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Priority service for British Citizenship
Posted: Thu May 16, 2024 4:47 pm
by Umartist
Hi Seniors,
Is there any Priority service Home office do for British Citizenship application?
Because i am ready to submit my application but only can see a normal service takes up to 6 Months.
Many Thanks
Re: Priority service for British Citizenship
Posted: Thu May 16, 2024 5:14 pm
by meself2
There's no such thing for citizenship.
Re: Priority service for British Citizenship
Posted: Thu May 16, 2024 5:23 pm
by alterhase58
Citizenship applications are not part of the immigration system and don't offer those services.
The only service level is stated as 6 months, but it could be faster than that, from around 3 months on, some applicants wait longer than 6 months. There's no promise attached to the 6 months.
Re: Priority service for British Citizenship
Posted: Thu May 16, 2024 5:26 pm
by secret.simon
Naturalisation is not on the immigration pathway (which ends at ILR), but is a separate process under different laws, with different requirements.
There is no priority service for naturalisation. And the six month period is an aspiration, not a hard-and-fast rule. There has been one case on these forums of the application still pending after two years and many applications taking longer than six months.
Also, after you are approved, there may be a further delay while you agree the date of the citizenship ceremony with your local council. You only become a British citizen after the date of the citizenship ceremony (the date of approval of application is irrelevant).
There is also no fast-track/priority service for a first adult British passport. So you may face some delays there as well.
Re: Priority service for British Citizenship
Posted: Sat May 18, 2024 6:14 pm
by samory
secret.simon wrote: ↑Thu May 16, 2024 5:26 pm
Naturalisation is not on the immigration pathway (which ends at ILR), but is a separate process under different laws, with different requirements.
There is no priority service for naturalisation. And the six month period is an aspiration, not a hard-and-fast rule. There has been one case on these forums of the application still pending after two years and many applications taking longer than six months.
Also, after you are approved, there may be a further delay while you agree the date of the citizenship ceremony with your local council. You only become a British citizen after the date of the citizenship ceremony (the date of approval of application is irrelevant).
There is also no fast-track/priority service for a first adult British passport. So you may face some delays there as well.
Thanks , does that mean you can't apply for British passport once you receive the Citizenship certificate for adults? I imagined you receive this before the ceremony?
Re: Priority service for British Citizenship
Posted: Sat May 18, 2024 6:54 pm
by meself2
You can only apply.for British passport once your got the naturalization certificate, which you get at the ceremony.
Re: Priority service for British Citizenship
Posted: Sat May 18, 2024 8:07 pm
by alterhase58
The ceremony is a legal requirement not just a nice touch and the certificate is dated on the day of the ceremony.