Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[abdulsaid]

Alhamdulilah
NONE EU 15 YEARS TOTAL
JUNE 9 APPLIED
JULY 7 BIOMETRIC FREE
APPROVAL 1 APRIL 2021 ALMOST 10 MONTHS
While
Wife applied Aug 2021 approved Sept 2021

goodluck

[Lasp2010]

Eligibility criteria: PBS Tier 2 5y + 1 year ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: IELTS + Life in the UK test
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: online
Payment method: online
Date of application: 6/12/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 23/12/2021(Liverpool)
Date on Approval letter/Email:
Date of receipt of approval: pending
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: pending
Citizenship ceremony date:

Date on Approval letter/Email: 04/04/22 09:18

[ahmedash]

Eligibility criteria: BC spouse + ILR
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 13/07/21
Date of debit of fees: 13/07/21
Date of biometrics: 12/08/21
Date of receipt of approval: N/A
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: N/A
Date of ceremony: N/A

Still waiting for decision, more than 8 months now

Approval received today after almost 8.5 months

Eligibility criteria: BC spouse + ILR
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 13/07/21
Date of debit of fees: 13/07/21
Date of biometrics: 12/08/21
Date of receipt of approval: 04/04/2022
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: N/A
Date of ceremony: N/A

Good luck to all those waiting.

[sco]

Eligibility criteria: 10 LR +1 year ILR
Method of application: Online
Nationality: Non EU
Application Date: 7/2/22
Biometric Date: 8/2/22 croydon
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of invitation to ceremony: waiting

Application approved email: 4/4/22 9.08am Home Office Atlas

[Spa123]

Eligibility criteria: EUSS + 1 year
Language/LIUK Criteria: Trinity + Life in the UK test
Nationality: EU
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 10/09/2021
Date of debit of fees: 10/09/2021
Date of acknowledgement: 10/09/2021
Uploaded supporting documents: 12/09/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 14/09/2021
Date on Approval letter/Email: 04/04/2022
Date of receipt of approval: 04/04/2022
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 04/04/2022
Citizenship ceremony date: pending

[Alistair10]

Nationality :algerian
Method of application:online
Payment method: online
Date of application:23 /08/2021
Date of debit fees:23/08/2021
Date of biometrics: 27/08/2021
Date of the approval :waiting
Date of ceremony letter:waiting
Its been almost 8 month and still nothing

[mitra_krishna]

Eligibility criteria: 10 year ILR + 1 year
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK degree + Life in the UK test
Nationality: India
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 02/02/2022
Date of debit of fees: 02/02/2022
Date of appointment for Biometrics: 07/02/2022
Citizenship ceremony invitation date (email from home office atlas): 04/04/2022 at 08:40 am
Citizenship ceremony date: pending (Birmingham City Councils suggests that we wait and not contact them for citizenship ceremony) They write "It can sometimes take several weeks for us to receive your certificate from the Home Office, even if you have received their invitation letter. We will not contact you until we receive your certificate".

This forum has been a great support, so many thanks to you (and the moderators) for keeping this forum active and alive - a labour of love indeed.
My very best wishes to all who have been waiting for their approvals.

[PKAJ]

Eligibility criteria: spouse of British citizen + ILR
Language B1/LIUK
Method of application: online
Payment method: online
Date of application: 21/01/2022
Date of debit of fees: 21/01/2022
Date Biometrics enrolled: 11/02/2022
Date on Approval letter/Email: 04/04/2022
Date of receipt of approval: 04/04/2022
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 04/04/2022
Citizenship ceremony date: 27/04/2022

[Geek987]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years + 1year ILR
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 20/03/2022
Date of debit: 20/03/2022
Invitation IDV: 29/03/2022
Submission via the App: 31/03/2022
Date on Approval Letter or Email: waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting

[AcemanNJ]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years + 1year ILR
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 11/03/2022
Date of debit: 11/03/2022
Invitation IDV: 15/03/2022
Submission via the App: 15/03/2022
Date on Approval Letter or Email: waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting

[mmtraveller]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 5 years +1 year ILR
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 05/02/2022
Date of appointment for Biometrics: 04/03/2022
Citizenship ceremony invitation date (email from home office atlas): 04/04/2022 at 08:55 am
Citizenship ceremony date: pending
Wait time 1 month!
Good luck to the everyone and this forum has been excellent and now my journey on here ends.

[Chocoicee]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria:10 years + 3 yrs ilr
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 3/3/22
Date of debit of fees: 3/3/22
Date of biometrics 7/3/22- paid appt
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 3/3/22
Date of receipt of approval: TBC
Date of Ceremony:TBC

[Nita1111]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + Spouse of BC
Nationality: non European
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 23 February, 2022
Date Biometrics enrolled: 24 February 2022
Date of receipt of approval: ?
Date of ceremony: ?

