Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[user5877]

Eligibility criteria: EU Settled Status
Language/LIUK Criteria: IELTS Life Skills B1 Speaking and Listening + Life in the UK test
Nationality: Polish
Date of application: 19/05/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 16/07/2021
Date on Approval Email: 15/11/2021

That's my mum sorted. No idea why it took so long. I've applied myself last year in the middle of covid and it took just 2 months from enrolling biometrics to receiving approval email back then.

[maxzeke]

Eligibility criteria: Permanent Residence, Settled Status , 9-year residency altogether
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Degree, Academic Transcript
Nationality: European
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 27/10/2021
Payment method: Debit Card (Online)
Date of debit of fees: 27/10/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 03/11/2021
Date of acknowledgement: 03/11/2021
Date on Approval letter: Awaiting
Date of receipt of approval: Awaiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Awaiting
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting

[Voyager-2]

Eligibility criteria: Spouse of British Citizen + ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Australian Passport + Life in the UK
Nationality: Australian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 19 Jul 2021
Payment method: Credit Card (Online)
Date of acknowledgement: 19 Jul 2021
Date of debit of fees: 19 Jul 2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 05 Aug 2021
Date on Approval letter: No letter
Date of receipt of approval: 15 November 2021, by email @ 8.25am
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony: I have been asked by email to book the ceremony (15 November 2021 @ 8.25am)

Finally the wait is over. Thank God. Good luck to everyone especially to June & July applicants! All the best!

[missdaytona]

Eligibility criteria: 13 years in the UK incl. 2 years on Settled status
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Degree + Life in the UK test
Nationality: Polish
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 10th August 2021
Payment method: Debit Card (Online)
Date of debit of fees: 10th August 2021
Date of acknowledgement: 10th August 2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 6th September 2021 (free - Croydon)
*29th September 2021 - Email from CT3 Caseworker to confirm which name they should proceed with on the application - I chose the one matching my passport in order to reduce further costs and bureaucracy of trying to change my name in Poland.
Date of Approval letter: waiting
Date of approval email: 8:15am, November 15th.
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

The wait is over! The last week was oddly stressful, I was getting anxious and checking the timeline thread several times a day. They seem to have processed the application under a wrong name in the end but that’s the least of my worries. Now off to book the ceremony.

[abdulsaid]

Arrived 2008 ILR long resident 2020 June
Application 10.06.21
Fingerprint 10.07.21
Approval ....
Ceremony...
Both myself and daughter nothing.
Wife
Line one same
Application 3.08.2021
Fingerprint 7.8.21
Approval letter :9pm 8.11.21
Ceremony booked by them 17.11.21 acknowledge received 8.11.21 @10 am ,earlier than approval email.
..........
Friend's children
Humanitarian dependant of ILR mum
Application 3 June 2021
Fingerprint 11.June.21
Approval post yesterday
Acknowledge dated 8.11.21
One child born outside but given discretion even with no ILR.
........
Cousin
Sometime as wife Above
Approval same day
Ceremony booked herself December

[CR001]

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[wasfah]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Master degree + Life in the UK test
Nationality: Non EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 23/05/2021
Payment method: Debit Card (Online)
Date of debit of fees: 23/05/2021
Date of acknowledgement: 23/05/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 12/06/2021
Date on Approval letter: Awaiting
Date of receipt of approval: Awaiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Awaiting
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting
No communication from home office even no survey email so I Contacted Home office but they advised to wait till completion of 6 months

[dsyu]

Eligibility criteria: British spouse + 3yrs ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: IELTS life skills b1 + Life in the UK
Nationality: CHN
Method of application: Online
Application sent & fee paid: 11/07/2021
Document Upload to UKVCAS: 11/07/2021
Document Submitted to UKVI: 11/07/2021
In person Biometrics UKVCAS: 14/07/2021
Date of approval letter: pending
Date of receipt of approval: pending
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: pending
Date on letter: pending
Date of Ceremony: pending

I found applications in Aug and Sep have obtained the decisions.
May I ask how to contact HO about the application status?
What is the phone number and what is the email?

[kkkTier1]

Eligibility criteria: 5yr Tier 1 Entrepreneur + 1yr ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Masters in the UK + Life in the UK
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: Online
Application sent & fee paid: 08/06/2021
Document Upload to UKVCAS: 12/06/2021
Document Submitted to UKVI: 12/06/2021
In person Biometrics UKVCAS: 14/06/2021
Date of Approval letter: pending
Date of receipt of approval: pending
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: pending
Date on letter: pending
Date of Ceremony: pending

Approval email from Home Office Atlas: 08/11/2021
Citizenship ceremony invitation email: 08/11/2021
Date of Ceremony: Waiting to book with our council

Date of Ceremony: 14/12/2021

[Sapphire2491]

4 months and 8 days in all.
Applied on June 28th, 2021 (biometrics) at Glasgow.

[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 with ceremony invitation: awaiting
Date of receipt of ceremony: awaiting

[Brownskingirl]

Eligibility criteria: Spouse of BC + ILR
Nationality: Non-EU
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Degree and Masters + Life in the UK
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 15/09/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 23/09/2021
Date completed application submitted: 23/09/2021
Date of receipt of approval email with ceremony invitation: 08/11/2021
Date of receipt of ceremony: 11/11/2021

Ceremony date updated.

[mig2015]

Route: Tier 1 Entrepreneur team, entered February 2015
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 29/09/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 30/09/2021
Acceptance email from Home Office : 08/11/2021 [5-weeks turnaround]

Many thanks to all members and gurus, especially Marcnath, Zimba and CR001, this has been quite a journey which now seems to be almost finished.

