Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[apr15ac]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years skilled worker/ tier 2, 1 year ILR
Nationality: Indian
Application: Online
Proof of English: UK degree certificate
Life in the UK test: 18/12/23
Date of application submission and fee payment: 07/01/2025
Date of biometrics appointment and document checks: 21/01/2025
Biometrics location: TLScontact Bristol (free)
Date of receipt of approval from Home Office Atlas: 01 April 2025 - came by post
Date of Ceremony Invitation from Council: Called and booked with Bristol council myself
Date of Citizenship Ceremony: 16/04/2025

Good luck to everyone waiting!

[takezo]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years EEA 4 + ILR (4 years)
Nationality: Algerian
Proof of English: IELTS
Method of application: Online
Applications for: myself
Date of ILR: 05/2020
Date of application submission: 12/08/2024
Date of fee payment: 12/08/2025
Date of biometrics: 16/02/2025 (Paid appointment at Tower Hill)
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of invitation from the Council: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

Moderator edit : please do NOT post questions in the TIMELINE ONLY topic.

[DM90]

Eligibility criteria: ILR January 2025 + British Spouse (1 month)
Nationality: Non-EU
Application: Online
Proof of English: English Speaking Country
Life in the UK test: 29/11/24
Date of application submission and fee payment: 28/02/2025
Documents submitted online: 28/02/2025
Date of biometrics appointment: 02/03/2025 (2 days later)
Biometrics location: TLScontact London (Gee Street) (paid prime time)
Date of receipt of approval from Home Office Atlas: Waiting
Date of Ceremony Invitation from Council: Waiting
Date of Citizenship Ceremony: Pending

[riencb]

Eligibility criteria: EU Settled Status 5 years + 1 year ILR
Nationality: Non-EU (Visa category was "D - EEA FP: FAMILY MEMBER to join spouse")
Method of UK Citizenship Application: Online
Life in the UK Test - passed on 18/12/2024
Proof of English: CEFR B1 Certificate (Trinity College - Cardiff) - test given on 02/01/2025 (Provisional result received on 03/01/2025)
Date of UK Cirtizenship application submission: 12/02/2025
Date of fee payment: 12/02/2025
Date of biometrics appointment: 13/02/2025
Biometrics location: TLSContact Cardiff (Free) + "Assisted service" for document upload.
Date of receipt of approval: 14/04/2025 10:48am

Invitation for citizenship ceremony: Did not receive and could not get through Caridff Council on phone. I emailed at 12:02pm today (14/04/2025) and they replied back at 2:17pm with the available dates. I replied back at 2:22pm agreeing to Ceremony date on 22 April - they replied back with the invitation letter at 2:39pm. Very impressed with Cardiff Council's efficiency and quick turn around times.
Quick note for those in Cardiff: The website link on .gov site for Cardiff Council does not work. So you will need to email citizenship@cardiff.gov.uk

Date of Ceremony: 22/04/2025

Thank you to this forum and all the people who contributed their journey - it helped to calm my nerves and roughly guess approximate timelines. Seems to be around 2 months for straight forward cases. I got my approval exactly on the 60th day.
Once again Congratulations to those who received approvals and all the best to those waiting.

[jagadishbs]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years Skilled Worker + ILR (2 years)
Nationality: Indian
Proof of English: IELTS
Method of application: Online
Applications for: my Son (child) and me
Date of ILR: 11/2023
Date of application submission: 04/02/2025
Date of fee payment: 04/02/2025
Date of biometrics: 19/02/2025 (Free Appointment in Peterborough)
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of invitation from the Council: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

Waiting and waiting.
Good luck to everyone waiting!
and congratulations to everyone who received the approval.

a few moments later..

Date of receipt of approval: 14-04-2024 01:15pm (8 weeks from date of biometrics)
Date of invitation from the Council: not received, but booked by phoning the council
Date of Ceremony: 15-05-2025 Thursday at Peterborough

[jk24680]

Eligibility criteria: EU Settled Status (5 years) + 2 years
Nationality: EU (Portugal)
Method of Application: Online
Proof of English: UK bachelor degree
Life in the UK test: 11/10/2024
Date of application submission and fee payment: 05/02/2025
Documents submitted online: 12/02/2025
Date of biometrics appointment: 18/02/2025
Biometrics location: TLScontact London (Gee Street) (free)
Date of receipt of approval from Home Office Atlas: 14/04/2025
Date of Ceremony Invitation from Council: n/a (booked it myself)
Date of Citizenship Ceremony: 13/05/2025 (free)

Thank you to everyone who contributed to this forum as it helped me understand my own timeline a lot more. To those reading on this forum who are waiting to apply or waiting for a response wish you the best of luck!

