Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[Atreya]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + Spouse of British national
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK degree & Life in UK
Nationality: Non EU
Method of application: Online
Application sent & fee paid: 01/10/2020
Receipt of your application: 01/10/2020
Document Upload to UKVCAS: 18/10/2020
Biometric reuse email: Not received
In person Biometrics UKVCAS : 21/10/2020
Date on Approval letter online : 10/12/2020 (Email received on 11/12/2020)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

[leviga]

Eligibility criteria: Child born in UK + ILR parent
Language/LIUK Criteria: NA
Nationality : Indian
Method of application: Online Submission
Date of application: 2-Oct-2020
Date of acknowledgement: 2-Oct-2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 29-Oct-2020 (Ipswich)
Date of receipt of approval: 10-Dec-2020
Date on Approval letter: 10-Dec-2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: NA
Date of Ceremony: NA

[littlebuns]

ligibility criteria: 5 yr ILR + BC spouse
Language/LIUK Criteria: Naric + Life In The UK
Nationality : Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 19 Aug 2020
Date of acknowledgement: 19 Aug 2020
Date of debit of fees: 19 Aug 2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 10 Sep via appointment
Date of receipt of approval: 11 Dec (by post)
Date on Approval letter: 25 Nov
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 11 Dec (by post)
Date of Ceremony: Not yet contact council
Thanks to all moderators and good luck to everyone.

[mcc1380]

ligibility criteria: 5 year spouse visa, ILR(2 weeks) + BC spouse
Language/LIUK Criteria: Life In The UK only
Nationality : Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 18 Sep 2020
Date of acknowledgement: 22 Sep 2020
Date of debit of fees: 18 Sep 2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 28 Sep via appointment
Date of receipt of approval: 10 Dec (by email)
Date on Approval letter: 10 Dec
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Date of Ceremony: Waiting
Thanks to all moderators and good luck to everyone.

[magicc]

Eligibility criteria: 5 year ILR + 1 year
Language/LIUK Criteria: IELTS Life Skills B1 + LITUK pass
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 10 September 2020
Date of acknowledgement: 11 September 2020
Date of debit of fees: 10 September 2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 2 October 2020
Date of receipt of approval: 22 October 2020
Date on Approval letter: 22 October 2020 (received via email only)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: still waiting
Date on ceremony letter: still waiting
Date of Ceremony: still waiting

[woabgh]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: EU Settled Status + 1 year
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKBA: 20 April 2020
Date of debit of fees: 20 April 2020
UKVCAS Biometrics enrolment & UKVI submission: 10 August 2020
Date of Approval letter: 21 September 2020
Date of receipt of approval: 21 September 2020 (e-mail)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 14 Dec 2020
Date on ceremony letter : 3 Dec 2020
Date of Ceremony: 15 Dec 2020

Finally ! Good luck to everybody still waiting ! Don't lose hope!

[yomishu]

Eligibility criteria: 5 year ILR + 1.5 year
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Master Degree / LIUK
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 17 November 2020
Date of acknowledgement: 17 November 2020
Date of debit of fees: 17 November 2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 11 December 2020
Date of receipt of approval: still waiting
Date on Approval letter: still waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: still waiting
Date on ceremony letter: still waiting
Date of Ceremony: still waiting

Hoping to get a reply in 2 months time , since it looks like a straight forward cases takes up to 2 months

[Luluokis29]

Eligibility ILR (2/10/2020) + BC spouse
Language/LIUK Criteria: Life In The UK
Nationality : Nigerian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 09 Oct 2020
Date of acknowledgement: 12 Oct 2020
Date of debit of fees: 09 Oct 2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 05 Nov 2020 via appointment( start of lockdown 2)
Date of receipt of approval: 14 Dec 2020 (by email)
Date on Approval letter: 14 Dec 2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Awaited
Date of Ceremony: Awaited
Thanks to all Gurus/Moderators and good luck to everyone. I do appreciate u all!!!

