Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[soothsayer]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 4/5yr + 1yr ILR
Method of application: Online
Date of aplication: 3 Sep 2023
Date of biometrics: 5 Sep 2023 London
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 6 Sep 2023
Date of receipt of approval: ---- waiting ----
Date of Ceremony: ---- waiting ----

[NV319]

Eligibility criteria: 5yrs of family member of an EU national in UK+ 12 months and 1 day of holding EUSS Settled Status.
Proof of language: UK degree
Life in the UK test: September 2019 Passed
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 14/03/2023
Date of documents submission: 14/03/2023
Date of biometrics: 17/03/2023
Date of Acknowledgement email that docs and biometrics submitted to UKVI: 17/03/2023
Date of approval email: pending
Citizenship ceremony date: pending

Emailed Further Nationalities on 1/9/2023 waiting for a response - no response.

Emailed again Further Nationalities on 11/09/2023 waiting for a response.

Also asked MP to email HO to get an update on 11/09/2023. Awaiting response.

Received a response today from Further Nationalities that application is still being processed and the enquiry has been forwarded to caseworker team.

Received a similar above response from HO via MP. I guess we must just wait as they say enquiries are ongoing.. so frustrating process this is..

Received an email regarding service standard stating:
This is because your application raises exceptionally complex issues and we require further time to consider your case thoroughly and reach a decision.

Emailed MP today to request to follow up with HO to check what is so complex about my simple straight forward application and also to ask if that is a generic email template that I have received.

Raised a complaint end of Sept 2023, and still, no response from HO. Asked MP to chase this, they received a normal standard reply. Email FNE, they also replied and said if I have not received a response within 3 months, then I should get back in touch with them. Seems like I have reached a dead end.. nothing else to do apart from waiting..very frustrating.

Received first response from HO on 27/11/23 saying they cannot uphold my complaint and gave a standard response. I replied back on the same day escalating it and saying I am unsatisfied with their response and it is a generic response they have provided and that no proper investigation has been undertaken.

HO emailed on 29/12/23, saying they require more time to investigate and get back regarding the second review of the complaint - therefore, still waiting.

Once they respond back to me on the review of their first response to my complaint, if I am unsatisfied, I will escalate it to an independent body called IEC to review the HO responses to my complaint.

My MP is also chasing them up, however, no response.
I have also submitted another SAR on 5/12/2023. Waiting for it to come through this week.

[Pete1]

Naturalisation Application Timeline :-

Eligibility criteria: 5 years on Tier 2 Visa + 1 year ILR
UK degree + Life in the UK Test
Nationality: Non EU
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKVI: 08/09/2023
Date of debit of fees: 08/09/2023
Date of biometrics 08/09/2023- Paid (London)
Date of receipt of acknowledgment: 08/09/2023
Date of receipt of approval: 12/12/2023
Date of Ceremony: 29/01/2024

Emailed FurtherNationalityEnquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk on 11.12.2023 for update, got a reply today (12.12.2023), saying my application was successful. Waiting for the Ceremony invitation letter.

Received Ceremony invitation letter email from Home Office Atlas at 11am today (18/12/2023). This forum was helpful, I appreciate it. Good luck to everyone still waiting.

[seanhuan]

Eligibilitiy: Tier-2 5 years + ILR June 2022
Nationality: Non-Eu
Language: UK Degree + Life in the UK
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 08/06/2023
Date of biometrics: 03/07/2023 paid Mark Lane
The date on the Approval letter/Email: 09/10/2023
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 10/10/2023
Citizenship ceremony date: 20/12/2023

[dmioger]

Eligibilitiy: 5y Spouse of British Citizen + ILR (applied one week after getting ILR)
Nationality: Non-Eu
Language: IELTS B1 + Life in the UK
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 22/10/2023
Date of biometrics: 23/10/2023 paid
The date on the Approval letter/Email: Pending...
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Pending...
Citizenship ceremony date: Pending...

