Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[AdamR16]

Eligibility criteria: EUSS
Date of application: 09/01/2025
Date of biometrics appointment: 16/01/2025
Received invitation from council 06/03/2025
Approval Email from Home Office 10/03/2025

Took 8 weeks to get approval. Thank you very much for everything this website has been so helpful

[joshawozele]

Biometrics submitted on 31/10/2024 (TLS Bristol) - Not a very good experience. Made to feel I was bothering the Data Entry professionals. I look forward to the decision. I was asked if I was Muslim, with a Biblical name.
Acknowledgement of Application: None received
Payment: Already debited
Confirmation: Awaiting

Applied with:

2 UK degrees
Passed Life in UK test.

Moderator edit : this is a timeline only topic in the prescribed format please.

[aleksandra914]

Eligibility criteria: EUSS + British spouse
Nationality: Polish
Method of Application: Online
Proof of English: UK University Degree
Date of application submission and fee payment: 31/12/2024
Documents submitted online: 17/01/2025
Date of biometrics appointment: 31/01/2025
Biometrics location: Birmingham (free)
Date of receipt of approval: 10/03/2025 (10:18am)
Date of Ceremony: 10/04/2025 (group ceremony)

Good luck to everyone waiting and massive thank you to those who contribute to this forum, it's been very helpful

[Lexies2018]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years Spouse + 1 Year ILR
Nationality: Non-EU
Proof of English: Trinity College London English Certificate (B1) + Life In the UK Test
Method of application: Online
Date of application submission: 07/02/2025
Date of fee payment: 07/02/2025
Date of biometrics and document submission: 13/02/2025 (TLC Southampton Free Appointment)
Date of receipt of approval: TBD
Date of invitation from the Council: TBD
Date of Ceremony: TBD

[dsbr1]

Eligibility criteria: Skilled worker (5 years) + 1 year ILR
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of Application: Online
Proof of English: B1 & life in UK test
Date of application submission: 10/01/2025
Date of fee payment: 10/01/2025
Date of biometrics appointment: 17/01/2025
Biometrics location: TLSContact London (Free)
Date of receipt of approval: 11/03/2025
Invitation for citizenship ceremony: 11/03/2025
Date of Ceremony: 21/03/2025

Good luck everyone.

[Tat1234]

Eligibility criteria: Ancestral Visa (5 years) and ILR (1 year)
Nationality: South African
Method of Application: Online
Proof of English: PTE Home B1 through Pearson English
Date of application submission and document upload: 10/01/2025
Date of fee payment: 10/01/2025
Date of biometrics appointment: 17/01/2025
Biometrics location: TLScontact Croydon (paid for)
Date of receipt of approval: Approval Email from Home Office Atlas at 12:28am 10/03/2025
Email for ceremomy invitation from Kingston Council at 14:52 10/03/2025
Date of Ceremony: 11/03/2025 (private paid for)
Passport application submitted: 11/03/2025
Documents posted: 11/03/2025
Receipt of passport: TBC

[bkovacs28]

Eligibility criteria: Settled status (5 years)
Nationality: Hungarian (EU)
Method of Application: Online
Proof of English: UK University Degree + Life in the UK test
Date of application submission: 13/01/2025
Date of fee payment: 13/01/2025
Date of biometrics appointment: 21/01/2025
Biometrics location: TLScontact London (Gee Street) (Paid)
Date of receipt of approval: Approval Email at 11:25am 10/03/2025
Date of Ceremony: Waiting for email or letter from Ealing Council.

I found this thread super helpful! For anyone reading, as other people have said, approval emails usually come on a Monday. Good luck everyone!

[CR001]

@monicarr this is a TIMELINE ONLY topic. Please desist from posting any questions, comments or chit char in this thread!!!

