Citizenship Application 2023

[mamutti]

Got one more "application is waiting for processing" email, 19xx, stage 1

When did you apply for the citizenship?

Applied online in Jan 2022, visited Migri to prove identity in March 2022.

So I think that you should get your citizenship in September, as normally if you don’t get it in 6 months, then it takes around 18 months and soon the time is coming

[thiennguyen]

Do we know if Migri visited location affect processing time at all? A friend told me Application in Helsinki point get slowest time of processing time. 2 other friends applied early 2023, in Lahti and Kuopio both got their decision after 6 months. I just happened to hear about it after applying mine in Helsinki in June

[RandomDude]

So I think that you should get your citizenship in September, as normally if you don’t get it in 6 months, then it takes around 18 months and soon the time is coming

Would be great, however there are a bunch of people waiting 20+ months

[RandomDude]

Do we know if Migri visited location affect processing time at all? A friend told me Application in Helsinki point get slowest time of processing time. 2 other friends applied early 2023, in Lahti and Kuopio both got their decision after 6 months. I just happened to hear about it after applying mine in Helsinki in June

As far I remember from somewhere the actual processing is happening in Migri's Helsinki premises, so there shouldn't be any difference. And there are also examples of fast processed applications made by Helsinki residents, so you might be lucky as well.

[KissanNokka]

Hi

I’m also waiting from September 2022, same grounds and quite the same situation

Hello there! Let’s race to the citizenship then, I dare you to come faster than I do
This is all jokes of course, best of luck to us all!

[AJ15]

Applied this week. Not sure if queue number gives any idea in the beginning, on how long I will need to wait... it is 69xx

Not sure how relevant queue number is. Some applicants have gotten decisions after three months, some after six or seven, and some after two years . I'm 11 months in, still stage one. Queue # when I applied was 72xx, is now 33xx.

Best of luck with your application!

Thanks, to you too

The queue number has been increasing since I applied. It's in 70xx now, weird.

[37yqp8098y5]

The queue number has been increasing since I applied. It's in 70xx now, weird.

According to Migri that's "normal". I wouldn't worry about it, people with their application numbers in like 66xx have been getting theirs done before those of us in 18xx.

[Guess.who]

The queue number has been increasing since I applied. It's in 70xx now, weird.

According to Migri that's "normal". I wouldn't worry about it, people with their application numbers in like 66xx have been getting theirs done before those of us in 18xx.

July and December is usually a less productive month. Hopefully will get a queue number corrected soon.

Me too applied 1st week of July and current queue is 7050+

[37yqp8098y5]

Would be great, however there are a bunch of people waiting 20+ months

My number is slightly under yours. Let's see who gets it first. I'm surprised your number is so low as you applied a lot later than me too. This is another reason why I don't believe the number matters at all.

As far I remember from somewhere the actual processing is happening in Migri's Helsinki premises, so there shouldn't be any difference. And there are also examples of fast processed applications made by Helsinki residents, so you might be lucky as well.

I'm really starting to feel that this is not true at all. It makes no sense to have Migri offices in other districts that do not work on these applications at all, but they do work on other applications? I've always suspected this to be BS from the beginning. I think this is more a ruse started by someone who falsely interpreted the situation.

[RandomDude]

Would be great, however there are a bunch of people waiting 20+ months

My number is slightly under yours. Let's see who gets it first. I'm surprised your number is so low as you applied a lot later than me too. This is another reason why I don't believe the number matters at all.

Almost 16 months in, queue number 197x, stage 1.

[MandieLynn]

Does anyone know if it matters if you applied for citizenship based on family ties (spouse), haven't got a decision yet but are getting divorced? With how long it's taking, I expect the divorce to be done before a decision is made. Unfortunately I'm unemployed but trying very hard for a job (graduated with perustutkinto in March). I'm at 32xx stage 2, applied in July 2022

[FinlandGirl]

Does anyone know if it matters if you applied for citizenship based on family ties (spouse),

You did not apply for citizenship based on family ties, you applied based on having a valid permanent residence permit and sufficient time living in Finland.

[mamutti]

Does anyone know if it matters if you applied for citizenship based on family ties (spouse),

You did not apply for citizenship based on family ties, you applied based on having a valid permanent residence permit and sufficient time living in Finland.

Taking into account the long processing times, it’s always possible that you are going to have changes in your life situation

[FinlandGirl]

Does anyone know if it matters if you applied for citizenship based on family ties (spouse),

You did not apply for citizenship based on family ties, you applied based on having a valid permanent residence permit and sufficient time living in Finland.

Taking into account the long processing times, it’s always possible that you are going to have changes in your life situation

Some changes are relevant and some are not.

If you lose your residence permit while waiting for a decision that's of course relevant, but that cannot happen with P.

[nikskate]

Does anyone know if it matters if you applied for citizenship based on family ties (spouse),

You did not apply for citizenship based on family ties, you applied based on having a valid permanent residence permit and sufficient time living in Finland.

But isn't it that once you are divorced, your permit is not valid anymore due to changes in grounds of residence permit? Like in this case, permit is based on family ties.

"If the family tie no longer exists, a residence permit granted on that basis will not necessarily be extended. It is also possible that your residence permit currently in force will be cancelled."