Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[Mudapakati]

Eligibility 5years refugee + 5 indefinite
Nationality Non EU
Date of Application online 18/09/21
Date of payment (debit card) 12/10/21
Biometric and documents submission 22/10/21
Date of approval- ??
Date of ceremony-??
Date of acknowledgment of application received- nothing
I never received any form of correspondence from them since my application, nothing at all. I emailed them but no reply at all just an automated saying they will respond in 14 days . My local MP contacted them beginning of July 2022 and no reply as yet

11months now and still waiting. Living in a dream

[Jaysoon]

Eligibility criteria: 5 months ILR + British Spouse
Method of application: Online
Language/LIUK Criteria: Life in UK Test + Degree
Nationality: None EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 11/07/2022
Payment method: Credit Card (Online)
Date of payment: 11/07/2022
Date of email to use IDV app: 18/7/22 @ 4:04 pm
Date of submission using IDV app: 20/7/22 @8:14 am
Date on Approval letter: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

[pc1463]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1 + 1 year ILR
Family of 3 = myself + spouse + 13 years old
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 8/10/2021
Date of debit of fees: 8/10/2021
Date of acknowledgement: 12/10/2021
Uploaded supporting documents: 12/10/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 01/11/2021
Date on Approval letter/Email: pending
Date of receipt of approval: pending
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: pending
Citizenship ceremony date: pending

10 months- Still waiting - I think many applications pending from Sep/Oct & Jan.

[tazsab]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 1 year ILR
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 30/10/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 05/11/2021
Date on Approval letter/Email: pending
Date of receipt of approval: pending
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: pending
Citizenship ceremony date: pending

waiting for +9 months now

[Brian O'blivion]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + Spouse of BC
Language : Life in the UK + UK Degree
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 12/04/2022
Date of email to use IDV app: 22/04/2022
Date of submission using IDV app: 10/05/2022*
Date of approval email: 08/08/22
Date of invitation ceremony: 09/08/2022
Citizenship ceremony date: 27/09/2022

*received email (28/05/22) stating I should have attended biometrics appt - and after contacting to clarify, received further email stating this was sent in error and biometrics are to be reinjected using app (30/05/22)

[Jamaica9]

Eligibility 15 year indefinite leave to remain
Method = online
Nationality = Jamaican
Online submission = 5//5/2022
Online payment =5/5/2022
Invitation to download Invitation app 19/5/2022
Documents submission/upload 6/6/2022, I also have to
Vist the council to sumit my biometric and that was done on the 7th of June 2022.
Email from UKVCAS confirming that they have received documents 7/6/2022 @6.45 pm
Date of approval email/ Invitation 1/8/2022.
Cermony = waiting!!

Good luck every one and don't give up!

Hi Guys,
Just in case you are still wating on your cermony invitation letter, you can email this address citizenship. Support@homeoffice.gov.uk and asked them about that.
As mention before don't give up!

[Baljeet1979]

Applied online 28/05/2022
EU citizen 5 years + 1 year ILR
Paid £3354 for myself + 2 kids. On 28/05
Biometric appointment attended on 30/06/2022
Same confirmation of documents submitted email from UKVACAS.
Waiting for further updates.

[CR001]

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[Amn]

Eligibility criteria: 10 Years long residency + 1 Year
Language: Life in the UK +
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 11/02/2022
Date of biometrics: 17/02/2022
Date of document submission and UKVCAS Confirmation email: 17/02/2022
Date of Approval /Email: None/ Waiting
Date of invitation ceremony: N/A
Citizenship ceremony date: N/A

So I have crossed the within six months limit for a decision and started chasing the HO. Sent an email on 11/08/22 to further nationality enquiries and got an automated response stating they aim to respond within 20 working days. Feeling extremely worried and frustrated.

[Jamaica9]

Eligibility 15 year indefinite leave to remain
Method = online
Nationality = Jamaican
Online submission = 5//5/2022
Online payment =5/5/2022
Invitation to download Invitation app 19/5/2022
Documents submission/upload 6/6/2022, I also have to
Vist the council to sumit my biometric and that was done on the 7th of June 2022.
Email from UKVCAS confirming that they have received documents 7/6/2022 @6.45 pm
Date of approval email/ Invitation 1/8/2022.
Cermony = waiting!!

Good luck every one and don't give up!

