Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[willianho]

Eligibility criteria: GTV 3-Year Route + ILR (Total 5 Years)
Nationality: Chinese
Proof of language: NARIC
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 13.01.2024
Date of biometrics: 24.01.2024 (Liverpool, paid)
UKVCAS acknowledgment email (submission confirmation to UKVI): 30.01.2024
Date of receipt of approval: 9.11.2024
Date of Ceremony: 30.11.2024

[Cymjay]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Year ILR Tier 2 Skilled worked visa
Nationality: Non EU
Proof of English: Eligible nationality, no proof required
Method of application: Online
Date of ILR: August 2023
Date of application submission: 8th August 2024
Date of fee payment: 8th August 2024
Date of biometrics and document submission: 29th August 2024, Free
Date of receipt of approval: 18th November 2024
Date of invitation from council: Letter said to ring council 1 day after receiving approval (Cardiff)
Date of Ceremony: 3rd December 2024 (free, group)

[nuaaxiayu]

Eligibility criteria: Tier-2 Skilled Worker (5 years) + ILR (12 months)
Proof of language: UK Degree + Life in the UK
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 07/12/2024
Date of biometrics appointment: 19/12/2024
Biometrics location: Bristol (free)
Date of receipt of approval: pending
Invitation from the council: pending
Date of Ceremony: pending

[JSRSV]

Eligibility criteria: ILR - 5yr
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 26/11/2024
Date of biometrics appointment: 29/11/2024
Biometrics location: Birmingham, prime time appointment (£60)
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of email from council for ceremony: Pending

[Cassm1]

Eligibility criteria: 5yr ILR
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 05/10/2024
Date of biometrics appointment: 26/11/2024
Biometrics location: Wandsworth, standard appointment
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of email from council for ceremony: 05/12/2024

Not exactly sure what my timeline is, either 1 month or 1 week!

[BuildBackBetter]

Eligibility criteria: 5yr Tier 2 + 1yr ILR
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 21/09/2024
Date of biometrics appointment: 05/10/2024
Biometrics location: Mark Lane, standard appointment
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of email from council for ceremony: 06/12/2024

2 months exactly. Interesting that council was able to contact us before we receive the approval letter.

[ChristmasMiracle]

Eligibility criteria: EU Settled Status
Tests: Life in the UK + B1 English Test
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 25/10/2024
Date of biometrics appointment: 14/11/2024
Biometrics location: Southampton (free)
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Invitation from the council: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

Good luck to everyone

[dsandhar]

Eligibility criteria: EU Spouse (converted to pre-settled status 2019) + EU Settled Status 2023
Tests: Life in the UK + B1 English Test
Documents provided: scanned copy of passport, scanned copy of all entry/exit stamps, scanned copy of BRC, last 5 years’ P60s
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 13/10/2024
Date of biometrics appointment: 01/11/2024
Biometrics location: Wolverhampton (free)
Date of receipt of approval: 02/12/2024 (20h05m)
Invitation from the council: Not received, but contacted them and the first group ceremony was scheduled for 13th January, so booked private instead
Date of Ceremony: 10/12/2024

Good luck everyone!

[Oct2919]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Year EU settlement + ILR
Nationality: Non EU
Proof of English: B1 (Trinity College London) and Life in the UK
Method of application: Online
Date of ILR: October 2019
Date of application submission: 16 August 2024
Date of fee payment: 16 August 2024
Date of biometrics and document submission: Paid £143,
22nd August 2024
Date of receipt of approval: 25th November 2024( in spam folder) only saw a week after the approval email from altas that it was sat in my spam folder all that time.
Date of invitation from council: Council didn’t bother to invite I had to ring them after 1 week of approval.
Date of Ceremony: 04 December 2024(private)

Good luck everyone still waiting

[bipo]

Eligibility criteria: T2 General/Skilled Worker + ILR (1 Year)
Proof of language: IELTS used for both Tier 2 and ILR + Life in the UK
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 06/07/2024
Date of biometrics appointment: 13/07/2024
Biometrics location: London Mark Lane. (Paid)
Date of receipt of approval: 02 December 2024 (18h30)
Invitation from the council: Not yet(but can book ceremony already)
Date of Ceremony: Need to book

I was notified to provide further information of five-year address history on 30 October 2024.

