Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[triphosphate]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: EU SS + 4 years ILR
Nationality: French
Method of application: Online
English Eligibility: UK Degree
Life in UK Test: December 2023
Date of receipt by UKVI: 06-July-2024
Date of debit of fees: 06-July-2024
Date of biometrics appointment: 14-August-2024
Biometrics location: London - Free
Date of receipt of approval: 09/09/2024
Date of Ceremony: Pending

Days out of the UK in 5 years: 780

[triphosphate]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: EU SS + 4 years ILR
Nationality: French
Method of application: Online
English Eligibility: UK Degree
Life in UK Test: December 2023
Date of receipt by UKVI: 06-July-2024
Date of debit of fees: 06-July-2024
Date of biometrics appointment: 14-August-2024
Biometrics location: London - Free
Date of receipt of approval: 09/09/2024
Date of Ceremony: Pending

[macandersonuche1997]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria:10 year Long Residency + 1yr ILR
Nationality: Nigerian
Method of application: Online
English Eligibility: UK Degree
Life in UK Test: April 2023
Date of receipt by UKVI: 24-June-2024
Date of debit of fees: 24-June-2024
Date of biometrics appointment: 27-June-2024
Biometrics location: Birmingham - Paid
Date of receipt of approval: 09/09/2024
Date of Ceremony: 10/09/2024 (Private Ceremony at 9.20am)

On August 1st I messaged FNE and received a confirmation that my application is being processed by a case working team.

Still waiting, hopeful and nervous. I've sent multiple emails to FNE the past 2 weeks but not gotten any reply since then.

August 22nd Update: Received an email from Atlast requesting scanned copy of all the pages on my old Nigerian passport which I just scanned and send back to them 5hrs later.

The good thing is now I have an application ref number which I can use to chase them up next week during my weekly emails to FNE

August 25th Update: I received an Update that my application was being considered.

September 3rd Update: After Intensive Prayer and multiple emails to FNE, Citizen Support and Nationality Support I received an email from FNE that my application has been approved but I kept I wasnt sure whether it was a legit email so I sent messages to citizenship support

September 5th Update: I received a more informative email with approximate timeline on when to reach out to the council but that I should still wait for the official invitation email. I then sent emails to Stoke Council registry office regarding a request for private ceremony

September 9th Update: At 3pm I received a call from stoke on trent council asking me to book my private citizenship ceremony. I booked it initially for the 17th of September pending when I would receive the official invitation email.

September 9th Update: At 4pm I received the official receipt of approval then I later called up stoke council and brought my ceremony forward to Tuesday the 10th at 9am.

This entire process has been an emotional rollercoaster but I WANT to thank God and also the MODs here who have been answering all my questions.

Time to send out my passport application.

Moderator edit : please do NOT post questions in the TIMELINE ONLY thread/topic!!

[Benyamin32]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years, 1 year ILR
Nationality: Iran
Proof of English: B1 and Life in the UK
Method of application: Online
Date of application submission: 19th june 2024
Date of fee payment: 19th June 2024
Date of biometrics and document submission: 5th July 2024
Biometrics location: Cardiff Hub
Date of receipt of approval: pending
Date of Ceremony: pending

[waqasali]

Eligibility criteria: spouse 5 years, ILR 5 days
Nationality: Pakistani
Proof of English: B1
Date of application submission: 6 July 2024
Date of biometrics: 16 July 2024 (Edinburgh, free)
Date of receipt of approval: 09/09/24
Date of invitation from council: 06/09/24 (said could book on 9th)
Date of ceremony: 15/10/24 (First free)

Thank you to everyone for sharing your timelines. Good luck to everyone still waiting.

[Brad247]

Eligibility criteria: ancestral 5 years, ILR 3days married to BC
Nationality: non-EU(South African)
Method of Application: Online
Proof of English: B1 and Life in the UK
Date of application submission: 4 July 2024
Date of fee payment: 4th July 2024
Date of biometrics and documents submission: 6 July 2024
Biometrics location: paid Croydon
Date of receipt of approval: 09/09/24
Date of ceremony: Paid Pvt 23/09/24

Thank you to everyone who has kept us up to date and to mods. This is the only thing that kept me sane and really does help people. Good luck to everyone still waiting.

[Masafila]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years, ILR 2 months
Nationality: non-EU
Method of Application: Online
Proof of English: B1 and Life in the UK
Date of application submission: 24th July 2024
Date of fee payment: 24th July 2024
Date of biometrics and documents submission: 29th July 2024
Biometrics location: Leeds
Date of receipt of approval: pending
Date of ceremony: pending

[Uzzy342]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years, ILR 2 months
Nationality: Pakistan
Proof of English: B1 and Life in the UK
Method of application: Online
Date of application submission: 6th July 2024
Date of fee payment: 6th July 2024
Date of biometrics and document submission: 30th July 2024
Biometrics location: Solihull Free
Date of receipt of approval: 9th September 2024
Date of Ceremony: TBD, council to contact me directly for booking ceremony

[MDL]

