Citizenship application 2025

[RezheenA]

Thanks for sharing the link. It says “the law is intended to enter into force on 8 January 2026”, assuming it gets the majority of votes in the parliament.

The parliament is also free to change the date as it's sovereign. They would do it, for example, if takes a while to process in the relevant committees.

They can change it to any date or only January 8th 2026 onwards?

[betelgeuse]

Thanks for sharing the link. It says “the law is intended to enter into force on 8 January 2026”, assuming it gets the majority of votes in the parliament.

The parliament is also free to change the date as it's sovereign. They would do it, for example, if takes a while to process in the relevant committees.

They can change it to any date or only January 8th 2026 onwards?

Any date. They are free to change anything in the proposal.

[RezheenA]

The parliament is also free to change the date as it's sovereign. They would do it, for example, if takes a while to process in the relevant committees.

They can change it to any date or only January 8th 2026 onwards?

Any date. They are free to change anything in the proposal.

Well that doesn’t sound good xd
Any idea how soon we could know of any changes? Do you know when it will be in the parliament? Where is your go-to for knowing such info?

[betelgeuse]

They can change it to any date or only January 8th 2026 onwards?

Any date. They are free to change anything in the proposal.

Well that doesn’t sound good xd

That's how democracy works. In practice the government has a majority so the parliament rarely does big changes.

Any idea how soon we could know of any changes? Do you know when it will be in the parliament? Where is your go-to for knowing such info?

The ministries have trackers for their projects:

https://intermin.fi/hankkeet/hankesivu? ... 07:00/2024

[Mark4502]

It seems that no new citizenship applications have been processed for quite a while. I have the impression that Migri only reviews them a couple of times a month, if that.

I personally applied in January 2024. My application moved into the processing stage at the end of October. For six months, there were no updates—no requests for additional documents, nothing. Then I received a request for supplementary information, which I promptly submitted. Since then, there has been no response or activity on my application for over a month. It feels like it could remain in limbo for years without any further attention.

I'm neither a refugee nor an entrepreneur; I hold a specialist visa and have been working continuously during my time in Finland. Yet, the decision-making process seems endlessly slow. It feels as if someone briefly reviews the application and then simply leaves it unresolved.

Clearly, something needs to change.
In light of this, the question is: should we consider submitting a collective complaint to draw more attention to the issue?

[RezheenA]

That's how democracy works. In practice the government has a majority so the parliament rarely does big changes. [/quote]

Democracy isn’t that difficult to comprehend, I meant it doesn’t sound good considering my situation.

Any idea how soon we could know of any changes? Do you know when it will be in the parliament? Where is your go-to for knowing such info?

The ministries have trackers for their projects:

https://intermin.fi/hankkeet/hankesivu? ... 07:00/2024
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Thanks a lot, will keep an eye out for any relevant updates.

[Oppi]

Migri has recently updated their statistics (https://migri.fi/en/processing-of-citiz ... plications).

Approximately 25,300 citizenship applications are waiting for processing (so I guess those are in stage 1).
Thereof 10,990 ones submitted before 2024.
Given that Migri is doing on average 1150-1200 decisions on citizenship applications per month (see https://tilastot.migri.fi/index.html#de ... &start=651), it would take them more than 9 months to process applications submitted before 2024, if they do only these (which is not the case). Average expected waiting time for an application submitted now would be more than 21 months...

[Helloitsme]

It seems that no new citizenship applications have been processed for quite a while. I have the impression that Migri only reviews them a couple of times a month, if that.

I personally applied in January 2024. My application moved into the processing stage at the end of October. For six months, there were no updates—no requests for additional documents, nothing. Then I received a request for supplementary information, which I promptly submitted. Since then, there has been no response or activity on my application for over a month. It feels like it could remain in limbo for years without any further attention.

I'm neither a refugee nor an entrepreneur; I hold a specialist visa and have been working continuously during my time in Finland. Yet, the decision-making process seems endlessly slow. It feels as if someone briefly reviews the application and then simply leaves it unresolved.

Clearly, something needs to change.
In light of this, the question is: should we consider submitting a collective complaint to draw more attention to the issue?

