Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[olaide17]

Eligibility criteria: PR
Nationality: Non EU
Language criteria: Degree
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 09/10/2019
Date of debit of fees: 09/10/2019
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 10/10/2019
Date Bio metric appointment: 30/10/2019 Croydon
Date Bio metric enrolment: 30/10/2019
Date on approval letter: 04/12/2019
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting
Date applied passport: Waiting
Date passport Received: Not yet

[habib1973]

ligibility criteria: ILR
Language Criteria: UK Degree
Nationality: Pakistan
Method of application: Online + UKVCAS
Date of application: 02/08/2019 (online)
Payment method: Online
Date of acknowledgement: 05/08/2019
Date of debit of fees: 02/08/2019
Date Biometrics enrolled: 09/08/2019 (UKVCAS - Birmingham)
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of ceremony letter: n.a.
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application:
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be received:

Email sent to (NationalSupportTeamFMT@homeoffice.gov.uk) Home office for update on my Application date: 25/11/2019.
Reply received from Home Office Dated:29/11/2019 "Your will be contacted by post within 21 working days."
Awaiting response in POST.

No update received email reply on 29/11/2019 - "You will be contacted by post within 21 working days."

[Kumar295]

Eligibility criteria: LR + 1 year ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Degree certificate + LIUK
Nationality : Non-Eu
Method of application: online
Date of application: 25/11/19
Payment method: Visa debit
Date of acknowledgement: 26/11/19
Date of debit of fees: 26/11/19
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 30/11/19 (UKVCAS - Birmingham £100 )
Date on Approval letter: Awaiting
Date of receipt of approval letter: Awaiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Awaiting
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting

[Plc84]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years + 3 years PR (requested discretion for absences)
Language Criteria: UK Masters Degree + LIUK test
Nationality : EU
Method of application: Online/UKVCAS Sopra Steria
Date of application: 28/10/2019
Payment method: Online
Date of acknowledgment: 28/10/2019
Date of the debit of fees: 28/10/2019
Date of Biometric letter issued: N/A
Date of a biometric letter received: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 04/11/2019 Manchester Premium Lounge, 100 GBP
Date on Approval letter: 10/12/2019
Date of receipt of approval: 14/12/2019
Date of receipt of ceremony 14/12/2019
Date of Ceremony: 18/12/2019 (had been given a later date, emailed the council and there was a last minute opening less than 24 h before)

I had to request discretion given that I travel a lot for work, so I provided with additional evidence of residence for the 3 years previous to the qualifying period.

[topsecret]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Refugee Leave + 1ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Trinity + Naric Crtf + Life in UK
Nationality : Non-EU
Method of application: online
Date of application: 14/08/2019
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 16/08/2019
Date of debit of fees: 14/08/2019
Biometric Appointment letter: 14/08/2019
Date Bio metrics enrolled: 21/08/2019 (Sal-ford Manchester)
Date on Approval letter: 15/11/2019
Date of receipt of approval: 22/11/2019
Receipt of ceremony letter: 26/11/2019
Date of Ceremony: 10/12/2019
Passport application online: 10/12/2019
Payment debit card online : 10/12/2019
Confirmed Identity check: 10/12/2019
Sent Docu passports+ Cert: 11/12/2019
Documents received: 12/12/2019
application approved : 16/12/2019
Passport printed and sent: 17/12/2019
Passport received : waiting

[Andy12]

Eligibility criteria: 1 year ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK MS Degree certificate + LIUK
Nationality : Non-EU
Method of application: online
Date of application: 12/11/19
Payment method: Amex
Date of acknowledgement: 12/11/19
Date of debit of fees: 13/11/19
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 16/12/19 (UKVCAS at Stratford, London, waited for a month to get free slot, none so went with paid slot)
Date on Approval letter: Pending
Date of receipt of approval letter: Sweating it out
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Expecting

[YouKTier]

Eligibility criteria: LR + 1 year ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Degree certificate + LIUK
Nationality : Non-Eu
Method of application: online
Date of application: 24/10/19
Payment method: Visa debit
Date of acknowledgement: 25/10/19
Date of debit of fees: 25/10/19
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 29/10/19 (UKVCAS - Enhanced centre ) at Swinton
Date on Approval letter: 02/12/19
Date of receipt of approval letter: 13/12/19
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 16/12/19 (by email from the council as the pvt ceremony was booked over phone at short notice)
Date of Ceremony: 18/12/19 (pvt ceremony)

[CR001]

@wadan Please respect that this is a TIMELINE THREAD ONLY and desist from posting questions here.

At user wadan, can you desist form posting questions in any of the timeline topics. You have been asked numerous times to stop doing this. If you persist, your access to the forum will be terminated without any further warnings.

