Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[S_Maher]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + British Citizen Spouse+20year resident with 3 children british born 18 years 10 years 3 years
Language/LIUK Criteria: Life in the UK test + B1 exam (Trinity College)
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: June 22/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled:july 15th 2021 paid £150
Date of Approval letter: still waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: still waiting
wrote to the H.O for inquiry on 30th november no response wrote to the H.O for inquiry on 24th december no response yet very stressing for All the family. missed 4 funeral of my sister and brother in law and my older brother and my grand son. I never left uk for 20 years

[polyana]

Eligibility criteria: Indefinite leave to remain (5 years) + British spouse
Nationality: Brazilian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 06/05/2021
Date of acknowledgement: 07/05/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 21/05/2021
Date of receipt of approval email: 06/12/2021
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 21/12/2021
Date on Approval letter: 08/12/2021
Date of Ceremony: 18/01/2021 Glasgow City Council

Thanks to everyone in this forum for sharing your timeline. It was very helpful and sometimes stressful seeing people getting approvals quicker than mine, but now the end is in sight

[suryavarma]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + 2year
Language : Life in the UK
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 02/07/2021
Payment method: (Online) 02/07/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 26/07/2021
Date on Approval /Email: 15/11/2021 Email
Date of invitation ceremony : 15/11/2021 Email
Citizenship ceremony date: 07/12/2021
British citizen Certificate received: 07/12/2021

This was for 2 applications including my wife's naturalization. Both of them had the same timelines.
This forum had provided a really good platform to understand the trend of application processing timelines, thanks to everyone who shared their timelines. Hope everyone waiting for their applications to be processed will receive them soon. Good luck

[mianmehran]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + Spouse BC
Language : B1+ Life in the UK
Nationality: Non EU (PK)
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 25/10/2021
Payment method: (Online) 25/10/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 26/10/2021
Date on Approval /Email: 20/12/2021 Email
Date of invitation ceremony : 21/12/2021 Email
Citizenship ceremony date: 22/12/2021
British citizen Certeficate received: 23/12/2021
British 1st Passport Applied: 23/12/2021

[haji2021]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + Spouse BC
Language : B1+ Life in the UK
Nationality: Non EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 28/10/2021
Payment method: (Online)
Date of debit of fees: 29/10/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 02/11/2021
Date on Approval /Email: 20/12/2021 Email
Date of invitation ceremony : 20/12/2021 Email
Citizenship ceremony date: 23/12/2021 Done ✔

[M4tt30]

Eligibility criteria: EUSS granted in Nov 2019
Language/LIUK Criteria: Ielts + Life in the UK test
Nationality: EU - Italian
Method of application: online
Payment method: online
Date of application: 14/06/2021
Date of debit of fees: 14/06/2021
Uploaded supporting documents: 30/06/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 30/06/2021(Paid)
Date of acknowledgement: 30/06/2021

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

Contacted HO on 25 Nov, 14th Dec and got the usual response on the 17th December:
"I am sorry your application is taking longer than usual to be processed. As you may be 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.

The Home Office will endeavour to process applications as quickly as possible but in the current circumstances, applications will take longer than normal to process, including applications for British Citizenship.

If you have submitted an application and are concerned about missing a deadline to enrol biometrics, provide additional information or take a citizenship ceremony, please be assured that extra time will be allowed, and applications will be held open during this period. No adverse decisions will be made on applications because of delays caused by Coronavirus.

Please be assured that as soon as we are in a position to reach a decision, you will be notified accordingly.

[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: pending
Date of receipt of approval: pending
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: pending
Citizenship ceremony date: pending

[princessflorence22]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + ILR granted in 2020
Language/LIUK Criteria: Degree certificate + Life in the UK test
Nationality: non-EU
Method of application: online
Payment method: online
Date of application: 16/12/2021
Date of debit of fees: 16/12/2021
Date of acknowledgement: 16/12/2021
Uploaded supporting documents: 20/12/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 22/12/2021
Date on Approval letter/Email: pending
Date of receipt of approval: pending
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: pending
Citizenship ceremony date: pending

[TEE4]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + Spouse of British Citizen
Language/LIUK Criteria: Bsc + Life in the UK
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 23/10/2021
Payment method: credit card online
Date of debit of fees: 23/10/2021
Date of acknowledgment: 23/10/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 17/11/2021
Date on Approval email : 20/12/2021
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony: booked for January
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

[Abuzaki]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + Spouse
Language : B1
Nationality: Non EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 17/5/21
Payment method: (Online)
Date of debit of fees: 17/5/21
Date of acknowledgement: None
Date Biometrics enrolled: 27/5/21
Date on Approval letter: 8/12/2021 (POST) received on 20/12/21 by post
Date of invitation ceremony : 8/12/21 (POST)
Citizenship ceremony date: TBC

Received only 1 letter ie Invitation to ceremony, had to contact UKVI twice via email as it was past 6 months and a few weeks and got a reply with an apology and a confirmation that the case has been approved.

Hope this helps-

[Salman21]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years + 1-year ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: MBA + Life in the UK pass
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 22/04/21
Payment method: Debit card online
Date of debit of fees: 22/04/21
Date of acknowledgement: None
Date of biometric: 21/05/21 Croydon
Date of receipt of Approval? not received
Date of receipt of approval email with ceremony invitation: 14/12/2021 (Email from Home office Atlas)
Date of Ceremony: 26/01/2022
Good luck to you all!

