Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[Evicra]

Application Timeline
Nationality: Pakistan
Eligibility criteria: 10 year ILR
Language : UK Degree
Method of application: Online
Date of Application: 17/05/2021
Date of debit of fees: 17/05/2021
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:05/2021

Date of receipt of approval: TBA
Date of Ceremony: TBA

This post is in support of all those who applied on or after 17/05/2021. We should wait patently . There is nothing we can do apart from waiting. So no point to get nervous. Everything will be alright at the end.

[65ahr]

Eligibility criteria: spouse of BC + 25 years ILR
Nationality: USA
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 20/09/2021
Date biometrics enrolled: 02/10/2021
Date of receipt of approval: pending
Date of ceremony: pending

[CR001]

Please respect that this is a TIMELINE ONLY topic. Please do not post questions, chit chat or discussions in this thread. Any such posts will be removed. If you have questions, start your own topic or continue in an existing topic you already have!!

[uk_2020]

Application Timeline
Nationality: Indian
Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 (General) + ILR + 1 year
Language: UK Degree Certificate + LITUK
Method of application: Online
Date of Application: 12/10/2021
Date of debit of fees: 12/10/2021
Biometrics Appointment: 16/10/2021
Date of receipt of acknowledgment: Pending
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

[natic]

Eligibility criteria: EU Settlement + Spouse of a British citizen
Language/LIUK Criteria: B1 Life Skills + Life in UK test
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 10/10/2021
Payment method: debit card online
Date of debit of fees: 10/10/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 23/10/2021
Ceremony Invitation letter: TBC
Ceremony Booked: TBC
Date of Ceremony: TBC

[immee]

Eligibility criteria: Set(M) + Spouse Applied Naturalisation straight after ILR/ Also Included Child Application
Language/LIUK Criteria: LIUK + English Language Test
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: Online
Date of application:01/07/2021
Payment method: debit card
Documents uploaded to UKVCAS: 15/08/2021
Documents submitted to UKVI: 15/08/2021
Date of biometrics enrolled: 18/08/2021
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 2nd October 2021 ( letter dated 27th September)
Date of ceremony: 18th October 2021

Decision received within 3 months was rather surprising
Good Luck Everyone waiting.. and Thanks everyone for your help!

[stargal87]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 (5yrs) + ILR (1yr) [Myself and husband]
Language/LIUK Criteria: LIUK + English Language Test
Nationality: South African
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 20/10/2021
Documents uploaded to UKVCAS: 20/10/2021
Documents submitted to UKVI: 20/10/2021
Date of biometrics enrolled: 29/10/2021 (no free appointments, paid £142 for both of us)
Date of approval: TBC
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: TBC
Date of ceremony: TBC

[Farrukh729]

Eligibility criteria: 10 year Route ILR + Spouse British
Language/LIUK Criteria: B1 Life Skills + Life in UK test
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 10/09/2021
Payment method: debit card online
Date of debit of fees: 10/09/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 16/09/2021
Receipt Acknowledgment: 16/09/2022
Ceremony Invitation letter: Still waiting
Ceremony Booked: Still waiting
Date of Ceremony: Still waiting

[I VE A LIFE WITHOUT TIER2]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + Spouse of British Citizen
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Bsc + Life in the UK
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 28/04/2021
Payment method: Debit card online
Date of debit of fees: 28/04/2021
Date of acknowledgement: 29/04/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 21/06/2021
Date on Approval letter: 30/09/2021
Date of receipt of approval: 11/10/2021
Date of receipt of ceremony: Phoned in and booked a virtual one.
Date of Ceremony: 21/10/2021

[ATADP]

Eligibility criteria: 23 Residence in total. 10 years residence on Spouse + Article 8 + 3 Year ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: LIUK test + Uni degree
Nationality: Non-Eu
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 29/09/2021
Date of debit of fees: 29/09/2021
Date of acknowledgement: 20/10/2021,
Date Biometrics enrolled: 24/10/2021
Date on Approval letter: Waiting
Date of receipt of approval : Waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

[qntnuk]

Application Timeline

Eligibility criteria: ILR (settled status) + 1 year, 6 years and 1 day in the UK on the date I applied
Language/LIUK Criteria: B1 Trinity College + LITUK test
Nationality: French and Algerian
Method of application: Online

Date of application: 24/06/2021
Date of debit of fees: 29/06/2021
Date of acknowledgment: 29/06/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 30/06/2021 (199GBP @ Premium lounge, no free ones available)
Date on Approval letter: Never received
Date of receipt of approval: Never received
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 23/10/2021 (by post, dated 13/10/2021)
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

So around 4 months for me between submitting the application and receiving the approval/invitation letter.

