Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[bijan]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 2 General + 1 year ILR
Language: UK Uni Degree + Life in the UK
Nationality: Iranian
Method of application: Online
Payment Method: Online
Application submitted date: 23 JAN 2023
Biometrics Appointment date: 02 FEB 2023 (paid appointment at Croydon)

Approval email: waiting
Ceremony date: waiting

[Luisuk2017]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 2 General + 1 year ILR (4 applicants including 2 Children for registration)
Language: B1 + Life in the UK
Nationality: Venezuelan
Method of application: Online
Payment Method: Online
Application submitted date: 14 February 2023
Biometrics Appointment date: 14 February 2023 (paid appointment at Croydon)
Confirmation of the submission: 14 February 2023
Approval email: waiting
Ceremony date: waiting

[STONEPEE]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years spouse visa and two weeks ILR
Language: B1 + Life in the Uk
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Payment Method: Online
Application submitted date: 2nd March 2023
Biometrics Appointment date: 9th March 2023(paid appointment at Mark Lane £132)
Approval email: waiting
Ceremony date: waiting

[ahmed103]

Eligibility criteria: 5 year Tier-2 + ILR
Nationality: Egyptian
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online - credit card
Date of application: 19/10/2022
Documents submitted: 19/10/2022
Biometrics Appointment date: 27/10/2022 (£132 - Liverpool)
The date on Approval letter/Email: 13/2/2023
Date of receipt of ceremony email: 17/2/2023
Citizenship ceremony date: 18/2/2023 (I was lucky, a last minute cancellation and I was offered to attend in place)

[watway_as]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years in the UK + 2 yr ILR
Language: B1 + Life in the Uk
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: Online
Payment Method: Online
Application date: 5 Jan 2023
Biometrics Appointment date: 9th Jan 2023
Approval email: 6 Mar 2023
Ceremony date: 28 Mar 2023

[Fergiepri]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years spouse visa + ILR married to BC,applied immediately I got my ILR
Language: UK Master’s + Life in the UK PASSED
Nationality: Nigerian
Method of application: Online
Payment Method: Online
Application date : 17th jan 2023
Biometrics Appointment date: 24th jan 2023
Approval email: pending
Ceremony date: pending

[destillers]

Eligibility criteria:
Bc Spouse
5 years in the UK + 1 yr IRL
Language: B1 + Life in the Uk
Nationality: Brazilian
Method of application: Online
Payment Method: Online
Application date : 18th jan 2023
Biometrics Appointment date: 20th jan 2023
Approval email: pending
Ceremony date: pending

I see a lot people is receiving decisions in 2 months usually
Hope to hear from them very soon

[ninkas]

Timeline of my non EU husband’s application

Eligibility criteria : married to EU , EUSS for over 2 years
Language: LITUK and B1
Online application
Application date : 12 December 2022
Biometrics date : 29 December 2022
Approval email : 6 March 2023
Ceremony booked : 23 March 2023

Good luck to all of you !

[gilli2023]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years in the UK + 1 yr IRL
Language: B1 + Life in the Uk
Nationality: Brazilian
Method of application: Online
Payment Method: Online
Application date : 17th Oct 2022
Biometrics Appointment date: 14th Nov 2022
Approval email: pending
Ceremony date: pending

[Ali112338]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5yr T2 + 1 yr ILR
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 12th Dec 2022
Date of debit of fees: 12th Dec 2022
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 12th Dec 2022
Date of Biometrics collection: 14th Dec 2022 paid £132 (Croydon)
Date of receipt of approval: 13th Feb 2023 email received
Date of Ceremony: 08th March 2023 paid £250 for private ceremony

Good luck everyone and thank you all such a great forum.

[Hopeful25]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years ILR British spouse
Language: Degree + life in the UK test
Nationality: Non-EU / Iranian
Method of application: Online
Date of application : 7.12.2022
Date of debit of fees: 7.12.2022
Date of appointment: 14.12.2022 (Paid )
Date of receipt of acknowledgment (by UKVI): 14.12.2022
Date of receipt of UKVI survey: pending
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Letter from Council for the ceremony: Pending
Date of Citizenship Ceremony: Pending

No news yet

[nehurane]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 Dependant + ILR (since Oct 2019)
Language: IELTS Certificate
Life in the UK: passed in 2019
Nationality: India
Method of application: Online
Payment Method: Online
Application date : 6th Jan 2023
Biometrics Appointment date: 7th Jan 2023 (£132 - Croydon)
Approval email: 6th March 2023 at 11:27
Ceremony date: TBC

I am going to try to push ceremony date in second half of April as I am travelling in March and early April. Hope council consider my request and wait until I finish my travel abroad.

[Afola112]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years EU Spouse + 4 year of permanent residence and 1 year settled status
Life in the UK test: 2018
English: Bsc in UK
Nationality: Nigerian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 30/12/2022
Date of email to book appointment with UKVCAS: 30/12/2022
Date of submission and biometrics: 23/01/2022 (paid appointment)
Date of approval email: 06 March 2023 @1131
Citizenship ceremony date: will call council to book

Good luck to everyone still waiting!

