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Momo2211
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Sudan

Re: Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

Post by Momo2211 » Sat Apr 17, 2021 5:18 pm

Momo2211 wrote:
Thu Feb 25, 2021 3:13 pm
Eligibility criteria: Tier-2 General + 1-year ILR
Nationality: Non EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application : 02/01/2021
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 04/01/21
Date Biometrics enrolled: 28/01/21
Date on Approval letter: 25/02/21
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 17/4/21 (post)
Date on ceremony letter:6/4/21
Date of Ceremony: pending

Of note I was stuck abroad due to the corona virus for over 117 days in last year before application, the Home office considered this and approved my application.

Thank you to all the help on this forum and best of luck

mck2010
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Ghana

Re: Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

Post by mck2010 » Sat Apr 17, 2021 6:49 pm

Eligibility criteria: 6 years DLR, 4 years ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK degree + Life in the UK
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Application sent & fee paid: 14/4/2021
Document Upload to UKVCAS: 16/4/21
In person Biometrics UKVCAS:
Date of Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date on letter:
Date of Ceremony:

cheeish
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Re: Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

Post by cheeish » Sun Apr 18, 2021 7:38 am

cheeish wrote:
Mon Feb 22, 2021 11:11 pm
Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5 years via SET M
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 30 Oct 2020
Date of acknowledgement: 02 Nov 2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 22 Dec 2020
Date of receipt of approvaby emaill: 22 Feb 2021
Date on Approval letter: 22 Feb 2021
Date on Ceremony Invitation letter: 7April2021
Date of receipt of Ceremony Letter by post: 16April2021
Date of Ceremony: will book with Hounslow Council.

Thanks to every moderator

SWinSW
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Sri Lanka

Re: Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

Post by SWinSW » Sun Apr 18, 2021 8:29 am

Final update:

Citizenship Ceremony: held on 17th April via Zoom; was just me but no extra fee and was able to invite any amount of friends and family to join the call. Warm, friendly registrar - made everything easy on the email comms prior to the day and made me feel really welcome during the ceremony, which lasted 15 minutes.

Certificate: Registrar said she will send by recorded delivery on Monday 19th and to expect it by 20th or 21st.

Thanks everyone, hopping over to the passport forum now!
SWinSW wrote:
Tue Apr 06, 2021 11:21 am
Updated update!

Date of ceremony: 17th April via Zoom (email invitation with link from the local authority)
SWinSW wrote:
Tue Apr 06, 2021 10:37 am
Update:
Eligibility: Spouse of British citizen + ILR / 5yrs residency
Date of application: 16 Sept 2020
Application acknowledged: 18 Sept 2020
Biometrics by App: 23 Sept 2020
In-person biometrics: 28 Sept 2020
Application approval: 1 Feb 2021 (email)
Ceremony invitation letter: 6 Apr 2021 (2nd class post, letter dated 24 March 2021)
Date of ceremony: pending (phoned the local authority who registered my details and said they will contact me once they receive the certification from the Home Office but that they've been advised there's a delay of 4 weeks from date of invitation letter)

Vhaelan
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Re: Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

Post by Vhaelan » Sun Apr 18, 2021 12:54 pm

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year EU Settled Status
Language/LIUK Criteria: Trinity GESE 5 + LIUK
Nationality: EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 03/12/2020
Payment method: AMEX
Date of acknowledgement: 04/12/2020
Date of debit of fees: 03/12/2020
Documents uploaded to UKVCAS: 05/12/2020
Documents submitted to UKVI: 05/12/2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date of biometrics enrolled: 14/12/2020
Date on approval letter: 18/04/2021
Date of receipt of approval: 18/04/2021 (via email)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Pending
Date of ceremony: Pending

RPS1210
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Philippines

Re: Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

Post by RPS1210 » Mon Apr 19, 2021 9:53 am

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year Tier 2 General
Language/LIUK Criteria: Trinity B1 + LIUK
Nationality: Filipino
Method of application: Online
Date of application:07:03/2021
Payment method: Visa
Date of acknowledgement: 08/03/2021
Date of debit of fees: 07/03/2021
Documents uploaded to UKVCAS: 21/03/2021
Documents submitted to UKVI: 21/03/2021
Date of biometrics enrolled: 24/03/2021
Date of biometric letter received/issued: Pending
Date on approval letter: Pending
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Pending
Date of ceremony: Pending

debrancherenzym
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Re: Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

