Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[master-yoda]

Partner's application:

Eligibility criteria: 5 years spouse of BC + 2.5 weeks ILR
Language: UK NARIC + Life in UK Test
Method of application: Online
Date of application submission: 13/10/2023
Date of enrolling biometrics: 27/10/2023 (Paid)
Date of receipt of approval: Pending email from HO
Date of Citizenship Ceremony invitation email from council: 01/02/2024

[bil2587]

Eligibility criteria: Spouse, 5 years and 1 day ILR
Language: IELTS + Life in UK Test
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: Online
Date of application submission: 11/10/23
Date of enrolling biometrics: 26/10/23 (Reading, Free)
Email sent to FNE - 18/01/24
Date of receipt of approval: 29/01/24
Date of Citizenship Ceremony: 28/02/24

Thank you to this platform and everyone on it for all the help and advise over the years.

[Teelulu]

Applying with Spouse and Son

Eligibility criteria: settled status for 10years
BC Certificates: IELTS & LIU
Nationality: Non EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application submission with documents : 27July,2023
Date of debit of fees: 27July,2023
Date of Biometric : UKVCAS 03rd August,2023
Date of Acknowledgment: 03rd August, 2023
FNE email request: evidence of my maiden name so sent a copy of my original Birth Certificate
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

[annadesu]

Eligibility criteria: 12 years in the UK, have held Settled Status since 2018
Nationality: EU
Proof of language: UK degree (undergrad)
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 28.09.2023
Date of documents submission: 23.10.2023
Date of biometrics: 26.10.2023
Date of acknowledgement email that docs and biometrics submitted to UKVI: 26.10.2023
The date on the approval letter/email: (waiting)
Date of approval email: (waiting)
Citizenship ceremony date: 12.03.2024 (invitation received on 02.02.2024)

Good luck and thanks to everyone who shared their timeline, being able to see these while waiting is super reassuring.

Haven't received any confirmation from the Home Office yet, but my local council has just notified me that they have received my certificate, and have booked me in for a ceremony on the 12th March All in all it took nearly exactly 3 months, pretty chuffed with that!

Good luck to everyone still waiting!

[Amyism17]

Eligibility criteria: 12 Years Long Residence + 6 months ILR + Spouse of BC
Proof of Language: British degrees
Method of application: online
Date of application: 11/10/2023
Payment: 11/10/2023 online debit
Biometrics appointment: 06/11/2023
Date of acknowledgment: 06/11/2023

Date of receipt of approval from HO: Awaiting
Invitation from Council for the ceremony: 02/02/2024
Date of ceremony: 27/03/2024

Thanks to this platform for giving a rough idea about the timelines. Best wishes to everybody waiting x

[IndianinLondon]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 2 + 5 year ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Trinity College London GESE + Life in the UK test
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 30/09/2023
Payment: 30/09/2023 online debit
Documents uploaded & submitted to UKVCAS: 11/10/2023
Biometrics Appointment: 12/10/2023 (Croydon Service point)
Date of acknowledgement: 12/10/2023
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of ceremony: Pending
15/01/2024: Sent an email to Further National Enquiries for an update on the application. No response
25/01/2024: Sent another email ( new thread ) to FNE team. No response
01/02/2024: Sent a follow up email on 1st email of 15/01/2024: Got a response the next day from Customer Contact & Correspondence Services team that per their records the application is within service standard of 6 months, therefore they are unable to share any update.
I will follow up again on completion of six months.