I was expecting my application to take more time than average as I already hold two citizenships (so double the checks, I assumed) and as an EU citizen, I had no way to prove the 5 year residence with passport stamps so I just uploaded 5 years of payslips (60 PDFs), council tax bills and work contracts. Same thing, the form limited absences to 30 so I just put a note in the comments and uploaded an Excel sheet with the 60 or so absences missing from the form.

This is my first post here but thanks a lot to everyone contributing, it was really helpful!

[tier2GenBot1]

Eligibility criteria: Tier2 Gen + 2 years ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: NARIC as University in India
Nationality: India
Method of application: Online

Date of application:
Date of debit of fees:
Date of acknowledgment:
Date Biometrics enrolled: 21/05/2021 (199GBP @ Premium lounge, no free ones available)
Date on Approval letter: 23/10/2021
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Now need to call up council to book
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

Finally i received my much awaited brown letter today , overall 5 months it took , but happy overall considering delays due to Covid .
All the best to everyone waiting , keep calm and try to keep your mind away from this topic as i did .

[DrAhmad]

Eligibility criteria: ILR through SET(LR) + 1 year.
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK PhD and MSc Degrees + Life in the UK
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 23/06/2021
Payment method: Online
Date of debit of fees: 23/06/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 20/07/2021
Date of approval Letter Email: waiting
Date of approval Letter: Waiting
Ceremony Invitation letter:
Ceremony Booked:
Date of Ceremony:

Sent an email to homeoffice on 11/08/2021 which they replied on 21/08/2021 as follows:

"Your application is currently progressing through the system as normal, applications are currently taking approx. 6 months to process, however due to the current corona virus pandemic this may take longer as UKVI is operating with reduced staffing levels as per current government guidelines.
We will contact you should we require any further information or once a decision has been made."

[strong_and_stable]

Eligibility criteria: >10 years + ILR (via Tier 2 route) + 1 year
Language/LIUK Criteria: n/a + Life in the UK (paper cert)
Nationality: non-EU
Method of application: Online
Official recorded date of application: 08 September 2021
Date of payment: 07 September 2021 ( This always makes me panic )

Payment confirmation email: 08 September 2021
Date biometrics enrolled: 08 September 2021
Confirmation of submission to UKVI: 08 September 2021
Date of receipt of approval: 25 October 2021 (email from Atlas)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 25 October 2021 (combined approval/invitation email)
Date of Ceremony: Will try to book this week

1.5 months from application to approval!
All the best to those still stuck in the queue...

[Iham85]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 2+ ILR 1 year
Language/LIUK Criteria: Degree certificate + LiUK
Nationality : non EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 26th Sept 2021
Payment method: credit Card (Online)
Date of acknowledgement: 26th Sep 2021
Date of debit of fees: 26th Sept 2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 28th Sept 2021
Date on Approval letter: TBC
Date of receipt of approval email with ceremony invitation: 25th October 2021
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: TBC
Date of Ceremony: TBC
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Many thanks to all of you for the ongoing guidance and support.

[AAJav]

Eligibility criteria: 8 years + Settled Status
Language/LIUK Criteria: IELTS + Life in the UK test
Nationality: European
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 04/07/2021
Payment method: Debit Card (Online)
Date of debit of fees: 04/07/2021
Date of acknowledgement: 04/07/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 23/07/2021
Date on Approval letter: Awaiting
Date of receipt of approval: Awaiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Awaiting
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting

Almost 4 months since application, still waiting...