Thank you to everyone on this forum!

[GayRomanian]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year of ILR (settled status since 27 July 2021)
Life in the UK test: 17 August 2022 (PASSED)
Nationality: Romanian (EU citizen)
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 06/09/2022
Date of email to book appointment with UKVCAS: 13/09/2022
Date of submission and biometrics: 17/09/2022
Date of approval email: 27 February 2023
Citizenship ceremony date: N/A

Good luck to all the ones still waiting!

[tamilboy007]

Eligibility criteria: refugee settled 5 plus ILR , 2 dependent
Nationality: non EU(Other Asian )
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online - debit card
Date of application: 24/02/2023
Documents submitted: 24/02/2022
Biometrics submitted: 36/02/2022 free appointment
Submission email received from UKVCAS -26/02/2023
The date on Approval letter— waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Citizenship ceremony date: N/A
Note — UKVCAS said I will receive acknowledgement from UKVI within 24 hours after fingerprinting but still not receive any email from UKVI..

[Fatimajafri]

ligibility criteria: 5 year Tier-2 + ILR
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: Online- IDV app
Payment method: Online - debit card
Date of application: 30/06/2022
Documents submitted: 9/07/2022
Biometrics submitted: 11/07/2022 IDV appointment
The date on Approval letter/Email: 06 March 2023
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 06 March 2023
Citizenship ceremony date:Yet to confirm
Passport applied: Yet to confirm

[destillers]

Date of application. 18/01/2023

BTC spouse.

3 yers of ILR

Payment 18/01/2023

Fingers prints 20/02.2023

Still waiting no news noting from home office it takes ages

[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: Pending
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Pending
Citizenship ceremony date:Pending

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

Still waiting, no news yet

[Jojo1239]

Eligibility Criteria: ILR + BC Spouse
Nationality:Indian
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online - credit card
Date of application: 12.10.2022
Biometrics submitted: IDV app
The date on Approval letter/Email: TBC
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: TBC
Citizenship ceremony date:
No news yet

[Kakaman]

Eligibility criteria: 5 year spouse + ILR
Nationality: non EU
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online - debit card
Date of application: 09/10/2022
Documents submitted: 11/11/2022
Biometrics submitted: 11/11/2022 free appointment
The date on Approval letter/Email: 20 February 2023
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 17 Feb 2023
Citizenship ceremony date: 24 Feb private
Passport applied: 24 Feb 2023
Overall it took more than 4 months 10 days

[Janbh]

Eligibility Criteria: I got ILR on 10 Aug 22 (I’m married to a British Citizen, so applied for Naturalisation straight away)
Nationality: Philippines
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online - Debit Card
Date of application: 15 Aug 22
Biometrics submitted: (via App) 24 Aug 22
The date on Approval letter/Email: 27 Feb 23
Citizenship ceremony date: 31 Mar 23

Took 6.5 months from applying to approval email from UKVI. As far as I’m aware it was a very straight forward application and more than the required evidence was provided. It just goes to show that there doesn’t seem to be any order in which applications are processed. Some are done in 1 month, and others take 6 months or longer. Glad it’s over now. Good luck to everyone else.

[Nomad75]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years+ 5 years ILR
Language: USA graduate degree + Life in the Uk
Nationality: Non EU- Turkish
Method of application: Online
Payment Method: Online
Application date : 10th October 2022
Biometrics Appointment date: 17th October 22
Approval email: No news yet

Approaching to 5 months. No news. I wish quick & good news for everyone

[nickp]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years in the UK (T1) + 1 year ILR
Language: B1 IELTS + Life in the UK (a year+ ago, during the ILR application)
Nationality: Russian
Method of application: Online
Application date: 20/12/2022
Biometrics: 28/12/2022, Luton
Approval email: 27/02/2023
Ceremony date: 13/03/2023

[julyaw]

Eligibility criteria: settled status since May 2021
Nationality: EU citizen
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 02/10/2022
Date of email to book appointment with UKVCAS: 10/10/2022
Date of UKVCAS appointment: 12/10/2022
Approval email: 27/02/2023
Citizenship ceremony date: 22/03/2023

Thank you to this forum and good luck to those of you who are awaiting a reply!

[GayRomanian]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year of ILR (settled status since July 2021)
Life in the UK test: 17 August 2022 (PASSED)
Nationality: Romanian (EU citizen)
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 06/09/2022
Date of email to book appointment with UKVCAS: 13/09/2022
Date of submission and biometrics: 17/09/2022
Date of approval email: N/A
Citizenship ceremony date: N/A

No reply as of 6th December yet.

No reply as of 17th January 2023.

Approval email received on 27th February. Waiting for my Home Office invitation letter. (It lasted 5 months and a half the whole waiting process)