
Nationality: Nigerian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 19/12/2021
Payment method: Online
Date of acknowledgment: 21/12/2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 20/01/2021 (Croydon)
Date on Approval letter: 21/01/2021
Date of receipt of approval: 21/01/2021
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Not yet received

This is the fastest ever response timeliness for my applications. Decision made within 24 hours.

zahmed78 · Post by **zahmed78** » Sat Jan 23, 2021 10:50 pm

Eligibility criteria: ILR+1 year (tier 1 entr route)
Nationality: pakistan
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 01/10/2020
Payment method: Online
Date of acknowledgment: 01/10/2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 15/10/2020 (Croydon)
Date on Approval letter: 07/12/2020
Date of receipt of approval: 07/12/2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Not yet received
my partner
Eligibility criteria: ILR+1 year (tier 1 entr route)
Nationality: pakistan
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 01/10/2020
Payment method: Online
Date of acknowledgment: 01/10/2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 15/10/2020 (Croydon)
Date on Approval letter: 29/10/2020
Date of receipt of approval: 29/10/2020
Date of ceremony letter: 22 dec2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 13/01/2021
ceremony date 30/01/2021
Hounslow council

Gooner72 · Post by **Gooner72** » Sun Jan 24, 2021 9:58 pm

Eligibility criteria: ILR (17-year LR)
Language/LIUK Criteria: PGDIP from a UK University + LITUK pass
Nationality: non EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 24/11/2020
Date of acknowledgement: 25/11/2020
Date of debit of fees: 24/11/2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 18/01/2021 Manchester (£69)
Date of receipt of approval: PENDING
Date on Approval letter: PENDING
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: PENDING
Date of Ceremony: PENDING

xeesee · Post by **xeesee** » Mon Jan 25, 2021 8:29 am

Eligibility criteria: ILR+1 year (tier 1 entr route)
Nationality: Pakistan
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 22/01/2021
Payment method: Online
Date of acknowledgment:
Date Biometrics enrolled: 19/02/2021. (Free)
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:

aswadi · Post by **aswadi** » Mon Jan 25, 2021 10:34 am

Eligibility: EUSS + 1 year
Language/LIUK Criteria: LIUK
Nationality: EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 27 July 2020
Date of acknowledgement: 29 July 2020
Date of debit of fees: 27 July 2020
Date biometrics enrolled: 25 September 2020
Date of receipt of approval: 09 October 2020
Date on approval letter: 09 October 2020 via email
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 14 Jan 2021 (dated 18 December 2020)
Date of ceremony: 22 Jan 2021 (Westminster Council via zoom)
Certificate received: 23 Jan 2021 (Royal Mail tracked & signed)

Hansi89 · Post by **Hansi89** » Mon Jan 25, 2021 3:45 pm

Hansi89 wrote: ↑
Tue Sep 29, 2020 3:16 pm
Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1yr permanent residence
Nationality: Sri Lankan
Method of application: Online
Application sent & fee paid: 03/06/2020
Receipt of your application: 04/06/2020
Document Upload to UKVCAS: 28/08/2020
Biometrics Submitted: 28/08/2020 Via IDV app
Date of receipt of approval email: waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1yr permanent residence
Nationality: Sri Lankan
Method of application: Online
Application sent & fee paid: 03/06/2020
Receipt of your application: 04/06/2020
Document Upload to UKVCAS: 28/08/2020
Biometrics Submitted: 28/08/2020 Via IDV app
Date of receipt of approval email: 25-01-2021 via email
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

vahidfar · Post by **vahidfar** » Tue Jan 26, 2021 2:07 pm

Eligibility criteria: EU Settlement Scheme (ILR) (EU Family Member)
Language/LIUK Criteria: B1 SELT - GESE Grade 5 + Life In The UK test
Nationality: Iranian
Method of the application: Online
Date of the application: 19 Jul 2020
Date of the payment: 19 Jul 2020
Date of acknowledgement: 14 Aug 2020
Date of Biometrics enrolled: 03 September 2020 (Croydon)
Date of receipt of approval : 26 Jan 2021 via Email
Date on the Approval letter attached (Email) : 26 January 2021
Date on Approval letter: waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

okigen68 · Post by **okigen68** » Tue Jan 26, 2021 3:08 pm

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 2 + 1 year ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK degree + Life In The UK test
Nationality: Vietnamese
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 13/9/20
Date of acknowledgement: 14/9/20
Documents and biometrics submitted via IDV app: 23/9/20
Date of approval letter: 5/11 via email. 9/11/20 by post
Date of ceremony invite: 14/1/21
Date of Ceremony: 28/1/21

