Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[wahmed1216]

Myself (Non-EU) and my wife (EU Citizen) applied together in one application.
here is our timeline:-

Eligibility criteria: Settled Status + 1 year and Settled Status + 3 years
Language: English Language Proficiency Statement by Ecctis and UK Degree
Nationality: Non-EU and EU
----Rest of timeline is similar for both of us----
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 10 August 2022
Date of debit of fees: 10 August 2022
Date of receipt of acknowledgment (by UKVI): N/A
Date of booking fingerprint appointment: 16 August 2022
Date of fingerprint appointment: 23 August 2022 (free Appointment in Manchester with UKVCAS)

Date of email from Council for the ceremony with ceremony date: 25 November 2022
Date of receipt of approval email from Home Office Atlas: 25 November 2022
Date of Citizenship Ceremony: 14 December 2022

Total time it took from date of application and council email: 3 months 18 days

Thank you and I hope this will help those waiting on their application or planning to apply soon

[Oyidoma1]

Eligibility criteria: EUSS
Method of application: Online
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Degree certificate/LIUK
Nationality: Non-EU
Date of application: 26 September 2022
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of Biometric appt. and document submission: 27 Oct 2022
Date on Approval letter: 21/11/2022
Date of Ceremony: Still waiting to hear from the Council

Thank you all for all your insights and sharing your experiences, they have been extremely helpful.

[Qman]

Eligibility criteria: Spouse of EU national settled 5yr+12 months
Method of application: Online
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Degree certificate/LIUK
Nationality: Non-EU
Date of application: 3 November 2022
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of Biometric appt. and document submission: 29 Nov 2022
Date on Approval letter: pending
Date of Ceremony: pending

[Ola123ola]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 27/09/2022
Date of debit of fees: 27/09/2022
Date of acknowledgement: 27/09/2022
Uploaded supporting documents: 05/10/2022
Date Biometrics enrolled: Non
The date on Approval letter/Email: 28/11/2022
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Citizenship ceremony date: 08/12/2022
Thanks everyone

[techman2020]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years resident + married to BC+ 4 year ILR (10 years wait due to conviction)
Nationality: Nigerian
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online - credit card
Date of application: 5/10/2022
Documents submitted: 10/10/2022
Biometrics submitted: 10/10/2022 at Croydon
The date on Approval letter/Email: Waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Citizenship ceremony date: Waiting

[RN2020]

Eligibility criteria: 10 Years ILR + 1 Year
Language: Life in the UK + UK Degree
Nationality: Iran
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 25/07/2022
Date of email to use IDV app: 01/08/2022
Date of submission using IDV app: 01/08/2022
Date of Approval /Email: 24/10/2022
Date of invitation ceremony: 21/10/2022
Citizenship ceremony date: 5/12/2022

Took just under three months. Received an email named Application Update from Home Office Atlas and prior to that an invitation email from Islington registrars. Good luck to everyone x

[amj85]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years LR + 1 year ILR
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 07/10/2022
Date of email to use IDV App: 10/10/2022 (I chose to attend in-person)
Uploaded supporting documents: 11/10/2022
Date Biometrics enrolled: 11/10/2022 (Paid appointment at Lansdowne Road, Croydon)
The date on Approval letter/Email: 05/12/2022 (Email from Home Office Atlas at 9.53am)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Citizenship ceremony date: Waiting
Processing time: 1 month and 28 days from date of application.

Thanks everyone and all the best

[sha88]

Eligibility criteria: 05 years Tier 2+ 1 year ILR
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 03/02/2022
Date Biometrics enrolled and uploading documents: 10/10/2022 (Paid appointment at Croydon)
The date on Approval letter/Email: Pending
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Citizenship ceremony date: Waiting
Processing time: 10 months and counting

Got an email just before 06 months automated replies Naturalizaion is not an automatic process and enquiries going on in your case.

Followed up twice with emails : same reply with exact same wordings.

The only thing in my application mentioned or different as compared to a standard application was a parking ticket disclosed with evidence of payment as well.

[GayRomanian]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year of ILR (settled status since July 2021)
Life in the UK test: 17 August 2022 (PASSED)
Nationality: Romanian (EU citizen)
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 06/09/2022
Date of email to book appointment with UKVCAS: 13/09/2022
Date of submission and biometrics: 17/09/2022
Date of approval email: N/A
Citizenship ceremony date: N/A

No reply as of 6th December yet.

