Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[wellwisher1928]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years on spouse visa then got ILR. (Got ILR on 16th January 2023)
Applying for naturalisation based on 3 years stay in the UK as spouse of British citizen

Language: Degree in English (UK NARIC Letter)

Nationality: Pakistani

Method of application: Online

Date of receipt by UKBA: 19 January 2023

Date of debit of fees: 19 January 2023

Date of book fingerprint appointment: 26 January 2023 at 11am (Free appointment Stratford Library, London)
**Its very hard to get closer date of the application and free. I tried all day and check dates to get free and closer to the date of application and luckily got it.

Date of receipt of approval email from the Home Office: 03/04/2023 (at 09:34)

Email from Council to book the ceremony: Have to email council to book appointment for ceremony.

Date of Citizenship Ceremony: 26/04/2023

Average it take 3 months to get citizenship.

I wish you all good luck.

[Gilly]

Eligibility criteria: 5 year spouse of BC + 1 yr ILR
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 4 April 2023
Date of debit of fees: 4 April 2023
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 4 April 2023
Docs uploaded via UKVCAS: 5 April 2023
Biometrics appointment: Free appointment 29 April 2023 Manchester
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of Ceremony:

[umer.shahzad1]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years T1 Ent /1 year ILR
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 04/03/2023
Biometric date: 30/03/2023
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Citizenship ceremony date: Pending

[garnettff]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years T2 General/Skilled Worker + 1 year ILR
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 19/03/2023
Biometric date: 12/04/2023
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Citizenship ceremony date: Pending

[dko]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: Refugee 5yrs +1yr ILR
Method of application: online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 18/3/2023
Date of debit of fees:18/3/2023
Date of biometrics: 6/4/2023
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 6/4/2023
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of Ceremony:

[SunnyDay2023]

Application Timeline

Eligibility criteria: EU Settled Status 2019 + 3.5 years
Language: BSc Degree - UK
Nationality: Romanian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 05/04/2023
Date of payment: 05/04/2023
Date of documents' upload & submition to UKVCAS: 05/04/2023
Biometrics Appointment: 23/04/2023 (free)
Date of acknowledgement: tbc
Date of receipt of approval: tbc
Date of ceremony: tbc

PS: not sure if the clock starts on application/documents' submission or when the biometrics are taken - does anyone know?
PSS: I realised I forgot to make sure the "applicant name" is on the referee declations and will be re-submitting these before my biometrics appointment. Probably for the best as they were over a year old (2022)!

[Gentry]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years spouse visa + 1 year ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Masters degree + Life in the UK test
Nationality: Non-EU (African)
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 30/01/2023
Date of debit of fees: 30/01/2023
Date of biometrics: 06/02/2023
Date of receipt of approval email: 09/04/2023 (Good Sunday)
Date of receipt of ceremony invite: pending
Date of ceremony: pending

[Kabans]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 2 + 1 year ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Life in the UK test
Method of application: Online (IDV app)
Payment: 11/03/2022
Documents uploaded & submitted to UKVCAS: 15/03/2022
All the rest: pending...

When the 6-months waiting period passed, I began to act.
19/09/2022 = a mail to furthernationalityenquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk
18/10/2022 = addressed MP for assistance
28/10/2022 = repeated me status request mail to furthernationalityenquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk
01/11/2022 = a reply from HO: "As you may be aware, naturalisation is not an automatic process, and we have to make a number of enquiries to ensure that applicants can satisfy the statutory requirements. Some of these enquiries are carried out by external agencies on our behalf and can sometimes take longer than six months to complete."
03/01/2023 = a reply from MP "we have received a verbal update from a member of the MP Accounts Management Team at the Home Office... checks are still ongoing and that UKVI would endeavour to conclude your application as soon as operationally possible... Please do get back in touch if you experience a significant further delay in this case."

Today is 13 months since I completed the payment and started the application process. I can't put into words how upset I am. However I've seen other cases when people waited 16, 18 months without any luck... I don't know what to do - seems to be a dead end.

[SALSAIDI]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5 years living in the UK under the EU settlement scheme + 1 Year of ILR
EU passport (Romanian)
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of debit of fees: 05/02/2023
Date of biometrics appointment: 04/03/2023
Date of receipt of acknowledgment: pending.
Date of receipt of approval: pending...
Date of Ceremony: pending...

