March 2020 Naturalisation TIMELINES ONLY

[Elaresa]

Eligibility criteria: EEA PR + 1 year
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK MSc degree + LIUK
Nationality : Italian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 06/03/2020
Payment method: Credit Card
Date Biometrics enrolled: 13/03/2020 free slot in Glasgow
Date on Approval letter: 24/08/2020
Date of receipt of approval: 25/08/2020 email from NationalityCaseworkDecisionService@homeoffice.gov.uk
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 01/09/2020
Date of Ceremony: Aberdeen City Council just resumed service, sent email requesting ceremony as per instructions in website (priority given to those approved cases prior lockdown)

[Elaresa]

Eligibility criteria: EEA PR + 1 year
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK MSc degree + LIUK
Nationality : Italian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 06/03/2020
Payment method: Credit Card
Date Biometrics enrolled: 13/03/2020 free slot in Glasgow
Date on Approval letter: 24/08/2020
Date of receipt of approval: 25/08/2020 email from NationalityCaseworkDecisionService@homeoffice.gov.uk
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 01/09/2020
Date of Ceremony: 16/03/2020

Aberdeen City Council did a great job getting up to speed with huge backlog. Due to Covid restrictions, the ceremony is attended by 10 applicants and no guests. But happy to complete the journey after living 13 years in UK (left for more than 2 years and hence residency clock was reset when came back)

[Itynku]

Eligibility criteria: British Spouse, ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria:U.K. Masters Degree, LIUK
Nationality :non EU
Method of application:online
Date of application: 19th March 2020
Payment method:credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 20th March 2020
Date of debit of fees:not sure
Date of biometric letter received/issued: 19th March (paid £65 for appointment at Chelmsford)
Date Biometrics enrolled:23rd March 2020
Date on Approval letter: email 16th June 2020
Date of receipt of approval: 16th June 2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 23rd September
Date of Ceremony:waiting:30th September 2020
Note:

emailed Citizenship.Support@homeoffice.gov.uk in August and on 2 other occasions but git no response.
I emailed NationalitySupportTeamFMT@homeoffice.gov.uk On the 22nd September and I received an invitation with a ceremony date for 30th September

[madihaali_304]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 General + ILR
Language/LIUK criteria: UK degree/LIUK test
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 09 March 2020
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 11 March 2020
Date of debit of fees: 10 March 2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date biometrics enrolled: 12 March 2020
Date on approval letter: 14 May 2020
Date of receipt of approval: 14 May 2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 25 September 2020 dated 07 September 2020
Date of ceremony: Will call the council first thing tomorrow morning to book

[saaji93]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 General + ILR
Language/LIUK criteria: UK degree/LIUK test
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 07 March 2020
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 9 March 2020
Date of debit of fees: 9 March 2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date biometrics enrolled: 12 March 2020 ( paid extra 110 for biometric)
Date on approval letter: N/a--Enquired 7th may and got decision made but no details sent
Date of receipt of approval: no
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 25 September 2020 dated 01 September 2020
Date of ceremony: Booked online for 27th Oct 20 group ceremony earliest available online .

[madihaali_304]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 General + ILR
Language/LIUK criteria: UK degree/LIUK test
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 09 March 2020
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 11 March 2020
Date of debit of fees: 10 March 2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date biometrics enrolled: 12 March 2020
Date on approval letter: 14 May 2020
Date of receipt of approval: 14 May 2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 25 September 2020 (dated 07 September 2020)
Date of ceremony: 08 October 2020 (first group ceremony available)

[saaji93]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 General + ILR
Language/LIUK criteria: UK degree/LIUK test
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 07 March 2020
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 9 March 2020
Date of debit of fees: 9 March 2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date biometrics enrolled: 12 March 2020 ( paid extra 110 for biometric)
Date on approval letter: N/a--Enquired 7th may and got decision made but no details sent
Date of receipt of approval: no
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 25 September 2020 dated 01 September 2020
Date of ceremony: Booked online for 27th Oct 20 group ceremony earliest available online .

