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Hello,

I read on the website that the timeline to attend a citizenship ceremony has been extended to 6 months due to COVID

https://www.gov.uk/citizenship-ceremonies

Usually you must attend a citizenship ceremony within 3 months of receiving your invitation from the Home Office. Because of coronavirus, this has been extended to 6 months.

However, in the e-mail that I received it states:

You must attend your ceremony within three months of the date of this approval email, so please contact the local authority early to ensure you can book a convenient time.

Of course in a way it makes sense to trust the letter directly as website could be out of date or referring to an earlier COVID period, but this really complicates my plans as I was going to be abroad the next few months.

Any help and clarity is appreciated!

I spoke to my council today regarding this and they said it's 6 months although speak to someone at your local council to confirm what their situation is.

RichardJ wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 11, 2022 5:24 pm

I spoke to my council today regarding this and they said it's 6 months although speak to someone at your local council to confirm what their situation is.

Okay thank you, checking with them