Hey guys,

An update from a friend who received her Approval email on 22nd May. She has received an invitation today (25th September) dated 10th September.

Her local authoridy is in Scotland, curious to see how long the booking's going to take.

Good luck everyone!

Thank you both! Very much appreciated!

I never thought it'll come to this but hey... and you know mums and dads (after a certain age), they don't take things serious until they get really serious.

Many thanks again guys. This has been really helpful advice and reassurance.

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This is the letter that everybody whose application gets an OK receives.

You should receive another letter shortly with your Citizenship Ceremony invitation.

Congratulations!

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