[ePlus]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year settled status + Life in the UK test passed + B1 test passed.
Nationality: EU (Bulgaria)
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 23/07/2022
Date of payment: 23/07/2022 (payment confirmed via email)
Date of document submission on UKVCAS website (self-submit): 23/07/2022 (with the rest being uploaded during the biometrics appointment)
Date of email to book biometrics appointment: 01/08/2022
Date of biometrics appointment: 12/08/2022 (paid appointment @ Manchester St James Tower)
Date of approval email and ceremony invitation: 05/12/2022 @10:29am
Date of ceremony: not yet booked

Thank you very much for the support.

[mm56]

Eligibility criteria: 5 yrs Spouse + ILR
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 02/09/2022
Payment method: Online
Date of debit: 02/09/2022
Date of email to use IDV App: 05/09/22
Date of Document Submission: 06/09/22 via IDV app
UKVI Survey email: 26/09/2022
The date on Approval letter/Email: 21/11/2022
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 25/11/2022 (email from council inviting to book my ceremony)
Citizenship ceremony date: 02/12/2022 (private ceremony)

Emailed home office following the receipt of the UKVI survey email in Sep, but no response yet.

Updated. Received approval email from Home Office Atlas on 21/11/2022. Waiting for council email to book my citizenship ceremony.

Updated.

[Dinnye82]

Application Timeline
Nationality: EU
Eligibility: settled status + 1 year
Language : UK Degree
Method of application: Online
Date of Application: 20/05/2022
Date of debit of fees: 20/05/2022
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:20/05/2022
Biometrics Appointment : 22/06/2022 (Croydon)
Date of receipt of approval: TBA
Date of Ceremony: TBA

[CR001]

Please respect that this is a TIMELINE ONLY topic to be posted in the correct timeline format. Please do not post questions, chit chat or discussions in this thread. Any such posts will be removed.

[Aer0za]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Ancestral + ILR
Nationality: Non-EU - South Africa
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 11/10/2022
Date of debit of fees: 11/10/2022
Date of acknowledgement: 11/10/2022
Uploaded supporting documents: 14/10/2022
Date Biometrics enrolled: 16/10/2022
Date of receipt of approval: 12/12/2022
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: WAITING
Citizenship ceremony date: Need to book

I got an email from Home Office ATLAS on the 8th Dec 2022 for a survey. Received the Application Successful Email today the 12th Dec 2022. The entire process from initial application submitted to receiving the Successful email was 62 days. Cannot thank this forum enough. Good luck everyone!

[a.mitra.6668]

Eligibility criteria: 5 year T2 + 1 year ILR
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online - credit card
Date of application: 15/10/2022
Documents submitted: 18/10/2022
Biometrics submitted: 18/10/2022 at Croydon
The date on Approval letter/Email: waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:waiting
Citizenship ceremony date: Waiting

The date on Approval letter/Email: 12/12/2022 at 09:57 AM, email received from HO

[ukeagle]

Eligibility criteria: 21 Years (refugee) + 1Yr ILR
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 10/04/2022
Date of debit: 10/04/2022
Email advising me to wait until they decide if I should use the app or face to face appointment: 10/04/2022
Invitation IDV or appointment: 21/04/2022
Submission via the App: 21/04/2022
Survey email: 08/12/2022
Approval Email: 12/12/2022
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Pending
Date of ceremony: Pending

It was a very tough journey I am glad it finally came to an end. I wish the best of luck to everyone whos is still waiting especially people with refugee background as this seem to take longer to be processed.

[Aer0za]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Ancestral + ILR
Nationality: Non-EU - South Africa
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 11/10/2022
Date of debit of fees: 11/10/2022
Date of acknowledgement: 11/10/2022
Uploaded supporting documents: 14/10/2022
Date Biometrics enrolled: 16/10/2022
Survey email received: 08/12/2022
Date of receipt of approval: 12/12/2022
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: WAITING
Citizenship ceremony date: 24th JANUARY 2023

I got an email from Home Office ATLAS on the 8th Dec 2022 for a survey. Received the Application Successful Email today the 12th Dec 2022. The entire process from initial application submitted to receiving the Successful email was 62 days. Cannot thank this forum enough. Good luck everyone!

