Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[TESRSN]

Application type: Adult Naturalisation
Eligibility criteria: 14 Years after ILTR
Language Criteria: B1.1 TRINITY COLLEGE + Life in the UK Test
Nationality: Non EU
Method of application: Online + New Service (UKVCAS)
Date of application: 21 Nov 2019
Payment method: Online
Date of acknowledgement: 22 Nov 2019
Date Biometrics enrolled: 17 Dec 2019
Date on Approval letter: Waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting
Date of Passport Applications: Waiting
Date Documents Sent: Waiting
Date Passport received: Waiting

[cristinnas]

Made a mistake previously
ligibility criteria: 8 years in UK + 3 Years Blue card
Language Criteria: MBA UK
Nationality : EU - Romanian
Method of application: Online UKVCAS
Date of application: 27/09/2019
Payment method: Online
Date Biometrics enrolled: 02/10/2019
Date on Approval letter: 15/11/2019
Date of receipt of approval: 22/11/2019
Date of Ceremony: 04/12/2019
Date Passport to be received:

[Twlshow]

Eligibility criteria: EU PR 1Y+
Nationality: Non EU, married to an EU national
Language criteria: ْUK Masters degree
Method of application: Online + UKVCAS
Date of application: 03/08/2019
Date of debit of fees: 03/08/2019
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 03/08/2019
Date Biometric appointment: 09/08/2019 (£130, Premium Lounge)
Date Biometric enrolment: 09/08/2019
Date on approval letter: 16/10/2019
Date of receipt of approval: 24/10/2019
Date of Ceremony: 30/10/2019 (Private, paid £160)
Date applied passport: - 30/10/2019
Date passport received: - 14/11/2019

Glad to be done with all this stuff, it's been a long journey.

[cristinnas]

Eligibility criteria: 8 years in UK + 3 Years Blue card
Language Criteria: MBA UK
Nationality : EU - Romanian
Method of application: Online UKVCAS
Date of application: 27/09/2019
Payment method: Online
Date Biometrics enrolled: 02/10/2019
Date on Approval letter: 15/10/2019
Date of receipt of approval: 22/10/2019
Date of Ceremony: 04/12/2019
Date Passport to be received:

[Atif2019]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 10 years + ILR
Nationality: non-EU
Method of application : Online + New Service (UKVCAS)
Date of application : 07-Sep-2019
Payment method : Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement : 07-Sep-2019
Date of debit of fees : 07-Sep-2019
Date Biometrics enrolled : 09-Sep-2019 (Manchester)
Date on Approval letter : 07-Nov-2019
Date of receipt of approval: 20-Nov-2019
Date of receipt of ceremony letter : Same letter for Approval and Ceremony (it was mentioned to contact council to book ceremony )
Date of Ceremony : TBC

[pickle314]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years LR + 12 months ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Canadian
Nationality : non EEA
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 16/08/19
Payment method: Solicitor
Date of acknowledgement: N/A
Date of debit of fees: 16/08/19
Date of biometric letter received/issued:N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 27/08/19 Premium Service Gracechurch London
Date on Approval letter: November 15th (Granted on October 22nd but HO never issued a physical letter or it got lost, admin error. In the end received a digital copy of the letter.)
Date of receipt of approval: November 18th
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Booking with council directly
Date of Ceremony: Will book sometime in January. Contacted council they have my certificate already.

It's been an absolute nightmare but finally it's over. Thanks to this forum for all your help! Time to move on with life!

[Gyorgy]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years PR + 1 year
Nationality: EU (Hungary)
Method of application: Online + New Service (UKVCAS)
Date of application: 2/06/2019
Payment method: Online
Date of acknowledgment: 2/06/2019
Date Biometrics enrolled: 6/06/2019 (Croydon)
Date on Approval letter: 30/09/2019
Date of receipt of approval: 5/09/2019
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 16/10/2019 (My council had to send a request to Home Office on why they still haven't received my citizenship certificate. After my council received this certificate from Home Office I received a ceremony letter from my council )
Date of Ceremony: 11/11/2019
Date of Passport Applications: 11/11/2019
Date Documents Sent: 13/11/2019
Date Passport received: 21/11/2019

[IlovetheUK]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5 years PR + 1 year
Language criteria: UK degree + Life in the UK Test
Nationality: EU
Method of application : Online + New Service (UKVCAS)
Date of application : 03-Oct-2019
Payment method : Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement : 04-Oct-2019
Date of debit of fees : 03-Oct-2019
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled : 09-Oct-2019
Date on Approval letter : 07-Nov-2019
Date of receipt of approval: 20-Nov-2019
Date of receipt of ceremony letter : Same letter for Approval and Ceremony

[timmons84]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5 years PR
Nationality: EU (Irish)
Method of application : Online + New Service (UKVCAS)
Date of application : 01-Oct-2019
Payment method : Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement : 01-Oct-2019
Date of debit of fees : 01-Oct-2019
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled : 12-Oct-2019 (Croydon)
Date on Approval letter : 04-Nov-2019
Date of receipt of approval: 13-Nov-2019
Date of receipt of ceremony letter : Same letter for Approval and Ceremony (it was mentioned to contact council to book ceremony )
Date of Ceremony : Booked for 17-Dec-2019

