Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[Sheikh123123]

Eligibility criteria:5+1 settled status
Language/LIUK Criteria:uk degree/passed
Nationality : pakistan
Method of application:online
Date of application:11.nov 2020
Payment method:debit online
Date of acknowledgement:12 nov 2020
Date of debit of fees:11 nov 2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued:n/a
Date Biometrics enrolled:02 December 2020
Date on Approval letter: 02.feb 2021
Date of receipt of approval:02 feb 2021
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Date of Ceremony:waiting
One more thing i need to tell you guys i have 2 ccj on i don't put in my application.
Best off luck everyone

[CR001]

Please respect that this is a TIMELINE ONLY topic. Please don't post questions in this thread. Any questions, discussions or chit chat will be removed.

[evalenti93]

Eligibility criteria: ILR (15 yrs) + British spouse (15 yrs)
Language/LIUK Criteria: Native Language & LIUK Passed
Nationality : American
Method of Application: Online Submission
Date of Application: 14-Sept-2020
Date of Acknowledgement: 14-Sept-2020
Date of Debit of Fees: 14-Sept-2020
Date Biometrics Enrolled: 13-Oct-2020 (Birmingham, free appointment)
Date of Receipt of Approval: 20-Jan-2021
Date on Approval Letter: 04-Jan-2021
Date of Receipt of Ceremony Letter: contacted them via e-mai received phone call back and confirmation of date on 22-Jan-21
Date of Ceremony: 26-Jan-21 via Microsoft Teams

[milads]

Eligibility criteria: Refugee ILR + 1 Year
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Degree + Life in the UK
Nationality: Iran
Method of application: Online
Application sent & fee paid: 20 February 2020
In person Biometrics UKVCAS : 21 Febraury 2020
Date of Approval letter: 2 February 2021 (email)
Date of receipt of approval: 2 February 2021 (email)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

[Sir Murphy]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years ILR + Spouse of British Citizen + 2 Children
Language/LIUK Criteria: Trinity English Test GESE Grade 5 B1 Certificate + Life In The UK
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Application sent & fee paid: 8 July 2020
Receipt of your application: 8 July 2020
Document Upload to UKVCAS: 10 July 2020
Documents submitted to UKVI: 10 July 2020
Biometric reuse email: 6 August 2020
Invitation to use UKVCAS IDV APP: 4 September 2020 - (6:24pm)
Photo and document submitted using IDV APP: 4 September 2020
Biometric submitted: 23 September 2020 (Croydon - Double submission)
Date of Approval email: 30 November 2020
Date of receipt of approval: 30 November 2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 2 February 2021 (Dated 7 January 2021)
Date of Ceremony: 9 February 2021 (LBBD)

[mtl79]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years private life + 1 year ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Bachelor's degree & Life in the UK test
Nationality: Taiwanese
Method of application: Online
Application sent & fee paid: 04/09/2020
Receipt of your application: 04/09/2020
Biometric reuse email:
Invitation to use UKVCAS IDV APP: 10/09/2020
Photo and document submitted using IDV APP: 10/09/2020
In person Biometrics UKVCAS: N/A
Biometrics submitted (IDV App): 10/09/2020
Date of Approval letter online : 20/10/2020
Date of receipt of approval: pending
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: pending
Date of Ceremony: pending

Date of receipt of ceremony invitation letter: Sent 31/12/2020, Received 27/1/2021
Date of Ceremony: 02/02/2021 via Zoom (Sheffield City Council)

[Mawi88]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years T2 + 1 Year ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK degree
Nationality : Non-EU
Method of application: online
Date of application: 05/10/2020
Date of acknowledgement: 06/10/2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 16/10/2020
Date of receipt of approval: 02/02/2020
Date on Approval letter: 02/02/2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

[Lcs88]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years
Language/LIUK Criteria: Irish, UK degree
Nationality : Irish
Method of application: online
Date of application: 05/12/2020
Date of acknowledgement: 08/12/2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 04/01/2021
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

