Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[Itszenaul]

Wed Aug 16, 2023 10:07 am

Eligibility criteria: 5 years residence (non-EU) + 3y ILR. 1 dependant (12yrs)
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 09/08/2023
Date of debit of fees: 09/08/2023
Date Biometrics enrolled (UKVCAS): 16/08/2023 ( Paid one)
date of Approval letter/Email: pending
Date of ceremony date: pending

[Lada]

Applied as a spouse of BC, 5 year family route, immediately after got ILR. Also applied for a dependent child. Both non-EU.
Submitted documents online on the 24.02.23
Biometric on the 03.03.23 in Leeds.
Waiting for reply.

30.08.2023 - still waiting.
Sent email to further national inquiries on the 18.08.23 - no reply.
Thinking about contacting MP because it is more than 6 months since submitting application. Very worrying.

Update.
Today have received a response on my request to furthernationalityenqueries.
It say my application was approved and within next two weeks I will receive an invitation to citizenship ceremony.
I am very happy. Was worrying because my case could have been counted as a not straight forward and me and my daughter are russians. But everything worked well.
So from submitting an application to getting an approval 6 months 2 weeks and 2 days.
Good luck for everyone and thanks for this supportive forum.

[Rafiki4]

Eligibility: 5 years Skilled worker visa + 1 ILR
Nationality: Non EU
Date of Application online: 17/05/2023
Date of payment (credit card) 17/05/2023
Biometric and documents submission: 13/06/2023 (Leeds [Free])
Email from local council confirming approval and to book ceremony: 07/09/2023
Date of approval email: Pending
Date of ceremony: Pending

Almost there (Under 3 months since biometric submission)

[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: pending
Date of Ceremony: pending

This has felt like such a long process already and I have a strong feeling they’ll be asking for further proof but I guess we’ll see

[Itszenaul]

Wed Aug 16, 2023 10:07 am

Eligibility criteria: 5 years residence (non-EU) + 3y ILR. 1 dependant (12yrs)
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 09/08/2023
Date of debit of fees: 09/08/2023
Date Biometrics enrolled (UKVCAS): 16/08/2023 ( Paid one)
The date of Approval letter/Email: waiting
Citizenship ceremony date: waiting

[svatuk]

Eligibility criteria: ILR (Long residence year) + 2 on ILR
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 04/05/2023
Date of debit of fees: 04/05/2023
Date Biometrics enrolled (UKVCAS): 14/05/2023 (Manchester, £141)
The date of Approval letter/Email: 06/09/2023
Date of receipt of ceremony invitation: 06/09/2023
Citizenship ceremony date: 02/11/2023 (Public)

Good luck for those who are waiting. And thanks to the forum for its immense help to the society.

Kind regards

svatuk..

[Redaslan]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year
Nationality: Eu
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 25/06/2023
Date of debit of fees: 25/06/2023
Date Biometrics enrolled (UKVCAS): 28/06/2023
The date of Approval letter/Email: Pending
Date of receipt of ceremony invitation: Pending
Citizenship ceremony date: Pending

[dixtr]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 2 + 1 year ILR
Nationality: Overseas
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 05/05/2023
Date of debit of fees: 05/05/2023
Date Biometrics enrolled (UKVCAS): 22/05/2023 (Croydon, free)
The date of Approval letter/Email: 06/09/2023
Date of receipt of ceremony invitation: 04/09/2023
Citizenship ceremony date: 03/10/2023 (Public)

[2023vassa]

Eligibility criteria: 7 years + ILR
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 13/03/2023
Date of debit of fees: 13/03/2023
Date Documents Submitted: 06/04/2023
Date Biometrics enrolled (UKVCAS): 06/04/2023 (Mark Lane Free)
Request for further information: 25/05/2023 at 18:25
Further information submitted: 25/05/2023 at 18:40
The date of Approval letter/Email: none
Date of receipt of ceremony invitation: 06/09/2023 at 15:05
Citizenship ceremony date: Awaiting

No further contact since.