Post by debrancherenzym » Mon Apr 19, 2021 12:09 pm

Eligibility criteria: ILR + BC spouse
Language/LIUK Criteria: B1 + Life in the UK
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: Online
Application sent & fee paid: 03/12/2020
Document Upload to UKVCAS: 03/12/2020
In person Biometrics UKVCAS: 31/12/2020 (Chelmsford £135)
Date of Approval letter: 19/04/2021
Date of receipt of approval: 19/04/2021 (email)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: pending
Date on letter: pending
Date of Ceremony: pending

mmaefa
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Nigeria

Re: Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

Post by mmaefa » Mon Apr 19, 2021 1:23 pm

Eligibility Tier 2 - 5 year ILR (17/12/2020) + BC spouse
Language/LIUK Criteria: Degree Certificate/Life In The UK
Nationality : Non EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 22 December 2020
Date of acknowledgement: 23 December 2020
Date of debit of fees: 22 December 2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 24 December 2020 (Croydon next day £110 appointment)
Date of receipt of approval: 24 February 2021 (e-mail)
Date on Approval letter: 4 February 2021 (e-mail)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 18 April 2021 (date on letter 8 April 2021, council reported receiving theirs on15 April 2021)
Date of Ceremony: Awaited

buss
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Re: Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

Post by buss » Mon Apr 19, 2021 2:17 pm

Eligibility criteria: ILR + BC SPOUSE
Language/LIUK Criteria: Trinity B1 + LIUK
Nationality: Nigerian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 09/11/2020
Payment method: VISA
Date of acknowledgement: 13/11/2020
Date of debit of fees: 10/11/2020
Documents uploaded to UKVCAS: 10/11/2020
Documents submitted to UKVI: 16/11/2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date of biometrics enrolled: 14/12/2020
Date on approval letter: 23/02/2021
Date of receipt of approval: 23/02/2021 (via email)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:17/04/2021
Date of ceremony: 27/04/2021 (Paid appointment)

SLwlss
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South Africa

Re: Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

Post by SLwlss » Mon Apr 19, 2021 3:07 pm

Eligibility criteria:‬ ILR + British Spouse
‪Language Criteria: UK NARIC equivalency certificate
‪Nationality: South African
Date of application: 29/10/2020‬
Application sent & fee paid: 29/10/2020
‪Date biometrics enrolled: 15/12/2020 (free Croydon).
Date of approval email: Not Received
‪Date on Approval letter(attached in pdf): Not Received
‪‬Date of receipt of approval: Not Received
‪Date on the ceremony letter:07/04/2021
‪Date of receipt of ceremony letter:17/04/2021
Date of Ceremony:04/05/2021

Mrbuff
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Zimbabwe

Re: Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

Post by Mrbuff » Mon Apr 19, 2021 6:18 pm

Eligibility criteria: ILR + LIUK + B1
Nationality: Zimbabwean
Method of application: Online + UKVCAS
Date of application: 06/10/2020
Payment method: Online
Date of acknowledgment: 06/10/2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 02/11/2020 (Sopra Steria - Birmingham) had to wait for free appointment
Date on Approval letter: 19/04/2021
Date of receipt of approval: 19/04/2021 (email confirmation)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Not yet received
Date of Ceremony:

qwisnia
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Poland

Re: Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

Post by qwisnia » Mon Apr 19, 2021 8:43 pm

qwisnia wrote:
Sat Apr 10, 2021 3:02 pm
qwisnia wrote:
Wed Jun 10, 2020 9:03 am
qwisnia wrote:
Thu Apr 02, 2020 9:43 am
Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: EEA Citizen Residency (5yr) + 14 months
Language Criteria: B1 exam + Life in the UK test
Nationality: Polish
Method of application: Online + UKVCAS
Date of application: 11/03/2020
Date of email acknowledgement: 12/03/2020
Fee paid debit card: 11/03/2020
Date biometrics enrolled: 13/03/2020 at Croydon London Paid service £110
Date on Approval letter: 10/06/2020 (by email)
Date of receipt of approval: 10/06/2020 (by email)
Date of ceremony letter: 29/03/2021
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 10/04/2021 (Yes, it actually took HO 10 months to deliver it to me.)
Date of Ceremony: 27/05/2021
Date of passport application: -

