Also, they claim to check data with other governments, presumably from the countries you've lived in the past.

No, unfortunately I don't. In my two complaints submitted to HO they kept saying that in some cases the checks they run take longer, but I found it to be a fairly general excuse, without getting into detail about what exact checks have not come back in time. I don't know if their apology letter will ...

Hi! IEC got in touch with UKVI, who advised that a decision was taken on the application yesterday. Weirdly, they did not provide what the decision was, but UKVI also accepted to provide an apology letter. It's a bit nerve wracking to wait for the outcome, knowing a decision has been taken, any idea ...

Thank you!

I have received a review to the complaint from HO and IEC has accepted the case.
I will also write an email to the Home Secretary.

Hi, My application for naturalisation has now been delayed for longer than a year and a half since submitting the biometrics and it's starting to really worry me. It's incredibly frustrating that I haven't received a decision on the application yet. I think my application is fairly straightforward ...