[Vini1981]

Eligibilitiy: Tier-2 5 years + ILR July 2023
Nationality: South Asian
Language: US Degree + Life in the UK
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online
Date of application: 11/09/2023
Date of biometrics: 14/09/2023 paid (Croydon)
The date on the Approval letter/Email: 03/01/2024
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: pending
Citizenship ceremony date: pending

I emailed Further Nationality Enquiries (FurtherNationalityEnquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk) after viewing posts on this forum on 15/12/2023. Received the standard response that I shouldn't expect any responses in less than 6 months. I sent a follow up email to other email addresses I found on this forum but it was Further Nationality Enquiries that came back. I found this forum to be very useful fount of information.

Good luck to everyone.

[matt444]

Eligibility criteria: EU settled status + 1 year 9 months ILR
Nationality: EU (Italian)
Language: B1 speaking and listening + Life in the Uk
Method of application: Online
Payment Method: Online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 05/09/2023
Date of debit of fees: 05/09/2023
Date of Biometrics collection UKVCAS: 18/09/2023 (London, Mark Lane)
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

Received confirmation today from Further Nationality Enquiries that my application has been approved. Took just over 3 months.

[PaoloR]

Eligibility criteria: EU settled status + 1 year 1 months ILR
Nationality: EU (Italian)
Language: UK university + Life in the UK
Method of application: Online
Payment Method: Online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 17/09/2023
Date of debit of fees: 17/09/2023
Date of Biometrics collection UKVCAS: 19/10/2023 (London, Mark Lane)
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

[UKEuropean]

Eligibility criteria: EU Settled Status + 4 years ILR
Language: UK degree + Life in UK Test
Nationality: EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application submission: 31/08/23
Date of debit of fees: 31/08/23
Date of receipt of acknowledgment (by UKVI): 07/09/23
Date of enrolling biometrics: 07/09/23 (Mark Lane)
Date of receipt of submission confirmation from UKVCAS: 31/08/23
Date of receipt of approval: pending
Letter from Council for the ceremony: pending
Date of Citizenship Ceremony: pending

[zik]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years route + 4 days ILR
Language: UK degree + Life in UK Test
Nationality: non EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application submission: 18/09/23
Date of debit of fees: 18/09/23
Date of receipt of acknowledgment (by UKVI): 18/09/23
Date of enrolling biometrics: 23/09/23 (Midlands)
Date of receipt of submission confirmation from UKVCAS: 23/09/23
Date of receipt of approval: 02/01/2023
Letter from Council for the ceremony: pending
Date of Citizenship Ceremony: pending

I sent an email to further nationality in Dec before I clocked 3 months and they replied on the 2nd of Jan that it has been approved! Thank you everyone for your input.

[jvjroop]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 + spouse of BC + ILR(2021)
Language: NARIC foerign degree + Life in UK Test
Nationality: non EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application submission: 20/09/23
Date of debit of fees: 20/09/23
Date of receipt of acknowledgment (by UKVI): 20/09/23
Date of enrolling biometrics: 17/10/23
Date of receipt of submission confirmation from UKVCAS: 17/10/23
Further info requested: 19/12/2023 asking for evidence of continous residence (replied same day with P60s)
Date of receipt of approval: 05/01/2024 (emialed further nationality enquiries on 04/01/2024, and got reply today that it is approved.
Letter from Council for the ceremony: pending
Date of Citizenship Ceremony: pending

[adept]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 7 years ILR
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online - Credit Card
Date of application: 29-Aug-2023
Date of debit of fees: 29-Aug-2023
Documents submitted: 06-Sep-2023
Biometrics submitted: 13-Sep-2023 (Sopra Steria, not free)
Date of Approval letter/Email: 18-Dec-2023
Date of receipt of ceremony Email: 29-Dec-2023 (we were away for Christmas)
Citizenship ceremony date: 03-Jan-2024