Hi Guys,
Just in case you are still wating on your cermony invitation letter, you can email this address citizenship. Support@homeoffice.gov.uk and asked them about that.
As mention before don't give up!

Update!

Cermony confirm = 25/8/2022@9.30
So thankfully for the help and support during this journey!

Please don't give up!

[Xgation]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + Spouse of BC
Language : Life in the UK + IELTs Life Skills B1
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 15/06/2022 (applied on the day ILR BRP was received)
Date of email to use IDV app: 20/06/2022
Date of submission using IDV app: 20/06/2022
Date of UKVI survey: 21/07/2022 @9:50am
Date of e-mail to UKVI: 25/07/2022 to check if survey indicated a decision had been made (MMST Workflow <NationalitySupportTeamFMT@homeoffice.gov.uk>)
Date of response from MMST Workflow: 07/08/2022 stating application was approved on 3rd August 2022 and an invitation will be sent once Local Council receives certificate of naturalisation
Date of approval email: 15/08/22 @9:10am from Home Office Atlas (e-mail actually said citizenship ceremony invitation but stated that the application has been approved)
Date of ceremony invitation: 15/08/2022 @9:10am from Home Office Atlas
Citizenship ceremony date: TBC

[sreeha]

Eligibility criteria: 5 year Tier 2 + 1 year ILR

- Nationality: India
- Method of application: Online
- Online application submitted: 10/06/2022
- Submitted supported documents via IDV App: 17/06/2022
- Date on Approval Email: 15/08/2022

Waiting for ceremony invitation.

[hiyo_b]

Eligibility criteria: EEA Settled Status (Non-EU family) ILR +1 year (*Registration as applicant is BNO holder)
Nationality: Hong Kong (BNO)
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 26 Feb 2022
Date of debit of fees: 26 Feb 2022
Date of Acknowledgement (by UKVI): 26 Feb 2022
Date of Biometrics: 11 March 2022
Date of receipt of approval: 8 Aug 2022 ~10:00am
Date on Approval Letter: Not received
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Not received
Date of ceremony: 16 Aug 2022

FINALLY GOT IT!!!! Took 3 months longer than my husband who naturalized.
A note to Hongkongers: Registration is definitely not faster than naturalisation, however it is an entitlement and has less requirements.

Good Luck to everyone!

[CR001]

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[Xgation]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + Spouse of BC
Language : Life in the UK + IELTs Life Skills B1
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 15/06/2022 (applied on the day ILR BRP was received)
Date of email to use IDV app: 20/06/2022
Date of submission using IDV app: 20/06/2022
Date of UKVI survey: 21/07/2022 @9:50am
Date of e-mail to UKVI: 25/07/2022 to check if survey indicated a decision had been made (MMST Workflow <NationalitySupportTeamFMT@homeoffice.gov.uk>)
Date of response from MMST Workflow: 07/08/2022 stating application was approved on 3rd August 2022 and an invitation will be sent once Local Council receives certificate of naturalisation
Date of approval email: 15/08/22 @9:10am from Home Office Atlas (e-mail actually said citizenship ceremony invitation but stated that the application has been approved)
Date of ceremony invitation: 15/08/2022 @9:10am from Home Office Atlas
Citizenship ceremony date: 24/08/2022 @11:00am

E-mailed Redbridge Council on 15/08/2022 to book Citizenship Ceremony
Received a call from the Council on 18/08/2022 @13:26pm to discuss date of Citizenship Ceremony, which has been booked for 24/08/2022. This is a group ceremony as the virtual one was available for 23/08/2022 but did not see the point in having that a day earlier and then wait to receive naturalisation certificate the following day by post.

[Usha Palyda]

Eligibility criteria: EEA Settled Status (Non-EU family) + 1 year ILR
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 18 Jun 2022
Date of debit of fees: 18 Jun 2022
Date of Acknowledgement (by UKVI): 18 Jun 2022
Date of Biometrics: 19 Jul 2022
Date of receipt of approval: 18 Aug 2022
Date on Approval Letter: Not received
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Not received
Date of ceremony: 20 Sep 2022

[CK2022]

Eligibility criteria: 2 x 3 years of Discretionary Leave to remain (DLR) then granted ILR in 2018
Applicants: just me

