Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[BiaSb]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year Settled Status
Nationality: EU
Method of application: Online
Date of online application: 29 May 2023
Date of debit of fees & Acknowledgement: 29 May 2023
Date of Biometrics collection UKVCAS: 14 June 2023 (Maidstone)
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

[aligbutt]

Eligibility criteria: Spouse of BC 5year + 1year on ILR set M
Nationality: Non EU
Method of application: Online
Date of online application: 06 june 2023
Date of debit of fees & Acknowledgement: 06 june 2023
Date of Biometrics collection UKVCAS: 29 June 2023 (birmingham free)
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

[Alto544]

Eligibility criteria: 5 year Skilled Worker + 1 year ILR
Nationality: Non-EU
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK MSc Degree
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 27-Apr-2023
Documents submitted: 18-May-2023
Biometrics submitted: 18-May-2023 (free)
Date of Approval letter/Email: 19-Sep-2023
Citizenship ceremony date: 28-Sep-2023

[CR001]

There is a specific format for the time lines, please post in the stated format.

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (e.g.- 4/5yr + 1yr ILR; 3yr spouse of BC; 10yr + 1yr ILR; legacy + ILR; etc.)
Method of application: NCS (council name) or Postal
Date of receipt by UKBA:
Date of debit of fees:
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of Ceremony:

[CR001]

There is a specific format for the time lines, please post in the stated format.

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: (e.g.- 4/5yr + 1yr ILR; 3yr spouse of BC; 10yr + 1yr ILR; legacy + ILR; etc.)
Method of application: NCS (council name) or Postal
Date of receipt by UKBA:
Date of debit of fees:
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of Ceremony:

@Maxmilan this is directed specifically to you!!

[Teejay23]

Eligibility Criteria: 5 yrs (Tier 2 visa) + 1 yr ILR
Nationality: Nigerian
Method of application: Online
Date of Application & payment: 24/05/2023
Biometrics Appointment: 13/06/2023 (Croydon, Free)
Date of approval email: 25/09/2023 (9:03am)
Date of Ceremony: Pending

[Cathyx]

Eligibility criteria: 5yr spouse of BC (ILR approved on 01/09/2023)
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 14/09/2023
Date of biometrics: 22/09/2023 (free)
Date of receipt of approval: pending
Date of Ceremony: pending

[AlleiaOcean]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5yr spouse of BC
Nationality: USA
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 08 May 2023
Date of debit of fees: 08 May 2023
Date of biometrics: 22 May 2023
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 22 May 2023
Date of receipt of approval: 25 September 2023
Date of Ceremony: Waiting for my council to reply with available dates, but it will be a private ceremony if there are any available.

Other Updates: Emailed furtherenquiries on Monday, September 11, no reply yet (I know it's not yet 6 months, but starting to see others applying after me getting decisions).

[crazytester]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 + ILR 7 years (two adults and a child)
Nationality: non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 31/05/2023
Date of debit of fees: 31/05/2023
Date of Biometrics collection UKVCAS: 24/06/2023 (Luton, free appointment)
Date of receipt of approval: 25/09/2023
Date of Ceremony: Pending

Approval email times (25/09/2023):
Applicant 2: 10:03 AM
Applicant 3 (Child): 11:13 AM
Applicant 1: 11:24 AM

[easydoesit]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 + ILR 3 years (two adults and a child)
Nationality: non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 04/06/2023
Date of debit of fees: 04/06/2023
Date of Biometrics collection UKVCAS: 06/06/2023 (Luton, free appointment)
Date of receipt of approval: 25/09/2023 @ 10:40am
Citizenship ceremony booked 16/10/2023

3 months and half months roughly, good luck guys

[Ace333]