pistol242 · Post by **pistol242** » Tue Jan 26, 2021 5:01 pm

Eligibility criteria: 5yr + 1yr ILR
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKVI: 01/09/2020
Date of debit of fees: 01/09/2020
Date of invitation to use the UKVCAS IDV app: 10/09/2020
Date of submission via the UKVCAS IDV app: 11/09/2020
Date of receipt of approval: 20/10/2020 (by email)
Date on the ceremony invitation letter: 24/12/2020
Date of receiving the ceremony invitation letter: 14/01/2021 (by post, 21 days after the date on the letter)
Date of citizenship certificate processed by local authority: 22/01/2021 (the Newham council)
Date of booking the ceremony: 22/01/2021
Date of receiving the ceremony cancellation notice: 26/01/2021

Five months have past, and I'm still waiting. I had booked my citizenship ceremony for 02/02/2021, but it was latter cancelled by the Newham council. Now I'm waiting for the council to resume the citizenship ceremonies.

larrywithay · Post by **larrywithay** » Tue Jan 26, 2021 11:35 pm

Eligibility criteria: Permanent Residence Card + 1 year
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 06/07/2020
Date of acknowledgement: 06/07/2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 15/09/2020 (Using the app) (they didn't invitation to me hence 2 months delay....!!)
Date on Approval letter: Never arrived
Date of receipt of approval: Never arrived
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 26/01/2021 (timestamp on the letter: 06/01/2021)
Date of Ceremony: 04/02/2021

They never notified me of the date of approval....

timmo · Post by **timmo** » Wed Jan 27, 2021 5:52 pm

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years + 1 Year ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: NARIC degree + LITUK Test
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Application sent & fee paid: 2nd/3rd September 2020
Receipt of your application: 3rd September 2020
Invitation to use UKVCAS App - 10th September 2020
Document Upload to UKVCAS: 11th September 2020
Documents submitted to UKVI: 11th September 2020
Invalid Reminder to enrol biometrics: 1st November 2020
Date of Approval letter: 16th January 2021
Date of receipt of approval: 27th January 2021
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

My civil partner received his approval letter on the 25th January, with an approval date of 7th January 2021. Both applications were submitted together, wether or not this makes a difference in how the applications are treated (evidently not).

rollsrox · Post by **rollsrox** » Thu Jan 28, 2021 9:22 am

Hi All. I've found this forum very useful, so posting my timeline in case it helps others!

Eligibility criteria: 5 years (ancestry) + 1 year ILR
Nationality: Australian
Language/LIUK Criteria: Australian + LIUK Passed for ILR
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 18/01/2021
Date of acknowledgement: 18/01/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 26/01/2021 (Had to drive London -> Birmingham as only appt I could find![Free])
Waiting:
Date on approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of ceremony:

adamdeswardt · Post by **adamdeswardt** » Thu Jan 28, 2021 3:43 pm

adamdeswardt wrote: ↑
Tue Nov 10, 2020 11:53 am

adamdeswardt wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 23, 2020 1:18 pm
Eligibility criteria: 5 years + Spouse of British national
Language/LIUK Criteria: B1 test & Life in UK
Nationality: Non EU
Method of application: Online
Application sent & fee paid: 14/08/2020
Receipt of your application: 18/08/2020
Document Upload to UKVCAS: 14/08/2020
Documents submitted to UKVI: 14/08/2020
Biometric reuse email: Not received
In person Biomatrics UKVCAS : 21/09/2020
Date of Approval letter online : 10/11/2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Received in post on 27/01/2021, letter was dated 16/01/2021
Date of Ceremony: Pending

asifmahmood36 · Post by **asifmahmood36** » Thu Jan 28, 2021 4:01 pm

Finally, I have received my ceremony invitation letter today by post. My timeline is:
Application online: 09 September 2020,
Documents upload online: 18 September 2020
Biometrics by IDV app: 28 September 2020
Approval letter by email: 27 OCT 2020
Ceremony letter issue date: 09 January 2021
Ceremony received by post: 28/01/2021
Ceremony date: Sent email to Wandsworth Council/waiting

bsc2007 · Post by **bsc2007** » Thu Jan 28, 2021 7:43 pm

Eligibility criteria: T2G -> ILR -> 1.9 yrs
English: UK MSc
Nationality: India
Date of application: 31 Dec 2020
Date biometrics enrolled: 28 Jan 2021

recoba2020 · Post by **recoba2020** » Thu Jan 28, 2021 8:03 pm

Eligibility criteria: EU settled status (+ 12 months)
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Degree
Nationality : Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 17 July 2020
Date of acknowledgement: 20 July 2020
Date of debit of fees: 17 July 2020
Date Biometrics submitted: 21 Aug (in person appointment)
Date of receipt of approval: 28 January 2021 Via email
Date on Approval letter: 28 January
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

