Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[gdrmvrm]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years Tier 2 + Spouse of British Citizen
Language/LIUK Criteria: US Degree + Life in the UK
Date of application: 16/09/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 06/10/2021
Date on Approval letter: 24/01/2022 (via email)
Date of Ceremony: 02/02/2022

[sammy345]

Eligibility criteria: EUSS + 1 year
Language/LIUK Criteria: IELTS B1 + Life in the UK test
Nationality: EU (Italian)
Method of application: online
Payment method: online
Date of application: 17/09/2021
Date of debit of fees: 17/09/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 20/09/2021
Date on Approval letter/Email: 24/01/2022
Citizenship ceremony date: pending

[Mando]

Eligibility Criteria: settled status + 1 year
Language/LIUK Criteria: Uni degree + Life in the UK test
Nationality: No-EU
Method of Application: Online
Date of Application: 11-JUNE-2021
Date of Debit of Fees: 11-JUNE-2021
Date of Acknowledgement: 11-JUNE-2021
Date Biometrics Enrolled: 06-JULY-2021
Date of an Approval: email from Home Office Atlas: 24-JAN-2022
Date of Receipt of Approval: email from Home Office Atlas: 24-JAN-2022
The date on Approval Letter: not received
Date of Ceremony: 27-JAN-2022

It took longer than the usual timeframe but in the end, I got the approval so don't be frustrated if your application is taking a long time to be processed. Good luck everyone!

[Vinved21]

Eligibility Criteria: Tier 2 (5-years) + ILR (2-years)
Language/LIUK Criteria: Trinity College B1 + Life in the UK test
Nationality: India
Method of Application: Online
Date of Application: 04-JUNE-2021
Date of Debit of Fees: 04-JUNE-2021
Date of Acknowledgement: 04-JUNE-2021
Date Biometrics Enrolled: 13-JUNE-2021
Date of Approval email from Home Office Atlas: 24-JAN-2022
Date on Approval Letter: not received
Date of Receipt of Approval: not received
Date of Ceremony: 8-FEB-2022 (Tentative - council has not rceived certificates yet)

[tdd23]

Eligibility Criteria: Tier 1 (5-years) + ILR (5-years)
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Masters Degree + Life in the UK test
Nationality: Non-European
Method of Application: Online
Date of Application: 12-Sep-2021
Date of Debit of Fees: 12-Sep-2021
Date of Acknowledgement: 12-Sep-2021
Date Biometrics booked: 28-Sep-2021
Date Biometrics Enrolled: 02-Oct-2021
Date of Approval email from Home Office Atlas: 06-Dec-2021
Date on Approval Letter: not received
Date of Receipt of Approval: not received
Date of Receipt of Ceremony Letter: Council provided a ceremony date after chasing them multiple times
Date of Ceremony: 18-Jan-2022

[simonm]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year Settled Status
Language : Life in the UK + English Language (Trinity B1)
Nationality: EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 20 DECEMBER, 2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 27 DECEMBER, 2021
Date on Approval letter via EMAIL: 17 JANUARY 2022 (via Home Office Atlas)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: none
Citizenship ceremony date: 25 JANUARY 2022

[Setmilr987]

Eligibility criteria: Spouse of BC+ILR
Language : Life in the UK + English Language
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 07 JULY, 2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 08 JULY, 2021
Date on Approval /Email: AWAITING
Date of invitation ceremony : AWAITING
Citizenship ceremony date: AWAITING

6- MONTHS and 2- WEEKS: Nothing From H.O

[myouss2]

Eligibility criteria: Spouse of a British citizen (Romanian got citizenship by naturalisation) + Non-EU with Settled Status. I have applied straight away after granted settled status.
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Degree taught in English + Life in the UK test
Nationality: Egyptian
Method of application: online
Payment method: online
Date of granted settled status: 04/08/2021
Date of application: 13/08/2021
Date of debit of fees: 13/08/2021
Date of acknowledgement: Never received
Uploaded supporting documents: 14/08/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 14/08/2021
Date on Approval letter/Email: pending
Date of receipt of approval: pending
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: pending
Citizenship ceremony date: pending

Chased them up twice, as I have now been waiting for 5months and 6 days from the date of submitting my fingerprints with no response. Just received automated messages.