[Skybird27]

Eligibility criteria: Spouse of BC + ILR
Nationality: Non-EU
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Degree and Masters + B2 Test
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 20/09/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 30/09/2021
Date completed application submitted: 30/09/2021
Date of receipt of approval email : 20/12/2021 @ 1215pm
Date of receipt of ceremony: as per email required to call local council for booking ceremony.

[mehdihasan]

Eligibility criteria: 10 year long residence+ British spouse
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK DEGREE + Life in the UK test
Nationality: Bangladesh
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 17/05/21
Payment method: (Online)
Date of debit of fees: 17/05/21
Date of acknowledgement: None
Date Biometrics enrolled: 14/06/21(free)
Date on Approval letter/Email: 20/12/2021
Date of receipt of approval: 20/12/2021
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Citizenship ceremony date: 23/12/2021 (private)

[rupi85]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 Entrepreneur 5 years and 2 years ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK DEGREE + Life in the UK test
Nationality: India
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 27/10/21
Payment method: (Online)
Date of debit of fees: 27/10/21
Date of acknowledgement: None
Date Biometrics enrolled: 01/11/21(paid)
Date on Approval letter/Email: 20/12/2021
Date of receipt of approval: 20/12/2021
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Citizenship ceremony date: 12/1/2022 (Free)

Thanks to all moderators and members, who helped me in my long journey.

[Aerotony]

Eligibility criteria: ILR(10 Years) + 1 year
Language/LIUK Criteria: MEng + Life in the UK test
Nationality: Chinese
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 14th Aug 2021
Payment method: Credit Card (Online)
Date of acknowledgement: 14th Aug 2021
Date of debit of fees: 14th Aug 2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 18th Aug 2021
Date on Approval email: 20 Dec 2021
Date of receipt of approval: 20 Dec 2021
Date of receipt of ceremony email: 20 Dec 2021
Date of Ceremony:TBC

[irenesalazar]

Eligibility criteria: EUSS (spouse) + 1 year
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 22/09/2021
Date of debit of fees: 22/09/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 18/10/2021
Date of receipt of Approval Email: pending
Citizenship ceremony date: 20/01/2022

I've received an email from my local County Council informing me that I've been booked into a group ceremony and to bring my 'letter from the Home Office confirming my citizenship'. I haven't received an approval letter from the home office/UK vi.

Received approval letter on 20/12/2021

[godfatherdon]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 2 General Dependent + ILR 3 years
Language/LIUK Criteria: Degree certificate (NARIC) + LIUK Test
Nationality: Non EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 13/09/2021
Payment method: Debit Card (Online)
Date of acknowledgment: 13/09/2021
Date of debit of fees: 13/09/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 22/09/2021 (Paid Standard Appointment. No free appointments available)
Date on Approval letter: Awaiting
Date of receipt of approval email with ceremony invitation: Awaiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Awaiting
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting

[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: N/A
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: N/A

[truebytruth]

Eligibility criteria: ILR (10 yr route) + 1yr
Language : UK degree+ Life in the UK
Nationality: Non EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 28/10/2021
Payment method: (Online)
Date of debit of fees: 28/10/2021
Date of acknowledgement: None
Date Biometrics enrolled: 29/10/2021.
Date on Approval letter/Email: 14/10/2021 Email
Date of invitation ceremony : 14/10 /2021 Email
Citizenship ceremony date: 16/12/2021 (Completed)

[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
Date of Approval letter/e-mail:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of receipt of Naturalisation:

[irenesalazar]

Eligibility criteria: EUSS (spouse) + 1 year
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 22/09/2021
Date of debit of fees: 22/09/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 18/10/2021
Date of receipt of Approval Email: pending
Citizenship ceremony date: 20/01/2022

I've received an email from my local County Council informing me that I've been booked into a group ceremony and to bring my 'letter from the Home Office confirming my citizenship'. I haven't received an approval letter from the home office/UK vi.

[Navisa7]

Eligibility criteria: ILR obtained through 5 yr spouse of British Citizen settlement route on 24/08/2021(entered UK 12/12/2015)
Method of application: Online(Birmingham City Council)
Date of receipt by UKBA: 11/9/2021
Date of debit of fees: 11/09/2021
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: UKVCAS appointment (16/09/2021), received a text message confirmation that application was sent to Home office(for a cost), no confirmation received by home office directly
Date of receipt of approval:received a citizenship ceremony letter(no date on the letter) from Birmingham City council around end of November 2021
Date of Ceremony: 15/03/2022

[Setmilr987]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + British Spouse
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK degree
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 07 JULY 2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 08 JULY 2021
Date of receipt of approval: Awaiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Awaiting
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting.

5 MONTHS 8 DAYS ( Nothing from HO)

[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: WAITING
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: WAITING
Date of Ceremony: WAITING

still waiting no response yet

[gurutheone]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: EU Fam Permit 5 Years + 1 year PR
Language/LIUK Criteria: B5 LIUK Test
Nationality: Non-EU Srilankan
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 28/09/2021
Date of debit of fees: 29/09/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 06/10/2021 (Paid appointment)
Date of Approval letter/e-mail: Awaiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Awaiting
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting
Date of receipt of Naturalisation: Awaiting