[coolsp21]

Eligibility criteria: Spouse 5yr + ILR
Citizenship: non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application & debit of fees: 25 September 2023
Biometrics appointment: 3 Oct 2023 ( London Mark Lane, paid)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: no acknowledgment
Date of receipt of approval: 5 Jan 2024(council), 8 Jan 2024(home office)
Date of Ceremony: 30 Jan 2024, private paid ceremony £90

[yogeshvaman]

Naturalisation application for myself and my wife
Eligibility criteria: 5 years continuous residency route. 9.5 years ILR / wife 3 yrs spouse ILR
Language: UK Masters Degree + Life in UK Test / wife: English Language Test + Life in UK Test
Nationality: India
Method of application: Online
Date of application submission: 27/01/24
Date of receipt of acknowledgment for payment and submission (by UKVI): 27/01/24
Date of enrolling biometrics: 31/01/2024 (Croydon UKVCAS, London)
Date of receipt of submission confirmation from UKVCAS: 31/01/2024
Date of receipt of approval: pending
Letter from Council for the ceremony: pending
Date of Citizenship Ceremony: pending

[KLondon]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 Entrepreneur accelerated then 5 year mark
Method of application: online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 4/06/2023
Date of debit of fees:04/06/2023
Date of biometrics: 12/06/2023
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 12/06/2023
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

Waiting 8+months

- received exceptionally complex email, responded to ask further information (no response)
- emailed furtherenquireis on 3 different occasions ot ask update on progress
- called helpline that advised to email complaints - receive response to indicate will not be upheld
- received email to say biometrics not received 31 Jan 24, called helpline, and SOPRA steria and emailed the biometrics team - received response - nothing is outstanding, all was received
- emailed MP this morning to ask for helo
- emailed further enquiries again 5/02/24

[bigfootisreal]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 2 + 1 year ILR
Proof of language: UK degree + Life in the UK
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKVI: 25.10.2023
Biometrics appointment: 27.10.2023
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 27.10.2023
Email from council about Ceremony: Pending
Date of receipt of approval: 05.02.2024
Date of Ceremony: Pending

Sent a follow up email to FNE on 23.01.2024 but didn't receive a response. Just got approval from Home Office Atlas today. Took about ~3.5 months.

Good luck everyone!

[annadesu]

Eligibility criteria: 12 years in the UK, have held Settled Status since 2018
Nationality: EU
Proof of language: UK degree (undergrad)
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 28.09.2023
Date of documents submission: 23.10.2023
Date of biometrics: 26.10.2023
Date of acknowledgement email that docs and biometrics submitted to UKVI: 26.10.2023
The date on the approval letter/email: 05.02.2024
Date of approval email: 05.02.2024
Ceremony invite email: 02.02.2024
Citizenship ceremony date: 12.03.2024

Good luck and thanks to everyone who shared their timeline, being able to see these while waiting is super reassuring.

Haven't received any confirmation from the Home Office yet, but my local council has just notified me that they have received my certificate, and have booked me in for a ceremony on the 12th March All in all it took nearly exactly 3 months, pretty chuffed with that!

Good luck to everyone still waiting!

All done and confirmed now!

[master-yoda]

Partner's application:

Eligibility criteria: 5 years spouse of BC + 2.5 weeks ILR
Language: UK NARIC + Life in UK Test
Method of application: Online
Date of application submission: 13/10/2023
Date of enrolling biometrics: 27/10/2023 (Paid)
Date of receipt of approval: Pending email from HO
Date of Citizenship Ceremony invitation email from council: 01/02/2024

Eligibility criteria: 5 years spouse of BC + 2.5 weeks ILR
Language: UK NARIC + Life in UK Test
Method of application: Online
Date of application submission: 13/10/2023
Date of enrolling biometrics: 27/10/2023 (Paid)
Date of receipt of approval: 05/02/2024
Citizenship ceremony invitation email from council: 01/02/2024

[netmet]

Application Timeline :
Eligibility criteria: 4 yrs Tier 2 ICT + 3 yrs Tier 1 Global talent visa + 1 yr ILR
Nationality: Indian
Application type : With 2 (Spouse & Child) family dependents
Language: English Language Test (Trinity college B1) + Life in UK Test
Method of application: Online
Date of application submission: 16/10/2023
Date of enrolling biometrics: 01/11/2023 (Free - Croydon)
Date of receipt of approval: 05/02/2024
Date of Citizenship Ceremony invitation email from council: Not received yet
Date of Citizenship Ceremony booked: 05/02/2024 (proactively booked through council site upon approval email from home office)

Other Updates :
02-Feb-23: Looking at the similar timeline approval coming through, sent email to to Further National Enquiries for an update on the application. No responce received; however, received the approval email on next working day not sure if the email did the trick

Thanks everybody for keeping this thread going!, as this helps to deal with the anxiety

Best of luck to all who are waiting...

