Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[EriMan]

Eligibility criteria:- Refugee 5 years + 1 year URL
Nationality- Eritrean
Method of application - online
Date of debit of fees/application - 21/02/2023
Date of biometric collection UKVCAS - 28/02/2023 free
Date of email from council inviting to attend ceremony: 16/06/2023
Date of receipt of approval from home office Atlas: 19/06/2023 @ 9.02am
Date of ceremony: 19/07/2023
Thanks everyone in this forum, and wish all the best to those waiting

[Kumalumjuma]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + BC Spouse
Language/LIUK Criteria: US Cit + LitUK
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 23/3/23
Payment: 23/3/23
Documents uploaded & submitted to UKVCAS: 24/3/23
Biometrics Appointment: 24/3/23
Date of acknowledgement: UKVCAS 24/3/23 nothing from UKVI
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting

Date of receipt of approval: 19/06/23 7:48 am.
Date of ceremony: emailed local council 19/06, automated email says 3 month wait is average

[solocin]

Eligibility criteria: ILR 5 years (ECAA) + BC Spouse
Nationality: Turkish
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 24/03/2023
Date of debit of fees: 24/03/2023
Date of Biometrics collection UKVCAS: 03/04/2023 @ London (paid)
Date of receipt of approval: 19/06/2023 10am via email from Home Office
Date of Ceremony: pending

It took almost 3 months. Good luck everyone!

[gshorty]

Eligibility : 5 Year + 2 Years EUSS
Nationality: EU - RO
Language: Trinity College B1 Exam + Life in the Uk
Method of Application: Online
Date of Application: 06/03/2023
Date of Payment: 06/03/2023
Date Biometrics enrolled (UKVCAS): 23/03/2023 (Free in Croydon)
The Date of Approval Email: TBD
Date of Receipt of Ceremony Email: 19/06/2023 08:30 Received email from Home Office Atlas
Citizenship ceremony date: TBD

Good luck everyone!

[Yaredoo]

Eligible criteria 5 years ILR Granted 2020
Language B1 and life in UK
Method of application online
Date of aplication 21/03/2023
Date of biometric collection 11/04/2023
Approval..waiting
Date of ceremony....waiting

[ashu.doc]

Eligibility criteria: ILR (Long Residency) granted in 2015
Language/LIUK Criteria: IELTS 2010 (used in previous application)
Certificate / LIUK test
Method of application: Online
Date of online application UKBA: 7th June 2023
Date of debit of fees & Acknowledgement: 7th June 2023
Date of Biometrics collection UKVCAS: 16th June 2023 (Manchester)
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of email from council inviting to attend ceremony:
Date of Ceremony:

[tabimia]

Eligibility criteria: ILR (Long Residency) granted in 2019
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Degree Certificate / LIUK test
Method of application: Online
Date of online application UKBA: 19 March 2023
Date of debit of fees & Acknowledgement: 19 March 2023
Date of Biometrics collection UKVCAS: 05 April 2023 (Free, Croydon)
Date of receipt of approval: Monday, 12 June 2023 at 9:43AM from home.office.atlas@notifications.service.gov.uk
Date of email from council inviting to attend ceremony: not received
Date of Ceremony: 10 July 2023 (free group ceremony, booked on 16 June 2023)

[Yanarosso83]

Eligibility criteria: ILR 8 YR based on Spouse visa
Nationality: Belarusian
Language/LIUK Criteria: B1 and life in the UK
Method of application: Online
Date of online application UKBA: 22 February 2023
Date of debit of fees & Acknowledgement: 22 February 2023
Date of Biometrics collection UKVCAS: 22March 2023 (free)
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of email from council inviting to attend ceremony: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

[clicosean]

Eligibility criteria: Settlement (10 YRS) + ILR 1 YR
Nationality: Vietnamese
Language/LIUK Criteria: Bachelor + Master Degree
Method of application: Online
Date of online application UKBA: 19 March 2023
Date of debit of fees & Acknowledgement: 19 March 2023
Date of Biometrics collection UKVCAS: 12 April 2023 (paid)
Date of receipt of approval: 16/6/2023
Date of email from council inviting to attend ceremony: 16/6/2023
Date of Ceremony: waiting

[mahzy]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1-year EUSS, Non-EU family member (spouse)

Method of application: Online

Date of Submission: 01/03/2023

Date of Payment: 01/03/2023

Biometrics Appointment: 01/03/2023 (Birmingham, £132)

Date of receipt of acknowledgment: 01/03/2023

Date of receipt of COUNCIL INVITATION: 06/06/2023

Date of receipt of HO approval: 08/06/2023


Date of Ceremony: 13/06/2023 (PRIVATE ONE cost 231)

It took 103 days, about three months and a half, to finish this stage, and now more waiting for passport application.

Good luck to all of you who are waiting

[Maurosmf]

Eligibility criteria: tier 2 (5 y) + 1y ILR (3 applicants - family)
Nationality: Brazilian
Language/LIUK Criteria: CEFR Level B1.1 test / LIUK test
Method of application: Online
Date of online application UKBA: 10 March 2023
Date of debit of fees & Acknowledgement: 10 March 2023
Date of Biometrics collection UKVCAS: 14 March 2023 (paid, Birmingham £132 pp)
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of email from council inviting to attend ceremony: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

[Ahmad1]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years spouse + 1 years ILR
Nationality: Non-EU
Council: Ealing
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 14/05/2023
Date of debit of fees: 14/05/2023
Date Documents Submitted: 16/05/2023
Date Biometrics enrolled (UKVCAS): 16/05/2023 (paid)
The date of Approval letter/Email: ??
Date of receipt of ceremony invitation: ??
Citizenship ceremony date: ??

