Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[Ikonkar]

eligibility criteria: EEA Settled status
language/ LIUK CRITERIA: B1 TRINITY + LIFE IN UK TEST
Nationality : Indian
Method of application: Online
date of application: 05/10/2021
date of debit fees: 05/10/2021
documents submit @ UKVCAS Norwich: 08/10/2021
biometric enrolled: 08/10/2021
23/12/2021 : Email from HO requesting further information about my travel documents/ old and current passport as i travel a lot and I presume they wanted to check absences.
So I wrote them an email on 13th Jan 2022 and went through each and every page of my passport (pain).
19th Jan 2022: Emailed HO for an update...
25th Jan 2022: Got a reply from Home Office that application has been approved and it will be despatched in the batch of approvals next Monday.
31th Jan 2022: Received ceremony email (good news)
03rd Feb 2022: Ceremony attended

All the best to everybody and hope this helps.

[itmanager]

Eligibility criteria: ILR granted in 2018
Language/LIUK Criteria: Degree Certificate + LIUK
Nationality: Indian (Non - EU)
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 25/08/2021
Documents Submitted:29/08/2021
Date of acknowledgement: --
Date Biometrics enrolled: 20/09/2021 (free)
Date on Approval letter: TBC
Date of receipt of approval: TBC
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: TBc
Date of Ceremony: TBC

Eligibility criteria: ILR granted in 2018
Language/LIUK Criteria: Degree Certificate + LIUK
Nationality: Indian (Non - EU)
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 25/08/2021
Documents Submitted:29/08/2021
Date of acknowledgement: --
Date Biometrics enrolled: 20/09/2021 (free)
Date on Approval letter: N/A
Date of receipt of approval: 02/02/2022 (email to book ceremony)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 02/02/2022 (email sent to Council and got a call to book Ceremony)
Date of Ceremony: 09/02/2022 (Online)

Finally in next few months I will finish all documentation works including OCI and relax

Best of Luck everyone and all i can say is stay positive and think all goes well

****A very very big Thank You for this site and all the people who help others ****

[pomal1994]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5Y Tier 2 + 1Y ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Bachelor Degree + LIUK Test
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 12/12/2021
Date of debit of fees: 12/12/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 14/12/2021 (Premium appointment at 20 Mark Lane)
Date of Approval letter/e-mail: 31/01/2022 (Ceremony invite from Atlas over Email at 9:25am)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Had to check online on council's website, called them - no results. The certificate seems to have arrived 3 days later and I was able to book online.
Date of Ceremony: 04/02/2022
Date of receipt of Naturalisation: 04/02/2022

Off to the Passport Timeline chat, best of luck to everyone checking here. Thank you to everyone sharing their timelines it helped me a lot to set my expectations right.

[baji15]

Eligibility criteria: spouse of British citizen + ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Degree taught in English + Life in the UK test
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: online
Payment method: online
Date of application: 14/12/2021
Date of debit of fees: 14/12/2021
Date of acknowledgement: 14/12/2021
Uploaded supporting documents: 14/12/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 20/12/2021
Date on Approval letter/Email: 31/01/2022 ( Email)
Date of receipt of approval: 31/01/2022(Email)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: pending
Citizenship ceremony date: 4-March-2022 ( Got mail from council)

Thanks all for the support and help. Good luck and all the best for all

[muhammad2526]

eligibility criteria: british spouse + ilr naturalisation applied straight after ilr
language/ LIUK CRITERIA: B1 TRINITY + LIFE IN UK TEST
Nationality : PAKISTANI
Method of application: online self
date of application: 12/09/2021
date of debit fees: 12/09/2021
documents submit: 16/09/2021
biomatric enrolled: 04/10/2021
date of approval email/letter: pending

[nick123999]

Eligibility criteria: ILR (Spouse of UK Citizen)
Language/LIUK Criteria: B1 English + Life in UK test
Nationality : Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 16/11/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 15/12/2021
Date on Approval letter: Email received on 31/01/2022
Date of Ceremony: 17/02/2022

[bhoru]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + 2 years
Language/LIUK Criteria: UKNARIC certificate + LIUK
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: online
Payment method: online
Date of application: 21/12/2021
Documents uploaded : 22/12/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 23/12/2021 (£125) @Croydon
Date of Approval letter/Email: Atlas email 31/01/2022
Citizenship ceremony date: pending
Sent email to council on 31/01/2022 awaiting response!

