Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[shoaibrehman]

Eligibility criteria: ILR (British Spouse)
Nationality: Pakistan
Method of application: online
Date of online payment: 16/01/2022
Date biometrics enrolled: 20/01/2022
Date of approval email: Haven't received the email yet but got the ceremony confirmation email from the local council
Citizenship ceremony date: 27 April 2022

[Setmilr987]

Eligibility criteria: spouse of British citizen + ILR, applied straight after received ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Degree taught in English + Life in the UK test
Nationality: Non-EU
Date of online application: 07/07/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 08/07/2021
Date on Approval letter/Email: waiting
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting

Nearly 8 months

[monsieur007]

Eligibility criteria: ILR (settled status) + 1 year
Nationality: EU
Method of application: online
Date of online payment: 15/12/2021
Date biometrics enrolled: 12/01/2022
Date of approval email: waiting
Citizenship ceremony date: waiting

[YSHuk2022]

Eligibility criteria: spouse of British citizen + ILR, applied straight after received ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Degree taught in English + Life in the UK test
Nationality: non-EU
Method of application: online
Payment method: online
Date of online application: 22/06/2021
Date of acknowledgement: 22/06/2021
Uploaded supporting documents: 06/07/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 06/07/2021
Date on Approval letter/Email: waiting
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Citizenship ceremony date: waiting
More than 8 months, still waiting

[DanaF]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + 1year
Language : Life in the UK
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 29/12/2021
Payment method: (Online) 29/12/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 25/01/2022
Date on Approval /Email: 07/02/2022 (exactly 40 days from application)
Date of invitation ceremony : 07/02/2022 (I called the registration office)
Citizenship ceremony date: 23 February 2022
British citizen Certificate received: 23 February 2022

Good luck to everyone waiting. Hopefully you get good news soon.

[CR001]

Please respect that this is a TIMELINE ONLY topic. Please do not post questions, chit chat or discussions in this thread. Any such posts will be removed. If you have questions, start your own topic!!!

[tapuk]

Eligibility criteria: Tier-2 (5 years) + 1 year ILR
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 15/01/2022
Date of biometric : 21/01/2022
Approval Email: 07/02/2022
Date of Ceremony: 22/02/2022

[Rddoc]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: ILR for > 10 years adult + 1 dependent child under 16
Method of application: UKVI online application
Date of submission: 16/01/2022
Date of debit of fees: 16/01/2022
Biometric Appointment: 28/01/2022 (free appointment in Manchester)
Acknowledgement of Application: 28/01/2022
Date of approval: Waiting
Date of receipt of approval letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

Have sat on ILR for over a decade without going for naturalisation. Been on two minds about going for it but finally decided to, let me see

[britalian89]

Eligibility criteria: EUSS + 1 year
Language : UK Degree + Life in the UK
Nationality: EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 21/01/2022
Date of debit of fees: 21/01/2022
Date Biometrics enrolled: 21/01/2022 (same day appointment in Croydon, paid £125)
Date on Approval: awaiting
Date of invitation ceremony : awaiting
Citizenship ceremony date: awaiting

Asked for an update to check UKVCAS submitted the application just fine on 07/02/2022.

Email from HO on 21/02/2022: "Thank you for your e-mail. Your application has been decided the Ceremony invitation will be sent in as soon as possible. Obviously under the current circumstances -COVID-19, the process is taking longer than usual to complete."

[rbv79]

Eligibility criteria: EUSS + 1 year ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Pearson PT Home B1 + Life in UK test
Nationality : EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 26th of September 2021
Payment method: Debit Card (Online)
Date of acknowledgement: 26th of September 2021
Date of debit of fees: 27th of September 2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 27th of September 2021
Date on Approval letter: 14th of February 2022
Date of receipt of approval: 14th of February 2022
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: no letter, all in an email
Date of Ceremony: 17th of March

[stell]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + ILR (EU settled status)
Language/LIUK Criteria: Life in the UK test + B1 exam (Trinity College)
Nationality: None EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: August 22, 2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: September 23rd, 2021
Approval letter/e-mail received: 21-02-2022
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: along with the approval letter.
Date of Ceremony: pending
Date of receipt of Naturalization:

Good luck to everyone waiting.

[ADWick]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years refugee status + 1 year ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK degree + Life in the UK test
Nationality: Syrian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 23/11/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled : 7/12/2021, Croydon Free
Date of receipt of approval: 21/02/2022
Date of receipt of ceremony letter : 17/02/2022
Citizenship ceremony date: 28/02/2022

Good luck everyone!

