Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[GusNihlus]

Eligibility criteria: Holder of EUSS for 1 year
Nationality: EU
Language etc requirements: Life in the UK + PTE Home B1 Test
Method of application: Online
Date of application : 01/12/2022
Biometric appointment: 17/12/2022
Approval of application + invitation to ceremony email (same email): 06/02/2023
Date of citizenship ceremony: Pending

The council still hasn't received my paperwork from the HO. Ringed them this morning.

[ahm95]

Eligibility criteria: +9 yrs in UK, Settled Status
Language: Life in the UK test + BSc, MSc degree certificates.
Nationality: Italian
Method of application: Online
Date of application : 11/11/2022
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKVI: 11/11/2022
Date of debit of fees: 11/11/2022 (Debit Card)
Date of UKVCAS ID invite, documents submission and receipt of acknowledgement/ Biometric 24/11/2022(London FREE)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Pending
Date of receipt of approval: 13/02/2023
Date of Ceremony: 04/04/2023

Congrats to everyone who got theirs sooner than us. Hopefully we will hear back something soon as well!

Total time since application: 3 months 2 days.
Total time since biometrics: 2 months 21 days

God is great! Thank you for all the support and good luck to everyone!

[Bash_]

Eligibility Criteria: Refugee ILR
Language : Msc + LIUK
Nationality: Syrian
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online - credit card
Date of application: 23/9/2022
Biometrics IDV (invited): 26/9/2022
Biometrics IDV (sent): 26/9/2022 (same day)
The date on Approval letter/Email: 13/02/2023 9.58AM
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 13/02/2023 9.58AM
Citizenship ceremony date: Waiting - free slots are only available from April

[Umair_bhura]

Eligibility Criteria: ILR + BC Spouse
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online - credit card
Date of application: 30.11.2022
Biometrics submitted: Croydon
The date on Approval letter/Email: 13/02/2023 9:55am
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 13/02/2023
Citizenship ceremony date: 22/02/2023

[digitaldrifta]

Eligibility Criteria: ILR + Spouse of BC
Language : IELTs Life Skills B1
Nationality: South African
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online - credit card
Date of application: 10/12/2022
Biometrics Appointment: 18/12/2022 (Croydon - £132)
The date on Approval letter/Email: 13/02/2023
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Citizenship ceremony date: Waiting

The date on Approval Email: 13/02/2023
Total wait time: 65 days since date of application.

Going to try book a ceremony (paid) asap. Good luck to everyone waiting!

[phase123]

Application Timeline
Eligibility Criteria: ILR (EUSS) + BC Spouse
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online - debit card
Date of application: 01/02/2023
Biometrics submitted: 09/02/2023 Liverpool (£132)
The date on Approval letter/Email: Waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Citizenship ceremony date: Waiting

Only took me 18 years to finally start applying and hoping for a quick turn around.

[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:

4 months today and nothing yet

[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) Approved 24 Aug 22
The date on Approval letter/Email: Awaiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Awaiting
Citizenship ceremony date: Awaiting

[SJ56]

Eligibility Criteria: ILR 6.5 years (waited for 1.5 years after ILR) + British Spouse
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online - credit card
Date of application: 24.11.2022
Biometrics submitted: 7.12.2022 (£132 appointment paid)
The date on Approval letter/Email: 30.01.2023
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 10.02.2023
Citizenship ceremony date: 13.03.2023

All the best to everyone here who is still waiting.

[LearningCurve]

{My wife submitted her naturalisation application today}
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Eligibility criteria: Spouse of British citizen. Over 3 years on ILR.
Language criteria: Trinity College GCSE B1
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online Application + Sopra Steria, so uploaded all documents online.
Date of application: 15.01.2023
Payment method: Credit card
Date of debit of fees: 15.01.2023
Date Biometrics enrolled: 10.02.2022 at Sopra Steria appointment
Date on Approval letter: TBD
Date of receipt of approval: TBD
Date of Ceremony: TBD
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[Faithanswer]

Type: 10 years + ILR 1yr
Country: India
Application: 7/11/2022
UK biometrics: 17/11/2022 (paid)
Approval: Pending
Ceremony: Pending

Waiting, its about 3 months

[mrwersa]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2, 5 years +1 year ILR
Nationality: Iran
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 30/11/2021
Date of appointment for Biometrics: 02/12/2021
Date of approval: 08/02/2023
Citizenship ceremony invitation date: awaiting
Citizenship ceremony date: pending: awaiting

More than 7 months

Approved after 15 months

[mumo34]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + British spouse + 17 years
Language/LIUK Criteria: Trinity College B1 + Life in the UK test
Nationality: Turkey
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 18/10/2022
Payment method: Online AMEX credit card
Date of debit of fees: 18/10/2022
Documents uploaded & submitted to UKVCAS: 27/10/2022.
Biometrics Appointment: 27/10/2022 (Paid £132 Croydon)
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony invite:
Date of ceremony:

[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

[MyG77]

Eligibility Criteria: Refugee settlement + BC spouse + 2 year
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online - credit card
Date of application: 08/12/2022
Biometrics submitted: 18/12/2022 Croydon
The date on Approval Email: waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony: waiting
Citizenship ceremony date: waiting

[TigerSwede]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year EU Settled Status
Language/LIUK Criteria: Trinity College B1 + Life in the UK test
Nationality: EU (Sweden)
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 08/02/2023
Payment method: Online AMEX credit card
Date of debit of fees: 08/02/2023
Date of acknowledgement: 08/02/2023
Documents uploaded & submitted to UKVCAS: 08/02/2023.
Biometrics Appointment: 08/02/2023 (Paid £132 Croydon)
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony invite:
Date of ceremony:

Submitted everything 8-Feb, let’s hope for a swift approval process!