[fruitcake]

Eligibility criteria: 5 yr ILR + Spouse of British National
Language/LIUK Criteria: English Language exams (SELT) B1 Certificate + Life In The UK
Method of application: online
Date of application: 06-Oct-2020
Date of acknowledgement: 08-Oct-2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 20-Oct-2020 via appointment (Birmingham)
Date of receipt of approval letter: 14-Dec-2020 (by email)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Awaited
Date of Ceremony: Awaited

Thanks to everyone for sharing and setting up realistic expectations.

[Bazaar]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years + EU settlement
Language/LIUK Criteria: B1 + Life In The UK
Nationality : European
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 04 Oct 2020
Date of acknowledgement: 05 Oct 2020
Date of debit of fees: 05 Oct 2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 30 Oct 2020 (Croydon)
Date of receipt of approval: 15 Dec
Date on Approval letter: waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

[mrgetmemycitizenship]

Eligibility criteria: 5 years residency + 1 year ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: PhD + Life In The UK
Nationality: Brazilian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 24 Oct 2020
Date of acknowledgement: 24 Oct 2020
Date of debit of fees: 24 Oct 2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 21 Nov 2020 (Croydon)
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date on Approval letter: waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

[best4arslan]

Eligibility criteria: 10 Years + 1 year ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Master's Degree + Life In The UK
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 19 Nov 2020
Date of acknowledgement: 19 Nov 2020
Date of debit of fees: 19 Nov 2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 19 Nov 2020
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date on Approval letter: waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

[best4arslan]

Eligibility criteria: 10 Years + 1 year ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Master's Degree + Life In The UK
Nationality: Pakistani
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 19 Nov 2020
Date of acknowledgement: 19 Nov 2020
Date of debit of fees: 19 Nov 2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 19 Nov 2020
Date of receipt of approval: waiting
Date on Approval letter: waiting
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

[Kay2323]

Eligibility criteria: 10 Years + 1 year ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: Master's Degree + Life In The UK
Nationality: INDIAN
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 3OCT 2020
Date of acknowledgement: 03 OCT 2020
Date of debit of fees: 04 OCT 2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 30 OCT 2020
Date of receipt of approval: NOT KNOWN
Date on Approval letter: 23 NOV 2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting

[crowngirl]

Eligibility criteria: EU family member + Perm residence
Language: UK degree + Life In The UK
Nationality : Nigerian
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 26 Jan 2020
Date of acknowledgement: 27 Jan 2020
Date of debit of fees: 26 Jan 2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 28 Feb 2020 (Croydon)
Date of receipt of approval: 09 Dec 2020
Date on Approval letter: 23 Nov 2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 09 Dec 2020
Date of Ceremony: 14 Dec 2020

[Minshah]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 (5years)+ 1 year ILR
Language: UK degree + Life In The UK (same certificate I got when I was applying for ILR application)
Nationality : Pakistani
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 14 May 2020
Date of acknowledgement: 14 May 2020
Date of debit of fees: 14 May 2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 8 Sep 2020 (IDV)
Date of receipt of approval: 16 Dec 2020 (By post)
Date on Approval letter: 03 Dec 2020 ( it took 10 working days to receive the letter)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Not booked yet
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting

[playerd]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years + 1 year ILR
Language: UK degree + Life In The UK
Nationality: Nepalese
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 12OCT2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 9NOV2020 (Victoria-London)
Date of receipt of approval: Awaiting
Date on Approval letter: Awating
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Awating
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting

[rockcbe]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 2 (5 Years) + ILR (13 Months) + Spouse & 1 Kid
Language/LIUK Criteria: Trinity College Test / LIUK Pass
Nationality : Non-EU
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 24 Jun 2020
Payment method: Online
Date of payment acknowledgement: 24 Jun 2020
Date of debit of fees: 24 Jun 2020
Email of non-reuse biometrics: 20 July 2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 14 August 2020 (Croydon, £ Free)
Date on Approval letter: Pending
Date of receipt of approval: 12 December 2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Pending
Date of Ceremony: Pending