[lucilinburhuc]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year EU Settled Status
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Degree + Life in the UK test
Nationality: EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 30/09/2022
Documents uploaded & submitted to UKVCAS: 30/09/2022
Invitation to book biometrics appointment: 04/10/2022
Biometrics appointment: 31/10/2022 (first available free appointment in London)
Follow-up question received: 08/03/2022 (email from Home Office Atlas asking to confirm applicant's town of birth)
Response to follow-up question sent: 08/03/2022
Date of approval email: 27/03/2023
Date of ceremony: 05/04/2023

[Londoner8881]

Eligible criteria: 5 years on spouse dependent
Date of receipt UKBA: 12-01-2023 online
Date of debit fees: 12-01-2023
Date of biometric: 13-01-2023 paid Croydon
Date of acknowledgment:13-01-2023
Date of approval: 09-04-2023
Date of ceremony: not booked yet

[mat_drey]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year EU Settled Status
Language/LIUK Criteria: IELTS + Life in the UK test
Nationality: Non-EU (Nigerian)
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 26/07/2022
Payment method: Online
Date of debit of fees: 26/07/2022
Date of acknowledgement: 26/07/2022
Documents uploaded & submitted (IDV APP) : 09/08/2022
Date of receipt of approval email: 09/04/2023 at 10:33am
Date of receipt of ceremony invite: pending
Date of ceremony: pending

I finally got my approval after 8 months and 2weeks. All in all this has been a whirlwind to say the least. Let me Break it down…

Date of email from home office mentioning delay in application: 19/01/2023
Emails to nationality and Further nationality enquiries For updates on my application: 26/01/2023
Replies from nationality enquires: 08/03/2023 saying “ I can confirm that your application is in the process and that decisions on applications are usually made within six months.”
Letter to my Local MP: 08/02/2023
Home office reply to my MP: “Our records show his application has not been processed within our published six-month service standard. Unfortunately, it is not always possible to complete every case within our service standard, particularly if an applicant has a complex immigration history or if further enquiries need to be made.”
My 2nd letter to my Local MP: 15/03/2023 (in this letter I specified that I still hadn’t received an update on my application and it was starting to affect my mental health so I’d appreciate it if they could help write to home office to speed up the process)

Date of receipt of approval email : 09/04/2023 at 10:33am

Good luck everyone!

[UK_Resident_2022]

Eligibility criteria: 4 years T4 Student + 5 years Spouse of BC + ILR = nearly 9 years
Language: UK Bachelor's degree + Life in the UK Test
Nationality: North African (Non-EU)
Method of application: Online (immediately after ILR)
Date of application submission: 28 October 2022
Date of debit of fees: 28 October 2022
Date of enrolling biometrics: 31 October 2022 (paid appointment)
Date of receipt of submission confirmation from UKVCAS: 31 October 2022
Contacted local MP: 21 February 2023, to which the HO replied within a couple of weeks with a not so useful response.
Date of receipt of approval: 9 April 2023 at 10:01 (received after ceremony email from Council)
Letter from Council for the ceremony: 6 April 2023 at 16:34 (received before ceremony email from Council)
Date of Citizenship Ceremony: Waiting from Council for booking a Private Ceremony.

Waiting Time Summary
Since submitting the online application: 5 months 6 days (160 days)
Since enrolling biometrics: 5 months 2 days (156 days)

I couldn't be more pleased for my 10-year immigration journey to have come to an end! Thank you so much for this amazing forum, it's been super helpful throughout the process!

Good luck for all those waiting, you're nearly there!

Updated

[Vikki2022]

Vikki2022

Eligibility criteria: 5/3yr spouse of BC; straight after ILR
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKVI: 31/01/2023 / 07:00
Date of debit of fees: 31/01/2023
Date of UKVCAS ID invite, documents submission and receipt of acknowledgement/ Biometric 31/01/2023 (croydon £132.00) 18:30
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: never received
Date of receipt of approval: 09/04/23 11:15 (from Home Office )
Date of Ceremony: Pending

Good luck to everyone still waiting, this forum is amazing!!!

[Lulu80]

Eligibility Criteria: Settled status (ILR)
Language : CEFr level B1+ Life in the Uk test
Nationality: EU (Settled status + British Spouse)
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online - credit card
Date of application: 24/11/2022
Date of debit fees: 24/11/2022
Biometrics Appointment: 15/12/2022 (East Ham - £132)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement by UKVI: 15/12/2022
The date on Approval letter/ email: 9/03/2023 [Easter day ] at 10:33 am
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 6/03/2023
Citizenship ceremony date: 4/5/2023(private) £117

Let's all keep strong and hopeful. We shall pull through

Just to let you know: My case was pretty straight forward but delayed so I incorporated an SAR inquiry application (24/03/2023) to see if my anyone had been assigned to my file.
I contacted my Mp on the same day who wrote to the HO about the delay in my case.