[mesn]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + 1 Year [For Wife with MN1 for kid]
Language: Life in the UK
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 31/12/2021
Payment method: (Online) 31/12/2021
Date Biometrics [booked]: 21/01/2022, Croydon Free
Date on Approval /Email: 21/02/2022 [single eMail]
Date of invitation ceremony : 21/02/2022 [single eMail]
Citizenship ceremony date:
British citizen Certificate received:

[woltoofficial]

Language/LIUK Criteria: Trinity B1 + LIUK Test
Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year ILR
Method of application: Online
Submitted application: 3rd Jan 2022
Payment confirmation: 3rd Jan 2022
Application acknowledgement… waiting
All documents uploaded: 14th Jan 2022
Biometric Appointment Date: 28th Jan 2022
Approval Letter… 14 Feb 2022
Ceremony Invite… n/a email only
Ceremony Date… 24/03/22

Day 39 and I’ve been following this page a lot refreshing everyday . Congrats to all approved and best of luck to us still waiting.

Approval Letter… 14 Feb 2022

After 42 days of initial application. I am so happy right now and good luck to everyone still waiting

[laji0523]

Application Timeline

Eligibility criteria: Tier-2 (5 years) + 1 year ILR

Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 12th August 2021
Date of debit of fees: 12th August 2021
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:
Date of biometrics: 26th August 2021
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date on Approval Letter: Waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Date of ceremony: Waiting

It’s been over six months now and nothing. I wonder if summer applications are on hold

[Thecaptaine]

Eligibility criteria: Tier-2 (5 years) + 1 year ILR
Nationality : Indian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 11/02/2022
Date of biometric : 16/02/2022 (Paid)
Date on Approval letter: Waiting
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

[researcher149]

Eligibility criteria: ILR (Spouse)
Nationality : Pakistan
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 09/02/2022
Date of biometric : 10/02/2022 (Paid)
Date on Approval letter: Waiting
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

[Daided]

Eligibility criteria: ILR
Nationality : Mexico
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 30/07/2021
Date of biometric : 31/08/2021 (Free)
Date on Approval letter: 29/11/2021 (it was all one single email)
Date of receipt of approval: 29/11/2021 (it was all one single email)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 29/11/2021 (it was all one single email)
Date of Ceremony: 16/02/2022

Thank you all in immigrationboards for your input and guidance!

[lycheelondon]

Eligibility criteria: ILR
Nationality : Taiwan
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 21/12/2021
Date of biometric : 21/12/2021 (Paid)
Date on Approval letter: 14/02/2022 , via email
Date of receipt of approval: None
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 16/02/2022
Date of Ceremony: 21/02/2022

[Jeff2022]

Eligibility criteria: EUSS - non EU family member
Method of application: ONLINE
Nationality: NON-EU
Date of APPLICATION: 8-10-2021
Date of debit of fees: 18-10-2021
Date of BIOMETRIC: 18-10-2021
Date of receipt of Ceremony Invitation:31-01-2022 email from Home Office Atlas
Date of ceremony:Tower Hamlets Registrar office had inputted my details incorrectly on their database. After complaining to the Mayor of Tower Hamlets and following up weekly, they found my certificate and ceremony is booked for 23-03-2022.

Terrible attention to detail by Tower Hamlets Registrar Office staff and have made an official compliant about this to the Tower Hamlets Mayor. For a London Borough with a large percentage of ethnically diverse people, it is important to pay attention to spelling during data entry. Three weeks of hell and stress for no reason!

[Fz420]

Eligibility criteria: 10yr + 1yr ILR
Method of application: ONLINE
Nationality: NON-EU
Date of APPLICATION: 17-12-2021
Date of debit of fees: 17-12-2021
Date of BIOMETRIC: 07-01-2022(LUTON)
Date of receipt of approval:WAITING
Date of ceremony:WAITING

[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

[yhm75]

Eligibility criteria: BC spouse + 10 year ILR
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKVI: 5 feb 2022
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:
Date of biometrics: 15 feb 2022
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date on Approval Letter: Waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Date of ceremony: Waiting

[NIWT]

Application Timeline

Eligibility criteria: BC spouse + ILR
Nationality: New Zealander
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 8th August 2021
Date of debit of fees: 8th August 2021
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:
Date of biometrics: 14th August 2021
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date on Approval Letter: Waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Date of ceremony: Waiting

It’s been over six months now and I still haven’t heard anything. It seems there are a lot of applications from the summer that are still waiting for a decision!

[Slimaz25]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria - EEA setlled status Non EU ILR +1 year
Nationality- St lucian Non EU
Method of Application - Online
Date of Application - 09/06/2021
Date of fees -09/06/2021
Date of Acknowledgement -09/06/2021
Date of Biometrics- 06/07/2021 ( Paid £140)
Email from case worker enquiries concerning what town i was born -23/11/2021
Date on Approval Letter-Awaiting
Date of receipt of Approval -Awaiting
Date of Ceremony - Awaiting