Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[enham401]

Eligibility criteria: 5y settled spouse with ILR,Life in thr UK + B1 certificate
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 09/12/2021
Submission of biometrics: 06/01/2022
Update received by email: 06/06/2022 (DECISION DELAYED)

[Theeng90]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2, 5 years +1 year ILR
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 05/01/2022
Date of appointment for Biometrics: 19/01/2022
Date of approval: awaiting
Citizenship ceremony invitation date: awaiting
Citizenship ceremony date: pending: awaiting

I’ve been waiting for more than 3 months, still within the 6 months…

Still waiting… it’s been 5 months. I hope I get an answer in June.

[ah1739]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + 1 year
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 26/09/2021
Date biometrics enrolled: 27/09/2021
Date on approval email: None - I contacted them back in March and they eventually responded that my application was approved on 12th April and that I should have received an email on this date but I didn't
Date of invitation ceremony : None - I contacted the council I put on my application (have moved since and notified them but they still sent my certificate to my old council!). They confirmed they have my certificate and allowed me to book the ceremony even without a HO or ceremony invitation letter and confirmed HO reference needed was my application number.
Date of UKVI Survey email: 06/05/2022
Citizenship ceremony date: 17/05/2022

For anyone still waiting, I would recommend contacting your MP (they approved my application a couple of weeks after this), raising a complaint and emailing furthernationalityenquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk. It seems some people are just not getting any approval emails so you can also try to contact your council directly.

Receive a "duplicate" citizenship ceremony invitation today (07/06/2022) which most definitely the first I received. 3 weeks after I already attended the citizenship ceremony because I contacted the council directly. For those still waiting, my advice is above on how to go about following up. Clearly the case workers / the HO systems are not sending out approvals/invitations as they should.

[Chantsb]

Eligibility criteria: legacy + ILR + 4 years
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 03/05/2022
Date of debit of fees: 03/05/2022
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 03/05/2022
Biometrics Enrolments: 06/06/2022
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

Application for Adult and one minor child (16yrs old)

[EddieSpeaks]

Eligibility: 1 year student, 2 years PSW + 5 years on Tier 2 & 12+ months ILR
Nationality: Indian
Date of online application: 8 APR 2022
Invitation to use IDV app: 18 APR 2022
Supporting information submitted via IDV app: 18 APR 2022
Approval email from council: 08 JUNE 2022
Citizenship ceremony: 13 JULY 2022

[EddieSpeaks]

Eligibility: 1 year student, 2 years PSW + 5 years on Tier 2 & 12+ months ILR
Nationality: Indian
Date of online application: 8 APR 2022
Invitation to use IDV app: 18 APR 2022
Supporting information submitted via IDV app: 18 APR 2022
Approval email from council: 08 JUNE 2022
Citizenship ceremony: 13 JULY 2022

Home office approval email: 9 JUNE 2022
Virtual Ceremony: 9 JUNE 2022

[kbau5]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5yr Tier 2 + 1yr ILR (12 years in UK total)
Nationality: Bangladeshi
Location: Brighton (East Sussex)
Method of application: Online
Date of Application: 21 APR 2022
Date of debit of fees: 21 APR 2022
Date of IDV Invite: 26 APR 2022
Date of IDV Submission: 26 APR 2022
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 26 APR 2022
Date follow-up email sent: 18 MAY 2022 (no reply)
Date of receipt of approval: 09 JUN 2022 (email from Home Office Atlas)
Date of Ceremony: 08-JUL 2022 (earliest I could find in East Sussex)
Location of Ceremony: Eastbourne Town Hall
Date British Passport Application Submitted: TBC
Date British Passport Application Received: TBC

Other Updates:
1. emails I used to contact regarding my application were:

• NationalityEnquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk

• FurtherNationalityEnquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk

[zana098]

Eligibility criteria: 8 years + EUSS 2 years
Nationality: Polish
Language/LIUK Criteria: Trinity + LIUK
Method of application: Online
Application Sent: 06.04.22
Date of debit of fees: 06.04.22
UKVAS Biometrics: 21.04.22
Date of receipt of approval: 09.06.2022 (Atlas email 9:49am)
Date of Ceremony: 27.06.22 (Islington)

Good luck to everyone

[DKAK]

Application Timeline

Eligibility criteria: ILR (5 Years Tier 2 General Same Employer) + BC Spouse
Nationality: non EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 08/04/22
Date of debit of fees: 11/04/22
Biometric Appointment: 22/04/22 (Croydon)
Date of receipt of approval: 09/06/22
Date of Ceremony: 15/06/22

Thanks, and best wishes to everybody.