29/06/2023 @7:26am: email from Home Office Atlas saying they haven't received my further information submitted to nationalityfurtherinformationrequests@homeoffice.gov.uk. I have sent re-sent the additional information to the email above and to furthernationalityenquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk.
Presumably this will cause further delay.

Citizenship Ceremony invitation received 06/09/2023
Approval not yet received

[daviscount]

Eligibility criteria: EUSS + spouse of BC
Nationality: Hungary
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 2/04/2023
Date of debit of fees: 2/04/2023
Date Documents Submitted: 24/04/2023
Date Biometrics enrolled (UKVCAS): 24/04/2023
The date of Approval letter/Email: 01/09/2023
Date of receipt of ceremony invitation: waiting
Citizenship ceremony date: TBC

[Stelcal]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 EUSS
Nationality: EU
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 06/05/2023
Date of debit of fees: 06/05/2023
Date Biometrics enrolled (UKVCAS): 11/05/2023 (Mark Lane - paid)
The date of Approval letter/Email: 25/08
Date of receipt of ceremony invitation: 05/09
Citizenship ceremony date: 13/09 (Private)

[learner1947]

Would you mind telling your nationality?

I am in a similar situation.

Thanks!

[NV319]

Eligibility criteria: 5yrs of family member of an EU national in UK+ 12 months and 1 day of holding EUSS Settled Status.
Proof of language: UK degree
Life in the UK test: September 2019 Passed
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 14/03/2023
Date of documents submission: 14/03/2023
Date of biometrics: 17/03/2023
Date of Acknowledgement email that docs and biometrics submitted to UKVI: 17/03/2023
Date of approval email: pending
Citizenship ceremony date: pending
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4 months and 3 weeks since submission and have not heard from UKVI. Hopefully soon..
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Emailed Further Nationalities on 1/9/2023 waiting for a response.

5 months and 3 weeks since submission and have not heard from UKVI. Hopefully soon..

[demi]

Eligibility criteria: 5 year + 1 year ILR (for myself and 3 dependants)
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online - Credit Card
Date of application: 15/04/2023
Documents submitted: 15/04/2023
Biometrics submitted: 12/05/2023 (free, Newcastle)
The date on the Approval letter/Email: waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony Email : waiting
Citizenship ceremony date: waiting


4 months and 1 week and still no response

I have emailed them on 16th August: no response
Emailed again on 22nd Aug: and still no reply

Received a reply on 25th Aug that my application is still under consideration

Another email sent on 4th Sep, almost 5 months with no reply

[Myke23]

Eligibility criteria: 5yrs +1 Yr ILR
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online - Credit Card
Date of application: 03/05/2023
Documents submitted: 3/05/2023
Biometrics submitted: 12/05/2023 (Luton ,paid)
The date on Approval letter/Email: 04/09/2023 9.01am
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: WAITING
Citizenship ceremony date: 11/09/2023

3 months, 23 days excluding the end date.
Good luck everyone ,this platform have be helpful

[Myke23]

Eligibility criteria: 5yrs +1 Yr ILR
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online - Credit Card
Date of application: 03/05/2023
Documents submitted: 3/05/2023
Biometrics submitted: 12/05/2023 (Luton ,paid)
The date on Approval letter/Email: 04/09/2023 9.01am
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: WAITING
Citizenship ceremony date: 11/09/2023

3 months, 23 days excluding the end date.
Good luck everyone ,this platform have be helpful

[mike9370]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 + ILR (3 years)
Nationality: USAA
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 04/05/2023
Date of debit of fees: 04/05/2023
Docs uploaded via UKVCAS: 20/05/2023
Biometrics appointment: 05/06/2023 London Free
Date of approval: 04/09/2023
Ceremony date: TBC / Emailed council to book today

Almost three months exactly from biometrics to approval email from Home Office. Good luck all!

