Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[Wtaribo]

Eligibility: 10 years+ 2 years ILR+brit spouse
Application date :postal application 24/08,received 25/08.
Application fee debited :26/08
Emailed further nationality enquiries on the 06/09 to ask why no email or letter confirming application was received.
Biometric letter received: 12/09
Biometric done :28/09
Response from further nationality enquiries: 06/10,email title: application for naturalisation approved!!
It took 4 weeks..

[CR001]

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[Ola123ola]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 27/09/2022
Date of debit of fees: 27/09/2022
Date of acknowledgement: 27/09/2022
Uploaded supporting documents: 05/10/2022
Date Biometrics enrolled: Non
The date on Approval letter/Email: pending
Date of receipt of approval: pending
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: pending
Citizenship ceremony date: pending

[CSanz]

Eligibility criteria: 20 years in UK as resident + EU settlement status since 2019+ 12 years with British spouse
Method of application: On-line
Date of receipt by UKVI: Survey received from UKVI on 6-May-22
Date of debit of fees: 24-Jan-2022
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 5-Mar-2022
Date of receipt of approval: Still waiting
Date of Ceremony: Still waiting

It should be a straight forward application, as I have been working/living for many years in UK with no trouble. However the link sent by UKVI in the survey didn't work, so I didn't complete it.
I've sent emails to NationalityEnquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk and FurtherNationalityEnquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk to check status for my application more than 20 days ago, with no response.

[Beyou]

Eligibility criteria: EU Settled status
Language/LIUK Criteria: Life in UK Test + PTE Home B1
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 20/07/2022
Payment method: Debit Card (Online)
Date of payment: 20/07/2022
Date of email to use IDV app: 25/07/2022
Date of submission using IDV app: 25/07/2022
Date of Email from Atlas (Also states this email is the approval letter: 26/09/2022 at 9:36am
Date of Ceremony: 06/10/2022 (paid £120- private ceremony was much sooner than the group ceremony)

[luckndone]

Eligibility criteria: 10 year long residency + 1 year ILR
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 17/08/22
Date of debit: 17/08/22
Payment method: Credit Card (Online)
Date of email to use IDV App: 22/08/22
Date of Document Submission: 08/09/22
Date on Approval Letter or Email: WAITING
Date of ceremony: WAITING

[Shan15G]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1 + 2 year ILR
Family of 4 = myself + spouse + 15 and 20 years old
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 06/08/2021
Date of debit of fees: 06/08/2021
Date of acknowledgement: 06/08/2021
Uploaded supporting documents: 16/08/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 02/09/2021
The date on Approval letter/Email: pending
Date of receipt of approval: pending
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: pending
Citizenship ceremony date: pending

It has been 1+ year now, status check (by myself + MP) will get a standard reply:
"I am sorry your application is taking longer than usual, to be processed. As you are 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."

I've stopped enquiring on my status as I am annoyed and clueless.

[rajeshbala]

Eligibility criteria: 10 year ILR + 3 year
Nationality: India
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 27/07/2022
Date of Biometric appointment: 09/08/22 via UKVCAS appointment
Date on Email from council inviting for the ceremony : 30/09/2022
Email from home office: not received
Date of ceremony: December 2022

Email from home office atlas: 03/10/2022

[Shah1698]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2G + 1 Year ILR (+ my wife and 2 children) - 4 applicants
Language/LIUK Criteria: Life in UK Test + IELTS B1
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 24/06/2022
Payment method: Credit Card (Online)
Date of payment: 24/06/2022
Date of email to use IDV app: 27/06/2022
Date of submission using IDV app: 29/06/2022 (Croydon) - Didn't use the app
Date on Approval letter: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

03/10/2022 at 2:40pm
Received an email asking to pay ceremony fee £80 for my son who turns 18 in the next 3 weeks. Filled the form with the card details sent it back within 30 mins and now waiting...

[kami_27]

Eligibility criteria: 5 year Spouse Visa
Nationality: Pakistan
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 31/08/2022
Uploaded supporting documents: 31/08/2022
IDV app: 06/09/2022
The date on Approval letter/Email: pending
Date of receipt of approval: pending
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: pending
Citizenship ceremony date: pending

[kami_27]

Eligibility criteria: 5 year Spouse Visa
Nationality: Pakistan
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 31/08/2022
Uploaded supporting documents: 31/08/2022
IDV app: 06/09/2022
The date on Approval letter/Email: pending
Date of receipt of approval: pending
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: pending
Citizenship ceremony date: pending

[MohR]

Eligibility criteria: 5 LR + 1 year ILR
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 28/08/2019
Date of debit of fees: 28/08/2019
Date of acknowledgement: 03/19/2019
Uploaded supporting documents: 06/09/2019
Date Biometrics enrolled: 06/09/2019
The date on Approval letter/Email: pending
Date of receipt of approval: pending
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: pending
Citizenship ceremony date: pending

3Years 1Month 6Days Still PENDING

[Sreeni83]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 2/ ILR/ Spouse of British citizen
Nationality: Non-EEA
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 26 Aug 2022
Date of debit: 26 Aug 2022
Invitation IDV: 30 Aug 2022
Submission via the App: 4 Sept 2022
Date on Approval Letter or Email: Waiting
Date of ceremony: Waiting

This forum has been a great help and thanks to the all experts/moderators and query raisers. Wishing everyone all the best for their applications.