[jack124]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: ILR for over 10years (Zimbabwean)
Method of application: online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 30/05/2023
Date of debit of fees:30/05/2023
Date of biometrics: 16/06/2023
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 16/06/2023
Date of receipt of approval (email): 16/01/2024
Date of Ceremony: 21:03/2024 (next avail group ceremony)


It took approximately 7 months from the date of my biometrics. In between, I sent various chaser emails and contacted my local MP. Patience is a must in this process and admittedly I was very stressed with the wait but, it worked out.

Good luck to those waiting! Stay positive

[tareksamni]

Application Timeline :
Eligibility criteria: 2 yrs Tier 2 + 3 yrs Tier 1 Global talent visa.
IRL Eligibility criteria: After 3 years of residency.
Nationality: Egyptian
Application type : With 3 (Spouse & 2 Child) family dependents
Language: UK degree + Life in UK Test (English Test + Live in UK Test for Spouse).
Method of application: Online
Date of application submission: 01/12/2023
Date of enrolling biometrics: 02/12/2023 (Paid - Mark Lane)
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of Citizenship Ceremony invitation email from council: Pending
Date of Citizenship Ceremony booked: Pending

[tareksamni]

Application Timeline :
Eligibility criteria: 2 yrs Tier 2 + 3 yrs Tier 1 Global talent visa 1 year Global talent visa + 2 years ILR.
Nationality: Egyptian
Application type : With 3 (Spouse & 2 Child) family dependents
Language: UK degree + Life in UK Test (English Test + Live in UK Test for Spouse).
Method of application: Online
Date of application submission: 01/12/2023
Date of enrolling biometrics: 02/12/2023 (Paid - Mark Lane)
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of Citizenship Ceremony invitation email from council: Pending
Date of Citizenship Ceremony booked: Pending

[Phill23]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: ECAA visa 5yr + 1yr ILR
Nationality : Turkish
Date of application: 11.10.2023
Date of biometrics: 24.10.2023 ( free appointment)
Date of invitation to ceremony : 05.02.2024
Ceremony date : 21.02.2024

I am done here.
Thank you to the moderator and the people who are sharing their experiences. Very useful.
Good luck...

[Addy135]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + ILR on 07 June 23
Nationality: Non-EU - Pakistan
Proof of language: B1 + Life in the UK
Method of application: online
Date of receipt by UKVI: 15 June 2023
Date of debit of fees: 15 June 2023
Biometrics appointment: 11 July 2023
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 11 July 2023

Date of receipt of approval from Home Office: 05 Feb 24 at 12:50
Date of Ceremony: pending

Contacted naturalisation team twice on 13th Oct and 1st Nov but no reply yet.

I have contacted further nationality enquiries team again on 21/12/23 but haven't received any reply yet. Not sure why it is taking that long. Please pray for me.

I have emailed Home office on few occasions in November and December and received a generic reply too saying that:

Sorry it is taking longer than 6 months. Case workers are aware of it and will reply once decision has been made.

I am getting frustrated about the whole process as seems like those who have applied in July are affected as decision is taking longer than 3 months average.

Chased Further Nationality again in Jan-24 and sent a complaint around 12th Jan.

Waited over 6.5 months for approval but all done now. Thank you so much for this forum.
Good luck to all who are waiting.
Alhamdulillah.

[Catermiller]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: Spouse of EU citizen 5year + 4years settlement status
Nationality : Nigeria
Date of application: 19.10.2023
Date of biometrics: 31.10.2023 ( free appointment)
Date of approval from home office : 05.02.2024
Date of invitation to ceremony : 05.02.2024
Ceremony date : 20.02.2024

Breaking news

Son of a poor teacher from Nigeria is now a citizen of the greatest country on earth. Good luck to you all my future British brothers and Sisters, God bless great Britain, God bless us all.