[Deepstealth]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + Married to British Citizen
Language/LIUK Criteria: Trinity B1 & LIUK
Nationality : Russian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 16th July 2021
Payment method: Credit Card (Online)
Date of acknowledgement: 16th July 2021
Date of debit of fees: 16th July 2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 2nd Aug 2021
Date on Approval letter: 25th Oct 2021
Date of receipt of approval email with ceremony invitation: 25th Oct 2021
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: TBC
Date of Ceremony: TBC
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[AdyM]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + Spouse of British Citizen
Language/LIUK Criteria: CEFR B1/LIUK pass
Nationality: Thai
Method of application: Online
Application sent & fee paid: 09/07/2021
Receipt of your application: not received
Document Upload to UKVCAS: 09/07/2021
Biometrics Appointment: 30/07/2021 (Manchester city centre)
Date of approval: 25/10/21 via email (3.5 months after applying)
Date of approval letter: not received
Date of ceremony letter: 25/10/21 via email
Date of ceremony: 10/11/21

Thanks very much to the moderators for their advice and best of luck to all of those waiting!

[Jackie1991]

Eligibility criteria: Refugee Status + ILR
Nationality: Zimbabwean
Language/LIUK Criteria: U.K. Hons Degree + Masters
Method of application: Online, paid via credit card
Application Sent: 1 October 2021
Date of receipt by UKBA: 1 October 2021
Date of debit of fees: 1 October 2021
UKVAS Biometrics: 25 October 2021
Date of receipt of approval: -
Date of Ceremony: -

[CristaB]

Eligibility criteria: ILR for 2 years, in the UK for 12 years
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK MSc and BSc + Life in the UK Test
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 17/05/2021 online
Payment method: Online
Date of debit of fees: 17/05/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 12/06/2021 (Croydon)
Date OF approval Letter: 25/10/2021
Date ON approval Letter: 15/10/2021
Ceremony Invitation letter: TBC
Ceremony Booked: TBC
Date of Ceremony: TBC

Brown envelope finally arrived today!!! Oh, my heart - what a journey. Keep up hope, lovely people. Thank you to everyone that has posted - you folks really helped keep me going!

[Shammu2020]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years (Spouse of a British Citizen)
Language/LIUK Criteria: B1 + LiUK
Nationality : non EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 12 Aug 2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 09 Sept 2021
Date of receipt of approval email with ceremony invitation: 25th October 2021
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 25 Oct 2021
Date of Ceremony: 03 Nov 2021(per-booked by council).

[KJFH]

Eligibility criteria: 5 year + 1 year EU Settlement and spouse of BC
Language/LIUK Criteria: B1 / LIUK Pass
Nationality: Dutch
Method of application: Online
Application sent & fee paid: 11/02/2021
Receipt of your application: 12/02/2021
Document Upload to UKVCAS: 16/02/2021
Biometrics Appointment: 11/03/2021
Date of approval: not received
Date of approval Letter: not received
Date of ceremony letter: received dated 14/07/2021
Date of ceremony: 20/09/2021

Thanks everyone ☺ hope all goes well for everyone

[im2018]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria one year after ILR
Method of application: Online UKVA website
Date of receipt by UKBA: 09/2020
Date of debit of fees: 09/2020
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 09/2020
Date of receipt of approval: 10/2021
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting letter from Council

Other Updates: Sent MP letter after 6 months of application
Sent online complaint as well after received same standard response of checks being conducted
sent PAP after one year of application submission

[freeman02]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years (Spouse of a British Citizen)
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Masters Degree + Life in UK
Nationality : non EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 01st Aug 2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 10th Aug 2021 (Victoria)
Date on Approval letter: Pending
Date of receipt of approval email with ceremony invitation: 25th October 2021
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Pending
Date of Ceremony: TBC with Council


Thank you for all who shared the timelines. Good luck everyone.

[bleh1]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2, ILR + 1 Year
Nationality: Non-EU
Language/LIUK Criteria: B1 Certificate + Life in the UK
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 21/04/2021
Payment method: Debit card online
Date of debit of fees: 21/04/2021
Date of acknowledgement: 22/04/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 09/05/2021 - Croydon
Date on Approval letter: Waiting
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

Date on Approval letter: 08/10/2021
Date of receipt of approval: 16/10/2021 (about 5months & 2 weeks)
Date of receipt of ceremony: 18/10/2021
Date of Ceremony: 26/10/2021

Relieved this is all done now..