Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[Kindsoul]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + British spouse
Language/LIUK Criteria: Bachelor degree +Life in the UK test
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: Online
Application sent & fee paid: 01/09/2020
Receipt of your application: 02/09/2020
Document Upload to UKVCAS: 05/09/20
Documents submitted to UKVI: 05/09/20
Biometric reuse email: Not received
Invitation to use UKVCAS IDV APP or Biometrics:
Photo and document submitted using IDV APP or Biometrics: 11/09/20
Date of Approval letter: Not received
Date of receipt of approval: 18/11/2020(Email)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 15/02/2021
Date of virtual Ceremony: 18/02/2021
Certificate received: 20/ 02/2021

[wmontague]

Application Timeline

Eligibility criteria: 5yr + 1yr ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Canadian passport (no language test required) + LIUK
Nationality: Romanian, Canadian
Method of application: online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 31th October 2020
Date of debit of fees: 31th October 2020
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 2nd November 2020
Date of biometrics: 27th November 2020 (free appointment)
Date of receipt of approval: 19th February 2021
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: pending
Date of ceremony: pending

Other Updates: At the biometrics appointment I was only asked for my Romanian passport which I used to apply. They did not want to see my referee documents, nor my Canadian passport and other documents I had with me. Altogether very smooth experience.

[verty]

Eligibility criteria: EU permanent resident (5 years to qualify) arrived in the UK in 2011.
Language/LIUK Criteria: I am dual citizen, and have an Australian passport
Nationality : EU - Italian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 14th December 2020
Date of acknowledgement: 15th December 2020
Date of debit of fees: 14th December 2020
Date Biometrics submitted: 11th January 2020 (Paid appointment at Stratford Library)
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date on Approval letter: Waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting / not scheduled yet

[TheStruggleIsOver]

Eligibility criteria: LLR 2x3 years + 4 years ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Bachelors and Masters + LIUK
Nationality: Ghanaian
Method of application: online
Application sent & fee paid: 24/07/2020
Receipt of your application: 27/07/2020
Document Upload to UKVCAS: 28/07/20
Documents submitted to UKVI: 28/07/20
Biometric reuse email: 05/08/20
Invitation to use UKVCAS IDV APP or Biometrics: 08/09/20
Photo and document submitted using IDV APP or Biometrics: 08/09/20
Date of Approval letter: 19/11/20
Date of receipt of approval: 19/11/20 (by Email)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 13/02/21 (Arrived by post - letter was dated 01/02/21)
Date of Ceremony: 08/03/21 (Arranged virtual ceremony over email after calling local council and leaving details for registry office, they had an option to wait till lockdown restrictions lifted for a physical ceremony - Virtual ceremony to happen over Microsoft Teams and will take approximately 15 - 20 minutes

[SamiZ]

Eligibility criteria:ILR (Refugee)+ Spouse of British Citizen
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Degree + Life in the UK test
Method of application: Online
Application sent & fee paid: 05-09-2020
Receipt of your application: 07-09-2020
Documents submitted to UKVI: 09-09-2020
Invitation to use UKVCAS IDV APP or Biometrics: 17-09-2020
Photo and document submitted using IDV APP or Biometrics: 17-09-2020 Via IDV App
Date of Approval letter: 17-11-2020
Date of receipt of approval: 13/02/2021
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 13/02/2021
Date of Ceremony: Waiting [Hillingdon Council is not booking any ceremonies due to the national lockdown]

[Zimbo2Brits]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: ILR I waited a total of 10 years
Nationality: Zimbabwean
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 28/08/2020
Date of debit of fees: 28/08/2020
Date of acknowledgement: 28/08/2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 9 Sep 2020
Date of receipt of approval: 18/02/2021
Date on Approval letter: 18/02/2021
Date of Ceremony: pending

[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: 12/03/2021 (date booked)
Documents upload & submitted to to UKVI via UKVCAS: 12/03/2021 (date booked)
Application sent to UKVI by UKVCAS: (Pending)
Date of approval letter: (Pending)
Date of receipt of approval: (Pending)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: (Pending)
Date of ceremony: (Pending)

