Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[bkg2021]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2, ILR + 1 Year 2 Months
Nationality: Non-EU
Language/LIUK Criteria: Graduation/NARIK Certificate + Life in the UK
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 04/10/2021 (04 October 2021 00:21 British Summer Time (BST))
Payment method: Online (Credit Card)
Date of debit of fees: 03/10/2021
Date of acknowledgement: 04/10/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 07/10/2021 - Croydon
Date on Approval letter: Waiting
Date of receipt of approval via email : 07 /02/2022 – Via Email @ 10:10 AM
Date of receipt of ceremony: 08/2/2022
Date of Ceremony: 10/02/2022 (Private Ceremony)

[Evicra]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + British Citizen Spouse
+ Degree
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 15 May 2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 15 05/2021(paid)
Date on Approval letter/Email:No email received
Date of receipt of booking ceremony invitation letter form council : 13/01/2022
Received invitation to book ceremony from council

But when contacted to council they said we will not be able to book your ceremony without home office's
invitation letter or email.

Sent letters again to home office /MP finally got reply from home office and to my surprise they told me that your
application was approved on 22nd October 2021 and sent email to me. But i never received any.

Date of private ceremony : 22/02/2021
Thank you all

[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!!!

[stegio80]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year EU settled status
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Masters Degree + LIUK Test
Nationality: EU (Italian)
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 08/12/2021
Date of debit of fees: 08/12/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 10/12/2021 (Premium appointment in Newcastle)
Date of Approval letter/e-mail: 31/01/2022 (Ceremony invite from Atlas over email at 11:23 am)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 11/02/2022 (called the Council, they had apparently forgot about my ceremony)
Date of Ceremony: 05/04/2022
Date of receipt of Naturalisation: Awaiting

I need to thank everyone who answered my questions, including the admins of this wonderful forum.

[woltoofficial]

Language/LIUK Criteria: Trinity B1 + LIUK Test
Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year ILR
Method of application: Online
Submitted application: 3rd Jan 2022
Payment confirmation: 3rd Jan 2022
Application acknowledgement… waiting
All documents uploaded: 14th Jan 2022
Biometric Appointment Date: 28th Jan 2022
Approval Letter… waiting
Ceremony Invite… waiting
Ceremony Date… waiting

Day 39 and I’ve been following this page a lot refreshing everyday . Congrats to all approved and best of luck to us still waiting.

[LZ_90]

Eligibility criteria: 5 year Tier 2 + 1 year ILR
Language / LIUK: U.K. undergrad and master’s degrees
Nationality: Non EU (Singapore)
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 08/09/2021
Application method: online
Date Biometrics enrolled: 30/09/2021
Date of Acknowledgment: 30/09/2021
Date on Approval letter/Email: 30/09/2021
Date of receipt of approval: 14/02/2022, 09:02, An email was sent by the home office confirming approval and invitation to attend the ceremony
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: N/a
Citizenship ceremony date: N.a

Good luck everyone! 5 months + 1 week

[woltoofficial]

Language/LIUK Criteria: Trinity B1 + LIUK Test
Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year ILR
Method of application: Online
Submitted application: 3rd Jan 2022
Payment confirmation: 3rd Jan 2022
Application acknowledgement… waiting
All documents uploaded: 14th Jan 2022
Biometric Appointment Date: 28th Jan 2022
Approval Letter… 14 Feb 2022
Ceremony Invite… waiting
Ceremony Date… waiting

Day 39 and I’ve been following this page a lot refreshing everyday . Congrats to all approved and best of luck to us still waiting.

Approval Letter… 14 Feb 2022

After 42 days of initial application. I am so happy right now and good luck to everyone still waiting

[Singh_harv]

Eligibility criteria: ILR - British Spouse
Language/LIUK Criteria: Naric Certificate + Life in the UK Test
Nationality: India
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 26/11/2021
Payment method: Debit Card (Online)
Date of debit of fees: 26/10/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 29/11/2021 - Birmingham. 1 Victoria Square (Paid £125)
Date of acknowledgement: 29/11/2021
Date of receipt of approval(email): 14/02/2022
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Awaiting
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting (Need to change council)

[kiss300]