We have neither got a reply regarding the SAR [Subject Access Request) inquiry application nor response to my Mp inquiry but all has been sorted 2 weeks after these 2 inquiries.

Those waiting in these forums and are delayed please do the same as I did because sometimes even straight forward cases are sat upon and not dealt with promptly.

Thank Goodness all is sorted now
Good luck and best wishes to everyone

[Lowblow]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 10+ years ILR (previously denied 2019 based in good character after overstaying visa 2008)
Method of application: Online
Date of appliation: 4 Jan 2023
Date of debit of fees: 4 Jan 2023
Date of Biometrics & Documents submission: 7 Feb 2023 (free appointement)
Date of receipt by UKBA: 7 Feb 2023
Date of receipt of approval: 09/04/2023
Date of Ceremony: not booked yet

Finally got my approval today by email. Happy days

[rubyracer2]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 5 years + 1 Year ILR
Method of application: online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 30/01/2023
Date of debit of fees: 30/01/2023
Date of biometrics: 14/02/2023
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 14/02/2023
Date of receipt of approval: 09/04/2023
Date of Ceremony: (Not yet booked)

[MoIQ]

Eligibility criteria: Refugee ILR & 5 Year (ILR granted April 2018)
Language: Master's Degree - UK
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 21/01/2023
Payment: 21/01/2023
Documents uploaded & submitted to UKVCAS: 25/01/2023
Biometrics Appointment: 31/01/2023
Date of acknowledgment: 31/01/2023
Date of receipt of approval: 09/04/2023
Date of ceremony: TBC
Date of Passport application: N/A
Date of Passport Recieve:

I applied for citizenship in May 2019 and got refusal because of a 3 months overstay in 2012. The home office suggested applying again in January 2023 to clear 10 years of history. I also forget to upload my reference letters online and at the time of biometrics. However, I sent both letters by e-mail and the home office did not reply. They send an approval e-mail today. Good Luck to all in the.

[dko]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: Refugee 5yrs +1yr ILR
Method of application: online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 18/3/2023
Date of debit of fees:18/3/2023
Date of biometrics: 6/4/2034
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 6/4/2023
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of Ceremony:

[alterhase58]

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[jwad87]

Eligibility criteria: Spouse of British Citizen & ILR (ILR granted Oct 2022)
Language: IELTS & LIUK test (2022)
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 03/01/2023
Payment: 03/01/2023
Documents uploaded & submitted to UKVCAS: 13/01/2023
Biometrics Appointment: 13/01/2023
Date of acknowledgement: 13/01/2023
Date of receipt of approval: 03/04/2023
Date of ceremony: 08/04/2023

Good luck to all waiting!

[Eeaplz]

Eligibility criteria: EUSS + ILR (2 adults, 2 children)
Nationality: 3 EU, 1 non-EU Spouse
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 12/01/2023
Documents Submitted online via UKVCAS: approximately 20/01/2023
Biometrics Appointment: 09/02/2023

Date of receipt of approval: 06/04/2023, from Home Office Atlas
Date of receipt of ceremony email from council: 30/03/2023
Date of Ceremony: 14/04/2023

Approved! Good luck everyone.

Finally got my Home Office emails, a week after the council broke the good news

[tiredface]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years T2 Work Visa + 8 months ILR (married to UK national so could've applied immediately)
Language: NZ passport
Nationality: New Zealand
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 10/01/2023
Payment: 10/01/2023
Documents uploaded & submitted to UKVCAS: 10/02/2023
Biometrics Appointment: 10/02/2023
Date of acknowledgement: 10/02/2023
Date of receipt of approval: 06/04/2023
Date of ceremony: TBC. Have called my council who confirmed there's about a 10 day delay from the Home Office in receiving the certificates, so they will call me in around 10 working days. Nearly there though!

Good luck everyone!

[CR001]

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[CuriousCutie]

Eligibility criteria: Refugee (Middle East) + more than 1 year ILR
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 22/01/2023
Date of debit of fees: same day
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: same day email
Date of Biometrics : 02/02/2023
Date of receipt of approval: 02/04/2023
Date of Ceremony: No council letter yet

Good luck everyone !