Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[Onkarsingh1991]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: Spouse of British citizen with ILR for 1 week
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 29/07/2022
Date of debit of fees: 29/07/2022
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 29/07/2022
Date of IDV app confirmation: 01/08/2022
Date of IDV completion: 03/08/2022
Email sent from my self to see status of application : 11/01/2023
Email received from home office saying application is complex and will not be processed in the 6 month timeframe: email received 24/01/2023

Email received from Home office customer service agent stating the application has been approved and an invitation for a ceremony will be sent in due course: 20/02/2023

Date of receipt of approval: 27/02/2022 11:30am
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

Thank you for this forum for helping us through the entire process !!!

[tomarx_123]

Eligibility criteria: EUSS + 1 year
Language: UK degree
Nationality: EU - Italian
Method of application: Online
Payment Method: Online
Application date: 29/12/2022
Biometrics Appointment date: 30/12/2022 (paid - Croydon)
Approval email: 23/02/2023 - from the council, no approval from UKVI
Ceremony date: 03/03/2023 - group ceremony

[Hemel001]

Hi,
Eligibility criteria : EUSS plus 1 year ILR
Language: B1 GESE
Life in the UK passed
Nationality: EU - RO
Documents submitted & online payment: 11-01-23
Biometrics (free) : 7-02-23
Approval : waiting.

[karolis31]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years in the UK ( settled )+ 2 year IRL
Language: B1 speaking and listening + Life in the Uk
Nationality: EU - Lithuanian
Method of application: Online
Payment Method: Online
Application date : 1st of February 2023
Biometrics Appointment date: 23rd of February 2023 free appointment
Approval email: awaiting
Ceremony date: awaiting

[vtox_g]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years in the UK ( NonEU)+ 1 year IRL
Language: Studies in Medium in instruction in English + Life in the Uk
Nationality: IND
Method of application: Online
Payment Method: Online
Application date: 14-12 2022
Biometrics Appointment date: 19-12- 2022 Paid appointment
Approval email: pending
Ceremony date: pending

[Onkarsingh1991]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: Spouse of British citizen with ILR for 1 week
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 29/07/2022
Date of debit of fees: 29/07/2022
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 29/07/2022
Date of IDV app confirmation: 01/08/2022
Date of IDV completion: 03/08/2022
Email sent from my self to see status of application : 11/01/2023
Email received from home office saying application is complex and will not be processed in the 6 month timeframe: email received 24/01/2023

Email received from Home office customer service agent stating the application has been approved and an invitation for a ceremony will be sent in due course: 20/02/2023

Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: N/A

[Snech]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years in the UK ( EUSS)+ 1 year IRL
Language: b1 + Life in the Uk
Nationality: DZ
Method of application: Online
Payment Method: Online
Application date : 27-01 2023
Biometrics Appointment date: 23-02- 2023 free appointment
Approval email: pending
Ceremony date: pending

[gt2015]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years in the UK (Tier 2) + 1 year ILR
Language: UK Degree + Life in the UK (from the ILR application)
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Application date : 19th November 2022
Biometrics appointment date: 28th November 2022 (paid appointment - Mark Lane)
Approval email: waiting

[ElvllvlA]

Eligibility criteria: BC spouse + EUSS
Language: UK MSc degree
Life in the UK: passed in 2014
Nationality: EU (RO)
Method of application: Online
Payment Method: Online
Application date : 19th of October 2022
Biometrics Appointment date: 14th of November 2022, free appointment
Approval email: 20th February 2023 at 10:28
Ceremony date: TBC

So relieved I got my confirmation email! Thank you to everyone here, posting your updates - I must've checked this forum 1000 times! (And one thing I noticed is that most got their email in the morning?? Maybe a theory to test? Haha)

Good luck to those waiting, hope your approval email will arrive soon!

[londoner2015]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years in the UK (Tier 2 / skilled worker) + 1 year ILR
Language: IELTS from 2016 (used in the first Tier 2 visa application) + Life in the UK (from the ILR application)
Nationality: Russian
Method of application: Online
Payment Method: Online
Application date : 22th November 2022
Biometrics Appointment date: 1st December 2022
Approval email: 30th January 2023
Ceremony date: 1st February 2023 - council has been amazing at being able to accommodate me for a public ceremony last minute

Good luck everyone!