Ur application cannot be automatic, thats why u wait so long

You can receive an automated decision on your application if you meet the following conditions:

you have submitted your application online in Enter FinlandLink to an external website, Opens in a new tab and have paid the processing fee there
you have submitted the application on 2 May 2024 or thereafter
you have completed the application with due care and have submitted all the required information and attachments
you meet all the requirements for acquiring Finnish citizenship. Your application does not require individual assessment, such as granting an exemption from a requirement
you are at least 18 years old
you have not added any co-applicants to your application
you do not have a non-disclosure for personal safety reasons (dvv.fi)Link to an external website, Opens in a new tab
we do not need to ask for additional information from other authorities to process your application
you hold the citizenship of a country other than Finland.

[TUserFin]

Migri has recently updated their statistics (https://migri.fi/en/processing-of-citiz ... plications).

Approximately 25,300 citizenship applications are waiting for processing (so I guess those are in stage 1).
Thereof 10,990 ones submitted before 2024.
Given that Migri is doing on average 1150-1200 decisions on citizenship applications per month (see https://tilastot.migri.fi/index.html#de ... &start=651), it would take them more than 9 months to process applications submitted before 2024, if they do only these (which is not the case). Average expected waiting time for an application submitted now would be more than 21 months...

They are not processing all appication types uniformelly. People with refugree background and identity quetions are the longest to be processed, and timing will not depend on migri, but on external agencies when they will be able to clarify information for them.

[TUserFin]

Migri has recently updated their statistics (https://migri.fi/en/processing-of-citiz ... plications).

Approximately 25,300 citizenship applications are waiting for processing (so I guess those are in stage 1).
Thereof 10,990 ones submitted before 2024.
Given that Migri is doing on average 1150-1200 decisions on citizenship applications per month (see https://tilastot.migri.fi/index.html#de ... &start=651), it would take them more than 9 months to process applications submitted before 2024, if they do only these (which is not the case). Average expected waiting time for an application submitted now would be more than 21 months...

They are not processing all appication types uniformelly. People with refugree background and identity quetions are the longest to be processed, and timing will not depend on migri, but on external agencies when they will be able to clarify information for them.

By the way, if you noticed from on migri page and stat page most of applicatilns processed for the last month (i.e. 77%) from 2023. Might be a sign of justice that people from 2024 will wait same time as others. But total processing time is crazy, I know, but all us should be treated equally.

[Oppi]

By the way, if you noticed from on migri page and stat page most of applicatilns processed for the last month (i.e. 77%) from 2023. Might be a sign of justice that people from 2024 will wait same time as others. But total processing time is crazy, I know, but all us should be treated equally.
[/quote]

There is no yet statistics re number of decisions made in April (will be available next week), but most likely proportion would be about the same.
As they say "We have allocated more resources to process applications that have been submitted on 31 December 2023 or earlier". I think this is very good (even though I submitted my application in 2024), as it leads a more fair treatment of applicants.

[hosmo]

Citizenship Timeline – Positive Decision Received!

Application Journey:
28.07.2024: Submitted application via Enter Finland
02.08.2024: Received diary number (84XX)
07.04.2025: Processing started
08.05.2025: Received a positive decision!

Background:
Originally from South Asia
Moved to Finland for studies in 2014
Full-time employment since 2017 without interruptions
Never received Kela or other social benefits
Manual processing (not automated)

[Auringon_kukka]

Citizenship Timeline – Positive Decision Received!

Application Journey:
28.07.2024: Submitted application via Enter Finland
02.08.2024: Received diary number (84XX)
07.04.2025: Processing started
08.05.2025: Received a positive decision!

Background:
Originally from South Asia
Moved to Finland for studies in 2014
Full-time employment since 2017 without interruptions
Never received Kela or other social benefits
Manual processing (not automated)

Congratulations!!

[Helloitsme]

Citizenship Timeline – Positive Decision Received!

Application Journey:
28.07.2024: Submitted application via Enter Finland
02.08.2024: Received diary number (84XX)
07.04.2025: Processing started
08.05.2025: Received a positive decision!

Background:
Originally from South Asia
Moved to Finland for studies in 2014
Full-time employment since 2017 without interruptions
Never received Kela or other social benefits
Manual processing (not automated)

Congratulations!


Interesting I applied got my diary number earlier but my diary starts with 89**. I thought it’s queue position. Seems not

[TUserFin]

Can I ask entrepreneurs who have been processed already or who are in the processing stage? When they started your processing? Did they start when it was exactly 23 months after submission or slightly eariler or later (if you can give exact timeline)? I'm asking because my 23 months are coming in 3 weeks, but at the same time I have plans to visit another country in EU for 2 weeks, so I'm no sure what to expect, should I return airplane tickets.