[monicarr]

My application:
Eligibility criteria: 5 years + Settled/ILR ( 2 Year)
Nationality: Indian
Method of Application: Online
Proof of English: UK University Degree
Date of application submission: 12/01/2025
Date of fee payment: 12/01/2025
Date of biometrics appointment: 21/01/2025
Biometrics location: Free Appointment Birmingham TLS
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting for date

My husbands application:
Eligibility criteria: 5 years + Settled/ILR ( 3 Year)
Nationality: Indian
Method of Application: Online
Proof of English: UK University Degree
Date of application submission: 10/01/2025
Date of fee payment: 10/01/2025
Date of biometrics appointment: 21/01/2025
Biometrics location: Free Appointment Birmingham TLS
Date of receipt of approval: Approval Email at 10.45am 10/03/2025
Date of Ceremony: Waiting for email from Birmingham City Council.

[medgtom]

Eligibility criteria: Settled Status + 1YR
Nationality: EU (Bulgaria)
Method of Application: Online
Proof of English: UK Degree Certificate
Date of application submission: 10/03/2025
Date of fee payment: 10/03/2025
Date of biometrics appointment: 26/03/2025
Biometrics location: London Gee Street (Free)
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of Ceremony:

[hnk]

Eligibility criteria: Spouse of British Citizen + ILR
Nationality: non-EU
Method of Application: Online
Proof of English: NARIC
Date of application submission: 19 Dec 2024
Date of fee payment: 19 Dec 2024
Date of biometrics and documents submission: 16 Jan 2025
Biometrics location: London
Date of receipt of approval: pending - though seeing several applications made later already through
Date of ceremony: pending

[Mathios]

Eligibility criteria: 10-year route to settlement + 1 year ILR
Nationality: Non-EU
Proof of English: english test + Life In the UK Test
Method of application: Online
Date of application submission & fee payment: 15/12/2024
Date of biometrics appointment: 17/12/2024
Approved : replying to my email from HO 01/03/2025 that my certificate been delivered to my local authority
Received invitation from the Council by email: 06/03/2025
Date of Ceremony: 06/03/2025 (private) payed

[redhattripleone]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + Settled/ILR (1 Year)
Nationality: Indian
Method of Application: Online
Proof of English: B1 English test (GESE Grade 5)/NARIC
Date of application submission: 31/12/2024
Date of fee payment: 10/01/2025
Date of biometrics appointment: 10/02/2025
Biometrics location: 15-27 Gee Street, Clerkenwell, EC1V 3RD - Paid
Date of receipt of approval: 10/03/2025 at 09:10 AM
Date of Ceremony: Waiting for date

This was for a family of 3 - 2 adults, 1 kid

[ValArmani]

Application Timeline for my wife:
Eligibility: EU Settled Status/spouse of naturalised British Citizen
Nationality: USA
Language: n/a native English speaker
Application Method: Online
Application and fee Date: 3/01/2025
Biometrics Date: 10/01/2025 (free, TLS Bristol)
Approval Date: 10/03/2025
Ceremony Date: 15/04/2025 free Taunton

[shirov]

Application Timeline
Eligibility: EU Settled Status + 1 year
Application Method: Online
Application Date: 18/12/2024
Biometrics Date: 17/01/2024 (Free, TLS Gee Street)
Request for Additional Document (English qualification): 10/02/2025
Additional Document Submitted: 19/02/2025
Approval Date: 10/03/2025 @10:54am
Ceremony Date: April

[viniciusmdc]

Eligibility criteria: EEA Family Permit and Pre-Settled Status (5 years) + Settled/ILR (1 Year)
Nationality: Non-EU (Brazil)
Method of Application: Online
Proof of English: UK Master's Degree certificate
Date of application submission: 10/01/2025
Date of fee payment: 10/01/2025
Date of biometrics appointment: 10/02/2025
Biometrics location: TLScontact Reading (Free)
Date of receipt of approval: 10/03/2025 at 11:07 AM
Date of Ceremony: 12/03/2025

[Fredz0rex]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years skilled worker + 1 year ILR
Nationality: Iranian
Method of Application: Online
Proof of English: Degree in the UK
Date of application submission: 4th Jan 2025
Date of biometrics and documents submission: 15th Jan 2025
Biometrics location: Manchester (Free)
Date of receipt of approval: 10/03/2025