[riencb]

Eligibility criteria: EU Settled Status 5 years + 1 year ILR
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of Application: Online
Proof of English: CEFR B1 Certificate (Trinity College - Cardiff)
Date of application submission: 12/02/2025
Date of fee payment: 12/02/2025
Date of biometrics appointment: 13/02/2025
Biometrics location: TLSContact Cardiff (Free) + "Assisted service" for document upload.
Date of receipt of approval: Awaiting
Invitation for citizenship ceremony: Awaiting
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting

Congratulations to those who received approvals and all the best to those waiting.

Eligibility criteria: EU Settled Status 5 years + 1 year ILR
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of Application: Online
Life in the UK Test given on 18/12/2024
Proof of English: CEFR B1 Certificate (Trinity College - Cardiff) - test given on 02/01/2025
Date of application submission: 12/02/2025
Date of fee payment: 12/02/2025
Date of biometrics appointment: 13/02/2025
Biometrics location: TLSContact Cardiff (Free) + "Assisted service" for document upload.
Date of receipt of approval: 14/04/2025 10:48am
Invitation for citizenship ceremony: Awaiting
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting

Congratulations to those who received approvals and all the best to those waiting.

[Haom]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years Skilled Worker + ILR (1 year)
Proof of English: Master's degree from the USA + NARIC
Method of application: Online
Date of application submission: 25/01/2025
Date of fee payment: 25/01/2025
Date of biometrics: 30/01/2025
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of invitation from the Council: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

It is becoming very stressful, especially since many people applied weeks after me have gotten the approval!

[jagadishbs]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years Skilled Worker + ILR (2 years)
Nationality: Indian
Proof of English: IELTS
Method of application: Online
Applications for: my Son (child) and me
Date of ILR: 11/2023
Date of application submission: 04/02/2025
Date of fee payment: 04/02/2025
Date of biometrics: 19/02/2025 (Free Appointment in Peterborough)
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of invitation from the Council: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

Waiting and waiting.
Good luck to everyone waiting!
and congratulations to everyone who received the approval.

[fhasan57]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years Skilled Worker + ILR + married to british citizen
Nationality: Indian
Proof of English: Life In the UK Test
Method of application: Online
Date of ILR: 11/2024
Date of application submission: 10/02/2025
Date of fee payment: 10/02/2025
Date of biometrics and document submission: 13/02/2025 (Paid Appointment at Gee Street )
Date of receipt of approval: Shoud be receiving today
Date of invitation from the Council: 11/4/25 (Council email came first on Friday evening)
Date of Ceremony: 28/4/25 (free ceremony)

goodluck to everyone waiting! and thanks for this forum

[akskan]

Eligibility criteria: 5 year Skilled Worker + 1 year ILR
Nationality: India
Proof of English: Masters Degree in UK
Method of application: Online
Date of application submission: 23 Jan 2025
Date of fee payment: 23 Jan 2025
Date of biometrics and document submission: 30 Jan 2025
Biometrics location: London Gee Street (paid, only free appointments after 1.5 months )
Date of receipt of approval: 31 Mar 2025
Date of invitation from the Council: None - directly applied to council for ceremony.
Date of Ceremony: 15 Apr 2025

[AMA90]

Eligibility criteria: ILR/Settled status (through EU Partner) + 1 year
Nationality: Non EU/Congolese
Test + UK language: Life in the UK + UK degrees
Method of application: Online (through a solicitor)
Date of application: 27/11/2024
Date of biometrics appointment: 13/12/2024
Biometrics location: London Stratford (Free)
Date of receipt of approval: 31/03/2025
Date of Ceremony: 04/04/2025 (Paid/Private)

Slightly less straightforward situation in my case :

- Had separated from my EU partner before my application but already had my ILR/settled status

- Had overstayed my student visa for about 3months back in 2017, which would have normally prevented any citizenship application for a period of 10years (under previous Good Character and Lawful Residence requirements). The new guidance on good character amended that rule for applications made after 28 June 2022 (schedule 1 of Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (NABA 2022). https://www.crossborderlegal.co.uk/unde ... K%2C%20and

Took a solicitor just to be on the safe side but it ended up being a normal application process. Hopefully this can help those in similar situations.