[adept]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + 7 years ILR
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Payment method: Online - Credit Card
Date of application: 29-Aug-2023
Date of debit of fees: 29-Aug-2023
Documents submitted: 06-Sep-2023
Biometrics submitted: 13-Sep-2023 (Sopra Steria, not free)
Date of Approval letter/Email: 18-Dec-2023
Date of receipt of ceremony Email: 29-Dec-2023 (we were away for Christmas)
Citizenship ceremony date: 03-Jan-2024

[Catering9838]

Eligibility criteria: Set(LR) + British Spouse
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 21 Sept 2023
Biometrics submitted: 12 Oct 2023
Date of Approval letter: pending
Date of Ceremony: 7 Feb 2024

[barabimbarabom]

Eligibilitiy: Bristish spouse 5 year +ILR june2023
Nationality: non Eu Turkish
Language: B1 +Life İn Uk
Method of aplication: online
Payment method:online
Date of aplication: 05/07/2023
Date of biometrics:11/07/2023 paid Croydon
The date on the Approval letter/Email: waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: ——
Citizenship ceremony date:——-

Email : FurtherNationalityEnquiries@homeoffice 21/12/2023

Automatic Reply :21/12/2023

Please be advised that if you are seeking progress of your application for British citizenship and it has been with the Home Office for less than 6 months, we will be unable to provide you with any further information or give you an update of your application and you will not receive a reply. If we require further information from you the case-working team will contact you directly.

still no update…

[6ikh]

Eligibility criteria: Settled Status
Nationality: EU
Proof of language: UK Undergraduate + Master's Degree
Method of application: online
Date of receipt by UKVI: 18 September 2023
Date of debit of fees: 18 September 2023
Biometrics appointment: 25 September 2023
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 25 September 2023
Date of receipt of approval: N/A
Date of receipt of ceremony Email: 5 January 2023
Date of Ceremony: 7 February 2023

[NV319]

Eligibility criteria: 5yrs of family member of an EU national in UK+ 12 months and 1 day of holding EUSS Settled Status.
Proof of language: UK degree
Life in the UK test: September 2019 Passed
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 14/03/2023
Date of documents submission: 14/03/2023
Date of biometrics: 17/03/2023
Date of Acknowledgement email that docs and biometrics submitted to UKVI: 17/03/2023
Date of approval email: pending
Citizenship ceremony date: pending

Emailed Further Nationalities on 1/9/2023 waiting for a response - no response.

Emailed again Further Nationalities on 11/09/2023 waiting for a response.

Also asked MP to email HO to get an update on 11/09/2023. Awaiting response.

Received a response today from Further Nationalities that application is still being processed and the enquiry has been forwarded to caseworker team.

Received a similar above response from HO via MP. I guess we must just wait as they say enquiries are ongoing.. so frustrating process this is..

Received an email regarding service standard stating:
This is because your application raises exceptionally complex issues and we require further time to consider your case thoroughly and reach a decision.

Emailed MP today to request to follow up with HO to check what is so complex about my simple straight forward application and also to ask if that is a generic email template that I have received.

Raised a complaint end of Sept 2023, and still, no response from HO. Asked MP to chase this, they received a normal standard reply. Email FNE, they also replied and said if I have not received a response within 3 months, then I should get back in touch with them. Seems like I have reached a dead end.. nothing else to do apart from waiting..very frustrating.

Received first response from HO on 27/11/23 saying they cannot uphold my complaint and gave a standard response. I replied back on the same day escalating it and saying I am unsatisfied with their response and it is a generic response they have provided and that no proper investigation has been undertaken.

HO emailed on 29/12/23, saying they require more time to investigate and get back regarding the second review of the complaint - therefore, still waiting.

Once they respond back to me on the review of their first response to my complaint, if I am unsatisfied, I will escalate it to an independent body called IEC to review the HO responses to my complaint.

My MP is also chasing them up, however, no response.
I have also submitted another SAR on 5/12/2023. Waiting for it to come through this week.