Date of Passport Application : TBC
Date of debit of fees : TBC
Date Passport received : TBC

[HenryJo]

Eligibility criteria: 5 yrs Tier 2 and 2.5 yrs ILR
Language Criteria: Degree from UK University
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online + New Service (UKVCAS)
Date of application: 15/09/2019
Payment method: Online Amex
Date of acknowledgement: 16/09/2019
Date Biometrics enrolled: 16/10/2019
Date on Approval letter: 24/10/2019
Date of receipt of approval: 4/11/2019
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 01/11/2019 (received 2/11/2019)
Date of Ceremony: 20/11/2019 (stated on the letter; emailed the city council to change to 13/11/2019 (free))
Date of Passport Applications: -14/11/2019
Date Documents Sent: 14/11/2019
Date Passport received: ----------

[mab738]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years refugee + 1 Year ILR
Language Criteria: B1.1 TRINITY COLLEGE + Life in the UK Test
Nationality: Non EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 15 June 2019
Payment method: Online
Date of acknowledgement: 17 June 2019
Date Biometrics enrolled: 19 June 2019
Date on Approval letter: Waiting
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting
Date of Passport Applications: Waiting
Date Documents Sent: Waiting
Date Passport received: Waiting

[reshmaz]

Eligibility criteria: EEA family member residence permit 5yr+ EEA family member PR 1yr (3 family member applications)
Nationality: Indian
Method of application:Postal
Date of receipt by UKBA: 20/09/2019
Date of debit of fees: 5/10/2019
Date of biometric letter issued: 5/10/2019
Date of biometric letter received: 9/10/2019
Date biometrics enrolled: 10/10/2019
Date of receipt of approval: 22/10/2019 (24/10/2019 for 2nd member, 17/10/2019 3rd approval.. approval receipt date 12/11/2019)
Date of Ceremony: 19/11/2019 (private)
Date of passport application: pending
Date of passport receipt: pending

Soo happy to receive citizenship today..
Good luck to everyone awaiting for their approval..

[Iamforeverseun]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years PR + 1 Year
Language Criteria: B1.1 TRINITY COLLEGE + Life in the UK Test
Nationality: Non EU
Method of application: Online + New Service (UKVCAS)
Date of application: 5 Sep 2019
Payment method: Online
Date of acknowledgement: 8 Sep 2019
Date Biometrics enrolled: 24 Sep 2019
Date on Approval letter: Waiting
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting
Date of Passport Applications: Waiting
Date Documents Sent: Waiting
Date Passport received: Waiting

[SSL]

Eligibility criteria: ILR 1Y
Nationality: Non EU
Language criteria: ْUK degree
Method of application: Online + UKVCAS
Date of application: 16/11/2019
Date of debit of fees: 16/11/2019
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 18/11/2019
Date Biometric appointment: 22/11/2019 (B'ham, paid £100)
Date Biometric enrolment:
Date on approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of Ceremony:
Date applied passport: -
Date passport received: -

[azdino7]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years plus 1 year PR
Language Criteria: B1 CEFR Trinity College + Life in UK Test
Nationality : non EU
Method of application: Online + New Service
Date of application: 08/02/2019
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 11/02/2019 e-mail
Date of debit of fees: 11/02/2019
Date of Biometric letter issued: N/A new service
Date of biometric letter received: N/A new service
Date Biometrics enrolled: 15/02/2019 UKVCAS new service appointment (Belfast)
Date on Approval letter: waiting
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application:
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be received:

over 9 months and still no A5 brown letter

[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
Date of bio metric Appointment letter received: 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:waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:waiting
Date of Ceremony:waiting

[raz93]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: Tier1 5year + ILR 1year
Nationality: Non EU
Language criteria: MSc Degree +life in the uk tests
Method of application: online application
Date of receipt by UKVI: 22/09/2019
Payment method: debit card
Biometrics enrolled: 15/10/2019
Date of approval: 01/11/2019
letter received: 16/11/2019

[Johura]

PAPER APPLICATION FOR NATURALISATION AND REGISTRATION FOR A CHILD

EEA CITIZEN (PR + 1 YEAR) + LIFE IN THE UK AND B1 CERTIFICATE
APPLICATION POSTED ON: 04/11/2019
CONFIRMATION OF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION: NONE RECEIVED - BUT CONFIRMED WITH ROYAL MAIL 05/11/2019
FEES TAKEN: 13/11/2019
BIOMETRIC LETTER (WITH CONFIRMATION OF RECEIPT APPLICATION): 16/11/2019
LETTER CONFIRMING DECISION:
DOCUMENTS RETURNED:

[BJAT]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Year Refugee + 1 Year ILR
Language Criteria: UK Bachelor Degree + Life in the UK certificate
Nationality : Non-EU
Method of application: Online UKVCAS
Date of application: 15/05/2019
Payment method: Online
Date of acknowledgment: 16/05/2019
Date of the debit of fees: 16/05/2019
Date of Biometric letter issued: N/A
Date of a biometric letter received:N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 16/05/2019
Date on Approval letter: Waiting
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting
Date Passport to be received:

[kamalkamal]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 4years PR
Nationality: Non EU
Language criteria: language+life in the uk tests
Method of application: paper application
Date of receipt by UKBA: 08/04/2019
Payment method: credit card
Date of debit of fees: 27/04/2019
Date of acknowledgement: 29/04/2019 (by email)
Date of Biometric letter issued: 21/05/2019
biometric letter received: 27/05/2019 (by email after i contact them=> by email*** for a late biometric letter)
Biometrics enrolled: 27/05/2018 (at post office)
approval: 9.11.2019***
contact the home office after 6 months and also my mp
been refused back in 2015 and told to reapply again on 4.2019 i did it and been accepted..
good luck to all of you guys...

[chingan]

Eligibility criteria: Settlement Visa (Indefinite Leave to Enter)
Language Criteria: Trinity College London B1 + Life in the UK
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online + UKVCAS
Date of application: 30 July 2019, 21:40
Payment method: Online
Date of acknowledgment: 31 July 2019, 11:04 AM
Date of debit of fees: 30 July 2019
Date of Biometric letter issued: N/A
Date of Biometric letter received: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 14 August 2019 (Manchester Salford Quays)
Date on Approval letter: 17 October 2019
Date of receipt of approval: 24 October 2019
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 28 October 2019
Date of Ceremony: 29 October 2019
Date of Passport Application: 29 October 2019
Date of debit of fees: 30 October 2019
Date of Passport approval: 14 November 2019
Date Passport printed and sent: 14 November 2019
Date Passport received: 15 November 2019

The whole process from biometric enrolment to the receipt of British passport took 3 months!
TRUST THE PROCESS!

[avenger]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years PR + 1 Year (2 Adults + 1 Child)
Language Criteria: UK university degree/B1.1 TRINITY COLLEGE + Life in the UK Test
Nationality: Non EU and EU
Method of application: Online + New Service (UKVCAS)
Date of application: 14 July 2019
Payment method: Online
Date of acknowledgement: 15 July 2019
Date Biometrics enrolled: 29 July 2019
Date on Approval letter: 18 Oct 2019
Date of receipt of approval: 28 Oct 2019
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 25 Oct 2019 (Received by Email)
Date of Ceremony: 30 Oct 2019
Date of Passport Applications: 30 Oct 2019
Date Documents Sent: 31 Oct 2019
Date British Passport received: 11 Nov 2019 (Child), 12 Nov 2019 (Adult 1), 14 Nov 2019 (Adult 2)

Emailed to HO on 18 Oct 2019 for an update, got reply on 21 Oct 2019 that “It would appear that a decision has now been made on your application, you should receive a decision letter in the next 5-7 days”. Email to Council on 22 Oct 2019 for confirmation of our names on ceremony list, got reply on 25 Oct 2019 that “I have just received (today) your certificates from The Home Office. I can confirm the attendance at the Ceremony on 30 Oct 2019”.

Finally the wait is over. Reading this forum gives hope. Keep posting your timeline and Good luck to everyone.

[Johura]

PAPER APPLICATION FOR NATURALISATION AND REGISTRATION FOR A CHILD

EEA CITIZEN (PR + 1 YEAR) + LIFE IN THE UK AND B1 CERTIFICATE
APPLICATION POSTED ON: 04/11/2019
CONFIRMATION OF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION: NONE RECEIVED - BUT CONFIRMED WITH ROYAL MAIL 05/11/2019
FEES TAKEN: 13/11/2019
LETTER CONFIRMING DECISION:
DOCUMENTS RETURNED:

[psot2]

Eligibility criteria: 16 years residence + 11 months settled status (may have been 1 month shy of application eligibility! Very anxious)
Language Criteria: UK Bachelor & Masters + Life in the UK certificate
Nationality : EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 11/11/2019
Payment method: Online
Date of acknowledgment: 11/11/2019
Date of the debit of fees: 11/11/2019
Date of Biometric letter issued: N/A
Date of a biometric letter received: N/A
UKVCAS appointment: 21/11/2019
Date Biometrics enrolled:
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Will edit to update as the application progresses!

[Lovely81]

Eligibility criteria: 19 years permanent residence
Language Criteria: UK Bachelor & Masters & PhD Degree + Life in the UK certificate
Nationality : EU
Method of application: Online/UKVCAS Sopra Steria
Date of application: 22/06/2019
Payment method: Online
Date of acknowledgment: 25/06/2019
Date of the debit of fees: 25/06/2019
Date of Biometric letter issued: N/A
Date of a biometric letter received: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 12/07/2019
Date on Approval letter: 05/11/2019
Date of receipt of approval: 09/11/2019
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 11/11/2019
Date of Ceremony: 19/11/2019 (booked private ceremony)