Eligibility criteria: 7 years residency + EU Settled Status
Nationality: French
Proof of English: Masters degree in British university
Method of application: Online
Life in the UK test: 5th July 2024
Date of application submission: 5th July 2024
Date of fee payment: 5th July 2024
Date of biometrics and document submission: 12th July 2024
Biometrics location: London Mark Lane (paid)
Date of receipt of approval: 9th September 2024
Date of receipt of council invitation: 9th September 2024
Date of Ceremony: 1st October 2024

[nickg76]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: EUSS + 1 year ILR
Nationality: Greek
Proof of language: B1 + Life in the UK test
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 2nd July 2024
Date of debit of fees: 2nd July 2024
Date of biometrics appointment: 19th July 2024
Biometrics location: London (Paid)
Date of receipt of approval: 9th Sep 2024
Date of Ceremony: Pending

Good luck to everyone waiting

[Imjw46y]

Application details
Eligibility criteria:Nationality UKF
Nationality: Non - EU/EEA
Method of application: Online

Timeline:
Application: 10 Feb 2024
Biometrics appointment: 31 March 2024 (Manchester)
Approval email from Citizensip Support : 28 August 2024
Ceremony invitation from Council: 09 Sep 2024

[boixous]

My British Citizenship Application Timeline:

Eligibility criteria: 5 years on Tier 2 + 1 year ILR
Language: English Language Proficiency Statement by NARIC
Nationality: non-EU

Method of application: Online
Date of application: 24 June 2024
Date of debit of fees: 24 June 2024
Date of biometric appointment: 29 June 2024 - London(Croydon) - paid

Date of receipt of approval email from Home Office Atlas: 2 September 2024
Date of Citizenship Ceremony: 17th of September

Took just a tad bit over two months, my application was quite straightforward, but I still expected it to take longer than that

[ABC_321]

My British Citizenship Application Timeline:

Eligibility criteria: 5 years on Tier 2 Gen Visa + 1 year ILR
Language: English Language Proficiency Statement by NARIC
Nationality: Indian

Method of application: Online
Date of application: 2 Sep 2024
Date of debit of fees: 2 Sep 2024
Date of biometric appointment: 5 Sep 2024 - UKVCAS Bath (Paid £143)

Date of receipt of approval email from Home Office Atlas: Pending obviously
Date of email from Council for the ceremony with ceremony date:
Date of Citizenship Ceremony:

[maxfactorx]

When I was waiting for my result, I came here a few times to check how long it usually takes for application to be processed and I realise that in majority of normal cases it takes around 2 months to get the notification email from Atlas. Thankfully my case wasn't an exception...!

here is my timeline:

Eligibility criteria: 5 years on Tier 2 work visa + 1 year ILR (a total of 6 years)
Language: English Language Proficiency Statement by NARIC
Nationality: Iranian

Method of application: Online
Date of application: 25 June 2024
Date of debit of fees: 25 June 2024
Date of fingerprint appointment: 29 June 2024 UKVCAS London (Paid £250)

Date of email from Council for the ceremony with ceremony date: 2 September 2024
Date of receipt of approval email from Home Office Atlas: 2 September 2024
Date of Citizenship Ceremony: 23 September 2024

Good luck for everyone who is still waiting!

[bianca_blue53]

Eligibility criteria: 9 years in the UK (3 years ILR)
Nationality: Romanian
Proof of language: UK Degree + Life in the UK test
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 29th June 2024
Date of debit of fees: 29th June 2024
Date of biometrics appointment: 30th June 2024
Biometrics location: Leeds (£141)
Date of receipt of approval: 2nd September 2024
Date of Ceremony: Pending

[Eve_A]

Application Timeline:

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years on Family Visa +ILR since 2018
Method of application: Online
Proof of language: Degree
Date of application: 10-Jun-2024
Date of biometrics appointment: 15-Jun-2024
Biometrics location: Croydon (£143)
Date of receipt of approval: 12-Aug-2024
Date of Ceremony: 04-Sept-2024 (I waited for my family to receive their approval so we can do the private ceremony together).

Thank you to everyone who updates this forum and good luck to those still waiting.

[Fernsby]

Application Timeline: 30th June 2024
Nationality: EU / Czech Republic
Proof of language: MSc degree

Eligibility criteria: EU Settled Status + 6 years
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 30th June 2024
Date of debit of fees: 3rd July 2024
Date of receipt of acknowledgement/biometrics appointment: 6th July 2024
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

[greyducky]

Eligibility criteria: 13.5 yrs in UK (ILR for 7.5 years + Dependent for 6 other years)
Nationality: Indian
Proof of language: Bachelors of Science + Life in the UK test (2018)
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 3rd July 2024
Date of biometrics appointment: 22nd July 2024
Biometrics location: Luton (paid)
Date of receipt of approval: 2nd September 2024 (in approx 2 months and 1 week of the application)
Date of Ceremony: To be booked soon - plenty of private ceremonies available at my local council.

Very grateful to have gotten a response so soon!

