Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[hazelcherryx]

Eligibility criteria: UK National 22 years
Nationality: Non-EU (Nigerian)
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 10 October 2023
Date of payment: 10 October 2023
Biometrics appointment : 15 November 2023
Date of receipt of approval: 12 Feb 2024
Date of Citizenship Ceremony: 19 Feb 2024

[PRPRAVEEN]

Eligibility criteria: ILR + 1 year
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 21 Jan 2024
Date of payment: 23 Jan 2024
Biometrics appointment : 27 Jan 2024 (Paid)
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of Citizenship Ceremony: Pending

[talknasir]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: Spouse of BC 5 Years + ILR
Nationality: Indian
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKVA: 18-03-2024
Date of debit of fees: 18-03-2024
Date of biometrics appointment: 06-04-2024
Biometrics location: Manchester
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

[WKF06]

Eligibility criteria: 21 years in UK various leave to remain 10 years Private Life Spouse to BC
Language: UK Degree
Nationality: Non EU - Zambian
Method of application: Online
Date of application submission: 03/10/23
Date of enrolling Biometrics: 12/10/23(Maidstone, Paid)
Date of receipt of approval Atlas: 18/03/2024
Date of Citizenship Ceremony: 25/03/2024 (Private Ceremony)

Sent FNE email 30/01/2024 received Auto response: Thank you for your email to the Further Nationality Enquiries mailbox.We will aim to respond to your email within 20 working days.

Received reply from FNE 19/02/2024 : Thank you for contacting the Further Nationality Enquiry email inbox.
Unfortunately, we are unable to provide you with a progress update as our records show that your nationality application is still within the service standard. Decisions on nationality applications are usually made within 6 months of submission, although some applications can take longer.

[LuckyKitty]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: Spouse Visa for 10 years + ILR 3 years
Nationality: Non EU
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 07-Dec-2023
Date of debit of fees: 07-Dec-2023
Confirmation email confirming documents: 18-Dec-2023
Date of biometrics appointment: 18-Dec-2023 Paid
Biometrics location: Bristol
Date of receipt of approval: 18-March-2024
Date of Ceremony: 21-March-2024 Paid

Exactly 3 months from date of biometrics super happy so thankful for this forum to help
Sending the rest of you luck and success

[Simraza]

Thanks to almighty Allah,
Pakistani national
Applied in aug 2023
Approved email on 10th feb 2024
Attended ceremony on 5th march 2024
Sent twice email to further nationality team in december and jan.
Good luck to everyone.

[Dancull]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 + 9 months ILR (Discretion exercise required due to the delay ILR approval)
Nationality: Non-EU
Language: Bachelor and MSc Degree + Life in the UK
Method of application: Online
Payment Method: Online
Date of receipt by UKVI: 18/11/2023
Date of debit of fees: 18/11/2023
Date of Biometrics collection UKVCAS: 24/11/2023
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

Further information Requested (5 years addresses):06/03/2024 (No reply since)

[martingonzalez]

Eligibility criteria: Settled status + 1 year
Language: SELT B1 Language CERT
Nationality: Spanish
Method of application: Online
Date of application submission: 14/12/2023
Date of enrolling biometrics: 10/01/2024 -- (Free, London Mark Lane)
Date of email to FNE asking for an update: 13/03/2024
Date of automated response from FNE: 13/04/2024
Date of receipt of approval: 18/03/2024
Date of Citizenship Ceremony: 9/04/2024 (Public, free)

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I decided to send a follow-up email to FNE (nationalityenquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk) after reading some people got responses shortly after doing it. I don't know if it made any difference, but 5 days later I got my confirmation email

Summary timeline:
3 months from Application submission
2 months and 1 week from enrolling Biometrics.

Thank you everyone for taking the time to share your timelines here.
Good luck to everyone still waiting!

[Kkhan1472]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: Spouse of BC 5 Years + ILR
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKVA: 09-12-2023
Date of debit of fees: 09-12-2023
Date of biometrics appointment: 05-01-2024
Biometrics location: Glasgow
Date of receipt of approval: 18/03/2024
Date of Ceremony: 30/04/2024

Good Luck to everyone waiting!

[Saka1234]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: Spouse of BC 5 Years + ILR
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKVA: 03-12-2023
Date of debit of fees: 03-12-2023
Date of biometrics appointment: 20-12-2023
Biometrics location: Luton
Date of receipt of approval: pending
Date of Ceremony: pending

[azer_alexander]

Eligibility criteria: Application same day as spouse took oath (submitted on the same day!)
Date of biometrics appointment: 13-Dec-2023
Date of receipt of approval: March 18th
Date of Ceremony: April 3, Richmond

Good luck to the rest!

[kievlenka]

Eligibility criteria: Fiancée visa+ 1 year LR + 19 year ILR
B1 + Life in the UK Test
Nationality: Non EU (Ukraine)
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKVI: 03/10/2023
Date of debit of fees: 03/10/2023
Date of biometrics 15/10/2023- (Leeds, paid)
Date of confirmation sent to UKVI: 15/10/2023
Date of receipt of approval: pending
Date of Ceremony: pending

Sent 2 email to FNE , 6th January and 7th February
Reply from MMST Workflow on 14th March

Thank you for your email of 07 February 2024, please accept our apologies for the delay in replying.