[Zeebro44]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years refugee +1year ILR
Language Criteria: LIUK + B1 trinity
Nationality : Non-EEA
Method of application: Online + UKVCAS
Date of application: 08.04.2019
Payment method: debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 09.04.2019
Date of debit of fees: 08.04.2019
Date of Biometric letter issued: N/A (UKVCAS)
Date of biometric letter received: N/A (UKVCAS)
Date Biometrics enrolled:
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 14.12.19
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application:
Date of debit of fees:
Date of passport received.

Thank god its 8 months wait over

[Mashh4u]

Eligibility criteria:ILR
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: Online + New Service (UKVCAS)
Date of application: 26/10/2019
Payment method: Online
Date of acknowledgment: 28/10/2019
Date Biometrics enrolled: 28/10/2019
Date on Approval letter: 05/12/2019
Date of receipt of approval: 14/12/2019
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: No letter
Date of Ceremony: not booked yet
Date of Passport Applications:
Date Documents Sent:
Date Passport received:

Will ring on Monday for ceremony Booking...
It’s my suggestion for those who are waiting for long times, send email to nationality team and they will get straight forward decision
I emailed on 3 Dec and date on approval is 5 Dec...
Best of luck Everyone........

[Casa]

@wadan Please respect that this is a TIMELINE THREAD ONLY and desist from posting questions here.

[nomader]

Eligibility criteria: EU PR + 3 years
Language/LIUK Criteria: Two UK degrees + Life in the UK test
Nationality: Denmark
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 23/10/2019
Payment method: AMEX
Date of acknowledgement: 23/10/2019
Date of debit of fees: 23/10/2019
Date of biometric letter received/issued: 23/10/2019
Date biometrics enrolled: 29/10/2019 at UKVCAS Croydon (£75)
Date on approval letter: 3/12/2019
Date of receipt of approval: 12/12/2019
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Included in the approval letter
Date of ceremony: 21/01/2020

[Lon999]

Eligibility criteria:ILR
Nationality: US
Method of application: Online + New Service (UKVCAS)
Date of application: 19/10/2019
Payment method: Online
Date of acknowledgment: 21/10/2019
Date Biometrics enrolled: 28/10/2019 (Chelmsford)
Date on Approval letter: 29/11/2019
Date of receipt of approval: 11/12/2019
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: No letter. Immediately called the council to arrange the ceremony.
Date of Ceremony: 18/12/2019
Date of Passport Applications:
Date Documents Sent:
Date Passport received:

[Chikonjiwe]

Eligibilty Criteria : married to BS, 6 years DLR + 1 month ILR
Nationality : Zambian
Language criteria: ilets selt B1 + life in the UK test
Date of online application / acknowledgement : 14/05/19
Biometrics / documents through ukas premium lounge in London £200 just for the appointment:... Date : 19/05/19
6 months automated delay update : 14/11/19
MMST FMT Automated reply after inquiry : 24/11/19
Date of approval : TBA
7 months waiting

[Chikonjiwe]

Eligibility criteria: 6 years DLR + 1 year ILR
Language Criteria: Life in the UK Test & CEFR Trinity Language Test
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 16/03/2019
Date of payment: 16/03/2019
Date of acknowledgment: 18/03/2019
Date Biometrics enrolled: 25/03/2019
Date on approval letter: 25/11/2019
Date of receipt of approval: 02/12/2019
Date of ceremony: Private on 12/12/2019

Congratulations!...
Happy for you xxx

Moderator edit: questions removed from the TIMELINE ONLY thread,

[Rsameold]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Year Refugee + 1 Year ILR
Language Criteria: UK PHD + Life in the UK certificate
Nationality : Non-EU
Method of application: Online UKVCAS
Date of application: 1/05/2019
Payment method: Online
Date of acknowledgment: 1/05/2019
Date of the debit of fees: 1/05/ 2019
Date of Biometric letter issued: N/A
Date of a biometric letter received:N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 29/05/2019
Date on Approval letter: 04/12/2019
Date of receipt of approval: 09/12/2019
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:09/12/2019
Date of Ceremony: 16/12/2019 private
Date Passport to be received:

[maplebird3]

Eligibility criteria: 6 years DLR + 1 year ILR
Language Criteria: Life in the UK Test & CEFR Trinity Language Test
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 16/03/2019
Date of payment: 16/03/2019
Date of acknowledgment: 18/03/2019
Date Biometrics enrolled: 25/03/2019
Date on approval letter: 25/11/2019
Date of receipt of approval: 02/12/2019
Date of ceremony: Private on 12/12/2019

