Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[NapoleonBorntoparty]

Application Timeline

Eligibility criteria: EU Permanent Residence + EUSS + 2 years
Proof of language: UK Masters degree + Life in the UK
Method of application: online
Date of receipt by UKVI: 01/09/2023
Date of debit of fees: 01/09/2023
Biometrics appointment: 18/09/2023 (London Mark Lane - free)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 18/09/2023
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of invitation to Citizenship Ceremony: 15/12/2023 @ 16:42
Date of Ceremony: 17/01/2024

[mattcar]

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Eligibility criteria: EU settled status + married BC
Nationality: EU (Italian)
Language: Postgraduate Course
Method of application: Online
Payment Method: Online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 01/09/2023
Date of debit of fees: 01/09/2023
Date of Biometrics collection UKVCAS: 16/09/2023 (Gloucester)
Date of receipt of approval: 14/12/23
Date of Ceremony: Pending
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Sent an email to Furthernationalityenquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk on Dec 13 asking for an update. They wrote me back at 8.40am on the 14th informing me that my application for British citizenship has been approved. Waiting now for an invitation letter for the ceremony. Took 74 working days since submitting my application. If you have waited for over 3 months, drop them an email...for me it worked! Good luck everyone, so glad I found this forum!!

[CL9999]

Eligibility: BC Spouse 5 years + ILR
Nationality: non EU
Language: B1 +Life in the UK Test
Method of application: online
Payment method:online
Date of application: 22/09/2023
Date of biometrics: 25/09/2023 paid
The date on the Approval letter/Email: Waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Citizenship ceremony date: Waiting


Good Luck Everyone !!

[chloecapulet2]

Eligibility: BC Spouse 5 years + ILR one week
Nationality: non EU, Taiwanese
Language: UK master degree
Method of application: online
Payment method: online
Date of application: 10/07/2023
Date of biometrics: 25/07/2023
The date on the Approval letter/Email: 29/11/2023
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 13/12/2023
Citizenship ceremony date: 21/02/2024

Good luck everyone!

[Kbengland]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years on Tier 1 Visa + 4 year ILR
UK degree + Life in the UK Test
Nationality: Non EU
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKVI: 21/08/2023
Date of debit of fees: 21/08/2023
Date of biometrics 12/09/2023- (London)
Date of receipt of approval: 11/12/2023
Date of Ceremony: 20/12/23

[john202b]

Eligibility criteria: EUSS+ 1 year
B1 + Life in the UK Test
Nationality: Non EU
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKVI: 29/09/2023
Date of debit of fees: 29/09/2023
Date of biometrics 19/10/2023- Free
Date of confirmation sent to UKVI: 19/10/2023
Date of receipt of approval: pending
Date of Ceremony: pending

[kievlenka]

Eligibility criteria: Fiancée visa+ 1 year LR + 19 year ILR
B1 + Life in the UK Test
Nationality: Non EU (Ukraine)
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKVI: 03/10/2023
Date of debit of fees: 03/10/2023
Date of biometrics 15/10/2023- (Leeds, paid)
Date of confirmation sent to UKVI: 15/10/2023
Date of receipt of approval: pending
Date of Ceremony: pending

[archaudary]

Eligibilty; 1 Year ILR
Nationalty;Non EU ( Pakistan)
Languages; Trinity+ Life in the UK
Method of Application; Online
Payment Method; Online
Date of Online Application; 21/07/2023
Date of Biometrics taken ; 7/08/2023
Luton free
Date of Approvel/ letter/ Email; Pending
Date of receipt of Ceremony letter ; Pending
Citizenship Ceremoney date ; Pending

[Kbengland]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years on Tier 1 Visa + 4 year ILR
UK degree + Life in the UK Test
Nationality: Non EU
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKVI: 21/08/2023
Date of debit of fees: 21/08/2023
Date of biometrics 12/09/2023- (London)
Date of receipt of approval: 11/12/2023
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting

[Pete1]

Naturalisation Application Timeline :-

Eligibility criteria: 5 years on Tier 2 Visa + 1 year ILR
UK degree + Life in the UK Test
Nationality: Non EU
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKVI: 08/09/2023
Date of debit of fees: 08/09/2023
Date of biometrics 08/09/2023- Paid (London)
Date of receipt of acknowledgment: 08/09/2023
Date of receipt of approval: 12/12/2023
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting

Emailed FurtherNationalityEnquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk on 11.12.2023 for update, got a reply today (12.12.2023), saying my application was successful. Waiting for the Ceremony invitation letter.

[taye00007]

Eligibility: BC Spouse 5 years + ILR one month
Nationality: non EU Nigeria
Language: NARIC +Life in the UK Test
Method of application: online
Payment method:online
Date of application: 24/08/2023
Date of biometrics: 24/08/2023 paid
The date on the Approval letter/Email: 11/12/2023 HOME OFFICE ATLAS
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 12/12/2023
Citizenship ceremony date: 08/12/2023 (group ceremony)

[taye00007]

Eligibility: BC Spouse 5 years + ILR one month
Nationality: non EU Nigeria
Language: NARIC +Life in the UK Test
Method of application: online
Payment method:online
Date of application: 24/08/2023
Date of biometrics: 24/08/2023 paid
The date on the Approval letter/Email: 11/12/2023 HOME OFFICE ATLAS
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 12/12/2023
Citizenship ceremony date: 08/12/2023 (group ceremony)

[justice12]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years BC spouse + 1year ILR (2019)
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 21/08/2023
Date of debit of fees: 21/08/2023
Date Documents Submitted: 25/08/2023
Date Biometrics enrolled (UKVCAS): 25/08/2023 (paid)
The date of Approval letter/Email: Home office atlas 11/12/2023 @ 9.18 am
Date of receipt of ceremony invitation: Email from council 11/12/2023 @ 1130 am
Citizenship ceremony date: January
Thanks to everyone, this forum is been a great help all over the past years and been on it since 2012 Thanks to all the admins and best of luck to everyone waiting .