[kkkTier1]

Eligibility criteria: 5yr Tier 1 Entrepreneur + 1yr ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Masters in the UK + Life in the UK
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: Online
Application sent & fee paid: 08/06/2021
Document Upload to UKVCAS: 12/06/2021
Document Submitted to UKVI: 12/06/2021
In person Biometrics UKVCAS: 14/06/2021
Date of Approval letter: pending
Date of receipt of approval: pending
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: pending
Date on letter: pending
Date of Ceremony: pending

Approval email from Home Office Atlas: 08/11/2021
Citizenship ceremony invitation email: 08/11/2021
Date of Ceremony: Waiting to book with our council

[Brazos]

Eligibility Criteria: ILR + Spouse of British Citizen
Language/LIUK Criteria: IELTS Academic (Accepted for all previous immigration applications including ILR in May 2021)/ LIUK
Nationality: Non EU (Pakistani)
Method of application: Online
Application submitted & fee paid: 07/06/2021
Receipt of application: 07/06/2021
Document Uploaded to UKVCAS: 08/06/20201
Date of biometric enrolment: 10/06/2021
Date of approval letter: waiting
Date of reciept of ceremony letter: waiting
Date of ceremony: awaiting: waiting

5 Months and 2 days, nothing from the HO yet, not even a survey request... . Emailed Home office on 26th October with not response except for the standard automated one. Obviously stressful especially seeing approvals from July onwards but holding up and trying to be patient. Hopefully soon.

[YOLO123]

UPDATE: Yesterday (08/11) I recieved an email from the Home Office inviting me to book my citizenship ceremony

Eligibility criteria: 21 years + Settled Status
Language/LIUK Criteria: IELTS + Life in the UK test
Nationality: EU (Italy)
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 04/06/2021
Payment method: Debit Card (Online)
Date Biometrics appointment: 28/06/2021
Date on Approval letter: Awaiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 08/11/2021
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting

[Zool_Sai]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 2 general + 1 year ILR, Family application 2 adults and 2 children
Language/LIUK Criteria: IELTS score 8
Nationality: Non European
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 11/02/2021
Payment method: Debit Card (Online)
Date of debit of fees: 11/02/2021
Date of acknowledgement: 12/02/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 11/03/2021
Date on Approval letter: Awaiting
Date of receipt of approval: Awaiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Awaiting
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting

I contacted them but as usual it is the COVID excuse, I telephoned them to no avail, I contacted my MP who their team said they have been in contact with them twice but they told them my case is considered "Complex" that's why it is taking long time to resolve !

[Hasan1983]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years refugee + Settled Status
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Master degree + Life in the UK test
Nationality: Non European
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 04/07/2021
Payment method: Debit Card (Online)
Date of debit of fees: 04/07/2021
Date of acknowledgement: 04/07/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 28/07/2021
Date on Approval letter: Awaiting
Date of receipt of approval: Awaiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Awaiting
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting

[Setmilr987]

Eligibility criteria : 5 Years ILR + Spouse of BC
Language / LIUK Criteria: English Degree & Life in UK test passed
Nationality : Non-EU
Method of Application: Online
Date of Application : 07 JULY 2021
Payment method: Debit card (Online)
Date Biometrics enrolled: 08 JULY 2021
Date of Approval letter: Awaiting
Date of receipt of approval : Awaiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Awaiting
Date of ceremony: Awaiting.

[AAJav]

Eligibility criteria: 8 years + Settled Status
Language/LIUK Criteria: IELTS + Life in the UK test
Nationality: European
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 04/07/2021
Payment method: Debit Card (Online)
Date of debit of fees: 04/07/2021
Date of acknowledgement: 04/07/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 23/07/2021
Date on Approval letter: Awaiting
Date of receipt of approval: Awaiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Awaiting
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting

Also applied in July...and still waiting...

[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 or continue in an existing topic you already have!!

[Voyager-2]

Eligibility criteria: Spouse of British Citizen + ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Australian Passport + Life in the UK
Nationality: Australian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 19 Jul 2021
Payment method: Credit Card (Online)
Date of acknowledgement: 19 Jul 2021
Date of debit of fees: 19 Jul 2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 05 Aug 2021
Date on Approval letter: Waiting
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

No communication or email from UKVI side so far. Seems July applications are being processed very slowly!!

[Khadaffi2002]

Eligibility Criteria: ILR + Spouse of British Citizen
Language/LIUK Criteria: B1/ LIUK
Nationality: Non EU (Nigerian)
Method of application: Online
Application submitted & fee paid: 05/07/2021
Receipt of application: 06/07/2021
Document Uploaded to UKVCAS: 06/07/20201
Date of biometric enrolment: 06/07/2021
Date of approval letter: waiting
Date of reciept of ceremony letter: waiting
Date of ceremony: awaiting: waiting

4 Months and some days and nothing from the HO except the email received from UKVi to complete a survey regarding my application. This is frustrating And those who submitted their application late July, August and September are getting their good news

[Kennethlwh]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 2 + 2 years ILR
Nationality: Non EU
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Degree + Life in the UK
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 24/09/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 04/10/2021
email from homeoffice - 08/11/2021
ceremony booked - to be confirmed

[soul101]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years settle status
Nationality: Nigerian
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Masters + Life in the UK
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 21/7/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 19/8/2021
email from homeoffice - 08/11/21
ceremony booked for 25/11/21 . paid

thank you to this forum you the best , it been a journey