[Shirin22]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 17 Sep 2020
Date of debit of fees: 17 Sep 2020
Date of acknowledgement: 17 Sep 2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 23 Sep 2020
Date of receipt of approval: 25 Jan 2021
Date on Approval letter: 07 Feb 2021
Date of Ceremony: 17 Feb 2021
Now off to start my passport application

[habib1973]

Eligibility criteria: Spouse of BC; 10yr ILR + 2 Children under 18
Language/LIUK Criteria:B1 Certificate
Nationality : Paksitan
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 13 February 2021 10:10 Greenwich Mean Time
(GMT)
Date of acknowledgement: Mon 15/02/2021 16:05
Date of debit of fees: 13 February 2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: Booked Free Slot Friday, 12 March 2021(Birmingham)
Date of receipt of approval: Awaiting
Date on Approval letter: Awaiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:Awaiting
Date of Ceremony:Awaiting

[irwin]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 Years ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Degree
Nationality : Indian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 24 Sept 2020
Date of acknowledgement: 29 Sept 2020
Date of debit of fees: 27 Sept 2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 12 Oct 2020 (Birmingham)
Date of receipt of approval: 25th November 2020 (by email)
Date on Approval letter: 24th November 2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:8th February 21
Date of Ceremony:30th March 21 (Peterborough)

I think my case was very very straight-forward.

I would like to thank this forum and people who contribute, moderators and readers. for all the help over the last 10 years.

[emvoo]

Eligibility criteria:5+1 settled status
Language/LIUK Criteria: English Degree / Life in the UK test passed in August 2020
Nationality: Polish
Method of application: online
Date of application: 13 Jan 2021
Payment method: Debit online
Date of acknowledgement: 13 Jan 2021
Date of debit of fees: 13 Jan 2021
Biometric : 10 Feb 2021 (Croydon)
Date on Approval letter(Email): waiting
Date of receipt of Ceremony invitation letter: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting
Processing Time : 1 month so far

[cheeish]

Application type: 5 year spouse route (via SET M)
applied for Naturalization on 30 Oct 2020,
biometric submitted in person on 22 Dec 2020,

Moderator edit : please do not ask questions in the timeline only threads.

[Sharj1]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5 years + Spouse
Method of application: Online
Nationality: Philippines
Date of application: 11 Nov 2020
Date of debit of fees: 11 Nov 2020
Date of acknowledgement: 12 Nov 2020
*12 Nov - Realised I entered dates incorrectly for one of my trips abroad. Wrote email to furthernationalityenquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk. Included firm evidence of actual travel dates (passport stamps, e-boarding cards and hotel booking) and uploaded this as first page on my uploaded docs on Sopra Steria. Was a bit paranoid but needn't have worried!
Date Biometrics enrolled: 4 Dec 2020 - Nottingham. Highlighted the above issue again, they were really nice and helpful
Date of receipt of approval: 2 Feb 2021
Date on Approval letter: 2 Feb 2021 Thank you to the universe! Hugely grateful!!!
Date on Ceremony Invitation letter: Waiting - delays in issuing due to Covid identified on approval letter.
Date of receipt of Ceremony Letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

[coolsardi]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year ILR
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 24 Sep 2020
Date of debit of fees: 24 Sep 2020
Date of acknowledgement: 25 Sep 2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 10 Oct 2020
Date of receipt of approval: 13 Nov 2020
Date on Approval letter: 13 Nov 2020
Date on Ceremony Invitation letter: 08 Feb 2021
Date of receipt of Ceremony Letter: 13 Feb 2021
Date of Ceremony: waiting

[iceman809]

Eligibility criteria: Permanent Residence Card + 1 year
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 07/02/2021
Date of acknowledgement: 07/02/2021
Payment method: Debit online 07/02/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 04/03/2021
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:

[kbridge]

Application type: Settled Status + 1 Year
Application Submitted online: 15/06/2020
Biometrics submitted: 17/08/2020 (Croydon UKVCAS)
Approval email: 25/11/2020
Invitation letter by post: 13/02/2021

[willow28]

Eligibility criteria: 7 years ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: B1 Test + Life In The UK
Nationality: Non EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 20 Oct 2020
Date of acknowledgement: 21 Oct 2020
Date of debit of fees: 21 Oct 2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 18 Nov 2020
Date of receipt of approval: 11 Feb 2021
Date on Approval letter: 11 Feb 2021
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

[best4arslan]

Eligibility criteria: 10 Years + 1 year ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Master's Degree + Life In The UK
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 19 Nov 2020
Date of acknowledgement: 19 Nov 2020
Date of debit of fees: 19 Nov 2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 19 Nov 2020
Date of receipt of approval: 11 Feb 2021
Date on Approval letter: 11 Feb 2021
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

[real9701]

Eligibility criteria: 5 year ILR + 1 year
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 08 November 2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 24 Nov 2020
Date of receipt of approval: 095 February 2021
Date on Approval letter: 09 February 2021 (Received email with the approval news)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: still waiting

[yomishu]

Eligibility criteria: 5 year ILR + 1.5 year
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Master Degree / LIUK
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 17 November 2020
Date of acknowledgement: 17 November 2020
Date of debit of fees: 17 November 2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 11 December 2020
Date of receipt of approval: 09 February 2021
Date on Approval letter: 09 February 2021 (Received email with the approval news)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: still waiting
Date on ceremony letter: still waiting
Date of Ceremony: still waiting

[rasoolkhan]

Eligibility criteria:6 years DL ( 1 year early i got ILR) + 2 & half years ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Trinity College B1 &Life in the uk test pass
Nationality: Srilankan
Method of application: online
Date of application:26 January 2021
Payment method: Debit online
Date of acknowledgement:28 January 2021
Date of debit of fees:26 January 2021
Biometric : 08 march 2021
Date on Approval letter(Email): waiting
Date of receipt of Ceremony invitation letter: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

[jigars143]

Eligibility criteria:5yrs FLRM
Language/LIUK Criteria: Trinity College
Nationality: Pakistan
Method of application: online
Date of application:01 Feb 2021
Payment method: Debit online
Date of acknowledgement:03 Feb 2021
Date of debit of fees:01 Feb 2021
Documents uploaded to UKVI: 08 Feb 2021
Biometric : 1 March 2021
Date on Approval letter(Email): awaiting
Date of receipt of Ceremony invitation letter: awaiting
Date of Ceremony: awaiting
Processing Time : N/A

[real9701]

Eligibility criteria:5+1 settled status
Language/LIUK Criteria: Trinity College/
Nationality: Pakistan
Method of application: online
Date of application:08 Nov 2020
Payment method: Debit online
Date of acknowledgement:09 Nov 2020
Date of debit of fees:08 Nov 2020
Biometric : 24 Nov 2020
Date on Approval letter(Email): 05 Feb 2021
Date of receipt of Ceremony invitation letter: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting
Processing Time : Around 3 months

[Pingu_AD]

Indian Passport
ILR+2Years
Biometrics on 10-Dec-2020
London Victoria - Passport Office
Approval email - 05-Feb-2021
Council letter waiting

[katanayi]

Eligibility criteria:5+1 settled status
Language/LIUK Criteria:UK degree/
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: online
Date of application:10 Nov 2020
Payment method: Debit online
Date of acknowledgement:11 Nov 2020
Date of debit of fees:11 Nov 2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued:n/a
Date Biometrics enrolled: 08 December 2020 canceled due to Covid
done: 4th Jan 2021 ( free slot )
Date on Approval letter: 04.Feb 2021
Date of receipt of approval:04 Feb 2021 Email
Date of receipt of Ceremony invitation letter: waiting
Date of Ceremony:waiting