Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[drali444]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 Year ILR
Language Criteria: UK university degree
Nationality : Non EU
Method of application: Online + New Service (UKVCAS)
Date of application: 11 Feb 2019
Payment method: Online
Date of acknowledgement: 12 Feb 2019
Date of debit of fees: 11 Feb 2019
Date of Biometric letter issued: n/a
Date of biometric letter received: n/a
Date Biometrics enrolled: 16 Feb 2019
Date on Approval letter: Still waiting 21 May 2019
Date of receipt of approval: 28 May 2019
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application:
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be received

[katyatash]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + ILR (just received) wife of BC
Language criteria : IELTS C2, MSc in London + Life in uk TEST
Nationality: Russian
Method of application: online, new service
Date of application:21/03/2019
Payment method: Debit 22/03/2019
Date Biometrics enrolled: scheduled for 25/03/2019 London Premium Lounge
Date on Approval letter: 20/05/2019
Date of receipt of approval : 28/05/2019
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:28/05/2019
Date of Ceremony: booked for 30/05/2019 private
Date of Passport Application:
Date of debit of Passport fees:
Date Passport to be received:

[CR001]

@ 'SALAH LIBYA' - Please respect that this is a TIMELINE THREAD ONLY. Any question, comment or discussion posts have been and will continue to be removed.

[Rainbow19]

Eligibility criteria:5 years refugee plus 1year Ilr
Language Criteria: Trinnity college B1
Method of application: post
Date of application: 9/02/2019
Recieved by UkviI: 12/2/2019
Date of acknowledgement email:
Date of acknowledgement letter:1/3/19
Date of debit of fees:
Date of Bio-metric letter issued: 1/3/19
Date of Bio-metric letter received:
Date Bio-metrics enrolled:7/3/19
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 Application:
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be received:

[an3874]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1 + 6 years ILR
Language Criteria: Native speaker
Nationality : Non-EEA
Method of application: Online + UKVCAS
Date of application: 05/03/2019
Payment method: debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 06/03/2019
Date of debit of fees: 06/03/2019
Date of Biometric letter issued: N/A (UKVCAS)
Date of Biometric letter received: N/A (UKVCAS)
Date Biometrics enrolled: 12/03/2019 (UKVCAS)
Date on Approval letter: 08/05/2019
Date of receipt of approval: 18/05/2018
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: booked online
Date of Ceremony: 22/05/2019
Date of Passport Application: 23/05/2019
Date of debit of fees: 23/05/2019
Date Passport to be received: waiting

[cardsman]

Hi All,

Thank you to all the moderators and members on this forum. The wait is finally over for me and my wife. Timelines as below:

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years Tier 2 + 1 Year ILR (Self) / 5 Years Tier 2 Dependant + 1 Year ILR (Wife)
Language Criteria: UK MSc Degree (Self) / B1 Test (Wife)
Nationality : Pakistani
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 24/03/2019
Payment method: Credit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 25/03/2019 (Email)
Date of debit of fees:
Date of Biometric letter issued: Booked as part of application submission
Date of biometric letter received:
Date Biometrics enrolled: 29/03/2019
Date on Approval letter: 20/05/2019
Date of receipt of approval: 24/05/2019
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 24/05/2019
Date of Ceremony: TBC
Date of Passport Application:
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be received:

Good Luck to all.

[Rhopoul]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1year PR
Language Criteria: UK Degree + LIUK
Nationality: EU
Method of application: Online + UKVCAS
Date of application: 18/04/2019
Date of debit of fees: 18/04/2019
Date of acknowledgement: 23/04/2019
Date Bio-metrics enrolled: 03/05/2019
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application:
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be received:

[shreejiswami]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1year ILR
Language Criteria: Trinity GESE B1 Grade 5 exam
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: Online + UKVICAS
Date of application: 01/03/2019
Payment method: Online by Card
Date of acknowledgement: 05/03/2019
Date of debit of fees: 05/03/2019
Date of UKVCAS appointment: 12/03/2019
Date Bio-metrics enrolled:12/03/2019
Date on Approval letter: 16/05/2019
Date of receipt of approval: 22/05/2019
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: N/A ( Booked by calling council)
Date of Ceremony: 28/05/2019
Date of Passport Application: pending
Date of debit of fees: pending
Date Passport to be received: pending

It has been really long and silent journey . I must say big thank you to Immigration board for all the help. I cannot emphasise enough significant contribution immigration board has played in this long journey. Kudos and Long live Immigration board !