[sp867]

Route: 3 Years Tier 2+Tier 1 (Global Talent) and 1 year ILR
English: UK Degree
Date of application: 19/02/2022
Biometrics:23/02/2022
Approval email: Still waiting!

I got the approval today 09/06/2022. (decision time: around 3.5 months). A big thank you to all people who run this page, and also to all people who contribute to it. Hopefully, those of you who are waiting won't wait for long. Good luck!

[Dc2022]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years (Tier 2) + 1 Year ILR
Nationality: Turkish
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 15/12/2021
Date of debit: 15/12/2022
Biometrics appointment: 08/01/2022 (Free appointment in Croydon)
Date of Approval Email: waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting

Worked for only one company since the first day I am in the UK, no complicated history.

Got a generic application update on 07/06/2022 - The e-mail is not stating complicated applications or asking for documents, only saying 'This is because we are currently handling significant volumes of applications, some of which have passed their target date for completion. It is regrettable that on this occasion we have been unable to process your application within the expected timescale.'

Constant worry about this keeps me awake at night for weeks now.

[Chloekoo007]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years Long Resident + 1 year ILR
Method of application: Online
Date of Application and fee paid: 30 Jan 2022
Date of UKVCAS appointment: 31 Jan 2022 (Paid £125 for next day standard appointment)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 31 Jan 2022
Date of Receipt of email from Council: 6 Jun 2022 (council assigned a ceremony date automatically without booking)
Date of sending email to query about receiving email from council about ceremony date, but did not receive any approval email from HO: 6 Jun 2022 (They did not reply my email. I only received the standard auto-reply acknowledgement emails)
Date of receipt of approval from HO Atlas: 09 Jun 2022
Date of Ceremony: 12 Jul 2022 (earliest date that assigned automatically by council)

Below are the emails I used to contact HO about the missing approval email from HO
NationalityEnquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk
FurtherNationalityEnquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk

[madhujv]

Eligibility criteria: 5yr Tier 2 + 1yr ILR
Nationality: Indian
Location: Crawley(West Sussex)
Method of application: Online
Date of Application: 10 APR 2022
Date of debit of fees: 11 APR 2022
Date of IDV Invite: 22 APR 2022
Date of IDV Submission: 25 APR 2022
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 25 APR 2022
Date follow-up email sent: 09 Jun 2022
Date Response from FurtherNationalityEnquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk : 10 Jun 2022, response saying my application is approved on 30 May 2022 and I should wait for ceremony letter which is sent via 2nd class post.
Date of Ceremony: TBC
Date British Passport Application Submitted: TBC
Date British Passport Application Received: TBC

Emails I used to contact regarding my application were:
NationalityEnquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk
FurtherNationalityEnquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk

I wish everyone the very best and hope you all get the required response at the earliest and thank everyone here for all the updates, really helpful

[kamoe]

Some new developments for applicant 2, no news for applicant 1:

Applicant 1
Nationality: Colombian
Eligibility criteria: Settled Status + 1 Year
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 29th March 2022
Date of debit of fees: 29th March 2022
Date of biometrics enrolment: 6th April 2022 (IDV App)
Date of submission of documents: 11th April 2022 (not sure if through app or UKVAS, managed by company solicitor)
Date of Approval email/Ceremony invitation: TBC
Date of email from council suggesting ceremony date: TBC
Date of Ceremony: TBC

Applicant 2
Nationality: French
Eligibility criteria: Settled Status + 1 Year
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 28th March 2022
Date of debit of fees: 28th March 2022
Date of biometrics enrolment: 3rd May 2022 (free appointment in Reading)
Date of submission of documents: 3rd May 2022 (uploaded before, but chose to wait until biometrics completion, managed by applicant)
Date of Approval email/Ceremony invitation: 30th May 2022
Date of email from council suggesting ceremony date: 10th June 2022
Date of Ceremony: 4th July 2022 (haven't confirmed yet, but that's their suggestion)

Note that I did not contact the council after approval/ceremony invitation email, since I wanted to wait as much as possibly allowed (14 days) to give it a chance to applicant 1's confirmation email to come, and book same day ceremony for both applicants. I was going to contact them on Monday, but alas, they contacted me today and they have already arranged a date. I suppose they do this when you don't get in touch after 10-12 days?