[benja2022]

Eligibility: 5years residence+ 1year Settled Status
Language/LIUK Criteria: B1 Trinity College + Life in the UK test
Nationality: Non-EU,spouse of EU citizen who is settled and held permanent residence before settlement
Method of application: online
Payment method: online
Date of application: 28/05/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 24/06/2021
Update email from Atlas: 26/11/2021 and 27/11/2021 the application will take longer than 6 months
Date on Approval letter/Email: waiting
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Citizenship ceremony: waiting
Atlas email: We aim to process all applications within 6 months from the date submitted. However, in certain circumstances this target is not possible. Following our assessment of your case, unfortunately it appears your application will not be processed within the 6 month target.

This is because your application raises exceptionally complex issues and we require further time to consider your case thoroughly and reach a decision.

We expect to make a decision on your application by date, but we will write to you again if this is not going to be possible.

[Tier 4]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years + Spouse of a BC APPLICANTS: Wife Language/LIUK Criteria: ESOL Nationality: PAKISTAN
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 19 November 2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 17 December, 2021
Date of Approval via e-mail: 31 January 2022
ceremony letter: 9 February 2022

[neon23]

Eligibility criteria: EUSS + 3 years
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK degree + LIUK
Nationality: EU
Method of application: online
Payment method: online
Date of application: 12/01/2022
Documents self submit: 12/01/2022
Date Biometrics enrolled: 08/02/2022 (free)
Date of Approval letter/Email: pending
Citizenship ceremony date: pending

[chk_123]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + 1 year
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK degree + LIUK
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: online
Payment method: online
Date of application: 23/01/2022
Documents self submit: 01/02/2022
Date Biometrics enrolled: 19/02/2022 (free)
Date of Approval letter/Email: pending
Citizenship ceremony date: pending

[isealbychris]

Method of application: online
Payment method: online
Date of application: 14/10/2021
Date of debit of fees: 17/10/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 24/11/2021 ( Since I had to travel abroad)
Date on Approval letter/Email: 31/01/2021 (Looks like they send out approval email as a batch on Mondays)
Citizenship ceremony date: Council yet to receive the document from the Home office

[Iyo]

Method of application: online
Payment method: online
Date of application: 17/09/2021
Date of debit of fees: 17/09/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 22/09/2021
Date on Approval letter/Email: 15/01/2022
Citizenship ceremony date: pending

[himsh]

Applied for self, wife and minor child in single application
Eligibility criteria: ILR 10 Year route + 1 year
Language : Life in the UK + B1 English
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 07/11/2021
Payment method: (Online) 07/11/2021
Documents Self Submit: 02/12/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 03/12/2022
Date on Approval /Email: 31/01/2022
Date of invitation ceremony:
Citizenship ceremony date:
British citizen Certificate received:

[Farali786]

Eligibility criteria: ILR+one year
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Degree + LIUK
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: online
Date of application: 01/05/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 28/05/2021
Date on Approval Email: 31/01/2022
Date of receipt of ceremony email: 31/01/2022
Citizenship ceremony date: 01/02/2022

manage to get ceremony for tomorrow. It looks longer than I expected. Thank you all for your kind help and good luck to all of you who are waiting for their decisions

[jahangirw]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years + 1 ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Degree + LIUK
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: online
Date of application: 22/11/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 14/01/2022
Date on Approval Email: 31/01/2022
Date of receipt of ceremony email: awaiting
Citizenship ceremony: awaiting

[longliverocknroll]