JohnBishop
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Czech Republic

Re: Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

Post by JohnBishop » Mon Apr 19, 2021 11:27 pm

JohnBishop wrote:
Tue Jan 19, 2021 2:05 pm
Eligibility criteria: ILR (10-year LR) + 3 years
Language/LIUK Criteria: GESE-G5 + LITUK pass
Nationality: EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 4/10/2020
Date of acknowledgement: 5/10/2020
Date of debit of fees: 4/10/2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 5/11/2020
Date of receipt of approval: 19/01/2021
Date on Approval letter: 19/01/2021 (email)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 21/03/2021
Date of Ceremony: 19/04/2021

Thank you everyone for providing valuable information on this forum.
Once again thank you everyone for providing valuable information on this forum.

mrgetmemycitizenship
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Re: Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

Post by mrgetmemycitizenship » Tue Apr 20, 2021 9:20 am

mrgetmemycitizenship wrote:
Tue Dec 15, 2020 4:01 pm
Eligibility criteria: 5 years residency + 1 year ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: PhD + Life In The UK
Nationality: Brazilian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 24 Oct 2020
Date of acknowledgement: 24 Oct 2020
Date of debit of fees: 24 Oct 2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 21 Nov 2020 (Croydon)
Date of receipt of approval: 20 Jan 2021
Date on Approval letter: 20 Jan 2021
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 7 April 2021
Date on Ceremony letter: 19 March 2021
Date of Ceremony: 13 April 2021 :D
paid 130 for private ceremony in Barnett

Good luck to everyone and thank you those that have posted here to keep us in the know

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Re: Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

Post by ramsprk » Tue Apr 20, 2021 10:43 am

Eligibility criteria:‬ ILR + British Spouse
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK NARIC equivalency certificate + LIUK
‪Nationality: Indian
Date of application: 08/12/2020‬
Application sent & fee paid: 08/12/2020
‪Date biometrics enrolled: 04/01/2021.
Date of approval email: 20/04/2021 (email)
‪Date on Approval letter(attached in pdf): 20/04/2021
‪Date on the ceremony letter: Pending
‪Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

mck2010
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Ghana

Re: Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

Post by mck2010 » Tue Apr 20, 2021 10:53 am

Eligibility criteria: 6 years DLR, 4 years ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK degree + Life in the UK
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Application sent & fee paid: 14/4/2021
Document Upload to UKVCAS: 16/4/21
In person Biometrics UKVCAS: 17/5/21 (free appointment)
Date of Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date on letter:
Date of Ceremony:

Pat0007
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Papua New Guinea

Re: Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

Post by Pat0007 » Tue Apr 20, 2021 12:31 pm

Pat0007 wrote:
Tue Feb 23, 2021 3:50 pm
Eligibility criteria: ILR (5 year route) + Spouse of UK Citizen
Language/LIUK Criteria: CEFR B1 SELT + Life in the UK test
Nationality: non-EEA
Method of application: Online
Application submitted online & fee paid: 30th October 2020
Acknowledgement of application email: 2nd November 2020
Documents uploaded on UKVCAS site: 3rd November 2020
Documents submitted to UKVI 3rd November 2020
Biometrics Appointment (Croydon): 30th November 2020 (£65 fee - no free appointments available)
Date of approval letter: 23rd February 2021 (sent by email)
Date of receipt of approval: 23rd February 2021
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Date of ceremony: Waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 17th April 2021 (letter dated 8th April 2021)
Date of ceremony: Waiting

ojliaa
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Re: Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

Post by ojliaa » Tue Apr 20, 2021 12:35 pm

ojliaa wrote:
Fri Mar 26, 2021 10:59 pm
ojliaa wrote:
Mon Jan 11, 2021 3:36 pm
ojliaa wrote:
Wed Dec 09, 2020 2:25 pm
ojliaa wrote:
Sat Nov 21, 2020 4:05 pm
Update: Application Successful for British Citizenship
Eligibility Criteria: ILR (Set-LR Granted on 10/10/2020) + British Spouse
Language Criteria: UK Degree & LIUK
Nationality: Pakistan
Date of Application Submission - Online: 16/10/2020
Date of Acknowledgment for Application: 19/10/2020
Date of Biometrics Enrollment in London: 13/11/2020 (Booked free @HMPO)
Date of Receipt of Approval via Email: 11/01/2021 @10:38am
Date on Approval Letter: 11/01/2021
Receipt of Ceremony Letter: 26/03/2021 (Dated; 13-03-2021)
Date of Ceremony Changed/Re-Booked from 1st. June: 27/04/2021 (Many available now - Newham Council in London)
Best Regards Ojliaa

