Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[Mcalus]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + 1 year
Language/LIUK Criteria: IELTS + Life in the UK test
Nationality: Romanian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 31st of March 2021
Payment method: Debit Card (Online)
Date of debit of fees: 31st of March 2021
Date of acknowledgement: 31st of March 2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 28th of April 2021 (Victoria London)
Date on Approval letter: Awaiting
Date of receipt of approval: Awaiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Awaiting
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting

The waiting is killing me!
I can see people who applied after and received their approval letter. Don’t understand how it works!

[tonyflyuk]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5yr + 1yr ILR;
Method of application:UKBA ONLINE
Date of receipt by UKBA: 15/02/2021
Date of debit of fees: 15/02/2021
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Never received one.
Date of receipt of approval:07/08/2021 with a letter dated 31/07/2021, I never received an email.
Date of Ceremony:TBC
Looks like its all approaching 6months recently so stay calm guys and good luck to everyone.

[Lespay]

Eligibility criteria: ILR+1 Year
Nationality: No EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 18/02/2021
Date of acknowledgement: 19/02/2021
Date biometrics enrolled: 22/02/2021
Date of approval letter: No
Date of receipt of approval: No
Date of receipt of ceremony Invitation letter: 14/08/2021 (Dated 05/08/5021)
Date of ceremony: waiting

Best Wishes for all.

[Actionfilled]

Eligibility criteria: ILR(10) + British Spouse
Language/LIUK Criteria: MSc + Life in the UK test
Nationality: Non EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 29th April 2021
Payment method: Debit Card (Online)
Date of debit of fees: 29th April 2021
Date of acknowledgement: 30th April 2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 25th May 2021 (Manchester Core)
Date on Approval letter: Awaiting
Date of receipt of approval: Awaiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Awaiting
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting

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

[peacock69]

Eligibility criteria: ILR (Tier 2 General Dependant)+ 1 year via Section 6(1) BNA 1981
Language/LIUK Criteria: MBA from home country+ NARIC certificate + Life in the UK test
Nationality:
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 14 April 2021
Payment method: Credit Card (Online)
Date Biometrics enrolled: 14 May 2021
Date on Approval letter: Not received
Date of receipt of approval: N/A
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 10 August 2021
Date of Ceremony: 16 August 2021

[Boxyfoxy]

Eligibility criteria: ILR(10) + 1 year
Language/LIUK Criteria: MSc + Life in the UK test
Nationality: Nigerian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 4th April 2021
Payment method: Credit Card (Online)
Date of acknowledgement: 7th April 2021
Date of debit of fees:
Date Biometrics enrolled: 30th April 2021 (Bath)
Date on Approval letter: 6th August 2021 (98 days from Biometrics)
Date of receipt of approval: 14 August 2021
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: TBC
Date of Ceremony: TBC

Best of luck to those still waiting!

[Herchedgehog]

Eligibility criteria: ILR
Nationality: Australian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 15/02/2021
Date of acknowledgement: 16/02/2021
Date biometrics enrolled: 09/04/2021
Documents upload & submitted to to UKVI via UKVCAS: 09/04/2021
Date of approval letter: 30/07/2021
Date of receipt of approval: 10/08/2021
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 11/08/2021
Date of ceremony: 14/08/2021

Correction. So excited about today!

[Slimshady]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Permanent Residence
Language Criteria: B1 test + Life in the UK test
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 15/02/2021
Date of acknowledgement: 15/02/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 24/02/2021
Date on Approval letter: 30/07/2021
Date of receipt of approval: 07/08/2021
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 07/08/2021
Date of Ceremony: 13/08/2021

best of luck to everyone

[Slimshady]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Permanent Residence
Language Criteria: B1 test + Life in the UK test
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 15/02/2021
Date of acknowledgement: 15/02/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 24/02/2021
Date on Approval letter: 30/07/2021
Date of receipt of approval: 07/08/2021
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 07/08/2021
Date of Ceremony: 13/08/2021

best of luck to everyone

[ariesnr]

Eligibility criteria:Dependent Child of British Citizen( Applied Immediately after ILR )( Child born ouside UK when one parent was on ILR)
Method of application: Online
Date of application and fees: 05/05/2021
Date of biometrics: 1/June/2021 @Luton
Date on decision email (and date the email received): None
Date of ceremony info letter: None
Date of receipt of ceremony info letter:None
Date of ceremony: None.

