Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[iz1]

Eligibility criteria: Settled Status + 3 years ILR
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 15/05/2022
Date of debit: 15/05/2022
Invitation IDV: 24/05/22
Submission via the App: 27/05/22
Date on Approval Letter or Email: pending
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: pending
Date of ceremony:

[yougotme01]

Eligibility criteria: 5yrs T2 visa + 1yr ILR‬
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 11.04.2022
Payment method: credit card online
Date IDV APP: 22.04.2022 (paid appointment)
Date of UKVI survey email: 06.05.2022
Date of council citizenship invitation: 20.05.2022
Date of Approval: Email from Home Office Atlas: 25.05.2022
Date of Ceremony: 25/05/2022

[HazMaz]

Eligibility criteria: 10 Years + 12+ Months ILR
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 19/05/2022
Date of debit: 19/05/2022
Invitation IDV: 24/05/2022
Submission via the App: 24/05/2022
Date of Approval Email: waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting

[Rinir85]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years residency + 1year ILR
Nationality: Russian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 22/03/2022
Date of debit: 22/03/2022
Invitation IDV: 29/03/2022
Submission via the App: 30/03/2022
Date on Approval Letter or Email: waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting

Date on Approval Letter or Email: Atlas Email 23/05/2022
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Atlas Email 23/05/2022 (same Email)
Date of ceremony: 31/05/2022 (private ceremony)

Thank you very much for your input, it was very helpful. Good luck to everyone!

[Geek987]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years + 1year ILR
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 20/03/2022
Date of debit: 20/03/2022
Invitation IDV: 29/03/2022
Submission via the App: 31/03/2022
Date on Approval Letter or Email: 25/05/2022
Date of ceremony: waiting

[cjv501]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 10Yrs + 1yr ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Degree + Life in UK
Nationality : Indian
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 25/03/2022
Date of biometric : 16/04/2022
Date on Approval letter: 25/05/2022
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

[AXIR]

Eligibility criteria: ILR 9 years (LR route)
Language/LIUK Criteria: CEFR C1 and Life in the U.K.
Nationality: India
Method of application: online
Payment method: online
Date of application: 17/03/2022
Date of debit of fees: 17/03/2022
Uploaded supporting documents: 17/3/2022
Date Biometrics enrolled: 11/04/ 2022 (Free appointment, been here over 20 years already therefore never felt any rush )
Date on Approval letter/Email: 23/05/2022
Citizenship ceremony date: Booked
Around 2 months and 1 week processing time. This forum has been very helpful from the beginning till the end. We all know that the process can be stressful. Good luck everyone

[rancho]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years (T2G) + 2.5 Years ILR
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 08/04/2022
Date of debit: 08/04/2022
Invitation IDV: 13/04/2022
Submission via the App: 14/04/2022
Date of Approval Email: waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting

I contacted HO on 26th April to check whether documents reached them. I got reply yesterday that my application was approved on 22 May and to wait for invite.

Thanks to the forum and it was great help for me and others!

[farjef]

Eligibility criteria: 10 Years + 12+ Months ILR
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 10/05/2022
Date of debit: 10/05/2022
Invitation IDV: 17/05/2022
Submission via the App: 24/05/2022
Date of Approval Email: waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting

[CrazzyM]

Eligibility criteria: 6 years + 4 year ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: B1+ Life in the UK test
Nationality:Pakistan
Method of application: online
Payment method: online
Date of application: 08/03/2022
Date of debit of fees: 08/03/2022
Uploaded supporting documents: 13/03/2022
Date Biometrics enrolled: 13/03/2022 (paid)
Date on Approval letter/Email:waiting
Citizenship ceremony date: waiting
Got an email on 23/05/2022 Evidence of English language and knowledge of life in the UK:

Unfortunately your Trinity College London certificate is now out of date and was never assessed as part of your previous application for indefinite leave to remain.
Booked again

[cloudyun]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK PhD+ Life in the UK test
Nationality: China
Method of application: online
Payment method: online
Date of application: 10/02/2022
Date of debit of fees: 10/02/2022
Uploaded supporting documents: 14/02/2022
Date Biometrics enrolled: 25/02/2022 (paid, Exeter)
Date on Approval letter/Email: 23/05/2022 (via Home Atlas @ 9:46am)
Citizenship ceremony date: waiting

I received great helps from the forum over the years. Good luck to everyone else waiting for the decision.

[Kris001]

Eligibility: 5 years on Tier 2 & 12+ months ILR
Nationality: Indian
Date of online application: 31 MAR 2022
Invitation to use IDV app: 05 APR 2022
Supporting information submitted via IDV app: 08 APR 2022
Approval email: 23 MAY 2022
Citizenship ceremony: TBC

Grateful for all the useful information on this forum and good luck to those waiting for an outcome.