[wasim465]

Application Timeline
Nationality: non EU
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Documents submitted: 11/1/2023
Biometrics submitted: 13/1/2023
The date on Approval letter/Email: 20/02/2023
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Citizenship ceremony date: waiting

[Bobo2023]

Eligibility criteria: Refugee status ( settled )+ 1 year IRL (1+ 7 dependents)
Language: UK Post-graduation degree + Life in the Uk
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Payment Method: Online Debit Card ( 29th April 2022)
Application Submission date : 29th April 2022
Date of Acknowledgment: 29th April 2022
Biometrics Appointment date: UKVCAS 5th May 2022 Paid appointment
Documents uploaded: Legal representative submitted documents separately after the biometric on 12th May 2023
Request an Update letter from Legal Representative: 28th September 2022 ( No response)
Home Office Atlas Generic email: 22nd October 2022 ( delay due to exceptional Complex issue)
Request an Update letter from Legal Representative: 25th November 2022 ( No response)
MP letter of request for update: 23rd November 2022
Personal Request for update at Furthernationalityenquirie Email: 01st December 2022
Request an Update letter from Legal Representative: 22nd December 2023 ( No response)
Generic Response to my personal email: 18th January 2023 ( sorry for application taking longer due to external checks…..)
Response to MP same generic reply: 21st January 2023 ( Sorry for delay due to background checks)
Request an Update letter from Legal Representative: 07th February 2023 ( No response)
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of receipt of ceremony invite: Pending
Date of ceremony: Pending


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[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:
Nothing yet . Planning to message my local MP

[v_mohit]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 dependant (Settled) + ILR for 4 years + UK degree + Life in UK test
Nationality: non EU
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 19/12/2022
Documents submitted: 19/12/2022
Biometrics submitted: 21/12/2022 Paid appointment - croydon
The date on Approval letter/Email: 20/02/2023
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Citizenship ceremony date: waiting

[Arlcc]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years in the UK ( settled )+ 1 year IRL
Language: UK undergraduate degree + Life in the Uk
Nationality: EU - Romanian
Method of application: Online
Payment Method: Online
Application date : 10th November 2022
Biometrics Appointment date: 5th December 2022 free appointment
Approval email: 20th February 2023 @ 10:09
Ceremony date: 21st February 2023 Private Ceremony

Good luck everyone!

[Anna_xo2468]

Application Timeline

My time has finally come !!!!! (Sorry for the long post ahead)

5 months 2 weeks & 5 days.

Non EU - Tier 2 - 5 year + 1 - ILR

Application submitted : 01.09.2022

Submitted documents via IDV APP: 05.09.2022

Involved MP : 10.12.2022

Received feedback that enquiries were still outstanding: 29.12.2022

Requested SAR (Subject Access Request) as I wanted to ensure that my case had been looked at: 17.01.2023

Received the documents and come to find out nothing had been done since I submitted my application - 06.02.2023

I decided to go ahead and book a free appointment to resubmit my biometrics as I believe it was because of technical issues using the IDV app - 14.02.2023

Within less than a week I received an email (11:54am) confirming my application has been successful

For anyone that has submitted their application using IDV app I would highly recommend to resubmit biometric at the center as this hasn’t only happened to me.

good luck to anyone else waiting

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

[nithyanand]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: Parent ILR + Child born in UK
Nationality: non EU
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 24/01/2023
Documents submitted: 24/01/2023
Biometrics submitted: 20/02/2023 free appointment
The date on Approval letter/Email: waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Citizenship ceremony date: waiting

[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:waiting
Citizenship ceremony date: Waiting
PS :I got an email from the council that they have booked me in for a ceremony. 17 Feb 2023
Overall it took more than 4 months 10 days

[avela-onke]

Applicant 1
Nationality: South African
Eligibility criteria: EU Settled Status + 2 Years
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 07/042022
Date of debit of fees: 07/04/2022
Date of biometrics enrolment: Not required
Date of submission of documents: 19/04/2022 through app or UKVAS app
Date of Approval email: 13/02/2022
Date of Ceremony: TBC (I was called by the Council to offer me group ceremony on 21/02/2022 but I am away and will book next available date for group ceremony)

[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: waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:waiting
Citizenship ceremony date: Waiting
I got an email from the council that they have booked me in for a ceremony. Very weird but I am happy that it's over

[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: Waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

[Cross87]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year EU Settled Status
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Master's Degree + Life in the UK test
Nationality: Non-EU (Nigerian)
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 22/01/2023
Payment method: Online - credit card
Date of debit of fees: 22/01/2023
Date of acknowledgement: 22/01/2023
Documents uploaded & submitted to UKVCAS: 08/02/2023.
Biometrics Appointment: 14/02/2023 (free - Leeds)
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of receipt of ceremony invite: Pending
Date of ceremony: Pending

[OneTrickPony]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5 years Refugee Leave to Remain + 3 years of ILR
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 16 November 2022
Date of receipt by UKBA: 16 November 2022 Biometrics taken at UKVCAS office
Date of debit of fees: 16 November 2022
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 17 November 2022 (my supporting documents submitted to UKVI by UKVCAS)
Date of receipt of approval: 23 January 2023
Date of Ceremony: 15 February 2023

[Trilok]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 HS Entrepreneur visa 5 years + ILR 1 year
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online (Card)
Date of application: 14/01/2023
Documents submitted: 14/01/2023
Biometrics submitted: 01/02/2023 (Croydon)
The date on Approval letter/Email: Awaiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: None, waiting