[ar1234]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years + 2 Year ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK degree + Life in the UK Test
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Application sent & fee paid: 24 August 2020
Receipt of your application: 25 August 2020
Invitation to use UKVCAS IDV APP or Biometrics: 06 September 2020
Photo and document submitted using IDV APP or Biometrics: 09 September 2020
HO email reminder to enrol biometrics: 31 October 2020 (followed up with UKVCAS - told to ignore HO reminder)
Followed up with HO on application status (emails to FurtherNationalityEnquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk and nationalityfrontendtechnicalspecialists@homeoffice.gov.uk) - 13 January 2021 - only automated responses received
System generated email from HO that due to Covid it is taking longer to process applications: 28 January 2021
Date of the Approval letter (email): 29 January 2021
Date of receipt of approval (post): Pending
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

[lhrflyer]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + British spouse
Language/LIUK Criteria: LIUK (passed for ILR)
Nationality : Non-EU
Method of application: online
Date of application: 09/09/2020
Date of acknowledgement: 10/09/2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 23/09/2020
Date of receipt of approval: 13/11/2020 (Email)
Date on Approval letter: 13/11/2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 01/02/2021 dated 25/01/2021
Date of Ceremony: 02/02/2021 (York council - Zoom)

[SWinSW]

Hi All, finally received my approval email today after months of waiting! Timeline below, my message to all of you still waiting is don't despair

Eligibility Criteria: ILR as Spouse / 5yrs resident in the UK
Date Applied: 16th Sept 2020
Application Acknowledged: 18th Sept 2020[/b]
Biometrics via App: 23rd Sept 2020
In-person Biometrics: 28th Sept 2020
Approval Letter via email: 1st February 2021(letter dated same date)

I will update once I hear of certificate despatch etc

[greko10]

Eligibility criteria: EU settled status + 1.5yr
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Degree/ LIUK test
Nationality : EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 14th September 2020
Date of acknowledgement: 15 September 2020
Date of debit of fees: 15 September 2020
Date Biometrics submitted: 6th October 2020 (in person appointment)
Date of receipt of approval: 16th November 2020 (email)
Date on Approval letter:16th November 2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 29th January 2020 (dated 25th)
Date of Ceremony: Waiting/not scheduled yet

[engineer86]

Eligibility criteria: Permanent Residence Card + 1 year
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 14/12/2020
Date of acknowledgement: 14/12/2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 14/01/2021
Date on Approval letter: Awaiting
Date of receipt of approval: N/A
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: N/A
Date of Ceremony: N/A

[Aendil]

Eligibility criteria: EU settled status (+12 months)
Language/LIUK Criteria: B1 test + LIUK test
Nationality : EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 11 January 2021
Date of acknowledgement: 13 January 2021
Date of debit of fees: 11 January 2021
Date Biometrics submitted: 29 January (in person appointment) - Enhanced as no available free
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date on Approval letter: Waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

[recoba2020]

Eligibility criteria: EU settled status (+ 12 months)
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Degree
Nationality : Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 17 July 2020
Date of acknowledgement: 20 July 2020
Date of debit of fees: 17 July 2020
Date Biometrics submitted: 21 Aug (in person appointment)
Date of receipt of approval: 28 January 2021 Via email
Date on Approval letter: 28 January
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

[bsc2007]

Eligibility criteria: T2G -> ILR -> 1.9 yrs
English: UK MSc
Nationality: India
Date of application: 31 Dec 2020
Date biometrics enrolled: 28 Jan 2021

[asifmahmood36]

Finally, I have received my ceremony invitation letter today by post. My timeline is:
Application online: 09 September 2020,
Documents upload online: 18 September 2020
Biometrics by IDV app: 28 September 2020
Approval letter by email: 27 OCT 2020
Ceremony letter issue date: 09 January 2021
Ceremony received by post: 28/01/2021
Ceremony date: Sent email to Wandsworth Council/waiting

[adamdeswardt]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + Spouse of British national
Language/LIUK Criteria: B1 test & Life in UK
Nationality: Non EU
Method of application: Online
Application sent & fee paid: 14/08/2020
Receipt of your application: 18/08/2020
Document Upload to UKVCAS: 14/08/2020
Documents submitted to UKVI: 14/08/2020
Biometric reuse email: Not received
In person Biomatrics UKVCAS : 21/09/2020
Date of Approval letter online : 10/11/2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Received in post on 27/01/2021, letter was dated 16/01/2021
Date of Ceremony: Pending

[rollsrox]

Hi All. I've found this forum very useful, so posting my timeline in case it helps others!