HO complaints team responded back for the second time and upheld my complaint, however, failed to provide a timescale as to when I will be getting a decision. Hence, I have escalated it to IEC. Awaiting their review.
SAR also has not come through yet, hence, I have chased it up. Hopefully coming week I will get that too.

[Cathyx]

Eligibility criteria: 5yr spouse of BC (ILR approved on 01/09/2023)
Nationality: Australian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 14/09/2023
Date of biometrics: 22/09/2023 (free)

Date of receipt of approval: pending
Date of Council Citizenship Ceremony email invitation: 06/01/2023
Date of Ceremony: 06/02/2023 (free)

[Niroo11]

Eligibility criteria: Spouse of a British Citizen + 5 days ILR
Nationality: Iranian
Proof of language: UK masters
Method of application: online
Date of receipt by UKVI: 01 October 2023
Date of debit of fees: 01 October 2023
Biometrics appointment: 03 October 2023 (Cardiff)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 03 October 2023
Further info requested by Home Office: 07/01/2024 (Confirm place of Birth) (I was born in the UK) Replied same day.
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of receipt of ceremony Email: pending
Date of Ceremony: pending

[KS09]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years in UK(presettled status/settled status+spouse of BC)
Method of application: 01.10.2023 online
Date of receipt by UKBA: biometric appointment 22.10.2023 Edinburgh (paid)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:22.10.2023
Date of receipt of approval: pending
Date of Ceremony: West Lothian council pending

[KS09]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years in UK(presettled status/settled status+spouse of BC)
Nationality: Non-EU -Ukraine
Language: B1 + Life in the UK test
Method of application: 01.10.2023 online
Date of receipt by UKBA: biometric appointment 22.10.2023 Edinburgh (paid)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement:22.10.2023
Date of receipt of approval: pending
Date of Ceremony: West Lothian council pending

[annadesu]

Eligibility criteria: 12 years in the UK, have held Settled Status since 2018
Nationality: EU
Proof of language: UK degree (undergrad)
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 28.09.2023
Date of documents submission: 23.10.2023
Date of biometrics: 26.10.2023
Date of acknowledgement email that docs and biometrics submitted to UKVI: 26.10.2023
The date on the approval letter/email: (waiting)
Date of approval email: (waiting)
Citizenship ceremony date: (waiting)

Good luck and thanks to everyone who shared their timeline, being able to see these while waiting is super reassuring.

[sytronics]

Eligibility criteria: Set (LR) + 1 Year ILR
Nationality: Non-EU
Language: UK PhD + Life in the UK test
Method of application: Online 01.09.2023
BRP Submission Date: 01.09.2023 (Luton, paid)
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 01.09.2023
Date of receipt of UKVI approval: pending
Date of receipt of Council email: 05/01/2024
Date of Ceremony: 23/01/2024 (Warwickshire)

[Iousomemoney]

Eligible criteria: 10 year stay on various visas ( tier2,4,5)+ 1 year ILR
Non Eu
English language: degree taught in English in the UK
Online application
Date of payment of application: 30/5/23
Date of biometric appointment: 22/6/23
Never received receipt email from HO

Finally received approval email from HO on the 8/1/24 at10:52am! It took longer than expected but finally it has come through!

[barabimbarabom]

Eligibilitiy: Bristish spouse 5 year +ILR june2023
Nationality: non Eu Turkish
Language: B1 +Life İn Uk
Method of aplication: online
Payment method:online
Date of aplication: 05/07/2023
Date of biometrics:11/07/2023 paid Croydon
The date on the Approval letter/Email: waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: ——
Citizenship ceremony date:——-

Email : FurtherNationalityEnquiries@homeoffice 21/12/2023

Automatic Reply :21/12/2023

Please be advised that if you are seeking progress of your application for British citizenship and it has been with the Home Office for less than 6 months, we will be unable to provide you with any further information or give you an update of your application and you will not receive a reply. If we require further information from you the case-working team will contact you directly.

still no update…

Email : FurtherNationalityEnquiries@homeoffice
08/01/2024

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