[femifoly]

Eligibility criteria: Settled Status + 2 year
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Degree + Life in the UK test
Nationality : Spain
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 23 January 2021
Payment method: Credit Card (Online)
Date of acknowledgement: 23 January 2021
Date of debit of fees: 23 January 2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 12 March 2021 (Sheffield)
Date on Approval letter: Not received
Date of receipt of approval: Not received
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Not received
Date of Ceremony: Not received

I emailed homeoffice and got a reply confirming my application but are still waiting for information from a third party agent.
Subsequent emails were not responded to.

[Bupz]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 + ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Masters degree + LIUK
Nationality: India
Method of application: online
Payment method: online
Date of application: 23/01/2022
Date Biometrics enrolled: 17/03/2022
Date of Approval letter/Email: awaiting
Citizenship ceremony date: Awaiting

[cuppid143]

Eligibility criteria: PR since 2017
Language : Life in the UK + B1 english
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 23/12/2021
Payment method: (Online) 23/12/2021
Documents Self Submit: 27/12/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 19/01/2022
Date on Approval /Email:
Date of invitation ceremony :
Citizenship ceremony date:
British citizen Certificate received:
still waiting

[tnazir]

Eligibility criteria: ILR 5yr
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 18 Feb 2022
Date Biometrics enrolled: 21 February 2022

Date of receipt of approval: still waiting for home office email but received an email from council today 07/04/2022 that to book ceremony appointment .

[ATT]

Eligibility Criteria- 10yrs + BC Spouse + ILR
Method of Application - Online
Date of Application - 22/02/22
Date of Biometric enrolled - 03/03/22
Date of receipt of approval - Still waiting for Home office email
Date of Citizenship Ceremony- Still waiting

[abo1]

Naturalisation application successful for husband and wife with 2 kids born in the UK.
Application date : 22/01/22
Biometric date : 26/01/22
Approval email : 6/04/22
Ceremony appointment date : 20/4/22
Many thanks. It is indeed a journey on this platform. Since PSW visa to entrepreneur visa to indefinite and now citizenship. You all are wonderful people, I appreciate you.

[mmsa2019]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 5 years + ILR 12 month
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 13 January 2022
Date Biometrics enrolled: 14 January 2022

Date of receipt of approval: 11 April 2022 - 9.30 am approval email from Atlas Home Office
Date of Ceremony: 28 April 2022 (private)

[bex654]

Nationality: non-EU Tier2 5 years + IRL 1 year
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 06/01/2022
Date of acknowledgement: 07/01/2022
Date Biometrics enrolled: 07/01/2022
Date of Approval letter/Email: 11/04/2022
Date of receipt of approval: 11/04/2022
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: N/A
Citizenship ceremony date: 13/04/2022

[Bupz]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 + ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Masters degree + LIUK
Nationality: India
Method of application: online
Payment method: online
Date of application: 23/01/2022
Date Biometrics enrolled: 17/03/2022
Date of Approval letter/Email: Received approval via Atlas email Today 11/04/2022 at 9:30am, mentioning to book ceremony with council.
Citizenship ceremony date: Awaiting

[Longjourney80]

Eligibility criteria - settled status + 1 year
Language criteria- B1 + LIUK
Nationality - Ghana
Application - online
Payment - online
Application date - 29/01/22
Biometrics date - 15/02/22 (Croydon Free)
Date of approval- 11/04/22 @ 09:10. It was one email and mentioned to book ceremony
Ceremony date: 22/04/22
Good luck to all waiting

[Praise-God22]

Eligibility criteria: ILR 1 month + Spouse of BC
Nationality: non-European
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 10th February 2022
Date Biometrics enrolled: 3rd March 2022
Date of receipt of approval: Email from Atlas on 11th April 2022 at 9.48am
Date of ceremony: Pending

I am so thankful to God, for us this is indeed a miracle,
After reading some of the other threads we were concerned our case would be complex but got approval in 2 months.
Thank you to everyone who contributes to this forum!

[moerytz]

Eligibility criteria: ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Degree + Life in the UK pass
Nationality : Non EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 24/09/2021
Payment method: DEBIT CARD ONLINE
Date of debit of fees: 24/09/2021
Date of acknowledgement: 24/09/2021
Date of biometric : 21/10/2021 (Free)
Date Biometrics enrolled: 21/10/2021
Date on Approval letter: 14/02/2022
Date of receipt of approval: 14/02/2022
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 16/02/2022
Date of Ceremony: 4 March 2022
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