We are sorry for the delay in dealing with these applications which have been caused by an IT issue. We have reported the issue, will ensure it is resolved as soon as possible and will expedite completion of your application when it is resolved. Unfortunately, I cannot provide a specific time scale for completion at this time.

Hit the dreading “IT issue” , in for a long long wait

[Ekaterina14]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: Settled status + ILR 1 year
Language: UK degree
+ Life in the UK test
Nationality: EU
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 30-Jan-2024
Date of debit of fees: 30-Jan-2024
Confirmation email confirming documents: 06-Feb-2024
Date of biometrics appointment: 06-Feb-2024 Paid
Biometrics location: London Mark Lane
Date of receipt of approval: Pending ...
Date of Ceremony: Pending ...

[sbasha4]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: Long Residency + ILR 2.5 years
Nationality: Non EU
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 05-Feb-2024
Date of debit of fees: 05-Feb-2024
Confirmation email confirming documents: 14-Feb-2024
Date of biometrics appointment: 14-Feb-2024
Biometrics location: Solihull
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

[SJC1991]

Eligibility criteria: 5-year spouse visa + ILR (spouse of BC)
Language test exempt
Nationality: Non-EU (USA)
Method of application: Online
Date of submission: 17/12/2023
Date of biometrics 19/12/2023- (London Mark Lane, paid)
Date of confirmation sent to UKVI: 19/12/2023
Date of receipt of approval: 18/03/2024
Date of Ceremony: pending

[BSatti]

Eligibility criteria: ILR (LR)
Language: UK degree
+ Life in the UK test
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: Online
Date of Application: 17/01/2024
Date of debit of fees: 17/01/2024
Date of biometrics appointment: 23/01/2024 Free
Biometrics location: Maidstone
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

[kimcollison]

Fingers Crossed!
BC application timeline
Eligibility criteria: 7 yrs Tier 2 + 5 yrs Spouse BC + 2 yrs ILR
Nationality: American
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 22/3/2024
Date of debit of fees: 22/3/2024
Date of biometrics appt: 3/4/2024
Location biometrics : Mark Lane
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: pending
Date of receipt of approval: pending
Date of Ceremony: pending
Date of Citizenship Ceremony: pending

This forum has been a wealth of information and reassurance over the last 14 years and 4 visa applications. Here is the last big one!

Good luck everyone!

[Extremevision]

Eligibility criteria: 5-year Tier 1 visa + ILR (1 Year)
Language test: UK Degree
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of submission: 26/01/2024
Date of biometrics 29/01/2024- (Edinburgh, paid)
Date of confirmation sent to UKVI: 29/01/2024
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

[GoldHoliday]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 10 years private life (given early concession ILR after 5 years)+ 1 yr ILR
Method of application: Online 10-Jan-2024
Date of receipt by UKVA: 10Jan-2024
Date of debit of fees: 10-Jan-2024
Date of biometrics appointment: 15-Jan-2024
Biometrics location: Ipswich - Free
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

[Chiweshe]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: marriage visa 3 years + 10 years ILR..
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 21-Dec-2023
Date of debit of fees: 21-Dec-2023
Date of biometrics appointment: 30-Dec-2023
Biometrics location: Mark lane
Date of receipt of approval: 11/03/2024
Date of Ceremony: TBA.(Paid)

[Jdf7000]

Eligibility Criteria: 10 yrs long residency (ILR) + BC Spouse
Method of Application: Online
Date of Receipt by UKBA: 6-Oct-23
Date of debit of fees: 6-Oct-23
Date of biometric appointment: 12-Oct-23
Date of receipt of approval: 25-Mar-24


Emailed FNE 6 times between Jan & March, got no reply or standard response.

Had a non-custodial conviction record. Hopefully this reassures those with criminal records.

[AA93]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5Y Tier 2 + 1 year ILR
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 20-Dec-2023
Date of debit of fees: 20-Dec-2023
Date of biometrics appointment: 03-Jan-2024
Biometrics location: Croydon (Free)
Date of receipt of approval: 25/03/2024
Date of Ceremony: TBA

Thank you for this very useful thread and good luck to everyone

[lunallena]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: Settled status + BC spouse
Nationality: Mexican
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 09 October 2023
Date of debit of fees: 09 October 2023
Date of biometrics appointment: 28 October 2023
Biometrics location: Luton (paid)
Date of receipt of approval: 25 March 2024
Date of Ceremony: Pending

[kellstrom]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: Spouse of BC 5 Years + ILR
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKVI: 27-12-2023
Date of debit of fees: 27-12-2023
Date of biometrics appointment: 30-12-2023
Biometrics location: London Mark Lane
Date of receipt of approval: 25-03-2024
Date of Ceremony: TBD

Best of luck to everyone!

[HE33333]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 10 year long residency + 1 year ILR
Nationality: Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 18/12/2023
Date of debit of fees: 18/12/2023
Date of biometrics appointment: 22/12/2023
Biometrics location: Manchester (paid)
Date of receipt of approval: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

Email FNE on 12/03/24, no response so far.