Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[fagyare]

Eligibility criteria: 5yr ILR + 1
Language/LIUK Criteria: Trinity College Certificate B1.1 + Life in UK test
Nationality : Non- (EU)
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 26/11/2021
Payment method: Credit Card (Online)
Date Biometrics enrolled: 01/12/2021
Date on Approval letter via EMAIL: 17/01/2022
Date of Ceremony: Pending - awaiting from Coventry council

[Guzz]

Eligibility criteria: 13 years residency in total (Settled Status since 2019)
Nationality: EU
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Degree + Life in the UK
Method of application: Online

Date of application: 12-06-2021
Date biometrics enrolled: 09-07-2021 (Earliest free appt)
Date of approval letter: 11-01-2022 *not received*
Date of receipt of approval: WAITING
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: WAITING
Date of ceremony: WAITING

Contacted HO several times and only today received confirmation that decision was sent by email as above. I never received it! Best of luck

[fagyare]

Eligibility criteria: 5yr (EUSS) ILR + 1
Language/LIUK Criteria: Trinity College Certificate B1.1 + Life in UK test
Nationality : GHANA
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 26/11/2021
Payment method: Credit Card (Online)
Date Biometrics enrolled: 01/12/2021
Date on Approval letter via EMAIL: 17/01/2022
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: none
Date of Ceremony: - 26/01/2022 Coventry Council

[fagyare]

Eligibility criteria: 5yr (EUSS) ILR + 1
Language/LIUK Criteria: Trinity College Certificate B1.1 + Life in UK test
Nationality : GHANA
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 26/11/2021
Payment method: Credit Card (Online)
Date Biometrics enrolled: 01/12/2021
Date on Approval letter via EMAIL: 17/01/2022
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: none
Date of Ceremony: - 26/01/2022 Coventry Council

[cuppid143]

Eligibility criteria: PR since 2017
Language : Life in the UK + B1 english
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 23/12/2021
Payment method: (Online) 23/12/2021
Documents Self Submit: 27/12/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 19/01/2022
Date on Approval /Email:
Date of invitation ceremony :
Citizenship ceremony date:
British citizen Certificate received:

[myouss2]

Eligibility criteria: Spouse of a British citizen (Romanian got citizenship by naturalisation) + Non-EU with Settled Status. I have applied straight away after granted settled status.
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Degree taught in English + Life in the UK test
Nationality: Egyptian
Method of application: online
Payment method: online
Date of granted settled status: 04/08/2021
Date of application: 13/08/2021
Date of debit of fees: 13/08/2021
Date of acknowledgement: Never received
Uploaded supporting documents: 14/08/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 14/08/2021
Date on Approval letter/Email: pending
Date of receipt of approval: pending
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: pending
Citizenship ceremony date: pending

Chased them up twice, as I have now been waiting for 5months and 6 days from the date of submitting my fingerprints with no response. Just received automated messages.

Last time I cashed them up was 19/01/2022.

[Setmilr987]

Eligibility criteria: Spouse of BC+ILR
Language : Life in the UK + English Language
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 07 JULY, 2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 08 JULY, 2021
Date on Approval /Email: AWAITING
Date of invitation ceremony : AWAITING
Citizenship ceremony date: AWAITING

6- MONTHS and 2- WEEKS: Nothing From H.O

[simonm]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year Settled Status
Language : Life in the UK + English Language (Trinity B1)
Nationality: EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 20 DECEMBER, 2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 27 DECEMBER, 2021
Date on Approval letter via EMAIL: 17 JANUARY 2022 (via Home Office Atlas)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: none
Citizenship ceremony date: 25 JANUARY 2022

[tdd23]

Eligibility Criteria: Tier 1 (5-years) + ILR (5-years)
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Masters Degree + Life in the UK test
Nationality: Non-European
Method of Application: Online
Date of Application: 12-Sep-2021
Date of Debit of Fees: 12-Sep-2021
Date of Acknowledgement: 12-Sep-2021
Date Biometrics booked: 28-Sep-2021
Date Biometrics Enrolled: 02-Oct-2021
Date of Approval email from Home Office Atlas: 06-Dec-2021
Date on Approval Letter: not received
Date of Receipt of Approval: not received
Date of Receipt of Ceremony Letter: Council provided a ceremony date after chasing them multiple times
Date of Ceremony: 18-Jan-2022

[Vinved21]

Eligibility Criteria: Tier 2 (5-years) + ILR (2-years)
Language/LIUK Criteria: Trinity College B1 + Life in the UK test
Nationality: India
Method of Application: Online
Date of Application: 04-JUNE-2021
Date of Debit of Fees: 04-JUNE-2021
Date of Acknowledgement: 04-JUNE-2021
Date Biometrics Enrolled: 13-JUNE-2021
Date of Approval email from Home Office Atlas: 24-JAN-2022
Date on Approval Letter: not received
Date of Receipt of Approval: not received
Date of Ceremony: 8-FEB-2022 (Tentative - council has not rceived certificates yet)

[Mando]

Eligibility Criteria: settled status + 1 year
Language/LIUK Criteria: Uni degree + Life in the UK test
Nationality: No-EU
Method of Application: Online
Date of Application: 11-JUNE-2021
Date of Debit of Fees: 11-JUNE-2021
Date of Acknowledgement: 11-JUNE-2021
Date Biometrics Enrolled: 06-JULY-2021
Date of an Approval: email from Home Office Atlas: 24-JAN-2022
Date of Receipt of Approval: email from Home Office Atlas: 24-JAN-2022
The date on Approval Letter: not received
Date of Ceremony: 27-JAN-2022

It took longer than the usual timeframe but in the end, I got the approval so don't be frustrated if your application is taking a long time to be processed. Good luck everyone!