[Nina Roche]

3 of our family members applied together
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 26/09/2022
Appointment with UKVAS and date of biometrics: 15/10/2022
Date of invitation to book the citizenship ceremoney: 09/12/2022
Date of receipt of email from Home Office: 12/12/2022
From the date of biometrics to the date of knowing the approval is less than 8 weeks.

Many thanks for this forum!

[ssm87]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years PBS Dependent (Now British citizen) + ILR (Applied immediately after ILR)

Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 31/08/22
Date of debit: 01/09/22
Payment method: Credit Card (Online)
Date of email to use IDV App: 06/09/22
Date of Document Submission: 06/09/22
Date on Approval Letter or Email: 05/12/22
Date of ceremony: 22/02/2023 (First free ceremony available to attend in Nottinghamshire)

[alijee86]

Received phone call from council to book ceremony: 9th of December 2022.
Private Ceremony booked for 15th of December 2022 as the group ceremony was on 23rd of January 2023.
Approval email received today 12th of December 2022 @ 10:21AM.
This group has been a real help and motivation not just only for myself but for many others too.
God Bless you all.

[alijee86]

Eligibility criteria: EUSS family member PR 2018 changed to ILR under exit agreement March 2021.
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 17/09/2022
Date of debit: 17/09/2022
Payment method: Credit Card (Online)
Date of email to book appointment via IDV app: 26/09/22
Date of appointment: 26/09/22 via IDV app
Date on Approval Letter or Email: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting
Applied previously Citizenship in 2019 which was refused due to breach in immigration in 2013 but applied again after the new 2022 good character guidelines which says if you have ILR then previous immigration history won’t be questioned.

Received phone call from council to book ceremony: 9th of December 2022.
Private Ceremony booked for 15th of December 2022 as the group ceremony was on 23rd of January 2023.
Approval email received today 12th of December 2022 @ 10:21AM.
This group has been a real help and motivation not just only for myself but for many others too.
God Bless you all.

[cutdcrap]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years T2G + 1 year ILR
Nationality: Non-EU - Indian
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application (wife and 2 non uk born minor children): 07/05/2022
Date of debit of fees: 07/05/2022
Date of acknowledgement: 07/05/2022
Uploaded supporting documents: 07/05/2022
IDV approval email :17/05/2022
Date IDV docs uploaded : 17/05/2022
Survey email received: 08/12/2022
Date of receipt of approval: 12/12/2022
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 12/12/2022
Citizenship ceremony date: 13/12/2022 (done)

In addition, I applied for naturalisation on 13.10.2022 and was told on 14.10.2022 that I wasn’t eligible for IDV app. Booked in person biometrics on 17.10.2022; got survey on 08.12; approval on 12.12 and did the ceremony today. Thanks to all lovely mods here and good luck to all waiting.

[Naly]

Hi Everyone,

Eligibility criteria: 10 years + ILR
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 08/12/2022
Date of debit of fees: 08/12/2022
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: none
Date documents uploaded: 09/12/2022
Date or Biometrics: 09/12/2022
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

I also sent FurnerNationalityEnquiries@homeoffice.co.uk an email as I forgot to add my middle name to my application and missing applicant name on referee declaration form.

Acknowledgment received on: 12/12/2022

[skyebird]

Eligibility criteria: 10 Year LR + 1 year ILR
Nationality: American
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 08/10/2022
Date of debit of fees: 08/10/2022
Date of acknowledgement: 08/10/2022
Acknowledgement not eligible for IDV app: 14/10/2022
Date of Biometrics appointment: 26/10/2022
Date on Approval letter/Email: 12/12/2022
Date of receipt of approval: 12/12/2022
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Haven't received - but is at the council office
Citizenship ceremony date: 09/01/2023

Good luck everyone! And thank you so very much to everyone on this forum, this has been such a help over the last 13 years!!!

[Rub22]

Eligibility criteria: 5 year spouse + ILR
Nationality: non EU
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online - debit card
Date of application: 09/11/2022
Documents submitted: 07/12/2022
Biometrics submitted: 07/12/2022 free appointment
The date on Approval letter/Email: waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:waiting
Citizenship ceremony date: Waiting