Joint naturalisation - only one approval so far

[timmo]

I know I'm being impatient, but..

My partner and I applied for naturalisation some 4 months ago. It was a joint application.
Today, only one letter arrived. It was addressed to me (since I am the lead applicant), but it contained a confirmation of approval for my partners application only.

Is it usual for joint applications to be approved seperately? Or am I at the behest of royal mail delivery practices?

I will wait a few days before worrying too much about it, though we would of course wish to arrange our citizenship ceremony together - and the approval letter goes make pains about arranging this as soon as possible.

Thanks, and best of luck to everybody else out there patiently awaiting their applications.

Tim

[alterhase58]

Note there is no joint or family application as such - each applicant is assessed individually, and I guess not always at the same time or by the same case worker. It's nothing unusual.

[timmo]

Thank you. It turns out I was being impatient.
My approval came today, two days later - though the date on the approvals themselves were 9 days between them.