[sammy345]

Eligibility criteria: EUSS + 1 year
Language/LIUK Criteria: IELTS B1 + Life in the UK test
Nationality: EU (Italian)
Method of application: online
Payment method: online
Date of application: 17/09/2021
Date of debit of fees: 17/09/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 20/09/2021
Date on Approval letter/Email: 24/01/2022
Citizenship ceremony date: pending

[gdrmvrm]

Eligibility criteria: 5 Years Tier 2 + Spouse of British Citizen
Language/LIUK Criteria: US Degree + Life in the UK
Date of application: 16/09/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 06/10/2021
Date on Approval letter: 24/01/2022 (via email)
Date of Ceremony: 02/02/2022

[YM1900]

Eligibility criteria: IRL + 1y
Language/LIUK Criteria: IELTS B1 + Life in the UK test
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: online
Payment method: online
Date of application: 04/12/2021
Date of debit of fees: 04/12/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 09/12/2021
Date on Approval letter/Email: 24/01/2022
Citizenship ceremony date: pending

[Hasan1983]

Jan 10, 2022 3:35 pm

Mon Nov 15, 2021 11:30 am
Eligibility criteria: ILR+ Refugee
Language/LIUK Criteria:UK Degree + Life in the UK test
Nationality: Sudan
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 04/07/2021
Payment method: Debit Card (Online)
Date of debit of fees: 04/07/2021
Date of acknowledgement: 04/07/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 28/07/2021
Date of UKVI survey email: 06/01/2022
Date of receipt of approval: 10/1/2022 @09:30 am
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Awaiting-23/02/2022 group ceremony

[ranianus]

Eligibility criteria: ‪ 5years Entrepreneur Visa +1yr ILR;5year entrepreneur dependent visa+1year ILR‬
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 23.10.2021
Payment method: credit card online
Date Biometrics enrolled: 25.10.2021
Date of Approval:email from Home Office Atlas: 24.01.2022
The date on Approval Letter:not received
Date of Ceremony: 10.02.2022

At long last.Good Luck to everyone

[tharmia81]

Applied more than 6months ago but still waiting...…

Eligibility criteria: ILR + Spouse of British Citizen
Language/LIUK Criteria: B1 + Life in the UK test
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: Online
Date of application:29/06/2021
Payment method: Debit Card (Online)
Date of debit of fees: 29/06/2021
Date of acknowledgement: 29/06/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 03/07/2021
Date of receipt of approval: waiting......
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting......

Moderator edit : this is a TIMELINE only topic please!!

[dimiku]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: Non EU family member with EUSS + 1Year ILR
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 1 Dec 2021
Date of debit of fees: 1 Dec 2021
Date of biometric: 6 Dec 2021
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:N/A
Date of receipt of approval: 24 Jan 2022
Date of Ceremony: 16 Feb 2022

[CR001]

Please respect that this is a TIMELINE ONLY topic. Please do not post questions, chit chat or discussions in this thread. Any such posts will be removed. If you have questions, start your own topic!!!

[Ugoo88]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + Spouse of British Citizen
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK University degree + Life in UK test
Nationality : Nigerian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 16/11/2021
Payment method: Credit Card (Online)
Date Biometrics enrolled: 25/11/2021(paid £125 @ Sheffield)
Date on Approval letter: 17/01/2022
Date of Ceremony: 26/01/2022

Phew!

[Mick274]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + Spouse BC
Language : B1+ Life in the UK
Nationality: Non EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 22/10/2021
Payment method: (Online)
Date of debit of fees: 22/10/2021
Date of acknowledgement: None
Date Biometrics enrolled: 27/10/2021 Free appointment.
Date on Approval letter/Email: 13/12/2021 Email
Date of invitation ceremony : 13/12 /2021 Email
Citizenship ceremony date: 04/01/2022

Good luck and Thank you so much to everyone

[BlueSkyes964]

Eligibility criteria: 6yr DLR + 4yrs ILR
Language : Nationality exception+ Life in the UK
Nationality: Non EU

Method of application: Online
Date of application: 20/12/2021
Date of debit of fees: 20/12/2021
Date of acknowledgement: None
Date Biometrics enrolled: 21/12/2021(Paid appointment)
Date on Approval letter/Email: Awaiting
Date of invitation ceremony : Awaiting
Citizenship ceremony date: Awaiting

[ausmarton]

Eligibility criteria: Settled status under EUSS in 2020
Language/LIUK Criteria: B1 (Trinity College) + Life in the UK test
Nationality: EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 07/11/21
Payment method: (Online)
Date of debit of fees: 07/11/21
Date of acknowledgement: None
Date Biometrics enrolled: 20/11/21(paid) - originally booked for 13/11/21 but rescheduled due to a delay in receiving the B1 certificate
Application Update from Home Office Atlas: 25/01/22 - requested further information about place of birth
Supplied requested documentation via email: 25/01/22
Date on Approval letter/Email: ...waiting...
Date of receipt of approval: ...waiting...
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: ...waiting...
Citizenship ceremony date: ...waiting...

[huskar]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + 1 year
Language : Life in the UK + B1 English
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 02/12/2021
Payment method: (Online) 02/12/2021
Documents Self Submit: 02/12/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 02/12/2022
Date on Approval /Email:
Date of invitation ceremony:
Citizenship ceremony date:
British citizen Certificate received:

[sbl2000]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + 1 yr
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK University degree + Life in UK test
Nationality : Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 03/10/2021
Payment method: Credit Card (Online)
Date Biometrics enrolled: 06/10/2021(paid £125)
Date on Approval letter:
Date of Ceremony:

Almost 4 months and no news...very frustrating.