[Sarbjit24]

Method of application: Online UKVCAS new service
Date of application: 15 August 2022
Date of Biometric through aap. 17 August 2022

Date on Approval letter: waiting
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Date of Ceremony:waiting
It is nearly 6 months no response so far. If anybody know what is next step british citizenship naturalisation. Today is 8th Feb 2023 . Nothing

[samhtfc]

For my wife

Eligibility Criteria: ILR + BC Spouse
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online - credit card
Date of application: 02/12/2022
Biometrics submitted: 08/12/2022 Leeds
The date on Approval letter/Email: TBC
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: TBC
Citizenship ceremony date: TBC

Eligibility Criteria: ILR + BC Spouse
Nationality: American
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online - credit card
Date of application: 02/12/2022
Biometrics submitted: 08/12/2022 Leeds
The date on Approval letter/Email: TBC
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Phone call 03/02/2023
Citizenship ceremony date: 14/03/2023

No official letter from HO yet, just council rang to book the ceremony so guessing it's in the post.

2 months and 1 day between paying and hearing news

Eligibility Criteria: ILR + BC Spouse
Nationality: American
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online - credit card
Date of application: 02/12/2022
Biometrics submitted: 08/12/2022 Leeds
The date on Approval Email: 06/02/2023 (after ceremony phone call)
Date of receipt of ceremony by phone: 03/02/2023
Citizenship ceremony date: 14/03/2023

[starsunlight222]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years tier 2 child + 1 year ILR (became an adult in the meanwhile)
Nationality: Indian
Language etc requirements: Life in the UK + BSc + MSc certificates from UK universities
Method of application: Online
Date of application : 18/10/2022
Biometric appointment: 14/11/2022
Approval of application + invitation to ceremony email (same email): 12/12/2022
Date of citizenship ceremony (contacted council same day as above email): 23/01/2023
Applied for passport: 23/01/2023
Sent documents to HMPO: 24/01/2023
HMPO received documents (update status on their website): 26/01/2023
Passport approved: 02/02/2023
Passport printed: 03/02/2023
Passport received: 06/02/2023

Now I'm just awaiting the HMPO to return my Indian passport (which I have to give up after this ) and naturalisation certificate by post.

Very pleasantly surprised with how smooth the whole process turned out to be, and so happy to be free of the endless hassle of visas, both for living in the UK and for going abroad for holidays.

[Raynato]

Date of application: 15/10/22
Biometrics: 4/11/22
Decision: 6/2/23 (approval by email)
Ceremony invitation: automated, right after approval email for free ceremoney in 30 days exactly! but I've emailed for a sooner one (with additional fee)
Good luck everyone!

[Carper2018]

Eligibility criteria: ILR (after 5 years on Tier 1 (Entrepreneur)+dependants) + 1 year (Two adults and two children)
Language: Life in the UK test
Nationality: Non-EU (Russian)
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 11 September 2022
Date of receipt by UKVI: 11 September 2022
Date of debit of fees: 11 September 2022 (Debit Card)
Date of UKVI/UKVAS biometrics email: 20 September 2022, informing that we are not eligible to use the IDV app
Date of UKVCAS biometric appointment: 13 October 2022 (Croydon, free appointment)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 13 October 2022
Date of first query from the UKVI case worker: 07 December 2022 (a query about the patronymic name that was not in the passport but included in the translation of the certificate of marriage)
Date of second query from the UKVI case worker: 09 January 2022 (received an identical query as that on 07 December 2022 to which I responded in the same way)
Date of receipt of approval/ceremony invitation email:
-for children: 29 January 2023 (surprisingly, on Sunday!) at 15:42 (one child) and at 15:55 (the other child) from Home Office Atlas <home.office.atlas@notifications.service.gov.uk>, subject "Application Update"
-for adults: 06 February 2023 at 08:30 (my wife) and at 08:55 (myself) from Home Office Atlas <home.office.atlas@notifications.service.gov.uk>, subject "Application Update", first line "Citizenship ceremony invitation"
Date of Receipt of Certificates of Registration for children: 30 January 2023 by Royal Mail with signature
Date of Ceremony: Booked for 15 March 2023 (Camden, public ceremony, no private ceremonies currently available)

Many thanks to this forum, its moderators and participants for invaluable advice and information! And good luck to those who are still waiting!

[ahm95]

Eligibility criteria: +9 yrs in UK, Settled Status
Language: Life in the UK test + BSc, MSc degree certificates.
Nationality: Italian
Method of application: Online
Date of application : 11/11/2022
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKVI: 11/11/2022
Date of debit of fees: 11/11/2022 (Debit Card)
Date of UKVCAS ID invite, documents submission and receipt of acknowledgement/ Biometric 24/11/2022(London FREE)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Pending
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

Congrats to everyone who got theirs sooner than us. Hopefully we will hear back something soon as well!

[Vikki2022]

Eligibility criteria: 5/3yr spouse of BC; straight after ILR + 9yrs in UK
Language: life in the UK test
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application : 31/01/2023 (07:00 am)
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKVI: 31/01/2023 /
Date of debit of fees: 31/01/2023 (Debit Card)
Date of UKVCAS ID invite, documents submission and receipt of acknowledgement/ Biometric 31/01/2023 (Croydon £132.00) (18:30 pm)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Pending
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

[CR001]

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[Mariabal]

Eligibility Criteria: ILR + BC Spouse
Nationality: Ukrainian
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online - credit card
Date of application: 02.12.2022
Biometrics submitted: 10.12.2022
The date on the Approval letter/Email: 03.02.2023
Good luck to everyone who’s still waiting