Received on 10/08/2021 Certificate of Registration as British Citizen dated 29/07/2021

Thanks to everyone particularly the Seniors in this group for all the helpful advice.Good Luck to everyone waiting.

Thanks

[samkos1980]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years + 1 years on ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK NARIC + Life in the UK pass
Nationality : INDIAN
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 25 February 2021
Payment method: Debit card online
Date of debit of fees: 27 Feb 2021
Date of acknowledgement: 1st March 2021
Date of biometric : 25 March 2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 25 March 2021
Date on Approval letter: 23rd July 2021
Date of receipt of approval: 13th August 2021
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:

[kubus]

Eligibility criteria: EU Settlement ILR
Nationality: Non EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 25/04/2021
Date of acknowledgement: 25/04/2021
Date biometrics enrolled: 24/05/2021
Date of approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval: 13/08/2021 (email)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of ceremony: 25/11/2021 this is the earliest date Greenwich Council can offer.
Good luck to everyone still waiting.
Thanks to everyone for contributions!

[Shahzad305]

Eligibility criteria : ILR+ spouse of British citizen
Date of application : 29-04-21 (online)
Upload documents on UKVI website:29-04-21
Biometric enrolled:30-04-21
Approval email : N/A
Ceremony invitation: revived today 13-08-21 (email)
Date of ceremony: rang my council waiting from council to contact me

[Lorenzo94]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year settled (EU)
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK BSc + life in the UK
Nationality : Italian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 1 May 2021
Payment method: Credit Card (Online)
Date of acknowledgement: 1 May 2021
Date of debit of fees: 1 May 2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 29 May 2021 at UKVCAS London Victoria Passport Office
Date on Approval letter: 13 August 2021 (email)
Date of receipt of approval: 13 August 2021 (email)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 13 August 2021 (email)
Date of Ceremony: 13 September 2021 (booked with Islington Council)

The wait is so stressful, mostly because there’s no way to check any progress!

Please find my updated timeline above. So happy

[ukvisat2]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 General + 1 year ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: LIUK and IELTS certificate used when applied for ILR. IELTS was done in October 2014 and also used in entry clearance.
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 17/04/2021
Payment method: Credit card
Date of acknowledgement: Not received, just received a payment confirmation
Date of debit of fees: 17/04/2021
Documents uploaded to UKVCAS: 16/05/2021
Documents submitted to UKVI: 17/05/2021
Date of biometrics enrolled: 17/05/2021
Date of receipt of approval letter & ceremony letter (email) : 31/07/2021
Date of ceremony: 18/08/2021

[Houni1511]

Eligibility criteria: Settled Status + 1 year
Language/LIUK Criteria: B1 Level + Life in the UK test
Nationality : Non EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 22 Feb 2021
Payment method: Credit Card (Online)
Date of acknowledgement: 24 Feb 2021
Date of debit of fees: 23 Feb 2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 18 Mar 2021 (London Mark Lane)
Date on Approval letter: 23 Jul 21
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 08 Aug 21 (Note that I was away for 2 weeks so can't be 100% certain when it arrived via the post)
Date of Ceremony: 23 Aug 21 (private ceremony)

Good luck to everyone!