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Brazil

Re: Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

Post by bstbrazil84 » Tue Apr 20, 2021 4:54 pm

Eligibility criteria: EEA family member / permanent residency + 15 years in the UK
Nationality: Brazil
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 08/10/2020
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 17/10/2020
Date Documents submitted on UKVCAS 26/10/2020
In person Biometrics: 04/11/2020 (Croydon)
Date on Approval letter: 03/03/2021
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 17/04/2021
Date on ceremony letter: 09/04/2021
Date of ceremony: 27/04/2021 (Bromley, group ceremony)

See you all in the passport timeline- good luck everyone. And thank you all for this wonderful community that helped me immensely in this process. Much love to you all.

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Re: Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

Post by rollsrox » Wed Apr 21, 2021 8:31 am

rollsrox wrote:
Thu Apr 15, 2021 2:46 pm
rollsrox wrote:
Fri Apr 02, 2021 3:43 pm
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])
Date on approval letter: 02/04/2021 via email
Date of receipt of approval:02/04/2021
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:15/04/2021via email
Date of ceremony: 28/04/2021 - public virtual
Assuming my turn around was fast because I went via the ancestry route... still quite an anxious experience though! Good luck everyone that's all from me on this thread :D

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Ireland

Re: Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

Post by Lcr1988 » Wed Apr 21, 2021 8:22 pm

Eligibility criteria: 10 year ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: LIUK + Exempt due to being Irish
Nationality: Irish
Method of application: Online
Date of application:05/12/2020
Payment method: debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 08/12/2021
Date of debit of fees: 05/12/2020
Documents uploaded to UKVCAS: 15/12/2020
Documents submitted to UKVI: 04/01/2021
Date of biometrics enrolled: 04/01/2021
Date on approval letter: 21/04/2021
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Pending
Date of ceremony: Pending

Marlontren
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Re: Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

Post by Marlontren » Thu Apr 22, 2021 9:42 am

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year EU Settled Status
Language/LIUK Criteria: Trinity GESE 5 + Life in the UK test
Nationality: Italian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 09/11/2020
Payment method: AMEX
Date of debit of fees: 09/11/2020 (£1349.20)
Date of acknowledgement: 10/11/2020
Documents uploaded to UKVCAS: 07/12/2020
Biometrics Appointment: 07/12/2020 (London Victoria £71.98 fee - no free appointments available)
Documents submitted to UKVI: 07/12/2020
Date of receipt of approval: 22/04/2021 (via email)
Date on approval letter: Pending
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Pending
Date of ceremony: Pending

Thanks everyone for the valuable help! :)

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Re: Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

Post by vikshi1 » Thu Apr 22, 2021 10:55 am

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 2 + 1 year Settled Status
Language/LIUK Criteria: Trinity B1 + Life in the UK test
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 21/01/2021
Payment method: Visa
Date of debit of fees: 21/01/2021
Date of acknowledgement: Never recieved
Documents uploaded & submitted to UKVCAS: 25/01/2021
Biometrics Appointment: 24/02/2021
Date of receipt of approval: 22/04/2021 (via email)
Date on approval letter: 22/04/2021
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Pending
Date of ceremony: Pending

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Re: Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

Post by negmas » Thu Apr 22, 2021 11:08 am

negmas wrote:
Tue Oct 20, 2020 11:40 am
Eligibility criteria: 5 years (refugee) + 1.3 months year ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK degree and master+ LIUK
Nationality : Non EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 31/08/2020
Payment method: Visa Debit
Date of debit of fees: 01/09/2020
Date of acknowledgement from HO: 02/09/2020
Date of submission of documents online (website): 02/09/2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: 02/09/2020
Date Biometrics enrolled via APP: 10/09/2020
Date on Approval letter: 16/04/2021
Date of receipt of approval: 16/04/2021
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

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Re: Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

Post by recoba2020 » Thu Apr 22, 2021 12:31 pm

recoba2020 wrote:
Tue Apr 06, 2021 12:49 pm
recoba2020 wrote:
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: 6 Apr 2021 (Received by post, letter dated 24 March 2021)
Date of Ceremony: 22 Apr 2021 (Derby City Council)

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