Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[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!

[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!

[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

[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

[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

[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.

[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

[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!

[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

[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.

[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

[roxyd]

Eligibility criteria: 10 Years Long Residence + ~2 Years ILR + Spouse of BC
Proof of Language: National of English-Speaking Country
Method of application: online
Date of application: 30/09/2023
Payment: 30/09/2023 online debit
Biometrics appointment: 27/10/2023
Date of acknowledgment: 27/10/2023

Date of receipt of approval: 29/01/2024 (Email from Home Office Atlas)
Invitation from Council for the ceremony: 29/01/2024
Date of ceremony: TBD

[liaamango]

Eligibility criteria: EUSS settled status
Language: B1 + Life in the UK
Nationality: Filipino
Method of application: Online
Date of application:12/10/2023
Payment: 12/10/2023 online
Documents uploaded & submitted to UKVCAS: 12/10/2023
Biometrics Appointment: 27/11/2023 (Aberdeen free)
Date of acknowledgement: 27/11/2023
Date of receipt of approval: 29/01/2024
Date of ceremony: 22/02/2024

E-mailed FNE for an update on 15/01/2024 and got a response today 20/01 that it has been approved!! Just sharing this as this forum has been very helpful to me. Good luck everyone!!

[PaoloR]

Eligibility criteria: EU settled status + 1 year 1 months ILR
Nationality: EU (Italian)
Language: UK university + Life in the UK
Method of application: Online
Payment Method: Online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 17/09/2023
Date of debit of fees: 17/09/2023
Date of Biometrics collection UKVCAS: 19/10/2023 (London, Mark Lane)
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

Eligibility criteria: EU settled status + 1 year 1 months ILR
Nationality: EU (Italian)
Language: UK university + Life in the UK
Method of application: Online
Payment Method: Online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 17/09/2023
Date of debit of fees: 17/09/2023
Date of Biometrics collection UKVCAS: 19/10/2023 (London, Mark Lane)
Date of receipt of approval: 22/01/2024
Date of Ceremony: 31/01/2024

[Tiktok]

Eligibility criteria: settled status + 1 year
Language: B1 + Life in UK Test
Nationality: none eu Morocco
Method of application: Online
Date of application submission: 25 January 2024
Date of receipt of acknowledgment (by UKVI): 25 January 2024
Date of enrolling biometrics: 30 January 2024
Approval still waiting:
Hopefully won't be that long.

[mwa41]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years Skilled Worker (Tier 2) + 1 year ILR
Language: IELTS + Life in UK Test
Nationality: Bangladeshi
Method of application: Online
Date of application submission: 8 Oct 2023
Date of receipt of acknowledgment (by UKVI): 8 Oct 2023
Date of enrolling biometrics: 17 October 2023 (Paid)
Date of receipt of approval: 22 January 2024
Date of Citizenship Ceremony: 5 Feb 2024

[sruthigl]

Eligibility criteria: 6 years Non - EU Citizen + 1 years settled status
Language: UK Naric degree + Life in UK Test
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: Online
Date of application submission: 15th May 2023
Date of enrolling biometrics: 15th May 2023 (Paid)
Date of receipt of approval: 11 Sept 2023
Date of Citizenship Ceremony: 29th November 2023 (Delayed as i was outside the country)

[panceum95]

Eligibility criteria: 9.5 years EU Citizen + 3.5 years settled status
Language: UK degree + Life in UK Test
Nationality: Polish
Method of application: Online
Date of application submission: 2 Oct 2023
Date of receipt of acknowledgment (by UKVI): 2 Oct 2023
Date of enrolling biometrics: 13 October 2023 (free)
Date of receipt of approval: 22 January 2024
Date of Citizenship Ceremony: 28 March 2024

[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: pending
Letter from Council for the ceremony: pending
Date of Citizenship Ceremony: pending

[dko]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: Refugee 5yrs +1yr ILR
Method of application: online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 18/3/2023
Date of debit of fees:18/3/2023
Date of biometrics: 6/4/2034
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 6/4/2023
Date of receipt of approval: 29/1/24
Date of Ceremony: 21/2/2024
Took slighlty more than 10 months due to IT issues. Good luck to everyone waiting over the standard time.

[sanwne]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + 1 Year (Family of 3 - 2 Adults + 1 Child)
Language: UK Naric + Life in UK Test
Nationality: India
Method of application: Online
Date of application submission: 17/09/23
Date of debit of fees: 17/09/23
Date of receipt of acknowledgment (by UKVI): 17/09/23
Date of enrolling biometrics: 30/09/23 (Birmingham, Paid)
Date of receipt of submission confirmation from UKVCAS: 30/09/23
Date of receipt of approval: 15-Jan-24 (Email confirmation from Home Office Atlas)
Letter from Council for the ceremony: Tried the Council Citizenship Portal to book on 19-Jan-2024
Date of Citizenship Ceremony: 01-Feb-2024

[Tee2024]

Eligibility criteria: EU Family member + Settled Status
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 09/10/2023
Date of debit of fees:09/10/2023
Date Documents Submitted: 21/10/2023
Date Biometrics enrolled (UKVCAS):21/10/2023( paid)
Approval Email from home office Atlas and invitation for citizenship ceremony : 29/01/2024 (12.37pm)
Ceremony booked on Council website : 29/01/2024
Citizenship ceremony date:14/02/2024( Group)

Emailed - FurtherNationalityEnquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk on 19 January 2024 and got a response on 26/01/2024 advising that my application was approved and i should expect to receive the confirmation from the Nationality Case work team and an invitation to book the citizenship ceremony.

Best wishes everyone- thanks to all who have posted their timelines for the helpful updates.

[Tee2024]

Eligibility criteria: EU Family member + Settled Status
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 09/10/2023
Date of debit of fees:09/10/2023
Date Documents Submitted: 21/10/2023
Date Biometrics enrolled (UKVCAS):21/10/2023( paid)
Approval Email from home office Atlas and invitation for citizenship ceremony : 29/01/2024 (12.37pm)
Ceremony booked on Council website : 29/01/2024
Citizenship ceremony date:14/02/2024( Group)

Emailed - FurtherNationalityEnquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk on 19 January 2024 and got a response today advising that my application was approved and i should expect to receive the confirmation from the Nationality Case work team and an invitation to book the citizenship ceremony.

Best wishes everyone- thanks to all who have posted their timelines for the helpful updates.

[Tee2024]

Eligibility criteria: EU Family member + Settled Status
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 09/10/2023
Date of debit of fees:09/10/2023
Date Documents Submitted: 21/10/2023
Date Biometrics enrolled (UKVCAS):21/10/2023( paid)
Approval Email from home office Atlas and invitation for citizenship ceremony : 29/01/2024 (12.37pm)
Ceremony booked on Council website : 29/01/2023
Citizenship ceremony date:14/02/2024( Group)

Emailed - FurtherNationalityEnquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk on 19 January 2024 and got a response today advising that my application was approved and i should expect to receive the confirmation from the Nationality Case work team and an invitation to book the citizenship ceremony.

Best wishes everyone- thanks to all who have posted their timelines for the helpful updates.

[ZeeZeeTops]

Eligibility criteria: 5yr Tier 2 + 1Yr ILR
Citizenship: Pakistan
Date of application: 10-Oct-23
Biometrics / Documents submitted / Acknowledgement from UKVCAS: 17-Oct-23 (London)
Approval: 29-Jan-24
Ceremony: 10-Feb-24 (Private)
~3.5 months from submission to approval

Thanks for all the contributions on this forum!