Eligibility criteria: 5 year (FLR-FP-Parent) + 1 year ILR
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of Application: Online
Payment method: Online - Credit Card
Date of Application: 09-May-2023
Documents Submitted: 09-May-2023
Biometrics Submitted: 31-May-2023 ( Free Appointment)
Date of Approval Email (Home Office Atlas): 25-Sep-2023
Date of booking of Ceremony: 25-Sep-2023
Date of receipt of Ceremony Email: Waiting
Citizenship Ceremony date: Waiting

Best of luck to everyone

[Manj2023]

Eligibility criteria: 5 year (Tier 2) + 1 year ILR
Method of Application: Online
Payment method: Online - Credit Card
Date of Application: 19-May-2023
Documents Submitted: 19-May-2023
Biometrics Submitted: 26-June-2023 ( Free Appointment)
Date of Approval Email (Home Office Atlas): 25-Sep-2023 @ 11:58am
Date of receipt of Ceremony Email: Waiting
Citizenship Ceremony date: Waiting

I would like to specially thanks everyone on this forum for their immense help. Good luck for those who are waiting.

[Zarhill]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 + ILR 1 year (two adults and a child)
Nationality: non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of Biometrics collection UKVCAS: 31/05/2023 (Croydon, free appointment)
Date of receipt of approval: 25/09/2023
Citizenship ceremony: Pending

All the best!

[Teejay23]

Eligibility Criteria: 5 yrs (Tier 2 visa) + 1 yr ILR
Nationality: Nigerian
Method of application: Online
Date of Application & payment: 24/05/2023
Biometrics Appointment: 13/06/2023 (Croydon, Free)
Date of approval email: 25/09/2023 (9:03am)
Date of Ceremony: 11/10/2023

Good luck to everyone waiting!

[cfc_2015]

Final Update

Eligibility criteria: Permanent Residence ( Long Residence Route 10 Yrs ) + >1 Yr ILR
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online - Credit Card
Date of application: 01/05/2023
Documents submitted: 11/05/2023
Biometrics submitted: 11/05/2023 (East Ham - Free)
Enquiry sent to FurtherNationalityEnquiries via email: 31 July 2023
Response from FurtherNationalityEnquiries via email confirming Citizenship application approval: 23 Aug 2023
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Email from council on 25 August 2023
Invitation letter from UKBA: 4 September
Citizenship ceremony date: 8 September

[nibble86]

Naturalisation Application Timeline:-
Eligibility criteria: 5 yrs (Tier 2 Dependent) + ILR 1 year
Language: English Approved degree + Life in UK Test
Nationality: Non-EU (Africa)
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 30/05/2023
Date of debit of fees: 30/05/2023
Date of biometrics 06/06/2023- Paid (Peterborough)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 06/06/2023
Date of receipt of approval: 25/09/2023
Date of Ceremony: 30/10/2023 (earliest available)

Good luck to you all. Thanks for all the updates on this forum throughout the years on all the different stages

[BiaSb]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year Settled Status
Nationality: EU
Method of application: Online
Date of online application: 29 May 2023
Date of debit of fees & Acknowledgement: 29 May 2023
Date of Biometrics collection UKVCAS: 14 June 2023 (Maidstone)
Date of receipt of approval: 25 September 2023 10:40 from Home Atlas
Date of Ceremony: Pending

Good luck everyone!

[rajtargotra]

Eligibility criteria: 5yrs Tier 2 Dependant + 2yrs ILR.
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 16/04/2023
Date of biometrics: 19/04/2023 (Manchester (Paid)
Date of approval email: 13/09/2023
Date of Citizenship Ceremony invitation : 25/09/23
Citizenship ceremony date: 18/10/23

Emailed Further Nationalities on 26/07/2023, received reply on 25/08/23 that the application is still under the service standard.

Received Email from Further Nationalities on 11 Aug 23 for more information/documentation - sent the requested document on the same date.

Emailed again Further Nationalities on 12/09/2023, received reply on 13/09/2023 that the application has been approved and I should receive Citizenship Ceremony Invitation within 2 weeks time.

Received Citizenship Ceremony invitation from HO on 25/09/23.