[Myke23]

Eligibility criteria: 5yrs +1 Yr ILR
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online - Credit Card
Date of application: 03/05/2023
Documents submitted: 3/05/2023
Biometrics submitted: 12/05/2023 (Luton ,paid)
The date on Approval letter/Email: 04/09/2023 9.01am
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: WAITING
Citizenship ceremony date: WAITING

[SBASCO4]

Eligibility criteria: EU Spouse 5 Years + Settle Status 2 years
Nationality: Non EU
Method of application: Online
Date of Application: 04/06/2023
Biometrics appointment: 19/06/2023 (Edinburgh Paid)
Date of of approval: waiting
Ceremony invitation letter : waiting
Ceremony date : waiting

[Mattj44]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 16 years in residence + IRL
Nationality: Polish
Method of application: online
Date of application: 23rd April
Date of debit of fees: 23rd April
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 23rd April
Date of submission and biometrics: 17th May (free but paid for document scanning)
Date of receipt of approval: N/A
Date of Ceremony: N/A

Received an email from the HO on 1st September and my ceremony is on 7th September. Total of 137 days or just under 20 weeks which I am very happy with.

thanks all and good luck with yours

[abdulaziza]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: ILR in 2015 based on Long term residence + 8 years on ILR
Nationality: India
Method of application: online
Date of receipt by UKVI: 29 Apr 2023
Date of debit of fees: 29 Apr 2023
Date of receipt of acknowledgement UKVAC: 03/05/2023
Date of Biometrics Appointment : 3 May 2023 (Paid at Birmingham)
Date of receipt of approval: 01/09/2023 Email Received
Date of Ceremony: Called council and booked for ceremony in Sep

Status
1. 30/08/2023 - waiting, 3 months 27 days

2. 01/09/2023 - HO Approval Email Received.
3. Total waiting time - 3 months 29 days.

Alhamdulillah..

[tnbrit]

Eligibility criteria: ILR (10 year Long Residence) + married to a British citizen. Applied one day after ILR approval
Language: Australian passport
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application submission: 23/03/2023
Date of enrolling biometrics: 23/03/2023 (paid appointment, Mark Lane premium)
Date of receipt of approval: 14/08/2023
Date of Citizenship Ceremony: 12/09/2023

[justmigs]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year EUSS, Non-EU family member (spouse)
Nationality: Filipino
Method of application: Online

Date of Submission: 24/04/2023
Date of Payment: 24/04/2023
Documents Submitted on UKVCAS: 25/04/2023
Biometrics Appointment: 15/05/2023 (Newcastle, £139)

Emailed HO on August 2 -- no response.
Emailed HO on August 14 --- they responded on August 15, saying that my application was approved on August 14.

Approval email: 01/09/2023
Ceremony invite: 13/09/2023 (Received a call from the Council on August 24, booking me in for a public ceremony.)

[abdulaziza]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: ILR in 2015 based on Long term residence + 8 years on ILR
Nationality: India
Method of application: online
Date of receipt by UKVI: 29 Apr 2023
Date of debit of fees: 29 Apr 2023
Date of receipt of acknowledgement UKVAC: 03/05/2023
Date of Biometrics Appointment : 3 May 2023 (Paid at Birmingham)
Date of receipt of approval: 01/09/2023 Email Received
Date of Ceremony: waiting for Council Invitation

Status
1. 30/08/2023 - waiting, 3 months 27 days

2. 01/09/2023 - HO Approval Email Received.
3. Total waiting time - 3 months 29 days.

Alhamdulillah..

[abs923]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 + 1 year ILR (NHS)
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 02/05/2023
Date of debit of fees: 02/05/2023
Docs uploaded via UKVCAS: 11/05/2023
Biometrics appointment: 12/05/2023 Birmingham Paid
Date of approval: 28/08/2023
Ceremony invitation letter: Dated 31/08/2023
Ceremony date: 18/09/2023 Nottingham

Good Luck!!