Date of ceremony: Rebooked for 6th Oct 2020

[ummalido]

Eligibility criteria: EU National with PR document + 1 year of residence
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Master's degree + LIUK Pass 2019
Nationality : Italian
Method of application: online
Date of application: 17/03/2020
Payment method: Credit card
Date of acknowledgement: 18/03/2020
Date of debit of fees: 17/03/2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 20/03/2020 (UKVCAS Croydon, paid £110)
Date on Approval letter: 26/05/2020
Date of receipt of approval: 26/05/2020 (via email)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 25/09/2020 (date on letter: 10/09/2020)
Date of Ceremony: 01/10/2020
Type of Ceremony: Group ceremony with social distancing (no guests allowed)
Council: Surrey

[ElCapitan07]

Eligibility criteria: Lived 15 years continuously in UK + ILR (EU Settlement Scheme) + Life in UK Test
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Degree
Nationality: Portuguese
Method of application: Online / Self submission
Date of application: 22.03.2020
Payment method: Master Card
Date of acknowledgement: 22.03.2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: Waiting
Date Biometrics enrolled: 04.06.2020 in Birmingham (Originally scheduled on 24.04.2020)
Date on Approval letter: 18.06.2020
Date of receipt of approval: 18.06.2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: 16.10.2020 (Confirmed by local council)

[mrduplicity]

Eligibility criteria: EU Settlement Scheme + 1 year
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Degree + LIUK Test
Nationality : Swedish
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 02/03/2020
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 03/03/2020
Date of debit of fees: 02/03/2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 01/06/2020
Date on Approval letter: 10/06/2020 (via email)
Date of receipt of approval: 10/06/2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 08/10/2020 (21/09/2020 date on letter)
Date of Ceremony: 13/10/2020 (private)

[ImanKAB]

Eligibility criteria:5 years on Tier 2 Visa + ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Exempt (UK degree)
Nationality : Moroccan
Method of application: online + biometrics in one of the centres
Date of application: 17 March 2020
Payment method: Amex
Date of acknowledgement:17 March 2020
Date of debit of fees:
Date of biometric letter received/issued:
Date Biometrics enrolled:17 March 2020
Date on Approval letter: 2 September 2020
Date of receipt of approval: 14 October 2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 14 October 2020 (received approval and ceremony letters at same time)
Date of Ceremony: 22 October 2020 (public ceremony)

[Vilandra]

Eligibility criteria: Lived 10 years continuously in UK + ILR (EU Settlement Scheme) + Life in UK Test
Language/LIUK Criteria: B1 Test
Nationality: Polish
Method of application: Online / Self submission
Date of application: 04.03.2020
Payment method: Master Card
Date of acknowledgement: 04.03.2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 13.03.2020
Date on Approval letter: 12.06.2020
Date of receipt of approval: 12.06.2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 10.10.2020 (dated 22.09.2020)
Date of Ceremony: 27.10.2020

[Finddd]

Eligibility criteria: EU Settlement Scheme + 1 year
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Degree + LIUK Test
Nationality : Romanian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 28/03/2020
Payment method: Debit card
Date of acknowledgement: 28/03/2020
Date of debit of fees: 28/03/2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: N/A
Date Biometrics enrolled: 04/07/2020
Date on Approval letter: 10/07/2020 (via email)
Date of receipt of approval: 10/07/2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 14/10/2020
Date of Ceremony: 02/11/2020

[BootaKHAN]

Eligibility criteria: Settle status and ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: language course B2 I think
Nationality : Pakistani
Method of application: online
Date of application: 09/03/2020
Payment method: Amex
Date of acknowledgement: same day by email
Date of debit of fees: 9/03/2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: 09/03/2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: no free appointment available 110£ paid
Date on Approval letter: Received approval 12-11-20 by email
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Date of Ceremony:waiting

Thanks and I hope everyone else will get response soon.

[gk642]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 General + ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Trinity College B1/LIUK test
Nationality : Indian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 27th March 2020
Payment method: Visa
Date of acknowledgement:30th March 2020
Date of debit of fees: 27th March 2020
Date of biometric letter received/issued: Pending
Date Biometrics enrolled: 21st August 2020
Date on Approval letter: 2nd September 2020
Date of receipt of approval: 2nd September 2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 10th November 2020
Date of Ceremony: 09th December 2020

* Opted for biometrics reuse and submitted documents online on 13th July 2020. Submitted facial image with IDV app on 21st August 2020.