Naturalisation application 6 months plus - how long have you been waiting?

[cloud123]

Hi,

To all the people who have been waiting for more than 6 months, please tell us how long you have been waiting so you don't feel you are alone in this.

I have been waiting for nearly 10 months. I applied on 3/11/2024

Sometimes I feel very frustrated and I keep thinking, why me?

If you have been waiting for long please tell us.

[contorted_svy]

We don't have a thread for wait times, but we do have one with advised actions to chase months-plus-waiting-for-citizenship-app ... 43483.html

[secret.simon]

We have seen threads on these forums for people waiting for 14 months and 2 years. So six months is not really that long.

[ms1967]

I'm at nearly 10 months, 43 weeks. I definitely stressed daily up until the 6 month mark, and occasionally get annoyed still (hence peeking on the boards this AM!), but on the whole I forget about it most days. I do know why mine is delayed (or at least I suspect I do - good character requirements/past arrest), and i'll share more about that here and how I approached it for future reference once I have a decision either way. I do feel to some extent that I'd just like to go ahead and be refused if they're just dragging out a refusal. That's weird to say after so many years and so much money invested in this country, but I definitely feel beaten down by it all.

[lolo2]

Having a past arrest doesn't necessarily mean that the naturalisation application will be refused. Some users here have reported being granted citizenship even after serving time in prison (unconfirmed testimonies though).

I suggest following the steps mentioned in the link above and request some feedback from the Home Office.

I know this is easier to say it than to put it into practice, but in the meantime I would stick to your approach of forgetting about this. As a settled person, you have pretty much the same rights as a British person.