Total Cost: £1330
Language: Undergraduate Degree from UK University + Life in the UK test
Nationality: Non-EU (Nigeria)
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 12/08/2022
Payment method: Online
Date of debit of fees: 12/08/22
Created UKVCAS via UKVI link: 16/08/2022
Online documents submission to UKVCAS: 19/08/2022
Date Biometrics enrolled: waiting
Date on Approval Email :waiting
Citizenship Ceremony booked : Waiting

[kimchi_]

Eligibility criteria: 5yr + 1yr ILR
Method of application: Online
Nationality: Syrian
Date of application: 14/2/2022
Date of biometrics collection: 3/3/2022
Date of receipt of approval: 18/8/2022
Date of Ceremony: 23/8/2022

Days away from the 6mo deadline I got my approval email
Longer than I expected but got there with no hiccups

[ingacarey]

Nationality: EU
Eligibility criteria: EUSS
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Degree + LIUK
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 23rd May 2022
Date of debit of fees: 23rd May 2022
Invitation to book biometrics appointment: 31st May 2022
Date of biometrics enrolment: 11th June 2022 (paid)
Date on Approval and Ceremony Invitation email: 22nd August 2022 (email from Home Office Atlas)
Citizenship ceremony date: October 2022

The whole process took exactly 3 months from the date of application. Approval email came from Home Office Atlas (home.office.atlas@notifications.service.gov.uk) with the subject line 'Application Update'.

[SilverBeaver]

Eligibility criteria: 5yrs settled + 1yr
Method of application: online
Date of receipt by UKVI: 21/05/2022
Date of debit of fees: 23/05/2022
Uploaded supporting documents: 24/05/2022
Invitation to biometrics: 31/05/2022
Date of biometrics: 10/06/2022 Croydon (paid)
Acknowledgement from UKVI: 10/06/2022
Receipt of approval: 22/08/2022 at 11:44am
Date of Ceremony: waiting for council email

Thank you so much for all the support on this forum and good luck everyone!!! Mine was a very straight-forward application and took 10 wks from the biometrics app, 3 mos in total. Can't believe it's finally happened

[fedy03]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + Spouse of BC
Language: Life in the UK + Life Skills B1
Nationality: Pakistani
Date of application: 16 May 2022
Method of application: Online
Email received to book a biometrics appointment: 24 May 22
Date of Biometrics: 20 June 2022
Date of approval Email: 22 Aug 2022 at 10:38 am
Date of Ceremony: waiting for council email

Overall took me three months in total.
Good luck everyone

[EU_settlement2020]

Nationality: Non- EU
Eligibility criteria: EUSS+ 1 Yrs ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Degree + LIUK
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 02/04/2022
Date of email to use IDV app: 13/04/2022
Date of submission using IDV app: 14/04/2022
Date on Approval and Ceremony Invitation email: 09/06/2022 (email from Home Office Atlas)


The whole process has taken just 2 months from the date of application. Approval email came from Home Office Atlas (home.office.atlas@notifications.service.gov.uk) with the subject line 'Application Update' which I completely missed

Hopefully not too late to book the ceremony !

This forum has been great, thank you everyone and it's the end of all the hassle with visas and applications for me.

Wish you all the very best !

[yasir ali]

Eligibility criteria: 10 Years long residency + 1 Year
Language: Life in the UK + Degree
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 19/06/2022
Date of document submission and UKVCAS Confirmation email: 04/07/2022
Date of Approval /Email: 22/08/2022
Date of invitation ceremony: 22/08/2022
Citizenship ceremony date: Last week of October!

Ceremony date is longer than the process!

[Arlo]

Eligibility: 5 years-refugee + indefinite
Nationality Non-EU
Date of Application online 06/04/22
Date of payment 06/04/22
Biometric and documents submission 14/04/22
Date of approval- pending
Date of ceremony-pending

Almost 5 months now and still waiting. Living in a dream

[pc1463]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1 + 1 year ILR
Family of 3 = myself + spouse + 13 years old
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 8/10/2021
Date of debit of fees: 8/10/2021
Date of acknowledgement: 12/10/2021
Uploaded supporting documents: 12/10/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 01/11/2021
Date on Approval letter/Email: pending
Date of receipt of approval: pending
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: pending
Citizenship ceremony date: pending

10 months- Still waiting - I think many applications pending from Sep/Oct & Jan.

Still pending -