Aendil · Post by **Aendil** » Sat Jan 30, 2021 12:40 am

Eligibility criteria: EU settled status (+12 months)
Language/LIUK Criteria: B1 test + LIUK test
Nationality : EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 11 January 2021
Date of acknowledgement: 13 January 2021
Date of debit of fees: 11 January 2021
Date Biometrics submitted: 29 January (in person appointment) - Enhanced as no available free
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date on Approval letter: Waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

engineer86 · Post by **engineer86** » Sat Jan 30, 2021 1:11 pm

Eligibility criteria: Permanent Residence Card + 1 year
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 14/12/2020
Date of acknowledgement: 14/12/2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 14/01/2021
Date on Approval letter: Awaiting
Date of receipt of approval: N/A
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: N/A
Date of Ceremony: N/A

greko10 · Post by **greko10** » Sun Jan 31, 2021 7:32 pm

Eligibility criteria: EU settled status + 1.5yr
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Degree/ LIUK test
Nationality : EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 14th September 2020
Date of acknowledgement: 15 September 2020
Date of debit of fees: 15 September 2020
Date Biometrics submitted: 6th October 2020 (in person appointment)
Date of receipt of approval: 16th November 2020 (email)
Date on Approval letter:16th November 2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 29th January 2020 (dated 25th)
Date of Ceremony: Waiting/not scheduled yet

SWinSW · Post by **SWinSW** » Mon Feb 01, 2021 1:07 pm

Hi All, finally received my approval email today after months of waiting! Timeline below, my message to all of you still waiting is don't despair

Eligibility Criteria: ILR as Spouse / 5yrs resident in the UK
Date Applied: 16th Sept 2020
Application Acknowledged: 18th Sept 2020[/b]
Biometrics via App: 23rd Sept 2020
In-person Biometrics: 28th Sept 2020
Approval Letter via email: 1st February 2021(letter dated same date)

I will update once I hear of certificate despatch etc

lhrflyer · Post by **lhrflyer** » Mon Feb 01, 2021 7:45 pm

lhrflyer wrote: ↑
Fri Nov 13, 2020 3:44 pm
Eligibility criteria: ILR + British spouse
Language/LIUK Criteria: LIUK (passed for ILR)
Nationality : Non-EU
Method of application: online
Date of application: 09/09/2020
Date of acknowledgement: 10/09/2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 23/09/2020
Date of receipt of approval: 13/11/2020 (Email)
Date on Approval letter: 13/11/2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 01/02/2021 dated 25/01/2021
Date of Ceremony: 02/02/2021 (York council - Zoom)

ar1234 · Post by **ar1234** » Mon Feb 01, 2021 8:25 pm

ar1234 wrote: ↑
Wed Oct 21, 2020 11:30 am
Eligibility criteria: 5 Years + 2 Year ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK degree + Life in the UK Test
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Application sent & fee paid: 24 August 2020
Receipt of your application: 25 August 2020
Invitation to use UKVCAS IDV APP or Biometrics: 06 September 2020
Photo and document submitted using IDV APP or Biometrics: 09 September 2020
HO email reminder to enrol biometrics: 31 October 2020 (followed up with UKVCAS - told to ignore HO reminder)
Followed up with HO on application status (emails to FurtherNationalityEnquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk and nationalityfrontendtechnicalspecialists@homeoffice.gov.uk) - 13 January 2021 - only automated responses received
System generated email from HO that due to Covid it is taking longer to process applications: 28 January 2021
Date of the Approval letter (email): 29 January 2021
Date of receipt of approval (post): Pending
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

Lcs88 · Post by **Lcs88** » Mon Feb 01, 2021 10:05 pm

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years
Language/LIUK Criteria: Irish, UK degree
Nationality : Irish
Method of application: online
Date of application: 05/12/2020
Date of acknowledgement: 08/12/2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 04/01/2021
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

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