[ThePolishGal]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 5+ years + 1 year ILR under EU Settlement Scheme
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK University Degree + passed Life in the UK test
Nationality: Polish / EU
Method of application: online
Application sent & fee paid: 04/10/2020
Receipt of your application: 05/10/2020
Document Upload to UKVCAS & UKVI submission: 19/10/2020
Invitation to use UKVCAS IDV APP or Biometrics: ...
Photo and document submitted using IDV APP or Biometrics: 31/10/2020
Date of Approval letter: 17/12/2020
Date of receipt of approval: ...
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: ...
Date of Ceremony: ...

[Lin87]

Eligibility criteria: ILR (British Spouse)
Language/LIUK Criteria: IELTS B2 result used for initial Spouse Visa / Life in the UK
Nationality : Philippines
Method of application: Online (UKVCAS)
Date of application: 22/06/20
Payment method: CC
Date of acknowledgement: 22/06/20 (via Email)
Date of debit of fees: 22/06/20
Date Biometrics enrolled via IDV: 28/08/20
Date on Approval letter: 04/11/20 via post
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: 09/12/20 via email
Date of Ceremony: 07/01/21

[playerd]

Eligibility criteria: 10 years + 1 year ILR
Language: UK degree + Life In The UK
Nationality: Nepalese
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 12OCT2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 9NOV2020 (Victoria-London)
Date of receipt of approval: 17DEC2020
Date on Approval letter: 17DEC2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Awating
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting

[Hamza167]

Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 Entrepreneur (5years)+ 1 year ILR
Language: ENGLISH Trinity College + Life In The UK (same the ILR one)
Nationality : Pakistani
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 14 September 2020
Date of acknowledgement: 15 September 2020
Date of debit of fees: 14 September 2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 24 Sep 2020 (IDV APP)
Date of receipt of approval: 17 Dec 2020 (By post)
Date on Approval letter: 30th November 2020 ( it took several days to receive the letter)
Date of Citizenship Certificate for Children (under age 18):30th November (Letter dated 10 December)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: Not Received - Pending
Date of Ceremony: Awaiting

[CULLINAN]

Eligibility criteria: Section 6(1)
Language/LIUK Criteria: UK Masters Degree
Nationality : Pakistani
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 22 June 2020
Date of acknowledgement: None
Date of debit of fees:
Date Biometrics enrolled: 28th Aug (IDV) & 25th Sep (dual submission)
Date of receipt of approval: 14th November 2020 (by POST)
Date on Approval letter: 10th November 2020
Date of receipt of ceremony EMAIL: 18th December 2020
Date of Ceremony:

[N S]

Eligibility criteria: 15 years lived in UK 5 year refugee status + 1 year ilr
Language/LIUK Criteria life in the uk
Nationality : non EU
Method of application: online
Date of application: 4.11.2019
Date of acknowledgement: 5.011.2019
Date of debit of fees: 4.11.2019
Date Biometrics enrolled: 6.11.2019
Date of receipt of approval: 19.12.20
Date on Approval letter: 19.12.20 (PDF sent in email)
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: waiting
Date of Ceremony: waiting Finally after moor than 13 month of wait.

[agvora11]

child under 16.
Eligibility criteria: 10 Years + 1 year ILR
Language/LIUK Criteria: N/A
Nationality: India
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 26 sep 2020
Date of acknowledgement: 26 sep 2020
Date of debit of fees: 26 sep 2020
Date Biometrics enrolled: 15 Nov 2020
Date of receipt of approval: 18 Dec 2020
Date on Approval letter: 18 Dec 2020
Date of receipt of ceremony letter: N/A
Date of Ceremony: N/A
(no any email received ,got approval latter in post)