Many thanks,

[mkhan83]

Eligibility criteria: 5Year Tier 1 + 1 year ILR
Nationality: Non-EEA ( Pakistani )
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 02/08/2022
Date of debit: 02/08/2022
Invitation IDV: N/A
Email invitation to book biometric appointment: 08/08/2022.
Date of biometric submission: 12/08/2022 at Lansdowne Road Croydon £135
Date on Approval Email from Home Office Atlas : 03/010/2022 @10:45 am.
Date of ceremony: Will contact council after 1 working day of receiving approval email

[kubasak]

Eligibility criteria: EUSS 1 year
Nationality: Non-EEA ( Pakistani )
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 04/07/2022
Date of debit: 04/07/2022
Invitation IDV: 14/07/2022
Submission via the App: 18/07/2022
Date on Approval Letter or Email: 03/010/2022 @09:30 am.
Date of ceremony: Not booked yet

Exact three months (not even a day up or down )

Thanks for this forum. So helpful and all the best who are waiting.

[ash210]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years spouse of BC
Nationality: Indian (Non-EEA)
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 23/06/2022
Date of debit: 23/06/2022
Invitation IDV: 27/06/2022
Submission via the App: 30/06/2022
Date on Approval Letter or Email: 03/010/2022 @10:45am
Date of ceremony: Not booked yet, will call council tomorrow or on Wednesday.

Thanks everyone and best of luck to those who are waiting.

[pc1463]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1 + 1 year ILR
Family of 3 = myself + spouse + 13 years old
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 8/10/2021
Date of debit of fees: 8/10/2021
Date of acknowledgement: 12/10/2021
Uploaded supporting documents: 12/10/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 01/11/2021
The date on Approval letter/Email: pending
Date of receipt of approval: pending
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: pending
Citizenship ceremony date: pending

10 months- Still waiting - I think many applications pending from Sep/Oct & Jan.

Still pending - 11 months

About 1 YEAR - STILL NOTHING

[sabbst]

Eligibility criteria: EUSS (7 yrs)
Nationality: EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 9/08/22
Date of debit: 9/08/22
Payment method: Credit Card (Online)
Date of email to book appointment: 15/08/22
Date of appointment: 15/08/22 (same day Croydon, £132)
Date on Approval Letter or Email: 03/10/2022
Date of ceremony: waiting (sent booking form to council)

[alijee86]

Eligibility criteria: EUSS family member PR 2018 changed to ILR under exit agreement March 2021.
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 17/09/2022
Date of debit: 17/09/2022
Payment method: Credit Card (Online)
Date of email to book appointment via IDV app: 26/09/22
Date of appointment: 26/09/22 via IDV app
Date on Approval Letter or Email: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting
Applied previously Citizenship in 2019 which was refused due to breach in immigration in 2013 but applied again after the new 2022 good character guidelines which says if you have ILR then previous immigration history won’t be questioned.

[rajeshbala]

Eligibility criteria: 10 year ILR + 3 year
Nationality: India
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 27/07/2022
Date of Biometric appointment: 09/08/22 via UKVCAS appointment
Date on Email from council inviting for the ceremony : 30/09/2022
Email from home office: not received
Date of ceremony: December 2022

[Sandeep5031]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 skilled visa + 1Y ILR
Method of application: Online
Language/LIUK : Life in UK Test + UK PhD
Nationality: India
Date of application: 31/05/2022
Date of submission of Biometrics in person @ Luton: 20/06/2022
Date on Approval email : waiting, no response yet

[duranduran]

- Eligibility criteria: 5 year Tier 2 + 1 year ILR
- Language/LIUK Criteria: Life in UK Test
- Nationality: Turkish
- Method of application: Online
- Online application submitted: 14/04/2022
- Online payment: 19/04/2022
- Invitation to download idv app: 26/04/2022
- Submitted supported documents: 03/05/2022
- Additional Info requested/submitted: 21/06/2022
- Date on Approval /Email: Waiting
- Date of invitation ceremony: Waiting
- Citizenship ceremony date: Waiting

I've received an email on 21/06/2022 to submit my address history for 2017 to 2019, I've submitted this information the same day. I haven't received a reply for that email even though they said they will reply within 14 working days. Not sure if i have to contact them at this point.

It’s been 3 months since my application and there is still no update. I’ve contacted to national inquiry and other emails I’ve found in this forum, all replied with automated replies. Also contacted MP, she said she she won’t follow up since the process takes 6 months.

Still waiting, it’s so frustrating.

it's been 4 months, still no update.

Date of approval email : 12/09/2022
Date of Citizenship ceremony : 21/09/2022

Good luck to everyone who is still waiting

[shubz16]

Applicants: 1 Adult
Eligibility criteria: Spouse of BC + 2 yr ILR
Method of application: Online
Language/LIUK Criteria: Life in UK Test + Trinity Certificate
Nationality: India
Method of application: Online
Date of application and payment: 24/07/2022
Date of email to use IDV: 01/08/2022
Date of submission of Biometrics via IDV: 02/08/2022
Date on citizenship ceremony invitation: - Waiting

[Kittysquish]

Eligibility criteria: 5Y Ancestry + 1Y ILR
Method of application: Online
Language/LIUK : Life in UK Test
Nationality: Non EU
Date of application: 12/07/2022
Payment method: Credit Card (Online)
Date of payment: 12/07/2022
Date of email to use IDV: 19/07/2022
Date of submission of Biometrics via IDV: 24/07/2022
Date on Approval email : waiting

Date of approval email : 26/09/2022
Date of Citizenship ceremony : 07/10/2022

[tk1991]

Applicants: 1 Adult
Eligibility criteria: 5 yr Tier 2 + 1 yr ILR
Method of application: Online
Language/LIUK Criteria: Life in UK Test + UK Degree
Nationality: Vietnam
Method of application: Online
Date of application and payment: 27/07/2022
Date of email to use IDV: 01/08/2022
Date of submission of Biometrics via IDV: 02/08/2022
Date on citizenship ceremony invitation: 26/09/2022 - Did not receive approval letter