Eligibility criteria: 5 years (ancestry) + 1 year ILR
Nationality: Australian
Language/LIUK Criteria: Australian + LIUK Passed for ILR
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 18/01/2021
Date of acknowledgement: 18/01/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 26/01/2021 (Had to drive London -> Birmingham as only appt I could find![Free])
Waiting:
Date on approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of ceremony:

[timmo]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years + 1 Year ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: NARIC degree + LITUK Test
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Application sent & fee paid: 2nd/3rd September 2020
Receipt of your application: 3rd September 2020
Invitation to use UKVCAS App - 10th September 2020
Document Upload to UKVCAS: 11th September 2020
Documents submitted to UKVI: 11th September 2020
Invalid Reminder to enrol biometrics: 1st November 2020
Date of Approval letter: 16th January 2021
Date of receipt of approval: 27th January 2021
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

My civil partner received his approval letter on the 25th January, with an approval date of 7th January 2021. Both applications were submitted together, wether or not this makes a difference in how the applications are treated (evidently not).

[larrywithay]

Eligibility criteria: Permanent Residence Card + 1 year
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 06/07/2020
Date of acknowledgement: 06/07/2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 15/09/2020 (Using the app) (they didn't invitation to me hence 2 months delay....!!)
Date on Approval letter: Never arrived
Date of receipt of approval: Never arrived
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 26/01/2021 (timestamp on the letter: 06/01/2021)
Date of Ceremony: 04/02/2021

They never notified me of the date of approval....

[pistol242]

Eligibility criteria: 5yr + 1yr ILR
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKVI: 01/09/2020
Date of debit of fees: 01/09/2020
Date of invitation to use the UKVCAS IDV app: 10/09/2020
Date of submission via the UKVCAS IDV app: 11/09/2020
Date of receipt of approval: 20/10/2020 (by email)
Date on the ceremony invitation letter: 24/12/2020
Date of receiving the ceremony invitation letter: 14/01/2021 (by post, 21 days after the date on the letter)
Date of citizenship certificate processed by local authority: 22/01/2021 (the Newham council)
Date of booking the ceremony: 22/01/2021
Date of receiving the ceremony cancellation notice: 26/01/2021

Five months have past, and I'm still waiting. I had booked my citizenship ceremony for 02/02/2021, but it was latter cancelled by the Newham council. Now I'm waiting for the council to resume the citizenship ceremonies.

[okigen68]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 2 + 1 year ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK degree + Life In The UK test
Nationality: Vietnamese
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 13/9/20
Date of acknowledgement: 14/9/20
Documents and biometrics submitted via IDV app: 23/9/20
Date of approval letter: 5/11 via email. 9/11/20 by post
Date of ceremony invite: 14/1/21
Date of Ceremony: 28/1/21

[vahidfar]

Eligibility criteria: EU Settlement Scheme (ILR) (EU Family Member)
Language/LIUK Criteria: B1 SELT - GESE Grade 5 + Life In The UK test
Nationality: Iranian
Method of the application: Online
Date of the application: 19 Jul 2020
Date of the payment: 19 Jul 2020
Date of acknowledgement: 14 Aug 2020
Date of Biometrics enrolled: 03 September 2020 (Croydon)
Date of receipt of approval : 26 Jan 2021 via Email
Date on the Approval letter attached (Email) : 26 January 2021
Date on Approval letter: waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

[Hansi89]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1yr permanent residence
Nationality: Sri Lankan
Method of application: Online
Application sent & fee paid: 03/06/2020
Receipt of your application: 04/06/2020
Document Upload to UKVCAS: 28/08/2020
Biometrics Submitted: 28/08/2020 Via IDV app
Date of receipt of approval email: waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1yr permanent residence
Nationality: Sri Lankan
Method of application: Online
Application sent & fee paid: 03/06/2020
Receipt of your application: 04/06/2020
Document Upload to UKVCAS: 28/08/2020
Biometrics Submitted: 28/08/2020 Via IDV app
Date of receipt of approval email: 25-01-2021 via email
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting