Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[raththam]

Eligibility criteria: Permanent Residence ( Long Residence Route 10 Yrs ) + 1 Yr ILR + B1 English Language + Life in the UK + Referee (2)
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online - debit card
Date of application: 06/02/2023
Documents submitted: 08/02/2023
Biometrics submitted: 08/02/2023
The date on Approval letter/Email: Waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Citizenship ceremony date: Waiting

[techman2020]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years resident + married to BC+ 4 year ILR (10 years wait due to conviction)
Nationality: Nigerian
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online - credit card
Date of application: 5/10/2022
Documents submitted: 10/10/2022
Biometrics submitted: 10/10/2022 at Croydon
The date on Approval letter/Email: 13/02/2023 11:02AM
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Citizenship ceremony date: Waiting - Council has not received my paperwork from HO.

[Mugen]

Application Timeline

Eligibility criteria: Permanent residence card under SS route 1.5 year/B1 English Test/LiUK test
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online - debit card
Date of application: 14/02/2023
Documents submitted: 14/02/2023
Biometrics submitted: 14/02/2023
The date on Approval letter/Email: waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Citizenship ceremony date: waiting

[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: 13/02/2023
Citizenship ceremony date: 19/02/2022 (Free - Group Ceremony)

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!

Citizenship ceremony date: 19/02/2022

I had to call the Citizenship Ceremonies Officer Surrey to book a ceremony date. The free group ceremony appointment was next week so didn't need to pay for a private ceremony

[adnan01]

Application Timeline
Eligibility Criteria: non EU + 1 settle status+ UK degree + Life in the UM
Other applicants: EU wife and 14 year old daughter (1 year settled status)
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online - credit card
Date of application: 10/10/2022
Biometrics submitted: 10/11/22 Reading (free)
The date on Approval letter/Email: Waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Citizenship ceremony date: Waiting

Over 4 months now…found out somehow that application is with case worker since December.

[CC3008]

Eligibility criteria: 5 year spouse + ILR
Nationality: non EU
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online - debit card
Date of application: 12/12/2022
Documents to be submitted: 04/01/2023
Biometrics to be submitted: 04/01/2023
The date on Approval letter/Email: waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 13/2/2023
Citizenship ceremony date: Waiting

[techman2020]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years resident + married to BC+ 4 year ILR (10 years wait due to conviction)
Nationality: Nigerian
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online - credit card
Date of application: 5/10/2022
Documents submitted: 10/10/2022
Biometrics submitted: 10/10/2022 at Croydon
The date on Approval letter/Email: 12/03/2023 11:02AM
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Citizenship ceremony date: Waiting - Council has not received my paperwork from HO.

[gemig]

Eligibility criteria: +8 yrs in UK, Settled Status
Language: Life in the UK test + English Test
Nationality: Brazilian
Application 25/10/2022
Fee Taken & Biometrics Booked 25/10/2022
Supporting Documents Subbimitted 04/11/2022
Biometrics UKVCAS 21/11/2022
UKVCAS Submitted to UKVI 21/11/2022
Approval Letter 23/01/23
Cerimony 01/02/23

[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