[MYA]

Applied for my Wife’s Citizenship ,The timeline is as follows;

Eligibility criteria: ILR (Long Residence) And Spouse of British Citizen

Language/LIUK Criteria: CEFR B1 SELT + Life in the UK test
Nationality: Pakistan
Method of application: Online
Application submitted online & fee paid: 28/04/2021
Documents uploaded and Submitted through UKVCAS : 29/04/2021
Biometrics Appointment Booked (Free): 26/05/2021

Update: Received Email today ( 13/08/2021 @ 07:36) from HOMEOFFICE Atlas that Application has been Approved ( ALHAMDULILLAH)

Will book ceremony in our convenient time NO Rush

Best of Luck to All those waiting for their decision

[Lespay]

Eligibility criteria: ILR
Nationality: No EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 18/02/2021
Date of acknowledgement: 19/02/2021
Date biometrics enrolled: 22/02/2021
Date of approval letter: waiting
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting

[Fridrik8888]

Eligibility criteria: ILR
Nationality: No EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 20/02/2021
Date of acknowledgement: 22/02/2021
Date biometrics enrolled: 15/03/2021
Documents upload & submitted to to UKVI via UKVCAS: 12/03/2021
Date of approval letter: waiting
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Date of ceremony: waiting

[Hui1234]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 8 years of ILE/ILR(No Time Limit written on BRP)
Language/LIUK Criteria: Life In The UK + Degree
Method of application: Online
Date of application and fees: 18 April 2021
Date of payment confirmation: 18 April 2021
Document uploads to UKVCAS: 7 May 2021
Document checking: 11 May 2021
Documents submitted: 15 May 2021
Biometric submitted: 15 May 2021
Date of acknowledgement: N/A
Date of approval: Email received 31 July 2021
Date of approval via post: N/A
Date of ceremony letter: Received on 11 August 2021 and dated on 07 August 2021
Date of Ceremony: 02 September 2021
***Received email about application approved and ceremony invitation on 31 July 2021. Emailed the council and was told to wait for them to contact
***Received the ceremony invitation letter with the date of ceremony they proposed and just need to send them my confirmation

[Herchedgehog]

Eligibility criteria: ILR
Nationality: Australian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 15/02/2021
Date of acknowledgement: 16/02/2021
Date biometrics enrolled: 09/04/2021
Documents upload & submitted to to UKVI via UKVCAS: 09/04/2021
Date of approval letter: 30/07/2021
Date of receipt of approval: 10/08/2021
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 11/08/2021
Date of ceremony: 18/08/2021

[mariaclopez]

Eligibility criteria: 8 year lawful residence (ILR DV Route)
Method of application: Online
Date of application and fees: 15 March 2021
Date of biometrics: 12 April 2021 (Croydon)
Date on decision email (and date the email received): Never received email
Date of ceremony info letter: 30 July 2021
Date of receipt of ceremony info letter: 7 August 2021
Date of ceremony: Booked online 24 August 2021 (Kensington & Chelsea)

[mck2010]

Eligibility criteria: 6 years DLR, 4 years ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK degree + Life in the UK
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Application sent & fee paid: 14/4/2021
Document Upload to UKVCAS: 16/4/21
In person Biometrics UKVCAS: 17/5/21 (free appointment)
Date of receipt of approval: 31/07/2021 (Email)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 31/07/2021
Date on letter: Email
Date of Ceremony: 8/9/21

[User0981]

This forum helped me a lot. Thank you very much. I am posting some of my info (dates are approximate: the weeks are specified; it is assumed for this message that a week starts on Monday).

Eligibility criteria: Tier 4 General, Tier 2 General and Tier 1 Exceptional Talent, + 1 year ILR
Method of application: Online
Date of application and fees: a day in the week commencing 9 November 2020
Date of appointment: a day in the week commencing 7 December 2020
Date on decision email (and date the email received): a day in the week commencing 1 March 2021
Date of ceremony info letter: a day in the week commencing 5 April 2021
Date of receipt of ceremony info letter: a day in the week commencing 12 April 2021
Date of ceremony: a day in the week commencing 3 May 2021