Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[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 (paid)
The date of Approval letter/Email: waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony invitation: waiting
Citizenship ceremony date: waiting
I have emailed them on 15th August: no response
Emailed again on 23 Aug

[CR001]

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@hoot08 please take note!!

[bec3000]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 4 years ILR
Nationality: Australian
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 21/05/2023
Date of debit of fees: 21/05/2023
Date Documents Submitted: 23/05/2023
Date Biometrics enrolled (UKVCAS): 23/05/2023 (paid)
The date of Approval letter/Email: waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony invitation: waiting
Citizenship ceremony date: waiting

[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

[Aol]

Eligibility criteria: EUSS + British spouse
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online - Credit Card
Date of application: 21/04/2023
Documents submitted: 21/04/2023
Biometrics submitted: 11/05/2023 (free, Croydon)
The date on Approval letter/Email: waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony Email : waiting
Citizenship ceremony date: waiting

Sent email to HO(furtherNationalityEnquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk) on 9 Aug - no response
Sent email to HO 22 Aug - response 23 Aug that my application has been approved.

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[Aol]

Eligibility criteria: EUSS + British spouse
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online - Credit Card
Date of application: 21/04/2023
Documents submitted: 21/04/2023
Biometrics submitted: 11/05/2023 (free, Croydon)
The date on Approval letter/Email: waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony Email : waiting
Citizenship ceremony date: waiting

Sent email to HO(furtherNationalityEnquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk) on 9 Aug - no response
Sent email to HO 22 Aug - let's see if they respond.

[indianbritish1234]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years on Tier 2/Skilled Worker+1 Year ILR
Nationality: Indian
Language/LIUK Criteria: C1 NARIC + LIUK Test Reference Code
Method of application: Online
Date of online application UKBA: 5/8/2023
Date of debit of fees & Acknowledgement: 5/8/2023
Date of Biometrics collection UKVCAS: 9/8/2023 (paid £139, Croydon)
Date of Documents Submission Email: 9/8/2023
Date of receipt of approval:pending
Date of Ceremony:pending

[Shezwood]

Eligibility criteria: ILR
Language criteria: IELTS
Nationality: non EU(Pakistani)
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online - debit card
Date of application: 25/01/2023
Documents uploaded: 25/01/2023
Biometrics: 01/02/2023 free appointment
Submission email received from UKVCAS -01/02/2023
Date of receipt of ceremony email: 11/08/2023
The date on Approval email— 14/08/2023
Citizenship ceremony date: 06/09/2023

[hoot08]

Eligibility criteria: Spouse of BC,
Nationality: India
Method of application: Online
Date of debit of fees: 16/04/2023
Biometrics appointment: 12/05/2023
Docs uploaded via UKVCAS: 12/05/2023
Date of receipt of acknowledgement UKVI: 12/05/2023
Date of receipt of approval email: 21/08/2023 8am
Date of Ceremony: Pending

Awaiting letter if any from council, otherwise will call directly to get earliest timeslot

4 months and 1 week in total to approval email

[filian]

Eligibility criteria: 5 year resident (1 yr ILR)
Nationality: Philippines
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 28 Apr 2023
Date of debit of fees: 28 Apr 2023
UKVCAS biometric appt. : 18 May 2023 ( Birmingham )

Citizenship Approval email:
18 August 11:54 ( Oxfordshire Council )
21 August 09:41 ( Home Office Atlas )

Citizenship ceremony date: 18 Sept 2023

[webbie1902]

Eligibility criteria: EU settled status (10 years route due to over stay)
Nationality: Nigeria
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 11/05/23
Date of debit of fees: 11/05/23
UKVCAS biometric appt. : 15/05/2023 paid(£132) Croydon
Date of receipt of approval: 21/08/2023
Ceremony booked: tbc

[Khafid]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years BC spouse
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 14/05/2023
Date of debit of fees: 15/05/2023
Date Documents Submitted: 15/05/2023
Date Biometrics enrolled (UKVCAS): 18/05/2023 (paid)
The date of Approval letter/Email: pending…
Date of receipt of ceremony invitation: pending…

[ladcameo]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years residence in the UK
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 20/03/2023
Date Biometrics enrolled (Priority): 24/03/2023
The date of Approval letter/Email: 21/08/2023
Citizenship ceremony date: TBC

[akulina]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years BC spouse + 5 years ILR
Nationality: Ukraine
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 15/03/2023
Date of debit of fees: 15/03/2023
Date Documents Submitted: 26/03/2023
Date Biometrics enrolled (UKVCAS): 26/03/2023 (paid)
The date of Approval letter/Email: 21.08.23 8.24am
Date of receipt of ceremony invitation: ??
Citizenship ceremony date: ??