[huqqapani]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + BC Spouse
Language Criteria: Life in the UK + B1 trinity
Nationality : Non-EEA
Method of application: Online + UKVCAS
Date of application: 18/05/2019 (online)
Payment method: debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 18/05/2019
Date of debit of fees: 18/05/2019
Date Biometrics enrolled: 20/05/2019 (UKVCAS - Premium Lounge London)
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 Application: waiting
Date of debit of fees: waiting
Date Passport to be received: waiting

[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: 20/04/2019 (by email)
Date of Biometric letter issued: 21/05/2019
biometric letter received: 21/05/2019 (by email after i contact them=> by email*** for a late biometric letter)
Biometrics enrolled: 21/05/2018 (at post office)
TBC...

[kamalkamal]

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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: 27/04/2019 (by email after i contact them=> by email*** for a late biometric letter)
Biometrics enrolled: 27/04/2018 (at post office)
TBC...

[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: 11/02/2019
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
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:

more than 3 months and still no answer

[sparrow007]

Eligibility criteria : 25 years in UK, British spouse, Settled Status
Language criteria : UK degrees
Nationality: EU
Method of Application: Online
Date of application: 30/1/2019
Payment method: Debit Card
Acknowledgement date: 30/1/2019
Date fees debited: 31/1/2019
Biometrics letter issue date: 30/1/2019
Biometrics letter receipt date: 30/1/2019 (online, as part of application)
Date biometrics enrolled: 8/2/2019
Date supporting documents sent: 8/2/2019 (as part of biometrics, new service: Swinton)
Date supporting documents received: (as part of biometrics, new service: Swinton)
Date on decision letter: 14 weeks and counting/waiting...
Decision letter receipt date:
Ceremony letter receipt date:
Date of ceremony:

[Prem]

Eligibility criteria : ILR & Married to a BC
Language criteria : B1 CEFR Trinity College + Life in UK Test
Nationality : Indian
Method of Application : Online + New Service
Date of application : 12/03/2019
Payment method : Credit Card
Acknowledgement date : 12/03/2019 (via email)
Date fees debited : 12/03/2019
Date Biometrics enrolled : 16/03/2019 (Paid £50 for appointment & £35 for Document checking)
Date on approval letter : 10/05/2019
Approval letter receipt date : 20/05/2019
Ceremony letter receipt date : 20/05/2019
Date of ceremony : Closed at 4pm, Will have to ring tomorrow, shame you can't book online.
Passport application date :
Date fees debited :
Passport receipt date :

[ROHAAN7]

Eligibility criteria: PR +1year
Language Criteria: Live in the UK + B1 trinity
Nationality : Non-EEA
Method of application: Online + UKVCAS
Date of application: 11/05/2019
Payment method: debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 11/05/2019
Date of debit of fees: 11/05/2019
Date of Biometric letter issued: N/A (UKVCAS)
Date of biometric letter received: N/A (UKVCAS)
Date Biometrics enrolled: 14/05/2019 (UKVCAS
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 Application: waiting
Date of debit of fees: waiting
Date Passport to be received: waiting

[Onesie2017]

Eligibility criteria: Refugee 5yrs + 1yr ILR
Language Criteria: B1 + LITUK
Nationality : Nigerian
Method of application:Online+UKVCAS(1adult+2children)
Date of application: 6th feb 2019
Payment method: Online (MasterCard debit)
Date of acknowledgement: 6th feb 2019
Date of debit of fees: 6th feb 2019
Date of Biometric letter issued: 6th feb 2019
Date of biometric letter received: 6th feb 2019
Date Biometrics enrolled: 8th feb 2019
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application:
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be received:

Still waiting....

[saahib_ali]

Following is my timeline.