[masccn]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years residency + 1 PR
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK PhD and MEng Degrees + Life in the UK
Nationality : Non EU/EEA
Method of application: Online + New Service (UKVCAS)
Date of application: 14-Oct-2019
Payment method: Credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 15-Oct-2019
Date of debit of fees:16-Oct-2019
Date of biometric letter received/issued: 18-Oct-2019
Date Biometrics enrolled: 22-Oct-2019 (paid £100 for appointment)
Date on Approval letter: 25-Nov-2019
Date of receipt of approval: 02-Dec-2019
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 05-Dec-2019
Date of Ceremony: 18-Dec-2019

It took me about 40 days to revive the approval letter which I thought is v quick. Thanks for this forum and good luck for everyone

[habib1973]

ligibility criteria: ILR
Language Criteria: UK Degree
Nationality: Pakistan
Method of application: Online + UKVCAS
Date of application: 02/08/2019 (online)
Payment method: Online
Date of acknowledgement: 05/08/2019
Date of debit of fees: 02/08/2019
Date Biometrics enrolled: 09/08/2019 (UKVCAS - Birmingham)
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of ceremony letter: n.a.
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application:
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be received:

Email sent to (NationalSupportTeamFMT@homeoffice.gov.uk) Home office for update on my Application date: 25/11/2019.
Reply received from Home Office Dated:29/11/2019 "Your will be contacted by post within 21 working days."
Awaiting response in POST.

[rangers]

Eligibility criteria : 10 years LR 1 year ILR
Language Criteria : Life in the UK Test & Msc Degree
Method of application : Online + UKVCAS
Date of application : 29 Oct 2019
Date Biometrics enrolled :2 Nov 2019 @ Croydon
Date on Approval letter :Waiting
Date of receipt of approval:Waiting

[Dibango]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years residency + 1 PR
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK degress + Life in the UK
Nationality : Non EU/EEA
Method of application: Online + New Service (UKVCAS)
Date of application: 13-Nov-2019
Payment method: Credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 13-Nov-2019
Date of debit of fees:13-Nov-2019
Date of biometric letter received/issued: 13-Nov-2019
Date Biometrics enrolled: 02-Dec-2019
Date on Approval letter: Pending
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

[belaprincess]

Eligibility criteria: EEA family permit, BPR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Trinity B1 + Life in the UK
Nationality: Belarus
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 01-Oct-2019
Payment method: PayPal
Date of acknowledgement: 02-Oct-2019
Date of debit of fees: 03-Oct-2019
Date of biometric letter received/issued: 03-Oct-2019
Date Biometrics enrolled: 03-Oct-2019 at Glasgow
Date on Approval letter: 21 November 2019
Date of receipt of approval: 21 November 2019
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 2 Dec 2019
Date of Ceremony:not booked yet

Huge thanks to all members of this forum, it was a great help and process for me was very easy! Good luck to all!

[trueblue19]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years Tier 2 + 1 Year ILR (Self & Spouse)
Language/LIUK Criteria: Trinity B1 + LITUK
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 11-Aug-2019
Payment method: American Express
Date of acknowledgement: 11-Aug-2019
Date of debit of fees: 11-Aug-2019
Date of biometric letter received/issued: 11-Aug-2019
Date Biometrics enrolled: 13-Aug-2019 at London Croydon
Date on Approval letter: 21 November 2019
Date of receipt of approval: 2 December 2019
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Not received yet (however council already had the details when I called them)
Date of Ceremony: Private Ceremony booked for 21 December

[walker1082]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier-2 general + ILR 1 year
Nationality: Indian
Language criteria: ْBachelors degree taught in English (obtained UK NARIC certificate)
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 23/08/2019
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 27/08/2019
Date Biometric appointment: 05/09/2019 (Kensington High street, London)
Application approved on 11/11/2019
Date of Ceremony: Scheduled in January 2020

[Ric_online]

Eligibility criteria : 6 years DLR (3+3 years) + 1 yr ILR
Language Criteria : Life in the UK Test & UK Degree
Nationality : Non-EU
Method of application : Online + New Service (UKVCAS)
Date of application : 7 Sept 2019
Payment method : Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement : Email on 9 Sept 2019
Date of debit of fees : 7 Sept 2019
Date of biometric appointment: 23 September 2019 (free appointment) - UKVCAS worker made a mistake on the day so I had a call back and booked another (paid appointment - which was refunded) on the 1st Oct 2019
Date on Approval letter : 19 November 2019
Date of receipt of approval: 2 December 2019
Date of ceremony: awaiting.

P.s: email the Home Office at NationalitySupportTeamFMT@homeoffice.gov.uk

I did on the 18 Nov and got a reply one 19 Nov with the "You will be contacted by post within 21 working days" message (this means good news). If i didn't email them I feel like I would be still waiting! Nag them!