FOI release

Processing times of nationality applications between January 2013 to September 2013

Published 25 March 2014

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FOI release 30198

  1. »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýappre were 165775 Nationality applications received between 1 January 2013 and 30 Sep-tember 2013.

  2. 157530 of these applications have been granted.

Ìý Granted
Empty 1,890
Within 1 month 52,455
Within 2 months 68,830
Within 3 months 22,010
Within 4 months 6,345
Within 5 months 2,800
Within 6 months 1,600
Within 7 months 835
Within 8 months 420
Within 9 months 220
Within 10 months or more 110
Total: 157,530

»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp row shown as “emptyâ€� denotes that no despatch date was entered and therefore a monthly timescale cannot be determined.

3.»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp average processing time was 41.04 days.

4.»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp minimum processing time was 0 days.

5.»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp maximum processing time was 354 days.

6. Month & Year Applied AVG App to Outcome Date
Ìý Jan-13 32.61
Ìý Feb-13 34.46
Ìý Mar-13 44.38
Ìý Apr-13 53.77
Ìý May-13 46.23
Ìý Jun-13 36.24
Ìý Jul-13 45.96
Ìý Aug-13 37.06
Ìý Sep-13 35.75
7. Month & Year Applied Minimum processing time
Ìý Jan-13 0
Ìý Feb-13 0
Ìý Mar-13 0
Ìý Apr-13 0
Ìý May-13 1
Ìý Jun-13 2
Ìý Jul-13 0
Ìý Aug-13 1
Ìý Sep-13 0
8. Month & Year Applied Maximum processing time
Ìý Jan-13 354
Ìý Feb-13 335
Ìý Mar-13 306
Ìý Apr-13 283
Ìý May-13 251
Ìý Jun-13 224
Ìý Jul-13 195
Ìý Aug-13 164
Ìý Sep-13 130
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