Eligibility criteria: ILR + One Year
Language: UK Degree
Nationality : Non EU
Method of application: Online + UKVCAS
Date of application: 08-01-2019
Date of acknowledgement: 09-01-2019 (email from UKVI)
Date Biometrics enrolled: 21-01-2019
Date of UKVCAS appointment: 21-01-2019
Date on Approval letter: Waiting
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting

[CoolGirl1984]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years plus 1 year PR
Language Criteria: B1 CEFR Trinity College + Life in UK Test
Nationality : Polish EU
Method of application: Online + New Service
Date of application: 05/03/2019
Payment method: Debit Card
Date of acknowledgement: 06/03/2019 e-mail
Date of debit of fees: 06/03/2019
Date of Biometric letter issued: N/A new service
Date of biometric letter received: N/A new service
Date Biometrics enrolled: 15/03/2019 UKVCAS new service appointment
Date on Approval letter: 08/05/2019
Date of receipt of approval: 18/05/2019
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Received on Saturday, will contact the council on Monday
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application:
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be received:

[Sand6]

Eligibility criteria:ILR 1 year
Language Criteria: Trinnity college B1
Nationality:
Method of application: post
Date of application: 17/05/2019
Recieved by VKVI: 20/05/2019
Date of acknowledgement email:
Date of acknowledgement letter:
Date of debit of fees:
Date of Bio-metric letter issued:
Date of Bio-metric letter received:
Date Bio-metrics enrolled:
Date on Approval letter:
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of receipt of ceremony letter:
Date of Ceremony:
Date of Passport Application:
Date of debit of fees:
Date Passport to be received:

[Aloha1976]

Eligibility Criteria ; ILR 12years + BC spouse
*Date of Application ;  28/02/2019
* Acknowledgement date ; 1/03/2019
*Language ; B1+ LIT
*Nationality ; Nigerian
*Method of Application ; Online + UKCVAS
* Payment method ; Debit card
* Debited ; 1/03/2019
* UKCVAS Appointment ; 7/03/2019
* Biometrics ; 7/03/2019
* Approval Date - 07/05/2019
* Received Letter of Approval- 18/05/2019

Roughly 9 weeks from submitting biometrics to receiving approval... So so pleased this journey is nearly over..

[heliosperson]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years T2 + 1 years of PR
Language Criteria: Exempt (Australian)
Nationality : Australia
Method of application: online
Date of application(online): 16/02/19
Payment method: card(online)
Date of acknowledgement: 18/02/19
Date of debit of fees: 16/02/19
Date Biometrics enrolled: 18/02/19
Date on Approval letter: 06/05/19
Date of receipt of approval: 18/05/19
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting
Date of Passport Application:---
Date of debit of fees: ----
Date Passport to be received: ----
Straight forward application. Took 13 weeks from application date!

[CR001]

Please respect that this is a TIMELINE THREAD ONLY. Any question, comment or discussion posts have been and will continue to be removed.

[unanimous]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 years of PR
Language Criteria: Trinity,life in the uk
Nationality : Iranian
Method of application: online
Date of application(online): 12/01/19
Payment method: card(online)
Date of acknowledgement: 12/01/19
Date of debit of fees: 12/01/19
Date of Biometric letter issued:15/01/2019
Date of biometric letter received:
Date Biometrics enrolled: 15/01/19
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 Application:---
Date of debit of fees: ----
Date Passport to be received: ----

Still waiting ...

[guru1s]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 2 years of PR
Language Criteria: UK degree
Nationality : EU
Method of application: online
Date of application: 13/02/19
Payment method: card
Date of acknowledgement: 14/02/19
Date of debit of fees: 13/02/19
Date of Biometric letter issued:
Date of biometric letter received:
Date Biometrics enrolled: 18/02/19
Date on Approval letter: 15/04/19
Date of receipt of approval: 19/04/19
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 19/04/19
Date of Ceremony: 24/04/19 (had to fight for it)
Date of Passport Application: 24/04/19
Date of debit of fees: 24/04/19
Date Passport to be received: 13/05/19

[mickey1112]

Eligibility criteria: ILR (2 years)
Nationality: African
Language criteria: Life in the UK + College and University Letter
Method of application: Online + UKVCAS
Date of receipt by UKBA: 15/05/2019
Date of application: 15/05/2019
Date of debit of fees: 16/05/2019
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 16/05/2019
Date Biometric appointment: 20/05/2019
Date Biometric enrolment:20/05/2019
Date on approval letter: pending
Date of receipt of approval: pending
Date of Ceremony: pending
Date applied passport: pending
Date passport received: pending