Last time I cashed them up was 19/01/2022.

[cuppid143]

Eligibility criteria: PR since 2017
Language : Life in the UK + B1 english
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 23/12/2021
Payment method: (Online) 23/12/2021
Documents Self Submit: 27/12/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 19/01/2022
Date on Approval /Email:
Date of invitation ceremony :
Citizenship ceremony date:
British citizen Certificate received:

[fagyare]

Eligibility criteria: 5yr (EUSS) ILR + 1
Language/LIUK Criteria: Trinity College Certificate B1.1 + Life in UK test
Nationality : GHANA
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 26/11/2021
Payment method: Credit Card (Online)
Date Biometrics enrolled: 01/12/2021
Date on Approval letter via EMAIL: 17/01/2022
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: none
Date of Ceremony: - 26/01/2022 Coventry Council

[fagyare]

Eligibility criteria: 5yr (EUSS) ILR + 1
Language/LIUK Criteria: Trinity College Certificate B1.1 + Life in UK test
Nationality : GHANA
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 26/11/2021
Payment method: Credit Card (Online)
Date Biometrics enrolled: 01/12/2021
Date on Approval letter via EMAIL: 17/01/2022
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: none
Date of Ceremony: - 26/01/2022 Coventry Council

[Guzz]

Eligibility criteria: 13 years residency in total (Settled Status since 2019)
Nationality: EU
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Degree + Life in the UK
Method of application: Online

Date of application: 12-06-2021
Date biometrics enrolled: 09-07-2021 (Earliest free appt)
Date of approval letter: 11-01-2022 *not received*
Date of receipt of approval: WAITING
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: WAITING
Date of ceremony: WAITING

Contacted HO several times and only today received confirmation that decision was sent by email as above. I never received it! Best of luck

[fagyare]

Eligibility criteria: 5yr ILR + 1
Language/LIUK Criteria: Trinity College Certificate B1.1 + Life in UK test
Nationality : Non- (EU)
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 26/11/2021
Payment method: Credit Card (Online)
Date Biometrics enrolled: 01/12/2021
Date on Approval letter via EMAIL: 17/01/2022
Date of Ceremony: Pending - awaiting from Coventry council

[michaelUKPH]

Eligibility criteria: 5yrs (Tier 2 work visa) + 1yr ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: IELTS + Life in the UK test
Nationality: Filipino
Method of applications: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 21/10/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 29/10/2021 (Free)
Date on Approval letter/Email: Approval email 17/01/2022
Date of receipt of approval: 17/01/2022 (email)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 17/01/2022 (email)
Citizenship ceremony date: pending

Massive thanks to this forum!

[Datertec]

Eligibility criteria: 3yr + Spouse of British Citizen
Language/LIUK Criteria: Trinity College Certificate B1.1 + Life in UK test
Nationality : Dutch (EU)
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 12/01/2022
Payment method: Credit Card (Online)
Date Biometrics enrolled: 08/02/2022
Date on Approval letter: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

[SSTS]

Eligibility criteria: 5yrs (EUSS) + 1yr ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: IELTS + Life in the UK test
Nationality: EU
Method of applications: POST
Payment method: POST
Date of application: 24/09/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 02/12/2021 (£125.00)
Date on Approval letter/Email: Approval letter 14/01/2022
Date of receipt of approval: 17/01/2022 by post
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: pending
Citizenship ceremony date: pending

[Ugoo88]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + Spouse of British Citizen
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK University degree + Life in UK test
Nationality : Nigerian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 16/11/2021
Payment method: Credit Card (Online)
Date Biometrics enrolled: 25/11/2021(paid £125 @ Sheffield)
Date on Approval letter: 17/01/2022
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

[EUmigrant007]