Good luck everyone

[aayushahuja]

Eligibility Criteria: ILR (5 Years) + 1 Year
Nationality: Indian
Method of Application: Online
Proof of English: NARIC
Date of Application Submission: 15/01/2025
Date of Fee Payment: 15/01/2025
Date of Biometrics: 24/01/2024
Biometrics Location: TLS Contact Croydon (Free)
Date of Receipt of Approval: TBD
Invitation for Citizenship Ceremony: TBD
Date of Ceremony: TBD

[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

[cloud123]

Eligibility criteria: Refugee (5 years) + 3 days ILR (British Spouse)
Nationality: Non-EU (Syria)
Proof of English: LanguageCert
Date of application submission: 03/11/2024
Date of biometrics appointment: 05/11/2024
Biometrics location: TLSContact London Wandsworth (Paid)
Date of receipt of approval: TBC
Invitation for citizenship ceremony: TBC
Date of Ceremony: TBC

[coco__nutty]

Eligibility criteria: married to UK-born citizen for 1+ year/long-term residence in UK (10+ years)
Nationality: Russian
Proof of English - University Degree

Applied online & paid - 09.12.24
Attended biometrics appointment - 07.01.25
Naturalisation approval/ceremony invitation - 17.02.25
Ceremony attended (public) - 26.02.25
Applied for passport (online) - 27.02.25
Posted documents for passport - 28.02.25
Received confirmation of passport approval and that it’s being printed - 07.03.25

What a journey!

Good luck to all going through the process!

[slq]

Eligibility Criteria: Pre-settled (5 Years) + Settled (1 Year)
Nationality: EU (Portuguese)
Method of Application: Online
Proof of English: Trinity College B1 + LITUK
Date of Application Submission: 27/12/2024
Date of Fee Payment: 27/12/2024
Date of Biometrics: 10/01/2025
Biometrics Location: TLS Contact Croydon (Free)
Date of Receipt of Approval: TBD
Invitation for Citizenship Ceremony: TBD
Date of Ceremony: TBD

[bch_25]

Eligibility criteria: 10-year route to settlement + 1 year ILR
Nationality: Non-EU
Proof of English: Degrees from UK + Life In the UK Test
Method of application: Online
Date of ILR: 10/2023
Date of application submission & fee payment: 17/12/2024
Date of biometrics appointment: 23/12/2024
Biometrics location: TLS Contact Oxford (free appointment)
Contacted by HO to clarify my name order: 19/02/2025
Received invitation from the Council by email: Thursday 06/03/2025
Received approval email from HO: not yet, most likely on Monday 10/03/2025
Date of Ceremony: 24/04/2025 (group)

All the best to those waiting

[harry_11]

My Application
Eligibility criteria: 10 year route to settlement + 3 year ILR
Date of application submission: 11th Dec 2024
Date of biometrics and document submission: 17th December (Free Appointment)
Date of receipt of approval: 3rd March 2025 @10:06 am
Date of invitation from the Council: 4th March 2025
Date of Ceremony: 6th March 2025 (Private ceremony , no group available until end of April)

My Wife's Application
Eligibility criteria: 10 year route to settlement + 1 year ILR
Date of application submission: 11th Dec 2024
Date of biometrics and document submission: 17th December (Free Appointment)
Date of receipt of approval: 3rd March 2025 @10:50 am
Date of invitation from the Council: 4th March 2025
Date of Ceremony: 6th March 2025 (Private ceremony , no group available until end of April)

Good luck everyone !!

[onedayitshere]

Eligibility criteria: EUSS + 3yr spouse of BC
Date of application: 02/11/2024
Date of biometrics appointment: 15/11/2024
Biometrics location: TLS Contact Oxford (free appointment)
Re-attended to re-scan passport at their request: 30/01/2025
Contacted by HO to clarify my place of birth: 11/02/2025
Received invitation from the Council by letter: Saturday 01/03/2025
Received approval email from HO: Monday 03/03/2025
Date of Ceremony: 10/03/2025