[aushim]

Eligibility: 5 year ILR + 1 year + BC Spouse
Nationality: Indian (Non-EU)
Language: IELTS + Life in the UK Test
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 24/08/2023
Date of biometrics: 24/08/2023 - London Mark Lane (Free appointment)
Citizenship Approval Email: 11/12/2023 from Home Office Atlas
Citizenship ceremony date: 03/01/2024

Thanks to everyone on this forum!

[Zalayetta]

Eligibility: 4 years ILR
Nationality: Greek
Language: Trinity College B1 +Life in the UK Test
Method of application: online
Payment method:online
Date of application: 24/08/2023
Date of biometrics: 20/09/2023 free
Date of approval email: 11/12/2023 ( Home office Atlas)
Citizenship ceremony date: pending

[natannr]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5yr + 1yr ILR
Nationality: EU
Method of application: Online
Date of submission: 23/08/23
Date of debit of fees: 23/08/23
Date of biometrics appointment: 07/09/23 (Croydon, £136)
Date of receipt of approval: 11/12/23
Date of Ceremony: pending

finally i have been approved, it didn’t take too long but i have also been insanely impatient. just the last few steps now !!

[Vicky8080]

Eligibility criteria:eu settlement status/ B spouse
Language : B1
Nationality: Non EU, pakistan
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 29/08/2023
Payment method: (Online)
Date of debit of fees: 29/08/2023
Date of acknowledgement: 31/08/2023
Date Biometrics enrolled: 31/08/2023 paid
Date on Approval letter/Email: 11/12/2023 4pm

[HongKongPhooey]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years (Set LR) ILR + British spouse
Language/LIUK Criteria: MPhil (Cambridge) + Life in the UK test
Nationality: British National (Overseas)
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 10/12/2023
Payment: 10/12/2023 Online
Documents uploaded & submitted to UKVCAS: 10/12/2023
Biometrics Appointment: 02/01/2024 (Free)
Date of acknowledgement: Pending
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of ceremony: Pending

[amitsibal]

Eligibility: Skilled Visa Sponsorship 5 Years + ILR 4.5 Years
Nationality: Indian
Language: UK Degree +Life in the UK Test
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 25/08/2023
Date of biometrics: 20/09/2023 Birmingham (Free)
The date on the Approval letter/Email: 11/12/2023 HOME OFFICE ATLAS
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Pending
Citizenship ceremony date: 18/12/2023 Private

[taye00007]

Eligibility: BC Spouse 5 years + ILR one month
Nationality: non EU Nigeria
Language: NARIC +Life in the UK Test
Method of application: online
Payment method:online
Date of application: 24/08/2023
Date of biometrics: 24/08/2023 paid
The date on the Approval letter/Email: 11/12/2023 HOME OFFICE ATLAS
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Pending
Citizenship ceremony date: Pending

[bamboo10]

Eligibility criteria: 5-year Tier 2 (2 years Channel Islands and 3 years in the mainland UK) + 1-year ILR (got ILR May-2019)
Nationality - Zimbabwean
Language – UK NARIC First Degree Language Assessment + Life in the UK Test
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online - Credit Card
Date of online application: 9th August 2023
Biometrics submitted and confirmation of submission received: 14th August 2023 (paid, London Mark Lane)
UKVI Submission Acknowledgement: 14th August 2023
The date on the Approval letter/Email: 27th November 2023 (3 months 2 weeks)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 5th December 2023 (called Kent Council and they send in a letter with citizenship ceremony date)
Citizenship ceremony date: 20th January 2024 (Maidstone, Kent)

[SirOrange]

Eligibility: Tier 1 + nearly 3 year ILR
Nationality: non EU
Language: UK degree +Life in the UK Test
Method of application: online
Payment method:online
Date of application: 23/08/2023
Date of biometrics: 06/09/2023 paid
The date on the Approval letter/Email: Pending
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Pending
Citizenship ceremony date: Pending

[SirOrange]

Eligibility: Tier 1 + nearly 3 year ILR
Nationality: non EU
Language: UK degree +Life in the UK Test
Method of application: online
Payment method:online
Date of application: 23/08/2023
Date of biometrics: 06/09/2023 paid
The date on the Approval letter/Email: Pending
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Pending
Citizenship ceremony date: Pending

[wanderers]

Eligibility criteria: 5-year UK Ancestry Visa + 1-year ILR
Nationality: South Africa
Language: B1 English language test (Trinity College London)
Method of application: Online
Payment Method: Online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 05.08.2023
Date of debit of fees: 05.08.2023
Date of Biometrics collection UKVCAS: 01.09.2023 (Hull)
Date of receipt of approval: Pending UPDATE: 27.11.2023 (via email from Home Office Atlas)
Date of receipt of ceremony invitation: 29.11.2023 (phone call from Council in response to email sent)
Date of Ceremony: Pending UPDATE: 12.12.2023 (group ceremony)

So 3 months & 11 days from the biometrics collection date to the ceremony.

The journey has felt like a long and lonely path at times, but thankfully it's at an end - or perhaps I should say it is just the beginning?! Good luck everyone!

[Simraza]

Hello everyone
Non EU
Uk masters degree+ielts+life in uk test
Eu spouce (divorced):
Applied on the basis of. 4 years Settled status ILR ( 3 years on Eu spouce visa+4years ILR, total 7 years )
Application submitted: 15th August 2023
Biometrics: 20th August 2023
Ukvi submission acknowledgement: 20th August 2023
Ukba acknowledgement: Not received
Approval: waiting
Ceremony: waiting