[Fernsby]

Application Timeline: 30th June 2024
Eligibility criteria: EU Settled Status + 6 years
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 30th June 2024
Date of debit of fees: 3rd July 2024
Date of receipt of acknowledgement/biometrics appointment: 6th July 2024
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

Other Updates: Emailed FES and CItizenship Support mailbox with no response, I see a lot of you were approved before 2 months mark, waiting for a while

[Hopeful80]

Praise God. My happy Monday finally arrived. Timelines below.

Eligibility Criteria: Settled Status + 1 year
Language: B1 and Life in UK test.
Method of application: Online
Nationality: EU + Indian (2 applicants)

Date of Application submission: 11th February 2024
Date of Biometric: 8th March 2024 (Free appointment Leicester)
Letter from HO: 6th August advising our application process will exceed 6 months.
Date of Approval: 02nd September 2024 (Happy Monday)
Date of Ceremony: 08th November 2024 (Trying to get a earlier date)

Took over 6 months 22 days.

The Key is PRAYER and PATIENCE. So glad the approval is here and Good luck to those waiting. Remember, no news is good news. Thank you Jesus.

[Vixxxx]

Eligibility criteria: 8 years PR + married to BC
Nationality: Chinese
Proof of language: Degree taught in English
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 06/06/2024
Date of biometrics appointment: 14/06/2024 (paid £228)
Biometrics location: Glasgow
Date of receipt of approval: 02/09/2024
invitation from the council: pending
Date of Ceremony: 22/10/2024 (phoned to book the earliest date available)

[Ari90]

Application Timeline

Eligibility criteria: 5 Year Student (MSc and PhD) +5 Years Tier 2 GENERAL+ 1 Year ILR
Nationality: non-EU
Proof of language: MSc and PhD degree from a UK university
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 16 May 2024
Date of debit of fees: 16 May 2024
Date of biometrics appointment: 12 June 2024
Biometrics location: Solihull (free)
Date of receipt of approval: ***Pending
Date of Ceremony: ***Pending

Note: I can see here that some applications took less than my waiting time and I hope I receive an update soon. I am planning to leave for holiday for almost three months during Christmas so hence the frustration.

Thanks all for sharing your experience

Update ******

Received Atlas approval email on 2nd Sep
I have contacted Council for ceremony appointment as advised in the Atlas email.

[danielh]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5 Years Residence + 1 year ILR (for myself, my wife and my 12yo son)
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKVI: 17/7/2023
Date of debit of fees: 17/7/2023
Date of biometrics: 21/07/2023 - Bath
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 21/07/2023
Date of receipt of approval: 27 August 2024
Date received an email of invitation to the ceremony: TBD
Date of Ceremony: TBD

It took 14 months. We contacted them MANY times. I've not included every message to the UKVI case worker - typically they take 4 weeks to respond (IF they respond)

DATE / DESCRIPTION
2024/03/16 - made SAR Request
2024/06/03 - sent a letter to our then MP for assistance
2024/06/06 - response from the MP's office
2024/06/10 - sent a request to the office of minister of migration (despite parliament being dissolved)
2024/07/17 - received a response from the office of the minister of migration with the same copy paste response
2024/06/17 - made a complaint to the home office
2024/07/12 - received response to our complaint (they UPHELD the complaint that it was taking so long)
2024/07/15 - received response from UKVI case worker with nothing helpful (clearly nudged by all the other requests we had made)
2024/08/13 - received a response from our MP who forwarded on a response from the UKVI - nothing helpful.

Thanks for all the write ups and advice on this forum. In the end they just did it in their own time, but I felt great knowing I had actions I could take to move things along.

[Jandali]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years Residence + 1 year ILR
Method of application: online
Date of receipt by UKVI: 19/6/2024
Date of debit of fees: 19/6/2024
Date of biometrics: 27/06/2024 - London - Paid
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 27/06/2024
Date of receipt of approval: 26 August 2024
Date received an email of invitation to the ceremony: 30 Aug 2024
Date of Ceremony: 17 September 2024

I am pleased to share that I received approval today, despite it being a bank holiday. I wish all of you the very best and hope that your approvals come through swiftly as well . All the best

Alhamdulillah, I have booked a private ceremony on September 17, 2024, as I couldn't find an earlier date.

[paulinam07]

Eligibility criteria: 6yrs UK (1y Settlement Status)
Nationality: EU
Proof of language: B1 + Life in the UK test
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 26th June 2024
Date of debit of fees: 26th June 2024
Date of biometrics appointment: 23nd July 2024
Biometrics location: Solihull (Free)
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

Update:

Eligibility criteria: 6yrs UK (1y Settlement Status)
Nationality: EU
Proof of language: B1 + Life in the UK test
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 26th June 2024
Date of debit of fees: 26th June 2024
Date of biometrics appointment: 23nd July 2024
Biometrics location: Solihull (Free)
Date of receipt of approval: 02 Sept 2024 - 10:33 AM (Atlas Home Office)
Date of Ceremony: Pending (Have to wait few days for Council to receive the documents)


In total almost 6 weeks since my biometrics. Also was not a straightforward case as I entered the country with a different name and passport, but they didn't request any additional documents.
Good luck everyone!!