[zuruzu]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years EUSS + British Spouse
Method of application: online
Nationality: EU
Date of application: 07/10/2024
Date of biometrics appointment: 08/11/2024 (London Gee Street, paid)
Date of receipt of approval: 02/12/2024
Date of Ceremony: TBC

Good luck all!

[inderjeet101]

Eligibility criteria 5-year spouse visa
Proof of language: NARIC certificates
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 14/10/2024
Date of biometrics appointment: 11/11/2024
Biometrics location: London Gee Street - TLS Contact (Free)
Date of receipt of approval: 02 December 2024 (15:13 hrs)
Invitation from the council: Not yet
Date of Ceremony: To be booked

[Lucky18]

Post by Lucky18 »Mon Nov 04, 2024 10:12 pm

Eligibility criteria: 6 Years 2 Months + 8 Months ILR
Method of application: Online
Nationality: Philippines
English Language Eligibility: B1 + Life in the UK Test
Date of application: 09/10/2024
Date receipt of payment from UKVI: 09/10/2024
Date of acknowledgment: NA
Date of biometrics: 01/11/2024
Biometrics Location: Birmingham (Paid £38)
Date of receipt of approval:
No email from atlas yet.. Instead I received email from citizenship.support@homeoffice.gov.uk 28/11/24 15:08
Date of ceremony: To follow

May the odds be in our favour, and good luck to each and everyone of us


***UPDATE***

Sent email to citizenship.support@homeoffice.gov.uk on
26th November, just to confirm that my application and biometrics has been transferred to them from TLScontact, as the new service centre never updated their website nor received any acknowledgement email from them.

********** Response email received today at 15:08
I can confirm from our records that your application has been approved and your ceremony paperwork is due to be printed and despatched within the next week.
**********

Good luck to those who are still waiting.....

[EbrahimHM]

Eligibility criteria: tier 1 entrepreneur( 5 years ) + ILR (1 Year)
Proof of language: Ielts + Life in the UK used for ILR
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 10/10/2024
Date of biometrics appointment: 21/10/2024
Biometrics location: Croydon (Free, TLSContact)
Date of receipt of approval: 25/11/2024
Invitation from the council: 25/11/2024
Date of Ceremony: 15/01/2025 ( Kingston Upon Thames ) - Free

All the best to everyone waiting for application outcome
Thank you all for the valuable shared info.

[hnk]

Atlas Email update

Eligibility criteria: 5 years (Tier-2 General) + ILR 1 year
Nationality: non-EU
Method of Application: Online
Proof of English: NARIC certification with Tier-2 General visa
Date of application submission: 10 Sep 2024
Date of fee payment: 10 Sep 2024
Date of biometrics and documents submission: 21 Sep 2024 (booked)
Biometrics location: London
Date of receipt of approval: 25 Nov 2024
Date of ceremony: pending

[EU FM]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: EUSS + ILR 1 year
Nationality: Portugal & Brazil
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKVA: 10-Feb-2024
Date of debit of fees: 10-Feb-2024
Date of biometrics appointment: 21-Feb-2024
Biometrics location: Glasgow - Paid
Date of receipt of approval: 19-Nov-2024
Date of Ceremony: 21-Jan-2025

Finally, my day has arrived. It took 10 months and numerous emails. My case is quite straightforward, and I am unsure why it took so long.

Good luck to all of you!

[Antay87623]

Eligibility criteria: 5yr Tier 2 + 1yr ILR
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 30/09/2024
Date of biometrics appointment: 28/10/2024
Biometrics location: Wandsworth London (Free, TLSContact)
Date of receipt of approval: 18 November 2024
Date of Ceremony: TBD (will have to be 2025 due to December travels)

[zeo2020]

Eligibility criteria: ECAA + ILR (1 Year)
Proof of language: Trinity College GESE B1 + Life in the UK used for ILR
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 29/09/2024
Date of biometrics appointment: 22/10/2024
Biometrics location: Wandsworth London (Free, TLSContact)
Date of receipt of approval: 18 November 2024 (08h50 & 09:17)
Invitation from the council: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: TBD

We applied 2 people in 1 application and as I have a trip in early December, we will schedule ceremony after the trip.