[waitingforbc]

Eligibility criteria: 7 year tier 4 + other visas + 7 years refugee + 1 year ILR (15 years in the UK)
Language: UK Degree + life in the UK test
Nationality: Iraq
Method of application: online
Date of application submission: 21/08/23
Date of debit of fees: 21/08/23
Date of receipt of acknowledgment (by UKVI): 21/08/23
Date of enrolling biometrics: 21/08/23 - Paid £139 - Croydon
Date of receipt of confirmation from UKVCAS: 22/08/23
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Letter from Council for the ceremony: Pending
Date of Citizenship Ceremony: pending: Pending
Emailed further nationality enquires on 12/12/23 and again on 09/01/24 - no response just auto reply
ILR in 2023 took 8 months this seems to be heading the same way...

02/02/24 received email from Home Office Atlas saying application will take more thank 6 months
The wait continues...

[TJUK]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years British Spouse Visa + 2 days ILR (18 Oct 2023 ILR approval)
Language: B1 Certificate + Life in UK Test
Nationality: Pakistan
Method of application: Online
Date of application submission: 20 Oct 2023
Date of receipt of acknowledgment (by UKVI): 20 Oct 2023
Date of enrolling biometrics: 23 October 2023 (free)
Email to FNE: 18 Jan 2024 - Only received auto reply.
Date of receipt of approval: 5 February 2024 - Today
Date of Citizenship Ceremony: 12 March 2024

I appreciate and thankful to everyone here for their support/Assistance to my wife’s visa journey. Good luck everyone who are waiting for a response from HO. My prayers are with you.

[Zoisa]

Eligibility criteria 5 years British spouse visa+1 month ILR
Language: B1 certificate + Life in UK test
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: Online
Date of application submission: 11/10/23
Date of enrolling biometrics: 6/11/23 (East Ham)
Date of receipt of approval: 5/2/24
Date of citizenship ceremony: 6/3/24

Good luck everyone!!

[Spoon63]

Eligibility criteria: Spouse, 5 years and 1 week ILR
Language: IELTS + Life in UK Test
Nationality: Filipino
Method of application: Online
Date of application submission: 02/10/23
Date of receipt of acknowledgment (by UKVI): 02/10/23
Date of enrolling biometrics: 05/10/23 (Mark Lane, Paid)
Date of receipt of submission confirmation from UKVCAS: 05/10/23
Email sent to FNE - 05/01/24, received a reply that application is approved only today 30/01/24
Date of receipt of approval from HO Atlas: 04/02/24
Date of Citizenship Ceremony: 15/02/24

Thanks to this forum

[abyrvalg]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 2 + 1 year ILR
Nationality: Non-EU (ru)
Date of application: 14/03/2023
Date biometrics enrolled (UKVAC): 20/03/2023, Mark Lane, paid
Date of approval email: pending
Date of Ceremony: pending

on 14 Sep (exactly 6 month since the application) received an email re "complex issues"

Date of approval email: 08/01/2024
Date of Ceremony: 13/01/2024 (private)

So it took almost 10 months in a very straightforward case.
The certificate had a mistake, so I had to send it back for correction (found out after the ceremony)

Date of sending the certificate for correction: 16/01/2024
Date of receiving corrected certificate: pending

[talawl]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 2 + 1 year ILR + Spouse
Proof of language: UK degree + Life in the UK
Method of application: Online
Date of application submission: 19.10.2023
Biometrics appointment: 02.11.2023
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 02.11.2023
Email from council about Ceremony: Pending
Date of receipt of approval via FNE email reply: 06.02.2024
Date of Ceremony: Pending
Date of official approval from Home office (Atlas): Pending

Email sent to FNE on 16 Jan 2024 for update and received the approval in the same email reply.Waiting for Home office (Atlas) approval email.

Hope this would be help for others waiting.