No news on applicant 1. Reaching the 2-month mark tomorrow.

[Debli]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years long residence + 1 year ILR, Me and 2 children
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK PG degrees
Nationality: Non European
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 05/04/2022
Payment method: Debit Card (Online)
Date of debit of fees: 05/04/2022
Date of acknowledgement: 05/04/2022
Date Biometrics enrolled: 06/05/2022 (face-to-face appointment, as told we don't qualify for IDV app use)
Date on Approval letter: Waiting
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

Eligibility criteria: 10 years long residence + 1 year ILR, Me and 2 children
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK PG degrees
Nationality: Non European
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 05/04/2022
Payment method: Debit Card (Online)
Date of debit of fees: 05/04/2022
Date of acknowledgement: 05/04/2022
Date Biometrics enrolled: 06/05/2022 (face-to-face appointment, as told we don't qualify for IDV app use)
Date on Approval letter: 09/06/2022
Date of receipt of approval:09/06/2022
Date of Ceremony: 10/06/2022!
Praise God, finally at the end. Thank you, everyone.

[ustulation]

Eligibility: 5yrs Multiple Tier-2 General (job changes) + 1yr ILR
Nationality: India
Application fee paid: 17 Apr 2022
IDV invite + Doc Submission + IDV Ack: 26 Apr 2022 (did everything on the same day)
HO approval of application + Invitation to book ceremony (all in the same email): 9 June 2022
Ceremony booked: 26 July 2022 (no prior dates and no provision to book private ceremony by paying extra at my council)


(Approval time: 1.5 mths from IDV doc submission)

Good luck!

[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.

No response received yet.

[Ali78910]

iligibility criteria: Refugee + 1 Year ILR
Nationality :Pakistan
Date of application: 3/02/2022
Date of debit: 03/02/2022
Date of Biometrics enrolment and documents : 10/02/2022
Date of Approval Email: Waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Date of ceremony: Waiting

Still waiting

[IAC23]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 11 years + 3yr ilr
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKVI: 26/4/22
Date of debit of fees: 26/4/22
Date of biometrics: 06/5/22 - UKVCAS Croydon (paid £132)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 06/5/22
Date of receipt of approval: 13.06.2022
Date of Ceremony: -

I can’t explain how proud I am after I received approval email from Home Office Atlas.
I hope everyone that are waiting to get an positive answer asap.
All the best

[Follow_the_map]

Nationality : Asian region
Date of application: 01/03/2022
Date of debit: 01/03/2022
Date of Biometrics enrolment and documents : 17/03/2022
Date of Approval Email: 10/06/2022
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Date of ceremony: Waiting

[letsgoogle]

Two applications - My Spouse and Myself.

Eligibility criteria: ILR + 1Yr
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 10/04/2022
Date of debit: 10/04/2022
Invitation IDV: 22/04/2022
Submission via the App: 22/04/2022
Approval : 13/06/2022
Spouse approval: Pending

[xty1404]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 10years + 1yr ILR
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKVI: 25/04/2022
Date of debit of fees: 25/04/2022
Date of biometrics: 06/05/2022 - UKVCAS IDV App
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 06/05/2022
Date of receipt of approval: 13/06/2022
Date of Ceremony: TBC

[xlwatermelon]

Eligibility criteria: 5y Tier2 + 1y ilr
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKVI: 5/3/22
Date of debit of fees: 5/3/22
Date of biometrics: 7/3/22 - UKVCAS Croydon (paid £132)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 7/3/22
Date of receipt of approval: 9/6/22
Date of Ceremony booked: 29/6/22

3 months, not bad at all.
Thanks for everyone here and good luck to you all.

[HRY2005]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years long residence + 1 year ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: GESE 5 plus LITUK test
Nationality: Non European
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 08/06/2022
Payment method: Credit Card (Online)
Date of debit of fees: 08/06/2022
Date of acknowledgement: 08/06/2022
Date Biometrics enrolled: 13/06/2022 (UKVCAS IDV App invitation, submission & confirmation)
Date on Approval letter: Waiting
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

[avela-onke]

Applicant 1
Nationality: South African
Eligibility criteria: EU Settled Status + 2 Years
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 07/042022
Date of debit of fees: 07/04/2022
Date of biometrics enrolment: Not required
Date of submission of documents: 19/042022 through app or UKVAS app
Date of Approval email: TBC
Date of Ceremony: TBC