awaismalik1234 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 20, 2020 4:46 pm
hey
i was approved on september 8 but i am out of country at the moment from past 12 weeks and i will be here for another 4 weeks will it be a problem when i apply for my 1st passport??
It shouldn't be, as your absences from the UK are not reviewed between the approval date and the date of the ceremony and when you get your certificate, you can apply for passport whenever you like. There aren't any questions about your absences from the UK on the passport application if you are applying from within the UK (not sure how it works if you are applying while abroad).
Therefore, I think that you should be fine, unless you are stuck outside the UK long enough to breach the deadline for arranging your citizenship ceremony. However, given that they have extended the deadline to six months from the date on the invitation letter, even in the unlikely event that your ceremony invite was drafted on 8 September 2020, you would still have until 7 March 2021 to attend your ceremony! However, the chances are that you deadline will be at least a couple of months beyond that, so you should be fine if your plan is to return to the UK in four weeks' time.
However, this is just my thinking it through. If you are concerned, you should probably go through relevant immigration rules.
citizenship ceremony letter.
... and if my start of june approval will will arrive wales will be on lockdown - just my luck hehe. Thank you for letting us all know . 
