Naturalisation application processing timelines (only)

[mmcinza]

Eligibility criteria: EUSS + 1 year ILR (more than 9 years living in UK)
Nationality: EU (Italian)
Number of Applicants - 3
Method of application: Online
Test: Life in the UK
Date of application submission and fee payment: 02/08/2025
Biometrics appointment: 18/08/2025
Biometrics location: Luton, free appointment
Date of receipt of approval: 03/11/2025 - email from HO Atlas (2 months, 15 days from date of biometric)
Citizenship ceremony: 18 Nov 2025

[Roger25]

Application Timeline
Eligibility criteria: 10Yr+1Yr ILR
Method of application: Online
Date of receipt by UKBA:06/07/2025
Date of debit of fees:06/07/2025
Biometrics appointment : 08/07/2025 (TLScontact Croydon)
Additional Document Request-16/10/2025
Additional Documents Sent-16/10/2025
Date of receipt of approval: 03/11/2025 at 11.36AM for Atlas Home office
Date of Ceremony: 05/11/2025 Individual

[SKJ1984]

Spouse Eligibility criteria: Skilled worker 5 years + 1 year ILR Settled Status.
Method of UK Citizenship Application: Online
Date of UK Citizenship application submission: 6-AUG-2025
Date of fee payment: 6-AUG-2025
Date of biometrics appointment: 15-AUG-2025
Biometrics location: TLS Cambridge Central Library (Free)
Date of ceremony email : 03-NOV-2025 6AM (11 Weeks from Biometrics)
Date of receipt of approval: 03-NOV-2025 10AM (11 Weeks from Biometrics)


Good luck everyone. Next is me to apply.

[Puffer28]

Eligibility criteria: ILR
Nationality: India
Number of Applicants - 1
Method of Application: Online
Proof of English: UK degree
Test: Life in the UK
Date of application submission and fee payment: 15/07/2025
Date of biometrics and documents submission: 19/07/2025 (Wandsworth) Paid slot
Date of receipt of approval: 13/10/2025 @ 9:12 AM.
Date of Ceremony: 22/10/2025
Council: Richmond / group ceremony

Received approval in 12 weeks, I believe due to summer break it took a bit more time. Also I noticed a pattern that approval emails arrive on Mondays. Email sender is home.office.atlas@notifications.service.gov.uk
Good luck to all! Hang in there

[antistar10]

Eligibility criteria: Skilled worker 5 years + 1 year ILR Settled Status.
Method of UK Citizenship Application: Online
Date of UK Citizenship application submission: 7-JUL-2025
Date of fee payment: 7-JUL-2025
Date of biometrics appointment: 79-JUL-2025
Biometrics location: Croydon (Paid)
Date of receipt of approval (Home Office Atlas): 29-SEP-2025
Date of Citizenship ceremony: 20-OCT-2025 (Private)

The group council citizenship ceremony was for 12-DEC-2025, so I had to go with an earlier Private one due to upcoming Travel Arrangements.

[SK976]

Eligibility criteria: Skilled worker 5 years + 1 year ILR Settled Status.
Method of UK Citizenship Application: Online
Date of UK Citizenship application submission: 11 Aug 2025
Date of fee payment: 11 Aug 2025
Date of biometrics appointment: 22 Aug 2025
Biometrics location: TLS Edinburgh (Free)
Date of receipt of approval: 10 Nov 2025 11:28 AM
Date of ceremony email : 10 Nov 2025 03:49 PM
Date of Ceremony : 10 Dec 2025 03:00 PM

[procastrinoma]

Eligibility criteria: 5 year + 12 months ILR
Nationality: Non-EU
Number of Applicants: 1
Method of Application: Online
Proof of English: ECCTIS
Life in UK Test: Done before ILR application
Date of application submission and fee payment: 23 August 2025
Date of biometrics: 27 August 2025 (free)
Date of receipt of approval: 11/11/2025
Date of Ceremony: TBC

[ms1967]

Eligibility criteria: 5 year spouse + 11 months ILR
Method of application: Online Application
Number of applicants: 1
English Language Eligibility: Country of origin (USA)
Date of submission : 15th November 2024
Date of debit of fees: 15th November 2024
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 15th November 2024
Biometric Appointment: 6th December 2024 (Free Appointment, Gee Street London)
**email received 23 May 2025 (27 weeks after application) that application cannot be processed in six months
Date of receipt of approval: TBC
Date of Ceremony: TBC

17 weeks. Still waiting.

23 weeks now if basing on biometrics, 26 if by application date.

Based on SAR it would seem that they judge this on application date. However, as this now puts me at six months, I have not received any communication to say that my application cannot be processed in the average time frame...

Received an email from Further Nationality Enquiries at 27 weeks following my request of a detailed SAR (after receiving basic SAR), and an email to Citizenship Support, stating that my application is in process and the caseworking team would be made aware of my outreach, but that my application cannot be completed in six months due to ongoing enquiries.

FWIW, email also states that they intend to decide cases six months from application date (not biometrics), so indeed I am now at 28 weeks.

38 weeks (nearly). Still waiting.

I have today, 5 August 2025 at 7:45am received an email from Home Office Atlas subject 'Application Update' which is the automated email to say the application cannot be processed in six months (I am at nearly 9 months). Clearly some issues in the system, enquiries to commence again.

One year today. No decision.