Hopefully not long now

Asked our MP to contact the Home office on my behalf, but unfortunately he received a generic response that they are still within their “service standard”

Finally it's over, good luck to everyone waiting Took just over 5 months from the date of the application.

[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

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

5months and 1 week, no news.

Emailed Further nationality email 17/07/2023.
Response received 18/08/2023, saying application is within our service standard, unable to provide progress update.

[Db85]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + 3 years
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 25/03/2023
Date Biometrics enrolled (UKVCAS): 16/04/23 (FREE)
Date of documents received email: 16/04/23
The date of Approval letter/Email: Waiting
Citizenship ceremony date: Waiting

[dzonitebra]

Eligibility criteria: EUSS + 1 Yrs
Nationality: EU
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 20/06/2023
Date Biometrics enrolled (UKVCAS): 02/07/2023 (FREE)
Date of documents received email: 02/07/2023
The date of Approval letter/Email: Waiting
Citizenship ceremony date: Waiting

[andrewss]

Eligibility criteria: EESS + 3 Yrs
Nationality: EU
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 29/06/2023
Date Biometrics enrolled (UKVCAS): 17/07/2023 (FREE)
Date of documents received email: 17/07/2023
The date of Approval letter/Email: Waiting
Citizenship ceremony date: Waiting

[gorgon777]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years residence in the UK
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 07/04/2023
Date Biometrics enrolled (UKVCAS): 04/05/2023
The date of Approval letter/Email: 24/07/2023
Citizenship ceremony date: 02/09/2023

[Kenyo22]

Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application 10/3/2023
UKVCAS biometric appt and docs submission. : 05/04/2023
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Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony Email : Waiting
Citizenship ceremony date: Waiting

I sent an email to the email address and was advised that my application wasn’t received and asked to provide name DOB and Home office reference. Ive sent that and currently waiting for their response.

All the best to everyone expecting!

[Bagelsandcreamcheese]

Eligibility criteria: EU, switched PSS to SS less than a year ago but I married a British citizen in May so I was able to apply as soon as the marriage certificate arrived in the post
Nationality: Hungarian
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 19 May 2023
Date Documents Submitted: 31 May 2023
Biometrics: 31 May 2023
Date of approval: Impatiently waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony invitation: Waiting
Citizenship ceremony date: Waiting

[Kkkar]

Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application 20/3/2023
UKVCAS biometric appt. : 11/04/2023
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Date of receipt of approval: 16/8/2023
Date of receipt of ceremony Email : Waiting
Citizenship ceremony date: Waiting

Good luck to everyone Waiting!!

[Itszenaul]

Wed Aug 16, 2023 10:07 am

Eligibility criteria: 5 years residence (non-EU) + 3y ILR
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

[moniker]

Eligibility criteria: over 15 years residence permit (settlement)
Nationality: russia
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 5 March 2022
Date Documents Submitted: 7th April 2022
The date of Approval letter/Email: —
Date of receipt of ceremony invitation: —
Citizenship ceremony date: —

Received emails
6 months: delay due to covid
9 months: delay due to external agencies
11 months: delay due to external agencies
No details provided as to which agencies are causing the delay.

Further comms:
MP — not even responded
Minister for immigration — response from the secretary about ongoing checks along the same lines as HO emails.
Just filed a SAR and a complaint.

28-06-2023 Email from Home Office Atlas - missing UKVCAS appointment which is incorrect. I've attended the appointment and have submission confirmation from UKVCAS, HO must have lost it.

Following your recent application for Nationality you should have attended an appointment at a UK Visas and Citizenship Application Service point to enrol your biometrics (scanned fingerprints and photograph).

As part of your online application you were informed that you would receive this reminder letter if you had not attended an appointment and enrolled your biometrics within 45 working days. Our records show that you have failed to comply with this instruction, without providing us with a reasonable explanation.

SAR and various complaints revealed issues with duplication and linking of data.

Date of receipt of ceremony invitation: 14 August 2023

Good luck to everyone waiting!