Eligibility criteria: Spouse of a British citizen + ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Degree + LIUK
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: online
Date of application: 03/12/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 08/12/2021
Date on Approval Email: 24/01/2022
Date of receipt of ceremony email: 24/01/2022
Citizenship ceremony date: 31/01/2022

[Tar86]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years T2G + ILR 1 year
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK degree + LiUK
Nationality : non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 02-Nov-2021
Payment method: Amex (Online)
Date Biometrics enrolled: 24-Nov-2021 (Glasgow - £125)
Date of receipt of approval email with ceremony invitation: 31-Jan-2022
Date of Ceremony: TBC

[gadag]

Eligibility criteria: (PBS Dependent route) spouse of British citizen + 1 year ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Degree taught in English + Life in the UK test
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: online
Payment method: online
Date of application: 16/01/2022
Date of debit of fees: 17/01/2022
Date of acknowledgement: 17/01/2022
Uploaded supporting documents: 18/01/2022
Date Biometrics enrolled: 19/01/2022
Date on Approval letter/Email: pending
Date of receipt of approval: pending
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: pending
Citizenship ceremony date: pending

[baji15]

Eligibility criteria: spouse of British citizen + ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Degree taught in English + Life in the UK test
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: online
Payment method: online
Date of application: 14/12/2021
Date of debit of fees: 14/12/2021
Date of acknowledgement: 14/12/2021
Uploaded supporting documents: 14/12/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 20/12/2021
Date on Approval letter/Email: 31/01/2022 ( Email)
Date of receipt of approval: 31/01/2022(Email)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: pending
Citizenship ceremony date: pending

[stegio80]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year EU settled status
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Masters Degree + LIUK Test
Nationality: EU (Italian)
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 08/12/2021
Date of debit of fees: 08/12/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 10/12/2021 (Premium appointment in Newcastle)
Date of Approval letter/e-mail: 31/01/2022 (Ceremony invite from Atlas over email at 11:23 am)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Awaiting (just filled the application form out and sent it to Edinburgh Council by email)
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting
Date of receipt of Naturalisation: Awaiting

I need to thank everyone who answered my questions, including the admins of this wonderful forum.

[huskar]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + 1 year
Language : Life in the UK + B1 English
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 02/12/2021
Payment method: (Online) 02/12/2021
Documents Self Submit: 02/12/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 02/12/2022
Date on Approval /Email: 31/01/2022
Citizenship ceremony date: 08/03/2022

[Huntsgale19]

Eligibility criteria: ILR 10yr+ British Citizen Spouse

Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 17 Sep 2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 24/09/2021(paid)
Date on Approval letter/Email:31/01/22
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: N/A
invitation to book ceremony from council
Would like to thanks CR001& members for his help and support throughout the procedure since 2015 it’s been really difficult and frustrating.
Finally! Stay blessed Love you peeps and keep up the good pace

[pomal1994]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5Y Tier 2 + 1Y ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Bachelor Degree + LIUK Test
Nationality: Non-EU (Russian)
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 12/12/2021
Date of debit of fees: 12/12/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 14/12/2021 (Premium appointment at 20 Mark Lane)
Date of Approval letter/e-mail: 31/01/2022 (Ceremony invite from Atlas over Email at 9:25am)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Awaiting (Have to book with council - still not available)
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting
Date of receipt of Naturalisation: Awaiting

[Asim007]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1(General) + ILR 5 years
Language/LIUK Criteria: B1 certificate + LiUK
Nationality : non EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 27th Sept 2021
Payment method: credit Card (Online)
Date of acknowledgement: 27th Sep 2021
Date of debit of fees: 27th Sept 2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 7th Oct 2021
Date on Approval letter: No Letter Just email (31 Jan 2022)
Date of receipt of approval email with ceremony invitation: 31 Jan 2022
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: TBC
Date of Ceremony: Contacted havering council (waiting time 2 weeks)

Got approval in 4 months. Thanks everyone for the support. Keep doing amazing work