Eligibility criteria: ILR (10years)+1year
Nationality: Ghana
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 27/09/2021
Payment method: Debit Card (Online)
Date of debit of fees: 1/10/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 09/10/2021 - Luton. (Paid £135)
Date of acknowledgement: 09/10/2021
Date of receipt of approval(email): 14/02/2022
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Awaiting
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting

[Meiluo]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + 1 year
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK degree + LIUK
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: online
Payment method: online
Date of application: 31/01/2022
Documents self submit: 07/02/2022
Date Biometrics enrolled: 09/02/2022 (paid)
Date of Approval letter/Email: pending
Citizenship ceremony date: pending

[saliame]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2, 5 years + ILR granted in 2020
Language/LIUK Criteria: Degree certificate + Life in the UK test
Nationality: non-EU
Method of application: online
Payment method: online
Date of application: 25/12/2021
Date of debit of fees: 25/12/2021
Date of acknowledgement: 25/12/2021
Uploaded supporting documents: 25/12/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 31/12/2021
Date on Approval letter/Email: 14/02/22
Date of receipt of approval: 14/02/22
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 14/02/22
Citizenship ceremony date: pending

[mesn]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + 1 Year [For Self]
Language: Life in the UK
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 31/12/2021
Payment method: (Online) 31/12/2021
Date Biometrics [booked]: 06/01/2022 [Stratford, Free]
Date on Approval /Email: 14/02/2022
Date of invitation ceremony :
Citizenship ceremony date:
British citizen Certificate received:
Had applied mine separate and Wife & Kid separate which seemed to have helped with the faster decision. Still waiting for theirs.

[Zool_Sai]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 2 general + 1 year ILR, Family application 2 adults and 2 children
Language/LIUK Criteria: IELTS score 8
Nationality: Non European
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 11/02/2021
Payment method: Debit Card (Online)
Date of debit of fees: 11/02/2021
Date of acknowledgement: 12/02/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 11/03/2021
Date on Approval letter: 14/02/2022 [email]
Date of receipt of approval: 14/02/2022 [email]
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Awaiting
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting

I contacted them but as usual it is the COVID excuse, I telephoned them to no avail, I contacted my MP who their team said they have been in contact with them twice but they told them my case is considered "Complex" that's why it is taking long time to resolve !

It took our MP to write to the Minister asking to investigate whether the management of our case was valid as there were no apparent reasons from my perspective why it took one year to reach a decision about our application. less then 3 weeks from our MP's letter we received the decision. It is really sad that it took an MP intervention asking for investigation about a delay for supposedly straight forward family application for the home office to decide.

[ti_abbasi2002]

Eligibility criteria: ILR (10years)+ 0 years (got ILR
on 18th August 2021)
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 03/12/2021
Payment method: Debit Card (Online)
Date of debit of fees: 03/12/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 07/12/2021 - Croydon
(Free)
Date of acknowledgement: None
Date of receipt of approval(email): 14/02/2022
@11:14am
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Awaiting
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting

[gadag]

Eligibility criteria: (PBS Dependent route) spouse of British citizen + 1 year ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Degree taught in English + Life in the UK test
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: online
Payment method: online
Date of application: 16/01/2022
Date of debit of fees: 17/01/2022
Date of acknowledgement: 17/01/2022
Uploaded supporting documents: 18/01/2022
Date Biometrics enrolled: 19/01/2022
Date on Approval letter/Email: 14/02/2022
Date of receipt of approval: 14/02/2022
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: pending
Citizenship ceremony date: Booked on 28th Feb

[moerytz]

Eligibility criteria: ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Degree + Life in the UK pass
Nationality : Non EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 24/09/2021
Payment method: DEBIT CARD ONLINE
Date of debit of fees: 24/09/2021
Date of acknowledgement: 24/09/2021
Date of biometric : 21/10/2021 (Free)
Date Biometrics enrolled: 21/10/2021
Date on Approval letter: 14/02/2022
Date of receipt of approval: 14/02/2022
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: PENDING
Date of Ceremony: PENDING

[Lasp2010]