This forum has been super helpful, thank you all and good luck to those waiting their approval!

[Allenmarkarian]

My wife's timeline

Eligibility criteria: Pre settled 5 years + 1 year ILR(EU Settled status)
ILR granted: 28.12.2023
Nationality: EU citizen
Method of Application: Online
Proof of English: B1 certificate & life in the UK test
Date of BC application submission: 07/01/2025
Date of fee payment: 07/01/2025
Date of uploading and submitting the documents: 07/01/2025 Online
Date of biometrics appointment: 17/01/2025
Biometrics location: TLSContact Reading(Free)
Date of receipt of application: Only email from TLS that application will be transferred to UKVI
Date of receipt of survey: 19/02/2025
Date of receipt of approval: 03/03/2025
Invitation for citizenship ceremony: 28/02/2025 (Ceremony invitation came 3 days before approval email)
Date of Ceremony: 12/03/2025 (free group)

In total it took about 7 weeks for her.

My application is still pending

Eligibility criteria: 2.5 months EEA Family permit visa + pre settled (4 years and 9.5 months) + 1 year ILR(EU Settled status)
ILR granted: 14.01.2024
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of Application: Online
Proof of English: B2 Ecctis(Master's degree outside UK) & life in UK test
Date of BC application submission: 15/01/2025
Date of fee payment: 15/01/2025
Date of uploading and submitting the documents: 15/01/2025 Online
Date of biometrics appointment: 20/01/2025
Biometrics location: TLSContact Reading(Free)
Date of receipt of application: Only email from TLS that my application will be transferred to UKVI
Date of receipt of survey: 19/02/2025
Date of receipt of approval: 31/03/2025
Invitation for citizenship ceremony: 30/03/2025
Date of Ceremony: 04/04/2025 private paid (Group free was 09/04/2025)

Good luck to everyone, this forum is amazing, applied to passport and waiting for processing of it.

[Tangerineandorange]

Eligibility criteria: 5 yrs Tier 2/Skilled Workers visa + 1 yr ILR
Nationality: USA
Method of Application: Online
Proof of English: not needed
Date of application submission and fee payment: 31 Jan 2025
Date of biometrics and documents submission: 03 Feb 2025 (TLS Croydon free)
Date of receipt of approval: 07 Apr 2025 email from Home Office Atlas at 10:28am
Council Ceremony: 21 May 2025 (free Public ceremony) Booked on council website as soon as I received Home Office email; didn't wait for council email

[Zi-askri]

Eligibility criteria: Settled Status (lived in UK for 6+ years)
Nationality: Pak
Proof of language: B1 English Test (Trinity)/ PHD in UK + Life in the UK
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 01/02/2025
Date of biometrics appointment: 03/02/2025
Biometrics location: TLSContact Manchester(paid 0)
Date of receipt of approval: 07/04/2025
Invitation from the council: 07/04/2025
Date of Ceremony: 01/05/2025

Good luck to everyone who’s waiting
This thread has been super helpful, Thanx to everyone who participated

[prayforus]

Application Timeline

Eligibility criteria: 4y8m ILR(M)
Tests: Life in the UK
Proof of language: Life in the UK / B1
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 14/03/2025
Date of documents submission: 14/03/2025
Date of biometrics appointment: 04/04/2025 (re-uploaded documents as missed two)
Biometrics location: Nottingham (FREE)
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Invitation from the council: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

Hoping this is the last of it, has been one long process lol.

[westminsterresident]

Application Timeline:
Eligibility criteria: 5 yrs on tier 2 and skilled worker then 1 yr ILR
Nationality: United States
Method of application: Online
Date of application submission and fee payment: 1/02/2025
Date of biometrics appointment: 6/02/2025
Biometrics location: Nottingham (Paid)
Date of receipt of approval: 31/3/2025 email from Home Office Atlas
Council: Westminster
Invitation from the council: 4/4/2025 (No email, but could suddenly book online)
Date of Ceremony: 9/4/2025 (Paid)

No further evidence was requested, and no referees were contacted.
I submitted scans of all pages on my passport and my PAYE history as evidence of living in the UK. They apparently did not care about a half year gap in my PAYE history.