[sonik97]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Dependant Visa + ILR (Granted ILR on 2019)
Proof of language: B1 Test
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 07/10/2024
Date of biometrics appointment: 12/10/2024
Biometrics location: Nottingham (Paid)
Date of receipt of approval: 18/11/2024 (Got email from Home Office Atlas)
Date of Ceremony: need to book.

It took 5 weeks and 2 days from the day me & my mom gave our biometrics. I was expecting it would take at least 2 months. I had passports stamps missing but it caused no problems. They did not ask for any other evidence.

Good luck to everyone applying!

[frasim]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + EUSS (1 Year)
Proof of language: IELTS
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 04/08/2024
Date of biometrics appointment: 09/08/2024
Biometrics location: Liverpool (Paid)
Invitation from the council: 28/09/2024 (before the approval email from Home Office Atlas)
Date of receipt of approval: 30/09/2024
Date of Ceremony: 27/10/2024

Good luck to everyone applying!

[cosseeker1]

Eligibility criteria: T2 General/Skilled Worker + ILR (1 Year)
Proof of language: IELTS used for both Tier 2 and ILR + Life in the UK
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 16/09/2024
Date of biometrics appointment: 16/09/2024
Biometrics location: Croydon (Paid)
Date of receipt of approval: 12 November 2024 (10h30)
Invitation from the council: 13 November 2024
Date of Ceremony: 19 November 2024

(I didn't expect the email to come in on a Tuesday as I noticed all approvals shared here were on a Monday)

[puzzled912]

Eligibility criteria: EU Settled Status + 4 year ; joint application with 1 dependent (also EU settled status + 4 years)
Proof of language: B1 & Life in the UK
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 25/01/2024
Date of biometrics appointment: 15/02/2024
Biometrics location: London
Date of receipt of approval: 7/10/2024
invitation from the council: 7/10/2024 via post
Date of Ceremony: private 11/11/2024

Had to renew my own passport whilist waiting and submitted the new one in May.

Chased FurtherNationalityEnquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk in July. got the standard reply on 4 Sep that it will take longer to process.

Requested SAR in late July and got email on 5 Aug they will give me a response within a month but still not hearing anything.

1st complaint made on 25 July and on 14 Aug received the reply that they are unable to uphold my complaint.

Also got another email from NationalitySupportTeamFMT@homeoffice.gov.uk on 6 Sep that my application will not be processed under 6 months.

Endless waiting is really frustrating....

Finally got it.... Wish you all good luck!

[OdinTheWise]

UPDATE

Eligibility criteria: EUSS (5 years)
Nationality: EU
Method of Application: Online
Proof of English: UK university degree
Date of application submission and fee payment: 05/08/2024
Date of biometrics and document submission: 03/09/2024
Biometrics location: Croydon (free)
Date of receipt of approval: pending
Invitation for citizenship ceremony: pending
Date of citizenship ceremony: pending

Note: Absences from the UK slightly exceeded the permitted 450 days.

Additional information request: 10/10/2024
Additional information provided: 28/10/2024
Date of receipt of approval: 12/11/2024
Invitation for citizenship ceremony: 12/11/2024
Date of citizenship ceremony: pending (several dates available)

[ily2]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years spouse + one week ILR
Method of application: Online
Nationality: Non-EU
English Language Eligibility: UK master's degree
Date of application: 24/09/2024
Date receipt of payment from UKVI: 24/09/2024
Date of acknowledgment: 24/09/2024
Date of biometrics: 26/09/2024 (paid)
Biometrics Location: Enfield Library
Date of receipt of approval: 12/11/2024 (email from Atlas on Tue Nov 12th at 10:40am)
Date of ceremony: TBD

[feigoronin]

Eligibility: 5 years Tier 1 General Dependent + 10+ years on ILR
Citizenship: Non-EU
Proof of English: Used NARIC letters obtained during ILR.
Date of biometrics and document submission: 28-Sep-2024
Biometrics location: UKVCAS Bedford Point, Croydon
Date of receipt of approval: 11-Nov-2024
Date of invitation from council: NA
Date of Ceremony: To be booked with council.

Above timelines are for my spouse, took over 6 weeks. For me it was just over 5 even though we submitted biometrics on same day though via separate applications.