[sofpolo]

Eligibility criteria: EU settled
Language/LIUK Criteria: CEFR Level B1.1 test / LIUK test
Method of application: Online
Date of online application UKBA: 16 March 2023
Date of debit of fees & Acknowledgement: 16 March 2023
Date of Biometrics collection UKVCAS: 26 March 2023 (Free, Mark Lane)
Date of receipt of approval: Monday, 12 June 2023 at 10.15am from home.office.atlas@notifications.service.gov.uk
Date of email from council inviting to attend ceremony: not received
Date of Ceremony: 20 June 2023 (free group ceremony, booked on 14 June 2023)

[recentgrad]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5yr dependant + 1yr ILR
Nationality: India
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 18 March 2023
Date of debit of fees: 18 March 2023
Date biometrics enrolled: 13 April 2023
Date of approval email: 12 June 2023
Date of citizenship ceremony: 12 July 2023

Good luck to everyone waiting.

[linkmestre]

Eligibility criteria: 5Y Spouse route (non BC) + 3y ILR
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 12/01/2023
Date of debit of fees: 12/01/2023
Date Biometrics enrolled (UKVCAS): 31/01/2023
The date of Approval letter/Email: 22/05/2023
Citizenship ceremony date: 31/05/2023 in Weybridge (public one)

All done ! Thanks for everyone who posted and good luck to my future fellow British citizens

[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: ??
Date of receipt of ceremony invitation: ??
Citizenship ceremony date: ??

Hopefully not long now

[DocMalik_12]

Eligibility criteria: ~3 years work visa (Tier 2 and global talent) + 1 year ILR + ~1 year student visa
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 09/03/2023
Date of debit of fees: 09/03/2023
Date of Biometrics collection UKVCAS: 10/03/2023 (Nottingham, paid)
Date of receipt of approval: 12/06/2023
Date of Ceremony: Not booked yet

[immg83]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier2 (dependent) + 1 Yr ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Degree+LIUK
Method of application: Online
Date of online application UKBA: 22nd Feb 2023
Date of debit of fees & Acknowledgement: 22nd Feb 2023
Date of Biometrics collection UKVCAS: 18th March 2023 (Croydon - Free slot)
Date of receipt of approval: Pending as on 13th Jun 2023
Date of Ceremony: pending as on 13th June 2023

[tomarbabacat]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 2 Visa + 2.5 year ILR
Nationality: India
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 08/03/2023
Date of debit of fees: 08/03/2023
Date Documents Submitted: 13/03/2023
Date Biometrics enrolled (UKVCAS): 14/03/2023 (paid)
The date of Approval letter/Email: 08/06/2023
Date of receipt of ceremony invitation: 08/06/2023 (1 hour before above)
Citizenship ceremony date: 25/07/2023 (earliest available)

Good luck to everyone waiting, 3 months seems to be the minimum that apps are taking now

[Abs777]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 2 (Spouse of BC)+ ILR
Language: Degree + life in the UK test
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application : 13.12.2022
Date of debit of fees: 13.12.2022
Date of appointment: 15.12.2022 (Paid Appointment in Bedford Point, Croydon)
Date of receipt of acknowledgment (by UKVI): 15.12.2022
Date of receipt of UKVI survey: 11.01.2023
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Letter from Council for the ceremony: 12.06.2023 at 09:04
Date of Citizenship Ceremony: 14.06.2023

[silver75]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 General (5 years) + ILR (1 year) 2 adults + 1 young person, family application
Nationality: Turkiye
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 19/01/23
Date of debit of fees: 19/01/23
UKVCAS biometric appt. : 15/02/23 (free)
Date of receipt of approval: 08/06/2023 (Received three e-mails from Home Office Atlas with a 1-hour interval)
Date of ceremony: 22/08/23 Glasgow CC.

[dave0988]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 visa, then ILR + 12 months in the UK
Nationality: HKG
Method of application: through solicitor on 16/1/23
Biometrics appointment: 27/01/2023 (London Mark Lane)
Date of receipt of approval: 8/06/2023 (approx 4 months 2 weeks)
Date of Ceremony: TBC

The forum has been very helpful for me. Good luck to everyone on the citizenship journey.

[meerinjo]

eligibility criteria: Refugee 5 years+ 1 Year ILR- Total 10 years in the country
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: Online on 26/07/2021
Date of receipt by UKBA: 26/07/2021
Date of debit of fees:26/07/2021
Biometrics appointment: 14/08/2021
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of Ceremony: N/A

Been waiting for nearly two years for any proper reply nothing so far even using MP, writing emails and everything. Currently got a lawyer but she has just finished the statement. Today I received an email from CT3CaseworkEnquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk asking me to confirm my home address before the 18th of June so they can keep processing my Application.

[BarnieBarnie_123]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years work visa + 1 year ILR (5.5 years on T4 visas before that, but not used for this route)
Nationality: Russian
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 01/04/2023
Date of debit of fees: 10/03/2023
Date of Biometrics collection UKVCAS: 01/04/2023 (Croydon, free)
Date of receipt of approval: 08/06/2023
Date of Ceremony: 21/06/2023

[foxyroxy]

Eligibility criteria: ~15 years UK residence, Bachelor's Degree in the UK, Family Member of an EEA National since 2014, 1.5 yrs Settled Status
Nationality: TKM
Method of application: Online on 10/03/23
Date of receipt by UKBA: 10/03/23
Date of debit of fees: 10/03/23
Biometrics appointment: 18/03/2023 Paid (Croydon)
Date of receipt of approval: 8/06/2023
Date of Ceremony: TBC

Thanks a lot to this Forum and the Best of Luck to All Applicants !!!!!!!!