Thanks for the feedback - it doesn't sound very encouraging!

My spouse applied for her first British passport following naturalisation over 6 weeks ago. A paper form was used and the application was sent via the Post Office check-and-send service. The form states that the processing times for a first-time passport application is up to 6 weeks. She contacted t...

My spouse has recently been granted ILR, having completed the five-year partner route to settlement. She’s now been here five years and was in the UK exactly 3 years ago, so is eligible to apply for naturalisation. When my spouse first obtained leave to remain in the UK, she met the English require...

Okay, fair enough - thanks again for your assistance today.

Sorry, just one further question. If the applicant has just had biometrics done for an ILR application do they need to be done again for the citizenship application?

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Tue Nov 19, 2019 4:24 pm

Currently some members are getting approval within 6-8 weeks, so worth doing as soon as you can then you are all done and dusted with HO.

Thank you for that additional info - it's very encouraging. Fingers crossed!

P.S. Yes, she meets the requirements for citizenship so just one more hurdle to get over!

I thought this was the case, but many thanks for the clarification.

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That's great, many thanks for clarification on that.

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Thank you Simon, that's very helpful. I will read the links you have provided - M.

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