Total approximately waiting time is 05 months and 01 week, since the biometrics submission.

This group was extremely helpful to me, thanks everyone who supported me throughout and answered my queries patiently.

Good luck to everyone, waiting for decisions.

[crazytester]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 + ILR 7 years (two adults and a child)
Nationality: non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 31/05/2023
Date of debit of fees: 31/05/2023
Date of Biometrics collection UKVCAS: 24/06/2023 (Luton, free appointment)
Date of receipt of approval: 25/09/2023
Date of Ceremony: 16/10/2023

Approval email times (25/09/2023):
Applicant 2: 10:03 AM
Applicant 3 (Child): 11:13 AM
Applicant 1: 11:24 AM

Good luck, All

[vallew2020]

Naturalisation Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: Born in UK to mother who would become an Irish citizen after my birth
Nationality: USA
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 27/04/2023
Date of debit of fees: 27/04/2023
Date of biometrics: 29/04/2023 (Aberdeen)
Emailed for an update: 4/09/2023
Received a request for more documentation (evidencing continuous UK residence): 5/09/2023
Date of receipt of approval: 21/09/2023

We weren't notified via email, and in fact I sent another email yesterday (25 Sept.), but today the citizenship certificate came in the post.

From Biometrics to Approval: just shy of 5 months.

[Plob500]

Eligibility criteria: Spouse of BC + 5 yrs Residence + 1 week ILR
Nationality: Non-EU (Venezuela)
Method of application: Online
Date of debit of fees: 3rd May 2023
Biometrics appointment: 10th May 2023
Docs uploaded via UKVCAS: 10th May 2023
Date of receipt of acknowledgement UKVI: 10th May 2023
Date of receipt of approval email: 25th September 2023
Date of Ceremony: 27th September (Private)

[Zimprincess99]

Eligibility criteria: Indefinite leave to remain (over 22 years in UK)
Nationality: Non-EU (Zimbabwean)
Method of application: Online
Date of debit of fees: 26th May 2023
Biometrics appointment: 19th June 2023 (Birmingham)
Docs uploaded via UKVCAS: 19th June 2023
Date of receipt of acknowledgement UKVI: 19th June 2023
Date of receipt of approval email: 25th September 2023
Invitation to ceremony from council: 26th September 2023
Date of Ceremony: 9th October (Public) (Birmingham)

It took exactly 14 weeks since my biometrics and just 17 weeks, 3 days since I began the whole process.

Good luck to everyone! This board helped me stay sane while waiting for mine.

[Aqi]

Eligibility criteria: 5yrs refugee + 1 year ILR.
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 18/05/2023
Date of biometrics: 24/06/2023 (croydon (free
Date of approval email: 25/09/2023
Date of Citizenship Ceremony invitation : 25/09/23
Citizenship ceremony date: pending
waiting for council not received my documents
GOOD LUCK EVERY ONE thanks for this website keep up date finally my waiting time over now best of luck everyone
thanks every one
Total approximately waiting time is 03 months and 02 days since the biometrics submission.

[BiaSb]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year Settled Status
Nationality: EU
Method of application: Online
Date of online application: 29 May 2023
Date of debit of fees & Acknowledgement: 29 May 2023
Date of Biometrics collection UKVCAS: 14 June 2023 (Maidstone)
Date of receipt of approval: 25 September 2023 10:40 from Home Atlas
Date of Ceremony: 16 October 2023 (Kent) - letter received by post.

Good luck everyone!

[Icarisnow]

Eligibility criteria: Spouse of BC + 9 yrs Residence + 6 months ILR
Nationality: Non-EU (South African)
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 26th of June 2023
Date of debit of fees: 26th of June 2023
Biometrics appointment: 3rd of July 2023
Docs uploaded via UKVCAS: 3rd of July 2023 (Luton)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement UKVI: 3rd of July 2023
Date of receipt of approval email: pending
Date of Ceremony: pending