Eligibility criteria: PBS Tier 2 5y + 1 year ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: IELTS + Life in the UK test
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: online
Payment method: online
Date of application: 6/12/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 23/12/2021(Liverpool)
Date on Approval letter/Email: pending
Date of receipt of approval: pending
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: pending
Citizenship ceremony date:
Was expecting a decision this Monday batch but have to wait.
Thanks to everyone now we know approvals come on Mondays.
Could everyone also mention biometric centers so we can assume on decision times

[orhan66]

Eligibility criteria: 2 ×3dlr + 1 year ILR
Language/LIUK + Life in the UK test
Nationality: turkish
Method of application: online
Payment method: online
Date of application: 07/27/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 16/08/2021 Croydon
received email from home office
complex case issue 31 12 2021
received email from home office 25 01 22
A person applying under this section is expected to have been in the United Kingdom on the actual date 5 years before making the application .sent email to home office confirm and re submitted application.
received email We can confirm that a decision has been made on your case and should hear from us soon if you haven’t already done so.02 02 22
Date on Approval /Email: 14 02 22
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: pending
Citizenship ceremony date: 05 04 22 maybe. thanks everyone one in this forum
insaALLAH every body get approval.

[Zinny]

Eligibility criteria: 1 Year ILR + British Citizen Spouse
Language/LIUK Criteria: MBA + Life in the UK test
Nationality: Nigerian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 12/09/2021
Payment method: Debit Card (Online)
Date of debit of fees: 12/09/2021
Date of acknowledgement: 12/09/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 27/09/2021(paid)
Date on Approval letter/Email: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Booked : Waiting

It’s 5 months and 3 days today but still waiting!!!
I sincerely hope the wait will come to an end soonest for me and everyone still waiting.

[Zinny]

Eligibility criteria: 1 Year ILR + British Citizen Spouse
Language/LIUK Criteria: MBA + Life in the UK test
Nationality: Nigerian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 12/09/2021
Payment method: Debit Card (Online)
Date of debit of fees: 12/09/2021
Date of acknowledgement: 12/09/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 27/09/2021(paid)
Date on Approval letter/Email: Waiting
Date of Ceremony: Booked : Waiting

It’s 5 months and 3 days today but still waiting!!!
I sincerely hope the wait will come to an end soonest for me and everyone still waiting.

[lily2013]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years + 1 year ILR, Family application 3 adults and 1 child
Nationality: Nigerian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 28/12/2021
Payment method: Debit Card (Online)
Date of debit of fees: 28/12/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 28/01/2022 ( This was the earliest available free date)
Date on Approval letter: 14/02/2022 [email]
Date of receipt of approval: 14/02/2022 [email]
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Awaiting ( Yet to Book)
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting (Yet To Book)
Didn't believe how fast it took to get the approval. My past applications always took up to at least 4 months. I thank God it's all done now. Good luck and Best Wishes to people still waiting.

[Ja2817]

Application Timeline

Eligibility criteria: BC spouse + ILR
Nationality: Non EU.
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 9th June 2021
Date of debit of fees: 9th June 2021
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:
Date of biometrics: 18th June 2021
Date of receipt of approval: Waiting
Date on Approval Letter: Waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Waiting
Date of ceremony: Waiting

Recieved an email from Home Office Altas: Application approved on 14/02/2022 after over 8 months. This forum is a big help. Good luck to everyone who are waiting for their decisions.

[Setmilr987]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + Spouse of BC
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 7th JULY, 2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 8th JULY, 2021
Date on Approval letter: Awaiting
Date of receipt of approval: Awaiting
Date of ceremoney: Awaiting

7 months and 8 days, nothing from H.O

[saj626]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + Spouse of BC
Nationality: INDIAN
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 21 July , 2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 19 AUGUST 2021
Date on Approval letter: Awaiting
Date of receipt of approval: Awaiting
Date of ceremoney: Awaiting

[thaoha12]

Eligibility criteria: spouse of British citizen + ILR, applied straight after received ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Degree taught in English + Life in the UK test
Nationality: non-EU
Method of application: online
Payment method: online
Date of application: 07/12/2021
Date of debit of fees: 07/12/2021
Date of acknowledgement: 07/12/2021
Uploaded supporting documents: 16/12/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 20/12/2021
Date on Approval letter/Email: 14/02/2022
Date of receipt of approval: 14/02/2022
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 14/02/2022
Citizenship ceremony date: 02/03/2022