[Abdo_K]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years refugee status + 1-year ILR - Family of three persons
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Master degree + Life in the UK test
Nationality: Syrian
Payment method: online
Date of application: 29/03/2022
Date of debit of fees: 29/03/2022
Uploaded supporting documents: 29/03/2022
Date Biometrics enrolled: 30/03/2022 (Paid, Manchester)
The date of Approval Email: 23/05/2022 (via Home Atlas @09:21am)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Citizenship ceremony date: 07/06/2022 (Trafford)

One month and 24 days !!! good luck all

[stitch]

Eligibility criteria: 10 Years + BC Spouse
Language/LIUK Criteria: IELTS + Life in the UK test
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 18/02/2022
Date of appointment for Biometrics: 06/03/2022 (Paid)
Date on Approval Email: 23/05/2022 @ 10:36am
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: TBC
Date of ceremony: TBC
Good luck everyone waiting

[Yas12]

Submit application :30-03-2022
Biometric :08-04-2022
Received approval =23-05-2022

[princessflorence22]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Trinity college language cert + Life in the UK test
Nationality: Rwandan
Method of application: online
Payment method: online
Date of application: 15/01/2022
Date of debit of fees: 15/01/2022
Uploaded supporting documents: 14/02/2022
Date Biometrics enrolled: 17/02/2022 (free, Enfield)
HO asking for extra address information: 28/03/2022
Addresses provided: 30/03/2022
Date on Approval letter/Email: 16/05/2022 (via Home Atlas @10:31am)
Citizenship ceremony date: 23/05/2022

Good luck and speedy decision to all those waiting! <3

[Groent]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years T2 General + 1 year ILR
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 17/12/2021
Payment method: Online, credit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 17/12/2021
Date of debit of fees: 17/12/2021
Date of biometrics: 13/01/2022 (free, Mark Lane)
Date of receipt of approval: 14/03/2022 (email, 09:54am)
Date of Ceremony: 16/03/2022 (private ceremony)

[bdale]

Eligibility: 5yr + 1yr ILR
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online, credit card
Date of receipt by UKBA: 21/02/2022
Date of debit of fees: 21/02/2022
Date of biometrics: 25/02/2022 (paid, Croydon)
Date of receipt of approval: 16/05/2022 (email, 09:36am)
Date of Ceremony: 26/05/2022

[rv2010]

Route: 5 years, spouse of BC
Online application date: 29 Sept 2021
Biometrics and supporting docs submitted: 8 Oct 2021
Approval email from HO: 16 May 2022
Ceremony email from council: 18 May 2022
Ceremony date: 26 May 2022

[adithi10]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years T2G + 2 years ILR
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 11/03/2022
Date of debit: 11/03/2022
Invitation IDV: 15/03/2022
Submission via the App: 15/03/2022
Date of UKVI survey email: 06/05/2022
Date on Approval Email: 16/05/2022 @ 8:32am
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years T2G + 2 years ILR
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 11/03/2022
Date of debit: 11/03/2022
Invitation IDV: 15/03/2022
Submission via the App: 15/03/2022
Date of UKVI survey email: 06/05/2022
Date on Approval Email: 16/05/2022 @ 8:32am
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 18/05/2022
Date of ceremony: 19/05/2022

[ah1739]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + 1 year
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 26/09/2021
Date biometrics enrolled: 27/09/2021
Date on approval email: None - I contacted them back in March and they eventually responded that my application was approved on 12th April and that I should have received an email on this date but I didn't
Date of invitation ceremony : None - I contacted the council I put on my application (have moved since and notified them but they still sent my certificate to my old council!). They confirmed they have my certificate and allowed me to book the ceremony even without a HO or ceremony invitation letter and confirmed HO reference needed was my application number.
Date of UKVI Survey email: 06/05/2022
Citizenship ceremony date: 17/05/2022

For anyone still waiting, I would recommend contacting your MP (they approved my application a couple of weeks after this), raising a complaint and emailing furthernationalityenquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk. It seems some people are just not getting any approval emails so you can also try to contact your council directly.

[dnlch]

Eligibility criteria: 1 year EU Settled Status + 5 years Residency
Nationality: EEA/EU National
Method of application: Online
Language/LIUK Criteria: LanguageCert B1 English Test + Life in the UK test
Date of application: 6 March 2022
Self-uploaded documents via UKVCAS: 6 March 2022
Date of Biometrics appointment: 8 March 2022
Date of receipt of approval (Email): 2 May 2022
Date of UKVI survey email: 06.05.2022
Date of Ceremony: 17 May 2022


Thank you all for your co-operation and participation in this forum as the information here has been VERY HELPFUL and extremely SUPPORTIVE, thank you and I wish the best for everyone who is still waiting for an outcome

[aniljames]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2, 5 years + 3 yrs in ILR for myself +spouse + 14yr old
Language/LIUK Criteria: ielts + Life in the UK test
Nationality: non-EU
Method of application: online
Payment method: online
Date of application: 8/8/2021
Date of debit of fees: 8/8/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled at croydon: 24/8/2021
Date on Approval letter/Email: pending
Date of receipt of approval: pending
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: pending
Citizenship ceremony date: pending

Still no update, on normal email saying sorry, and it takes more time

[omokehinde]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years + 1year ILR
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 12/05/2022
Date of debit: 12/05/2022
Invitation IDV: 17/05/2022
Submission via the App: 17/05/2022
Date on Approval Letter or Email: waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting

[Arun2016]

Nationality: Indian
Eligiblity Criteria:5 Years T2G + 1 years ILR
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 22/01/2022
Date of debit of fees: 22/01/2022
Date of acknowledgement: 22/01/2022
Uploaded supporting documents: 24/01/2022
Date Biometrics enrolled: 26/01/2022 (Paid appointment)
Date of receipt of ceremony invitation from council: 29/04/2022
Date on Approval Email from Atlas: 02/05/2022
Citizenship ceremony date: 09/05/2022 (Private Ceremony)