[j4v3d]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years ILR(M)
Tests: Life in the UK
Proof of language: Life in the UK / B1
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 11/01/2025
Date of documents submission: 11/01/2025
Date of biometrics appointment: 20/01/2025
Biometrics location: Salford (FREE)
Date of receipt of approval: 10/03/2025
Invitation from the council: Did not come, I called them.
Date of Ceremony: 03/04/2025 (Free)

[sardes]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 Worker Visa 5 years + 1 year ILR
Applicants: Myself+spouse+child born in the UK
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Proof of English: US Degree + UK NARIC letter for myself and UK certificate for spouse
Life in the UK test: 21/05/2023 (myself), 18/05/2023 (spouse)
Date of application submission and fee payment: 04/02/2025
Date of biometrics appointment: 24/02/2025
Biometrics location: TLScontact, Croydon, London
Date of receipt of approval: TBC
Invitation from the council: TBC
Date of Ceremony: TBC

[fcorbin]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years skilled worker (Tier 2) visa + 12 months ILR
Tests: Life in the UK
Proof of language: I did a PhD in the UK
Nationality: Iranian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 22/01/2025
Date of documents submission: 22/01/2025
Date of biometrics appointment: 23/01/2025
Biometrics location: Glasgow (£60)
Date of receipt of approval: 24/03/2025
Invitation from the council: Did not come, I called them.
Date of Ceremony: 31/03/2025 (Free)

The whole process took just over 2 months. I guess most people get their results after two months from date of online application (even if they submit biometric 1 month after it).

Thank you all for contributing to this forum and fingers crossed for the ones waiting. Cheers.

[ms1967]

Eligibility criteria: 5 year spouse + 11 months ILR
Method of application: Online Application
Number of applicants: 1
English Language Eligibility: Country of origin (USA)
Date of submission : 15th November 2024
Date of debit of fees: 15th November 2024
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 15th November 2024
Biometric Appointment: 6th December 2024 (Free Appointment, Gee Street London)
Date of receipt of approval: TBC
Date of Ceremony: TBC

17 weeks. Still waiting.

[n1t1n]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 & Skilled Worker Visa 5 years + 1 year ILR
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Proof of English: Degree + UK NARIC letter
Life in the UK test: 08/12/2023
Date of application submission and fee payment: 19/03/2025
Documents submitted & date of biometrics appointment: 20/03/2025
Biometrics location: TLScontact, Gee Street, London (Paid)
Date of receipt of approval: TBC
Date of Ceremony: TBC

[Stindo136]

Eligibility :Refugee +10 ILR
Nationality : NoneEU
Application Method :Online
Application Date :30/12/2024
Date of Payment :30/12/2024
Tests:B1 and Life in the UK
Biometric Date : 10/01/2025
Approval Date :31/03/2025(Atlas Email 12:02)
Ceremony Date:10/05/2025(Free group Thurrock)
Not all applications are on the relatively quick side
Some take a bit of time
Stay Patient

[Rfr]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 Skilled worker+ ILR 5 days(British spouse)
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of Application: Online
Proof of English: IELTS
Date of application submission and fee payment: 16 Jan, 2025
Date of biometrics and documents submission: 20th january, 2025 (TLS Birmingham)
Date of receipt of approval: 31 Mar 2025 email from Home Office Atlas at 10:59
Awaiting council letter and ceremony invitation

[ayah]

Eligibility criteria: Spouse visa (5 years) + ILR
Nationality: Egyptian
Method of Application: Online
Proof of English: UK PhD degree
Life in the UK test: 12/09/2024
Date of application submission and fee payment: 04/02/2025
Documents submitted online: 04/02/2025
Date of biometrics appointment: 12/02/2025 at 9:45am
Biometrics location: TLScontact Manchester (free)
No further evidence was requested, and no referees were contacted
Date of receipt of approval from Home Office Atlas: TBC
Date of Ceremony Invitation from Lambeth Council: TBC
Date of Citizenship Ceremony: TBC