Eligibility criteria: 5yrs (EUSS) + 1yr ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Life in the UK test + IELTS
Nationality: EU
Method of application: online
Date Biometrics enrolled: 10/11/2021 (Croydon)
Email by HO asking for further evidence: 22/12/2021
Date of receipt of approval (HO Atlas email): 17/01/2022
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: No separate email will be sent, the approval email contains all info
Citizenship ceremony date: Pending

Thank you and good luck

[StewbobClark]

Eligibility criteria: Ancestry (5yrs) + ILR (1yr) and Spouse (5yrs) + ILR (1yr)
Language/LIUK Criteria: Degree taught in English (and USA Spouse) + Life in the UK test
Nationality: South African and USA Spouse
Method of application: online
Payment method: online
Date of application: 10/01/2022
Date of debit of fees: 10/01/2022
Date of acknowledgement: 10/01/2022
Uploaded supporting documents: 16/01/2022
Date Biometrics enrolled: 04/02/2022 (free booking, Cardiff Library)
Date on Approval letter/Email: pending
Date of receipt of approval: pending
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: pending
Citizenship ceremony date: pending

[drkooper]

Eligibility criteria: Spouse of British citizen + ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Life in the UK test
Nationality: Thai
Method of application: online
Payment method: online
Date of application: 19/10/2021
Date of debit of fees: 19/10/2021
Date of acknowledgement: 19/10/2021
Uploaded supporting documents: 19/10/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 06/11/2021
Date on Approval letter/Email: 17th Jan 2022
Date of receipt of approval: 17th Jan 2022
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Pending
Citizenship ceremony date: Pending

[kingraja]

Eligibility criteria: ILR granted in 2018
Language/LIUK Criteria: Ielts + Life in the UK test
Nationality: non-EU
Method of application: online
Payment method: online
Date of application: 05/11/2021
Date of debit of fees: 05/11/2021
Date of acknowledgement: 05/11/2021
Uploaded supporting documents: 09/11/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 10/11/2021(Paid)
Contacted by HO: 21/12/2021 very strange email asking me to Provide evidence of English Language & Life in UK Test which I have already provided with my application ,I have replied the email same day & uploaded both evidences again.
Date on Approval letter/Email: 17/01/2022
Date of receipt of approval: 17/01/2022
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 17/01/2022
Citizenship ceremony date: Pending
Thanks everyone & best of luck for those who are waiting for their decisions

[Mahrass_gamelah]

Eligibility criteria: spouse of British citizen + ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Degree taught in English + Life in the UK test
Nationality: Yemeni
Method of application: online
Payment method: online
Date of application: 10/11/2021
Date of debit of fees: 10/11/2021
Date of acknowledgement: n/a
Uploaded supporting documents: 10/11/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 30/12/2021
Date on Approval letter/Email: pending
Date of receipt of approval: pending
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: pending
Citizenship ceremony date: pending

[2slippers]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years legal residence, and current visa exempt vignette
Language/LIUK Criteria: Native english speaker, LIUK pass.
Nationality: New Zealand
Method of application: online
Payment method: online
Date of application: 24/06/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 21/06/2021

I wrote to the Home Office on 11/01/2022 as it had been over 6 months since the date of application with no update. I received only automated response emails, no actual reply, but then received approval email the following monday...

Date on Approval Email: 17/01/2022
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: pending
Date of receipt of approval: pending
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: pending
Citizenship ceremony date: pending

[aliraza_23]

Eligibility criteria: Spouse of British Citizen + ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Life in the UK + UK DEGREE
Nationality: PAKISTANI
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 11 AUG 2021
Payment method: Credit Card (Online)
Date of acknowledgement: 20 AUG 2021
Date of debit of fees: 11 AUG 2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 20 Aug 2021
The date on Approval letter: WAITING
Date of receipt of approval: Received Nationality Enquiry Email Response that it was approved on 5th Jan but no email received for that but now I have a response from them through Enquiry Form
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: WAITING
Date of Ceremony: WAITING

still waiting no response yet